Turkey Television

Turkey Television

Infobox Television
show_name = Turkey Television


caption =
format = Variety show
runtime =
creator = Roger Price
Geraldine Laybourne
starring = Les Lye
Christine McGlade
Kevin Kubusheskie
Adam Reid
John Koensgen
country = CAN
network = Nickelodeon (USA)
first_aired = 1985
last_aired = 1986
num_episodes =
list_episodes =

"Turkey Television" was a Canadian teen sketch comedy originally aired on Nickelodeon. The show was created by Roger Price and Geraldine Laybourne [ cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147792/ |title="Turkey Television" |accessdate=2007-03-31 |work=IMDB |archiveurl=http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:Osi9QX2JeS4J:www.imdb.com/title/tt0147792/+turkey+tv&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us&client=firefox-a |archivedate=Mar 25, 2007 ] 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. [ cite web|url=http://www.ycdtotv.com/prizes/turkey_television.html |title=Turkey TV |accessdate=2007-03-31 |archiveurl=http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:7fppa_lleWMJ:www.ycdtotv.com/prizes/turkey_television.html+turkey+tv&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=9&gl=us&client=firefox-a |archivedate=Feb 22, 2007 ] 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. [ cite web|url=http://johnnorrisbrown.com/classic-nick/turkeytv/index.htm |title=Turkey Television |accessdate=2007-03-31 |archiveurl=http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:qooHdTBXErgJ:johnnorrisbrown.com/classic-nick/turkeytv/index.htm+turkey+tv&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=firefox-a |archivedate=Feb 23, 2007 ] 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."

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*imdb title|id=0147792|title=Turkey Television
*Tv.com show|id=23723|title=Turkey Television


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