Bob and Doug McKenzie in SCTV – Opening Titles (1982)

In the video SCTV – Opening Titles (1982), Bob and Doug McKenzie are a pair of hilarious Canadian family members who are responsible for “Great White North”, a skit which was streamed on SCTV – second city television for the show’s most popular season when it moved to CBC Television in the 1980s. The character Bob McKenzie is acted by comedian Rick Moranis and the character Doug is brought to life by actor Dave Thomas. It was born originally as fluff to both follow guidelines and laugh about silly Canadian content demands, the two morphed into a pop culture phenomenon in both Canada and the United States. The characters soon became the focus of a classic comedy album, The Great White North, in 1981.