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** Another point with Ugazzo Home Vision is that it's portrayed as having third-rate programming that no American could possibly be interested in. But the demo reel includes clips of a {{Bollywood}} movie and a [[TheBeautifulGame soccer]] match. Both of those have gained followings in America in recent years, making Ugazzo look like he might have actually been ahead of the curve.
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** Another point with Ugazzo Home Vision is that it's portrayed as having third-rate programming that no American could possibly be interested in. But the demo reel includes clips of a {{Bollywood}} UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} movie and a [[TheBeautifulGame soccer]] match. Both of those have gained followings in America in recent years, making Ugazzo look like he might have actually been ahead of the curve.
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** Another point with Ugazzo Home Vision is that it's portrayed as having third-rate programming that no American could possibly be interested in. But the demo includes clips of a {{Bollywood}} movie and a [[TheBeautifulGame soccer]] match. Both of those have gained followings in America in recent years, making Ugazzo look like he might have actually been ahead of the curve.
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** Another point with Ugazzo Home Vision is that it's portrayed as having third-rate programming that no American could possibly be interested in. But the demo reel includes clips of a {{Bollywood}} movie and a [[TheBeautifulGame soccer]] match. Both of those have gained followings in America in recent years, making Ugazzo look like he might have actually been ahead of the curve.
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* HilariousInHindsight: In their TV-themed parody of ''TheGodfather'' they mercilessly satirize cable TV via the cheesy Ugazzo Home Vision network. After ''SCTV'' was canceled by NBC it ended up moving to Cinemax for its final season.
** Another point with Ugazzo Home Vision is that it's portrayed as having third-rate programming that no American could possibly be interested in. But the demo includes clips of a {{Bollywood}} movie and a [[TheBeautifulGame soccer]] match. Both of those have gained followings in America in recent years, making Ugazzo look like he might have actually been ahead of the curve.
** Another point with Ugazzo Home Vision is that it's portrayed as having third-rate programming that no American could possibly be interested in. But the demo includes clips of a {{Bollywood}} movie and a [[TheBeautifulGame soccer]] match. Both of those have gained followings in America in recent years, making Ugazzo look like he might have actually been ahead of the curve.
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** From the same episode, the entire cast singing "White Christmas" together.
** In the next Christmas episode, the characters are genuinely worried about Johnny [=LaRue=], since he's gone missing.
** In the next Christmas episode, the characters are genuinely worried about Johnny [=LaRue=], since he's gone missing.
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** The theme songs for Identical Bellhops/Cheese Hostesses/OPEC Oil Ministers definitely count as this.
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** There comes a point in the show in which ''every character'' becomes a woobie.
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** The "Shock Theatre" segment where a father(Joe Flaherty) tries to tell his son a really scary story. The first one is about a girl(Catherine O Hara) who doesn't wash her face and gets too many pimples as a result. Sounds silly...until the ending. The girl's mother doesn't even recognize her, and out of fear, ''hacks her daughter to pieces with a meat cleaver.'' Ironically enough, this doesn't scare the kid.
** The ending of the "Shock Theatre" sketch counts too. After the father tells another scary story, the son '' actually dies'' from being too frightened.
** The ending of the "Shock Theatre" sketch counts too. After the father tells another scary story, the son '' actually dies'' from being too frightened.
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** The "Shock Theatre" segment where a father(Joe father (Joe Flaherty) tries to tell his son a really scary story. The first one is about a girl(Catherine girl (Catherine O Hara) who doesn't wash her face and gets too many pimples as a result. Sounds silly...until the ending. The girl's mother doesn't even recognize her, and out of fear, ''hacks her daughter to pieces with a meat cleaver.'' Ironically enough, this doesn't scare the kid.
** Thekid. And then there's the ending of the "Shock Theatre" sketch counts too. After the father tells another scary story, where the son '' actually ''actually dies'' from being too frightened.frightened after his father tells another scary story.
** The
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In the 1977 mock PSA "So You're Dead, Now What?", Creator/HaroldRamis is shown listing signs that you may be dead. It really stops being funny in light of Ramis' actual death in February 2014.
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** The ending of the "Shock Theatre" sketch counts too. After the father tells another scary story, the son '' actually dies'' from being too frightened.
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** The "Shock Theatre" segment where a father(Joe Flaherty) tries to tell his son a really scary story. The first one is about a girl(Catherine O Hara) who doesn't wash her face and gets too many pimples as a result. Sounds silly...until the ending. The girl's mother doesn't even recognize her, and out of fear, ''hacks her daughter to pieces with a meat cleaver.''
Morbid as hell for a sketch comedy series.
Morbid as hell for a sketch comedy series.
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** The "Shock Theatre" segment where a father(Joe Flaherty) tries to tell his son a really scary story. The first one is about a girl(Catherine O Hara) who doesn't wash her face and gets too many pimples as a result. Sounds silly...until the ending. The girl's mother doesn't even recognize her, and out of fear, ''hacks her daughter to pieces with a meat cleaver.''
Morbid as hell for a sketch comedy series.'' Ironically enough, this doesn't scare the kid.
