you can't do that on television

A show that started out on local TV in Canada on CJOH.
Executives of a station called "The Pinwheel Channel" in the US happened upon it and decided it was just what their station need. Then The Pinwheel Channel became Nickelodeon.
Then they had a hit.
Not only boosted the lulling stations ratings but also gave them their trademark slime scheme. Nick doesn't acknowledge this, perhaps because publicizing it will do no good to them. The slime would fall on someone when they said "I don't know." Water would also fall on someone who said "water."
It ran in the US from 1981-1990. It was such a big hit in the US, it left Canadians scratching their heads. Most Canadian children found the show disgusting and it never had a wide audience in its homeland.
Supposedly was cancelled because the show went through kids like a revolving door on crack and it was a tedious task to send royalty checks to 200+ different children.
Alanis Morissette appeared on about six episodes of the show in 1986, as a minor character.

GUY #1: Moose on You Can't Do That On Television was my first crush.
GUY #2: How 'bout Lisa Ruddy?
GUY #3: I don't know... (Glop...)
GUY #1: I'm so thirsty.
GUY #3: Would you like a glass of water? (Splash)

by The STFU'D Noob July 10, 2006

Parents Television Council

Gays in denial

Hey, have you heard about the Parents Television Council?

Yeah, they hate on shows with sexual themes because even though they don't have any children at all. They're just gays in denial and hate being reminded of it.

by Classic_For_Real December 20, 2010

Australian Television

A mind raping experience that should not have to be endured by anyone.

I'm going to vomit if you don't turn this shit off, watching Australian television is like a slow painful death.

by Manic Holz April 20, 2011

Doggy Fizzle Televizzle

A Pimpin Show ft. Snoop Dogg that is off the heezy fo sheezy.

This is the show they call Doggy Fizzle

w0rD

by Penis Man July 15, 2003

teleiophilia

A paraphilia in which the person afflicted is sexually attracted to adults. Since it is the most common paraphilia, and the vast majority of the world's population has it, those who do usually fail to realize that they have it, and end up ostracizing all other paraphilia, namely pedophilia or ephebophilia, insisting that they are "the norm". It can also be apparent in minors as well.

The vast majority of adults have teleiophilia. Anyone who doesn't is abruptly shunned.

"Leonard is only 12 years old, but he has a crush on his 39 year old teacher. You could say that leonard has teleiophilia."

by Mogasaki December 16, 2007

telekinesis

The ability to translate and/or transform matter through time and space by altering the informational component of the quantum waves defining the mass in question. See psionics.

Telekinesis can only be achieved when an individual has understood the principles of psionics.

by Mystikan July 2, 2004

appointment television

the decision of tv viewers to schedule their time so that they watch a specific program at a specific time

opposite of viewers who sit down in front of a tv and watch whatever is on

People who schedule their lives around tv practice appointment television.

by dp916 May 9, 2004