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The Best Episodes of SCTV Network 90

Every episode of SCTV Network 90 ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of SCTV Network 90!

After a successful Canadian run as Second City TV on Global and SCTV on CBC, the cast packed up and moved to America (theoretically) when NBC offered them a timeslot under the title SCTV Network 90. With them, they brought their unique, quirky characters, their personalities, and the shows they had appeared on. Dick Blasucci had begun writing for the cast in their second series, SCTV, and joined them here, serving as a recurring straight man for the characters. Tony Rosato and Robin Duke wrote scripts at the beginning of the show as they had before, until quickly leaving to write and perform for Saturday Night Live. The appeal of SCTV Network 90, however, doesn't only come from the writing, but from the sheer wit of its legendary stars.

Genre:Comedy

Top Episode Ratings Summary

The best episode of "SCTV Network 90" is "Zontar", rated 8.7/10 from 98 user votes. It was directed by John Bell, John Blanchard and written by Dave Thomas. "Zontar" aired on 10/30/1981 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Great White North".

  • Zontar
    8.7/10 98 votes

    #1 - Zontar

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1981-10-30

    1. PSA: American Orthodontal Group - Dental Floss 2. Mrs. Falbo's Tiny Town: G. Gordon Liddy 3. Zontar Wrap 4. Great White North: Short Cuts 5. George Carlin’s Reel Love 6. The D'Annamora Prison Choir - For Lifers Only 7. Farm Film Report: Meryl Streep 8. Don Rickles' Love Is the Greatest Gift God Gave Us....And I Mean that Sincerely 9. SCTV Evening News: Zontar 10. Ted Gordon, Overbooked Attorney 11. The Sammy Maudlin Show: Natalie Cole 12. Tex and Edna Boil's Prairie Warehouse and Curio Emporium 13. Poochare Dog Food 14. Money Talks with Brian Johns: Henna Claire Graham 15. Henry Moore for American Express 16. Dr. Schekter

    Director: John Bell, John Blanchard

    Writer: Dave Thomas

  • The Great White North
    8.6/10 103 votes

    #2 - The Great White North

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1981-07-31

    1. Max Lax Coffee Laxative 2. Bob and Doug Wrap 3. Harry Filth 4. Money Talks with Brian Johns: William Douglas 5. The Johnny La Rue Exercise Show 6. Shakespeare in the Park 7. The Heys of Our Lives 8. SCTV Afternoon Movie: Fantasy Island 9. Anne Murray Super Special 10. PSA: Mental Illness 11. David Susskind Show 12. LaRue Tachi Portable Quadraphonic System 13. Great White North: Ian Thomas 14. Signoff: The National Anthem

    Director: John Bell, John Blanchard

    Writer: Dave Thomas

  • You! Im Taking My Own Head, Screwing It On Right, and No Guy's Gonna Tell Me it Ain't
    8.5/10 98 votes

    #3 - You! Im Taking My Own Head, Screwing It On Right, and No Guy's Gonna Tell Me it Ain't

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1981-10-23

    1. Ricardo Montalban School of Fine Acting 2. Sunrise Semester: Ventriloquism with Mr. Wilcox 3. Night School High Q 4. Perma-Lacque Hair Spray 5. Great White North: Mouse in a Bottle 6. You: I'm Taking My Own Head... 7. Video Dinners from Videotech 8. Critic's Corner with Bill Needle: Theatre Beat 9. The Fishin' Musician: The Plasmatics 10. Send $10.00 to BOX 1980 11. Theatre Beat with Bill Needle: I'm Taking My Own Head 12. You: Dr. Bernard Coddle 13. Dusty Towne at Lucifer's Arena 14. My Bloody Hand 15. Cow Malt Liquor 16. SCTV Movie of the Week: Power Play

