SCTV
Therese et Joe
TV Flash files “Therese et Joe” as hour 10 of 78 in the TV Flash guide — SCTV (1976–1984) on Global / Syndicated / NBC, season 1, episode 10, aired 1977-04-07, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E10: listed hour 10 of 78 in the SCTV guide, hour 10 of 26 in season 1. It aired 1977-04-07 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Philosophy Street” (S01E09). Next is “Broads Behind Bars” (S01E11).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Therese et Joe sit in the SCTV guide?
S01E10 is listed hour 10 of 78 — hour 10 of 26 in season 1, season 1 episode 10.
When did SCTV S01E10 air?
Therese et Joe aired 1977-04-07 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Canadian original or the NBC years?
Same Melonville: Canadian institution that reached the U.S. via syndication and NBC. Sample any era for the station; the troupe is the constant.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Melonville's fake television network lets Second City Canada's sharpest — John Candy, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin — satirize the medium from inside the broadcast. Writers' sketch comedy at championship density. Deep-cut characters, not just the Hollywood alumni list, plus station IDs worth quoting forever.
Calendar first: a fake television network in Melonville, 1976–1984, Canadian institution that reached the U.S. via syndication and NBC — Global / syndicated / NBC labels all describing the same invasion. SCTV, from Bernard Sahlins, Andrew Alexander, and Second City, broadcasts sketches that skewer media, movies, and show business with denser jokes than network rivals. John Candy, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Joe Flaherty, early Harold Ramis. Championship-density satire…
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- Eugene Levy as Various
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- Catherine O'Hara as Various
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- Andrea Martin as Various
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- Rick Moranis as Various
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- Dave Thomas as Various
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