Bob and doug mckenzie are a pair of fictional canadian brothers who hosted great white north, a sketch which was introduced on sctv for the shows third. As a shock to everyone involved with the export of sctv to america, the great white north segment with bob and doug became the more popular segment on an otherwise marginally funny sketch comedy show. Bob and doug mckenzie great white north srm14034 lp vinyl record. The movie, strange brew, and its soundtrack followed in summer of 1983. Bob and doug mckenzie, the dimwitted, beerchugging and back baconeating brothers in a recurring canadianthemed sketch called great white north, were initially developed by rick moranis and dave thomas respectively, as a sardonic response to the cbc networks request that the show feature two minutes of identifiably canadian content in.
A popular christmas gift in 1981, twelve days of christmas and take off saw heavy rotation on radio. Ultimate kanadian korner movie bob and doug mackenzie youtube. Released november 1981 on anthem records anr 11036, and later on cd. Canadas most famous hosers, bob and doug mckenzie, get jobs at the elsinore brewery, only to learn that something is rotten with the state of it. More great white north bits from sctv, thats what i wanted, and thats what they should have included. Bob and doug mckenzie were the comic creations of rick moranis and dave thomas, a pair of canadian performers who first rose to fame as members of the sctv troupe. The great white north 1981 strange brew 1983 strange brew is the soundtrack album to the 1983 cult comedy film, strange brew. Oh, its the great white north, and its snowing, cause its christmas time. Bob and dougs first album, released as bob and doug were taking off, went top ten. In 1981, rick moranis and dave thomas recorded a bob and doug mckenzie comedy album, the great white north, which. The adventures of bob and doug mckenzie strange brew excerpts. The shtick is that the mckenzie brothers are lazy, beerswilling dimwits who focus on canadian culture and rely heavily on slang interjections and putdowns like take off, beauty, eh.
Interesting, and fun to have, but theyre still commercials. The great white north is a canadian comedy album by the fictional television characters bob and doug mckenzie portrayed by actors rick moranis and dave thomas, released in 1981 by anthem records anr11036 and distributed in the united states by mercury records srm14034. Between their humorous banter, the two introduced some original music. Canadian hosers bob and doug mckenzie now have their own. Actually, you shouldnt smoke, or eat too much salty and fatty food, or drink too much and drive. The series is a revival of the sctv sketch characters bob and doug mckenzie the first season consisted of 10 episodes. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Commercials bob and doug did for various canadian companies are also included. Portrayed by rick moranis and dave thomas, the duo reunited one last time in a retrospective on the characters and their lasting impact on canadian and american pop culture. Bob and doug mckenzie, lr rick moranis as bob mckenzie, dave thomas as doug mckenzie during the saturday night live monologue on january 29, 1983. Strange brew is a 1983 canadian comedy film starring the popular sctv characters bob and doug mckenzie, portrayed by dave thomas and rick moranis, who also served as codirectors. Bob and doug mckenzie were the fictional hosts of great white north a skit seen on sctv.
Fear nothulu just reupped their streaming offerings with great new shows and movies. Sctvs bob and doug mckenzie statues unveiled in canada film. Great white north, an album by doug mckenzie, bob mckenzie on spotify. At least, thats what matters most to bob rick morani. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Bob is played by rick moranis and doug is played by dave thomas. You can play this at your christmas parties, or to yourself on christmas eve. The first season premiered on april 19, 2009, and held the firstseason finale on june 29, 2009. The soundtrack includes excerpts from the movie, the theme song, and some other bits full title. Passport to just a few of our favorites from and about the worlds neighbor in the north. The adventures of bob and doug mckenzie strange brew. Bob rick moranis and doug dave thomas often times spoke about canadian life and culture, frequently referring to each other as hosers in the process. Bob and doug initially emerged in an sctv sketch as the sibling hosts of a canadian show called the great white north.
The great white north mapl cancon music, artist, performance, lyrics information 100% canadian content track b7. High quality bob doug mckenzie gifts and merchandise. Strange brew is a 1983 canadian comedy film starring the popular sctv characters bob and doug mckenzie. Listen free to bob and doug mckenzie great white north this is our album eh. Loosely based on elements of shakespeares hamlet, most of the film was shot in toronto, scarborough, kitchener and hamilton, ontario. It was released in august 1983 by polygram and anthem records of canada anr 11042. Bob and doug mckenzie are a pair of fictional canadian brothers who hosted great white north, a sketch which was introduced on sctv for the shows third season when it moved to cbc television in 1980. Rick moranis and dave thomas did a wonderful job creating the. Great white north, strange brew, essential kitchen decor, fun quilted pot holder. The adventures of bob and doug mckenzie strange brew excerpts from the original soundtrack. Economics its about what you do when you got so many empties you cant fit them all in the truck. Strange brew is the soundtrack album to the 1983 cult comedy film, strange brew. As i said before classic bob and doug mckenzie and its awesome.
See more ideas about bob, rick moranis and canadian things. Canadas most famous hosers, bob and doug mckenzie, get jobs at the elsinore brewery, only to. I remind you not to speak, until you are spoken to. This is classic bob and doug mckenzie and it doesnt get any better than this strange brew is awesome also but lets stay with the great white north. Now that you found this kind of stuff, all i ask is that you ask about it look for it at a video store. Parts were also filmed in prince george, british columbia. The 12 days of christmas, geddy lee singing take off which made no sense, the brothers principals of a school. A loose framing story style is employed in the movie. Unlike most soundtrack tieins, the album features continuing comedy. Now the knuckleheads from the great white north have been immortalized as statues in edmonton, canada.
Buy great white north bob mckenzie and doug, specialist, cd online now at the australian based sanity movie store. This is a beauty album by brothers bob and doug mckenzie. High quality bob doug mckenzie inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. Canadian hosers bob and doug mckenzie officially have their own statue in canada after eight years of citizens petitioning for it, and honestly, its the good news that all of us need right now the pair of fictional canadian brothers played by rick moranis and dave thomas hosted great white north on the celebrated sketch television program sctv as well as the movie strange brew. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. I remember us going to see their movie strange brew when it came out.