Second City Television

Season 5

The staff of Melonville's TV station put on programming that is unique in its own silly way.
Where to Watch Season 5
12 Episodes
  • Sammy Maudlin 23rd Anniversary / CBC
    E1
    Episode 1Sammy Maudlin 23rd Anniversary / CBCSammy celebrates a milestone anniversary, sidekick William B walks off the show, and the janitors of SCTV go on strike.
  • Indecent Exposure
    E2
    Episode 2Indecent ExposureGuy Caballero is busted for writing a bad check to Fred Willard, forcing the arrival of SCTV Chairman Allan "Crazy Legs" Herschman. In 'The Nutty Lab Assistant', Ed Grimley makes his debut in this spoof of 'The Nutty Professor' in which Grimley decides to concoct a potion to make himself more attractive to his girl crush, and he ends up transforming into pop singer John Cougar. Mrs. Falbo's Tiny Town looks at atoms and rainy day activities. Also, Jackie Rogers Jr. promotes his late father's last TV special, "Swingin' With Mother Nature."
  • Melonvote
    E3
    Episode 3MelonvoteThe elections in Melonville for various public offices are under way. Mentally unstable Mayor Tommy Shanks is up for re-election against the seedy Vic Hedges. Meanwhile, Libby Wolfson runs for City Council, than becomes infatuated with her opponent.
  • Jane Eyrehead
    E4
    Episode 4Jane EyreheadFeatures the segment "Angel Cortez: FBI Jockey." Bobby Bittman PSA for the Public Library. Gus the Security Guard makes everyone sign in while, John Houseman reads the phone book, "Farm Film Report" with Deney Terrio. The band America performs "Right Before Your Eyes."
  • Towering Inferno
    E5
    Episode 5Towering InfernoThe SCTV office moves into the tallest, thinnest building in Melonville, which turns into a spoof of 'The Towering Inferno' as Guy, Edith, and others are trapped in the 200-story tall building just as a fire breaks out and strands them on the uppers floors.
  • Christmas
    E6
    Episode 6ChristmasGuy Caballero and Johnny LaRue come to blows over a meager Christmas bonus, resulting in a busted, drunken Johnny desperately tracking down Santa. Segments include Lola Heatherton's "Love Spirit" Christmas Special. Ed Grimley stars in "The Fella Who Couldn't Wait For Christmas."
  • A Star Is Born
    E7
    Episode 7A Star Is Born"The Days of the Week" returns for another six-episode run with a few new characters. The debut of "Half Wits" and "Artisans and Their Art with Bradley P. Allen". A spoof of the 1976 film 'A Star is Born' starring Crystal Gayle as an up-and-coming singer named Esther Blodgett
  • SCTV Classifieds / Vic Arpeggio
    E8
    Episode 8SCTV Classifieds / Vic ArpeggioTo encourage small business advertising, SCTV cuts its ad rates, resulting in a series of on-the-cheap ads for several micro-entrepreneurs. In the segment "Stars In One" profiles aging child star Rusty Van Reddick. Vic Hedges stars in "Vic Arpeggio, Private Investigator".
  • Bobby Bittman's Retirement
    E9
    Episode 9Bobby Bittman's RetirementAfter discovering that he's opening for Ben Vereen and not the other way around, Bobby Bittman retires from show business. Sammy Maudlin's ex-sidekick, William B. Williams, hosts his own talk show with Irving Cohen.
  • Sweeps Week
    E10
    Episode 10Sweeps WeekIt's Sweeps Week and SCTV is promoting specials like "Jumping for Dollars", where large busted women jump up and down while Johnny LaRue watches, and "The Dallas Cowgirls Salute Aaron Copland," which is bit more self-explanatory.
  • South Sea Sinner
    E11
    Episode 11South Sea SinnerWilliam B Williams returns to the Sammy Maudlin Show. The Shmenges host a beauty pageant. Jackie Rogers Jr. plugs his biographical special, "Jackie, We Hardly Knew Ye".
  • Midnight Cowboy II
    E12
    Episode 12Midnight Cowboy II"Midnight Cowboy II", a takeoff of the original Midnight Cowboy movie. Also, "Whatever Happened to Baby Ed" as a spoof of "Whatever Happed to Baby Jane". The final episode of "The Days of the Week" (with cameos by Catherine O'Hara and Carol Burnett). Finally, "Mel's Rock Pile" hosts the British punk rock band, The Queen Haters, and they trash the place.
 
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