Second City Television 1976
★ TMDB users: 7.8/10 from 31 votes Comedy 6 seasons · 136 eps Ended
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What is Second City Television?
Second City Television is a Canadian television show that originated from Toronto's Second City troupe. The show is classified as a sketch comedy and it has a presence on The Movie Database.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1976
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 136
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 21, 1976
- Last aired
- Jul 17, 1984
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- CA
- Networks
- CBC Television, Global TV, Super Channel
- Genres
- Comedy
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.8/10 from 31 votes
- Format
- 6 seasons · 136 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~30 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Networks
- CBC Television, Global TV, Super Channel
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Second City Television is a Canadian television show that originated from Toronto's Second City troupe. The show is classified as a sketch comedy and it has a presence on The Movie Database. According to available information, Second City Television ran between 1976 and 1984. It is described as an offshoot from the Toronto Second City troupe. The show has a user score on The Movie Database and there is an option to play a trailer. Images of the show are available, including backdrops. The show's duration is between 1976 and 1984, and it is categorized under comedy. Second City Television has a dedicated page on The Movie Database, which provides an overview of the show and allows users to share information about it. The show's details are accessible on The Movie Database website.
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“This Canadian sketch comedy series features performances from the renowned Toronto Second City troupe.”
Reasons to watch
- features original sketch comedy
- showcases ensemble performances
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- limited to a specific era of sketch comedy
Watch it if you enjoy sketch comedy originating from the Toronto Second City troupe.
The series consists of sketch comedy performances.
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Cast
Eugene Levy
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Andrea Martin
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Joe Flaherty
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Dave Thomas
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John Candy
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Catherine O'Hara
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Rick Moranis
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Martin Short
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John Hemphill
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Mary Charlotte Wilcox
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Harold Ramis
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Robin Duke
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Season 1 · 27 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Backstage Mytharc Sep 21, 1976
- E2 Murder At SCTV Core Oct 21, 1976
- E3 Ethnic Humour Mytharc Nov 18, 1976
- E4 Crosswords Core Dec 16, 1976
- E5 Match Unto My Feet Core Jan 13, 1977
- E6 Memoirs of Anton Chekhov Core Feb 10, 1977
- E7 Dialing For Dollars Core Feb 24, 1977
- E8 Shock Theatre Core Mar 10, 1977
- E9 Philosophy Street Core Mar 24, 1977
- E10 Therese et Joe Core Apr 7, 1977
- E11 Broads Behind Bars Core Apr 21, 1977
- E12 The Taxidermist Core May 5, 1977
- E13 Ben Hur Core May 19, 1977
- E14 The Hefty Neil Story Core Sep 19, 1977
- E15 Leave It to Beaver Core Sep 26, 1977
- E16 Goodbye America Core Oct 3, 1977
- E17 Galaxy 66 Core Oct 10, 1977
- E18 Madame Blitzman Core Oct 17, 1977
- E19 $129 000 Question Core Oct 24, 1977
- E20 Dr Tongue's House of Wax Core Oct 31, 1977
- E21 Sammy Maudlin Show Core Nov 7, 1977
- E22 World at War Core Nov 14, 1977
- E23 The Grapes of Mud Core Nov 21, 1977
- E24 Officer Friendly Core Nov 28, 1977
- E25 The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes Core Dec 5, 1977
- E26 Lust for Paint Mytharc Dec 12, 1977
- E27 Best Of (US) Mytharc
Season 2 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Premiere Mytharc Sep 16, 1978
- E2 Bob Hope Desert Classic Core Sep 23, 1978
- E3 Kidnapping of Moe Green Core Sep 30, 1978
- E4 SCTV Solid Gold Telethon Core Oct 7, 1978
- E5 Writer's Strike Core Oct 14, 1978
- E6 Municipal Election Core Oct 21, 1978
- E7 Farm Film Report/Arabs Core Oct 28, 1978
- E8 The Mirthmakers/Happy Endings Core Nov 4, 1978
- E9 Undersea World Core Nov 11, 1978
- E10 Edith Prickley Station Manager Core Nov 18, 1978
- E11 SCTV 30th Anniversary Show Core Nov 25, 1978
- E12 Whispers of the Wolf/The Occult Core Dec 2, 1978
- E13 Bad Acting In Hollywood Core Dec 9, 1978
- E14 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Core Dec 16, 1978
