Parody
Harvey Kurtzman satirized this series as "Miltie of the Mounties" in the fifth issue of Mad.
Canadian comedian Dave Broadfoot featured a "Corporal Renfrew" character on the Royal Canadian Air Farce radio series. Broadfoot's version of Renfrew delivered monologues about his adventures hunting down criminals — like all good Mounties he always got his man, but did so in an outlandishly slapstick manner which relied as much on the criminal's incompetence and stupidity as on Renfrew's police skills. Invariably, he was knocked out cold at some point in the chase, giving rise to the character's signature catchphrase, "When I regained consciousness..."
Broadfoot also performed the character on stage several times at actual RCMP conventions and events. His popularity was such with the RCMP that his character was promoted to Sergeant, then Sergeant Major. The honourary promotion to Sergeant, complete with all insignia, was given to Broadfoot personally by Commissioner Simmins of the RCMP.
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