This is a Canadian web site so every month in July will be dedicated to a quote that is uniquely Canadian from now on. There’s no better way to celebrate Canada Day then with brothers Bob and Doug Mckenzie. Bob and Doug hosted ‘The Great White North’ which was a weekly comedy sketch that aired on SCTV on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation back in the 1980s. Actors Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas did their best impersonations of two individuals who were attached to every single Canadian stereotype such as using the words ‘EH?” a lot or by drinking lots of beer and eating donuts. The sketch comedy routine would go on to influence other comedians such as Michael Myers who would do a similar routine known as ‘Wayne’s World’ years later for Saturday Night Live. They reached the height of their popularity when they were given the starring role as themselves in the feature film ‘Strange Brew’ as well as a hit comedy album that reached #20 on the billboard charts and their very own Christmas album. They would also appear as themselves in comedy routines for Budweiser and Pizza Hut. In 2009, an animated series called ‘Bob & Doug’ began to air on the Global television network in Canada starring Dave Coulier and Dave Thomas with Moranis aboard as an executive producer of the show.
Happy Canada day everybody and here’s a great quote from Bob and Doug Eh?
| “Bob: “Hose head/hoser!”. – Bob Mckenzie |
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