Movies Similar to SCTV Network: Pre-Teen World Telethon with Johnny Puleo and the Harmonica Gang (1982)

Tonight's wraparound sketch is a fundraiser for SCTV series "Pre-Teen World"; unfortunately, none of the show's adolescent hosts are able to stay awake for the entire telethon. Also featured this evening is the uproarious "Rat Pack" spoof "Maudlin's Eleven," a hip and with-it movie caper starring talk show host Sammy Maudlin (Joe Flaherty), his toadying co-host William B. (John Candy), editorialist Bill Needle (Dave Thomas), funnymen Bobby and Skip Bittman (Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis), and musical guest stars Johnny Puleo and His Harmonica Gang. Other highlights: Edith Prickley (Andrea Martin) stars in "Prickley Heat," the story of "the woman too hot to touch"; the new sitcom "The Adventures of Shake 'N' Bake," starring William Shakespeare (Thomas) and Francis Bacon (Moranis); and "Nightline Melonville"'s round-the-clock coverage of the kidnapping of Mayor Shanks (John Candy)'s son, which is abruptly cut short when the kid returns home ahead of schedule. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi