You Can't Do That on Television

You Can't Do That on Television1979

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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:
I know you're... you're kinda new at this, so if you have any questions about anything at all, just ask me.

Vanessa:
Well, there is one thing I'd like to ask you.

Christine:
Sure.

Vanessa:
How do they make that slime they're always dumping on you?

Christine:
Oh, well, first they take some wa... some liquid, and then they add some Jell-O powder, and some flour, sometimes some soap, and they dump it all over me.

Vanessa:
[Looks around] Where do they dump it from?

Christine:
Actually, Vanessa, I've always wondered that, too. I just don't know.

[Christine gets green slime dumped on her]

Vanessa:
Very interesting. Is it always green?

Christine:
Well, yeah, it usually is, but I guess it could be red.

[Christine gets red slime dumped on her]

Christine:
Or... maybe blue.

[Christine gets blue slime dumped on her; Vanessa gets a lot of the oversplash]

Christine:
[defiantly] Or yellow.

[Christine gets yellow slime dumped on her]

Christine:
Yeah. Okay, you think you're so smart, let's see stripes!

[Christine gets green, red, blue and yellow slime dumped on her at the same time]

Vanessa:
Boy, must be tough being a TV star. By the way, how do you get this stuff out.

Christine:
Well, it usually washes out with water.

[Christine and Vanessa get water dumped on them]

Christine:
Usually.

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