    Director: John Bell, John Blanchard

    Writer: Dave Thomas

  • Walter Cronkite’s Brain
    8.5/10 98 votes

    #4 - Walter Cronkite’s Brain

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1981-11-06

    1. 5 Neat Guys Gold 2. Emergency Caterers 3. Walter Cronkite's Brain 4. Tylenex with Perini Scleroso 5. Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: Slinky...Toy from Hell 6. Small Town Dick 7. SCTV Movie of the Week: Gangway for Miracles 8. Great White North: Carpets 9. The Merv Griffin Show: The 60's 10. The Pepsi Challenge with Perini Scleroso 11. Pre-Teen World: Rough Trade 12. Carl's Cuts: Head Cheese 13. Slappy 2000 Home Comedy Center 14. Steeplechase 15. Shine Liquid Detergent with Perini Scleroso 16. Sunrise Semester: Screen Acting V with Dr. Tongue and Woody Tobias, Jr. 17. Videodating

    Director: John Bell, John Blanchard

    Writer: Dave Thomas

  • Doorway to Hell
    8.5/10 100 votes

    #5 - Doorway to Hell

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 1981-11-20

    1. Double Love 2. Great White North: Microwave Ovens 3. SCTV After School Special: Pepi Longsocks 4. Harry's Discount Sex Shop: Harry's Library of Distinction 5. The Sammy Maudlin Show: Bobby and Skip Bittman 6. SCTV Movie of the Week: New York Rhapsody 7. Al Peck's Sanitone Drycleaning 8. Doorway to Hell 9. Hollywood Squares Home Game 10. Message from Guy: Suggestions 11. The Nana Mouskouri Story 12. Fireside Chat: Police Blotter 13. Half Legs

    Director: John Blanchard

    Writer: Dave Thomas

  • SCTV Staff Christmas Party
    8.5/10 99 votes

    #6 - SCTV Staff Christmas Party

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1981-12-18

    1. Liberace's Musical Tribute to the Holidays 2. SCTV Staff Party 3. Great White North: Beer Nog 4. Fireside Chat: Christmas Message 5. The Sammy Maudlin Show: Neil Simon 6. Frank Incense 7. Neil Simon's Nutcracker Suite 8. Street Beef: Christmas 9. Dusty Towne Sexy Holiday Special

    Director: John Bell, John Blanchard

    Writer: Dave Thomas

  • Teacher's Pet
    8.5/10 96 votes

    #7 - Teacher's Pet

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1982-02-12

    1. Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: Dr. Tongue's Evil House of Pancakes 2. Give 'Em Hell, Bess 3. Farm Film Report: Brooke Shields and the Boomtown Rats 4. PSA: Video - Use It, Don't Abuse It 5. Great White North: The Great White North 6. Shoot for the Stars with Bill Needle 7. SCTV Movie of the Week: Teacher's Pet 8. SCTV Classics: Ben-Hur 9. Special Offer - Fur from Davy Crockett's Hat 10. The Lone Ranger Show

    Director: John Bell, John Blanchard

    Writer: Dave Thomas

  • Lunchtime Street Beef
    8.4/10 101 votes

    #8 - Lunchtime Street Beef

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1981-07-03

    1. Tomorrow, Tonight, Today 2. Fillips Milk of Amnesia 3. LaRue Wrap 4. Sunrise Semester: Man's Ability to Imitate with Mr. Wilcox 5. My Life – One More Time 6. SCTV Special Report: The Space Shuttle 7. Phil’s Nails 8. Great White North: Backbacon and Snow Chains 9. Bad Acting in Hollywood with Tom Boslee 10. Biller Hi-Lite 11. Long Distance 12. Lunch Time Street Beef 13. SCTV Movie of the Week: The Grapes of Mud 14. Words to Live By: Rabbi Karlov 15. Sunrise Semester: Faking Orgasms with Dr. Cheryl Kinsey

    Director: John Bell, John Blanchard

    Writer: Dave Thomas

  • Pledge Week
    8.4/10 102 votes

    #9 - Pledge Week

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1981-07-17

    1. Pledge Week 2. Dr. Shekter 3. Farm Film Report 4. Kovak Expert 5. Studio Tour 6. Mel’s Rock Pile: 20th Anniversary Special with Roy Orbison 7. Tracking the Unknown with Edith Prickley 8. Critic's Corner with Bill Needle: RCA Editorial 9. Roy Orbison: Workin' for the Man 10. Fireside Chat: Gun Control 11. Pit Stop Deodorant 12. Great White North: Calculators 13. Hugh Betcha's Short Story Playhouse: The Private Booth 14. O'Henry's Life: The Private Booth

