Bob and Doug McKenzie in SCTV “Phil Donohue Show” with Pope John Paul II

In the video SCTV “Phil Donohue Show” with Pope John Paul II, Bob and Doug McKenzie are a couple of made up Canadian siblings who are responsible for “Great White North”, a ad lib skit which was aired on SCTV for the show’s third season when it streamed by the Canadian Broadcasting Channel in the year 1980. The character Bob McKenzie is played by Rick Moranis and Doug McKenzie is acted by the comedian Dave Thomas. The sketch was born originally as fluff to both satisfy and makes jokes about legal Canadian content guidelines, the siblings transformed into a pop culture success in both Canada and across the border. The two soon became the focus of a classic comedy album, The Great White North, in 1981.