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:
Hey Lisa what are you doing?

[Lisa scribbles down on a piece of paper]

Christine:
[Reading] I'm waiting to introduce the commercials. I wondered why it was so silent in here?

[Scribbles something down on to a piece of paper]

Christine:
[Reads] If I can't introduce the commercials then we don't get paid. Okay whoever wants to hear nothing but silence from Lisa for the rest of the show push the red button. If you want to hear Lisa introduce the commercials so we can get paid the touch the green button. Press NOW!

[Lisa voice hasn't returned. Lisa scribbles something down on a piece of paper]

Christine:
[Reads] Try something else. Oh hey. Douggie come here. Whoever wants to see Douggie here get hit by green slime and hear Lisa introduce the commercials so that we can get paid press the green button. Whoever doesn't want see Douggie get hit with green slime and hear Lisa introduce the commercials so we can get paid press the red button. Press NOW!

[Lisa's voice still hasn't returned. Lisa scribbles something down on a piece of paper]

Christine:
[Reads] Try something else. Okay. Vanessa come here. Whoever wants to see Vanessa here get hit with water [Christine gets hit with a bucket of water] Press the green button on your screen right now.

[Everyone has said yes. Doug gets hit with green slime, Vanessa gets hit with water, and Lisa gets her voice back]

Lisa:
And now it's time for a commercial.

0.0 / 0 votes
826

Share your thoughts on this You Can't Do That on Television's quote with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this quote in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Quote of the Day Today's Quote | Archive

    Would you like us to send you a FREE inspiring quote delivered to your inbox daily?

    Please enter your email address:

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this movie quote to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "You Can't Do That on Television Quotes." Quotes.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 9 Jan. 2025. <https://www.quotes.net/mquote/957046>.

    Know another quote from You Can't Do That on Television?

    Don't let people miss on a great quote from the "You Can't Do That on Television" movie - add it here!

    Quiz

    Are you a quotes master?

    »
    "I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not."
    A Michael Jackson
    B Vincent van Gogh
    C Franklin Pierce
    D Kurt Cobain