History Radar / YouCantDoThatOnTelevision

* Not to mention the principal's name, Mr. Schidtler

-->''Vanessa and Doug are playing cards as Valerie enters.''
-->'''Vanessa:''' I'm in luck! Three sevens, Dougie! I won! Peel.
-->'''Valerie:''' (gasping) Children! I would be horrified that you would be playing like strip poker! It's immoral!
-->'''Doug:''' No, mom, not strip poker, food poker. (He peels a banana.)
-->'''Valerie:''' Oh. I've never heard of food poker. I'm sorry, Dougie. I don't know what I was thinking of.
-->'''Doug:''' By the way, mom, what is strip poker?
-->'''Valerie:''' Never you mind, young man. Just eat that banana.
-->'''Vanessa:''' Hey, Dougie, wanna play another hand, double or nothing?

-->'''Valerie:''' Oh. I've never head of food poker. I'm sorry, Dougie. I don't know what I was thinking of.

This show got a surprising amount of adult humor out there (as Canadian kids' shows get away with a lot more than their U.S. and European counterparts, and the point of the show is to show stuff that wouldn't be considered appropriate for kids' TV), though some of it that wasn't caught in Canada ''was'' caught and censored by Nickelodeon (see "EditedForSyndication" entry on [[Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision the main page.]]) Most of these are so blatant, they may as well be RefugeInAudacity.

* Barth sounded like he was drunk all the time and smoked cigars while cooking while Lance Prevert openly smoked and drank.

* The jokes about child abuse on "Adoption," such as Adam being used to clean Senator Prevert's house and Prevert trying to get the adoption agency to take him back and Doug being kept in a cage and whipped. Is it any wonder that Nickelodeon in America banned the episode?

* "Censorship"
** A number of jokes revolve around black censor bars covering the cast members' groins (even though they're not fully naked)

* The show didn't seem to mind showing adults and children smoking cigarettes or drinking booze, though it was PlayedForLaughs and usually followed up with the kid being told that smoking and drinking are bad for you.
* "Rumors"
** The teacher Mr. Schidtler talks about a rumor going around saying he's a secret alcoholic. He decides to put the rumor to rest by taking the bottle out of his desk and becoming an open alcoholic instead -- then he offers the kids a drink, and they happily rush the desk with cups in hand.

* Barth sounded like he was drunk all the time and smoked cigars while cooking.

* The original cut of the 1984 episode "Body Parts" has three scenes that got cut in America: Mr. Schidtler showing a porno movie to the class, two boys reading ''Playboy'' magazine, and Karen Grant saying that her favorite body part is "what's in the pants" [[spoiler:In this case, it's a wallet]].

* Several episodes feature a producer whose chair gives his name as "R. Sole". In the 1981 episode "Safety First", Christine [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this by saying that if she had a name like that, she wouldn't put it on the back of her chair.
* And, of course, Mr. Schidtler's name itself.

This show got a surprising amount of adult humor out there, though some of it that wasn't caught in Canada ''was'' caught and censored by Nickelodeon (see "EditedForSyndication" entry on [[Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision the main page.]]) A particularly glaring example is the fact that the show either (depending on your perspective) got a SpinOff or had its name changed for a season, which in either case resulted in a program called ''Whatever Turns You On''.

** A number of jokes revolve around black bars over cast members' pelvic regions turning out to merely be covering shorts once removed.

* On the "Drugs" episode, the show that was going to be pre-empted by ''You Can't Do That On Television'' is "Mr. Rogers: Neighborhood Pusher." In fact, the entire episode qualifies, as simply replacing the pies with almost any ''real'' drug paints a pretty bleak picture of the sort one might see on a show aimed at the older set. The show openly acknowledges this, though, nulling out the whole thing.

** The teacher Mr. Schidler talks about a rumor going around saying he's a secret alcoholic. He decides to put the rumor to rest by taking the bottle out of his desk and becoming an open alcoholic instead.

-->'''Boy Scout:''' We've been emptying them.... [Belch]
* A sketch on the "Addictions" episode where Senator Prevert lectures his son on the dangers of smoking, then lights up a cigar. When his son calls him out on it, Senator Prevert tells him that when he says "Smoking is bad for your health," he means his son's health, not his or anyone else's.

[[folder:Violence]]

** The teacher Mr. Schidler talks about a rumor going around saying he's a secret alcoholic. He decides to put the rumor to rest by [[RefugeInAudacity taking the bottle out of his desk and becoming an open alcoholic instead]].

[[folder:Sex]]

* A sketch on the "Addictions" episode where Senator Prevert lectures his son on the dangers of smoking, then lights up a cigar. When his son calls him out on it, Senator Prevert tells him that when he says "Smoking is bad for you health," he means his son's health, not his or anyone else's.

* Several episodes had the famous ''water'' scenes where one actress always wore white shirts that appeared to be quite transparent when wet. How they were able to keep showing this girl's nipples on television is anyone's guess.

