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On December 17, 1982, the "Christmas Show" episode of SCTV, with the "Johnny LaRue Street Beef" skit, was aired.
pressbox69, referring to the "SCTV Staff Christmas Party" episode of 1981, said:Sat Dec 18, 2021: I loved this show but
I can never find the Christmas episode when Johnny LaRue wanted a string of paloponies from Santa and ended up dead drunk in the gutter. R.I.P. John Candy.
No problem.
SCTV Network Episode list
Christmas 1982
Episode aired Dec 17, 1982
1h 5m
Guy Caballero and Johnny LaRue come to blows over a meager Christmas bonus, resulting in a busted, drunken Johnny desperately tracking down Santa. Segments include Lola Heatherton's "Love Spirit" Christmas Special. Ed Grimley stars in "The Fella Who Couldn't Wait For Christmas." Rex and Edna Boil's Curio Emporium. Count Floyd's "Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas." The lighting of the Melonville Christmas Tree. The Shmenge brothers explore Leutonian Christmas traditions. "Pre-Teen World Christmas Edition." Bobby Bittman and Jackie Rogers Jr. star in "Christmas - That's All." "You. with Libby Wolfson" looks at Chanukah.
Episode aired Dec 17, 1982
1h 5m
Guy Caballero and Johnny LaRue come to blows over a meager Christmas bonus, resulting in a busted, drunken Johnny desperately tracking down Santa. Segments include Lola Heatherton's "Love Spirit" Christmas Special. Ed Grimley stars in "The Fella Who Couldn't Wait For Christmas." Rex and Edna Boil's Curio Emporium. Count Floyd's "Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas." The lighting of the Melonville Christmas Tree. The Shmenge brothers explore Leutonian Christmas traditions. "Pre-Teen World Christmas Edition." Bobby Bittman and Jackie Rogers Jr. star in "Christmas - That's All." "You. with Libby Wolfson" looks at Chanukah.
SCTV - Johnny LaRue Street Beef Christmas Show
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Scott Rogers
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SCTV - Johnny LaRue Street Beef Christmas Show. Classic SCTV Christmas sketch, John Candy at his best.
24,103 views Dec 24, 2016
Scott Rogers
240 subscribers
SCTV - Johnny LaRue Street Beef Christmas Show. Classic SCTV Christmas sketch, John Candy at his best.
Sun Dec 17, 2023: On December 17, 1982, the "Christmas Show" episode of SCTV, with the "Johnny LaRue Street Beef" skit, was aired.
Sun Dec 18, 2022: On December 17, 1982, the "SCTV - Johnny LaRue Street Beef Christmas Show" episode was aired.
Sat Dec 18, 2021: Episode aired Dec 17, 1982
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So many great skits but 2 really stood out for me..
Eugene Levy as a very laid back Perry Como 
Leave it to Beaver 🦫 with John Candy 🍬🍭 as the Beaver 🦫 