Second City TV

Série télévisée
1976–1981
G
30m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

8,5/10

3 k

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4 148

631

Joe Flaherty and Andrea Martin in Second City TV (1976)

Sketch Comedy Comedy

Le personnel de la station de télévision de Melonville a mis sur une programmation qui est unique à sa manière idiote.Le personnel de la station de télévision de Melonville a mis sur une programmation qui est unique à sa manière idiote.Le personnel de la station de télévision de Melonville a mis sur une programmation qui est unique à sa manière idiote.

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

ÉVALUATION IMDb

8,5/10

3 k

MA NOTE

POPULARITÉ

4 148

631

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Épisodes78

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HautLes mieux cotés3 saisons6 ans

Anecdotes
Rick Moranis is the only cast member not to have been a member of The Second City comedy troupe. Moranis was recommended by Dave Thomas.

Citations
Station Manager Harold Ramis: This is Harold Ramis speaking for the management of Second City Television. SCTV recognizes its responsibility to the community, and condemns the excessive use of explicit sexual material in television today. We do, however, love violence, so parental discretion _is_ advised in viewing the following program. Viewers will note, however, that the attitudes and opinions reflected in this program do not reflect the views of the management of this station, the producers of this program, the writers, the actors, or indeed, anyone in the audience. So if you're thinking of suing or phoning in complaints, don't bother. This program is produced in Argentina and then dubbed into English. Besides, if you're all that sensitive, you just don't have to watch the program! I mean you've got arms, why don't you get up and change the channel? See who's on Merv Griffin, that's about your speed, isn't it? Nothing offensive about old Merv! Take your parental disc...
[Ramis is pulled off the screen by a giant hook]

Générique farfelu
In the first 2 seasons the cast names were given by voiceover (by Dave Thomas) instead of opening credits, and the last name was given as "And Dave Thomas as the Beaver". In the first 2 seasons the opening includes a parody of the Indian-head test pattern.

Connexions
Edited into The Best of SCTV (1988)

Bandes originales
Dance of the Hours
Music by Amilcare Ponchielli
Performed by Spike Jones and His City Slickers
(1976-1978)

Commentaires des utilisateurs26

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Commentaire en vedette

Brilliant satire of television

Like SATURDAY NIGHT, SECOND CITY TV was a sketch comedy show with a repertory cast. But there, the resemblance ended. Instead of a bunch of disconnected sketches with musical interludes, SECOND CITY TV was a concept show about the programs and behind-the-scenes shenanigans of a cheesy, low-budget TV station. Therefore, unlike SNL, which took potshots at anything from current events to whatever celebrity was guesting, SECOND CITY TV concentrated on the television industry.

The results were some of the most incisive and skillful parodies in TV history, from commercials for useless products to self-congratulatory talk shows to pompous "cultural" programming. The talented cast members skewered such icons as Bob Hope and Barbra Streisand and created such memorable characters like Joe Flaherty's sleazy station owner Guy Caballero and Andrea Martin's vulgar station manager Edith Prickley. Unlike SNL, SECOND CITY TELEVISION never pandered to the lowest common denominator; it always respected its audience with intelligent humor that satirized the foibles of both the television industry and the people in it. The syndicated show's success would result in a 90-minute network version.