WTF Happened to You Can't Do That on Television? (1979-1990)

[@JoBloOriginals]

Hey guys! This episode of GBNF was made from suggestions from fans who emailed us demanding this show be covered on this series. If you want to make suggestions for future episodes of GBNF then e-mail [e-mail] and maybe we’ll cover your show!

[@arielfangirlmendez]

Can you talk about one show that was on disney XD... You know tron uprising

[@markcastellanet9672]

This was one of the best and I agree about Christine.

[@Thathorrorguy12FU]

What do you thinks in the burger? Daaaaaeeeeyy heard that!

[@Knightmessenger]

Do one on Laugh In

[@Thathorrorguy12FU]

Laugh In was hilarious. Wicked old school, before my time, but watched a lot of episodes on Nick at Night. I died lol!

[@venom74799]

I remember this show so much. I used to watch this, Mr wizard and double dare regularly like a typical 80’s child. It’s hard to kill off due to the overwhelming nostalgia and funny segments it gave us. Great times.

[@antdude]

Double Date?

[@MrDeedsly]

@@antdude Dare*

[@simondaniel4028]

Ayoo I used to sit on the forced air heater in a blanket bubble watching this, Mr Wizard, and The Three Stooges every day before the bus to school. Good times.

[@attackofthetheeyecreatures3472]

Mr. Wizard was great. I also liked Danger Mouse.

[@antdude]

@@attackofthetheeyecreatures3472 DM was rad. I didn't like the newer one though. Did you?

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

Christine "Moose" McGlade got on the show unintentionally. A friend of hers went to audition and McGlade went with her. The casting director told her she either had to audition or leave, so she auditioned. They loved her snarky attitude and comedic timing and they hired her. Her friend was not hired.

[@benjones7634]

Good story

[@CivilEngineerWroxton]

HA! Now THAT'S funny! So interesting how things can turn out so differently than what is planned or anticipated.

[@jasonbertalotto2355]

@@CivilEngineerWroxton Glad that worked out beautifully

[@gimmedahhcookies4341]

She got slimed constantly

[@valecrassus7835]

I wonder if that ended that friendship.

[@mcnultyssobercompanion6372]

"HEEYYYYYY, Alister?" "Yeah Moose...?" I loved this show. Watched it all five of those nights it aired. It was a regular part of my life. Thanks for making this video. Yes. I'm old.

[@whooooaa1]

I'm right there with you!

[@lunartat77]

Same here!

[@sespider]

Welcome to the club. Hope they cover Small Wonder as well.

[@Ozzy_2014]

Oh yes. Gen X memories.

[@stoffel6348]

i just turned 50, im there with ya! it helped form my sense of humor. hardly a day goes by when i think of or say something from the show and nobody gets it

[@tod1way]

I absolutely LOVED this show! All of my siblings and I were big fans and we never missed it. I totally watch again if it were available on a streaming platform.

[@krissaunders662]

I found it on Paramount Plus a few months ago. Currently marked as one of my favorites 😂

[@lucasRem-ku6eb]

TV is dead some time now, challenges on TikTok now !

[@BigLousClubhouse]

my face now hurts from grinning for 22 minutes... this show was such an integral part of my formative development!!! Thank you so much for making this and absolutely making my whole week!!

[@thelegendinhisownmind7038]

I grew up watching this show, and loved every minute of it. It was like a blend of SNL, and Monty Python, but for kids. I would definitely buy a boxed set featuring all the episodes in a heart beat.😁

[@CelltheGREAT]

Major facts

[@frankespinoza9]

yeah nickleodean

[@princessmarlena1359]

Right?

[@EleanorandLorelei]

Hell yeah! They don't make kids shows like this anymore... we were spoiled!

[@RonJDuncan]

It seems you and I really share in this. I just turned 46 yesterday, and this was one of my go-to shows when I was a kid. Like you, Christine really stood out to me as well, and I'd say the crush factor was certainly right up there. I'm glad that it gets showcased every now and again.

[@abandonedmuse]

Yep I’m 46 now too so we are the same age bracket and I fondly remember getting home from school and watching this every day. Sigh times were simpler then….

[@br7795]

You remember Danger Mouse too?? I do

[@RonJDuncan]

@@br7795 I do as well, though I didn't get much into it at the time. I wasn't quite at the age to understand British humor.

