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*HarmfulToMinors: Their show isn't always appropriate for the intended age group. For example, in one episode they visit a maximum security prison. In another the King and Queen (a Barbie and Ken doll) are seen having kinky sex when Mrs. Falbo looks at them through a telescope.
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*HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Their father used to spank Bob for crying, and Doug for making him cry.

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*AttentionWhore



*PetTheDog: [[spoiler: Finally getting his crane shot.]]



* ADayInTheLimelight: "Bouncin' Back to You!

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* ADayInTheLimelight: "Bouncin' Back to You!You!"
*AttentionWhore



*HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: His wife who also has a passion for video, thought she'd met the perfect match. Gerry however can't love another human being as much as he loves video.



*NotSoAboveItAll: Once did a show complaining about TV being controlled by advertisers and special interest groups, but took it all back when he was offered to be a spokesman for Sunbright Soap.



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*EverythingsBetterWithSparkles


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*HappyHolidaysDress: Several in her "Sexy Holidays Special"
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*ExtremeDoormat
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*GeniusDitz: Doug can't do basic math, but what he can do is fix a car battery using saliva and bird feces.
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* BigBrotherWorship: Bob has been known to be downright amazed by some of Doug's basic skills, such as being able to hook up a car stereo.

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* BigBrotherWorship: Bob has been known to be downright amazed by some of Doug's basic skills, such as being able to hook up a car stereo.
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ReallyGetsAround: Despite apparently being married.

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ReallyGetsAround: *ReallyGetsAround: Despite apparently being married.
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*HairTriggerTemper
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* BadBoss
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*IfItsYouItsOkay: He hooked up with sctv crew member Nikki, who is a lesbian.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: For as much as they like to pick on each other, they [[AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther really do love one another.]]

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: For as much as they like to pick on each other, they [[AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther really do love one another.]]
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* ADayInTheLimelight: "CCCP1" when they go to space to install the SCTV sat alight.

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* ADayInTheLimelight: "CCCP1" "cccp1" when they go to space to install the SCTV sat alight.

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*FunnyForeigner



*JewishComplaining
*JewishMother: His mother, who is only ever heard over the phone.



*ADayInTheLimelight: The episode "Doorway to Hell"
*AsianSpeekeeEngrish




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*ToHellAndBack: Or at least his character on Doorway to Hell.
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* BaconAddict: Back bacon that is.

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*BadBoss



*FullNameBasis




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ReallyGetsAround: Despite apparently being married.



*ADayInTheLimelight: The episodes "The Great White North" and "Great White North Palace"
*BaconAddict: Back bacon that is.



*BookDumb



*JerkWithAHeartOfGold: For as much as they like to pick on each other, they [[AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther really do love one another.]]
*{{Manchild}}



*StrongFamilyResemblance: Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis also play Bob and Doug's parents.




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*TrademarkFavouriteFood: Back bacon, donuts and beer.



*ADayInTheLimelight: "SCTV Cast Christmas Party".



*DogFoodDiet: On "Cooking With LaRue" when asked by viewers to prepare a more affordable meal for the show, he makes a meal using cat food as the main ingredient.



*RealLifeWritesThePlot: The crane shot story arc.




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*NerdGlasses



*ADayInTheLimelight: "Bouncin' Back to You!



*NoCelebritiesWereHarmed
*NotAMorningPerson: If she's up in the morning it's because she's still up from the night before.



*ADayInTheLimelight: "CCCP1" when they go to space to install the SCTV sat alight.



*OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Woody Tobias Jr is more known by his character's name, Bruno. Although he tries to rectify this.




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**Also his sidekick William B Williams.
*NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Is based on Sammy Davis Jr.



*AlliterativeName



*ADayInTheLimelight: "I'm Taking My Own Head, Screwing It On Right and No Guy's Gonna Tell Me That It Aint."
*BigEater
*DoesThisMakeMeLookFat




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*NerdGlasses
*SplitScreenPhoneCall: Done oddly enough on the Gerry Todd Show.
*YouSayTomato: Has a very strange way of pronouncing Petulia Clark's name.



