For those who may not know, this bit is itself a parody of the 1970 Canadian film "Goin' Down the Road", about 2 Maritimers trying to make it in Toronto.
Full movie here on TH-cam - th-cam.com/video/JIpD-UD8Wlw/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUTZ29pbmcgZG93biB0aGUgcm9hZA%3D%3D ... Watched it for the first time this week. Brilliant film.
SCTV... the true measuring stick for off the wall comedy..Just ask Dan Akroyd! They got blasted by the CRTC for not having enough "Canadian content" in the programming. Hence, Bob and Dougs great white north, hinterland whos who mockumentaries, and this absolute, pure genius of a skit with 2 maritimers and a french Canadian goin to Yong st for "doctorin jobs n' lawyerin jobs".... lol. This cast set a massive standard for quality comedy programming that stands to this day.
It's actually a spoof, not a skit. This is directly poking fun at Don Shebib's 1970 movie "Goin' Down The Road" about 2 Maritimers heading to Toronto with big dreams and leaving with nothing. So they Canadian Contented the hell out of the show with this one.
The best part is that it's connected to the Hinderland Who's Who PSA that appears earlier in the episode. All the skits in the episode have heavy continuity with each other - another reason SCTV is still a cut above everything else.
My ear is telling me that it is David Clayton-Thomas of Blood, Sweat & Tears doing the vocal on the rocked out version of "Won't Get To It". No surprise to learn that David C-T is a Canadian with history on Yonge Street where his musical career started.
So many random memories of Yonge St. Watching cops beat up a random kid for being a smart ass. Kid threw the cops baton across the street! Saw Bob and Doug shoot a scene in front of Sam the Record man..Random Eugene Levy and Kim Mitchell on a folding bike sightings!! Skating on Lake Devo..Chess on Gould St
Too bad couldn't show first the "Hinterland Who's Who" parody of the CBC, with John Candy's deadpan narration, which preceded this segment in the SCTV full episode. Hilarious episode overall with all the CBC jokes, "Monday Night Curling" and every 2nd character named Gord :) I think its out there on TH-cam. Fiona's off-handed remark "I thought them woodchuck things only hibernated in snowy climes huh?" is my favourite joke from any SCTV.
For some strange reason when I first saw this (and first saw the disclaimer), I thought it was gonna be a parody of one of those public service films about something.
TO DA GIRLS O YONGE STREET ! Wow T.O. was so liveable then. Is that the CN Tower (under construction?) just over John Candy's shoulder in the phone booth scene.
Due to massive, malicious, malignant, migration from incompatible cultures? Mysteriously imposed by some self-selecting, dogooder, self-righteous, 'we know best' internationalist banking elite ? Just wonderin'
@@schmittyhanrahan8126 Immigrants built this nation. Every Canadian not an aboriginal native has their roots in another country. My own parents are immigrants and moved to Canada in the '70s. My father, who worked in construction, literally helped build some of the structures standing in Toronto today; and my mother's whole career was cleaning houses of wealthy folk who were much better off.
@@RideAcrossTheRiver Actually, in proportional terms Canada had a more severe baby boom than the USA. The generation born between 1945 and 1965 forms a larger percentage of Canadians than Americans. When the baby boom ended, Canada had a bigger birth rate crash than the USA.
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For those who may not know, this bit is itself a parody of the 1970 Canadian film "Goin' Down the Road", about 2 Maritimers trying to make it in Toronto.
Massive Canadian film when it came out. Studied it in my film class at university.
Full movie here on TH-cam - th-cam.com/video/JIpD-UD8Wlw/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUTZ29pbmcgZG93biB0aGUgcm9hZA%3D%3D ... Watched it for the first time this week. Brilliant film.
Correct, good movie too
I wish I had read this comment like this ages ago. Silly me had no idea it was based on this film.
You have to be a Canadian of a certain age to fully appreciate this.
I’m American and I appreciate this skit. Watched this show on NBC back in the early 1980’s. Saw the movie they parodied.
"Look at that thing!", "That's a balcony, Gord". Too funny.
The Hinterland Who's Who TV crew and woodchuck got a huge laugh out of me the first time I watched this. I saw TONS of those on TV as a kid.
I was in tears at 3:20 when Eugene Levy was giving the groundhog CPR.
I remember back in Cape Breton when we had to drive our cars along railway lines since roads hadn't been invented there yet,lol
RAILWAYS!? You had it posh!
@@GeoffChisholmyou were lucky! all we had was two ruts in the middle of nowhere
This was based on the Canadian movie ``Going Down the Road`` SCTV, brilliant as always.
Might be their best spoof ever, eh?
Spockboy. Sadly, there was nothing funny about the movie Going Down the Road. A sad social commentary on many levels.
Just another case of my only knowing the SCTV parody, not the original.
2:40 So "stereo"typical -- dashboard littered with 8-Track tapes.
"That's a balcony, Gord." LOL
SCTV... the true measuring stick for off the wall comedy..Just ask Dan Akroyd! They got blasted by the CRTC for not having enough "Canadian content" in the programming. Hence, Bob and Dougs great white north, hinterland whos who mockumentaries, and this absolute, pure genius of a skit with 2 maritimers and a french Canadian goin to Yong st for "doctorin jobs n' lawyerin jobs".... lol. This cast set a massive standard for quality comedy programming that stands to this day.
without a doubt the greatest comedy to come out of canada, ricky, julien and bubbles run a close second
It's actually a spoof, not a skit. This is directly poking fun at Don Shebib's 1970 movie "Goin' Down The Road" about 2 Maritimers heading to Toronto with big dreams and leaving with nothing. So they Canadian Contented the hell out of the show with this one.
