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Comedies that you can only remember one line/moment from.

Started by AnOrdinaryBoy, November 19, 2020, 01:23:13 AM

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JesusAndYourBush

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Quote from: Jockice on November 23, 2020, 06:34:36 AM
70s sitcom The Cuckoo Waltz. My only memory of it is an episode...

I think I've mentioned this before, but I have a memory of seeing an episode of something which I always assumed was an episode of The Cuckoo Waltz, but after reading the episode synopsises (synopses?) here it appears I was remembering something else from the same late 70's time period.

In the thing I saw, the plot revolved around a search for a record of the song "Cuckoo Waltz" (either a 7" single or maybe even a 78).  One of the characters had either lost the treasured record, or his wife had accidentally thrown it away, or perhaps he just had a strange yearning for a record he'd once owned long ago.  So the whole episode was about his wife and her friends trying to track down a copy of the record.  Eventually a copy was found, and when they played it it was an instrumental sounding pretty much like the one used in the theme of The Cuckoo Waltz which led me to think I'd seen the pilot/first episode of the series, but the synopsis says no.

EDIT:  Actually...

Quote from: The Cuckoo Watz episode 1 synopsisChris's best friend, Gavin comes to stay after his marriage break-up, so Chris's desire for a peaceful life with his wife Fliss and twin babies, has to be put on hold as his rich and successful playboy friend needs a helping hand.

Unless he wants a helping hand finding the record he lost??

EDIT2: Nope, it's on youtube and it's not it.  Plus the feel of it is totally different, must have been a totally different show I saw.

Ray Travez

Quote from: studpuppet on November 23, 2020, 12:26:42 PM
In Packet Of Three I have a vision of him dressed in the kind of burgundy nylon coat that barbers used to wear, but as he was front of house it was probably a purple tuxedo...

Close! I went to a talk by Henry Normal in 1998, and one thing I remember was him saying, (roughly paraphrased from memory) "You have less control than you'd think, writing TV comedy. Take Packet of Three, which I expect about five of you watched, if I'd had any choice in the matter there's no way I would've spent the entire series wearing a pink jacket."

Gregory Torso

I remember Packet Of Three. It was the first time I'd seen Frank Spencer and he seemed to make a lot of jokes about dog fucking. They had comedy acts on, didn't they? There was a guy who got into a massive paper bag, took his clothes off, emerged with a lit firework up his arse and then swung from a rope around the theatre. Chris Thompson, was that his name?

Gulftastic

Same here for first time I saw Frank Skinner. I'm not sure about actually fucking dogs, but I do remember a bit about how pitbull release their jaws if you stick a finger up their arse.
That spun into 'who discovered that?' complete with some miming to recreate that discovery.

BeardFaceMan

I think it was one of the first places Dave Gorman appeared on tv too, back when he had his big lambchops. He might even have been doing poetry.

studpuppet

Quote from: Gregory Torso on November 23, 2020, 04:25:00 PM
I remember Packet Of Three. It was the first time I'd seen Frank Spencer and he seemed to make a lot of jokes about dog fucking.

[tag]Michael Crawford reconsiders career[/tag]

It was old-school variety with links from the regulars - here's a sample (wonder what happened to the double act at the end?) with comedians and a Kickstart contestant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL3rXczQSm0

And have a very young Dave Gorman as a bonus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNIOAhRFSPc


Andy147

Quote from: Gregory Torso on November 23, 2020, 04:25:00 PM
I remember Packet Of Three. It was the first time I'd seen Frank Spencer and he seemed to make a lot of jokes about dog fucking. They had comedy acts on, didn't they? There was a guy who got into a massive paper bag, took his clothes off, emerged with a lit firework up his arse and then swung from a rope around the theatre. Chris Thompson, was that his name?

Chris Lynam.

I have vague memories of Frank Skinner (possibly on his chatshow) saying to someone "The first time we worked together was in Packet of Three. Exactly how quickly did you remove that from your CV?"

Bingo Fury

Quote from: Jockice on November 23, 2020, 06:34:36 AM
70s sitcom The Cuckoo Waltz.

Absolutely the only thing I remember about it is that the couple habitually greet each other with the words "Chris." "Fliss." "Kiss." Don't ask me anything else about it, I won't know.

