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SCTV – Second City Television – “Leave It to Beaver” – WMAQ-TV (Complete Broadcast, 5/28/1978)
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Bob and Doug McKenzie in SCTV – Second City Television – “Leave It to Beaver” – WMAQ-TV (Complete Broadcast, 5/28/1978)
In the video SCTV – Second City Television – “Leave It to Beaver” – WMAQ-TV (Complete Broadcast, 5/28/1978) , Bob and Doug McKenzie are two of fictional Canadian family members who created “Great White North”, a skit which was streamed on SCTV for the show’s most popular season when it aired by the Canadian Broadcasting Channel in 1980. Bob’s character is played by comedian Rick Moranis and Doug McKenzie’s part is performed by Dave Thomas. The bit was born originally as an idea to both fulfill and mock network Canadian content guidelines, the brothers became a pop culture sensation in both Canada and the United States. The pair soon became the focus of a hit comedy album, The Great White North, in 1981.
Here’s a complete, first-run broadcast of the Second City Television (SCTV) episode “Leave It to Beaver” as aired over WMAQ Channel 5. (S01E15, originally aired in Canada over the Global Television Network on September 26th 1977, and again on September 30th 1977.)
(note: another complete broadcast of SCTV from WMAQ-TV can be viewed here:
Also included is the first five minutes of Album Tracks (posted separately here:
Includes:
Animated station ID with PSA voiceover for safety belts and 55 mph speed limit (by Ed Grennan)
Segment 1 and opening titles (with Spike Jones’ “Dance of the Hours” as theme and voiceover by Dave Thomas) [modification notice: To prevent YouTube blocking, a portion of this music had to be reversed from how it aired originally]
Commercials for:
Norelco Ladybug electric shaver – “It Works” (at Marshall Field & Co.; ending voiceover by Ed Grennan)
Long Chevrolet with Timmy the Newsboy – “Spring Savings Spectacular”
Revlon Flex Balsam & Protein Shampoo (at Dominick’s; ending voiceover by Ed Grennan)
Heinz Ketchup – “The Taste That’s Worth the Wait” (with Carly Simon’s “Anticipation” as jingle)
Segment 2 of show (Trivia: Earl’s son in SCTV News sketch played by Donald Cowper, nephew of John Candy). “Leave It to Beaver: 25th Anniversary Party” sketch starts at [10:02])
Commercials for:
Schlitz Malt Liquor – “Seance” – “Put the Bull Where Your Beer Is” (posted separately here:
Scotts Turf Builder fertilizer – “Help Your Lawn Stand Up to Summer”
Maybelline Fresh Lash eye mascara – “24 Hour Mascara That Conditions, Too”
Kodak Colorburst instant cameras – with Dick Van Dyke
Segment 3 of show
Commercials for:
Norelco rotary razor – “Very Close, but No ‘Gotcha’ ” (available at Marshall Field & Co.; ending voiceover by Ed Grennan)
Farnsworth Ford – Red, White & Blue Tag Sale
Coast deodorant soap
Theatrical trailer for re-release of “Jason and the Argonauts” (ending voiceover by Ed Grennan)
Segment 4, with ending credits
PSA for Doughnut Day for June 9th from The Salvation Army of Chicago (voiceover by Ed Grennan)
Commercials for:
Wilkinson Trac II twin blade cartridge razors
Longines Quartz LC wristwatch (at Rogers Jewelers – voiceover by Ed Grennan)
Station ID (voiceover by Ed Grennan)
Album Tracks open (with section of “Can We Still Be Friends?” by Todd Rundgren), with Bob previewing coming edition, and listing Record World’s Top 4 albums and Radio & Records’ Top 5 albums (Album Tracks posted separately here:
Album Tracks was hosted by Bob Pittman who would go on to form the cable channel Music Television (MTV). This show aired early versions of what would come to be called music videos and had news on the latest in the music scene, prefiguring MTV News.
