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| Turkey Television | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Roger Price Geraldine Laybourne |
| Starring | Les Lye Christine McGlade Adam Reid John Koensgen Kevin Kubusheskie |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| No. of episodes | 1 found |
| Production | |
| Running time | 15–20 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | 1985 (1985) – 1988 (1988) |
Turkey Television is asketch comedy series originally aired onNickelodeon from 1985 to 1986 and re-run until 1988. The show was created byRoger Price andGeraldine Laybourne[1] at the request of Nickelodeon in response to the popularity ofYou Can't Do That on Television, another Canadian children's sketch comedy that aired on the network.[2]
The conceit of the series, described in the theme song, was that a turkey named Thurman T. Turkey (voiced byJim Thurman) had created television ("take one look and you'll know"), and traveled around the world filming television shows from other countries, then "bringin' it home to Hollywood and puttin' it on the air".
Turkey Television presented material from outside sources of varying vintage, from public domain footage (often re-edited and given new sound tracks, similar toJay Ward'sFractured Flickers) to not so old clips presented as is (e.g., scenes fromJacques Tati'sMonsieur Hulot's Holiday) to more recent excerpts (skits from theNew Jersey Network'sUncle Floyd Show) to offbeat music videos such as "Fish Heads".
Regular segments and notable skits include:
Animation was also featured on the show. Outside of the opening and interstitials, featuring Thurman in veryLooney Tunes-like scenarios, there were also international cartoons including the works ofMordillo. Videos by"Weird Al" Yankovic also appeared from time to time.
The cast featuredLes Lye,Christine McGlade, Kevin Kubusheskie, andAdam Reid, all ofYou Can't Do That on Television fame, as well as several newcomers from Toronto: Steven Aiken, T.J. Criscione, and Craig Warnock. McGlade was also credited as a producer and a director. The cast also included John Koensgen as "Ivan Telaly" the Russian news announcer. John also co-hosted at least one episode as himself.[3] Australian comedy characterNorman Gunston appeared often, as well.
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