SCTV Monument Petition

What would it take to honour Edmonton's pop culture history?

St. Paul, Minnesota, has statues of Lucy throughout the town to celebrate the fact that it’s the home of Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts. In the downtown of its twin city, Minneapolis, you’ll find a statue of Mary Tyler Moore to honour Mary Richards, the Minneapolitan character she portrayed.

In Toronto’s Kensington Market, you can sit next to a statue of actor Al Waxman, CBC’s famous King of Kensington. And, more recently, Rouleau, Sask., has left “Dog River” on a grain elevator to let visitors know they are entering the mythical town where Corner Gas was filmed.

Small towns do it. Big cities do it. But, in Edmonton, we don’t mark our pop culture.

If you are an Oilers legend, you get roads named after you. But, why don’t we celebrate SCTV? The characters remain pop-culture icons 30 years later. Though it was filmed here, the only relics you’ll find are at the Global Television studios on Allard Way, where the halls have framed pictures of the SCTV cast in action and some old props.

We are Melonville, but you wouldn’t know that walking through the city. So, we’d like to change that.

Do you think that there should be an SCTV monument, street name or something else to commemorate Edmonton’s unique place in pop culture history? How about a prominently placed sign welcoming people to Melonville? A bronzed Bob and Doug, sitting on a park bench in Churchill Square? A simple plaque? Or maybe a ceremony, festival or annual party?

What would you like to see? Sign our petition below. In February we'll present these to the City, along with some of your ideas. And you can make your comments known by adding them in the comments section at the bottom.

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Comments

Visitor

You must do this thing

Submitted 3 weeks 1 day ago

I'll make a pilgrimage each year to honor Edith Prickley and Lola Heatherton. A 3D House of Pancakes shall provide me with sustenance.

--An identical cheese hostess from Philadelphia

Visitor

Great Idea

Submitted 3 weeks 4 days ago

We should be proud of how many good comedians come out of Canada and what a wonderful way to show we are not just a concrete jungle.

Visitor

Yes we should have a momument

Submitted 5 weeks 5 days ago

Yes we need to do this, it is a part of Edmontons history . All the cast in bronze as thier caracters. A sign Welcome to Melonville...or the Great White North . Or a monument done some how like the opening shot of all the tv's being thrown out the windows....LOL....SCTV ws funning and you could see how much fun they had doing it. Just think we had all that talent here in this city and they didn't play hockey. We reconize our great hockey players, we need to reconize these great actors that made us laugh. Put ot outside Itv/Global....or near one of the many Edmonton locations you saw in the show that was regular / Red Ox would be great. Whtye ave just because soooo many people travel around there, it would be seen by many.

Visitor

Hosers Unite!

Submitted 5 weeks 6 days ago

No plaque could be enough to honor the cast of SCTV who put Melonville on the map - a monument it shall be! Molson's should be able to get behind this and be a major sponsor, afterall what brand of beer was always there for Bob & Doug?

Koo roo koo koo Koo roo koo koo!

Visitor

May The Good Lord Take a Lik'n To Ya

Submitted 6 weeks 1 day ago

There has never been a better comedy show created, and produced within Canada, or anywhere else than SCTV. With out a doubt the character development and comical delivery created by the cast and crew is second to none. (Excuse The Pun)
While America had/has the big budget Saturday Night Live , SCTV was less political, way less ego-centric, and non insulting,
SCTV was simply belly laughing fun, that left you wanting for more, with the most hilarious characters to ever come out of Melonville.
We are long overdue in recognizing the pure genius that was SCTV

Visitor

OF COURSE!!

Submitted 6 weeks 1 day ago

Yes, either a monument at the Global Studios or one near Red Ox Inn would be terrific.

Visitor

SCTV MONUMENT

Submitted 6 weeks 2 days ago

What a great idea for Edmonton. It would be enthralling for the rest of Canada & the world to hear where SCTV (the best comedy show ever produced bar none)actually took off, eh (no pun intended).

Visitor

I agree with this

Submitted 6 weeks 4 days ago

Morinville has theToque

Visitor

SCTV

Submitted 6 weeks 5 days ago

That would be Beauty, EH!!!

Visitor

Gotta Luv It

Submitted 6 weeks 6 days ago

It's pure Canadiana - brilliant, great opportunity for the arts community! Did I just hear a lot of light bulbs turning on?

Visitor

SCTV monument

Submitted 6 weeks 6 days ago

As a life-long Edmontonian I say YESSS great idea!

