Dave Foley- USA and Canada

First, about the quality. This is a 12 year old VHS transfered to DVD then rendered to computer. The quality isn't top notch, but under the circumstances.....
This is a monologue from Mad TV season 1 where "Kids in the hall"'s own Dave Foley explains what Americans don't know about Canada. Enjoy.

[@Zyphyr104]

the perfect mixture of Self-depricating and passive aggressive, pretty much summarizes Canadian humour

[@happyfreeky]

We’re also self-deprecating

[@t.estable3856]

Yeah, with juuust enough Eldritch/Existential Horror.

[@Snev]

"In Canada, we're ruled by a small boy with supernatural powers." Now I see why the main character in Akira is called Kaneda.

[@jhenson04]

+octotartine Twilight Zone reference, episode "It's a Good Life"

[@meshuggah2]

Yes! The one with a very young Billy Mummy who wishes people "into the cornfield" if they displease him in anyway, and no one can do away with him because he can read thoughts! One of my favorite episodes of the show!

[@canaan5337]

octotartine that is actually a reference to a twilight zone episode

[@JellyBean-or1yw]

oh....and here i thought he was talking about justin trudeau & planking....

[@anthrax2525]

Zing!

[@jamalselesi182]

I’m a Huge Fan of Dave Foley he’s one of best comedic actors since The Kids in the Hall and NewsRadio I really like him he really means a lot to me

[@serpentines6356]

I always liked him too.

[@jonhohensee3258]

Since?

[@jamalselesi182]

@@jonhohensee3258 since I was 9 years old old

[@LuxAeterna22878]

I love how the temperature he gave is LOWER than absolute zero.

[@ruishianbo]

Not everybody knows the standard value for the absolute zero, but he is not too far off.

[@louistournas120]

@@ruishianbo I am going to autoinseminate myself.

[@joemixon834]

@@louistournas120 you mean you havent already?

[@themaggattack]

The VHS tracking kinda gives it that 'about to drift into another dimension' feel. Kind of oddly lends to all his talk of sulfer dioxide, zero gravity, extreme subzero temperatures, and being ruled by the twilight zone mind control child.

[@nostradamusofgames5508]

gave my serious nostalgia! :3

[@vmelkon]

Sulfur dioxide. U, not an e babe.

[@John_McDonnell]

@@vmelkon What about the Twinkie?

[@vmelkon]

@@John_McDonnell I don't know. I am currently working on the Caramilk secret right now. Some hackers cut the power to my lab. How do they get the caramel in the Caramilk bar?

[@John_McDonnell]

@@vmelkon How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop? The world may never know...

[@leftofpunk]

Dave's monologues are the best

[@kevinramsey417]

Don't forget that in America, Rush is just a kickass rock band. In Canada it's the state religion.

[@chinary8]

Rush blows.

[@crescentfreshbret]

chinary8 All other bands away? Totally!

[@ZacHawkins42]

crescentfreshbret Saw them live once, best concert I've ever been to.

[@phillipcarsey]

Chinary8 Must be a Helix fan...lmao

[@acepedro12]

Rush is the Queen of Canada.

[@kingpin6989]

CAN'T.....TYPE.....HAVE.....TO.....GRAB.....TREE.....

[@ld393]

Haha that’s funnnnny!

[@80swoodpanel]

I started laughing just at the sight of the thumbnail of him with a coffee mug.

[@notthesame7778]

I watched the whole thing and didn't laugh at all. AND I am Canadian!

[@keithmills778]

@@notthesame7778 Yeah, but you knew all this stuff already, so you didn't find it odd at all. It's just everyday life for you and me. I hope that Grey Cup game ends soon. I made a twenty-dollar bet with a co-worker, and I retire next year. I figured that we'd already be on to the 1950 or even 1951 game by now.

[@notthesame7778]

@@keithmills778 Haha loved your comment, AND I laughed!!

[@DrewBludd]

Big KITH fan from wabac. Literally have NEVER seen this. Thank you Magnes.

[@bikebudha01]

i so miss the kids in the hall, by far the best sketch comedy show of all time...

[@MagnesDrachen13]

In fact, it could have been as late as 96 (Mad TV debuted in autumn 95, so the first season stretches over 95-96). They were mentioning Foley (as they did with the others) was a member of KIds in the Hall because that's what people knew him for.

[@n.d.1315]

I love how the coffee is making him so jittery that he feels the need to constantly face a different camera

[@John_McDonnell]

Coffee can't make Dave Foley jittery. Dave makes the coffee jittery.

[@beniscariot2844]

The voice of Flick in "A Bug's Life". Unreal lol

[@culwin]

I like how he says they use the metric system, but then gives the dimensions of a CFL field in imperial units.

[@themaggattack]

culwin bc he's talking to Americans and he knows they dont understand the metric system.

[@canaan5337]

culwin he was speaking to Americans on an American tv show we don't understand metric and wouldn't get the joke if he did it in metric

[@dehcho99]

The CFL field is still measured in Yds. It is only 110 yds long.

