This month we take a look at two Canadian Icons - Bob & Doug McKenzie.

Bob & Doug McKenzie first appeared on the classic Canadian television show SCTV in the late 1970s. The characters were created by Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis. The original intent of the skit was to protest government regulations for identifiable Canadian content in domestically produced media programming. Airing first on SCTV as the program “The Great White North”, Bob & Doug became almost instant national heroes. Despite the fact that the two dim witted brothers combined as many negative Canadian stereotypes as possible. The brothers embodied the stereotypical Canadian. Their dialogue was spiced with things like, “Eh?”, “Hoser”, and “Take off!” They guzzled beer, loved donuts and of course ate pounds of back bacon. They became so popular that “The Great White North” remained in the program when the skits were aired in the U.S. version. Thomas and Moranis were eventually made members of the Order of Canada for their contribution to Canadian culture. The New York Times called them the “Cheech and Chong of beer drinkers”, and they’ve been likened to Laurel and Hardy by the Bergen Record. Read more »

Bud the Spud, Sudbury Saturday Night, I am the Wind, The Good Ol’ Hockey Game, The Moon-Man Newfie, Sasquatch Song, Big Joe Mufferaw and the list goes on and on. Stompin’ Tom Connors writes songs that are true to the average Canadian and they just don’t fit with any radio format. This Canadian is a legend and he epitomizes what true patriotism is. He has led an eventful life as a grassroots musician that has in turn taken him all over Canada. After more than 30 years, he is still performing and Stompin’ Tom has outlasted many once celebrated musicians. Guts, perseverance, persistence and spirit are just some of the words that describe this man.

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