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SCTV (1976-1984 TV Series)
Dave Thomas:
I've always found this guy to be funny! He was one of the
original SCTV members in 1976. In 1980, he became super-popular
as Doug MacKenzie of the Great White North skits. Doug MacKenzie
quickly and forever became his most beloved character on the
show. In 1983, the MacKenzie brothers starred in their very own
feature film, "Strange Brew" that has since become a comedy
classic. Things cooled off a bit despite an excellent late-night
series in 1990 called "The Dave Thomas Comedy Show". Sadly, that
show was short-lived. Dave's always worked and been in stuff, but
it wasn't until 1993 that he had a big resurgence in popularity with
his role as the pharmacist/neighbor on TVs "Grace Under Fire", which
lasted through 1998. He's done a lot of great movies and TV shows
during and since this period, and now we're all waiting for "the next
big thing" for Dave Thomas.
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Original
Characters:
Angus Crock- Anything
Scottish is funny! Angus is the kilt-wearing bluesman and TV
personality. Basically, he's funny because he's so crass.
And the whole idea of an old Scottish bluesman, dressed like he is, is
ridiculous.
Skits
To Watch For:
Cookery Crock: Gregory Peck
Words To Live By: Angus and the Rabbi
Bill Needle-
Funny! He's a perpetually angry talk-show host. Bill flies
off the handle over any little thing.
Skits
To Watch For:
Bill Needle's Mail Bag: Short Show
Bill Needle's Shoot For The Stars:
Rupert Holmes/Chuck Mangione- Rupert the reindeer!
Captain Combat- A direct
parody on children's TV personality Captain Kangaroo. I LOVE
Captain Kangaroo! And I love this militia-nut version of him!
Skits
To Watch For:
Captain Combat- Uh, oh!
Gunny Rabbit's gonna get it!
Doug MacKenzie- Perhaps the
all-time best Dave Thomas character! Along with brother Bob, he
is an absolute 100% negative stereotype of the loser Canadian.
Meant to slam Canadians, he actually became a favorite TV character IN
Canada! Almost zero intelligence, Doug likes backbacon, beer,
smokes, and toques!
Skits
To Watch For:
You have GOT to see every single skit
of the MacKenzie brothers you can, and especially the 1983 feature film
"Strange Brew."
Harvey K-Tel- This
character is ALWAYS funny. What Dave did is take the loud,
fast-talking voice from K-Tel commercials and give it a
personality. And it's always interesting to see where this
character is applied.
Fast Talking Playhouse
Speaking Of Talk With Lou Jaffe
Lin Ye
Tang- Along with
Doug MacKenzie, this is one of my favorite Dave Thomas
characters! In the early shows, Lin Ye Tang was nothing more than
an ambiguous Chinese character who happened to be a doctor,
restauranteur, etc. But eventually (around 1977) he became a
martial arts movie star that constantly tried to branch out into other
kinds of shows.
Skits
To Watch For:
Blind Fists of the Furious Dragon-
Promo of Chinese martial arts film. Awesome!
Chinese Fairy Tales- Storytime
with Lin Ye Tang? Uh, oh!
Master Sergeant Chef- An
ex-Vietnam War Green Beret turned gourmet chef. There you have it.
Skits
To Watch For:
Master Sergeant Chef
The Silly Bastard- A
complete retard in the post-American Revolutionary War era!
Basically, the whole name and idea of the character was to see how far
they could push the "double-meaning" gag with the censors. You've
just got to see this character to get the full effect.
Skits
To Watch For:
The Silly Bastard
Tim Ishimuni- Whereas
Lin Ye Tang is not really such a prejudicial character against Chinese
(he's just a goofy character), Tim Ishimuni IS meant to be a slam
against the Japanese. It's funny, because he takes all the
Japanese stereotypes and puts them together in one wild "don't go
there" kind of character. He's not as interesting of character as
Lin Ye Tang, but he is much bolder and certainly more racial. But
after a minute or two, the major laughs are over. Tim was not
used as much as a lot of the other characters.
Skits
To Watch For:
Just about any Tim Ishimuni
appearance will do.
Impersonations:
Bob Hope- He does a great
Bob Hope! What can I say? Flat out the best impersonation
of Bob Hope EVER!
Skits
To Watch For:
Bob Hope Desert Classic
Taxi Driver
Carl Sagan- I always liked
Carl Sagan, but this is a funny impersonation of him.
Battle of the PBS Stars: Football
Cosmos: Behind The Scenes
Walter Kronkite- It's an accurate imitation, but not a flattering portrayal. But don't fear, it's not made to be mean; more of a light-hearted jab. It's just funny to see Walter drunk or making prank phone calls, things you'd never expect the real news anchor to do.
Skits
To Watch For:
Dialing For
Dollars: My Factory, My
Self
Point/Counterpoint:
Alcohol