Bob and Doug McKenzie in SCTV – Rick Moranis Is Turning Japanese

In the video SCTV – Rick Moranis Is Turning Japanese, Bob and Doug McKenzie are a pair of made up Canadian brothers who were featured in “Great White North”, a improv which was included on SCTV – second city television for the show’s most liked season when it was broadcast on CBC Television in the eighties. Bob’s character is brought to life by comic Rick Moranis and Doug McKenzie is played by the comedian Dave Thomas. It was created originally as an idea to both fulfill and laugh about legal Canadian content guidelines, the two became a pop culture smash hit in both Canada and the United States. The two later became the focus of a bestselling comedy album, The Great White North, in 1981.