You Can't Do That on Television

You Can't Do That on Television1979

Genre: Comedy
You Can't Do That on Television is a Canadian sketch comedy television series that first aired locally in 1979 before airing in the United States in 1981. It featured preteen and teenage actors in a sketch comedy format similar to that of American s… more »



Christine:
[Ross comes onto the main set, playing a ukelele and singing. He gets on one knee near the cast all sitting there watching. Christine interrupts him] Ross, what are you doing?

Ross:
What do you mean 'what am I doing'? This is a ukelele. I'm telling you, everybody played a uke when I was a kid.

Christine:
Come on, Ross. Get with it man. Today's sounds are electronic. You know, guitar power? [the rest of the cast agrees]

Ross:
Oh, you mean like this? [Using the ukelele, he mimes playing an electric guitar for about 10 seconds, while the guitar solo break from Heart's 'Magic Man' is used. When he stops, he shakes his head] Nope. I don't like it. [Gets up and walks off playing the ukelele as he did before and singing]

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