Absolutely. For decades he has come up with hilarious characters, Earl has always been definitely one of my favorites. I don't think the comedy team of Levy and O'Hara gets near the appreciation they deserve. Those two good friends have made so many funny films, sketches, characters, etc together!
Smoking wasn't allowed on the TTC at this time as far as I know (early 1980s). (Edit: oops buddy is clearly smoking on the platform lol... maybe he was being sneaky, or, it was just banned in the cars themselves...)
The main part of this sketch was filmed in Toronto, but the title theme was filmed in Edmonton. It's the same one that was used in SCTV Network 90 with Levon Helm and SCTV Network, when Earl looked at singles bars.
I was wondering if there were any Edmonton shots, but you are correct. The skyline that's seen, as the van drives away, is definitely Edmonton, circa 1981.
@@billtooke6642 ..Sitting at a bar with SOME KIND OF A FUNNY LOOKING BIRD that he would talk to...🍺🗣️💬🦤 ...And... THE FUNNY LOOKING BIRD would respond by just flapping it's beak with absolutely NO sound coming out except for when the top and the bottom beak touched...🦤 ...And... HM would then ask the bartender to turn on... **SIX GUN JUSTICE**...📺 ...And... The rest is history here indeed!!...😁🥰😍🤩😁😆😅😂 Ok now... I want to actually watch the skit here!!...👁️👁️📹😁🥰😍🤩😁😆😅😂🤣
Levy has balls of STEEL! I'm sure the car only drove 6 or 8 feet but that stop was NUTS LOL. So under rated and I love all the SCTV players more today than ever. Genius!!!
There's one parking lot in downtown Toronto which has a sign in front of the parking attendant's cabin which reads: "Parking is never free." How philosophical.
Didn’t that Dodge van end up being used years later on “The Red Green Show”? Aside from the graphics, the dull paint and absent wheel covers look mighty similar.
fascinating---Earl is riding his bike (0:20) right behind Roy Thompson Hall in downtown Toronto--today where that parking lot Is seen--is the new Royal Bank tower, CBC Headquarters and a major 5 star hotel
A single duck maybe 30, 40 feet away. Throws bread crumbs at the foot of the pond. Genius. Earl, you are a legend of (fro-ward thinking) journalism. You truly care unlike Floyd.
Include the costumer and wig/make-up folks who helped these talented players with their character transformations. Lb for Lb, the best comedy show ever imo.
Cliche though it may sound, downtown Toronto looks nothing like that anymore. The mere sight of free flowing traffic on Wellington and Simcoe harkens to a far off time.
This is no earlier than 1982, and I'm guessing is exactly 1982, as that's the year SCTV moved back to Toronto from Edmonton (if you notice, the video intro was shot in Edmonton.)
Ripplin Its called “props”, Ripplin.😄 That factory in the background is by Queen Elizabeth Park in Edmonton by the North Saskatchewan River where is being outrun by the steadycam🤣
Incredible how the area around Roy Thompson Hall @1:35 has changed. It's unrecognizable from what it is today. I think the only thing still there is Roy Thomson Hall itself. Completely different city now.
Pretty much what's up in Ca....somehow share the road is "I am on a bike and I am gonna take the whole lane" otherwise known as sharing the road California style.
He always pronounced it Earl Cannonbear. I'm sure I remember a sketch where Floyd Robertson is getting mad and yelling at him, and one of the things he was yelling at him is why doesn't he pronounce his own name properly.
Edmonton Alberta. The scene, at 0:55 time, is going into the city ; behind that tree line, north side (right - at top) is where CN rail lines, go into city, and continue onto the west, About 1.5 miles, north of West Edmonton Mall. ONLY......about 42 years ago. Lots has changed, though.....enjoy, folks !
University and Queen intersection in the last segment. Hasn't changed much, except a few more barricades in front of the the US consulate and the massive Canada Life office building. And the symphony building. A lot less traffic back then.
Yeah baby, SCTV was Canadian gospel in the early 80s. A show that legitimately riveled SNL at the time and probably had higher ratings back-in-the-day. SCTV set the comedic pace for the day.
Eugene and his son Dan just announced that next season is the last season for Schitt's Creek. facebook.com/CBCSchittsCreek/photos/a.341197846082274/1089571454578239/?type=3&theater&ifg=1
It would've been fine to film if they were out of the way, but they needed a filming permit once they had that ladder and tripod blocking the sidewalk and disrupting traffic.
