You Can't Do That on Television Season 1, Episode 7: St. Patrick's Day

Live!

The main plot for this episode is unknown, but it featured a Panasonic radio as a prize for one of the phone-in competitions, as most of the episodes from this 1979 season. This episode also featured a segment on baton twirling. The episode contains the well-known scene where Ross (before a major costume revamp) teaches Jono Gebert how to do a weather forecast on an actual CJOH news/weather set.

30 min

Shoestring

Tim constantly tries to get a date with Cindy, but keeps looking like a fool, losing her to Jim and David. To add insult to injury, he keeps being forced into wearing a dress…and he can't seem to find his pants, forcing him to go home wearing a bright, pink dress.

30 min

Nickel and Dime

The main plot for this episode is unknown, but it featured kids' jokes and opinions filmed at the Winterloo slide at Ottawa's N.A.C.

30 min

Peanuts

30 min

Repeat

30 min

Ottawa Director

Only one scene remains in existence from this episode. In the scene Tim is the dungeon and is told not to pull the chains. He does not listen and gets slimed.

30 min

Backstage

The show is back on live after spending the previous week taping a show for network television.

30 min

Executive Washroom

The network executives have a party on the set and leave money behind. When the cast goes to pick it up, Ross quickly confiscates the cash, claiming it is useless play money. Mr. Dime and Seth Pool get into a battle over the Executive Bathroom, when the lock keeps being changed. Christine, Sarah, Jim, and Mike keep trying to get each other slimed or pied.

30 min

Boring

Features kids' jokes filmed the week before at the Bayshore Shopping Mall in Ottawa.

30 min

Straitjackets

30 min

Local Show

30 min

Sore Foot

The shows sees its last of Mr. L. Dime and all the CJOH jokes.

30 min

End of the Life