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The basic premise of the show is that " SCTV " is an independent television station in the city of Melonville.

Rather than broadcasting the usual TV rerun fare, the station produces a bizarre and humorously incompetent range of cheap local programming, as well as acquiring cheap movies from other sources.

A typical episode of SCTV would present a compendium of programming seen on the station throughout their programming day.

This would mean a given episode could contain everything from SCTV news broadcasts to sitcoms, dramas, talk shows, kids shows, and / or game shows: everything from a soap opera called " The Days of the Week " (" Monday ... Tuesday ... Wednesday ... these are ... the days of the week "), to game shows like " Shoot At The Stars " in which celebrities are literally shot at like targets in a shooting gallery, to full blown movie spoofs like " Play it Again, Bob " in which Woody Allen ( Rick Moranis ) tries to get Bob Hope ( Dave Thomas ) to star in his next film.

Episodes would also feature a range of SCTV-produced promos and commercials, such as spots for " Al Peck's Used Fruit " or " Shower In A Briefcase ", or a PSA which helpfully describes " Seven Signs You May Already Be Dead ".