Earl you see is supposed to be terrible at his job, ignoring actual commuter bicycles and even Electric Cars such as the ETV-1 or the famous CitiCar all leased and not a one allowed to be kept.
@@Neville60001 Of course, Toronto is not Toronto without their cyclists. It is a good thing. I didn't know until Earl's story that it was an issue in Melonville.
Living with Earl, Jr. His clothing store failed, his wife left him for Floyd. He tried to get another job in the media, but he was unable to get hired, especially after the hit piece in the news about the toxic fabric in his clothes. Floyd helped this along. He tried to be Johnny’s assistant, but was too incompetent for that and ended up as the janitor at the competing TV station. To this day, “the incident” that occurred on his shift with the floor waxer is still discussed. Once again, Floyd exploded the story.
Love, love SCTV. But I always wondered why the script/filming couldn’t be Canadian, instead of so explicity American. I noticed the same ‘let’s court Americans’ in the series ‘Corner Gas’. As a Canadian, I am disappointed in these unnecessarily American decisions.
I visited Toronto in the early 80s and don't remember smoking on the subway platforms, but then again, I was pretty wasted the whole time I was there. (Yeah, I had fun - I think.) But you saw people smoke on the subway platforms in NYC all the time. It's been against the rules for so long that when I see someone lighting up anyway, I am shocked.
Earl you see is supposed to be terrible at his job, ignoring actual commuter bicycles and even Electric Cars such as the ETV-1 or the famous CitiCar all leased and not a one allowed to be kept.
I think the bit where he's riding a kid's bicycle through traffic with that self-satisfied expression might be the most "Earl" moment ever.
Eugene Levy may be the most underrated comedian ever. So many hilarious characters.
I’m so happy he and Catherine won an Emmy this year
@@420greatestqueen I have never seen that show, but several people have recommended it to me.
One of the most versatile actors ever
Not underrated anymore!
Absolutely. For decades he has come up with hilarious characters, Earl has always been definitely one of my favorites.
I don't think the comedy team of Levy and O'Hara gets near the appreciation they deserve. Those two good friends have made so many funny films, sketches, characters, etc together!
That promotional van with Earl's picture on the side panel must be worth a couple of million today. Unique. Iconic. Camembert.
Canada’s gem Eugene Levy
Eugene Levy is the best. A real comedy legend.
Smoking in the subway! I love how recognizable Toronto is, but how different as well.
Smoking wasn't allowed on the TTC at this time as far as I know (early 1980s). (Edit: oops buddy is clearly smoking on the platform lol... maybe he was being sneaky, or, it was just banned in the cars themselves...)
@@lancasterII, smoking was banned on the TTC completely, IIRC.
@@Neville60001 There are NO SMOKING signs everywhere on TTC property in addition to thousands of cigarette butts.
@@lpquagmire3621, said butts were thrown away after they were put out before the persson using them entered the station.🙄
@@Neville60001 There's only one "s" in person. 😏
The main part of this sketch was filmed in Toronto, but the title theme was filmed in Edmonton. It's the same one that was used in SCTV Network 90 with Levon Helm and SCTV Network, when Earl looked at singles bars.
What were the skits where he read '60 second news' and tried to time the segment but always rushed or dragged it out?
The highlight of that Canadian city I'm sure.
I was wondering if there were any Edmonton shots, but you are correct. The skyline that's seen, as the van drives away, is definitely Edmonton, circa 1981.
@@msgfrmdaactionman3000Which city? If you're meaning Edmonton, I'd have to agree (I'm an Edmontonian, but not when this show was produced here).
Bloor Street! We once had a condo in Toronto! I miss it so much!
Probably worth $2 million now
Some GREAT stunt work by the driver of the car at 4:01 , a little off by the driver and Levy would have been seriously injured!
@mdo686 He probably back up and they reversed it.
@@gomerhodge Then the cars driving on the street behind him would have started driving backwards.
Hey, that’s Bob Currie, of Bob’s Garage in Schitt’s Creek, working as a cop way back when!!!! Back story!!!
John Hemphill was basically a featured player the last 2 years of SCTV. He was Happy Marsden
@@billtooke6642 ..Sitting at a bar with SOME KIND OF A FUNNY LOOKING BIRD that he would talk to...🍺🗣️💬🦤
...And...
