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The story goes that when the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, a turkey (voiced by Sesame Workshop regular Jim Thurman) decides to invent television in order to keep him off of their dinner place.

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The story goes that when the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, a turkey (voiced by Sesame Workshop regular Jim Thurman) decides to invent television in order to keep him off of their dinner place.
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The show featured a multitude of sketches performed by ''You Can't Do That On Television'''s repertory cast, alongside additional material from various shows and movies.

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The show featured a multitude of sketches performed by ''You Can't Do That On Television'''s repertory cast, alongside additional material from various shows shows, standup comedians and old movies.

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A 1985 Canadian teen SketchComedy from ''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'' creator Roger Price and then-current Nickelodeon president Geraldine Laybourne (in her solo co-creator credit) that aired on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}. The story goes that when the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, a turkey (voiced by Sesame Workshop regular Jim Thurman) decides to invent television in order to keep him off of their dinner place. The show featured a multitude of sketches performed by ''You Can't Do That On Television'''s repertory cast, alongside additional material from various shows and movies.

It aired only one season.

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A 1985 Canadian teen SketchComedy from ''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'' creator Roger Price and then-current Nickelodeon president Geraldine Laybourne (in her solo co-creator credit) that aired on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}. Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}.

The story goes that when the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, a turkey (voiced by Sesame Workshop regular Jim Thurman) decides to invent television in order to keep him off of their dinner place. place.

The show featured a multitude of sketches performed by ''You Can't Do That On Television'''s repertory cast, alongside additional material from various shows and movies.

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A 1985 Canadian teen SketchComedy that aired on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} that featured a Turkey (Creator/JimThurman) and the show featured material from various shows and movies.

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A 1985 Canadian teen SketchComedy from ''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'' creator Roger Price and then-current Nickelodeon president Geraldine Laybourne (in her solo co-creator credit) that aired on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}. The story goes that featured a Turkey (Creator/JimThurman) and when the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, a turkey (voiced by Sesame Workshop regular Jim Thurman) decides to invent television in order to keep him off of their dinner place. The show featured a multitude of sketches performed by ''You Can't Do That On Television'''s repertory cast, alongside additional material from various shows and movies.
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* ClosetSublet: One recurring sketch was an ''[[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' E.T.]]'' [[AffectionateParody parody]] starring [[Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision Adam Reed]] as a boy with a friendly alien living in his closet.

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* ClosetSublet: One recurring sketch was an ''[[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' ''[[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]]'' [[AffectionateParody parody]] starring [[Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision Adam Reed]] as a boy with a friendly alien living in his closet.
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A 1985 Canadian teen Sketch comedy that aired on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} that featured a Turkey (Creator/JimThurman) and the show featured material from various shows and movies.

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A 1985 Canadian teen Sketch comedy SketchComedy that aired on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} that featured a Turkey (Creator/JimThurman) and the show featured material from various shows and movies.
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A 1985 Canadian teen Sketch comedy that aired on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} that featured a Turkey (Creator/JimThurman) and the show featured material from various shows and movies.

It aired only one season.

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* AlliterativeTitle: '''Turkey Television'''.
* ClosetSublet: One recurring sketch was an ''[[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' E.T.]]'' [[AffectionateParody parody]] starring [[Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision Adam Reed]] as a boy with a friendly alien living in his closet.
* DepravedDentist: A LighterAndSofter version appears, with the dentist making small talk with his patients while handcuffing them to the chair.
* GentlemanAdventurer: Mr. Fuddle is one of these.
* ThisBananaIsArmed: A literal example in a duel segment. When choosing their pistols, one of the duelists is forced to take a banana. The real pistol jams, but the banana fires a lethal blast and kills the other duelist.

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