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- Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF but are deemed too old to be fliers.
- A look at life in MacKenzie District in Canada's Northwest Territories.
- The premiere Canadian prime time NHL ice hockey telecast program.
- A look at the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL.
- Documentary presenting panoramic sweep of local customs, natural landscapes, and urban centres along the route of the Trans-Canada Highway, then under construction.
- Various international presentions are featured through satellite uplink.
- Elliot is a loser who robbed a bank and landed in jail after being setup by his girlfriend. As the new guy, Elliot is considered fresh meat and encounters inmates trying to make him their own at every turn.
- Concert program with a different artist each week, backed by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.
- The staff of Melonville's TV station put on programming that is unique in its own silly way.
- -Weekly television program featuring reports from Radio-Canada's various regional and affiliated stations. "Reflections of a Country" was born after the publication of the Bird report on the situation of women and following a tour of Radio-Canada's Women's Program Service teams across the country. It provides information on the cultural, social, professional and community activities of 15 Canadian cities from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The first year of broadcast, it is hosted by Jocelyne Gosselin and directed by Claude Bérubé. On air from 1976 to 1988.
- About a young married woman who, after a kidnapping, becomes attached to an Indian.
- After his sponsor replaces him with his arch rival, a race-car driver decides to steal the car and race it himself.
- A documentary about the XI Commonwealth Games, held in Canada in 1978.
- A profile of Peter Jamieson, town crier.
- While a young man attempts to deal with harassment from a bully a priest experiences a crisis in his faith.
- Segment 1: Message from Guy: Thursday Night Guy complains about the plant in his office, and introduces SCTV's new hip, relevant comedy show. Segment 2: Announcement: Little House Across the Mersey Segment 3: Thursday Night Live Live from Edmonton, it's Thursday Night, SCTV's new hip, relevant comedy show, hosted by Earl Camembert. With lots of whooping and hollering, drug references and bad language. A parody of "Saturday Night Live" and "Fridays". Segment 4: Kanadian Korner 2: Doug's got his earmuffs on Doug misses the start of the show because his earmuffs are on. [Great White North] Segment 5: Promo: Dat's Da Name of Dat Tune Funky contestants name funky tunes. Segment 6: Promo: Bittman Does Dallas Bobby sings ("Abelline"), gives a stirring speech ("Remember the Alamo!"), and dances with the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. "How are y'all!" Segment 7: K-Tel's Fast-Talking Playhouse: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Harvey K-Tel presents a 2 minute version of the classic play. They finish early. Segment 8: Promo: Guy Friday Guy works for one of the most powerful women in business today. He's the man behind the woman. (Note: Guy flies Great White North Airline) Segment 9: Commercial: Half Legs For the woman in you. Segment 10: Point/Counterpoint: Alcoholism Cronkite and Brinkley discuss alcoholism. Walter runs a film of a Saturn 4 taking off.
- Bizarre conclusion to the Edmonton-shot Canadian ski comedy Powder Heads. In the middle of a big race to determine if the heroes lose their bus, the narrator cuts in to explain the character's futures.
- Segment 1: Promo: The Young and the Wrestling Snapper challenges Jill's boyfriend. Segment 2: Money Talks with Brian Johns: William Douglas Brian interviews Mr. Douglas at his fabulous Bel Air home. (Theme music is 'Money' by The Leaping Lizards.) Segment 3: Kanadian Korner 4: Calculators Bob calls the show again and explains they can't use that name unless they spell it with K's. Doug gets the camera to zoom in. They are opposed to kids using calculators in school... because they didn't get to. Segment 4: Promo: Make Me Barf Contestants try to identify various objects without throwing up. Segment 5: Dialing for Dollars, Part 1 Walter Cronkite, replacing Moe Green as the host, introduces the feature and talks about his controversial exit from CBS. Walter makes a call to Ted Kennedy. Segment 6: My Factory, My Self, Part 1 Dolly is harassed by her supervisor (Mr. Adamitus) at the nuclear-powered textile factory. When she gets home, her husband Michael tells her he's leaving her. At the Veteran's hospital, where she volunteers, Biff encourages her to form a union. (Note: This is a parody of the films 'An Unmarried Woman' with Jill Clayburgh, 'Coming Home' with Jane Fonda, 'Norma Rae' with Sally Field and 'Kramer vs. Kramer' with Meryl Streep... with the nuclear reactor from 'The China Syndrome' thrown in for good measure.) Segment 7: Dialing for Dollars, Part 2 Walter makes another call, this time to a guy who's not too thrilled to hear from him. After the movie, Walter makes some prank calls. Segment 8: My Factory, My Self, Part 2 Michael demands his son Billy finish his dinner. Billy refuses, and reaches in the freezer for a pint of ice cream. Michael warns Billy not to open the pint nor take a bite, but Billy ignores him and does so anyway. Dolly returns to the factory to form a union. While her mother Harriet gives an inspiring talk, an explosion rocks the factory, killing Adamitus. The workers unanimously elect Dolly to replace him.