Damn,... 8-tracks, a Goin' Down the Road spoof, John Candy, SCTV, Stompin' Tom Connors, i'm in friggin' heaven!
The film Stephen Harper said was "too highbrow for most Canadians." Filmed entirely in downtown Toronto.
the CBC producer performing CPR on a woodchuck :)
Hilarious! I've been rewatching SCTV for a few weeks now.
Doctoring and layering the maritime way. I remember watching this in the early 80's. It was the maritime perception that persists today.
The best part is that it's connected to the Hinderland Who's Who PSA that appears earlier in the episode. All the skits in the episode have heavy continuity with each other - another reason SCTV is still a cut above everything else.
Toronto!! No traffic!!! 😮😮😮
Best SCTV skit ever.
SCTV's running "Hinterland's Who's Who" joke.....brilliant.
Just think, there are whole generations of young Canadians who have no idea that the woodchuck hibernates in snowy climes.
Where evrey-ting is appan-NING! TaronTOE Ontareeyoe!
My ear is telling me that it is David Clayton-Thomas of Blood, Sweat & Tears doing the vocal on the rocked out version of "Won't Get To It". No surprise to learn that David C-T is a Canadian with history on Yonge Street where his musical career started.
the poor woodchuck was being used to film "Hinterland's Who's Who"
"Where we going to get another woodchuck? Tell me that!" Wow, thanks for sharing this. ;-)
So many random memories of Yonge St. Watching cops beat up a random kid for being a smart ass. Kid threw the cops baton across the street! Saw Bob and Doug shoot a scene in front of Sam the Record man..Random Eugene Levy and Kim Mitchell on a folding bike sightings!! Skating on Lake Devo..Chess on Gould St
Brilliant work, miss this show
"that's a balcony Gord"
2:41 8 Tracks dude, fucking 8 tracks
Any idea how to get the David Clayton Thomas cover of that Stompin Tom song?
That cassette sits hidden in the deep vaults under Toronto's City Hall.
Too bad couldn't show first the "Hinterland Who's Who" parody of the CBC, with John Candy's deadpan narration, which preceded this segment in the SCTV full episode. Hilarious episode overall with all the CBC jokes, "Monday Night Curling" and every 2nd character named Gord :) I think its out there on TH-cam. Fiona's off-handed remark "I thought them woodchuck things only hibernated in snowy climes huh?" is my favourite joke from any SCTV.
“Cover for me on that surgery.” 😂
Maritime General Hospital Main Entrance LOL
Love this...
Remembering the old film censor warnings they used to use.
They have roads and everything, LOL!
Would love to see Part 2!
Great take-off on 'Goin' Down the Road'!
Glad this humour was my Canadian young life! Not now though. Sad.
Love these hi-def 240p videos....
So much Canada...from Moncton to Stompin' Tom Connors.
Look at dat t'ing!!
"You son of a b!"
If the trailer park boys were in this as little kids, this would be Canadian gospel. Especially, not in spite of, starring Mr. Flaherty.
Freaking awesome!
Brilliant
I'm still waitin for my pot full! LARRY !!!! LARRY !!! what about those jobs!!
J'aime.
Pure genius
Trailer Park Boys may just have watched this one a couple times
The intro to this reminds me of trailer park boys…. If drug dealers were into lawyerin and doctorin that is. Lol.
For some strange reason when I first saw this (and first saw the disclaimer), I thought it was gonna be a parody of one of those public service films about something.
Is that a very young John Candy? Yes, it's somewhat obvious this was a parody of GDtR or DTRA sequel.
Proto Trailer park boys Bubbles to sctv would be a nice touch
TO DA GIRLS O YONGE STREET ! Wow T.O. was so liveable then. Is that the CN Tower (under construction?) just over John Candy's shoulder in the phone booth scene.
Wow! Thanks!
The original trailer park boys
Is that John candy?
Yes it was. He was an SCTV legend. RIP
Doug McGrath
Remind me not to add that Larry Gagner guy on Facebook if he sends a "friend" request...he's not much of a friend!
😂 Always go to Yonge st. Always
Now I know where trailer park boys got some of their idearrrrrs....
this plays on TH-cam on my PlayStation but says it's unavailable on TH-cam on my phone or laptop
It's SCTV dude.
Why are they yelling all the time?! 😂
Can't find part 2 !!!
gud times
Eugene levy
i think this is where the shit mobile came from .... LOL
thanks Reddit !
I'm bummed out. There's a mouse in the house.
Moose not mouse.
I'm movin' to Etobicoke
Featuring: Fraser, Becky, & Ben, eh!
You son of a B! Lol
thanks eh. im gonna go pee on yonge st
I don't think Goin' Down the Road really needs a spoof. But, I guess some folks have time on their hands.
Oh, but it got a sequel ...
Eiselton lanes cash on the barrel head I went to Canada just to see Younge ST
toronto is not the same today...was nice back in the day...now its just a slum
Due to massive, malicious, malignant, migration from incompatible cultures? Mysteriously imposed by some self-selecting, dogooder, self-righteous, 'we know best' internationalist banking elite ? Just wonderin'
@@schmittyhanrahan8126 Most Likely.😆
@@schmittyhanrahan8126
Immigrants built this nation. Every Canadian not an aboriginal native has their roots in another country.
My own parents are immigrants and moved to Canada in the '70s. My father, who worked in construction, literally helped build some of the structures standing in Toronto today; and my mother's whole career was cleaning houses of wealthy folk who were much better off.
@@schmittyhanrahan8126 No, the fact that Canada never had a baby boom
@@RideAcrossTheRiver Actually, in proportional terms Canada had a more severe baby boom than the USA. The generation born between 1945 and 1965 forms a larger percentage of Canadians than Americans. When the baby boom ended, Canada had a bigger birth rate crash than the USA.