THE FUNNY LOOKING BIRD would respond by just flapping it's beak with absolutely NO sound coming out except for when the top and the bottom beak touched...🦤
...And...
HM would then ask the bartender to turn on...
**SIX GUN JUSTICE**...📺
...And...
The rest is history here indeed!!...😁🥰😍🤩😁😆😅😂
Ok now...
I want to actually watch the skit here!!...👁️👁️📹😁🥰😍🤩😁😆😅😂🤣
@@billtooke6642 He was one of the writers
SCTV is so awesome
Levy has balls of STEEL! I'm sure the car only drove 6 or 8 feet but that stop was NUTS LOL. So under rated and I love all the SCTV players more today than ever. Genius!!!
Levy didnt even flinch
The intro and park shots were Hawerlak park in Edmonton. Cool!!
There's one parking lot in downtown Toronto which has a sign in front of the parking attendant's cabin which reads:
"Parking is never free."
How philosophical.
Didn’t that Dodge van end up being used years later on “The Red Green Show”? Aside from the graphics, the dull paint and absent wheel covers look mighty similar.
fascinating---Earl is riding his bike (0:20) right behind Roy Thompson Hall in downtown Toronto--today where that parking lot Is seen--is the new Royal Bank tower, CBC Headquarters and a major 5 star hotel
Ahh yes, he was riding his bike westbound on Wellington!
The intro part is Edmonton
A single duck maybe 30, 40 feet away. Throws bread crumbs at the foot of the pond. Genius. Earl, you are a legend of (fro-ward thinking) journalism. You truly care unlike Floyd.
OMFG I didn't even notice that until you mentioned it 😂😂😂
The people that SCTV were insane comedy humour at its best
Include the costumer and wig/make-up folks who helped these talented players with their character transformations. Lb for Lb, the best comedy show ever imo.
There's some dope cars in this.
Which ones?
I saw a few Honda GMCs.
You mean cars used by drug cartels?
Cliche though it may sound, downtown Toronto looks nothing like that anymore. The mere sight of free flowing traffic on Wellington and Simcoe harkens to a far off time.
The quality of the video is AMAZING, dude! Please tell me that you have more of these... PLEASE upload them!
Early Toronto, Ontario Canada circa late 1980's - Wow and I live there now in 2018!
Actually late '70s (disco music).
I drove in the eighties and cars didn't look this cool. Must have been early-mid 70s
This is no earlier than 1982, and I'm guessing is exactly 1982, as that's the year SCTV moved back to Toronto from Edmonton (if you notice, the video intro was shot in Edmonton.)
@@randyjames6991 Not early 70s. Saw some late 70s early 80s cars drive by.
Earl’s van is cool!
Ya, I wish the One on the Town logo could be made into a T-shirt.
Toronto 1981 looks like Buffalo 2019 (I live here in WNY)
So either Toronto was ahead of its time or Buffalo is way behind! Haha. ;)
I believe this is Edmonton
@@darreningleson1261 Not unless they moved the Toronto subway to Edmonton. ;) Been on the Bloor St. line many times myself.
Ripplin Its called “props”, Ripplin.😄 That factory in the background is by Queen Elizabeth Park in Edmonton by the North Saskatchewan River where is being outrun by the steadycam🤣
That was Mellonville.
Ten thousand times better than SNL. They need to digitally clean these and re release
I'd love to drive around my city in his van. Confusing most people but blowing the minds of SCTV fans!
$1.50 for parking downtown Toronto? GTFO!
Back then, yes.
That would be $4.50 now.
@@frankgarrett9500 $4.50? LOL what part of Toronto do you live in brother?
For 24 HOURS. Jeesh, can barely get half an hour for that now.
Those were the days.
SCTV needs to do more movies and it would be fantastic to see the different comedy skits in the films.🤣🤣🤣
Incredible how the area around Roy Thompson Hall @1:35 has changed. It's unrecognizable from what it is today. I think the only thing still there is Roy Thomson Hall itself. Completely different city now.
Relic from when Toronto was still almost all white. It's changed a lot even in just the last 10 years.
@mdo686 It might also be a true statement. I wouldn't know. I'm not from Canada.
@mdo686 Nothing racist. Just an observation. Population has changed, just like the landscape.