[@happyfreeky]

@@canaan5337 it was a Canadian TV show. It just aired in the USA first because it was initially banned in Canada, IIRC

[@JanetStarChild]

@@happyfreeky Mad TV was a Canadian show banned in its own country of origin? Is that your honest claim?

[@MagnesDrachen13]

He guest starred on an episode and did a couple of sketches (as did Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, and Scott Thompson) with them.

[@MagnesDrachen13]

It was 1995 because that was the first season of Mad TV. They also had Bruce McCulloch, Scott Thompson, and Kevin McDonald make appearances similar to this one. McDonald did "the monologue ideas the producers wouldn't let me do" McCullouch did an offbeat random monologue where he made jokes out of what popped on the screen.

[@Scrumpilump2000]

Thanks for uploading this! I hadn't seen this one before.....nothing quite like a Dave Foley monologue!

[@siractionslacks890]

The communism one is great.

[@johnbidochka]

Another great monologue by Dave Foley

[@greenwitch9836]

Thank you for loading this. First on my top 10 best TV moments ever is Dave's portrayal and presentation of Bob the private detective on "Hot in Cleveland". I have been re-watching his episodes and fall on the floor lmao at his scenes. Pure Gold!

[@tunguska1969]

this is hysterical. laughed so hard when 1st seen on madtv, been wanting to see it again forever. thanks for posting.

[@CantoErgoSum]

Precious is a great word to describe him. Such an angelface!

[@blt4life112]

Seems like Trey Parker and Matt Stone learned about Canada through Kids In The Hall.

[@connoreyler871]

I love how Dave is almost always drinking coffee during his monologues 😂

[@dustinparrish7248]

Damn i miss this show thank u KZbin

[@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews]

Dave Foley was the main character in a very underrated hilarious movie called "The Wrong Guy".

[@nmuratore]

I miss these guys...

[@NevadaBoss]

Still the favorite Dave I know...I know.

[@Fedemgo]

Thanks, Dave Foley, now I can't get "The Night Chicago Died" out of my head.

[@ld393]

Hilarious. Haven’t heard it in so long. Time to download it!

[@AkutheHunter]

Dave is so fantastic as "Yes Man" in Fallout: New Vegas.

[@elizabethboydston1404]

thank you! these finds are the BEST of Kids in the Hall

[@johnload72]

of whom we're all very fond

[@Jethromcsheepherder]

Pure Gold!

[@Kaiamara]

This is amazing, thank you for uploading it.

[@vmelkon]

I use the metric system and today it is -8 C in Montreal. Yes, we do have a sulfur dioxide atmosphere and also, to keep warm, I throw a block of sulfur in the fireplace.

[@dawnbastan2208]

He's so great

[@anelisamorgan8590]

I love this man! Dave's amazing😂😂😂

[@beccabarber4261]

lol i just love dave foley!

[@bibibabkagirl]

the quality's really not that bad. i love dave foley. he's so precious.

[@sstaners1234]

“In Canada, we are ruled by a small boy with supernatural powers for whom we are all very fond of.” I knew it. Little Anthony Fremont is in Canada.

[@oJKBo]

Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies. Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder.

[@davidfulton179]

🎶"These are the Daves I know, I know... these are the Daves I know..."🎶

[@curt0619]

A classic from the early years of MAD TV. The first season produced many of these.

[@jasonanderson7458]

Wrong show.

[@John_McDonnell]

@@jasonanderson7458 No, this is the madTV set, not Kids in the Hall. Dave was a guest in 1996 or 1997 or so, I'd say.

[@rustyshackleford1040]

More relevant than ever.

[@MarkWilson-rn8tx]

This guy is also the voice of Flick from "A Bugs Life!" As well as Wayne from "Prep and Landing!"

[@Steptopia]

This is actually a MAD TV sketch featuring Dave.

[@euginam91]

this is amazing

[@MagnesDrachen13]

I just wish I could find my copy of Kevin McDonald's monologue, it was hilarious.

[@itsonlymyopinionok8115]

I miss this show ..

[@legueu]

This guy is so funny

[@rutger5000]

Canada has universal health care because of the gravity only working 6 hours a day. This causes many injuries on a daily basis.

[@Kimbahley]

Damn you Foley, you gave away all our secrets!! Anyone remember Dave's line on KITH when asked if he's an American? "No, I'm Canadian. It's like an American, but without a gun". Yep, that's pretty much it.

[@crithon]

OUCH! The health care bit still hurts.

[@rsr789]

I've lived in both countries, and I wholeheartedly agree.

[@MagnesDrachen13]

@DrewBludd No problem. I had this on tape from when I was a kid and just finally was able to digitize it. Thanks for the comment.

[@meachy]

That Universal Healthcare dig at the end still hits pretty hard.

[@mizakzee]

YES DAVE!!

[@canuck21]

I didn't realized until now how cute Dave Foley was.

