Julius Caesar

[@bkatbamna]

If we had read the SCTV version of Julius Caesar in 9th grade instead of the Shakespeare version, I might have paid more attention.

[@canaisyoung3601]

I read that play in 10th grade. And I concur.

[@shivasirons6159]

"Friend's, romans, countrymen ,lend me your ears". We had to remember the whole speech.

[@PointyTailofSatan]

The TV camera is actually an old refrigerator on it's side! lol

[@jond1965]

Bobby Bitman was simply awesome!!

[@CannonKnight]

Those authentic Roman Empire era eyeglasses were spot on.

[@brianchampion6359]

I wish the SCTV guys had done the whole history of the Roman Empire.

[@bishopaz]

They were so ahead of their time. Brilliant.

[@MultiCappie]

Timeless.

[@JaneDoe-rj4jn]

Omg the new mini cam! 😂 and their lapel mics the size of a banana 😝

[@brucedunlop8667]

I love that they name all their characters after Russian hockey players. Mikhailov and Kamensky. So many subtleties. The GUM report. You don't see that on Three CP2!

[@tnargskoorb1]

Ha ha ya the names cracked me up too.

[@wmbrown6]

From what I could tell, the naming of Caesar's chief nemesis as "Bluto" in this bit was a reversal of the made-for-TV King Features "Popeye" cartoon shorts of the 1960's where the sailor's rival was renamed Brutus.

[@canaisyoung3601]

Seems legit

[@stuka97]

No socks with his new worker shoes,priceless!

[@timdaughte]

I love the fact that the final straw for Joe Flaherty was that horrible "heel" pun.

[@johnbrowne3950]

Bobbie Bitman as Caesar. Only on SCTV.

[@steveparadis2978]

"Later they'll tour the Serbsky Institute for the Politically Insane"

[@hankkingsley2976]

Best Shakespeare I've ever seen. Someone needs to do all his tedious writing like that, I'd pay to see it.

[@homebuiltindoorplane]

God I miss these guys

[@fjccommish]

Notice they do not mention Three CP0. Three CP0 is never to be mentioned.

[@voraciousreader3341]

This was such a brilliant premise, and absolute comic gold!

[@macbethpkyiv]

SCTV was prescient: Russia Today just "interrupted" C-SPAN.

[@ripperduck]

@thurin68 absolutely, these guys were amazing.....

[@lenhindle1108]

Classic in every sense of the word

[@mrdandy]

Happy Ides of March everyone! And if you're an emperor, beware...

[@shivasirons6159]

3:50 that looks like the p 250 we used in the navy, it pumps 250 gallons a minute.

[@mikepatrick5909]

I wonder if Caesar ever pointed to a woman and said "Seize her!"?

[@redgreenjr]

"Sure I seez her, she's right there!"

[@MoeGreensRightEye]

Red Green lol The Three Stooges' Curly I believe

[@milascave2]

mike: If he had, it would have been in Latin, so the joke wouldn't work.

[@thurin68]

This is f*king brilliant..

[@sirtalkalotdoolittle]

John Candy's character is called "Bluto." I know the story and I don't think there was a Bluto involved. But there sure as hell should have been.

[@starmanfaned]

New shoes but no socks

[@kevinbergin9971]

At 1:48 they clearly has placed the Red Lettering "Today in Moscow" above something in white. Does anyone know what that was and why they did this?

[@milascave2]

can you imagine living at a time when you had to worry about Russia hacking into your media?

[@peakperformancetrain]

RT news in its beginnings

[@baronvonleppe5029]

Politically Insane. 5:05

[@JCO2002]

I always loved SCTV, and it was Canadian, so I guess this when they were going for the Murrican market, but... Funny to see the Yanks with Trump now under the thumb of Russia. Oh how the mighty have fallen

[@entropybentwhistle]

Caesar…is potato.

[@mgabrysSF]

I miss the cold war.

[@lancelink2812]

it'll be back

[@milascave2]

mgab: We won the cold war, but we are in danger of losing the hot peace.

[@ilikemike97]

@@lancelink2812 it's already here and has been here for at least the past decade.

[@katiaribeiro9595]

HAHAHA UM ROMANO DE ÓCULOS!

[@hebber1961]

"What will the State think of next". Kinda like CBC and CTV coverage of anything climate related.

[@Hellodarknessmyolefriend]

Russian collusion

[@tomlahr9372]

..."New Soviet mini-cam"...SCTV was as good as SNL 1975-1982.

[@chrisdellier2993]

it was better in my opinion.

[@MoeGreensRightEye]

Wayyyy better

[@KenPotter]

You don't laugh hysterically at "No Pepsi, Coke!"... me neither. SNL sucked compared to this.

[@MultiCappie]

SNL has never even been close. Ackroyd, Chase, Murray, Radner, era, not bad TV, but not even close.

[@mrmrlee]

Iranian amateurs....Russia! That's even worse! Still the same today!

[@bigrebone]

I remember this whole show well. outstanding! Great stab at the Ruskies during the cold war.

[@mikepatrick5909]

I wonder if parts of Canada could pick up Soviet TV if the weather was right?

[@Neville60001]

No, it can't. And Russian TV is different from North American TV, so it won't show up on North American TV at all.

[@ColTravis]

Yes they could, but it was fluffy at best.

[@milascave2]

mike: Huh. In Central America, in the seventies, you could pick it up in some places, broadcast in English from Cuba. Believe me, it was not great Radio.

[@tertommy]

3 C P 1

[@anonfrank546]

Loved the assassination of Julius Caesar skit . The USSR thing is a stereotype but i like it too .

[@MoeGreensRightEye]

GUM is now privatized

[@frankk9998]

Sounds like Obama blaming the Russians LOL