Bob and Doug McKenzie in The Rick Moranis Dance

In the video The Rick Moranis Dance, Bob and Doug McKenzie are a pair of made up Canadian brothers who starred in “Great White North”, a show which was streamed on second city television for the show’s third season when it braodcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Channel in in the early 80s. Bob’s character is acted by actor Rick Moranis and the character Doug is created by comic Dave Thomas. Although brought to life originally as a joke to both fulfill and laugh about dumb Canadian content policies, the duo grew up to be a pop culture hit in both Canada and across the border. The characters went on to become the focus of a huge comedy album, The Great White North, in 1981.