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It looks like a new generation of television viewers may be introduced to Bob and Doug MacKenzie. The creations of SCTV alumni Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas have a new, animated life that will be broadcast on the Fox network.

Bob and Doug are two beer-swilling, touque-wearing Canadians who hosted their own show (a show-within-a-show on SCTV) called "The Great White North" (and originally called "Kanadian Korner"). They were created in 1980 as a result of a network request for more Canadian content on SCTV. The characters proved so successful that they subsequently released two albums based on the characters and the movie Strange Brew.

Canada's Global Television already has ordered 13 episodes of The Animated Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie for its 2009 schedule. The series is being produced by Thomas' Maple Palms Prods and Toronto-based Patricia Burns. Thomas and Moranis share executive producer credits on the series.

Here's to hoping that the show "takes off".