You Can’t Do Anything on Television

Or
Les is No More

Or
Somewhere, Robin Sparkles is Crying

Or
Snake Eyes rolled Snake Eyes
(Props to Phil)

Or
Whaddya thinks in the burgers?
(More merit for Phil)

Or
Mr. Shidler is in a World of Shit
(Additional accolades for Phil)

Or
Another Blip in the Wall
(Further fanfare for Phil)
Les Lye, the only adult in the greatest Canadian children’s sketch comedy show in television history, has died at the age of 84. You Can’t Do That on Television!, essentially Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In as populated by Canadian teenagers and with slime instead of double entendres, drew an international audience when picked up by Nickelodeon, and Lye, a veteran of the long-time Canadian comedy duo of Uncle Willy and Floyd, was the only actor to appear in every episode. Recurring characters included Barth, Canada’s Mel Sharples; El Capitano, conductor of a firing squad that never quite gets its man; Mr. Shidler, an authoritarian teacher with a passing resemblance to a certain Reichmaster; Senator Lance Prevert, a drunk ne’er-do-well based on the stereotypical Canadian Senator; Ross Ewich, studio director of the show within the show; Snake Eyes, a live action Otto from The Simpsons; and Blip, the money-grubbing of the video arcade.