Original title
SCTV Channel
Released
11/22/1983
Origin country
CA
Genre
Comedy
Production companies
Allarcom Limited, Old Firehall Productions
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
19
This show was spun off from "SCTV Network 90" which was cancelled after two seasons on NBC. The same cast from 1982-83, with the exception of John Candy, appears on this 45-minute sketch comedy series. It all starts when "SCTV" mastermind Guy Cabellaro announces that he's turning his station into a pay cable channel. The results are amusing, as the same manic humor and wacky characters that made the old SCTV Network so great continued to thrive. Unfortunately, the show was too expensive to produce for Cinemax's tastes and it was cancelled after one year.
Guy Caballero launches the new SCTV cable channel. The Schmenge Brothers try new wave music. Edith Prickly and Edna Boil go double-dating in the film spoof "Prickly Business". Steve Roman makes his own made-for-TV movie about JFK. "Melonville Calendar" honors a firefighter. Finally, "The Sammy Maudlin Show" is overhauled to appeal to a younger audience.
The whole episode is a parody of ""It's A Wonderful Life.""
Count Floyd introduces some film previews, including ""Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde,"" ""Cujo II,"" and ""The Mysterious Disappearance of Dr. Tongue.""
A parody of ""Oliver Twist"" with Ed Grimley (Short) in the lead role and Tommy Lasorda (Hemphill) as ""The Artful Dodger.""
Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, and Ernest Borgnine crash-land on Saturn in a spoof of ""2001: A Space Odyssey."" Also, a behind-the-scenes look at the movie finds co-producers Idella Voudry and Woody Tobias Jr. fighting for creative control.
In a desperate effort to save the station, Guy and Edith start a pledge drive. Lola Heatherton returns to SCTV to sing on behalf of the station, but her performance is marred by thinly-veiled personal problems.
Guy and Edith plead to the FCC to keep SCTV on the airwaves while clips from the show's heyday are interspersed.
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