Turkey Television
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| Turkey Television | |
|---|---|
| Format | Variety show |
| Created by | Roger Price Geraldine Laybourne |
| Starring | Les Lye Christine McGlade Kevin Kubusheskie Adam Reid John Koensgen |
| Country of origin |  Canada |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nickelodeon (USA) |
| Original run | 1985 – 1986 |
Turkey Television was a Canadian teen sketch comedy originally aired on Nickelodeon. The show was created by Roger Price and Geraldine Laybourne[1] at the request of Nickelodeon in response to the popularity of You Can't Do That on Television, another Canadian children's sketch comedy airing on Nick.[2] Originally broadcast in 1985 for one season.
The series was about an animated turkey named Thurman T. Turkey (voiced by Jim Thurman), who traveled around the world filming television shows from other countries, then "bringin' it home to Hollywood and puttin' it on the air". The cast featured Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Kevin Kubusheskie, and Adam Reid, all of You Can't Do That on Television fame. The cast also included John Koensgen as "Ivan Telaly" the Russian news announcer. John also co-hosted at least one episode as himself.[3] Some of the most notable skits include parodies of Dr. Joyce Brothers and a parody of Hands Across America in which meat-waving children sing "Hams Across America."
[edit] References
- ^ "Turkey Television". IMDB. Archived from the original on Mar 25, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ Turkey TV. Archived from the original on Feb 22, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ Turkey Television. Archived from the original on Feb 23, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
