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An Introduction

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I suppose that, if I'm going to be throwing this term around, then I should clarify what it means, and what it means to me.

Dick Rave refers to the duo of Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas. See, it very cleverly swaps the first letters of their first names to make a kind of nonsense phrase.

I enjoy the work of these two guys separately well enough, but it's their collaboration that really holds my attention.

Figure 2: Dual Hosting Action

Dick Rave is the two guys, their relationship, their work together, their combined comedic sensibility.

Dick Rave is a sliding scale of a thing - it is possible to evaluate something as being more or less Dick Rave depending on a number of factors, and what the Dick Rave dynamic actually looks like can shift in different contexts.

Figure 3: Who points at who?

Dick Rave dominates the conversation on SCTV Series 3. These guys just cannot stop working together.

Of course you got Bob & Doug in every episode, but you also got Woody & Bob, Karlov & Crock, Cronkite & Brinkley, Cronkite & Caller (Various), Cronkite & Karlov... you get the idea. Hell, they even play extras together.

Figure 4: They even play extras together

Believe it or not, I find it hard to talk about Dick Rave. Partially because I'm reticent to discuss the affairs of strangers, partially because I've been so marinated in it that it's difficult to move my thoughts into the wordspace.

Some things are better communicated in image anyways.

Figure 5: Do you remember the moment you fell in love?

Let's not beat around the bush any longer; let's talk about type. I'll keep this short, I promise.

Which traits do you find attractive in a person? Do those traits tend to clump together? Do those clumps begin to form strange shapes with fuzzy yet identifiable outlines? Some of those shapes look pretty far apart, don't they?

Well smash two of 'em together. And now you understand.

I won't bore you with the laundry list here, and if you've found yourself at this post, you can probably fill it out on your own. Point is, Dick Rave, to me, represents the meeting of two well-defined aspects of my type that I would normally consider incompatible.

But no, it turns out! They can be great friends! And a delightful comedy duo, to boot!