* "Television"
** An Opposite Sketch. Kevin and Lisa are watching TV in the bedroom, and there are some near-erotic sounds coming from the TV, in Kevin and Lisa's voices: "Oh, Kevin!" "Oh, Lisa!" Suddenly there's a knock at the door.
-->'''Lisa:''' Uh oh...
-->'''Mrs. Prevert:''' Lisa, have you got that television set on in there?!
-->'''Lisa:''' Uh, no Mom!
-->'''Mrs. Prevert:''' Well then, what's going on in there? I heard voices.
-->'''Lisa:''' I've got a boy in here with me!
-->'''Mrs. Prevert:''' Well, that's okay then. Just don't let me catch you with that television set on.
-->'''Lisa:''' Right, Mom! [To Kevin] We've got her mad now; I guess we'd better turn it off!
-->'''Kevin:''' Just as it was getting interesting!
-->'''Lisa:''' What do we do now?
-->'''Kevin:''' Got any cards?
* "Medicine"
-->'''Mrs. Prevert:''' How many times do I have to tell you...
-->'''Lisa:''' Aw, Mom...
-->'''Mrs. Prevert:''' Don't "Aw, Mom" me! How many times do I have to tell you not to play Doctor with that Johnny!
-->'''Lisa:''' But Mom, there's nothing wrong in that!
-->'''Mrs. Prevert:''' "Nothing wrong in that"?! I've told you again and again, Johnny is a specialist! It's costing us a fortune! If you're going to play Doctor, I want you to play it with Ralph. He's a general practitioner.
* "Seasons or Weather"
-->'''Christine:''' [introducing the show, dressed in a heavy overcoat and hat] I would just like to show you how the weather affects our lives - for instance, the clothes we wear. In the winter, we have to bundle up because we're suffering through that freezing cold! And then... [takes off overcoat and hat to reveal that she has on a red raincoat] comes the spring... with its soft spring rains. And then... [takes off raincoat to reveal that she is wearing a one-piece bathing suit] THE SCORCHING HEAT OF SUMMER!!!
-->'''Angry Crew Member (offscreen):''' CUT IT OFF!
-->'''Ross:''' [walks up to Christine with a bathrobe, which he uses to cover her up] Christine! What are you doing?!
-->'''Christine:''' Well, Ross, I'm introducing the show. I thought that since it was about weather, I'd just, uh... [laughs sheepishly]
-->'''Ross:''' Do you realize what the Censor Board would say about this? Do you want them to take this show off the air?
-->'''Christine:''' [laughing and grinning wickedly] Yes.

* On the "Drugs" episode, the show that was going to be pre-empted by ''You Can't Do That On Television'' is "Mr. Rogers: Neighborhood Pusher."

** The teacher Mr. Schidler talks about a rumor going around saying he's a secret alcoholic. He decides to put the rumor to rest by taking the bottle out of his desk and becoming an open alcoholic instead.

[[folder:Drugs]]

--->'''Christine:''' Now ''this'' is the ultimate video cartridge. It lets you play with your favorite TV program and do what you've always wanted to do. Like, you could shoot down all those stupid little Smurfs, or you could make ''TheDukesOfHazzard'' get into a 20-car collision, or you could sink ''TheLoveBoat''; think of it - you could commit arson...

This show got a surprising amount of adult humor out there, though some of it that wasn't caught in Canada ''was'' caught and censored by Nickelodeon (see "EditedForSyndication" entry above). A particularly glaring example is the fact that the show either (depending on your perspective) got a SpinOff or had its name changed for a season, which in either case resulted in a program called ''Whatever Turns You On''.

* This show got a surprising amount of adult humor out there, though some of it that wasn't caught in Canada ''was'' caught and censored by Nickelodeon (see "EditedForSyndication" entry above). A particularly glaring example is the fact that the show either (depending on your perspective) got a SpinOff or had its name changed for a season, which in either case resulted in a program called ''Whatever Turns You On''.
** Several episodes had the famous ''water'' scenes where one actress always wore white shirts that appeared to be quite transparent when wet. How they were able to keep showing this girl's nipples on television is anyone's guess.
** Jokes regarding topics like sex and suicide also cropped up occasionally ("Hey Dad, you know how I you said I couldn't...you know...until I got married? Well, [[ExactWords I'm going to get married.]] See ya later.") Though Nick was little-known enough not to worry about this sort of thing at the time, the show's title becomes more accurate with each passing year.

** In the Nutrition episode, a series of sketches involved Lisa talking too much. At one point, a school skit had all of the other students and the teacher pull guns out of their desks and aimed them at Lisa.
** Also in the school setting, Mr. Schidler (in Rumors) talks about a rumor going around saying he's a secret alcoholic. He decides to put the rumor to rest by taking the bottle out of his desk and becoming an open alcoholic instead.