The world has heard its last perfect "Dddiiiiii heard that": Les Lye, who played Barth (among dozens of other characters) on You Can't Do That On Television, died Tuesday in Ottawa. He was 84.
I feel like my whole heart just got slimed, PopWatchers. I'm not the only one who loved YCDTOTV, am I? Other people fear the repercussions of saying "I don't know," right?
“Where do they find these people, and why do they keep sending them to me?”
He will be missed…
LOVED that show! I always wanted to be in the locker sketch!
Great show! I used to love the Barth’s Burgers sketches. They were so gross!
Did you just get slimed? I always wondered when I was younger, why didn’t they just say water after wards to get the slime off.
I loved that show, too!
Alanis Morrisette and Moose were the bes part of that show.
Wow–84? That makes me feel old. I had such a mega crush on Alistair.
I can’t believe he was that old… he will definitely be missed. (And I, too, had a crush on Alastair…)
You’re certainly not the only one! I was just giving my kids a “history of ‘getting slimed’” lesson just the other day and of course cited this show.
I remember when Alanis broke out in the music world, and fans of the show were so excited. I always loved Locker Jokes…
But thanks for posting this news and this video. Rest In Peace, Les Lye.
Hooray! He’s dead!
(This must be the introduction to the opposite sketch!)
In all seriousness though, I loved this show, so RIP Les Lye….any chance the show is out on DVD or on Hulu?
Another kid who watched it
my God I LOVED that show… I wish they would release it on DVD
I also loved that show back in the day. I had forgotten a lot of the regular skits/catchphrases. Thanks to many of the other posters here for making me smile.
One of my favorite shows on Nick as a kid. RIP Barth.
@Winona OMG I had a crush on Alastair too.