You Can't Do That on Television

You Can't Do That on Television1979

Genre: Comedy
You Can't Do That on Television is a Canadian sketch comedy television series that first aired locally in 1979 before airing in the United States in 1981. It featured preteen and teenage actors in a sketch comedy format similar to that of American s… more »



Ross Ewich:
[seeing Doug still walking around in his Cupid outfit] All right, come on! Dougie, go and, uh, change. Get outta that costume before you damage it.

Doug Ptolemy:
I'd love to but my dressing room door is locked and I can't find the key.

Ross Ewich:
Terrific. Now whadda ya gonna do?

Doug Ptolemy:
I guess I'll just have to go home in this stupid costume.

Ross Ewich:
Think again, kid. That is a very expensive costume. It belongs to the studio. You are gonna have to change.

Doug Ptolemy:
I can't! My dressing room door is locked and I don't know where the key is.

[having just said "I don't know," slime befalls Doug]

Ross Ewich:
Now look at that! You ruined the costume. And you're gonna have to pay for that outta your wages; however, that means I guess you own it, so you can go home in it. Go on, beat it.

Ross Ewich:
[as Doug struggles to see through eyes full of slime] Go on home, Dougie. The door is over there. I gotta lock up. No, to your left, a little.

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