- Turkey Television
Infobox Television
show_name = Turkey Television
caption =
format =Variety show
runtime =
creator = Roger PriceGeraldine 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 andGeraldine 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 featuredLes Lye ,Christine McGlade ,Kevin Kubusheskie , andAdam Reid , all of "You Can't Do That on Television" fame. The cast also includedJohn 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 ofHands Across America in which meat-waving children sing "Hams Across America."References
External links
*imdb title|id=0147792|title=Turkey Television
*Tv.com show|id=23723|title=Turkey Television
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