Visitor

sctv monument

Submitted 6 weeks 6 days ago

I have signed the petition and offered this idea. A larger than life dude sitting in a big eazy chair wearing the colourfull clothes of the day and sporting a big grin.He is watching a big screen T.V. made to look like a 1970s floor model(screen likley protected by heavy plexiglass) The T.V. is on all the time with clips from the show highlighting all the characters. You might get some financing by selling say 10 sec commercials on the T.V. or have the guy holding a local brew. Good luck Edmonton.

Visitor

Perfect Monument for Edmonton

Submitted 7 weeks 3 hours ago

Grew up watching SCTV, loved the show, we only had 3 channels and I never felt that I was watching nothing but pure gold comedy!! Jennifer Brimmage

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Tony

Submitted 7 weeks 3 hours ago

Sure, why not? :)

Visitor

Yes bob and doug

Submitted 7 weeks 3 hours ago

I am all for SCTV. Let's go ppl vote yes

Visitor

What a great idea!

Submitted 7 weeks 3 hours ago

A tribute to SCTV is the kind of thing this city needs to come out of its shell. about time that we started acknowledging some of our history and the things that make this town great. A lot is ignored and that is just wrong.

Visitor

A monument to The Schmenges

Submitted 7 weeks 13 hours ago

A monument to The Schmenges would be great as well .

Visitor

Oh Hell Yeah!

Submitted 7 weeks 15 hours ago

It really brings me back to my childhood, seeing all the non-descript Edmonton locations and even seeing 'Hank Bains' in a restaurant once lol

Visitor

Yes

Submitted 7 weeks 21 hours ago

Absolutely!

Visitor

Schmenge Bros. cover band at unveiling?????

Submitted 7 weeks 22 hours ago

Great idea, now give me a real petition to sign! Free online petitions are very easy to create. Make it so!

Also, I think it would need to be in front of ITV/Global studios, which is where the show was produced.

Visitor

I'm all for it! I still get a

Submitted 7 weeks 22 hours ago

I'm all for it! I still get a kick out of picking out Edmonton landmarks in classic eps and it'd be nice to see the city get some ink for something other than hockey and murder rates.

Visitor

Sign the Petition by Posting in the Comments?

Submitted 7 weeks 23 hours ago

Why not put something more official together than asking people to leave a comment?

Visitor

No w'Eh!

Submitted 7 weeks 1 day ago

Take off Eh! Why don't we have a monument, we already tore down Ft. Molson, lets build a monument

Visitor

Yes to SCTV monument

Submitted 7 weeks 1 day ago

Great idea.

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Celebrate SCTV''s Edmonton Roots

Submitted 7 weeks 1 day ago

I credit Johnny LaRue as my lifestyle model. Thank you SCTV for giving him a voice. Now the least Edmonton can do is reciprocate with an SCTV Monument.

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Yes

Submitted 7 weeks 1 day ago

Yes we need a monument to SCTV. Tear down the baseball bat on 97 and 118 or the shoe at Southgate mall bus stop and put up a Great White North monument!!

Visitor

Where I'd put it

Submitted 7 weeks 1 day ago

I'd put it right in front of the Red Ox Inn off 95th Ave. That was the place where they filmed Johnny LaRue's Christmas story - or as it was known on the show, the "Beef & Booze", formely the Red Ox Inn. That's where Johnny got his crane shot!

Andrew C. Paul

Double yes to SCTV monument

Submitted 7 weeks 1 day ago

This is a brilliant idea! It's high time we erected monuments in honour of Bob and Doug McKenzie. The 400-foot tall bronze statues should straddle either end of the High Level Bridge and shoot fireworks from their eyes on all civic holidays. We'd be a bunch of hosers if we put this off any longer. The time is NOW!

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Yes to SCTV monument

Submitted 7 weeks 1 day ago

I support this

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Absolutely suuport this!

Submitted 7 weeks 1 day ago

Absolutely suuport this! Consider setting up a formal petition! -Liz Ludwig

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Yes to SCTV monument

Submitted 7 weeks 1 day ago

I still remember how PROUD I was when I saw that an episode of Mrs. Falbo's Tiny Town had a very brief segment filmed on my street. As an SCTV-obsessed kid, that was MAJOR. Still is, actually.An SCTV monument in Edmonton is long overdue. Don't make me dress like Edith Prickly every day until it happens, OK?!