re: SCTV Network 90 with John Candy et al

HERE is a Best Of special that aired on ABC after Candy hit it big. It can serve as an intro for newbs.

HERE is the classic Christmas special, w/the Neil Simon spoof and Johnny LaRue demanding a crane shot. It might be the 2nd GOAT Christmas special (after "Christmas With The Lettermans", the undisputed numero uno).

There are other classic episodes, such as the Godfather parody, Soviet TV taking over the station, Zontar the Thing from Venus, The Bowery Boys Go To Vietnam (w/Robin Williams), the great Ocean's 11 takeoff, and their brilliant parody of The Grapes Of Wrath, maybe the GOAT movie spoof ever on TV. But the above pair of links will do for a start.

The "problem" w/SCTV is so many of the references are specifically geared toward baby boomers. I'm just out of that demo, but I'm sort of an amateur semi-expert on old TV, so I get most of the jokes. But many people, especially younger people, may be mystified by a lot of the humor. IMHO this is the reason SCTV has lapsed into a sort of semi-obscurity, despite the presence of John Candy.