That cop at the end is John Hemphill...Bob on Schitt's Creek
He played a lot of bit parts on SCTV, his most well known character was Happy Marsden.
I'm pretty certain John Hemphill is the traffic cop.
I think it is
and john was in schitt's creek as well
@@Humbersox Loved him as Bob!
Yes that’s him.
Find out where he lives and TP his house.
Was Earl making that report from Budapest or Thailand or some other foreign place?
1980's Toronto :)
@@sonicmoremusic1 Lot's of moving sidewalks there today, huh?
Yes, it was from Toronto, 90% foreign born.
@@TheBlueyedblond How are the moving sidewalks?
Earl wasn't only ahead of his time, but he was also ahead of our time.
All these years later, and we still have parking lot attendants!
The same guy's probably there
And cars everywhere in the city especially Toronto grrrr
1.50 move decimal point over one and double it
Pretty much what's up in Ca....somehow share the road is "I am on a bike and I am gonna take the whole lane" otherwise known as sharing the road California style.
2:14 back when you could smoke a butt on TTC property and just toss it onto the tracks
LOL! riding your bike like that in most American cities and you'll get pancaked! 🤣
the white Audi at 0:08 shows up at the parking lot at 2:38
This episode was filmed in Toronto, but the video intro was shot in Edmonton.
Brilliant! And all these years I thought it was Earl CaNembert. Imagine my embarrassment ...
He always pronounced it Earl Cannonbear. I'm sure I remember a sketch where Floyd Robertson is getting mad and yelling at him, and one of the things he was yelling at him is why doesn't he pronounce his own name properly.
Edmonton Alberta. The scene, at 0:55 time, is going into the city ; behind that tree line, north side (right - at top) is where CN rail lines, go into city, and continue onto the west, About 1.5 miles, north of West Edmonton Mall. ONLY......about 42 years ago. Lots has changed, though.....enjoy, folks !
John Hemphill (the police man) is 68 years old as of 2022!
Wow! I think I’ll stay home from work today!
University and Queen intersection in the last segment. Hasn't changed much, except a few more barricades in front of the the US consulate and the massive Canada Life office building. And the symphony building. A lot less traffic back then.
But other than those major changes, it hasn't changed at all! =)
he's driving the possum van.
No, he's driving a _similar_ model to the (P)ossum (V)an.
Stood on that Bloor Street platform many times.
Love Earl C. Nothing ever goes quite right, but he keeps a stiff upper lip 😂
Genius!
oh god I remember when edmonton looked like that. Yes its not edmonton but I'm old and all canadian cities looked like that back then.
part of this video is edmonton I believe
@@Humbersox, how is that posible?
Loved that past retro bowling ball hairdo he'd sport for this character
the park was filmed in Edmonton
😂 stop reading my emails.. I've had more bicycles in the last five years than i have my entire childhood.
What were the skits where he read '60 second news' and tried to time the segment but always rushed or dragged it out?
The best....
So funny he is one of the best!
Toronto was filthy back then too 😢
Yeah baby, SCTV was Canadian gospel in the early 80s. A show that legitimately riveled SNL at the time and probably had higher ratings back-in-the-day. SCTV set the comedic pace for the day.
No permit required to record on a public sidewalk.
Can anyone identify the song played in the beginning???
Yes...😁
...And...
I was wondering this exact same thing as you were!!...😳🤔💭
...And...
Since I do know a little bit about bgm in YT Vids here...😁🧑🎓🎓💡⚡🤯
In fact...
I even checked the good ole description box just to see if the music that was played at the start of this vid was actually listed there...📝
...And...
SO SAD AND TOO BAD...😭
ABSOLUTELY NO LISTING WHATSOEVER AT ALL HERE INDEED!!...😭
These days, when YT Creators have music in their vids for bgm...
📹🗣️🗯️🎼🎵🎶🎹🎷🎺🎸🥁🎤🎧🎚️🎛️🎙️🔊
They are only supposed to use COPYRIGHT FREE MUSIC from YT Audio Library and other music platforms that have COPYRIGHT FREE MUSIC...©️🛑
...And...
Even then...😳
These YT Creators ARE SUPPOSED to give credit where and when credit is due in ALL of their vids...📝
BY actually listing ALL of the music (the name of the music and the artist) that is being used and played as bgm in the description box in their vids here!!...📝
I think i might have actually parked in the lot a few years ago, the attendant didn't even charge me.
and now Shitts Creek...he's come a long way.