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** The "Shock Theatre" segment where a father(Joe Flaherty) tries to tell his son a really scary story. The first one is about a girl(Catherine O Hara) who doesn't wash her face and gets too many pimples as a result. Sounds silly...until the ending. The girl's mother doesn't even recognize her, and out of fear, ''hacks her daughter to pieces with a meat cleaver.''
Morbid as hell for a sketch comedy series.
Morbid as hell for a sketch comedy series.
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** "Dr. Shekter, see Dr. Shekter!"
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** "Dr. Shekter, see Dr. Shekter!"
** The theme to "Hey Giorgy!"Let's be honest, if you watch a sketch with catchy music enough times, there is a very good chance that it will be stuck in your head for weeks.
** The theme to "Hey Giorgy!"
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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: A mild one, but Bob and Doug exchanging Christmas presents with each other in "Beer Nog". And later in the same episode, [[spoiler:Johnny [=LaRue=] receiving a crane shot from Santa Claus]].
* EarWorm: "Koo-loo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo! Koo-loo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo!"
* EarWorm: "Koo-loo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo! Koo-loo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo!"
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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: A mild one, but Bob and Doug exchanging Christmas presents with each other in "Beer Nog"."Christmas Staff Party". And later in the same episode, [[spoiler:Johnny [=LaRue=] receiving a crane shot from Santa Claus]].
* EarWorm: Where to start? How about the intro, especially seasons 2-4.
** "Koo-loo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo! Koo-loo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo!"
* EarWorm: Where to start? How about the intro, especially seasons 2-4.
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** JerkassWoobie: Johnny [=LaRue=] might be egotistical bossy and melodramatic, egotistical, but there were a handful of moments where it's hard not to feel sorry for him at times.him.
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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: A mild one, but Bob and Doug exchanging Christmas presents with each other in "Beer Nog".
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* {{Narm}}: Although intentional for this trope, the Zontar episode has alien ''cabbages'' invade the SCTV station.
* NightmareFuel: The "Doorway To Hell" story with Wilcox and his dummy.
** Wilcox's breakdown at the shrink's office is rather spine-chilling... or funny. Or both. You decide.
--->'''Wilcox:''' ''(voice raises in pitch by the second)'' That music... that music, stop the music, shrink, stop that music now, or I'LL CRUSH YOUR NECK WITH THESE POWERFUL WOODEN HANDS!
* NightmareFuel: The "Doorway To Hell" story with Wilcox and his dummy.
** Wilcox's breakdown at the shrink's office is rather spine-chilling... or funny. Or both. You decide.
--->'''Wilcox:''' ''(voice raises in pitch by the second)'' That music... that music, stop the music, shrink, stop that music now, or I'LL CRUSH YOUR NECK WITH THESE POWERFUL WOODEN HANDS!
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* HarsherInHindsight: One sketch of "The Johnny [=LaRue=] Show" has Johnny doing "exercise" by opening and closing the fridge and jogging in place while sitting down, and at one point, he has a mild heart attack. This sketch is far less funny considering what happens to Johnny's actor Creator/JohnCandy in 1994.
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** The theme to "Hey Giorgy!"
* HarsherInHindsight: One sketch of "The Johnny [=LaRue=] Show" has Johnny doing "exercise" by opening and closing the fridge and jogging in place while sitting down, and at one point, he has a mild heart attack. This sketch is far less funny considering what happens toJohnny's actor Creator/JohnCandy in 1994.
* HarsherInHindsight: One sketch of "The Johnny [=LaRue=] Show" has Johnny doing "exercise" by opening and closing the fridge and jogging in place while sitting down, and at one point, he has a mild heart attack. This sketch is far less funny considering what happens to
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* JerkassWoobie: HarsherInHindsight: One sketch of "The Johnny [=LaRue=] might be egotistical Show" has Johnny doing "exercise" by opening and melodramatic, but it's hard not closing the fridge and jogging in place while sitting down, and at one point, he has a mild heart attack. This sketch is far less funny considering what happens to feel sorry for him at times.Johnny's actor Creator/JohnCandy in 1994.
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* TheWoobie: Lola Heatherton, particularly in the "Bouncin' Back To You" episode.
** JerkassWoobie: Johnny [=LaRue=] might be egotistical and melodramatic, but it's hard not to feel sorry for him at times.
** JerkassWoobie: Johnny [=LaRue=] might be egotistical and melodramatic, but it's hard not to feel sorry for him at times.
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* EarWorm: "Koo-loo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo! Koo-loo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo!"
** The theme for the SCTV news is pretty catchy, too.
** The theme for the SCTV news is pretty catchy, too.
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* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: Canadians know that Bob and Doug are caricatures of themselves, but that's a point of national pride after a fashion in that Canadians are well known to enjoy poking fun at themselves.
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* MisaimedFandom: What made Bob and Doug popular.popular.
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* MisaimedFandom: What made Bob and Doug popular.
* NightmareRetardant: Count Floyd is often frustrated by the tendency of the movies featured on ''Monster Chiller Horror Theatre'' to have this, if the films are actually horror films at all.popular.
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* NightmareRetardant: Count Floyd is often frustrated by the tendency of the movies featured on ''Monster Chiller Horror Theatre'' to have this, if the films are actually horror films at all.
