Canadian Icons Bob & Doug

Editorial
September 21, 2020

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Immortalized in bronze near the Rogers Place arena is a piece of Edmonton’s pop culture history. The sketch comedy show, SCTV, included the beloved fictional duo, Bob and Doug McKenzie—beer-drinking, tuque-wearing brothers who played up many Canadian stereotypes. The show aired on and off from 1976 to 1984 on various networks in Canada and the U.S., and was filmed for much of that time in Edmonton. Local sculptor Ritchie Velthuis collaborated with comedians Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas (who played Bob and Doug) to capture their likeness. The life-like statues sit on a bench at 103 St. & 103 Ave.