A comedienne. Played by Catherine O'Hara

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A raunchy comedienne. Played by Catherine O'Hara




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*HairDecorations



*ADayInTheLimelight: "Moral Majority"



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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: At times, Bob is this to Doug. And vice-versa.



* HollywoodToneDeaf
* ItsAllAboutMe



* ThePrimaDonna
* SmallNameBigEgo



* ProfessionalButtKisser: Certainly seems like one.




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* SmallNameBigEgo

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* TheVoice: In the first season.



* OnlySaneEmployee: She has her moments of insanity, though.



* DemotedToExtra: In universe, after his crane shot from a made for TV movie causes the station to go over budget.

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* DemotedToExtra: In universe, after his crane shot from a made for TV movie causes the station to go over budget. budget.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Has his moments.
* ThePrimaDonna: A male example
* PrimaDonnaDirector



* CloudCuckooLander



* TheIgor: Bruno



* FanService: Her entire shtick.

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* FanService: FetishFuelStationAttendant: Her entire shtick.

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* ObfuscatingDisability

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* ObfuscatingDisabilityJerkWithAHeartOfGold: Kind of.
* ObfuscatingDisability: He only uses his wheelchair for respect.



Hosts of the two minute show The Great White North (aka Kanadian Korner), played by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas

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Hosts of the two minute show The Great White North (aka Kanadian Korner), played by Rick Moranis RickMoranis and Dave Thomas



* BigBrotherWorship: Bob has been known to be downright amazed by some of Doug's basic skills, such as being able to hook up a car stereo.

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* BigBrotherWorship: Bob has been known to be downright amazed by some of Doug's basic skills, such as being able to hook up a car stereo.stereo.
* BrilliantButLazy: In a way.



** "Take off, you hoser!"



Played by John Candy

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An actor, producer, writer, director. Played by John Candy
JohnCandy



Played by Catherine O'Hara

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A singer and actress. Played by Catherine O'Hara



* MadScientist: Dr. Tongue



Played by Eugene Levy

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A Las Vegas-style stand-up comic. Played by Eugene Levy
Levy

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: His little brother, Skip.



Video DJ, host of the Gerry Todd Show

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Video DJ, host of the Gerry Todd Show
Show. Played by Rick Moranis




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* LargeHamRadio: The video DJ kind.



Played by Catherine O'Hara

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A comedienne. Played by Catherine O'Hara




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* FanService: Her entire shtick.



* BerserkButton: He has too many to count, un fact his original idea for a show was just to come on TV and talk about whatever was bugging him at the moment.

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* BerserkButton: He has too many to count, un in fact his original idea for a show was just to come on TV and talk about whatever was bugging him at the moment.






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\n\n!!! Moe Green
SCTV's first station manager, played by HaroldRamis

* PutOnABus: He gets kidnapped by Leutonians in the 2nd season, never to be seen again.


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*SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: His constant denial that he's gay, which often comes completely out of nowhere.



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*SmokingIsCool




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*SmokingIsCool
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*LadyDrunk

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*ThoseTwoGuys


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*OnlyInItForTheMoney



*OnlyInItForTheMoney: Will often open his shows by saying he wouldn't be doing it if he didn't need the money.



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* NightmareRetardent: The "horror" films he gets stuck having to show on "Monster Chiller Horror Theatre"

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* NightmareRetardent: NightmareRetardant: The "horror" films he gets stuck having to show on "Monster Chiller Horror Theatre"
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!!! Johnny LaRue

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!!! Johnny LaRueLa Rue



* ZoomInZoomOut: Their method of creating cheap "3D" effects for their movies, or rather simply just thrusting and pulling away objects from the camera.