- Segment 1: Sunrise Semester: Communicating in Italian with Marcello Sebastiano Marcello instructs on basic hand gestures, looking at women and the evil eye. Segment 2: Teaser: Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: Death Motel; Floyd plugs Death Motel. Segment 3: Commercial: Bubie's Chicken Medication; Chicken soup for all ailments, from Al's bubie. Segment 4: Kanadian Korner 5: Snow Chains; Doug has worked out the full two-part theme; he doesn't quite get around to the topic of snow chains. Segment 5: Commercial: Edna's Back from Ronco Records; Features the song: "Killing Me Softly," "What Have They Done To My Face, Ma," "Make It an Open Casket, Cause I Might Be Coming Back," "The Night They Drove Old Edna Down." Segment 6: Promo: Danny Eubanks: Seminarian / Rookie Cop; Danny Eubanks is a seminarian who was training to become a priest, until his father got bumped off. Segment 7: Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: Death Motel; Floyd introduces the film and plugs his 3-D glasses ($15.95, certified checks only). Segment 8: Death Motel, Part 1; Young newlyweds arrive at the motel, where Bruno is the bellboy. As they get ready for bed, they are being watched... (Note: the classic 3-D sound effect!) Segment 9: Monster Chiller Horror Theatre, Part 2; Straight back to the movie. Afterward, Count Floyd's guest is Woody Tobias, Jr. They discuss Woody's father and his early career. Segment 10: Death Motel, Part 2; Bruno arrives to turn down the bed and terrorizes the wife in the process. The husband goes for the manager, leaving Bruno with her.
- Woody Allen (Rick Moranis) gets writing advice and help from Bob Hope (Dave Thomas) and Bing Crosby (Joe Flaherty).
- Segment 1: Sunrise Semester: Glamour with Veronica Swansong; Veronica has an ambitious young director to keep her feeling glamorous. Segment 2: Message From Prickley: The Sammy Maudlin Show; Edith promotes Sammy's show. Segment 3: Kanadian Korner 11: Miracle of Back Bacon; Doug takes over, gets the crew to join in on the theme and tells the story of the miracle of back bacon. Segment 4: Promo: Stretch Your Arm; Contestants have their stretched for big money. Segment 5: ronny Barrett's Sports; Ronny has the latest gossip about sports figures. Segment 6: Promo: Taxi Driver with Gregory Peck; Gregory Peck is looking at you this season on SCTV. Segment 7: Commercial: TotaControl; Control all your household appliances with one handy device. Segment 8: Message From Guy: Announcer screws up; The announcer flubs the announcement. Segment 9: The Sammy Maudlin Show: Bob Hope in China; (Joined in progress.) Bobby's routine, which was bombing anyway, is interrupted when Bob Hope makes a surprise walk on to plug his new special, "I Owe Peking 2,000 Dollars." He brought some outtakes. After showing the outtakes, Hope takes off. Bittman gets up to continue his routine and Danny Thomas walks on. [During the credits, Bittman calls Caballero to complain.] Segment 10: Outtakes: The Making of "I Owe Peking 2,000 Dollars"; Bob Hope and his writers pitch some jokes to the Chinese.
