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You Cant Do that on Television
Posted on 10/28/23 at 3:35 pm
Posted on 10/28/23 at 3:35 pm
if you had cable in the early 80s you watched this every day on Nickelodeon
just discovered it is on Paramount Plus. watched the very first 3 episodes the other day
you dont realize how low budget it was as a kid!
just discovered it is on Paramount Plus. watched the very first 3 episodes the other day
you dont realize how low budget it was as a kid!
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Posted on 10/28/23 at 3:48 pm to LSUMJ
I tried to watch again as well. It just didn’t hold up.
Posted on 10/28/23 at 3:51 pm to LSUMJ
It’s horribly low budget. I have extremely fond memories of this show, but I fear that if I watched it today it wouldn’t hit the same as it used to. So I haven’t been able to bring myself to watch it on P+.
I also never realized back then just how long that show was on the air (11 years).
I also never realized back then just how long that show was on the air (11 years).
Posted on 10/28/23 at 3:58 pm to LSUMJ
I don’t know
Posted on 10/28/23 at 4:26 pm to FishQuiz
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I tried to watch again as well. It just didn’t hold up.
agreed, at least from the first few i watched. my 7 year old liked it though
the one adult on the show, Les Lye, played every adult role- Barth, the prison guard, the executioner, the oddly makeup'd seemingly drunk dad, and the stagehand
Posted on 10/28/23 at 4:54 pm to CocomoLSU
Vaguely remember watching it
Nick arcade was goated
Nick arcade was goated
Posted on 10/28/23 at 5:02 pm to CocomoLSU
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It’s horribly low budget.
This post was edited on 10/28/23 at 7:06 pm
Posted on 10/28/23 at 5:43 pm to LSUMJ
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agreed, at least from the first few i watched. my 7 year old liked it though
I will say though, that if you were to watch episodes I’d imagine they are much better around the mid 80s once the show hit its stride. Those have to be better than the initial ones.
Posted on 10/28/23 at 6:04 pm to LSUMJ
I had a massive crush on Christine McGlade. Not even gonna lie.
Posted on 10/28/23 at 6:06 pm to LSUMJ
Posted on 10/28/23 at 6:26 pm to CocomoLSU
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I also never realized back then just how long that show was on the air (11 years).
There were various versions of it. It was only in Canada for the first few years before it came to Nickelodeon. It also was a half hour and hour at various times.
Posted on 10/28/23 at 7:08 pm to Brosef Stalin
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It was only in Canada for the first few years before it came to Nickelodeon. It also was a half hour and hour at various times.
The first 2 years it was on in Canada and was an hour. Once it came to the US in 81 it was 30 min.
And like someone else said, skip to season 4 or 5 - it gets better. It’s still just a show for young teens in the 80s so don’t expect any riveting TV.
Posted on 10/28/23 at 7:13 pm to FishQuiz
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I tried to watch again as well. It just didn’t hold up
Hard disagree.
Posted on 10/28/23 at 9:03 pm to Froman
This dude always cracked me up
Posted on 10/28/23 at 9:56 pm to LSUMJ
They could never do it due to licensing issues, but I would kill for Turkey Television to end up on Paramount+.
Posted on 10/28/23 at 10:01 pm to VoxDawg
Posted on 10/28/23 at 10:26 pm to LSUMJ
I loved it in the 80s/90s, and I still love it! Around 2013, I bought the entire series on DVD on Ebay (not from Nick, just some random dude). I rewatched them all that summer. The show was definitely the best between 86 and 90.
This post was edited on 10/28/23 at 10:30 pm
Posted on 10/28/23 at 10:28 pm to VoxDawg
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They could never do it due to licensing issues, but I would kill for Turkey Television to end up on Paramount+.
There's some YouTube clips of it. I think maybe even a couple of full episodes.
Posted on 10/28/23 at 10:59 pm to TigerCub
What a great fricking show
Posted on 10/29/23 at 9:41 am to LSUMJ
It was amazing when I was little. I had a crush on a couple of the girls on that show
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