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Guy launches the new channel; The Schmenge Brothers try new wave; 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; "The Sammy Maudlin Show" is overhauled to appeal to a younger audience.

Sid Dithers finds love in "An Officer and a Gentile"; Perini Scleroso gets her own sitcom; "The National Midnight Star" is rechristened "Hollywood Dirt Tonight"; Australian actor Mel McElroy hosts his own film festival; a choatic Jackie Rogers Jr. concert is the subject of the documentary "Gimme Jackie"; a spoof of F. Lee Bailey's Lie Detector.

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."

Irving Cohen tries his hand as a commercial spokesman; Melonville councilman Max Lansky looses his cool on a live call-in talk show; a spoof of the movie "Das Boot."

During the first installment of the 1940's western "Six Gun Justice," inebriated kid's show host Happy Marsden discusses the career of Cheaplaffs Johnson; Brock Linehan chats with Bob Hope, who's producing a new version of "The Greatest Story Ever Told."

Scripts start disappearing, and the staff begins to point fingers at Fred Winston, a new hire. Also, a comedy legend interprets a folk-rock great in "Lewis Does Dylan."

Rusty Van Reddick does a PSA for nursery schools; tonight on "Just for Fun," Stan Kanter launches a discussion on nuclear proliferation; in a 1962 episode of "Vic Arpeggio," our hero pretends to be a black man in segregation-era Georgia.

"The Soren-Weiss Report" takes a look at today's high schools; Floyd Robertson stint as a motivational speaker implodes on impact; Happy Marsden demonstrates how to use a splicing machine.

"Oliver Twist" is spoofed with Ed Grimley in the lead role and Tommy Lasorda as "The Artful Dodger." Also, Edna Boil decides to liquidate her assets.

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.

Troy Soren and Joel Weiss cover Melonville's annual environment-oriented parade, which bores them senseless; "Half Wits" reaches the exciting championship round; Monster Chiller Horror Theatre presents "Halloween Always Falls on Friday the 13th."

Jackie Rogers Jr. decides to run for President of the United States to impress a girl, then withdraws after receiving a call from Wayne Newton offering him an eight-week run in Las Vegas.

Ed Grimley stars in and narrates "The Story of the Fella Who Was the Size of Someone's Thumb," while Dougall Currie hosts an incredibly tedious bloopers special.

During "Happy Hour," Happy Marsden introduces the final segment of "Six Gun Justice" before making a startling confession. Also, Floyd Robertson falls off the wagon, then tells the news staff that he's quitting SCTV.

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.