Brocket 99
| Genre | Parody |
|---|---|
| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | CHEC |
| Syndicates | None |
| TV adaptations | None |
| Hosted by | Tim Hitchner, others unknown |
| Starring | Tim Hitchner, others unknown |
| Announcer | Tim Hitchner, others unknown |
| Created by | Tim Hitchner, others unknown |
| Written by | Tim Hitchner, others unknown |
| Directed by | Tim Hitchner, others unknown |
| Senior editor(s) | Tim Hitchner, others unknown |
| Edited by | Tim Hitchner, others unknown |
| Produced by | Tim Hitchner, others unknown |
| Executive producer(s) | Tim Hitchner |
| Narrated by | Tim Hitchner, others unknown |
| Recording studio | 1090 CHEC, Lethbridge & 1570 CKTA, Taber |
| Original release | September 1986 – 1989 |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Audio format | Reel to Reel(Side A) and Cassette Tape(Side B), transferred to Compact Disc |
Brocket 99 is the name of an underground comedy audio tape that parodies aboriginal people in Canada and the name of two documentary films about the tape (one produced in 2005, and the other in production).
The parody played on numerous aboriginal stereotypes and has been characterized as racist. The tape included names of real people, stores and towns and is an "international underground phenomenon".
The tape was created in 1986 by radio DJs in Lethbridge, Alberta, purportedly inspired by a clip of a parody of gay men running a radio station called "AIDS Radio". The "Brocket 99" tape was never made to be marketed and was meant as a parody.
Brocket 99 Part 2 was recorded in 1986 but was released in 1989.
The premise of the tape was a fictitious radio station broadcasting from Brocket, Alberta, on the Northern Peigan reserve (a real reservation 70 km west of Lethbridge), hosted by a character named "Ernie Scar". It stereotypes natives as drunken bums, welfare recipients and drug addicts and uses pejorative terms to describe native men as "bucks" and native women as "squaws". Songs played on the tape included complete versions of multiple hits by artists such as AC/DC and Dwight Yoakam, often in a row. Between the songs and the DJ segments are fake ads for real products such as Dr. Scholl's foot powder and Lysol spray.
The tape was created by Tim Hitchner, who worked as a radio DJ at CHEC, CKTA, and CKIZ-FM from 1985 to 1992.
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