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You Can't Do That on Television, Season 9 (1989)

You Can't Do That on Television (1979-1990) was a sketch-comedy television program for pre-teens produced at CJOH-TV in Ottawa, and aired in the United States on Nickelodeon, in Canada on CTV and YTV, and in other countries around the world. more »

Mrs. Prevert:
(on the phone) I'm sorry, Jennifer can't come to the telephone right now; she's tied up.

(Camera pans out to reveal that Jennifer is literally tied to the armchair.)

Mrs. Prevert:
(to Jennifer) And you're going to stay tied up, young lady, until you learn to stop picking your nose!

Jennifer:
Mom, as well as not being able to pick my nose, I won't be able to do my homework or my chores, either.

Mrs. Prevert:
Oh. Well, then I guess I'd... Oh no you don't, young lady! I'm not falling for that! You never do any homework, and you certainly don't ever do any chores. So ha ha, one for me.

(Mrs. Prevert turns on the TV.)

TV Announcer:
For the next five hours, we here at Educational Television are proud to present a performance by the Iranian String Quartet.

Mrs. Prevert:
(to a horrified Jennifer) You won't be able to change the channel, either.

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