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You Can't Do That On Television trivia: Watch Christine's 1978 audition tape: Right Click and Save     (SlimeCon 2002) 1) Adam Reid (former YCDTOTV cast member) was co-writer for the Pollution 89 episode (and others). 2) Alanis Morissette starred in the 1986 season of You Can't Do That On Television and appears in the Enemies & Paranoia 86 episode in this set. It is rumored that she financed her first CD with the money she made from being on the show. 3) Adam Reid later became a writer for the show and went on to become a successful television writer and producer. 4) In the 1979 season, the show had live musical guests that performed in Studio A at CJOH-TV in Ottawa. Billy Joel, Eddie Money, and Michael Jackson were some of the more famous musical acts that performed on the show. 5) You Can't Do That On Television was filmed in Studio D at CJOH-TV in Ottawa. (And some sketches were shot in Studio A.) 6) Les Lye is the only cast member who appeared in every single episode. 7) The kids got paid extra when they got watered or slimed on the show. They got $75 for each watering and $150 for each sliming. 8) The water and slime scenes were usually shot late in the evening, because the kids would have to immediately go and take a shower. 9) The waterings and slimings were completely staged. They would film the scene up to the set-up and then stop. The director would have the camera man pull in for a close-up. A plastic sheet was put on the floor and the kid would take off his shoes. Then the kid would say the magic word(s) and either get slimed or watered. The kids were told to turn their face upward so that the slime (or water) would get all over their face. Ian Fingler after getting slimed in a 1979 episode was the only kid ever to say after getting slimed, "Ouch!" The other cast members kidded him about it. 10) Abby Hagyard (who played mom on the show) wore latex gloves on most of the episodes because the producers thought her hands were too 'elegant looking' for a hard working housewife. 11) The set where Christine 'Moose' McGlade does the introduction to the show is called "The Link Set". 12) Often when the credits were rolled at the end of the show, if you look closely you'll see gag credits like: "This is like watching paint dry!" 13) Darryl Lucas (who played Barth's helper Zilch) was the only kid who did not play himself on the show. All the other kids played themselves. Daryl Lucas' father was head of marketing at CJOH-TV. 14) Roger Price and Geoffrey Darby shot two pilots in 1983 -- UFO Kidnapped and Bear Lake. Unfortunately neither of the shows were picked up. 15) Brenda Mason was the director for over 50 of the You Can't Do That On Television episodes. 16) The very first thing ever recorded for You Can't Do That On Television was an intro. It was a long burp, with Les Lye (as the announcer) saying, "You Can't Do That On Television!" On the day of the first broadcast, Geoffrey Darby said that the show was about to go on. At the last minute, he qued the tape to just past that intro and it was never used for any of the episodes. 17) At the Christmas party and end-of-the-season party, Alannis Morrisette would sing and put on a show for the cast members and crew. She was twelve. 18) In some of the doctor's office sketches, if you look at the eye chart on the wall it says, "U OWE ME $30". 19) Les Lye created many of the catch-phrases on the show. A) Blip from the Blip's Arkaid sketches, "Sometimes it's so easy!" B) El Capitan in the firing squad sketches, "Ready, aim, fire!" C) Barth in the Barth's Burgery sketches, "Duh, I heard that!" D) Mr. Schidtler in the classroom sketches, "Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to me!" 20) Les Lye taught at the community college in Ottawa. Geoffrey Darby was one of his students. 21) Jim Clarke (the sound man for the show) still has the painted lockers used in the show. The cast of the 1990 season signed their names inside the yellow locker.

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You Can't Do That On Television - DVD Set Contains thirteen of our favorite episodes plus the Worst of YCDTOTV (1989 edition) Only $14 and includes shipping to the USA Check it out here: DVD Set Frequently Asked Questions Click Here

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