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You Can't Do That On Television
3 quizzes and 30 trivia questions.
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  You Can't Do That On FunTrivia   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Locker Joke Segment: "Oh, Brian?" "Yes, Alasdair." "I understand you've made a quiz about the Nickelodeon TV show 'You Can't Do That on Television.' Why would you do that?" "I don't know." [SLIME] Includes behind the scenes content.
Difficult, 10 Qns, eauhomme, Sep 23 07
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  You Can't Do That OnTelevision    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This was a really good show. I hope you enjoy the quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, daisyduke71, Apr 28 04
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  'Hey Moose...'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Green slime, locker jokes, and opposite skits. How many details can you remember about the popular Canadian kids' show 'You Can't Do That on Television'?
Difficult, 10 Qns, Morrigan716, Dec 28 03
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You Can't Do That On Television Trivia Questions
1. "You Can't Do That on Television" was far more popular in the United States than in the country it was produced in. What country was that?

From Quiz You Can't Do That On FunTrivia

Answer: Canada

"YCDTOTV" was filmed in the studios of CJOH television in Ottawa, Ontario, using kids who attended local schools. Some kids got on the cast through auditions, others were chosen from school drama classes, and some were chosen simply because someone on the production team thought they would work well on the show. Adam Reid wrote the director saying he could do better than the kids they had on the show. Kevin Kubusheskie was approached in an airport by the director, who had witnessed him arguing with a flight attendant. Many of the kids appeared in only one show, and some appeared for several years (Christine, 6 years, Vanessa, 6 years, Doug, 6 years, Lisa, 5 years, Alasdair, 5 years).

2. What was the bus driver's name?

From Quiz 'Hey Moose...'

Answer: Snake Eyes

One of my favorite characters.

3. What color was the slime?

From Quiz You Can't Do That OnTelevision

Answer: Green

It was other colors on some shows, like on the one with the Russians it was red, but otherwise it was mostly green.

4. Among the characters on the show were Senator Prevert, Mr. Schidtler, El Capitano, Barth, and Snake Eyes. Who played all these roles (and every other adult male character)?

From Quiz You Can't Do That On FunTrivia

Answer: Les Lye

Les Lye was the only person to appear in every episode of "YCDTOTV". Prior to that, he had extensive experience in children's theatre and TV, including a show called "Uncle Willy and Floyd." Ross Ewich, the stage manager for "YCDTOTV", was one of Les Lye's characters (and yes, the name is supposed to sound like "Raw Sewage"). Roger Price and Geoffery Darby were the brains behind the show.

5. What was the father's name?

From Quiz 'Hey Moose...'

Answer: Lance

The father and other adult male characters were played by Les Lye.

6. What was the name of the stage hand?

From Quiz You Can't Do That OnTelevision

Answer: Ross

He always carried around a clipboard.

7. There was a maternal figure who almost always wore gloves, regardless of what role she was playing. Who played the mother in the family skits and most other adult female roles?

From Quiz You Can't Do That On FunTrivia

Answer: Abby Hagyard

Abby Hagyard appeared in every episode from 1982 to the show's end in 1990. In an interview shown at ycdtotv.com, she explains that the gloves were because the production company felt her hands were too elegant to belong to a housewife. Ruth Buzzi starred in "Whatever Turns You On", a spin-off sketch comedy show that aired in 1979 and starred the same "YCDTOTV" cast members. Lily Tomlin's connection to Canadian children's TV is "The Magic Schoolbus". Marjorie Silcoff was a child cast member who later appeared in the "YCDTOTV" reunion show "Project 131" (available for viewing on Youtube).

8. What would be a typical response to the father's statement, 'You know the kid's got a point there, Valerie.'?

From Quiz 'Hey Moose...'

Answer: 'Don't encourage him.'

Or of course, 'Don't encourage her.'

9. What word made something fall out of the sky?

From Quiz You Can't Do That OnTelevision

Answer: Water

10. The longtime host of the show was Christine McGlade, who among kids holds the record for most appearances. While she was frequently called Christine, she was also commonly referred to as a specific Canadian animal. What was her nickname?

From Quiz You Can't Do That On FunTrivia

Answer: Moose

Moose supposedly got the name because she was rather short and an unsuccessful attempt to primp up her hair gave her the appearance of antlers. She was actually far older than the rest of the children, playing a teenager well into her 20's. At 16, she attended an audition for the inaugural cast in 1979 only to support a friend, and the director told her she either audition or leave. She auditioned and got the job-her friend did not.

