SCTV Network 90 - Season 5 - Eps 2: SCTV Classifieds / Vic Arpeggio
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 child star Rusty Van Reddick. Vic Hedges stars in "Vic Arpeggio, Private Investigator". Steve Roman plugs his Valentine's Day special. Also, a group of philosophers debate whether the animated cartoon 'The Flintstones' was a rip-off of the 1950s sitcom 'The Honeymooners'.
About SCTV Network 90
Title: SCTV Network 90
First Air Date: 1981-05-16
Last Air Date: 1983-03-18
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 22 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 40
Network: NBC
Genres: Comedy
Production Companies: Old Firehall Productions
Synopsis
After a successful Canadian run as Second City TV on Global and SCTV on CBC, the cast packed up and moved to America (theoretically) when NBC offered them a timeslot under the title SCTV Network 90. With them, they brought their unique, quirky characters, their personalities, and the shows they had appeared on. Dick Blasucci had begun writing for the cast in their second series, SCTV, and joined them here, serving as a recurring straight man for the characters. Tony Rosato and Robin Duke wrote scripts at the beginning of the show as they had before, until quickly leaving to write and perform for Saturday Night Live. The appeal of SCTV Network 90, however, doesn't only come from the writing, but from the sheer wit of its legendary stars.
Cast
Martin Short
John Candy
Andrea Martin
Eugene Levy
Joe Flaherty
Mary Charlotte Wilcox
John Hemphill