[@fRo0tLo0p]

This show will always hold a special place in my heart. Back in 5th grade, in Clearwater Florida, I got to be on the show! There was a segment, each episode, where they would go around and ask school kids questions on the topic of the episode. I was chosen! I got to spend the whole day with Christine McGlade (I had such a crush on her!) And I got to be on at least two episodes (The Future & Priorities). It was so badass to watch the episodes and see myself on TV! Flash forward to about a year ago, and I was telling some Canadian friends of mine about being on the show. One of them actually hunted down the episode about the future, clipped my interview, and sent it to me. Wow! They really need to release the whole show on DVD for today's generation and for those of us who remember it fondly.

[@gspendlove]

You wouldn't happen to be the kid who said, "My priority is to meet Michael Jackson," would you?

[@davidm4566]

Awesome! I'm from Seminole/Largo originally and went to HS in Clearwater.

[@montecarlo4294]

I am officially jealous of you! You got to spend a whole day with Christine McGlade! There is nothing I wouldn't have given up to have been able to do that back then! I too had a crush on her. I had a picture of her on my bedroom wall 🙂

[@MasterSun42]

Did everybody have a crush on Christine?? I sure did as well!!

[@gateauxq4604]

God, imagine a whole generation of kids being exposed to a show full of actual kids with no gimmick who were treated fairly and got to go to school like normal kids. It’s funny, it’s weird, and it’s not dumb. Imagine how those kids would grow up wanting to see more shows like that. That’s probably why it hasn’t been rereleased-not nearly as monetizable as all the disney-type trash studios can’t stop cranking out. 😕

[@EleanorandLorelei]

This show was my absolute favorite growing up in the 80s and 90s! I wish the whole series was available to either purchase or stream... Oh the memories!!

[@ambassador724]

it is

[@EleanorandLorelei]

​@@ambassador724 where?!

[@ostumbling]

I was an eighties kid and this show was a staple. I would love to get a copy of all seasons digitally remastered!

[@bigneon_glitter]

Moose, Lisa, Alasdair - good times. Les was a genius character actor & it's to be appreciated today how brilliant those simple skits like The Firing Squad were - vaudeville for kids. Used to tape record the show & listen to it on my walkman.

[@williamshaw9047]

I always thought Moose was hot. She even wore a swimsuit (one-piece) in one episode. Btw, though a lot of people thought Moose was a fat joke, she was nicknamed it because she was the smallest kid in her class when she started school.

[@jimmyju76]

You forgot the most important of them all, Kevin illyanovich Rasputin Kubusheskie

[@Paul77ozee]

Wasn’t the character Ross stingy with money ?

[@Mallaien]

a very young Alanis Morissette was on that show.

[@milesthomas932]

If you have any old tapes you should digitize them. They don't last forever. I need to do the same.

[@BrianThaB]

THE BEST Children's show of ALL TIME IMO!!! I hope at some point they finally clear the series for being on DVD so we can all can have lasting memories.

[@aaronscollectinganddetecti3018]

Agreed. 👍

[@CelltheGREAT]

Big facts.

[@princessmarlena1359]

Damn copyright limbo

[@yesmaybe3791]

I do have this on DVD. It's a 12 disc set that I bought online years ago. But I played the first disc and the quality seems like it was taken from a bad VHS copy. There's no company name on the box. Seems like someone did this at home. Not sure if this is still even for sale online anymore.

[@maxdondada]

As a Canadian this show was a natural treasure. Boy I feel old.

[@michaelwilson8461]

Thats because if you remember the show really well , that means you ARE old lol. Don't worry I remember it pretty well too lol.

[@Ohcanada28]

You're not alone. Remember the mini series on Nick, "The Tomorrow People"? That was a great one.

[@marblemunkey]

As a yank, YCDTOT was a gateway drug to Monty Python and other great sketch comedies. And Moose was my first "celebrity" crush.

[@michaelwilson8461]

@@marblemunkey Back when sketch comedy was funny stuff. Love Monty Python. Kids in the hall I always liked too. Hell even Saturday night live was funny back then.

[@Ozzy_2014]

@@michaelwilson8461 do you remember 4 on the floor?

[@annasanders8401]

When you played the first part of the opening credits, for just a few seconds I was ten years old again. Thank you for that😊

[@kristennelson3190]

I grew up watching this and Fraggle Rock - both excellent shows that I deeply miss.