Eugene and his son Dan just announced that next season is the last season for Schitt's Creek.
facebook.com/CBCSchittsCreek/photos/a.341197846082274/1089571454578239/?type=3&theater&ifg=1
@@foobarmaximus3506 Ya, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought so. Earl's son -- I mean Eugene's son should find another line of work.
Earl rocks, Daddy!!
an excellent cheese
Earl when he goes second person and great over excited falls mishaps
Still waiting Earl.
Sounds like Donahue
Bring back $1.50 parking! (@3:20)
From the nineteen eighties,early, I guess?
Pretty much.
Probably 1982, as that's the year SCTV moved from Edmonton to Toronto. This skit is filmed in Toronto, but the intro had been filmed in Edmonton.
OK so...SCTV was in MY time. But what the heck model car was that at 3:40 ????!!!! Anyone ?
Yep. That's a Canadian cop. Stern like a parent.
The same Audi makes a few appearances
MOVE! (Scrape, scrape.)
5 stars!!
How many One on the Towns were produced?
Not enough!
I remember the singles bar
Levy is the best! HOW ARE YA?!! But seriously Sammy🤪❤️
Why would you need a permit to film on a public sidewalk?
It would've been fine to film if they were out of the way, but they needed a filming permit once they had that ladder and tripod blocking the sidewalk and disrupting traffic.
@@WoefulMinion You can't block the sidewalk but that doesn't mean you need a permit to film. It's called the First Amendment.
funny how the only place to find a moving sidewalk, is at an airport........ I can't tell if he's really there or greenscreen
Toronto 1982
Yep
Better than now beyond comparison and then some!
Earl you see is supposed to be terrible at his job, ignoring actual commuter bicycles and even Electric Cars such as the ETV-1 or the famous CitiCar all leased and not a one allowed to be kept.
Foggytown, Toronto.
😂‼️
Earl Camenbert got this right for once. Look at all the bicycles in Toronto!
That's a good thing, not a bad thing.
@@Neville60001 Of course, Toronto is not Toronto without their cyclists. It is a good thing.
I didn't know until Earl's story that it was an issue in Melonville.
Man. Toronto looks so bleak!
Worse today except for very few neighbourhoods.
I wonder what Earl Camembert is doing nowadays
Running a clothing collection, or unemployed and on welfare.
He was living in 'Schitts creek' with his wife and 2 kids last time I heard.
Undoubtedly polishing his primetime Emmys and Pulitzer.
He's working behind the scenes at CNN.
Living with Earl, Jr. His clothing store failed, his wife left him for Floyd. He tried to get another job in the media, but he was unable to get hired, especially after the hit piece in the news about the toxic fabric in his clothes. Floyd helped this along. He tried to be Johnny’s assistant, but was too incompetent for that and ended up as the janitor at the competing TV station. To this day, “the incident” that occurred on his shift with the floor waxer is still discussed. Once again, Floyd exploded the story.
More like the Don Valley Parkway and the 401 in the most dysfunctional city in the world, Toronto Canada.
Expecially in 2024!
Love, love SCTV. But I always wondered why the script/filming couldn’t be Canadian, instead of so explicity American. I noticed the same ‘let’s court Americans’ in the series ‘Corner Gas’. As a Canadian, I am disappointed in these unnecessarily American decisions.
Hate it when we have to pretend to be American.
uh, this show was a parody of American pop culture.
We have to pretend to be American?
@@vermeer5 actually I always thought it kind of blurred the line between Canadian and American culture...
i remember they used to allow smoking on the train and the bus back then?
No, they didn't.
I visited Toronto in the early 80s and don't remember smoking on the subway platforms, but then again, I was pretty wasted the whole time I was there. (Yeah, I had fun - I think.) But you saw people smoke on the subway platforms in NYC all the time. It's been against the rules for so long that when I see someone lighting up anyway, I am shocked.
Thank the brakes on that Big American Car for Earl being around today, sadly losing the election to that punk Justin Trudeau.
Love SCTV. Wish they would bring it back om NBC. Got my Strikes Spares Shmenges shirt by typin it in Google. Next will be 5 NEAT
Earl you see is supposed to be terrible at his job, ignoring actual commuter bicycles and even Electric Cars such as the ETV-1 or the famous CitiCar all leased and not a one allowed to be kept.