TV Guidance Counselor Episode 525: Dave Thomas Found On Our Site

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TV Guidance Counselor Episode 525: Dave Thomas

Witness the video “TV Guidance Counselor Episode 525: Dave Thomas” and hundreds of other clips showcasing the loved hysterical characters of the McKenzie brothers.

Bob and Doug McKenzie in TV Guidance Counselor Episode 525: Dave Thomas

In the video TV Guidance Counselor Episode 525: Dave Thomas, Bob and Doug McKenzie are a group of odd Canadian comedians who were featured in “Great White North”, a show which was televised on SCTV – second city television for the show’s most watched season when it braodcast by CBC Television in the 80’s. Bob’s part is brought to life by actor Rick Moranis and Doug’s character is played by comic Dave Thomas. The sketch was created originally as a sketch to both satisfy and makes jokes about silly Canadian content demands, the siblings morphed into a pop culture sensation in both Canada and the US. The characters became the focus of a hit comedy album, The Great White North, in 1981.

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After more than 8 years of doing the show Ken finally speaks to a beloved member of the SCTV cast as he welcomes, writer, producer, actor, and director, Dave Thomas to the show.

Ken and Dave discuss growing up in Durham, NC in the 1950s despite being Canadian, Tex and Edna Boyle’s Organ Emporium, giving away free pets with purchases, buying cowboy guns and becoming an arms dealer in the eyes of the Canadian government, working in Radio, Rick Moranis, Westerns, TV theme songs, the explosion of advertising jingles, working for the college newspaper, the Godspell production that changed comedy forever, running the Coca-Cola account, King of Kensington, Second City, SCTV, going to college with Doug Henning, CBC Radio, Tim Conway, writing jingles, leaving a high paying job for a career in the arts, working in ads, selling TV shows, Harvey K-Tel, SCTV Network 90, being the head writer, careers from match books, Brandon Tartikof, the birth of Bob and Doug McKenzie, three minute segments, anonymous writers, John Candy, producing your own wrap arounds, realizing what people can do and encouraging it, the secret of SCTV’s parodies, impressions of Spielberg, getting a letter from Spielberg, getting pushed by Richard Harris, directing “The Experts”, B-Men, unkillable bikers, stunts, his new book The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton and how everything is bullshit in the best way.