[@GKDomi]

The first time i really liked KZbin was the day i woke up and realized how desperately I missed Fraggle Rock. In that desperation I decided to search it here and hello Ep 1! It's a nice place we've got here :)

[@darthphilfy]

The complete Fraggle Rock series, because it was frigging awesome. kzbin.info/aero/PLIEbITAtGBeaWOW4pcNGY4qNYr8h2UR60

[@darkestbeforedawn78]

me too... if we could only go back...❤

[@darkestbeforedawn78]

@@darthphilfy i plan to watch these with my granddaughter. thanks for sharing ❤

[@cleocatra9324]

@@darthphilfy same

[@ronwisegamgee]

This show, Double Dare, and Hey Dude were some of the most iconic Nickelodeon shows from my childhood.

[@swurvegirl1978]

I watched all of those faithfully

[@lmitchell3604]

Yes! And Salute Your Shorts, and Pete and Pete

[@bluemyst42]

@@lmitchell3604 Im so glad someone mentioned Salute Your Shorts. I reference it occassionally, and no one gets it.

[@claytonrichardson1786]

How about where in the world is Carmen Santiago??

[@ashleywilliams8590]

Don’t forget wild and crazy kids! And where is Carmen San Diego

[@behrwillsonn4842]

I loved this show! The locker bits reminded me of "Laugh-In" and the kids talking to the camera reminded me of "The Kids in the Hall."

[@brookswilliams5239]

Yes!!!

[@korn4life79]

Yeah when he didn’t mention Laugh-In for it’s influential parts for this show obviously, especially the Locker bit. I guarantee the writers knew that they were extending that Laugh-In gag.

[@behrwillsonn4842]

@@korn4life79 Phew. I thought I was the only one. Perhaps that creator was too young even for Nick-at-Nite. That's where I saw my Laugh-In.

[@the9-2-5outlawdoestech9]

Even when the late Les Lye was doing his Gary Owens at the end of each episode where he says you can't do that on television is a "you get what's coming to you." production, and he would say something that's supposed to be off-kilter and biting as if they forgot to turn off the microphone.

[@behrwillsonn4842]

@@the9-2-5outlawdoestech9 Oh... I forgot about that....! Hahaha. I got to look one of these episodes up.

[@AaronAlso]

As a kid I don't think I ever realized Les played all those roles. In fact I don't think it ever occurred to me until watching this just now. That has to be worthy of some kind of award.

[@lapislazarus8899]

I love the mom, with her curly red wig, blue house dress, and yellow dish gloves! There was one sketch, it was a "your momma" joke. The kid comes home crying, "the kids at school make fun of me... Saying my mother wears army boots!" She replies, "Oh, honey... they just make it easier to step on all the cockroaches!" 😂

[@mommy2libras]

Same here. I'm in my 40s and just thought "holy crap, it IS him". I knew most were the same guy but never noticed he played all of them. I know those old radio actors that came to screen were often able to create new personas with just their voices, accents, timing, etc that were so real, you often perceived them differently visually even if all they did was change clothes.

[@donaldpaluga]

That is one SCHNEAKY actor😉

[@jonathangruber7793]

@Lapis Lazarus I remember that episode too! So funny. I wonder if we both happened to watch the same airing of that show all those years ago. Lol!

[@thunderwalker2000]

I found this show after Nickelodeon came to my local cable company. This was in 1984, right around my 10th birthday. I was definitely the target demographic. My friends at school and I would have recap discussions about the episodes on the playground. This show helped to shape my youth and I am thankful for it.

[@russellmanweller6694]

Best kid show ever. I forgot about it until I came across this, but now I remember how much I enjoyed it.

[@Eltororeloaded]

It's a crime that this video doesn't have more views. I watched this show ALL THE TIME. This show is as much a part of my youthful memories as G.I. Joe, Transformers and so much other 80's pop culture. Great vid!

[@Arroyo2099]

Thanks spread the word

[@blupditz9826]

I'm an Aussie and even we got this show down under, one of my favourite shows when I was growing up. Thanks for the reminder JoBlo. Wish I could get a full set on BR or DVD.

[@cob2076]

5.30pm on ABC if i remember correctly....was usually Inspector Gadget, YCDTOTV, Press Gang for a long time.....ahhh great days👍🏻

[@Bryce_C.]