Lee Masters reports on reaction to Martin Scorsese film “The Last Waltz,” Yes’ recording of a new album (which would be released in the fall as “Tormato”), Jefferson Starship rehearsals for their European tour, Chicago recording in Miami, the Bee Gees’ domination of the singles chart, failure of movie “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” two members of Brand X leaving, Senate proposal to have transatlantic rock stars taxed both here and in England
Commercials for:
Schaumburg Datsun – (voiceover by Ed Grennan)
Park West, with previews of upcoming appearances from May 31st-July 23rd – Including, Sergio Mendes and Brazil ’88, comedy team Proctor and Bergman from Firesign Theatre, Flora Purim with Special Guest Les McCann, Peabo Bryson, Elvis – The Legend Lives: Starring Chicago’s own Rick Saucedo, Laura Nyro, and Ashford & Simpson. (voiceover by Ed Grennan)
Exposition Carpet Co. – Spring Cleaning Sale
Vivitar pocket camera – with Orson Welles (recording ends just before ad does) (Orson sounds a bit peeved in this one too, almost like he’s being asked to emphasize “in July”. C’mon fellas you’re losing your head!)
Sadly, here the tape runs out…
” . . . and John Candy as The Beaver . . . “
This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, May 28th 1978 during the 12:00am to 12:36am timeframe.
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I like how in the opening credits, they appropriately credit John Candy as the Beaver.
33:56 – someone get up and adjust the tracking!
SCTV was the best!!!
I also have to ask whether the SCTV News sketch where Earl was having his son co-anchor was a little dig at the pairing of Bill Burns with his daughter, Patti Burns, on the noon newscast at KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh. Though both were journalistic professionals and perfectionists (and Patti eventually becoming a Pittsburgh TV news legend on her own merits), I remember some critics at the outset (in 1976) were none too keen, with a few wags referring to them as "Patti and Daddy."
This doesn’t look like “leave it to beaver”
The episode was fantastic, but Orson Welles hawking the Vivitar Pocket Camera was more than worth the price of admission.
Dr Tongue !
These uploads are actually a piece of history, these airings are literally the first time American eyes are seeing this series, obviously the Global TV network masters from Canada are the holy grail but these are basically those versions, thank you a million times for all you do especially these SCTV uploads. Amazing
Catherine o Hara always looked attractived.
S01E15
20:48 the first appearance of Dr. Tongue.
Thankfully he got wise and became a legendary 3D movie actor after this. Lol
I was just whining about not finding Not Necessarily The News on the classuc chicago channel then i just caught sctv in a title as i was closing it out. I actually had two sniglets accepted. I only saw one of the shows where they announced one. My idiot friends thought i was famous after that.
I don't remember ever seeing Harold Ramis on SCTV. But without Rick Moranis on here, I"m guessing these are earlier than when I got to see the show here in America.
Love watching theses old shows with all the Chicagoland ads included. Grew up watching all these program plus everyday before school Ray Rainer.
Wish I could do it all over again back in those same years,,, Thank you,,, I will make a donation to help keep the Memories open for all.
I know Eugene Levy modelled Earl Camembert after legendary Buffalo TV news anchor Irv Weinstein; but as for Joe Flaherty's characterization of Floyd Robertson, I wonder if he, a Pittsburgh native, drew at least in part from veteran Pittsburgh anchor Bill Burns (especially since KDKA was THE news station on TV when Joe was growing up).
Thanks for all of these uploads; this is my favorite show of that first year.. such a classic and dark parody of Beaver. I can't watch the show the same again! It's also nice to see someone besides Dave Thomas as the Beaver in this intro for a change.. even if it was for a legit reason lol.
wow. harold ramis. didn't catch on to it until it had the obnoxious beginning with all the tv sets flying around. really neato stuff.
Whenever I see Eugene Levy I still think of National Lampoons Vacation and the Dad on American Pie.
~RIP John Candy & Harold Ramis & Joe Flaherty~
SCTV was one of the best sketch comedies, with a top-tier cast. Thanks so much for sharing this early broadcast, with commercials no less.
Thank you for this and all the info in the description!
Casey Kasem does the ending narration for the Heinz Ketchup TV commercial in the first SCTV 1978 commercial break.
So lucky to be a 10 year old in 1978 sitting Indian style, 2 feet away from a console television laughing out loud, until I hurt watching SCTV late night Saturday / early morning Sunday.
This would never be allowed on any network today.
Why was SCTV filmed in Canada? The Second City is Chicago, and that's where the Second City comedy troupe was founded in 1959.
That Long Chevrolet commercial brought back some memories.
SCTV! Excellent!!