01 Backstage [001] - [SCTV - Season 1]

[@NevadaBoss]

From its first moments on the air to its final sign off, Joe was the foundation of the SCTV nation..tho we lost him today, his brilliant comedic legacy will live on for years to come. rip Count, My Count...& give our love to LaRue...

[@ProfessorKenneth]

I love sctv😂 Eugene levy is my favourite, but they are all hilarious😅👍🏻💯 cheers

2:15 Love the truth in media that everyone laughs at and then dismisses. Also RIP Joe Flaherty.

[@PeaceToday2011]

2024, and the joke is still relevant, if not more relevant.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Are you kidding. I'll say 99 percent of Internet people agree Moe's rant should have ended.

[@bbmcrae]

You're doing God's work, putting these up. Some of them are impossible to find. Maybe, someday, they'll make these early seasons available on DVD or streaming. Thanks!

[@wmbrown6]

Won't happen. Would love to see it on DVD, Blu-Ray or streaming, but it won't happen. One major factor is rights issues with music, especially in the early years when they used a lot of copyrighted music. In that sense "SCTV" could be considered street art.

[@TimothyJames-nw5ig]

I just bought seasons 1-4 on ebay.😅

[@kulpritt1]

Actually you can buy them

[@kdkseven]

​@@TimothyJames-nw5igOfficial releases or on the high seas?

[@TimothyJames-nw5ig]

@@kdkseven Official videos

[@bernie2231]

I used to watch this on cable, on WOR ch. 9 from New York, in the late 70's as a teenager. Bennie Hill was on the air at that time too. Man, TV was great back then!

[@wmbrown6]

WOR's airing of "SCTV" in its first two years in U.S. syndication was most ironic - as Channel 9 was every bit as uber-cheap and no-budget in its operation (as were RKO General's other TV properties) as the fictitious "SCTV."

[@michaelrutledge7048]

SCTV and Benny Hill were my all time favorite comedy shows!! I am old enough to have watched these programs as originally aired. Pure gold!!

[@RonYoung-lc9du]

We were so lucky to have been around to enjoy this gem of a series

[@johnwwhite2]

Love this show and all of the kooky characters....great comedians

[@tcidolfan]

Earl Cammenbert in a necktie?? WOW!!!!

[@davidmadej5955]

Searched for this after watching Bill Maher. I didn’t know solar panels and money shelters jokes went this far back.

[@dylannoah123]

came here after doing a ton of research on harold ramis after becoming obsessed with ghostbusters. still, i wonder, why am i here

[@tiffanyspencer1082]

He's hilarious in later episodes. His best sketch has to be do it yourself dentistry tho. Someone said Dave Thomas switched a prop bottle of booze with real rum and Harold's reaction is funny AF

[@sralyn]

Isn't he stunning? 😍

[@clairemarshallsounddesign2110]

The new GB movie rekindled an old obsession.. so yes, it brought Mr here too.

[@namelessjedi2242]

Funny, Ramis used the line “no ailment to small, no fee too high” here, which reminds me of Venkman’s similar line in Ghostbusters.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Be there!

[@josephconciatori9824]

Thanks for sharing! This is the show that launched a comedy empire - early SNL was funny, but SCTV was even funnier! If only there were a show half this good on TV today.

[@walkerman2503]

John Candy died of heart disease , not to long after I had the same diagnosis. My son, my only child died last year at age 39 , of the same heart disease that nearly killed me and took away my beloved son, and John, and so many others. Valentines Day will never be the same. Rest in Peace,

[@billtooke6642]

God bless your son

[@walkerman2503]

@@billtooke6642 Thank you, Bill.

[@MarcPlaysDrums]

YES!!!!!! I grew up on this, SNL and Benny Hill!!!

[@maureenkirby1207]

I bought 4 dvds that were pretty expensive. Sadly, so much of the more hilarious stuff was not included which was so disappointing. Really appreciate channels like these that include all SCTVs best material. There's nothing like them.

[@kinkle_Z]

My favorite all-time best comedy troupe of the 70s. It was always brilliantly written and delivered! I never stop laughing at these skits. Much funnier than SNL playing around the same time.

[@stclairstclair]

I'm going through some tough times recently and these are really soothing. I really wish these guys remaining would do a reunion, Especially the news show!

[@elragman]

Such great stuff when I found this first on a Canadian channel on cable.

[@kinkle_Z]

It just NEVER got better than this. Pure BRILLIANCE!