@@cob2076 hahaha yes, I used to love watching Press Gang too

[@darylobey8867]

Lol you guys down inder got this show to :D nice

[@electricblue8196]

..and Rount the Twist

[@TheNYCGoldenGlover]

*YOU NAILED IT.* People especially in media dont give children enough credit and that is where YCDTOT shined. It never pandered or felt like adults speaking down to you. It was fresh, irreverent and most importantly spoke to kids in their own voice. I absolutely loved this show but Barth (LES) so skeeved me out with his blood, bandaged and disheveled look handling food it killed my appetite. For this reason I was not allowed to watch the show after school and before dinner (my Pop and I still snuck it in and I believe even at 65 years old he enjoyed it as much as I did) Lisa was my first crush by the way. Oh boy was she

[@anonamatron]

So it was Mr. Rogers.

[@CamMcGinn1981]

I absolutely loved "You Can't Do That On Television" as a kid. Les as the cook had me in stitches. Sure, you could see the water or "I don't know" jokes coming a mile off, but it was still so good. LOL

[@wstine79]

I love this show. The firing squad, Barth''s diner, and the locker room sketches were my favorite. I learned about the Cold War from the time Soviet spies tried to take over the studio.

[@katymvt]

Barth's diner always made me sick.

[@dadsfreetimeclassicgaming1220]

Blue skies, barfie burgers...GIRLS!

[@yoldodira232]

The Russians is coming,the Russians is coming! It's the Russians ARE coming!

[@cksmith08]

@@katymvt Dahhh, I heard DAT!!!

[@4me2knowu2findout3]

This is the beginning of the opposites

[@Jen-xh4ef]

Wow, what a trip down memory lane! I LOVED this show as a kid, and my dad loved it almost as much as I did. I had a bit of a crush on Alistair. The sketch that been running through my head lately is one where they are in choir rehearsal and the choir master is growing increasingly frustrated with the dark haired boy (I can't remember his name) messing up. Finally the boy picks up his hymnal and starts singing, "Oh, Spider-Man. Oh, Spider-Man..." The choir master stops him, yells at him while taking his hymnal, and sees the comic book hidden inside. He takes the comic, kicks the kid out and says as he starts to read, "I haven't read this one yet." That one always make me chuckle.

[@StriderBillman]

I believe that was Adam.

[@davidwilliams5649]

Thanks for covering YCDTOT! I was OBSESSED with this show back in the day. I watched it whenever it came on guaranteed! I wish all the episodes were available to watch now, but I guess they will have to live on in my memories...

[@stevekirk2971]

As an 80's kid, this was one of my favorite shows...Thanks for the tip about it being on Paramount+ !!!

[@lgannawa]

How did I forget about this show!? I grew up watching this show and even just watching the clips brings me back.

[@SSGTStryker]

I remember being obsessed with this show. For all the exact same reasons you listed, as well as also having a massive crush on Christine McGlade. Thanks for doing such a great retrospective on it.

[@GeryonM]

Christine was the reason I watched this show, and it was funny, but mostly Christine.

[@pierrelevasseur2701]

I had a crush on Christine too. Being in Ottawa, I was hoping to one day run into her but it never happened. Talked to Abby at a ComicCon a few years ago. Many of the cast apparently still see each other.

[@wallyman292]

Not to rub it in, but she's the spitting image of my first, true love back in HS. ;)

[@jadizzle]

Ha, I also had a huge crush on Christine!

[@jasonevans7260]

Glad a few other people said this. Totally had a crush on Christine, too! She was a normal looking pretty girl on TV, which sounds weird, but totally made her likable.

[@TheScreenScience]

Les Lye played so many great characters, he was always the heart and soul of this show.

[@twlomega]

Memories. I went for an interview to go on the show In 1990 (just after I turned 10) and then found out it was cancelled. So they gave me a whole bunch of stuff, and photos the cast autographed, and even some older autographed photos from the mid 80s. I wonder if my mother still has the box with it all back in Canada.

[@OttawaRocks]

Used to watch this as a kid in Canada in the early 80s. Had no idea it was created in my hometown. Absolute gold.

[@synthoelectro]

Thank you for bringing my childhood back for a moment. Been watching these eps for years on KZbin.

