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The Best Episodes of Second City Television Season 3

Every episode of Second City Television Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Second City Television Season 3!

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

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Lee Iacocca's Rock Concert" is the best rated episode of "Second City Television" season 3. It scored 8.4/10 based on 87 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/19/1980. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Thursday Night Live".

  • Lee Iacocca's Rock Concert
    8.4/1087 votes

    #1 - Lee Iacocca's Rock Concert

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1980

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thursday Night Live
    8.3/1088 votes

    #2 - Thursday Night Live

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1980

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Death of a Salesman
    8.1/1085 votes

    #3 - Death of a Salesman

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1980

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • My Factory, My Self
    8.2/1087 votes

    #4 - My Factory, My Self

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1980

    Dolly (Andrea Martin) goes from victim to victor in this spoof of the overly earnest women’s lib films of the 70s.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Death Motel
    8.2/1086 votes

    #5 - Death Motel

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1980

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lone Ranger Show
    8.3/1087 votes

    #6 - The Lone Ranger Show

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1980

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Play It Again, Bob
    8.3/1089 votes

    #7 - Play It Again, Bob

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1980

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gaslight
    8.3/1086 votes

    #8 - Gaslight

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1980

    The classic thriller is given the satiric SCTV approach. Also features Dick Cavett talking to his most appropriate guest – himself.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Man's Ability To Imitate
    8.2/1085 votes

    #9 - Man's Ability To Imitate

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/1980

    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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mel's Rock Pile
    8.5/1093 votes

    #10 - Mel's Rock Pile

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1980

    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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Sammy Maudlin Show
    8.3/1088 votes

    #11 - The Sammy Maudlin Show

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/1980

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Night Gallery
    8.2/1085 votes

    #12 - Night Gallery

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/1980

    Crazy Crafts: Bingo Drop Cans, Teaser: SCTV News, Kanadian Korner 13: Name that Smoke, Promo: Tom Snyder MD, SCTV News: Earl on roller skates, Grizzly Abrams, Hugh Betcha's Night Gallery, Signoff: The National Anthem

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Star Wars
    8.1/1086 votes

    #13 - Star Wars

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/12/1980

    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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hollywood Salutes Its Extras
    8.2/1086 votes

    #14 - Hollywood Salutes Its Extras

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 12/19/1980

    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".

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Irwin Allen Show
    8.3/1088 votes

    #15 - The Irwin Allen Show

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 12/26/1980

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Big Brother
    8.4/1089 votes

    #16 - Big Brother

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/2/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Two Way TV / Pit Bulls
    8.2/1087 votes

    #17 - Two Way TV / Pit Bulls

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1/9/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Alpha Channel
    8.5/1091 votes

    #18 - Alpha Channel

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 1/16/1981

    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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Midnight Express Special
    8.2/1087 votes

    #19 - Midnight Express Special

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 1/23/1981

    Live from a Turkish prison, it's Abbott and Costello hosting the premiere rock and roll showcase. Also features "Sunrise Semester: Basic Photography with Edith Prickley".

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cookery Crock / Cartoon Coroner
    8.2/1086 votes

    #20 - Cookery Crock / Cartoon Coroner

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 1/30/1981

    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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mating Game
    8.3/1089 votes

    #21 - The Mating Game

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2/6/1981

    Promo: Starting Out with Bill Needle, Commercial: Eskimo Arts, Message from Prickley: The Mating Game, Teaser: SCTV News, Kanadian Korner 22: Parking at Donut Places, Promo: Taxi Driver with Sid Dithers, SCTV News: Walter Cronkite, The Mating Game

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gene Shalit's America
    8.3/1087 votes

    #22 - Gene Shalit's America

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 2/13/1981

    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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mel's Rock Pile: MacArthur Park
    8.4/1090 votes

    #23 - Mel's Rock Pile: MacArthur Park

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 2/20/1981

    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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dick Cavett
    8.3/1089 votes

    #24 - Dick Cavett

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 2/27/1981

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Cisco Kid
    8.1/1089 votes

    #25 - The Cisco Kid

    Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 3/6/1981

    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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A