[@Jim-ks6vo]

Oh wow, this is the brother in Splash. "My heart's beating like a rabbit"

[@estebanrivera4786]

I really love that my senses and taste in comedy fit in with this stuff - awesome show!

[@breakfastsurreal5650]

Hard to see John Candy holding his heart like that..😔

[@zombiegeorge749]

He even says "I gotta quit these."

[@wmbrown6]

Based on that initial segment alone, I've long wondered if the name "Johnny La Rue" was a riff on exercise guru (and early TV personality) Jack La Lanne - this in spite of the La Rue character being entirely opposite in terms of lifestyle. But that Mr. Candy subsequently died of heart disease, I can see the sad irony in this.

[@CLRaider]

@@wmbrown6 death by irony is always painful

[@alanpiper3711]

This show was & is better than snl 👍

[@dannyvails9342]

Thanks Joe!!

[@lisawiggs8220]

one of the funniest tv shows EVER. LOVE the parodies & commercials...Joni Mitchell sings songs for Dogs, K-Tel's "Stairway to Heaven." Indira ( Evita ) Polynesian Town (Chinatown, ) Teacher's Pet ( To Sir With Love ) Ben Hur, The Godfather, Maudlin's 11...Musical parodies (Andrea Martin as Barbara Streisand, Eugene Levy as Gino Vannelli, Lee Iaccoca's Rock Concert guests, Rick as Michael McDonald ( Ride like the Wind backup, 5 Neat Guys! John Candy as Pavaroti, and the amazing musical guests ( in skits & in Jerr-y Todd's show.) Man. You could sit for days revisiting it... Thank you Canuck TV!!!

[@Trucker1957]

LOL Johnny LaRue RIP John Candy, thanks for the laughs.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

La Rue, Ontario

[@jonathanstern5537]

They were so young.

[@larryadams9854]

Thank you. SCTV was awesome

[@timfurnier7061]

I remember seeing this when it first came on. I used to think it was so funny. I used to tell people about the Johnny LaRue melee. LOL My brother and I loved this show, but we could never see it. I thought it was awesome when they started airing it on Friday nights on NBC.

[@a.jlondon9039]

Awesome Cast. Prefer the early SCTVs before they were bought by the Americans.

[@globalcat]

I know right? I recall thinking that even back in the day.

[@coreysolt8721]

As an American, I can say that SCTV beats the living shit out of SNL. Good job Canada! And thanks for RUSH and Razor also.

[@gregorybarrett1]

Many many Thanks, I am thrilled to find all of these

[@stevepaul6955]

RIP John, Joe and Harold.

[@AndThen42]

Canada! Where’d you go wrong and why/ Canada! Why’d you go wrong and why? This skit rings true so much!

[@rosendomendoza1655]

RIP Joe

[@trevorburke8660]

Considering John Candy died when I was 1, it doesn't say much about what I watched growing up considering how many good memories I have of watching his work growing up.

[@robertcarldecker]

Same; except John Candy died seven months before I was born! (I was born October 4, 1994)

[@spartanx5806]

great show ....i was akid back then i loved every bit of the early 80s........everything sucks ass now....

[@buddyruiz8460]

I was swimming all morning

[@DigitalNomadOnFIRE]

Of course, now we're in 1984 none of this would be allowed today...

[@ANIGHTWING]

If anyone ever says that woman aren't funny I would say watch SCTV. :)

[@TheBlinky81]

Yes. Catherine O'Hara is especially one of those rare gems of a comic. One of the all-time best, I think, regardless of gender.

[@davejoyslin2796]

....before the world went insane....

[@canaisyoung3601]

Before?

[@jollytosty]

My mom wanted to watch this show, thank you.

[@Ron0963]

This is Awesome! Cheers Eh

[@CapitanFantasma1776]

Hey! Thanks so much!

[@foobarmaximus3506]

Earl never seemed to get the Big Story. lol

[@deanparis6180]

Ha Ha, 'Joseph O'Flaherty' in the credits ?!?

[@wmbrown6]

That's how it started out in the first few episodes, before his name was shortened to what we all know today. Incidentally, would anyone in the Pittsburgh area of a certain age have any clue as to whom he modelled Floyd Robertson as SCTV News anchor (and presumably news director and managing/executive editor) after? I thought I saw some hints of Pittsburgh TV news legend Bill Burns in him . . . and (O')Flaherty grew up in Pittsburgh . . .

[@sralyn]

@@wmbrown6 When my dad worked at Westinghouse in the late 70s, we briefly lived in Pittsburgh. How karmic. 🥰

[@seansmith3058]

​@@wmbrown6there was a Canadian journalist named Lloyd Robertson at the time, I always assumed he was just riffing on that.

