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"As one chronicler has noted, the TV station concept gave the show the ability to parody virtually any TV genre, as well as advertising."
Is this worth noting? I wouldn't say this "ability to parody any TV genre" sets it apart in any way. SNL has the exact same ability.
Did NBC ever give thought to replacing Saturday Night Live with SCTV...? In c. 1983, at the height of SCTV's popularity, I remember SCTV appearing on NBC late night, but whether it was Friday or a Saturday replacement for SNL I'm not sure. However, I seem to recall NBC occasionally broadcasting SCTV on Saturday Night instead of SNL reruns. ... In any event, the 1982 - 1983 TV season not only witnessed the height of SCTV, or nearly so, but also a lull or low point for Saturday Night Live, prior to the star appearance of Eddie Murphy and the rejuvenation of SNL in the mid-1980s. ( John G. Lewis ( talk) 18:19, 21 July 2018 (UTC))
You do realize that the article is wrong, correct?
"According to The Simpsons’ original producer, Al Jean, the writers were in favour of a “yumpin’, yiminy” type (drawing inspiration perhaps from the Swedish chef in The Muppets). “But then someone thought it would be funnier if he was Scottish."
Not true. Listen to the DVD Commentary for Principal Charming. In it, the shows producers - INCLUDING Al Jean - say that he was just written as a generic angry janitor and Dan Castellaneta used multiple voices (Scottish, Swedish, Spanish, etc) and they simply thought the Scottish voice fit better. And, not once in the cited article does it say that Castellaneta based Willy on him. That phrase is pure speculation and we can't add every single minor influence SCTV has potentially had. And, both Dave Thomas and Dan Castellaneta did the commentary for Homer Vs. The Eighteenth Ammendment - an episode that contains Willy - and not once is Angus Crock mentioned. -- Scorpion0422 01:35, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
Newsflash: Groundskeeper Willie based on Angus Crock
They couldn't secure the rights for the Canadian National Anthem? Is that a joke? -- Hugo Dufort 07:51, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
Is there a schedule anywhere? Ottawahitech ( talk) 01:31, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
>>> and spaketh they not of yukon dan, hero of the Tundra!
"yukon dan, yukon dan
he's very very brave
but yukon dan, yukon dan
he seldom ever bathes"
Wikki - I challenge your comedy nerds to speak of this great hero of SCTV. Fighter of Bears Raper of Racoons and Speaker of harsh words to various woodland creatures known to lost WW2 Japanese submariners and feared as protector of Canada's really cold bits —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.12.188.6 ( talk) 23:26, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
No mention of the animated series?!?!?!? 68.167.161.182 ( talk) 00:15, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
Current Second City performers have a series of videos on the IMDb and YouTube collectively labeled as "SCTV." Although there doesn't seem to be any relation at all to any of the characters or performers of the original SCTV, I suppose that there is some legitimacy to use of the title, due to its direct relation to Second City. Shouldn't all of this at least be mentioned in the article? I understand that IMDb and YouTube are not considered reliable sources, so I don't know how to go about mentioning this in the article in keeping with Wikipedia guidelines -- but the content is inarguably out there, for anyone who wants to take a look. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.47.103.16 ( talk) 11:10, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
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Also a possible allusion to C-3PO of Star Wars? AMCKen ( talk) 20:24, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
Stated "Supers - they're coming everywhere." He was also a fan of logos. Sometimes comedy is way ahead of electronics and CNN. ItsACityOfApes ( talk) 19:27, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
It has long been duly noted that Eugene Levy patterned his characterization of SCTV News co-anchor Earl Camembert upon Buffalo news anchor Irv Weinstein. But I notice there was nothing about whom Joe Flaherty modeled Floyd Robertson on. Given that he grew up in Pittsburgh, I've often wondered whether that city's veteran anchor, Bill Burns, was one of those on whom his characterization of Robertson was based.
As to the 5 Neat Guys, I wondered if they were drawing more from The Four Lads - who were Canadian, after all - plus the numbers they did being a parody of the kind of inane (and often borderline scandalous) novelties Mitch Miller foisted on the artists who recorded for Columbia Records when he was their A&R head ("Hickey on My Shoulder" and "Who Made the Egg Salad Sandwiches" sound like takeoffs on stuff like Guy Mitchell's 1952 "Feet Up (Pat Him on the Po-Po)," Doris Day's "A Guy Is a Guy," Jimmy Boyd's 1953 "(I've Got Those 'Wake Up, Seven-Thirty - Wash Your Ears, They're Dirty - Eat Your Eggs And Oatmeal - Rush To School') Blues" - and taking Ray Charles' seminal "I Got a Woman" from 1954 and having Jo Stafford record it as "I Got a Sweetie"). Wbwn ( talk) 12:55, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
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"As one chronicler has noted, the TV station concept gave the show the ability to parody virtually any TV genre, as well as advertising."
