You Can't Do That on Television is a variety show that aired on Nickelodeon from 1981 until 1990 (having previously aired for two seasons on local Canadian station CJOH-TV).

At the beginning of each episode, an announcer would state that a fictional program was being preempted for You Can't Do That on Television. These announcements were often accompanied by a drawing, several of which featured the Muppets. (This type of introduction was borrowed from the third season of Saturday Night Live.)

"Miss Piggy Eats Ham Sandwiches" (1981)

"The Muppets Get Stuffed" (1981)

"Hit and Run on Sesame Street" (1981)

"Big Bird Dances Swan Lake" (1982)

"Kermit the Frog Tries to Cross the Highway" (1983)

"Miss Piggy Sues the Enquirer" (1983)

"Miss Piggy Gets Sold to the Sausage Factory" (1984)

"Kermit Treated Like a Prince" (1990)

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Connections

• Ruth Buzzi was a regular on the 1980 CTV network version of You Can't Do That on Television, called Whatever Turns You On.
• Regular Alasdair Gillis was interviewed in Muppet Magazine issue 12.

External links

• You Can't Do That On Television Fan Site