[@b4air]

2:12 From a tape that is 25 years old (as of 2021)

[@xGrantyy]

YES MAN!

[@Sydney.Sandoval]

Dave Foley is a Canadian; he's like an American, but without a gun.

[@krueger92]

The gravity here does work differently. Which is how we can store our milk in opened bags without it spilling out.

[@devilkitty6725]

Can confirm. Source: American, have lived in Canada for 15 years.

[@az0963818]

Lol, yes! Love Dave Foley :)

[@edhuber3557]

I didn't know about the gravity bit...

[@mruba008gmail]

Dave Foley is voices of Flik, Wayne, Terry & Terri.

[@butchermachine]

He was in one called "The Wrong Guy" which was hilarious

[@jeezuschryst]

i believe it was even earlier as the show ended in 94, buuuuuut yes quite accurate :P

[@Shellsanne1]

Brilliant.

[@pulpstress]

How on earth have I never seen this before?????? I thought I'd seen every KITH sketch. Obviously, I have been duped by my own knowledge. :D

[@wendighoul]

It's from when he guest-starred on MadTV

[@occasional_doomer]

Agree completely.

[@triscadecaphile]

Life as you know it. lawl Ahh Dave.

[@akumacornflakes]

@WeSellSoul As a Canadian who moved to the US in the third grade, I can assure you that I had to field that question multiple times a day.

[@ultragamma2099]

love the coke sniffs between paragraphs

[@tracksuitjim]

i'm starting to see some twilight zone influences in this show. for example in this one when he says we're ruled by a boy with supernatural powers. it was nice to hear such a subtle reference, if it was indeed a reference.

[@Rueuhy]

I always felt there was something different about Dave. But Canadian?!?!?! We all have our battles.

[@prajnawisdom]

@Kimbahley It's from Season 4 ('92-'93), the episode is called "Ricardo." I laughed so hard. Dave plays a Western tourist trying to eat his meal at a beach restaurant; Scott playing a Caucasian-looking "Filipino" shoeshine boy extorts American dollars from him.

[@blackfire3744]

Amazingly, most Americans believe everything he says about Canada except for universal Healthcare. That, apparently, is the farfetched unbelievable thing.

[@dillclinton4379]

just don't EVER get married in Canada right Dave?

[@meshuggah2]

He's probably still paying for that one! Poor guy!

[@Mintpepperoni]

He shouldn't have gotten behind on his child support. It's that simple.

[@aposematicayu]

@Duke You mean at the very beginning where he literally couldn't pay that amount because he no longer made that amount of money? Maybe don't threaten fathers with debtor's prison if they don't pay impossible amounts of money.

[@planetofether5462]

Maybe don't have children if you can't handle all of the possible outcomes.

[@tsol920]

Too soon

[@wdh47211]

I had suspected as much.......

[@MagnesDrachen13]

1995. Yeah, the statement was pretty accurate at the time.

[@Nightmastercool97]

Still kept with Kids OmIn The Hall style of comedy.

[@kaleigh79]

at least we have universal health care.. that's about it eh.. lol.. this sketch was hilarious..

[@MynameisBrianZX]

Look up "negative temperature" on wikipedia. It explains it very simply.

[@nebulousisgod]

Wikipedia isn’t always correct. It’s not a legitimate encyclopedia. People seem to have forgotten that.

[@mikemaloney1289]

If they only could have known....

[@igg73]

@MagnesDrachen13 i downloaded all epeisods from the pirate bay... i wish kevin did more monologues it was awesome

[@DontLookNowItsRob]

Praised be the all-powerful Billy! He rules our great nation with an iron fist and a hyper-inteligent mind!

[@libville]

I had no idea Canada was ruled by a small boy. LOL!

[@JohnWhittle]

That's a cool VCR tracking filter at the start... how'd you do that?

[@MagnesDrachen13]

John Whittle by using a VCR...

[@nebulousisgod]

It’s kind of insane to me that there are adults in this world who have never used a VCR.

[@kingofthebingogame]

@@nebulousisgod Things change.

[@justinenavarro2778]

Yes Man from Fallout: New Vegas and Moff from Harvey Beaks!

[@occasional_doomer]

That sword cuts both ways my friend.

[@PlanetSledge]

I have this on vhs too :)

[@shawnasativa44]

happy canada day!!

[@DocJamesH]

"Canadians are weird!" Ed, of Ed Edd n Eddy

[@DanTurismo1]

@DrewBludd probably haven't seen it cause it was from MAD tv :P i thought the same thing while watching it, if you look you can see some of the letters on the wall, the guy's face on a pane of glass on the window. but to me, biggest clue, was seeing "FOX" on the bottom right and never once remembering fox airing KITH

[@dustinairola4301]

Talk about a bit that held up.

[@JesseMaurais]

Wow. I don't think I've seen a tracking error for over a decade.

[@RobMacKendrick]

He forgot to add that the Weather Channel is our pornography.

[@Freebleepers]

ARE YOU HAPPY NOW??!! LOL!