Jockice

Quote from: Andy147 on November 23, 2020, 09:51:59 PM
Chris Lynam.

Who I once got mixed up with Chris Langham in an article. They could have probably both sued me for defamation.

Andy147

Comrade Dad (starring George Cole, set in Soviet-invaded Britain), in which a black marketeer was selling toothpaste and someone claimed it was "for sticking your teeth back in after they fall out".

Bootle Saddles (set in Wild West themed caravan park), in which they were painting the fake shop fronts, and the pawn-brokers was labelled "PORN SHOP". (I was sufficiently young and innocent that I had to have the joke explained to me. 28 years old, I was...).

paruses

Bootle Saddles! I loved that at the time but mainly because I wanted to be a cowboy. I think I thought they were all living the dream.

Gurke and Hare

Quote from: Andy147 on November 23, 2020, 09:51:59 PM
Chris Lynam.

When I was at university I used to go to the monthly comedy nights at the union ("The Funny Farm", programmed and compered by now jobbing comedian-with-a-guitar Paul B Edwards) and he was on the bill one week. At the end I came out of the venue and walked up the steps by the side of the union building to find him having a piss against the building.

Ignatius_S

Quote from: I.D. Smith on November 19, 2020, 04:46:53 PM
I'm just really happy someone else remembers it, so thank you! It's been a memory that's been buried in my brain for 30 years, and although I know the show definitely existed (it's listed on Paul Bradley's IMDB) there's nothing else I can find online about it. No clips, screengrabs, references to it on 80s UK nostalgia blogs, nowt.

I think the Mr Bean thing came from my memory of the main character being a bit of an immature loner in a suit, and I guess my child brain lumped him together with Mr Bean at the time (although checking now it looks like Mr Bean was first broadcast the year after Bradley). Also, I seem to remember a strain of poignancy running through it, as if you were meant to feel a little sorry for this lone man who talks to his reflection, but again that could be just my child brain deciding to attach that vibe to the show. Thanks for the info anyway!

The thanks should be from me. Usually, when I mention stuff like this, the reaction is one of disdain, disgust or disinterest.

re: Bean - the Bradley character was something of a misfit on his own (from what I can remember) and thinking about you've said, that comparison makes a lot of sense.

Icehaven

Some comedy/documentary sort of show where a very posh woman called Daisy (who I think was on The Late Show or whatever it was called with Iain Lee) tried out various different jobs to which she wasn't suited. The only bit I remember is when she was trying out being the singer in a metal band, and the band's actual singer was trying to show her what to do, and screamed "SUCK ME DRYYYYYYYYYY!!" at her, and she said "Oh my God" and looked absolutely terrified. No idea what the show was called.

Jockice

Quote from: Jockice on November 23, 2020, 06:51:12 AM
Humphrey Cushion and Dusty Mop probably shagged her as well. As did her co-host before he became a junkie on Brookside. I'm still upset. That was the day I lost my innocence.

https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/itv-archive-703429bz

Look, Dusty's got a hard-on. I'm even more distraught now.

jenna appleseed

Quote from: icehaven on November 26, 2020, 10:31:23 AM
Some comedy/documentary sort of show where a very posh woman called Daisy (who I think was on The Late Show or whatever it was called with Iain Lee) tried out various different jobs to which she wasn't suited. The only bit I remember is when she was trying out being the singer in a metal band, and the band's actual singer was trying to show her what to do, and screamed "SUCK ME DRYYYYYYYYYY!!" at her, and she said "Oh my God" and looked absolutely terrified. No idea what the show was called.

Daisy Donovan?


Hand Solo

Quote from: icehaven on November 26, 2020, 10:31:23 AM
Some comedy/documentary sort of show where a very posh woman called Daisy (who I think was on The Late Show or whatever it was called with Iain Lee) tried out various different jobs to which she wasn't suited. The only bit I remember is when she was trying out being the singer in a metal band, and the band's actual singer was trying to show her what to do, and screamed "SUCK ME DRYYYYYYYYYY!!" at her, and she said "Oh my God" and looked absolutely terrified. No idea what the show was called.



Quote from: jenna appleseed on November 26, 2020, 08:43:37 PM
Daisy Donovan?

