Michael J. Fox and the creator of the iconic Nickelodeon slime gag were both seen on the Order of Canada appointee list. The list was put out on Friday, with Fox being promoted to the highest Canadian civilian honor.
Fox first received the Order of Canada in 2011. He was promoted to the Companion of the Order of Canada for the money he raised for Parkinson’s disease. According to Mary Simon, Canada’s Governor General, Fox “is in a remarkable chapter of his life, blending selective acting with powerful global advocacy and unflinching honesty about Parkinson’s. Through his foundation, he drives transformative research and hope.”
Also on Friday, kids TV producer Roger Damon Price was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada. Damon Price is known as the man who created Nickelodeon’s iconic slime gag. He also co-founded YTV, a Canadian kids’ TV network.
The first time a person was slimed was on You Can’t Do That on Television, a kids’ sketch comedy show, which Damon Price created and wrote for. When the Canadian show was picked up by Nickelodeon in 1982, it became a hit and made the slime an iconic part of the network.
When You Can’t Do That on Television aired on Nickelodeon, it boosted the network’s popularity, making it a mainstay in kids’ television all throughout the 90s.
“Roger Price is a groundbreaking creator of youth television whose influential series reshaped children’s programming. His imaginative storytelling and irreverent humour empowered young audiences and advanced both science fiction and sketch comedy,” Simon said.
You Can’t Do That on Television had many people working on it who went on to become famous. Bill Prady, a writer for the show, went on to be a co-writer for The Big Bang Theory, and Alanis Morissette would star in 5 episodes of the show years before she began her music career.