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The Best Episodes of Second City Television

Every episode of Second City Television ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Second City Television!

The Best Episodes of Second City Television

Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.

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  1. Background image for Big Brother
    8.8/10(90 votes)

    #1 - Big Brother

    S3:E16

    At the stroke of midnight, New Year's Eve 1983, TV is overtaken by Big Brother.

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  2. Background image for Alpha Channel
    8.8/10(91 votes)

    #2 - Alpha Channel

    S3:E18

    Commercial: Gordon Lightfoot Sings Every Song Ever Written, Cooking with Marcello: Vatican, Kanadian Korner 18: Sports, Crazy Crafts: Bob, Message from Guy: Alpha Channel, Promo: Alpha Channel, Bill Needle's Mailbag, Dialing for Dollars: Partridge Family Goes to Mars

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  3. Background image for The Lone Ranger Show
    8.7/10(88 votes)

    #3 - The Lone Ranger Show

    S3:E6

    Sunrise Semester delivers a lesson in Conversational New Yorkese, with the words ""shower,"" ""super,"" and ""lawyer"" as examples. On 60/20, Earl Camembert tries to analyze TV's impact on society and gets impacted himself. Guy Caballero addresses the need to sustain a good orbit for SCTV's satellite.

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  4. Background image for Play It Again, Bob
    8.7/10(90 votes)

    #4 - Play It Again, Bob

    S3:E7

    Woody Allen tries to jumpstart Bob Hope's flagging film career with this strange cinematic love letter. Also features "The Trial of Oscar Wilde".

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  5. Background image for Mel's Rock Pile
    8.7/10(94 votes)

    #5 - Mel's Rock Pile

    S3:E10

    Promo: Shakespeare in the Park, Cheryl Kinsey, Traveling Sexologist, Kanadian Korner 19: Boom Shadows, Stuff that Bug Us, Promo: The Merv Griffin Show: Arafat, Liberace, Ferigno, Message from Guy: Viewer Mail, PSA: Participaction, Promo: Flashing Eyes, Mel's Rock Pile: Speed of Light

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  6. Background image for The Sammy Maudlin Show
    8.7/10(89 votes)

    #6 - The Sammy Maudlin Show

    S3:E11

    Bob Hope crashes Bobby Bittman's appearance to discuss his new multi-night special. Also features a clip of Taxi Driver starring Gregory Peck.

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  8. Background image for Gene Shalit's America
    8.7/10(88 votes)

    #7 - Gene Shalit's America

    S3:E22

    Sunrise Semester: Societal Behavior with Norman Gorman, Commercial: Henry Moore for American Express, SCTV Special News Report: Chez Mona, Teaser: SCTV News, Kanadian Korner 29: Kicked out of studio, SCTV News: W.A.S.A.S.L., Comment with David Brinkley: Quality Smoke, Gene Shalit's America, Dialing for Dollars: Space Week

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  9. Background image for The Cisco Kid
    8.7/10(90 votes)

    #8 - The Cisco Kid

    S3:E25

    Message from Prickley: The Cisco Kid, Commercial: Marlon Perkins' Wildlife Dinner Restaurant, Promo: Neil Jung, Psychiatrist, Promo: The Love Boat, Kanadian Korner 33: Doug Builds a Studio, The Cisco Kid Part

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  10. Background image for Death of a Salesman
    8.6/10(86 votes)

    #9 - Death of a Salesman

    S3:E3

    Molly Earle revives her Crazy Crafts series after a 15-year hiatus. Guy Caballero introduces a live production of Death of a Salesman with George Carlin, Deforest Kelly, Ricardo Montalban, and Margaret Hamilton. Playing the ghost of Ben is John Belushi.

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  11. Background image for Death Motel
    8.6/10(87 votes)

    #10 - Death Motel

    S3:E5

    Count Floyd offers up this so-called scare classic, with a rare in-studio interview with star Woody Tobias, Jr.

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  12. Background image for Man's Ability To Imitate
    8.6/10(86 votes)

    #11 - Man's Ability To Imitate

    S3:E9

    Sunrise Semester: Man's Ability to Imitate with Mr Wilcox, PSA: Concerned Children for Truth In Advertising, Rebuttal: National Organization to Reinstate Cigarette Advertising, Teaser: SCTV News, Kanadian Korner 17: Snowshoes for Spatulas, Promo: Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: The Odd Couple, Promo: Sea Talk, SCTV News: Earl Plugs Products, omment with David Brinkley: Viletones, Promo: The Invisible Man, Cooking With Marcello: Lobster Cacciatore

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  13. Background image for Hollywood Salutes Its Extras
    8.6/10(87 votes)

    #12 - Hollywood Salutes Its Extras

    S3:E14

    This SCTV special acknowledges the tireless efforts of Tinsel Town's talented background artists. Also features a clip of Taxi Driver starring Dick Cavett and a promo for the new "Hawaii Five-Ho".

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  14. Background image for Two Way TV / Pit Bulls
    8.6/10(88 votes)

    #13 - Two Way TV / Pit Bulls

    S3:E17

    As the latest in television technology is explained, journalist Earl Camembert infiltrates an illegal dogfight. Also features Molly Earle and her Crazy Crafts.