Oh. This then:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320851/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_1


turnstyle

I have very few memories of Carry on Columbus, which is probably a blessing, but I still regularly think about the only dialogue I remember from the film:

Woman looking at sharks over side of boat: Do you think they'll eat me whole?
Bloke: No, I'm told they spit that bit out


JesusAndYourBush

Can anyone remember what comedy this is from???

Someone opens an Italian restaurant and calls it "Cosa Noshstra" and is really proud of the pun until some real mafia types get annoyed at them for using the name. Hilarity ensues.

Catalogue Trousers

There was an affable but anodyne ITV sitcom in the 70s called The Squirrels. Set in a busy office because they...all worked like squirrels, I guess.

The only thing I remember clearly was that the opening credits for each episode used cartoons of anthropomorphic squirrels to represent the cast - every episode did have a 'special guest star', which - as far as I know - was the same cartoon of a generic male cartoon squirrel grinning at the audience.

I can also sort-of-recall the theme tune, which was your typical cheery diddle-diddle-dee-dah type thing, with a big comedy ta-da! brass parp for the revelation of the 'special guest star' - but that's all.

metaltax

Quote from: JesusAndYourBush on January 31, 2021, 11:18:23 AM
Can anyone remember what comedy this is from???

Someone opens an Italian restaurant and calls it "Cosa Noshstra" and is really proud of the pun until some real mafia types get annoyed at them for using the name. Hilarity ensues.

Google reckons Minder.

kalowski

Quote from: studpuppet on November 20, 2020, 04:29:43 PM
Mine comes from either Pushing Up Daisies or Coming Next, a sketch show featuring Chris Barrie, Hale & Pace and Carla Mendonca (it changed names from first to second series apparently).
Similarly u really only remember a kids TV parody. Barrie comes in, marching, saying "Does anyone know what I'm pretending to be?" And Hale (the moustache one?) says, "Yes, you're a dwarf milking a cow."

Still makes me chuckle.

JesusAndYourBush

Quote from: metaltax on January 31, 2021, 09:14:02 PM
Google reckons Minder.

Ah that sounds likely, I was a regular viewer of Minder.  What search terms did you use.  I failed to find anything and even now googling "cosa noshstra" minder turns up nothing useful.

Twonty Gostelow

Quote from: JesusAndYourBush on February 01, 2021, 12:49:32 AM
Ah that sounds likely, I was a regular viewer of Minder.  What search terms did you use.  I failed to find anything and even now googling "cosa noshstra" minder turns up nothing useful.

Minder "Italian restaurant" brings up a then-and-now locations page at minder.org for the episode 'The Long Good Thursday'.

Starlit

Quote from: kevinq on November 21, 2020, 07:46:18 PM
Mine is also The High Life: a tough guy character is addicted to custard creams, and sobs "Nobody takes biscuit addiction seriously in this country!". I know I probably watched it all, but that's all that remains.

Mine is also The High Life (although I couldn't even remember the title until I saw it here):
One of the Scottish stewards gets drinks orders from customers or other staff and asks, "Are you for coffee?" in such a way that it sounds like, "You fuck off, eh"

RFT

Sitcom with Nick Hancock and (I think) Joe Duttine. Early 90s. Prob ITV.

Joe is at home watching the bowls on the sofa. The phone rings and it's Hancock asking how the job hunting is going. All of a sudden he shouts out "Good wood, son! Good wood" and then catches hmself and explains he's watching a documentary about a south african civil rights campaigner called Winston Goodwood.

Orrible
Vaughn and Sidekick are in a van full of urinals they have got second hand from a pub being demolished/renovated and calculate the volume of urine that's passed over/through them in their lifetime.


Gurke and Hare

Quote from: RFT on February 15, 2021, 12:12:33 PM
Sitcom with Nick Hancock and (I think) Joe Duttine. Early 90s. Prob ITV.

Joe is at home watching the bowls on the sofa. The phone rings and it's Hancock asking how the job hunting is going. All of a sudden he shouts out "Good wood, son! Good wood" and then catches hmself and explains he's watching a documentary about a south african civil rights campaigner called Winston Goodwood.

Could it have been Steve Punt rather than Joe Duttine? Sounds like Me, You and Him if so - Punt played a wastrel type in that who Hancock was always nagging to get a job.