Episode guide
Second City Television: Season 5
12 episodes · first aired Nov 5, 1982
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- 1 Sammy Maudlin 23rd Anniversary / CBC Nov 5, 1982 · 1h 30m Sammy celebrates a milestone anniversary, sidekick William B walks off the show, and the janitors of SCTV go on strike.
- 2 Indecent Exposure Nov 12, 1982 · 1h 30m Guy Caballero is busted for writing a bad check to Fred Willard, forcing the arrival of SCTV Chairman Allan "Crazy Legs" Herschman. In 'The Nutty Lab Assistant', Ed Grimley makes his debut…
- 3 Melonvote Nov 19, 1982 · 1h 30m The elections in Melonville for various public offices are under way. Mentally unstable Mayor Tommy Shanks is up for re-election against the seedy Vic Hedges. Meanwhile, Libby Wolfson runs…
- 4 Jane Eyrehead Nov 26, 1982 · 1h 30m Features the segment "Angel Cortez: FBI Jockey." Bobby Bittman PSA for the Public Library. Gus the Security Guard makes everyone sign in while, John Houseman reads the phone book, "Farm…
- 5 Towering Inferno Dec 10, 1982 · 1h 30m The SCTV office moves into the tallest, thinnest building in Melonville, which turns into a spoof of 'The Towering Inferno' as Guy, Edith, and others are trapped in the 200-story tall…
- 6 Christmas Dec 17, 1982 · 1h 30m Guy Caballero and Johnny LaRue come to blows over a meager Christmas bonus, resulting in a busted, drunken Johnny desperately tracking down Santa. Segments include Lola Heatherton's "Love…
- 7 A Star Is Born Jan 28, 1983 · 1h 30m "The Days of the Week" returns for another six-episode run with a few new characters. The debut of "Half Wits" and "Artisans and Their Art with Bradley P. Allen". A spoof of the 1976 film…
- 8 SCTV Classifieds / Vic Arpeggio Feb 11, 1983 · 1h 30m To encourage small business advertising, SCTV cuts its ad rates, resulting in a series of on-the-cheap ads for several micro-entrepreneurs. In the segment "Stars In One" profiles aging…
- 9 Bobby Bittman's Retirement Feb 18, 1983 · 1h 30m After discovering that he's opening for Ben Vereen and not the other way around, Bobby Bittman retires from show business. Sammy Maudlin's ex-sidekick, William B. Williams, hosts his own…
- 10 Sweeps Week Feb 25, 1983 · 1h 30m It's Sweeps Week and SCTV is promoting specials like "Jumping for Dollars", where large busted women jump up and down while Johnny LaRue watches, and "The Dallas Cowgirls Salute Aaron…
- 11 South Sea Sinner Mar 11, 1983 · 1h 30m William B Williams returns to the Sammy Maudlin Show. The Shmenges host a beauty pageant. Jackie Rogers Jr. plugs his biographical special, "Jackie, We Hardly Knew Ye".
- 12 Midnight Cowboy II Mar 18, 1983 · 1h 30m "Midnight Cowboy II", a takeoff of the original Midnight Cowboy movie. Also, "Whatever Happened to Baby Ed" as a spoof of "Whatever Happed to Baby Jane". The final episode of "The Days of…