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Whatever Turns You On (1979– )
TV Series | 30 min

Whatever Turns You On (1979– )

TV Series | 30 min

The success of a local Saturday morning TV show titled "You Can't Do That On Television"--which only aired in Ottawa on CJOH-TV in early 1979 and had a cast of kids acting in comedy skits and adult actor Les Lye playing the adult roles--...See moreThe success of a local Saturday morning TV show titled "You Can't Do That On Television"--which only aired in Ottawa on CJOH-TV in early 1979 and had a cast of kids acting in comedy skits and adult actor Les Lye playing the adult roles--prompted creators Roger Price and Geoffrey Darby to air a prime-time TV series shown all across Canada. First a pilot episode aired on Saturday morning, May 12, 1979 with Ruth Buzzi as the female adult roles and Vancouver rock band Trooper as the musical guest. The pilot was successful, so in the fall starting on September 18, 1979 the series aired every Tuesday night at 7:30 on CTV as 16 episodes were purchased. The skits had certain topics like Union Fees, Fan Letters/Summer Camp, Superstitions, and Educational Programming, and like its sister show it was about kids being kids. There were also musical guests like Ian Thomas, Max Webster, Cooper Brothers, and Alma Faye. Because the series appealed to kids 11 and under, it was an odd combination as kids couldn't related to rock bands and didn't know who Ruth Buzzi was. Not only that, a prime-time slot wasn't right for such a series. After the 12th episode in December 1979 the series was canceled, but its sister show You Can't Do That On Television re-aired in early 1981 on Saturday mornings nationwide, using some of the characters fresh off the other series. Whatever Turns You On reruns aired when Canadian station YTV was created in 1988, but it only aired for one season. Written by Greg Russell Tiderington See less

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16 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Ruth Buzzi Various roles / Ms. Take / Miss Fit / Mom / Lois / … See more Various roles / Ms. Take / Miss Fit / Mom / Lois / Woman on television / Stage producer / Old woman / School teacher / Matilda LaFonde / Psychic / Miss Take See fewer	14	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Les Lye Various roles / Ross / L. Nickleson-Dime III / Nasti / Lance Prevert / … See more Various roles / Ross / L. Nickleson-Dime III / Nasti / Lance Prevert / Mr. Shidtler / Electrical engineer / Little Frankie See fewer	14	You Can't Do That on Television (1979)
Jono Gebert Jonathan / Jono (as Jonathan Gebert) Jonathan / Jono (as Jonathan Gebert) See fewer	8	You Can't Do That on Television (1979)
Christine McGlade Christine / Moose Christine / Moose See fewer	8	You Can't Do That on Television (1979)
Kevin Somers Kevin Kevin See fewer	7	You Can't Do That on Television (1979)
Rodney Helal Rodney Rodney See fewer	6	UFO Kidnapped (1984)
Marc Baillon Marc Marc See fewer	4	You Can't Do That on Television (1979)
Lisa Ruddy Lisa Lisa See fewer	4	You Can't Do That on Television (1979)
Kevin Schenk Kevin Kevin See fewer	4	You Can't Do That on Television (1979)
Ian Thomas Musical Guest Musical Guest See fewer	2	The Red Green Show (1991)
Mike Patton Crew Person Crew Person See fewer	1	You Can't Do That on Television (1979)
Max Webster Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer	1	Hollywood North (2003)
The Kevin Page Band Musical Guest Musical Guest See fewer	1	Whatever Turns You On (1979)
Elizabeth Mitchell Elizabeth Elizabeth See fewer	1	You Can't Do That on Television (1979)
Trooper Themselves - Musical Guests Themselves - Musical Guests See fewer	1	Drive Angry (2011)
Alma Faye Brooks Self - Musical Guest (uncredited) Self - Musical Guest (uncredited) See fewer	1	Into the Sun (1991)