Thomas and
Rick Moranis originally created the characters Bob and Doug
McKenzie in protest against government requirements for "identifiable
Canadian content" in domestically produced television programming. The
skits, as an SCTV program "The Great White North" featured two dim
witted brothers who combined as many negative Canadian stereotypes as
possible. Despite this, they became so popular that the skits were
included in the U.S. version of the program.