    Director: John Bell, John Blanchard

    Writer: Dave Thomas

  • Great White North/Pepi Longsocks/Sammy Maudlin/New York Rhapsody/Doorway to Hell/Fireside Chat: Poli
    8.4/10 98 votes

    #10 - Great White North/Pepi Longsocks/Sammy Maudlin/New York Rhapsody/Doorway to Hell/Fireside Chat: Poli

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1981-11-20

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Midnight Video Special
    8.4/10 96 votes

    #11 - Midnight Video Special

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1982-02-19

    1. Norman White and the White Scat Chorale 2. Comment with David Brinkley: Music Impersonators 3. Rent-A-Retort/Hire-A-Harpie 4. Sunrise Semester: Lake Monsters with Angus Crock 5. Midnight Video Special 6. All Girl Friday Night Pajama Party 7. K-I-L Ammo 8. Al’s Garage 9. One on the Town: Singles Bars 10. Fireside Chat: Special Announcement 11. Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: Blood-Sucking Monkeys 12. Great White North: The Space Arm/Snow Routes 13. SCTV Classics: Lust for Paint 14. Fish Police 15. Logos Galore 16. Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Director: John Bell, John Blanchard

    Writer: Dave Thomas

  • Polynesiantown
    8.3/10 102 votes

    #12 - Polynesiantown

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1981-05-22

    1. 5 Neat Guys: Neatest Hits 2. Tim Ishimuni Show 3. Kwallada 4. Message from Prickley: Polynesiantown 5. SCTV Movie Of the Week: Polynesiantown 6. Larry Siegel Talk Show 7. Indira, live at the Ackron Arena 8. Great White North: Traveling and Salaries 9. Brenda Vaccaro for Bren's Genfem Protecteze Pons 10. Sammy Maudlin Show: Drugs and Hollywood 11. The Rosemans 12. Yuri: Getting to Know You 13. Will: The Movie 14. SCTV British Film Festival: Look Back in a Bloody Rage 15. Gerry Todd Show 16. Crazy Hy's: TVs 17. Incredible Cash Contest 18. Crazy Hy's: Satellite Dishes

    Director: John Bell, John Blanchard

    Writer: Dave Thomas

  • Moral Majority
    8.3/10 105 votes

    #13 - Moral Majority

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1981-07-10

    1. Sunrise Semester: Post Natal Exercises 2. Poochare Dog Food 3. Sunbright 4. Message from Guy: Sponsors 5. Moral Majority Wrap 6. The Merv Griffin Show: Return to Mayberry 7. Critics Corner with Bill Needle: The Moral Majority 8. Mrs. Falbo's Tiny Town: Counting to 10 9. National Midnight Star 10. The Brooke Shields Show 11. Doorway to Hell: The Man Who Lived in a Box 12. Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: Dr. Tongue's 3D House of Stewardesses 13. Great White North: Stuff that Bugs Us 14. Message from Guy: Pressure Groups 15. Harry's Discount Sex Shop 16. Floyd Robertson for Rolling Hills 17. SCTV News: Floyd's Rehab 18. The Gerry Todd Show 19. Crazy Hy’s: Home Studio 20. Carpets Galore

    Director: John Bell, John Blanchard

    Writer: Dave Thomas

  • Bouncin’ Back to You
    8.3/10 102 votes

    #14 - Bouncin’ Back to You

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1981-07-24

    1. Gene Shalit Critic’s Special 2. Wrong Side of the Bed with Bill Needle 3. John McEnroe for Coffee 4. Lola Wrap 5. Jake Lamotta’s Raging Bull-B-Q 6. The Fishin’ Musician: The Tubes 7. K-Tel Product Crusher 8. SCTV News: Lola Obituary 9. You: Dr. Saul Reuben 10. Bouncin’ Back to You 11. SCTV Movie Of the Week: The Nobel