[@wmbrown6]

@@seansmith3058 - The name was a riff on that Canadian broadcast legend, for sure. Just as "Earl Camembert" was on onetime Canadian announcer, anchor and commentator Earl Cameron, but Eugene Levy largely patterned his persona and values after Irv Weinstein, a broadcasting legend in Buffalo, NY.

[@seansmith3058]

@@wmbrown6 Well, who knows if that was true in both cases, but good luck pursuing the possibility.

[@estebanrivera4786]

:53 After this line, he should've said, "And pictures you'll never see".

[@sralyn]

Andrea's so pretty

[@PeaceToday2011]

SCTV: my go to for high brow Yo Momma Jokes.

[@jimkon5767]

I remember when this was on at the time. Hey! I'm not THAT old ... I preferred it over SNL and Fridays (Kramer from Seinfeld). Great posting! I signed the petition and subscribed ...

[@drmrguy3410]

What's with all the Canadian comics being soo funny oh and I'm Canadian too

[@Karen-nn6kg]

So, my little railway tunnel...😂😂😂

[@NOTREALLYHANKAARON]

inspired words. that is truth.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

What would catch fire in a small health food store?

[@Richie-Rich855]

Still 1,000x more creative and humorous than SNL.

[@thinkaboutit3366]

Second City started on stage…I believe. But went on T.V. later, & I’m glad 😀, the humour is still funny 😆. Th. U. for posting these shows 👍

[@Jim-ks6vo]

Ramis talking about the rich tax exploitation over 40 years ago that's even worse today....in a comedy skit.

[@CdnJsyBoy]

Would anyone know what episodes if any that the late Gino EMPRY may have had cameo(s) in? Thank you very much.🙂

[@RenitaParkhurst-wb4zj]

I watched SCTV on ch2 on Saturday nights 6:07

[@carlrood4457]

Weird to see Earl dressed like this.

[@wmbrown6]

Yeah, he didn't adopt the bow tie until the next installment.

[@seinsmeld13]

Canada!!!!!!!!!!!

[@canucktv3136]

Your chance to get the complete series of SCTV on DVD... sign the petition at kzbin.info?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.change.org%2Fp%2Fshout-factory-shout-factory-please-release-sctv-on-dvd-and-blu-ray&redir_token=1h8Y9QkqZLjybWABdZg7JHG-ha58MTU4Njc1ODUxNUAxNTg2NjcyMTE1&event=video_description&v=pSf__wnqS7c

[@bufnyfan1]

Why in the world would Johnny LaRue entrust his money to somebody as shady as Moe Green (12:01)? figured he'd steal it all!! LOL!!

[@CapitanFantasma1776]

I'm back!

[@TheDopekitty]

Watching this as Israel and Palestine have had issues again

[@carny666]

Anyone know what that building is in the intro?

[@captdouche77]

Has is resonated to anyone that in the first 7 mins they covered government conspiracy, transgender and homosexuality? I often wonder if show are are given a list of things they MUST include in their show..however they chose to do it.

[@scottvasquez1401]

The very first episode.

[@blonieamw2998]

😦 so awesome

[@coreysolt8721]

4:30 Cathrine gives a show!

[@pixnstix]

She should have been about 22 at the time.

[@thecraziestcanuck]

LaRue....🤣 Earl.....😂

[@globalcat]

Watching these in order and I've already seen 2 different gay portrayals by Eugene Levy; considering his son is gay would that be ironic?

[@animechic420]

That’s sad.

[@canaisyoung3601]

Maybe.

[@iamamaniaint]

Uhh... okay?

[@baronvonleppe5029]

🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@estebanrivera4786]

1:18 Is this Bill Nye's fasha?

[@estebanrivera4786]

John Flaherty looks like he could've been Enzo Francescoli's father..... probably is.

[@sralyn]

John? It's JOE!

[@NewBluesBros]

At 22:30 I laughed hard. But only because I envisioned Biden supporters. Yeah, I go there...

[@The.bitchen.artist]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for uploading these. I will forever be mad at Scorsese for not airing the SCTV special he did a few years ago, especially now that Joe is gone. I have the DVDs, but they don’t have a track listing on the boxes or anything. It’s absolutely insane that this isn’t available anywhere. Any plans to upload the Network 90 episodes as they were, not the syndication cuts?

[@kenshiroFNS]

Was this the very first video?

[@anthonyarguien7785]

The debut of Second City Television.

Is this your first post AI?