Second City Television: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Second City Television Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
One On the Town
May 15, 1981 · 90 min
Guy Caballero welcomes you to SCTV's new programming season on NBC.
Polynesiantown
May 22, 1981 · 90 min
Johnny LaRue plays a restaurant owner in his latest movie.
Southside Fracas
May 29, 1981 · 90 min
Guy Caballero hires illegal immigrant Pirini Scleroso; the Fracases argue about their daughter's wedding.
Lunchtime Street Beef
Jul 3, 1981 · 90 min
Johnny LaRue is desperate for work after the failure of "Polynesiantown."
Bouncin' Back To You with The Tubes
Jul 24, 1981 · 90 min
Lola Heatherton is despondent after her live special is canceled.
The Great White North
Jul 31, 1981 · 90 min
Bob and Doug McKenzie invite fellow hoser Ian Thomas onto their show.
CCCP 1
Oct 16, 1981 · 90 min
SCTV's regular programming is interrupted by a Soviet satellite.
I'm Taking My Own Head, Screwing It On Right, and No Guy's Gonna Tell Me It Ain't
Oct 23, 1981 · 90 min
Libby Wolfson prepares for her new play.
Walter Cronkite's Brain
Nov 6, 1981 · 90 min
David Brinkley's look at the human brain includes Walter Cronkite's childhood on Krypton.
Doorway To Hell
Nov 20, 1981 · 90 min
Guy runs out of ideas and takes suggestions from the crew.
The Godfather
Dec 11, 1981 · 90 min
A war erupts between the Five Networks when "Don Caballero" refuses to back a pay TV channel.
SCTV Staff Christmas Party
Dec 18, 1981 · 90 min
Johnny is forced to tape "Street Beef" outside on Christmas Eve.
Teacher's Pet
Feb 12, 1982 · 90 min
Ricardo Montalban is featured in a "To Sir, With Love" parody.
Midnight Video Special
Feb 19, 1982 · 90 min
Gerry Todd hosts a concert special consisting entirely of videos.
The Great White North Palace
Apr 16, 1982 · 90 min
Everyone is jealous of the attention Guy is paying to Bob and Doug--including giving them their own special.
Pre-Teen World Telethon
Apr 23, 1982 · 90 min
The kids of Pre-Teen World hold a telethon after their funding is cut.
The People's Global Golden Choice Awards
May 1, 1982 · 90 min
When SCTV wins a suspicious number of awards, Bob Hope notifies the FBI.
3D Stake From The Heart
May 14, 1982 · 90 min
Count Floyd takes us behind the scenes of the latest Coppola and Dr. Tongue production.
Pet Peeves / The Happy Wanderers
May 21, 1982 · 90 min
Hollywood stars reveal what bugs them; Stan and Yosh Schmenge welcome back a former Happy Wanderer.
Chariots Of Eggs
Jun 5, 1982 · 90 min
Hall and Oates star in Bobby Bittman's latest film.
Battle Of The PBS Stars
Jul 16, 1982 · 90 min
Carl Sagan's team takes on William F. Buckley's.
Rome, Italian Style
Oct 15, 1982 · 90 min
On the SCTV Foreign Film Festival, Angelo loses control of his fantasies.
The Days Of The Week / Street Beef
Oct 22, 1982 · 90 min
Everything comes to a head at Clay and Sue Ellen's wedding; Johnny meets a valuable ally at the bar.