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Bob and Doug McKenzie

Since “Boris” used Bob and Doug McKenzie from SCTV for his genius Home Page art, I thought we should make them the video of the day. What’s funny is that this whole skit was originally kind of a throwaway idea that they improvised. Here’s an excerpt on the skit from Wikipedia:

"The Great White North" (originally known as "Kanadian Korner") was a panel show that played upon Canadian stereotypes. Bob and Doug, two dimwitted beer-swilling brothers wearing heavy winter clothing and toques, would comment on various elements of Canadian life and culture, frequently employing the interjection "Eh?" and derisively calling each other a "hoser." Among the topics discussed were snow routes, the Canadian-built robot arm on the Space Shuttle, the inappropriateness of bedtime stories about dog fights, flat tires, and "why there aren't enough parking spaces at take-out doughnut shops."

The sketch was conceived when SCTV moved to the CBC television network. Each episode to be broadcast on that network was two minutes longer than those syndicated to the United States. The CBC network heads asked the show's producers to add specifically and identifiably Canadian content for those two minutes. Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas thought that this was a ridiculous request, since the show had been taped in Canada, with a mostly Canadian cast and crew, for two years. The request inspired them to create a parody that would incorporate every aspect of the humorous stereotype of Canadians.

The segments were videotaped at the end of a day's shooting, with just Thomas and Moranis and a single camera operator. The sketches were for the most part improvised on the set, and after doing several such ad-libbed bits, they would then select the best ones for use on the program.

Here’s on of my favorite Bob and Doug McKenzie moments. Take off, eh? Hoser!

Comments

[Gene1]

Hosers!

[Rich]

One of my favorite shows ,Eh. Also loved Strange Brew

[biff]

thanks for posting this - it was a beauty way to go!