During
it's illustrious run, YCDTOTV spawned several commercially-sold
products, including Green Slime Shampoo and Green Slime Hand Soap,
but there was only one YCDTOTV video sold on the streets: Nickelodeon
Presents The Worst of You Can't Do That On Television.
In
1987, Nickelodeon and Carleton Productions began working on a
compilation tape, splicing together the best (or worst) moments
from 1979 to 1987. The tape was hosted by three of the 1987 regulars
-- Vanessa Lindores,
Adam Reid
and Doug Ptolemy
-- and the finished product was 50 minutes. Sadly, however, before
the product hit the market, it's assumed that Nickelodeon lost
interest in the project, most likely due to the fact that YCDTOTV
went on possible permanent hiatus in 1988 after creator and producer
Roger Price left to work on other endeavors. Thanks to bootleg
copies, this version does exist today.
After
Roger Price and YCDTOTV returned with an almost brand-new
kid cast in 1989, the project was finally resumed and an
updated version of the video was cut. Major changes included
three members of the 1989 cast -- Chris
Bickford, Jennifer
Brackenbury and Christian
Tessier -- introducing the different segments
of the video, as well as new 1989 sketches and some other
assorted sketches from previous years.
The
finished product was commercially distributed in 1989 by
Elektra Entertainment, in cooperation with MTV Networks,
with a running time of 29:09. The video features sketches
from the 1979-1989 years of productions, as well as slime
and water scenes, opposites, bloopers and several messages
from characters, including Barth.
Since
the original 1987 version was 50 minutes, the 1989 video
was obviously cut down. Some of the original sketches in
the 1987 version were shortened and others were eliminated
altogether.
From
the back cover:
From the show where you never know what to expect -- our
most requested skits, never-before-seen bloopers, the first
slime and stuff that even the cast never expected. Join
Alasdair, Moose, Barth and all your other favorites for
a look back through the years.
Some
question the motives behind some 1987 and 1989 copyright
laws
The
video's title screen
Jennifer
Brackenbury, Christian Tessier and Chris Bickford host the
1989 version.
Ross
reaps the benefits of selling a commercial videotape.
