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Second City Television
| Second City Television | |
| Premiere | September 21, 1976 |
| Finale | July 14, 1984 |
| Creator | Andrew Alexander Del Close Joe Flaherty Eugene Levy Harold Ramis Sheldon Patinkin Bernard Sahlins Dave Thomas |
| Network/Provider | Global Television Network (seasons 1–2) CBC (season 3) NBC (seasons 4–5) Cinemax (season 6) |
| Style | 30-minute (seasons 1–3) / 90-minute (seasons 4–5) / 45-minute (season 6) sketch comedy |
| Company | Old Firehall Productions |
| Seasons | 6 |
| Episodes | 135 + 6 specials |
| Origin | Canada |
Second City Television, often abbreviated as SCTV, is a Canadian sketch comedy. It was created by members of The Second City, a comedy troupe. The show ran on different networks and under different names. It ran as Second City Television on Global and CBC, then SCTV Network 90 on NBC and finally SCTV Channel on Cinemax. The show is often thought of as the Canadian version of Saturday Night Live.
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Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | |||||
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| Main Cast | |||||||
| Joe Flaherty | Various | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Eugene Levy | Various | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Andrea Martin | Various | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Dave Thomas | Various | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Harold Ramis | Various | 1 | 2 | ||||
| John Candy | Various | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Catherine O'Hara | Various | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Rick Moranis | Various | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Tony Rosato | Various | 3 | |||||
| Robin Duke | Various | 3 | |||||
| Martin Short | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Supporting/Recurring Cast | |||||||
| John Hemphill | Various | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Mary Charlotte Wilcox | Various | 5 | 6 | ||||
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global | |||
| Season One | September 21, 1976 | December 12, 1977 | 26 + 1 SP |
| Season Two | September 16, 1978 | March 10, 1979 | 26 + 1 SP |
| CBC | |||
| Season Three | September 9, 1980 | March 13, 1981 | 26 + 1 SP |
| NBC | |||
| Season Four | May 15, 1981 | July 16, 1982 | 25 + 3 SP |
| Season Five | October 15, 1982 | March 18, 1983 | 14 |
| Cinemax | |||
| Season Six | November 22, 1983 | July 17, 1984 | 18 |
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
Summary
SCTV has 4 volumes released, which, between the four of them, include the entirety of the fourth and fifth seasons in chronological order. Two more releases have been made, Christmas with SCTV which includes Christmas episodes of the show already released in the volume releases, and Best of the Early Years, which features complete episodes from the second and third seasons.
| Title | Release Date | # | |
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| Episode Collections | |||
| SCTV: Volume 1 | June 8, 2004 | 5 |
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| SCTV: Volume 2 | October 19, 2004 | 5 |
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| SCTV: Volume 3 | March 1, 2005 | 5 |
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| SCTV: Volume 4 | September 13, 2005 | 6 |
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| Christmas with SCTV | October 19, 2005 | 1 |
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| SCTV: Best of the Early Years | October 24, 2006 | 3 |
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