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* ZoomInZoomOut: {{Zoom}} Their method of creating cheap "3D" effects for their movies, or rather simply just thrusting and pulling away objects from the camera.
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* CanadianAccent

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* CanadianAccentCanadianAccents
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!!! Guy Caballero
SCTV's stingy network head. Played by Joe Flaherty

*CorruptCorporateExecutive
*ObfuscatingDisability
*VitriolicBestBuds: With Bill Needle.

!!! Edith Prickley
Station manager at SCTV played by Andrea Martin

!!! Bob and Doug McKenzie
Hosts of the two minute show The Great White North (aka Kanadian Korner), played by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas

*BreakoutCharacter
*BigBrotherWorship: Bob has been known to be downright amazed by some of Doug's basic skills, such as being able to hook up a car stereo.
*CanadaEh: They are actually often credited with popularizing the Canadian stereotype, especially the use of the word "Eh".
*CanadianAccent
*CatchPhrase: "Good day, I'm Bob McKenzie, this is my brother Doug." "How's it going, eh?"
*CloudCuckoolander: Both of them, although Bob seems to be a little better at staying on topic, but not by much.
*SharedFamilyQuirks

!!! Johnny LaRue
Played by John Candy

*DemotedToExtra: In universe, after his crane shot from a made for TV movie causes the station to go over budget.
*SmallNameBigEgo

!!! Earl Camembert
Co-Anchor at SCTV News, played by Eugene Levy

!!! Floyd Robertson aka Count Floyd
Co-Anchor at SCTV News and host of Monster Chiller Horror Theatre, played by Joe Flaherty

*TheAlcoholic
*HorrorHost
*NightmareRetardent: The "horror" films he gets stuck having to show on "Monster Chiller Horror Theatre"

!!! Lola Heatherton
Played by Catherine O'Hara

*TheAlcoholic
*CatchPhrase: "I wanna bare your children!"
*WhiteDwarfStarlet

!!! Dr. Tongue and Woody Tobias Jr (aka Bruno)
Stars of the Dr. Tongue 3D horror films series, played by John Candy and Eugene Levy

*HeterosexualLifePartners
*MeanCharacterNiceActor
*ZoomInZoomOut: Their method of creating cheap "3D" effects for their movies, or rather simply just thrusting and pulling away objects from the camera.

!!! Sammy Maudlin
Host of the Sammy Maudlin show, played by Joe Flaherty

!!! Bobby Bittman
Played by Eugene Levy

*BigBrotherWorship: His little brother Skip Bittman, who tries very hard to emulate him.
*CatchPhrase: "How are ya?"

!!! Libby Wolfson
Host of the women's talk show "You", played by Andrea Martin

*StrawFeminist

!!! Gerry Todd
Video DJ, host of the Gerry Todd Show

*DistaffCounterpart: His wife, Priscilla Todd.

!!! Dusty Towne
Played by Catherine O'Hara

*CatchPhrase: "Isn't that cute? Isn't that true?"

!!! Bill Needle
SCTV's "critic at large", played by Dave Thomas

*BerserkButton: He has too many to count, un fact his original idea for a show was just to come on TV and talk about whatever was bugging him at the moment.
*CausticCritic
*VitriolicBestBuds: With Guy Caballero

!!! Stan and Yosh Shmenge
Of the Happy Wanderers polka band, played by John Candy and Eugene Levy

*SharedFamilyQuirks
*YouSayTomato: Yosh and Stan Schmenge each pronounced their last name slightly different (which was part of the joke). Candy pronounced it "Shmen-gee", while Levy's pronunciation sounded more like "Schman-gee."

!!! Mrs. Falbo and Mr. Messenger
Hosts of the children's show Mrs. Falbo's Tiny Town, played by Andrea Martin and John Candy

*ExcitedKidsShowHost

!!! Larry Seigel
Fast talking producer and host of "the Larry Seigel Show", played by Rick Moranis

*MotorMouth

!!! Lin Ye Tang
Host of Doorway to Hell, played by Dave Thomas

*NightmareFetishist





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