Bob and Doug McKenzie in Gayla Peevey – I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero) (Audio)

In the video Gayla Peevey – I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero) (Audio), Bob and Doug McKenzie are a duo of hysterical Canadian comedians who hosted “Great White North”, a ad lib skit which was featured on second city television for the show’s most popular season when it was broadcast on CBC Television in 1980. Bob’s character is played by comedian Rick Moranis and Doug’s part is created by comic Dave Thomas. Even thoughFamously made originally as fluff to both fulfill and mock stupid Canadian content statutes, the brothers grew up to be a pop culture hit in both Canada and across the border. The McKenzie brothers soon became the focus of a classic comedy album, The Great White North, in 1981.