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10 Facts About SCTV
Give it a look if you get a chance.
In the late 70s and early 80s I was living in a mobile home outside of Mt. Pleasant, TX. At the time, I was living cable free but had heard of a comedy called SCTV. I was interested in the series but was unable to see it until years later.
Now I watch episodes occasionally as I work. The amount of talent on that show was huge. It was headed up by John Candy, and no, that wasn’t meant as a fat joke. John was just awesomely talented, but so were a lot of other people associated with the show. Included were Andrea Martin, Eugene, Levy, Joe Flaherty Catherine O’Hara, Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis and eventually Martin Short. That’s an amazing cast.
Armed with that background information, here are some things you probably didn’t know about SCTV.
1: The cast, with the exception of Flaherty and Martin was born in Canada.
Maybe that’s why the show wasn’t as turbulent as SNL.
2: Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas left the show to pursue careers portraying the McKenzie Brothers.
If you are unfamiliar with the McKenzie Brothers, they like beer. Like Supreme Court Justice, Brett Kavanaugh. Actually, Dave Thomas looks like Brett…
