Bob and Doug McKenzie in SCTV – “The Merv Griffin Show” (5/15/1981)

In the video SCTV – “The Merv Griffin Show” (5/15/1981), Bob and Doug McKenzie are two of hilarious Canadian family members who created “Great White North”, a skit which was featured on second city television for the show’s most watched season when it streamed by CBC Television in in the early 80s. Bob’s part is acted by comic Rick Moranis and Doug’s part is acted by comic Dave Thomas. The sketch was made originally as an idea to both satisfy and laugh about annoying Canadian content laws, the two morphed into a pop culture smash hit in both Canada and the USA. The brothers soon became the focus of a an amazing comedy album, The Great White North, in 1981.