Second City TV

A collection of the best skits from the 3rd season of Second City TV.

Included is a spoof of The Cisco Kid.''

Count Floyd stars in another installment of "Monster Chiller Horror Theatre." Due to a last minute change, Floyd is unsure of what the film is, which turns out to be footage of a Dick Cavett interview.

Another spoof of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert hosted by Mel Slirrup. Mel's guest is actor-cum-singer Richard Harris, who performs a reworked version of his 1969 hit "Macarthur Park."

Included is a spoof on Gene Shalit's celebrity reports.

Edith Prickley hosts this spoof of the television game show The Dating Game.

Angus Crock has the evil Dr. Mengle as a guest on his cooking show. Also a spoof of the television show Quincy.

A spoof of the 1978 film Midnight Express with Abbott and Costello as the main characters.

Alpha Channel goes on the air with celebrity reports.

Earl Camembert does a report on SCTV News: Pit Bulls. Mr Kessler explains how two way TV works.

Skits spoofing George Orwell's classic novel Big Brother.

Included in this episode the skit The Irwin Allen Show with guests including Shelley Winters, Robert Wagner, Charlton Heston and Red Buttons.

A series of skits poking fun at the work of movie extras in Hollywood.

Several skits spoofing the film Star Wars.

A spoof of the classic television program Night Gallery hosted by Hugh Betcha.

Sammy Maudlin takes his show on the road to China to talk to Bob Hope.

A spoof of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert hosted by Mel Slirrup.

Installments of Kanadian Korner and SCTV News are included in this episode.

A spoof of the 1944 film Gaslight is included.

Woody Allen and Bob Hope work on a remake of the classic 1942 film Cassablanca.

Sunrise Semester delivers a lesson in Conversational New Yorkese, with the words "shower," "super," and "lawyer" as examples. On 60/20, Earl Camembert tries to analyze TV's impact on society and gets impacted himself. Guy Caballero addresses the need to sustain a good orbit for SCTV's satellite.

Sunrise Semester presents Communicating in Italian with Marcello Sebastiano. In Kanadian Korner, Bob and Doug discuss snow chains. Count Floyd's Monster Chiller Horror Theatre presents the low-budget movie Death Motel, starring Woody Tobias Jr. After the movie Count Floyd interviews actor Woody Tobias Jr.

Molly Earle revives her Crazy Crafts series after a 15-year hiatus. Guy Caballero introduces a live production of Death of a Salesman with George Carlin, Deforest Kelly, Ricardo Montalban, and Margaret Hamilton. Playing the ghost of Ben is John Belushi.

A collection of the best skits from the second season.

Rerun package: all sketch material was seen earlier in the season.

A collection of the best skits from the second season of Second City TV.

Included is a skit about a ballet that is telling the story of a prince, a commoner and her turkey. On SCTV News Earl Camembert decides to eat his dinner while doing the news.

Raoul Wilson gives lessons on how to be more relaxed. Also included is a skit about a nursery school teacher that was raised by geese.

Johnny LaRue hosts a game show called Family Crisis Game Show where families with disturbing problems compete against each other. On SCTV News: Consumer Action Line, Earl Camembert does an expose on a Dr. that claims mental illness is caused by a virus.''

Included is a skit about a reality show that follows a plumber around for his daily activities.

A spoof of dance shows from the 70's and 80's. Also included is an episode of SCTV News with Earl Camembert.

Highlights include The Sammy Maudlin Show where Sammy shows clips from his latest film, On The Waterfront Again. This is a poor atempt at a sequal to the 1954 film classic On The Waterfront.

Included in this episode is a spoof of the television series Fantasy Island.

Billy Sol and Big Jim put on a concert of sorts. Their songs include Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, Short People, Gloria, I Am Woman and Macho Man.

A skit spoofing Johhny Cash in concert and William Castle movies are included.

Skits include the SCTV movie of the week, Fighting Air Dogs Over the Pacific.

A skit spoofing the TV series Alfred Hitchcock Prestents is included in this episode.

Skits include Sid Dithers, Private Eye and Bad Acting in Hollywood.

Included in this episode is a SCTV movie special, Whispers of the Wolf.

SCTV looks back at some of its most memorable TV series and news coverage. Included are shots from the McCarthy hearings and the game show What's My Shoe Size?, where Kirk Douglas made his debut.

Edith Prickley has succeeded Moe Green as SCTV Station Manager. (Naturally, she rubs Guy Caballero the wrong way.) Her first day on the job sees the world television premiere of Jaws 23, where Amity residents want to lure a mackerel into town for the Fourth of July.

Included in this episode is a spoof of Jaques Cousteau films.

It appears there isn't any happiness on television, except on SCTV. Earl Camembert gives a bright side to tragic news stories. Lin Ye Tang must answer to viewers who have complained about the contents of Chinese Fairy Tales. And a Triple Feature Movie has three different settings with identical plots.

SCTV is desperate to keep on the air. In their financial plight, the network devises a telethon with Sammy Maudlin, Bobby Bittman, and Johnny LaRue as front men. They don't want viewers' money. All they want is their gold. SCTV needs a ton of gold to keep on the air.

The Leutonian Liberation Front has threatened Moe Green with his life and his career. Once the dirty deed is done, SCTV's on-air personalities cannot hide their relief.

Skits include a spoof of the Bob Hope golf tournament.

Skits include a spoof of The Incredible Hulk television series.

A collection of skits from the first season.

A spoof of the movie Lust for Life about the life of painter Vincent Van Gogh.

A spoof of the movie The Man Who Would Be King.

Included in this episode is a skit where a goofy police officer tries to deal with a young boy, his father and the social worker.''

A spoof of the movie Grapes of Wrath.

The featured skit is a documentary showing how Hitler tried to beat the United States in World War II by destroying baseball stadiums.

A spoof of talk shows with host Sammy Maudlin.

Another spoof of old horror films. This time we have Monster Chiller Horror Theatre featuring the film Dr. Tongue's Evil House of Wax.

A spoof of the television game show The $64,000 Question featuring Moe green as the host.

Included is a spoof of old horror movies with the show Monster Chiller Horror Theatre which is featuring the movie Madame Blitzman.

A spoof of the television series Route 66 set in space.

A spoof of a Geraldo Rivera special where Geraldo is doing a tour of Johnny LaRue's penthouse apartment.

The SCTV crew play the Leave It to Beaver gang at their 25th anniversary party where Beaver is looking for revenge against Eddie.

Included is a spoof of the movie Rocky.

The highlight of this episode is the SCTV Mystery Movie of the Week, The Taxidermist. In the movie a boy named Walt takes his girlfriend home to meet his parents with bizarre results.

Included is a spoof of Seasame Street where kids try to learn philosophy.

BEAUTY AND THE BEETS''Beauty learns to like beets... the hard way.

Included is a spoof of the PBS television series Mr. Wizzard and a skit about a family waiting for a visit from a man named Anton Chekhov.

A priest visits a Jewish family, the Dithers, during Passover diner. The Dithers are more concerned with their own problems than the meaning of Passover.

The main skit of this episode is a spoof of the PBS program Masterpiece Theatre where the program Crosswords is introduced. The show starts with John Gielgud showing up at Ralph Richardson's dressing room and the two deciding where to meet the next day.''

Harold Ramis warns viewers that this show contains ethnic slurs, and all the joks are about the gypsies. From "Gypsy Mythology" on Sunrise Semester to the Hints for Homemakers (a gypsy recommends holding up an Amish fmily and stealing their food), this show is indeed a gypsy rogue.

A lunkheaded security guard tries to solve a murder while a new educational program is being taped.