Editing You Can't Do That on Television (section)

=== National television in Canada ===
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After a successful first season, a national [[Television network|network]] version of ''You Can't Do That on Television'' entitled '''''Whatever Turns You On''''' was produced for [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] and debuted in September 1979 (its hour-long [[pilot episode]] had aired in May). The show's creators shortened it to 30 minutes, removed local content, and added a [[laugh track]]. They replaced music videos with live performances from popular Canadian artists including [[Trooper (band)|Trooper]], [[Max Webster]], [[Ian Thomas (Canadian musician)|Ian Thomas]], Ottawa's own [[The Cooper Brothers|Cooper Brothers]] (one of whose members, [[Dick Cooper]], later became a writer for ''YCDTOTV'') and disco singer [[Alma Faye Brooks]]. [[Ruth Buzzi]] joined the cast playing many of the adult female characters, including a strict schoolteacher named Miss Fidt and the studio secretary Miss Take. In addition, the 22 children from the first season were trimmed down to seven: [[Christine McGlade]], [[Lisa Ruddy]], Jonothan Gebert, Kevin Somers, Kevin Schenk, Rodney Helal and Marc Baillon. Another first-season cast member, Elizabeth Mitchell, only appeared in the pilot episode. The show was placed in the 7:00&nbsp;p.m. timeslot on Tuesday nights, and some CTV affiliates opted not to carry the show, possibly because of concerns about its content. As a result, CTV cancelled the show in December 1979 following poor ratings after only 13 episodes.

In January 1981, production on ''YCDTOTV'' resumed, and a new set of episodes aired locally on CJOH through May 1981. The format of the 1981 episodes was similar to that of the inaugural 1979 season, but each episode featured sketches that revolved around a certain topic (something that carried over from ''Whatever Turns You On''). As disco's popularity had waned, the dancers were replaced by [[video game|video-game]] competitions.

At that time, Price and Darby tried to syndicate ''YCDTOTV.'' They edited each 1981 episode into a half-hour format similar to that of ''Whatever Turns You On''. Some scenes were reshot to remove any specifically Canadian content, and the half-hour syndicated edits became entirely sketch comedy. The 1981 season was rerun on CJOH in early 1982 in the half-hour syndicated format. To compensate for the removal of local content, Price and Darby created a new local show for CJOH titled ''Something Else'', which featured many of the ''YCDTOTV'' cast in a game show/variety format similar to that of ''[[The Price Is Right (franchise)|The Price Is Right]]''. The ''YCDTOTV'' team also made a pilot television film for [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] in 1981 titled ''Bear Rapids'' that was never picked up.

Four of the hour-long CJOH episodes from the 1981 season ("Strike Now", "Sexual Equality", "Crime and Vandalism", and "Peer Pressure") are available for public viewing on [[YouTube]]. The rest are only currently available in the half-hour edits.
[[File:TrooperLiveIn75.jpg|thumb|upright|The show featured live music performances, including the band Trooper.]]