You Can't Do That on Television is a television show that originated in Canada and has been on the air since1979. In1981, the show began to be shown outside of Canada for the first time. In this sketch comedy show, the actors ranged in age from pre-teens to teenagers. A consistent topic was covered in each and every episode. It is notable since the show was responsible for launching the careers of numerous performers, such as Alanis Morissette, as well as the writer Bill Prady, who went on to create and produce other shows, such as The Big Bang Theory, Gilmore Girls, and Dharma and Greg. The program was produced by and shown on the CTV station in Ottawa known as CJOH-TV. After the show's production was canceled in1990, it was broadcast in reruns on Nickelodeon until1994, at which point it was succeeded by another program with a like name, All That. The show has become inextricably linked with Nick, and it enjoyed unprecedented levels of success at the time, achieving the biggest ratings in the channel's history. Additionally, the show is well-known for being the one that introduced the famous slime that is associated with the network. You Can't Do That on Film, a feature-length documentary directed by David Dillehunt and released in2004, focuses on the program as its primary subject.