- E15 Fighting Air Dogs Core Dec 23, 1978
- E16 Death Takes No Holiday Core Dec 31, 1978
- E17 Rock Concert Core Jan 6, 1979
- E18 Fantasy Island Core Jan 13, 1979
- E19 On the Waterfront Again Core Jan 20, 1979
- E20 SCTV Disco Core Jan 27, 1979
- E21 Pipeline Core Feb 3, 1979
- E22 Consumer Action Line Core Feb 10, 1979
- E23 Relaxing With Raoul / Dining With LaRue Core Feb 17, 1979
- E24 The Flaming Turkey Core Feb 24, 1979
- E25 Best Of 1 Mytharc
- E26 Best Of 2 Mytharc
Season 3 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Lee Iacocca's Rock Concert Mytharc Sep 19, 1980
- E2 Thursday Night Live Core Sep 26, 1980
- E3 Death of a Salesman Core Oct 3, 1980
- E4 My Factory, My Self Core Oct 10, 1980
- E5 Death Motel Core Oct 17, 1980
- E6 The Lone Ranger Show Core Oct 24, 1980
- E7 Play It Again, Bob Core Oct 31, 1980
- E8 Gaslight Core Nov 7, 1980
- E9 Man's Ability To Imitate Core Nov 14, 1980
- E10 Mel's Rock Pile Core Nov 21, 1980
- E11 The Sammy Maudlin Show Core Nov 28, 1980
- E12 Night Gallery Core Dec 5, 1980
- E13 Star Wars Core Dec 12, 1980
- E14 Hollywood Salutes Its Extras Core Dec 19, 1980
- E15 The Irwin Allen Show Core Dec 26, 1980
- E16 Big Brother Core Jan 2, 1981
- E17 Two Way TV / Pit Bulls Core Jan 9, 1981
- E18 Alpha Channel Core Jan 16, 1981
- E19 Midnight Express Special Core Jan 23, 1981
- E20 Cookery Crock / Cartoon Coroner Core Jan 30, 1981
- E21 The Mating Game Core Feb 6, 1981
- E22 Gene Shalit's America Core Feb 13, 1981
- E23 Mel's Rock Pile: MacArthur Park Core Feb 20, 1981
- E24 Dick Cavett Core Feb 27, 1981
- E25 The Cisco Kid Mytharc Mar 6, 1981
- E26 The Best Of Season 3 Mytharc Mar 13, 1981
Season 4 · 27 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 One On the Town Mytharc May 15, 1981
- E2 Polynesiantown Core May 22, 1981
- E3 Southside Fracas Core May 29, 1981
- E4 Repeats Core Jun 19, 1981
- E5 Lunchtime Street Beef Core Jul 3, 1981
- E6 Moral Majority Core Jul 10, 1981
- E7 Pledge Week Core Jul 17, 1981
- E8 Bouncin' Back To You with The Tubes Core Jul 24, 1981
- E9 The Great White North Core Jul 31, 1981
- E10 CCCP 1 Core Oct 16, 1981
- E11 I'm Taking My Own Head, Screwing It On Right, and No Guy's Gonna Tell Me It Ain't Core Oct 23, 1981
- E12 Zontar Core Oct 31, 1981
- E13 Walter Cronkite's Brain Core Nov 6, 1981
- E14 Doorway To Hell Core Nov 20, 1981
- E15 The Godfather Core Dec 11, 1981
- E16 SCTV Staff Christmas Party Core Dec 18, 1981
- E17 Teacher's Pet Core Feb 12, 1982
- E18 Midnight Video Special Core Feb 19, 1982
- E19 The Great White North Palace Core Apr 16, 1982
- E20 Pre-Teen World Telethon Core Apr 23, 1982
- E21 The People's Global Golden Choice Awards Core May 1, 1982
- E22 3D Stake From The Heart Filler May 14, 1982
- E23 Pet Peeves / The Happy Wanderers Core May 21, 1982
- E24 Chariots Of Eggs Core Jun 5, 1982
- E25 Battle Of The PBS Stars Core Jul 16, 1982
- E26 Rome, Italian Style Mytharc Oct 15, 1982
- E27 The Days Of The Week / Street Beef Mytharc Oct 22, 1982
Season 5 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Sammy Maudlin 23rd Anniversary / CBC Mytharc Nov 5, 1982
- E2 Indecent Exposure Core Nov 12, 1982
- E3 Melonvote Core Nov 19, 1982
- E4 Jane Eyrehead Core Nov 26, 1982
- E5 Towering Inferno Core Dec 10, 1982
- E6 Christmas Filler Dec 17, 1982
- E7 A Star Is Born Core Jan 28, 1983
- E8 SCTV Classifieds / Vic Arpeggio Core Feb 11, 1983
- E9 Bobby Bittman's Retirement Core Feb 18, 1983
- E10 Sweeps Week Core Feb 25, 1983
- E11 South Sea Sinner Mytharc Mar 11, 1983
- E12 Midnight Cowboy II Mytharc Mar 18, 1983
Season 6 · 18 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Maudlin O' the Night Mytharc Nov 22, 1983
- E2 Gimme Jackie / Australia Core Dec 6, 1983
- E3 It's a Wonderful Film Core Dec 20, 1983
- E4 The Date Debate / Scary Previews Core Jan 3, 1984
- E5 You're On / Das Boobs Core Jan 17, 1984
- E6 Stars In One: Bob Hope / Happy Hour Core Jan 31, 1984
- E7 Stalag SCTV Core Feb 14, 1984
- E8 Diary of a Female Person / Happy Hour Core Feb 28, 1984
- E9 Just For Fun / Black Like Vic Core Mar 13, 1984
- E10 Youth, Do They Give A Damn or What? / Happy Hour Core Mar 27, 1984
- E11 Allenscam Core Apr 10, 1984
- E12 Oliver Grimley Core Apr 24, 1984
- E13 2009, Jupiter and Beyond Core May 8, 1984
- E14 Half Wits / Save the World Parade Core May 22, 1984
- E15 Jackie Rogers, Jr. for President / Happy Hour Core Jun 5, 1984
- E16 Celebrity Fairie Tayles / Canadian Gaffes and Practical Amusements Core Jun 19, 1984
- E17 You're On / Happy Hour Mytharc Jul 3, 1984
- E18 Pledge Week Mytharc Jul 17, 1984
Verified insights
Frequently asked questions
What is the origin of the show?
The series is an offshoot from the Toronto Second City troupe.
When did the show air?
The series ran between 1976 and 1984.
What genre is the show?
It is a sketch comedy series.
Where was the show produced?
The series is a Canadian television production.
What is the format of the series?
The series follows a sketch comedy format.
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