[@waynejones5635]

As a Canadian kid I remember watching that show every weekend from its beginning. It was a popular show in Canada and was picked up nationally after the first season. It was very different that other kids TV at the time and gained a lot of followers.

[@peir77]

Wow I TOTALLY forgot about this show. Feeling the rush of nostalgia when seeing the intro, the lockers, and the slime.. after all these years. I realize now, as a middle aged man, that watching this show at a very young age left an impression in the creativity I have today. Very cool to see and be reminded of this show.

[@Wo_SH]

God I loved this show. The humour never talked down to you. I seriously think this show helped shape my humour that it is today.

[@zammmerjammer]

I grew up in Ottawa. I watched this show on CJOH and had NO IDEA anyone outside of Ottawa watched it. It still blows my mind that it was big in the USA.

[@ragnakak]

It practically defined Nick in the 80s. A lot of 80s Nick shows were Canadian imports.

[@christiedawnbridges9187]

We loved it

[@arachnidiscs]

I was shocked too when I found out Americans had ever even heard of it.

[@PopLightBrown]

It was HUGE...and we thank you and your fellow Canadians for a legendary show.

[@necroturky]

And Australia.

[@the9-2-5outlawgamer]

You can’t do that on television is a young people’s version of “Rowan and Martin Laugh-In”. I always love at the start of the episode a TV show parody that ties into the theme of the episode. With The Gary Owens’ style character played by the late Les Lye. It’s done in the style of an intended program that gets canceled or a preempted show. The show was originally titled whatever turns you on, but became called you can’t do that on television.

[@BigGator5]

You can't fault a show that punishes you for saying "I Don't Know" in my honest opinion.

[@CaptainFrost32]

The "I don't..." rule should be instituted on cable news programs across the board.

[@memoryvice398]

Indeed and, thinking back, I wonder if this really influenced me as I was growing up. It may have instilled the idea in me that being ignorant or intellectually lazy just wasn't cool or acceptable and could get me into trouble, thus leading me to learn and understand as much as I could and exercise critical thinking. This was such a great show.

[@westmcgee9320]

I feel the opposite. Too many people don’t feel free to admit when they don’t know something. They end up lying or having attitudes or changing the topic. It makes having a simple conversation or getting customer service much harder than it should be.

[@chrisprescott2273]

If I could dump a bucket of slime on you right now I WOULD! You know what you did.

[@chrisprescott2273]

@@CaptainFrost32 They usually just make something up instead of admitting that they don't know.

[@crazy8skml]

Absolutely loved this show! Surprised my parents let me even watch it though. Miss this, Lassie, Mr. Wizard, Pinwheel, and Today’s Special. I was glued to Nick from 87-95.

[@juliohernandez9372]

This show was everything to me as a kid! You can't remake it ever.

[@BigDiesel330]

This episode was an absolute beauty of a love letter to the show, and I enjoyed every moment.

[@Plan9-3127]

God I miss this show sooo much! Thank you for doing this one... I got to be a kid again for a little while.

[@zenpowersgaming5511]

This was one of my all time favorite shows as a kid growing up. I'll never forget that show. Ever.

[@zenpowersgaming5511]

And OMFG, Christine was my first crush too! ROFLMAO!!!

[@Gremlack13]

As I watched this episode, so many memories that I had long forgotten about this show came flooding back. Thank you.

[@attackofthetheeyecreatures3472]

Right? The cast almost feel like old friends.

[@db_cooks]

I still miss this show. My memories of it are all positive. I feel like I would watch it today, even though I’m no longer the target audience. I may have to get Paramount plus now, just to see it again. Really wish it would be released on DVD. Thanks for revisiting this iconic series!!

[@MotoVania]

I could not get enough of this show as a kid, watched it whenever it was on (which was a lot). Ironic how hard it is to find now

[@jasonwhite5125]

This show defined my childhood! 😂😂😂. The 80s were a magical time to be alive lol!!!😢. Life, believe it or not, was soooo much more peaceful!

[@thatspookyfeeling]

The 80s were true magic and these days it's like anti magic vampires are sucking it all out. Now that would be a good show. LOL. I feel sorry for the kids today, imagination is so lacking. Morticia

[@TrueFineGentleman]

Cold War enters the chat

[@carolsimpson4422]

@@TrueFineGentleman the cold War was why it was so magical- cause we thought knew who the bad guys were. We could unite over the beauty of blue jeans,Coca cola,"freedom" in comparison to soviet life.

