vintage Canadian crack

[anotheranon]

Today I was reminded of You Can't Do That on Television, possibly my earliest exposure to Weird Canadian TV(TM), though I didn't know it was Canadian at the time - I was about 8 or 9, and my sister and I thought it was the Best Show Ever on my parents then-new cable tv subscription, and we both watched it obsessively.

I remember very little of it, and only the most obvious bits: the Gilliam-esque intro, bad burger jokes and the ubiquitous green slime.

It is a testament to my childhood obsession that we once attempted to make our own green slime, using dishwashing liquid and green food dye and I can't remember what else. I also can't remember who got slimed, but I DO remember that my mom was cool enough to let us carry out this theatrical experiment, as long as we kept it outside.

Good times...

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[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

***beaming with pride that her country has done so much to warp ... er ... shape young minds all over the world*** ;-)

[beckon.livejournal.com]

I had the hots for moose, oh my gawd *fans self* she was my first tv crush.

[vree.livejournal.com]

Blue Skies...BArfy Burgers...Girls!!

I always thought that there was something in my makeup formed by so many episodes with people chained in the basement.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

The recurring firing squad thing with some kid or another tied to the post probably also didn't help matters...

[zen4me.livejournal.com]

Holy crap I loved this show growing up! A young Alanis...green slime...bondage galore! That and Dangermouse were my Saturday morning crack for many years.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

I'll be honest - I remember very little (bondage or otherwise) from the show - the only reason I remember the firing squad thing is because the intro video I linked above cuts straight into it! Are you telling me this might be another subliminal influence from my childhood??

Re: Alanis - I was surprised to read that the show kept going long enough to have a young Alanis Morrissette!

[zen4me.livejournal.com]

They were always getting tied up for the firing squad skits and a few others if I remember correctly.

Poor Alanis, she had REALLY bad hair back then.

[timcharmorbien.livejournal.com]

I remember this program! That was back in the 1980's when Nickoloden had original programing with British Sci Fi shows! My favorite was the original "Tomorrow People" and "Third Eye". I don't watch Nickoloden anymore, don't care for their current programing.

Tomorrow People!

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

I remember this show, but again, very dimly. I remember one episode where these aliens that looked for all the world like big rubber balloons (gotta love the low-tech special effects :P) took over humanity by transforming themselves into clothing.

I also vaguely remember one that was filmed at Avebury (http://witcombe.sbc.edu/earthmysteries/EMAvebury.html), but to be fair I remember the standing stones and nothing of the plot.