In 1980 Dave Thomas & Rick Moranis introduced the Bob & Doug McKenzie characters to SCTV, and Hosermania was born. Not just a fad, but an encapsulation of many of our Canadian traits (for good or for bad), that would last right until present day.

In 1981 the duo released a comedy album called “The Great White North” which also included one music track “our hit single” “Take Off” which featured guest vocalist Geddy Lee of Rush. This of course was Rush’ big break out moment (just kidding).

I can’t describe to you, unless you grew up in Canada during the 80’s what a fun, cultural influence this album was for us hosers. Yes, I owned a copy, on vinyl, so I could listen to the whole thing or just the song.

Not only did it win the Juno award for top Canadian comedy album in 1982, it was nominated but did not win the Grammy in 1983 for the same category. Take Off actually hit #16 on the Billboard charts in the U.S. (higher than any Rush song ever did!). The album was #1 in Canada for 7 straight weeks straddling 1981 and 1982.

This video tribute for Canada Day, is mostly 80’s clips, with some late 70’s clips which are for all us Gen-X’ers. These are very Canadian clips, they are the moments and memories of coming of age in the great white north. Whether we liked or enjoyed all the selections, or how these heroes have aged, is irrelevant. Back then in the 4 channel universe we were all exposed to the same experiences; no hiding behind youtube algorithms that only fed us what we wanted to see and hear. I say 4 channels of course because we typically had a 4th French CBC channel which got real interesting after midnight! (no clips).

Clips include.;
Strange Brew (the Bob & Doug movie)
Hinterland vignettes (who doesn’t remember these boring shat growing up)
Friendly Giant
Mr. Dressup (the Canadian version of Mr. Rogers)
The Edison Twins (a summer vacation favourite show to watch)
DeGrassi Junior High
You Can’t Do That on Television (it was Canadian before it was Nick)
Hilarious House of Frightenstein (so bad, but you watched it anyway)
Alan Thicke Show
He Shoots, He Scores (I even watched it in French it was so good)
Beachcombers (every Sunday night at Grandma’s house)
The 88 Calgary Winter Olympics
Gaetan Boucher
Todd Brooker (one of the Crazy Canucks, I couldnt find a good clip of Steve Podborski or Ken Reid to use)
Warren Moon in the CFL
Al Hackner / Connie Laliberte (curling greats)
Irish Eyes are smiling (Reagan and Mulroney; Free Trade Agreement)
The Queen with Pierre Trudeau signing the Canadian constitution act in 1982
Anti-Nuke protests
The Pope’s visit in 1984
Geddy Lee
John Candy (RIP), various clips from movie Going Berserk, SCTV, and just playing the drums
The Hosers
Good Rockin’ Tonite with Stu Jeffries (our answer to Friday Night Videos)
Glass Tiger
Streetheart
Loverboy
Bryan Adams
Jeff Healey Band
Colin James
Helix
Geddy Lee (again)
CBC news with Knolton Nash (Henry Morganteler abortion saga)
John Turner
Ken Taylor (the basis for Argo) with Reagan
Hal & Joanne from Bodybreak (who doesn’t remember them!)
Bryan Budd (just a normal Canadian soccer player, somehow able to win the World Superstars competition 3 times)
Terry Fox (the greatest Canadian)
Steve Fonyo
Rick Hansen (the Man in Motion, the inspiration for the song from St. Elmo’s Fire)
Marc Garneau (Canadian astronaut)
Definition
Mad Dash
Supermarket Sweep
Yan Can Cook
Reach for the Top (a national high school trivia competition)
Pitfall (early Alex Trebek show)
Test Pattern
Triumph (watch the Netflix doc about them, its great)
Rough Trade (High School Confidential)
Prism
Corey Hart (he wears his sunglasses at night)
Gordon Lightfoot, Burton Cummings, Anne Murray (from Tears are not Enough)
CFL Grey Cups
Blue Jays Dave Stieb, Expos Steve Rogers, The Expos win
Expo 86 (Prince Charles and Lady Di join Mulroney at opening)
Hockey Night in Canada (iconic, Dick Irvin and Larry Robinson)
Canadiens Steve Shutt and Guy Lafleur vs the Leafs
Darry Sittler of the Leafs against the Flyers
the White Out in Winnipeg
celebrating the greatest Canadian hockey goal of the Decade, Gretzky to Lemieux 1987 Canada Cup Final
Carling Bassett (Canadian tennis phenom, and actress (check out my video about her)
Wayne & Schuster
Bizarre
SCTV
Kids in the Hall
Super Dave Osborne
Much Music Jeanne Beker
early TSN (our answer to ESPN)
CBC news Peter Mansbridge and the end of the paper $1, replaced by the Loonie coin
Lennox Lewis
Ben Johnson (the biggest scandal)
Alex Baumann
David Suzuki
Neil Young,
Tears Are Not Enough (our answer to Band Aid)
John Candy
Strange Brew

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