Second City Television · SEASON 2
Bad Acting In Hollywood
Episode 13 · 1978-12-09

- Comedy
Episode overview
Features Sid Dithers Private Eye and the superb Bad Acting In Hollywood. Additional Viewing: Bad Acting In Hollywood is a parody of That's Hollywood, a late 70s TV show hosted by Tom Bosley that looked at historic Hollywood films (mostly from 20th Century-Fox) (Thanks Jim Donato). Johnny Dark Always Rings Twice parodies 30's and 40' gangster films; start with Little Caesar from 1931. The Phil Donahue Show, which ran through the 70s and 80s, was the precursor of all modern daytime talk shows. C.P.O. Sharkey was a mid-seventies sitcom starring Don Rickles.
30 minutes
Season 2 episodes
1. Premiere1978-09-16
2. Bob Hope Desert Classic1978-09-23
3. Kidnapping of Moe Green1978-09-30
4. SCTV Solid Gold Telethon1978-10-07
5. Writer's Strike1978-10-14
6. Municipal Election1978-10-21
7. Farm Film Report/Arabs1978-10-28
8. The Mirthmakers/Happy Endings1978-11-04
9. Undersea World1978-11-11
10. Edith Prickley Station Manager1978-11-18
11. SCTV 30th Anniversary Show1978-11-25
12. Whispers of the Wolf/The Occult1978-12-02
13. Bad Acting In Hollywood1978-12-09
14. Alfred Hitchcock Presents1978-12-16
15. Fighting Air Dogs1978-12-23
16. Death Takes No Holiday1978-12-31
17. Rock Concert1979-01-06
18. Fantasy Island1979-01-13
19. On the Waterfront Again1979-01-20
20. SCTV Disco1979-01-27
21. Pipeline1979-02-03
22. Consumer Action Line1979-02-10
23. Relaxing With Raoul / Dining With LaRue1979-02-17
24. The Flaming Turkey1979-02-24
25. Best Of 1
26. Best Of 2