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Take off eh? Bob and Doug McKenzie to return in cartoon form

Posted by ChuckyG, April 29, 2008
Fans of the movie Strange Brew and SCTV will be happy to hear the duo have reunited and are going to be animated for an upcoming cartoon version of their characters. Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis are going to be doing the voices as well, no lame imitations!

The Bob and Doug characters launched as a two-minute skit on the Canadian Broadcasting Corp's sketch-comedy series SCTV in 1980, in part to mock federal government rules that require the public broadcaster to air identifiably "Canadian content" in its homegrown TV shows.

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i was in fourth grade and i remember watching the news reports over while i was at school-the next day we were supposed to have watched Christa Mcaullife give us a science lesson from space.
Submitted by amanda. Added to the site on March 24, 2012
I was in first grade. The launch was a big event in my class- the AV guy at the school rolled the TV in on some huge metal cart. I think it was on 321 Contact, or maybe that was the show that led up to the launch. I loved space and when that thing blew up right in front of me, I was a bit confused. It's not supposed to do that, right. We didn't watch a lot of TV in my house, so I thought it was real, which it was. Anyway, it was a pretty traumatic event and last year I came across my first grade journal while cleaning out the attic. Halfway through the book was a full page drawing of an explosion- pretty abstract, but definitely the Challenger.
Submitted by doogiehowser. Added to the site on February 09, 2012
Well it was the 13th, and I was having a great day. Until my sister yelled at me.
Submitted by John Backangerizer. Added to the site on February 09, 2012
I live in Orlando, Florida. I was walking from the video game room at the Colonial Mall, over to the Bowling Alley next door. It also had great games. I glanced to the east and in that blue sky I saw the contrail still in the air, with that very wrong "ball" shape and the trails still showing where the boosters went away. I went into the bowling alley and it was dead quiet - not one person bowling. I saw a small crowd at the counter where you get your shoes. They were all looking up at a little TV. As I came near, I saw on the screen what looked like the view from a helicopter window out over the ocean. I got this sick feeling and knew that something had happened. Replays soon confirmed this. My mom was home and her mother was visiting. She had wanted to see a launch and so my mom took her to the back yard where we always had good views on clear days. Mom said they watched as it went up, and then the explosion and spinning-away boosters. My grandma asked "Is it supposed to look like that?" My mom said "No, momma, I think something bad just happened" and they went inside to the waiting heartbreak on the television. DO YOU REMEMBER the video on MTV, by Jean-Michele Jarre called Rendezvous IV (Four)? It has the Challenger and crew in it and will haunt you forever. I wish there was a nice and clear copy online somewhere. The ones now are so blurry! God Bless the challenger families - the 80's aren't all fun memories...
Submitted by Russ Dillard. Added to the site on May 29, 2011
I was a teacher and actually got the application to be "the 1st teacher in space". Needless to say I wasn't picked. I remember that day very vividly. I was teaching in St Pete, FL so we could see the launch. Several classes had come out to watch, but due to the cold, it had been postponed. The classes went back inside and I went to lunch in my office. I listened to the news at lunch and they said "something has gone terribly wrong". I ran outside just in time to see the double plume. The Coast Guard was scrambled at the same time. Later we learned they were on a "rescue mission" which changed in mid-flight to "locate wreckage and remains". Wow, how that must have affected them
Submitted by Tom. Added to the site on April 26, 2011
I was 11 years at that time we just started class and in a small town it was a big deal to see a teacher go to space. all the classes had a tv in the rooms to watch it was a shocker to see it explode for the rest of the day and the next there was no class the school had closed to pay there respect to the teacher and to the rest of the crew that had died and gave there life for science
Submitted by Michael. Added to the site on February 26, 2011
I wasn't born yet at the time. I knew about this when my grandma said "Wanna read your Aunt's Poem?" I said "Whats it about?" Then she said "The Challenger" "The Challenger. Whats that?" I said. Then she talked about the tragedy of The Challenger and I started to cry. Then, she read the poem to me and it was a great poem. When she finished, I went on the internet and looked up The Challenger on Youtube. When it blew up, I heard people crying in the background. I cried too. I will never forget The Challenger and when I have kids, im gonna tell them this tragedy. God Bless the Crew and The Challenger.
Submitted by Hailey. Added to the site on February 26, 2011
I was 22 and had a load of ironing that needed to be done. I remember almost burning a shirt as I stared at Dan Rather crying in front of the camera. As I was actually so shocked to see a news reporter weeping openly on tv, the actual blow up of the Challenger didn't register until later!
Submitted by Cynthia Buchsbaum. Added to the site on February 26, 2011
I can remember that we were so excited because a teacher was going to be on the space shuttle. At school, they scrunched us around a television. We all waited with excitement and anticipation. Then, in seconds, ten year olds witnessed explosion and death before going right back to class. It seemed so immediate and cold. The countdown never felt the same, because there was always the worry that they might not make it back.
Submitted by Jennifer. Added to the site on February 26, 2011
The shuttle Challenger was only seconds from liftoff that late January 1986 day. I was excited and looking forward to watching the launch. Minutes later, a friend came running up to me, panicking, and said "The shuttle has exploded!" I turned on the TV, and it was pretty horrific! A bright flash of fire, light and smoke erupted around the shuttle and lit up the beautiful Florida sky, and the shuttle was instantly destroyed, claiming the lives of seven astronauts, including Teacher In Space Christa McAuliffe. Debris rained down on the ocean from the ionosphere. That had to be just horrific!
Submitted by William. Added to the site on February 26, 2011