    Director: John Bell, John Blanchard

    Writer: Dave Thomas

  • CCCP1
    8.3/10 98 votes

    #15 - CCCP1

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1981-10-16

    1. Perry Como Still Alive 2. Tammy Bakker for Mayberline Mascara 3. Benny Hill Street Blues 4. Great White North: Economics 5. Way to Go, Woman: Mother Theresa 6. Julius Caesar 7. Today is Moscow 8. Russian Wrap 9. Uposcrabblenyk 10. What Fits into Russia 11. PSA: Uzbecks 12. SCTV Movie Of the Week: The Jazz Singer with Al Jarreau 13. The Cruisin’ Gormet 14. Hey, Giorgy 15. Strelnokoff Vodka 16. Tibor’s Tractor 17. Wet Nurse 18. Eskimo Arts - Two Folon Sale

    Director: John Bell, John Blanchard

    Writer: Dave Thomas

  • The Godfather
    8.3/10 99 votes

    #16 - The Godfather

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 1981-12-11

    1. Katharine Hepburn for Twillings Tea 2. The Godfather 3. Great White North: Long Underwear and Backbacon 4. SCTV Special Presentation: 3-D House of Beef 5. Birkney's Diamonds 6. SCTV Movie of the Week: The Vikings and the Beekeepers.

    Director: John Blanchard

    Writer: Dave Thomas

  • One on the Town
    8.2/10 101 votes

    #17 - One on the Town

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1981-05-15

    1. Message from Guy: Catch Our Stars 2. High Q 3. The Merv Griffin Show: Arafat, Liberace, Ferigno 4. English for Beginners 5. Dr. Benson Credit Psychiatrist 6. Message from Prickley: The New Season 7. Leave It to Beaver 25th Anniversary Party 8. Great White North: The Best Groups and Doug's Imitations 9. Dan Money 10. One On the Town: Levon Helm 11. Message from Hal Waxberg: Behind the Scenes 12. The $Millionaire 13. 20 Depressing Hits by Connie Franklin 14. Message from Guy: Consultant 15. Commercial: Half Legs 16. Masterpiece Theatre: All the Long-Leggedy Beasties 17. Spray-On Socks 18. Play It Again, Bob

    Director: John Bell, John Blanchard

    Writer: Dave Thomas

  • Bob Hope in China
    8.2/10 101 votes

    #18 - Bob Hope in China

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1981-06-19

    1. Comment with David Brinkley: Quality Smoke 2. Cooking with Prickley 3. Tex and Edna Boil's Organ Emporium: Rhythm Ace 4. Career Home Study 5. Mr. Science: Coffee 6. Sammy Maudlin Show: Bob Hope in China 7. Taxi Driver with Woody Allen 8. Transmission Difficulty / Program Change 9. What's My Shoesize? 10. Great White North: Parking at Donut Places 11. Taxi Driver with Gregory Peck 12. Lee A. Iacocca's Rock Concert 13. Extreme Close-Up with Dave Thomas 14. The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes 15. Taxi Driver with Sid Dithers 16. The Love Boat: Deerhunter Special 17. Chet Vet, the Dead Pet Remover 18. My Fair Lady 19. Harlett Romances 20. Mel's Rock Pile: Richard Harris 21. Shock Theatre: Early to Bed

    Director: John Bell, John Blanchard

    Writer: Dave Thomas

  • Southside Fracas
    8.1/10 101 votes

    #19 - Southside Fracas

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1981-05-29

    1. Sunrise Semester: Conversational New Yorkese with Norman Gorman 2. Lola Heatherton In Concert 3. Yellowbelly 4. Speaking of Talk with Lou Jaffe 5. Message from Guy: Illegal Aliens 6. Melvin and Howard 7. Sneak Previews: Empires are a Girl's Best Friend 8. The Point Shave and Haircut from Shickette 9. Dick Cavett 10. The Fracases: Southside Fracas 11. Only for Women: Divorce 12. Great White North: Making Doug Go 13. The Babe Ruth Story 14. Sid Dithers Private Eye 15. Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: Whispers of the Wolf

    Director: John Bell, John Blanchard

    Writer: Dave Thomas

  • The Great White North Palace
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #20 - The Great White North Palace

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1982-04-16

    1. Message from Guy: Reruns 2. Indira, Live at the Ackron Arena 3. Angie Dickenson for Fancy-Free Undershields 4. Bob and Doug Wrap 5. Al Peck's Used Cars 6. The Days of the Week 7. Way to Go, Woman: Mother Theresa 8. Great White North Special 9. You: Fitness 10. Nightline Melonville: Unemployment 11. The Great White North Palace 12. Reverend Dan Ellsmire - Be My Friend