11. What was the father's occupation?

From Quiz 'Hey Moose...'

Answer: Senator

On one episode he practices a speech while the family is in a hot-air-balloon.

12. Who was the main girl in the first episodes?

From Quiz You Can't Do That OnTelevision

Answer: Christine McGlade

Christine was the one with the dark hair. Who was always getting slimed.

13. 'Hello. I'm _____ the Talking Doll'?

From Quiz 'Hey Moose...'

Answer: Angie

This was in one of the earlier seasons. People would pull the string on her back and ask her a question.

14. Who owns the resturaunt on the show?

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Answer: Barth

15. What was Vanessa afraid of in the lockers?

From Quiz 'Hey Moose...'

Answer: The locker monster

'Oh, it's the locker monster!'

16. What happens when people eat there?

From Quiz You Can't Do That OnTelevision

Answer: They get sick

17. The "Locker Jokes" segment of the show was very similar in style to a segment on a popular adult variety show. From what show was the "Locker Jokes" format adapted?

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Answer: Rowan & Martin's Laugh In

Ruth Buzzi was on the cast of "Laugh-In" and was involved with the first season of "YCDTOTV" and its spinoff, "Whatever Turns You On." On "Laugh-In", one actor would stick his or her head out a window and call out another, then would deliver a joke.

18. What animal did Barth most often put in the hamburgers?

From Quiz 'Hey Moose...'

Answer: Cats

Actually in one episode it was implied that he put Martin's dog in the burgers. And in many it was joked that other animals and even people were in them too. Yuck!

19. How long did the show run?

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Answer: 10 years

It ran from 1979-1990 excluding 1980.

20. One "YCDTOTV" episode was banned from airing on Nickelodeon due to its handling of a controversial topic. What was the topic of this episode?

From Quiz You Can't Do That On FunTrivia

Answer: Adoption

The adoption episode was banned because of fears about how adopted children and their parents would respond to the cavalier treatment of the subject matter (including video segments on available children-a violent "Little Orphan Andrea" and a chronically misbehaving Doug with "the intelligence of a dung beetle"--that resembled adopt-a-pet videos). Frankly, one of the things that made "YCDTOTV" great was its handling of controversial topics. While other kids shows ignored, sanitized, or demonized topics such as drugs, politics, relationships, or censorship, "YCDTOTV" presented them in a way that kids could enjoy and relate to. Part of it was the "You Can't Do That" mentality-do what they say you can't do, and part of it was due to using some of their former and current cast members as writers, production people, and drama coaches (thus getting a kid's perspective alongside an adult's).

21. What did the 'Capitano' call the firing squad?

From Quiz 'Hey Moose...'

Answer: Amigos

'Amigos! Coffe break!'

22. Where did they do most of their jokes?

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Answer: Lockers

23. In the 1981 episode about drugs, what is used to represent drugs?

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Answer: Custard pies

"This is an egg. This is a frying pan. This is an egg in a frying pan. Any questions?" While drug prevention in the 80's used ridiculous metaphors as the fried egg and simple platitudes such as "Just Say No", "YCDTOTV" decided to have fun with it in their usual messy fashion. Various members of the cast are addicted to splatting pies, and at one point there is a discussion about how custard pie use will lead to something worse... green slime!

24. What was the name of the skeleton in the dungeon?

From Quiz 'Hey Moose...'

Answer: Hotchkins

I don't know why, but that was his name.

25. Whose face is shown in the beginning credits and break ins with the shows title on his face?

From Quiz You Can't Do That OnTelevision

Answer: Ross

26. "YCDTOTV" was featured in a scene in a popular movie. What movie was that?

From Quiz You Can't Do That On FunTrivia

Answer: Fatal Attraction

The scene in 1982's "Television" episode where Christine explains to Vanessa how the sliming works was in the movie "Fatal Attraction." It also shows to what extent they loved to slime Christine-she gets nailed with green, red, blue, yellow, and striped slime. This was also Vanessa's first show.

27. What was the teacher's name?

From Quiz 'Hey Moose...'

Answer: Mr. Chetler

'Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to me?'

28. What year was the only show without water or slime shown on?

From Quiz You Can't Do That OnTelevision

Answer: 1984

It was called the Ace of Clubs.

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