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  15. Background image for Cookery Crock / Cartoon Coroner
    8.6/10(87 votes)

    #14 - Cookery Crock / Cartoon Coroner

    S3:E20

    Sunrise Semester: Disasters in the Home with Edith Prickley, Commercial: Nasex Nasal Deodorant, Bill Needle's Mailbag, Kanadian Korner 20: Stuff that Bugs Us, Promo: Freddie De Cordova Show, Cookery Crock, Quincy: Cartoon Coroner

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  16. Background image for Dick Cavett
    8.6/10(90 votes)

    #15 - Dick Cavett

    S3:E24

    Bobby Bittman makes an appearance on the PBS staple's talk show to promote his new film, Funny Stuff. Also features another lesson in Italian cuisine from Chef Marcello.

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  17. Background image for The Best Of Season 3
    8.6/10(85 votes)

    #16 - The Best Of Season 3

    S3:E26

    Rerun package: all sketch material was seen earlier in the season. Message from Guy: Satellite Model, Sunrise Semester: Do It Yourself Advertising with Phil, Promo: The Merv Griffin Show: Arafat, Liberace, Ferigno, Kanadian Korner 24: Star Wars, Promo: Taxi Driver with Bob Hope, Dick Cavett: Dick Cavett, Promo: Elvis 'n Costello, K-Tel's Fast-Talking Playhouse: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Tri-Promo: Black Man, White Boy, Promo: My Fair Lady, Promo: My Life One More Time, Commercial: Ella Fitzgerald for Mamorex Video Tape, Signoff: The National Anthem

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  18. Background image for Star Wars
    8.5/10(87 votes)

    #17 - Star Wars

    S3:E13

    Sunrise Semester: Do It Yourself Advertising with Phil, Promo: Chick Monk Roadie for the Defence, Teaser: SCTV News, Kanadian Korner 24: Star Wars, SCTV News: 4th Anniversary, Commercial: Mr Earl Doll, Commercial: Joni Mitchell's For Dogs Only, Bill Needle's Mailbag, Message from Guy: SCTV Premiere of Star Wars, Commercial: Videotech Complete Home Entertainment System, Dialing for Dollars: The Fly Returns to Beneath the Planet of the Apes

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  19. Background image for Lee Iacocca's Rock Concert
    8.4/10(88 votes)

    #18 - Lee Iacocca's Rock Concert

    S3:E1

    After Edith Prickley introduces the season, SCTV kicks off its third year with Pirini Scleroso in My Fair Lady (promo only). Then comes the debut of Great White North (aka Kanadian Korner). Earl Camembert gets his tongue twisted during SCTV News. Then it's Lee A. Iacocca Rock Concert, where the host asks the U.S. government to save the show from financial peril.

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  20. Background image for Mel's Rock Pile: MacArthur Park
    8.4/10(92 votes)

    #19 - Mel's Rock Pile: MacArthur Park

    S3:E23

    Sunrise Semester: Greek Travel with Alki Stereopolis, Message from Prickley: Mel's Rock Pile, Promo: Jackie Stewart's Wide World of High Voices, Exercise Is Easy with Lucky Ibsen, Kanadian Korner 30: Stolen Car, Mel's Rock Pile: Richard Harris

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  21. Background image for Leave It to Beaver
    8.3/10(89 votes)

    #20 - Leave It to Beaver

    S1:E15

    Exorcising, Leave it to Beaver 25th Anniversary Party, PSA:Rip Masters for Children on Booze, Dr Tongue and his Animal Friends

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  22. Background image for Fantasy Island
    8.3/10(88 votes)

    #21 - Fantasy Island

    S2:E18

    Features the show-length parody of Fantasy Island, which itself incorporates a bevy of parodies of classic 40s pictures. Additional viewing: the 70s hit TV show Fantasy Island; Hope and Crosby road pictures; Casablanca; and The Wizard of Oz.

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  23. Background image for Thursday Night Live
    8.3/10(89 votes)

    #22 - Thursday Night Live

    S3:E2

    In an attempt to capture the hip comedy audience, SCTV goes "live". Also features the "K-Tel Fast Talking Playhouse" version of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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  24. Background image for The Irwin Allen Show
    8.3/10(89 votes)

    #23 - The Irwin Allen Show

    S3:E15

    The famous disaster film producer hosts his own catastrophe-plagued talk show. Also features "Cooking with Marcello".

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  25. Background image for Dialing For Dollars
    8.2/10(92 votes)

    #24 - Dialing For Dollars

    S1:E7

    BEAUTY AND THE BEETS Beauty learns to like beets... the hard way. Beauty and the Beets, Firing Squad, Alice, the Wonder Dog, Dialing for Dollars, Changing Partners

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  26. Background image for Consumer Action Line
    8.2/10(86 votes)

    #25 - Consumer Action Line

    S2:E22

    Features the mysteriously cut from syndication Family Crisis Game Show. Syndication Note: Family Crisis was dropped; replaced by Wara Wara Wara from 1-2 (2)

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Best Episodes Summary

"Big Brother" is the best rated episode of "Second City Television". It scored 8.8/10 based on 90 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/2/1981. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Alpha Channel".