    Director: Jim Drake, John Bell

    Writer: Don Novello

  • Pre-Teen World Telethon
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #21 - Pre-Teen World Telethon

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1982-04-23

    1. Hands Off Remote Control Converter from Videotech 2. National Midnight Star 3. Pre-Teen World Telethon 4. Turk Gruman Police Dispatcher 5. SCTV Movie of the Week: Maudlin's Eleven 6. Prickley Heat 7. The Adventures of Shake 'n' Bake 8. Nightline Melonville: Kidnapping 9. Surgical Clinical Instruments 10. PSA: National Committee Against Noise Pollution

    Director: Jim Drake, John Bell

    Writer: Don Novello

  • The People's Global Golden Choice Awards
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #22 - The People's Global Golden Choice Awards

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1982-05-01

    1. People's Global Golden Choice Awards 2. Bob's Big Guy Restaurant 3. Convert-A-Toupe 4. The Merv Griffin Show: The Special Edition 5. Great White North: 15-pin Bowling 6. Tex and Edna Boil's Prairie Warehouse and Curio Emporium: Chuckie 7. The Fishin' Musician: Third World

    Director: Jim Drake, John Bell

    Writer: Don Novello

  • 3D Stake From the Heart
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #23 - 3D Stake From the Heart

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 1982-05-14

    1. Message from Guy: The Days of the Week 2. Gene Shalit for Bufferil 3. House in a Box 4. The Days of the Week 5. Just for Fun: Copland, Friedan, Solzhenitzen 6. Dr. X: An Old Friend Returns 7. Tex and Edna Boil's Prairie Warehouse and Curio Emporium: Lawn Ornament Daze 8. The Making of 3D Stake from the Heart 9. Edna Boil's Prairie Warehouse and Curio Emporium: Western Clothing 10. Reverend Dan Ellsmire - Surprise Grab Bag 11. ? and Edna Boil's Prairie Warehouse and Curio Emporium: Auditions 12. The Irv Goldfarb Show 13. Bali Indonesian Cuisine Restaurant 14. The Irv Goldfarb Show 15. Edna Boil's Prairie Warehouse and Curio Emporium: Countess Boileena 16. Sunrise Semester: Conversational New Yorkese II with Norman Gorman

    Director: Jim Drake, John Bell

    Writer: Don Novello

  • Pet Peeves / The Happy Wanderers
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #24 - Pet Peeves / The Happy Wanderers

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 1982-05-21

    1. Annie with The Original Cast 2. Stairways to Heaven 3. Donahue: Pornography 4. Pet Peeves of the Stars 5. The Days of the Week 6. The Happy Wanderers: Linsk Minyk 7. Shmenge Travel 8. The Happy Wanderers Looking Back on Shmenge Records 9. Second Nose Job 10. Nightline Melonville: Milk Slush Fund 11. Audiogames by Intellicoustic 12. The Fishin' Musician: Carl Perkins 13. K-I-L Ammo 14. Great White North: How to Beat the Russians 15. LaRue Fish Flakes and Frosted Fish Flakes 16. Stand Up and Be Counted with Bill Needle

    Director: Jim Drake, John Bell

    Writer: Don Novello

  • Chariots of Eggs
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #25 - Chariots of Eggs

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 1982-06-05

    1. Commercial: Luciano Pavarotti for Edison Gum 2. The Sammy Maudlin Show: Chariots of Eggs 3. Johnny LaRue's Discount Deprive-O-Rama 4. SCTV News Special Report: NASA Production of Murder in the Cathedral 5. The Days of the Week 6. Ethel Merman Wake Up and Love Me 7. Great White North: Twist-off Beer Caps 8. Mr. Boom Microphone (from Ronco) 9. Mrs. Falbo's Tiny Town: Prison 10. Wheelbarrow World 11. Revenge 12. Carl's Cuts: Film Editing 13. Message from Guy: SCTV's Political Stance

    Director: Jim Drake, John Bell

    Writer: Don Novello