[@michaelreyes9997]

Why would we not Believe it?

[@tigermachine6471]

Agree 100% the 80’s in any place USA was a fun time to grow up and this show was part of our everyday life. We watched it, talked about it, and to some degree even emulated funny parts of it. Great memories!

[@bluesman9832]

Man I absolutely loved this show growing up. I had taped full of episodes. Thank you for talking about it!

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

should have seen them live in the studio ... some of the off camera gags were priceless ...

[@michellecrocker2485]

Les and Abbie were real troopers on this show because of the fact that they had so many roles to play in one episode alone

[@MeaCulpa04]

Underrated

[@janethoward1161]

One of my all time favorite shows. Who would have thought that it would introduce us to the greatness that is Alanis Morrisette.

[@pavlovsdogman]

I had a crush on her back then when I was ten! She certainly stayed beautiful!

[@Dippedinsilver1974]

I remember the first time I saw that show. I was at a friends house who had cable, and I was in awe. We got cable shortly after and I watched every episode. Thanks for taking me back to that magical time. ❤️

[@MC-ll4md]

as a Canadian born in 1978 I loved this show so very much! It will always hold a huge place in my heart and comedic leanings. I was also lucky enough to have some connections to the people and studio as an adult. I am really glad that it won't ever be remade. It was of its time and was amazing because of everyone that made it. I would be over the moon if it was released properly to rewatch. I didn't know it was on Paramount + though so will have to check that out! Thanks!

[@grundywarsire8352]

One of my favorite shows from the 80s. Awesome job putting this video together. Watching this really made my day. I kept laughing the whole time at all the clips. Thanks

[@itslouiemoo8018]

Loved this show. Would always watch it after school when I got home.

[@BrandonToy]

So glad you made this. I completely forgot about this show, but I loved it when I was a kid.

[@officialonyxobsidian]

I watched this show as a kid. It's absolutely LEGENDARY!!

[@pitman6992]

Awesome video! Bro, I was 20 yrs old in 82' n I loved this show! After a couple doobies I would watch it n Les would have me Rollin! The kids were all great too! I loved Alistair n especially Kevin kubacheski, I always thought he was a stoner too!🤣 If I could find it I would buy the complete series on dvd in a heartbeat!! Thanks 4 the memories!!!❤️😎👍👍👍

[@JohnnyBeane]

I remember watching the show every day after school from roughly 83 to 85. It was awesome and would love to rewatch a lot of the stuff that I remember as a kid.

[@RandomNonsense1985]

I did the same thing only 10 years later. Nickelodeon reran for years after it ended.

[@JohnnyBeane]

@@RandomNonsense1985 right on! I have no memory of watching Nickelodeon in the 90s at all.

[@XdarzethX]

growing up I loved this show!

[@JelaniWood]

This show and all those early Nickelodeon shows are burned into my soul. The Little Prince, Sebastian and bell, danger mouse, mysterious cities of Gold, pinwheel, Nick rocks, turkey TV, mad movies the list goes on and on.

[@ladyrazorsharp]

Mysterious Cities of Gold! Ahhh I loved that so much. It was based on a book. I’ve seen clips of a stage show either in France or French-speaking Canada, not sure which. The theme song was iconic!

[@anonymousmouse4124]

Pinwheel!!!!

[@shara1979]

Omg pinwheel & the little prince

[@75katiemarie]

Don't forget today special

[@secretagentjesus4406]

Moose was so pretty and cool, and the Moose-Lisa relationship was absolutely priceless. Got them all on my hard drive.

[@huhwhatguy]

I just want to give props to the YT algorithm for randomly recommending this video. Well done and thank you for the excellent trip down memory lane.

[@darkestbeforedawn78]

this was my absolute FAVORITE nickelodeon show as a kid! i never missed an episode. watching these old clips brings back so many memories... thanks for the nostalgia❤

[@leventsl]

Wow! So glad you made this video. I was just old enough to watch this in the late 80s. This brings back some good memories. THANKS!!

[@dimethedude]

This show is one of the first I ever remember seeing It burned into my brain so deep Lucky to be around for it Thanks for this

[@MisterTorgo]

This was my favorite show as a kid! I didn't have a VCR in my room to record it, so I would record the audio on my radio and listen to it later. Great memories!