- Segment 1: Message from Prickley: Hollywood Extras; Edith plugs the Extras special and brings in a couple of extras. Segment 2: Commercial: Ella Fitzgerald for Mamorex Cassette Tape; Tapes so good, even Ella Fitzgerald can't tell the difference. Segment 3: Bill Needle's Mailbag 5; Bill's show has been cut from 2 minutes to 1. He's got a letter where he's been referred to as a fruit, but he's going to continue his fight for free speech. Segment 4: Promo: Taxi Driver with Dick Cavett; Dick Cavett is looking at you this season on SCTV. Segment 5: Kanadian Korner 14: Exercise; The crew does the opening theme. Bob admits he doesn't know much about exercise. Doug suggests using a wolf pelt. Segment 6: Commercial: Howard's Bristol Cream; What's wrong with asking a real man over, especially when it's for a Howard's Bristol Cream. Segment 7: Sneak Previews; Gene and Robert review the latest Star Wars, 'Empires Are a Girl's Best Friend.' Segment 8: Clip: Empires Are a Girl's Best Friend; Both agree it's the worst Star Wars yet. Dog of the Week is Robert Altman's Henry, based on the comic strip. Segment 9: Clip: Henry; Gene concurs on the dog of the week. Segment 10: Promo: Hawaii Five-Ho; Don divides his time bettween being a cop and the Lounge. Segment 11: Hollywood Salutes Its Extras, Part 1; Another in the series on Bad Acting in Hollywood. Kirk Douglas hosts this look at extras, getting time and a half, their brushes with greatness. Segment 12: Quint-Promo: White Man, Black Girl; White Man, Black Girl; Black Woman, White Boy; Black Man, White Man; Black Boy, White Girl; Black Woman, White Butler, Chinese kid; and Black Woman, White Man, White Boy, Black Girl Love Boat Special. All coming Thursday at nine. Segment 13: Hollywood Salutes Its Extras, Part 2; Sid Dithers, an investor, talks about his experiences with extras. A special business extra discusses Ben Hur.
- Segment 1: Men on Women: Women's Bikinis; Raoul gets going by playing the sexy theme music again. He reads some letters and talks about bikinis with his guests. Segment 2: Message from Guy: Men on Women; Guy stands up for controversial programming like Men on Women, then Guy gets a call from his wife. Segment 3: Kanadian Korner 15: Rolling your own with ski mitts; A crew member wanders across the set wearing a Canadiens toque. Topic: "your snowmobile has broken down, you're loaded, and now you roll your own cigarette ... while wearing ski mitts." Doug demonstrates. Segment 4: Cooking with Marcello: Breakaway Bottles; Marcello is joined by his guest, a stunt woman, and they cook some breakaway bottles. Segment 5: Promo: Taxi Driver with Woody Allen; Woody Allen is looking at you this season on SCTV. Segment 6: Bill Needle's Mailbag 6; Bill's show is cut to 30 seconds, but he's still fighting. Segment 7: Message From Guy: Irwin Allen Show; Guy introduces the Irwin Allen Show, and is interrupted by a phone call from the Lutonian Liberation Front, who have kidnapped Moe Green. Guy still won't pay their excessive (now heavily discounted) ransom. Segment 8: The Irwin Allen Show; Irwin's guests Shelley Winters is swept away by a flash flood, Red Buttons is attacked by giant bees. Charlton Heston is crushed under debris.
- A profile of Clarence Horatius Miller, blues musician.
- Main sketch is a combination of the film Midnight Express and the rock performance TV series The Midnight Special, hosted by Abbot and Costello, with special performances by Wolfman Jack (Rick Moranis) and Randy Newman (Dave Thomas).
- Monster Chiller Horror Theatre presents Dick Cavett where Dick (Rick Moranis) interviews Bobby Bitman (Eugene Levy); Bob and Doug are on the lam and talk about cops in Alberta.
- Comedy parody about TV.
- SCTV holds a pledge drive.
- Gerry Clemens and Roger Tilton tell the history of Canada's first bush pilots, those who risked their lives to end the isolation of remote and virtually uncharted territory.
- Bob and Doug McKenzie invite fellow hoser Ian Thomas onto their show.
- The SCTV cast and crew falls victim to alien mind control.
- A snowstorm in Northern Canada strands a woman from the Department of Culture, near a trappers cabin. The two gradually become acquainted within the confines of the cabin. The denouement is poignant.
- The story of Billy Mills, the American Indian who came from obscurity to win the 10,000-meter long-distance foot-race in the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.
- The staff of Melonville's TV station put on programming that is unique in its own silly way.
- In the final days of the Old West, a former desperado faces down a now drunken ex-sheriff, who was his long time nemesis.
- Story of a young half-breed boy, the son of a hockey player and an Indian woman, who is adopted by a Jewish shopkeeper, but finds himself torn between the different cultures with which he comes into contact.
- Three soldiers of fortune get together for one last job. However, one of them falls for a drug-addicted hooker, and when her crazed pimp gets involved, complications ensue.
- Three native Canadians find a boy on the side of a highway who had been struck by a speeding driver.
- When Leslie Burke moves in next door to Jess Aarons, Jess finds a friend in Leslie. Over time, they discover a secret place in the forest across a fallen pine tree, and over a creek, they call Terabithia, a place where memories are sacred.