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Misunderstood Masterpieces 6.23.09: Club Paradise Posted by Will Helm on 06.23.2009 ...or, SCTV Goes on Vacation! In 1976, Second City Television premiered on a small network in Southern Ontario.

They have a surprising amount in common: Both are still identified and adored as charismatic comic characters they created almost 30 years ago.

It's been nearly 30 years since dim-witted hosers Bob and Doug McKenzie debuted on Canadian TV with their unique take on the Great White North.

Canada's favourite pair of 'hosers', the McKenzie brothers, return to primetime on Global in an all-new half-hour animated comedy series, Bob & Doug.

Some projects came out of "tape day," where executives were challenged to find a potential program through nontraditional means, like existing Internet series.