[@robapple78]

Wow! I’m 44 now and haven’t seen this about 35 years. Thanks for posting and the memories!

[@shannontarrant1826]

I'm 39 now and haven't see it eather in 25 years at least!!

[@charlieryan1736]

Thanks for bringing me back to my childhood for 20 minutes 👏

[@rustybucket1398]

Loved this show as a kid. Thanks for showing this. Miss that show

[@facerip2222]

This is such a great video. I grew up with this show too, and I had wave after wave of nostalgia watching your video and seeing these people and images again. Total mind trip. I remember I liked this show so much when I was a kid, I used to dump water on my head in the bathtub, pretending I was on the show. And I always dreamed of getting slimed.

[@ShaneyBright]

Thank you for talking about this. It needs to be remembered and it needs to have a DVD release!

[@DemmyDarkness]

I was born in 1973, I remember when this show first came out I would run and sit in front of the TV every time it was on!

[@romeyn.prescott]

I always thought that YCDTOT was a kids version of Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-in, owing in particular to the slime and locker jokes being direct parallels to the “sock it to me” gag and the closing credits joke wall.

[@Morganstudios]

Thanks for making this! I went back and searched for this show a few times in recent years and came up with almost NOTHING! I couldn't believe how much it seemed like Nick wanted to completely erase it from history, along with all it's other older licensed shows. Danger Mouse was another I'd love to see again. I thought Pinky and the Brain took a lot of nods from it.

[@KRGRTV]

Episodes of it have been on KZbin for years, plenty to enjoy. Danger Mouse is currently on Netflix.

[@robvegas9354]

Great show! They used to have this on during the week here in Australia back in the 80's in the afternoon followed by Dr Who and The Goodies!

[@boxcarhobo7017]

The drug episode with the pie payoff is incredible. It really had an impact on me with continued reverberations on duel levels of the awesome boldness to make the message a traditionally broad comedy bit on a children's television program which is just brilliant and subversive; the second being the utter absurd surrealism of the nature of addiction and how bizarrely arbitrary it all is. This hit me in all the right places of artistic integrity and adalecence authenticy. Even with my bs detector being that of a middle aged dude. Thanks for pointing this show out.

[@gateauxq4604]

Comedy delivers much more to kids than drama. All the ‘very special episodes’ about drugs rang hollow and funny for all the wrong reasons because sincere pie jokes are much more memorable than any terrible script written by adults that are full of hello fellow kids energy.

[@kellytodoruk2144]

This show was my life when I was a kid. Thank you for bringing this back!!! You brought back great memories. Love it.

[@keepthemetalflowing]

I loved this show! Omgoodness! So glad you did this, thanks! (And I, too -had a crush on Christine and Lisa, haha!)

[@thatspookyfeeling]

I always pretended to be Christine and made my older sister be Lisa, but she did not find Lisa attractive so was not thrilled. I'll have to tell her Lisa was crushable after all. LOL. Morticia

[@keepthemetalflowing]

@@thatspookyfeeling hahaha niiice!!! That's funny! What a great memory. And yes, Lisa was/is definitely crushable 😏 thanks for sharing with me/us

[@ShawnRavenfire]

I always assumed that "You Can't Do That on Television" was heavily influenced by "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," with the themes, sketches, recurring characters, the water splashes (sock-it-to-me), and especially the ending the people popping out of the wall to tell corny jokes.

[@xaenon]

You nailed it, partner!

[@mr_mad_hatter1062]

Every video review you guys do is always so well made and researched. I love watching them. Keep up the good work!

[@matthewfein]

This was one of my most FAVORITE TV shows when I was a kid! I wish they would at least release episodes on DVD!!

[@gammaechofoundationproductions]

Hey Jesse, thanks for covering this ultra classic tv show! 👏👏👏👏You are right, this is a very unique show that can never be remade today, considering that kids aspire to become tv and movie stars, coupled by the fact that there are no shows that currently employ real kids anymore. This was an AWESOME show that was way ahead of its time. I just saw a couple of episodes on KZbin for the first time since the 1980's when I used to watch it with my friends in New York and it was like being transported back into time! Such a great era and I will always cherish those wonderful memories for the rest of my life. ❤ One thing that surprised me was that the show featured some rather dark subject matter such as smoking, drugs, sexual equality, peer pressure, as well as the controversial adoption episode, and the El Capitano episodes where he was preparing to order a firing squad to execute one of the child actors tied up standing in front of a firing post, and Barth killing the kids with his poisonous burgers! I had forgotten that the show had dark humor! 😆😆😆😆 One thing is for certain, a show like this could never be made today, that is, it would never sit well with the feminists / social justice warriors / woke / cancel culture crowd! 😏 I did not know that some of the episodes were destroyed in a fire, that is unfortunate, but I do hope that the surviving episodes make it on DVD someday because this is a show that is worth preserving. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to more episodes of your show! 🙂

