Bob and Doug McKenzie in SCTV – Tommy and Skip Shanks

In the video SCTV – Tommy and Skip Shanks, Bob and Doug McKenzie are a pair of hysterical Canadian comedians who created “Great White North”, a segment which was featured on SCTV – second city television for the show’s 3rd season when it was broadcast on the Canadian Broadcasting Channel in in the early 80s. Bob’s character is created by comedian Rick Moranis and Doug McKenzie’s part is played by Dave Thomas. The sketch was developed originally as fluff to both fulfill and mock silly Canadian content legislation, the siblings grew up to be a pop culture hit in both Canada and the USA. The brothers soon became the focus of a bestselling comedy album, The Great White North, in 1981.