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It's a Canadian Fact: Football
SKETCH-O-VISION
A VERY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME.
The setup
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The premise
Here’s the bit.
A mock public-information spot claims that Canadian football has an extra down after all. Its straight-faced spokesperson explains the apparent discrepancy as a national preference for playing it safe, before the fictional fact ministry certifies his lesson.
The funny people
Meet the cast. 1
Say it with us
Highly quotable.
Canadians always punt on the third down just to be safe.
A little extra
Notes from the archive.
Part of the episode’s CBC takeover, prompted by an SCTV janitors’ strike.
The rabbit hole continues
One more couldn’t hurt.
More from SCTV.
