In their house in downtown Toronto, Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice were fighting each other in a heated match for supremacy. Armed with methane-detection devices and an assortment of beans, cabbages and peppers, Kenny and Spenny pushed their bowels to the limit in the "Who Could Blow the Biggest Fart?" competition. This wasn't the hare-brained scheme of two college roommates trying to decide on who should vacuum the floors that week— it was a nationally-aired television show in Canada.

Despite ensuring his victory by spiking Spenny's chili with anti-flatulence pills, Kenny had to psychologically crush his opponent. In the basement, Kenny opened the back flap of his onesie, slid a plastic tube up his rectum and proceeded to blow air into himself. Once he filled himself up, he marched back upstairs and found Spenny kneeling doggystyle on the couch, trying to squeeze one out. After letting out a small toot in Spenny's face, Kenny walked halfway up the stairs, turned back to Spenny and blew an epic 18-second-long fart that sputtered for what seemed to be an eternity. The gas mask-toting crew collapsed to the floor in laughter. One sound man turned away in disgust. Kenny's bare cheeks jiggled as he failed to contain his snickers. Spenny's jaw just about hit the floor in disbelief. "Holy shit!" he screamed. "He's not even measuring it!"

Nearly 15 years have passed since the first episode of Kenny Vs. Spenny ( KvS) aired on CBC in 2003. Yes, you read that right, CBC. Our tepid public broadcaster picked the show up after MTV and the USA network both pulled the plug on it before even airing it and since then, it has become a legend in Canadian television. KvS upended the values of decency and politeness in a time when Canadian TV was dominated by staid and family-friendly content. The premise was simple: pit two childhood friends against each other in a series of silly competitions such as "Who Can Wear an Octopus on Their Head the Longest?" or "Who Can Eat the Most Meat?" The loser performed a "humiliation," a degrading act chosen by the victor, such as streaking down Yonge Street, french kissing an old lady, or eating sushi off the other's naked bottom.

"We were the antithesis of television," Kenny Hotz told VICE. (Full disclosure: Hotz has since occasionally worked with VICE on classy productions such as "Getting an Election.")