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    Arthur Askey. Whenever he showed up on the telly my sainted mother could be counted on to say, 'Oh, no, not Arthur bloody Askey.'

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      Originally posted by jimmyscoular View Post
      This is a thread that could last a very long time given that it revives so many happy memories. One that I have not see mentioned was the delightful Felicity Kendal in 'The Good Life.' In addition to her loveliness, that show was an interesting reflection of the fading hippy era of the 1960s and its clash with the conventional corporate and social lives of Margo and Jerry.
      Margo wasn't bad either, she had lovely long legs.

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        Originally posted by 79blue View Post
        Margo wasn't bad either, she had lovely long legs.
        Penelope Keith was very attractive

        Far more so than Felecity Kendal

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          Originally posted by jimmyscoular View Post
          It's dreary and depressing, with all those people squeezed into a little house, and Stan's romantic aspirations constantly foiled by a total lack of privacy. It's also worth remembering that Reg Varney was in his 50s when "Stan" was chasing all those young clippies.
          Good lad

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            Originally posted by jimmyscoular View Post
            It's dreary and depressing, with all those people squeezed into a little house, and Stan's romantic aspirations constantly foiled by a total lack of privacy. It's also worth remembering that Reg Varney was in his 50s when "Stan" was chasing all those young clippies.
            Bob the bus conductor was a good looking hunk, wasn’t he, no wonder all the 18 & 19 year old stunners went for him

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              Originally posted by jimmyscoular View Post
              It's dreary and depressing, with all those people squeezed into a little house, and Stan's romantic aspirations constantly foiled by a total lack of privacy. It's also worth remembering that Reg Varney was in his 50s when "Stan" was chasing all those young clippies.
              Originally posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
              Penelope Keith was very attractive

              Far more so than Felecity Kendal
              Perspective is interesting, isn't it?

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                Originally posted by splott parker View Post
                Bob the bus conductor was a good looking hunk, wasn’t he, no wonder all the 18 & 19 year old stunners went for him
                It was probably his excellent teeth and charming leer.

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                  Originally posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
                  Les Dawson .....bit dated but a talented guy

                  Dick Emery .....cross dressing superstar

                  One Foot In The Grave ......absolute crap

                  Rising Damp ......Great comedy actors , superb scripts

                  Only Fools And Horses .....never thought much of that

                  Keeping Up Appearances .....shoot anyone involved in that nonsense

                  Bread ......unfunny scouse cobblers

                  Porridge ......top stuff

                  Two Ronnie's........could drag on but had their moments , mastermind and hardware shop being the best

                  Man About The House ......rubbish but Paula Wilcox was worth watching

                  All shite bar OF&H

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                    Originally posted by splott parker View Post
                    Bob the bus conductor was a good looking hunk, wasn’t he, no wonder all the 18 & 19 year old stunners went for him
                    Even the theme tune plodded along in dull fashion giving the clue as to what was to come - God knows why, but it was a very popular show..

                    Bob Grant's life wasn't a happy one after On the Buses - playing that absurd character was as good as it got for him.

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                      Originally posted by Cardiff Ultra View Post
                      Its difficult to say without going back and watching them. I remember loving Allo Allo as a kid but its probably horrifically dated now.

                      Of the ones I have watched of late, Only Fools (especially the early ones), Porridge, The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin and Yes Minister are all superb.

                      Brass Eye is 25 now so not sure if that counts, still the best comedy ever shown on TV IMHO.
                      I loved this particular episode, which was about drugs and a number of talking heads were had 'big time'.

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                        Originally posted by 79blue View Post
                        You are judging Bob Monkhouse on his game show period, which was a smarmy persona, but it was the role he played. Don’t judge a book by the cover.

                        He spent the first 20 years as a performer and scriptwriter, writing for all the big names at the time. He used to write for Bob Hope on his British tours.

                        Throughout his career he wrote down every single joke he wrote or came across in an indexed archive. That enabled him to find a joke for any occasion when scriptwriting.

                        He also had one of the biggest archives of film TV and radio shows in the country which was handed over to the BFI. It contained many shows on TV and radio that had been thought lost. It was from this archive that Lenny Henry’s first appearance from Opportunity Knocks, was found after being considered lost for ever.

                        Not long before his death he did a stand-up show in 2003 for which he invited all the top comedy talent in this county to attend, with many wondering why they invited. By the end of the show everyone who attended were dumbstruck by the quality of his comedy, his career and the all the gods of comedy he worked with during it. It takes real guts to do that.

                        I felt like you about him until a watched a documentary about him 10 years after his death, which covered what I had written above and much more.
                        "People laughed at me when I said I wanted to be a comedian but I bet they're not laughing now"

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                          Originally posted by jimmyscoular View Post
                          It's dreary and depressing, with all those people squeezed into a little house, and Stan's romantic aspirations constantly foiled by a total lack of privacy. It's also worth remembering that Reg Varney was in his 50s when "Stan" was chasing all those young clippies.
                          Love Thy Neighbour was probably the worst comedy ever in back in the dark old days, if it deserves to be called a comedy at all. The script and acting were appalling.

                          It was an ITV attempt at something to rival Till Death Do Us Part but, like most ITV so called comedy back then it was nowhere near in quality and as puerile as Till Death was thought provoking.

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                            Originally posted by splott parker View Post
                            The Marx Brothers, particularly Groucho, a comic genius. Catch him on YouTube hosting ‘What’s My Line’, absolutely outstanding comedy.
                            My dad introduced me to the Marx Brothers.

                            Forever grateful for that.

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                              Originally posted by jimmyscoular View Post
                              My dad introduced me to the Marx Brothers.

                              Forever grateful for that.
                              Originally posted by splott parker View Post
                              The Marx Brothers, particularly Groucho, a comic genius. Catch him on YouTube hosting ‘What’s My Line’, absolutely outstanding comedy.
                              Do you mean, 'You Bet Your Life,' which is the show Groucho hosted? ('What's My Line' with John Daly is also superb). There is an episode of 'You Bet Your Life' where a husband and wife take the stage with Groucho, and Groucho, noticing that the wife is a blonde stunner, bets the husband a buck that he can steal a kiss from his wife so fast that the husband won't even see it. Husband accepts the challenge. Groucho saunters over, kisses the wife on the cheek, comes back to the podium and asks the husband if he saw it.

                              'Yes,' he says. 'I did.'

                              'O.K.,' Groucho says. 'Here's your buck.'

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                                Originally posted by jimmyscoular View Post
                                Do you mean, 'You Bet Your Life,' which is the show Groucho hosted? ('What's My Line' with John Daly is also superb). There is an episode of 'You Bet Your Life' where a husband and wife take the stage with Groucho, and Groucho, noticing that the wife is a blonde stunner, bets the husband a buck that he can steal a kiss from his wife so fast that the husband won't even see it. Husband accepts the challenge. Groucho saunters over, kisses the wife on the cheek, comes back to the podium and asks the husband if he saw it.

                                'Yes,' he says. 'I did.'

                                'O.K.,' Groucho says. 'Here's your buck.'
                                classic

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