TV series

You Can't Do That on Television

Name: You Can't Do That on Television
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Christine McGlade, Les Lye, Adam Greydon Reid, Lisa Ruddy, Alasdair Gillis

1979–2004, English, on CTV & Nickelodeon. Created by Roger Damon Price.

You Can't Do That on Television is a Canadian television program that first aired locally in 1979 before airing internationally in 1981. It featured pre-teen and teenaged actors in a sketch comedy format. Each episode had a theme. The show was notable for launching the careers of many performers, including Alanis Morissette, and writer Bill Prady, who would write and produce shows like The Big Bang Theory, Gilmore Girls and Dharma and Greg. The show was produced by and aired on Ottawa's CTV station CJOH-TV. After production ended in 1990, the show continued in reruns on Nickelodeon through 1994, when it was replaced with the similar All That. The show is synonymous with Nick, and was at that time extremely popular, with the highest ratings overall on the channel. The show is also well known for introducing the network's iconic slime. The program is the subject of the 2004 feature-length documentary, You Can't Do That on Film, directed by David Dillehunt.

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Seasons: 11
Episodes: 145
Episode length: 30 min
Status: Ended in 2004

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Latest episode

S11 E1: Changes aka Project 131

Aired 21 July 2004

Seasons 11

Season 1

1979 · 14 episodes

Season 2

1981 · 13 episodes

Season 3

1982 · 13 episodes

Season 4

1983 · 13 episodes

Season 5

1984 · 26 episodes

Season 6

TBA · 10 episodes

Season 7

TBA · 20 episodes

Season 8

TBA · 5 episodes

Season 9

TBA · 25 episodes

Season 10

1990 · 5 episodes

Season 11

2004 · 1 episode

Specials

1989 · 2 episodes

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First aired: 3 February 1979
Last aired: 21 July 2004
Network: CTV, Nickelodeon
Language: English
Country: Canada
Type: Scripted

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You Can't Do That on Television has 11 seasons and 145 episodes, about 30 minutes each.

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You Can't Do That on Television is streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, and Paramount Plus in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)

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What shows are like You Can't Do That on Television?

If you liked You Can't Do That on Television, try Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out, Jackass, Who's the Boss?.

Who created You Can't Do That on Television?

You Can't Do That on Television was created by Roger Damon Price and stars Christine McGlade, Les Lye, Adam Greydon Reid.