Second City Television
Canadian television sketch comedy show
Second City Television is a Canadian sketch comedy television series that first aired on September 21, 1976 and last aired on July 17, 1984. The series had 6 seasons and made 135 episodes. One of SCTV's most popular sketches was the Bob & Doug McKenzie sketches which featured Bob who was played by Rick Moranis and Doug is played by Dave Thomas. The sketch was so popular that it was given its own animated show in 2009 and was featured on the 2002 episode, "The Bart Wants What It Wants" of The Simpsons when they visit Toronto.
Second City Television | |
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Created by | There is no creator credit given |
Starring | John Candy Robin Duke Joe Flaherty Eugene Levy Andrea Martin Rick Moranis Catherine O'Hara Harold Ramis Tony Rosato Martin Short Dave Thomas |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 135 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 mins. (1976-1981) 90 mins. (1981-1983) 45 mins. (1983-1984) |
Original release | |
Network | Global (1976-1979) CBC (1980-1983) NBC (1981-1983) Superchannel (1983-1984) |
Release | September 21, 1976 July 17, 1984 | –
In Canada, reruns are shown on The Comedy Network.
References
changeOther websites
change- SCTV at tv.com Archived 2008-04-17 at the Wayback Machine