[@goldenbeatle3404]

Jesse doesnt write this stuff, looks like hes just the narrator.

[@outruckinggamer7247]

You just made my Sunday morning with this! This was also one of the first TV shows I can remember of my childhood. You just made my inner child cry with this one bro! 💪🏾💯❤️

[@MokTheMagicMan1]

A timeless Canadian classic. It actually did air all through the 80s. Not just on YTV.

[@mooncaketin]

Was going to say the same thing. I remember it airing on CTV (at least on the Calgary station) from at least the early 80s.

[@m56214]

@@mooncaketin So it basically wasn't a Nickelodeon original

[@JJ-ub3mw]

I also watched this in central Alberta as a kid in the 80s, it was on one of the two channels we got.

[@b-rye428]

Loved this show as a kids and you're absolutely right about the theme song, I've looked it up on KZbin a few times just for the nostalgia. Great video thank you making it.

[@ryanjoslyn]

I too, loved this show. As a 3rd grader I remember daydreaming of my family moving from Michigan to Ottowa, Canada, so I could try out for the show.

[@keylovesjae]

So glad I came across this video. It seems no1 knows about this show. Me and my brother loved watching You Can't Do That On Television growing up. The Chef was one of my favorite characters with his Rat-tat-taily dish.... I always loved how they always had some locked up in the dungeon.

[@Sevro_Au_Barca]

I watched this growing up and loved every second of it. The show was so novel to me that I didnt mind that it would come on random time slots, they didn’t believe in pre-scheduling. I love it!

[@WadeLife]

This was my absolute favorite television show I was addicted at one point my mother tried to keep me from watching it saying it was inappropriate that lasted maybe 2 weeks.... Awesome upload

[@ashes2ashes20]

This show holds a special place in my heart. I cherish every moment from that time in my life.

[@tristyevely3798]

Thank you for covering this show! I loved it as a kid.

[@Amya_Blue66]

I had completely forgotten about this. Thank you for refreshing my memory!

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

My mom absolutely hated this show. She thought it was a bad influence on us. Of course, that's why we liked it.

[@ambergraves798]

Bahahaha!! Same here! 🤣

[@dorseykindler9544]

This and “Garbage Pail Kids” for us, lol.

[@dark14life]

@@dorseykindler9544 my mom HATED those things. I had the stickers plastered all over my Trapper Keeper and book covers.

[@gateauxq4604]

Same. I think it was more likely because it grossed her out than because it would be ‘a bad influence.’ Instead of watching this I went out and hung out with kids in the neighborhood who taught me how to swear like a sailor. GG mom 😂

[@arthurgearheard4701]

There was no profanity in it!

[@fennec13]

I used to watch this show like a religion, man, it'd be fun to see these episodes again. I loved Alanis Morrissette for her music - but I knew her first on You Can't Do that On Television !!! Yes I'm old.

[@asdf9890]

Barth was a constant reference, or I guess "meme" for the time, for kids in the 80's. Everyone knew what you were referring to. Also, parents in the 80's hated this show and often wouldn't let kids watch it, which made it even more appealing.

[@e.e.comins9685]

Thank you for unlocking a formative piece of my comedic upbringing. I’ve always listed the lineup of Benny Hill, Monty Python, Kids in the Hall & Absolutely Fabulous that I’d watch after (middle and high) school as my biggest influences - no wonder MP, especially, was so dang familiar! This was one of my very favorite shows as an 80s kid. Watching this made me simultaneously feel very old and very young. Please do The Adventures of Pete and Pete!!

[@forjuniorgolfers]

Great video!! This was my favorite show as a kid, couldn't wait to watch it after school! Was a great time to be a kid! Have always thought it a shame the origins of the slime is not more well known!! Great stuff! I AM a child of the 80s!!!