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SCTV Channel

1983–1988 · 1 season

A rapid-fire sketch show where absurd characters and media parodies pile up, rewarding viewers who catch the in-jokes and satirical jabs.

Created by
John Blanchard, George Bloomfield
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Joe Flaherty, Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy
Overview
This show was spun off from "SCTV Network 90" which was cancelled after two seasons on NBC. The same cast from 1982-83, with the exception of John Candy, appears on this 45-minute sketch comedy series. It all starts when "SCTV" mastermind Guy Cabellaro announces that he's turning his station into a pay cable channel. The results are amusing, as the same manic humor and wacky characters that made the old SCTV Network so great continued to thrive. Unfortunately, the show was too expensive to produce for Cinemax's tastes and it was cancelled after one year.

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Created by
John Blanchard, George Bloomfield
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Joe Flaherty, Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • celebrity
  • art
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour9
Realism4
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity6
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Created by
John Blanchard, George Bloomfield
Starring
Joe Flaherty, Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, John Hemphill, Mary Charlotte Wilcox
Length
1 seasons, 19 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Cinemax, Movie Central
Languages
English

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