Is this worth noting? I wouldn't say this "ability to parody any TV genre" sets it apart in any way. SNL has the exact same ability.
Did NBC ever give thought to replacing Saturday Night Live with SCTV...? In c. 1983, at the height of SCTV's popularity, I remember SCTV appearing on NBC late night, but whether it was Friday or a Saturday replacement for SNL I'm not sure. However, I seem to recall NBC occasionally broadcasting SCTV on Saturday Night instead of SNL reruns. ... In any event, the 1982 - 1983 TV season not only witnessed the height of SCTV, or nearly so, but also a lull or low point for Saturday Night Live, prior to the star appearance of Eddie Murphy and the rejuvenation of SNL in the mid-1980s. ( John G. Lewis ( talk) 18:19, 21 July 2018 (UTC))
You do realize that the article is wrong, correct?
"According to The Simpsons’ original producer, Al Jean, the writers were in favour of a “yumpin’, yiminy” type (drawing inspiration perhaps from the Swedish chef in The Muppets). “But then someone thought it would be funnier if he was Scottish."
Not true. Listen to the DVD Commentary for Principal Charming. In it, the shows producers - INCLUDING Al Jean - say that he was just written as a generic angry janitor and Dan Castellaneta used multiple voices (Scottish, Swedish, Spanish, etc) and they simply thought the Scottish voice fit better. And, not once in the cited article does it say that Castellaneta based Willy on him. That phrase is pure speculation and we can't add every single minor influence SCTV has potentially had. And, both Dave Thomas and Dan Castellaneta did the commentary for Homer Vs. The Eighteenth Ammendment - an episode that contains Willy - and not once is Angus Crock mentioned. -- Scorpion0422 01:35, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
Newsflash: Groundskeeper Willie based on Angus Crock
They couldn't secure the rights for the Canadian National Anthem? Is that a joke? -- Hugo Dufort 07:51, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
Is there a schedule anywhere? Ottawahitech ( talk) 01:31, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
>>> and spaketh they not of yukon dan, hero of the Tundra!
"yukon dan, yukon dan
he's very very brave
but yukon dan, yukon dan
he seldom ever bathes"
Wikki - I challenge your comedy nerds to speak of this great hero of SCTV. Fighter of Bears Raper of Racoons and Speaker of harsh words to various woodland creatures known to lost WW2 Japanese submariners and feared as protector of Canada's really cold bits —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.12.188.6 ( talk) 23:26, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
No mention of the animated series?!?!?!? 68.167.161.182 ( talk) 00:15, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
Current Second City performers have a series of videos on the IMDb and YouTube collectively labeled as "SCTV." Although there doesn't seem to be any relation at all to any of the characters or performers of the original SCTV, I suppose that there is some legitimacy to use of the title, due to its direct relation to Second City. Shouldn't all of this at least be mentioned in the article? I understand that IMDb and YouTube are not considered reliable sources, so I don't know how to go about mentioning this in the article in keeping with Wikipedia guidelines -- but the content is inarguably out there, for anyone who wants to take a look. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.47.103.16 ( talk) 11:10, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
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Also a possible allusion to C-3PO of Star Wars? AMCKen ( talk) 20:24, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
Stated "Supers - they're coming everywhere." He was also a fan of logos. Sometimes comedy is way ahead of electronics and CNN. ItsACityOfApes ( talk) 19:27, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
It has long been duly noted that Eugene Levy patterned his characterization of SCTV News co-anchor Earl Camembert upon Buffalo news anchor Irv Weinstein. But I notice there was nothing about whom Joe Flaherty modeled Floyd Robertson on. Given that he grew up in Pittsburgh, I've often wondered whether that city's veteran anchor, Bill Burns, was one of those on whom his characterization of Robertson was based.
As to the 5 Neat Guys, I wondered if they were drawing more from The Four Lads - who were Canadian, after all - plus the numbers they did being a parody of the kind of inane (and often borderline scandalous) novelties Mitch Miller foisted on the artists who recorded for Columbia Records when he was their A&R head ("Hickey on My Shoulder" and "Who Made the Egg Salad Sandwiches" sound like takeoffs on stuff like Guy Mitchell's 1952 "Feet Up (Pat Him on the Po-Po)," Doris Day's "A Guy Is a Guy," Jimmy Boyd's 1953 "(I've Got Those 'Wake Up, Seven-Thirty - Wash Your Ears, They're Dirty - Eat Your Eggs And Oatmeal - Rush To School') Blues" - and taking Ray Charles' seminal "I Got a Woman" from 1954 and having Jo Stafford record it as "I Got a Sweetie"). Wbwn ( talk) 12:55, 10 April 2023 (UTC)