treeduck Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 This my top 10 list: 1. Rising Damp2. Porridge3. Only Fools and Horses4. Only When I Laugh5. Fawlty Towers6. Dad's Army7. Red Dwarf8. Steptoe and Son9. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads10. Open All Hours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 This my top 10 list: 1. Rising Damp2. Porridge3. Only Fools and Horses4. Only When I Laugh5. Fawlty Towers6. Dad's Army7. Red Dwarf8. Steptoe and Son9. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads10. Open All HoursHow strict are we being on sit-coms? Literally situation comedies, or can I have other British comedy stuff that was in 30 min episodes but more sketch-based? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 I have never heard of any of these shows besides Steptoe and Son. I am also not British, so that would likely explain why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 This my top 10 list: 1. Rising Damp2. Porridge3. Only Fools and Horses4. Only When I Laugh5. Fawlty Towers6. Dad's Army7. Red Dwarf8. Steptoe and Son9. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads10. Open All HoursHow strict are we being on sit-coms? Literally situation comedies, or can I have other British comedy stuff that was in 30 min episodes but more sketch-based?It's got to be a proper situation comedy with the same characters, not a sketch based thing with different characters etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 I have never heard of any of these shows besides Steptoe and Son. I am also not British, so that would likely explain why.Did you see Steptoe and Son? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Fawlty TowersBlackadder IIII`m Alan PartridgeThe Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinDrop The Dead DonkeyOne Foot In The GraveThe OfficeBottomYes, MinisterPorridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Fawlty TowersBlackadder IIII`m Alan PartridgeThe Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinDrop The Dead DonkeyOne Foot In The GraveThe OfficeBottomYes, MinisterPorridgeBlackadder could possibly make my top 10 over one of the other choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Fawlty TowersBlackadder IIII`m Alan PartridgeThe Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinDrop The Dead DonkeyOne Foot In The GraveThe OfficeBottomYes, MinisterPorridgeBlackadder could possibly make my top 10 over one of the other choices.Playing by the rules, I thought I should pick one of the eras - a lot of people like IV most, but I prefer III. Hmmm, I`m the same with Zeppelin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Fawlty TowersBlackadder IIII`m Alan PartridgeThe Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinDrop The Dead DonkeyOne Foot In The GraveThe OfficeBottomYes, MinisterPorridgeBlackadder could possibly make my top 10 over one of the other choices.Playing by the rules, I thought I should pick one of the eras - a lot of people like IV most, but I prefer III. Hmmm, I`m the same with Zeppelin.I think I like the WWI version best, is that IV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Fawlty TowersRed DwarfThe League Of GentlemenSteptoe & SonDads ArmyPorridgeBlackadderThe IT CrowdOnly Fools & HorsesRising Damp I had this conversation with Treeduck a while back - I have gone with Rising Damp over Reginald Perrin as it is probably on reflection a better show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Fawlty TowersBlackadder IIII`m Alan PartridgeThe Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinDrop The Dead DonkeyOne Foot In The GraveThe OfficeBottomYes, MinisterPorridgeBlackadder could possibly make my top 10 over one of the other choices.Playing by the rules, I thought I should pick one of the eras - a lot of people like IV most, but I prefer III. Hmmm, I`m the same with Zeppelin.I think I like the WWI version best, is that IV?Yes, that`s the one my mates always preferred too. I prefer Blackadder as butler to the Prince Regent/George IV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) Fawlty TowersRed DwarfThe League Of GentlemenSteptoe & SonDads ArmyPorridgeBlackadderThe IT CrowdOnly Fools & HorsesRising Damp I had this conversation with Treeduck a while back - I have gone with Rising Damp over Reginald Perrin as it is probably on reflection a better show.I don`t really watch sitcoms these days. Peter Cook is my ultimate, all-time hero and Monty Python my favourite comedy troupe, so I went with some that I liked from teenage years - or younger! Edited February 15, 2021 by IbanezJem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) How about Man About the House, which spawned Three's Company? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icBwYDvHFy0 Edited February 15, 2021 by goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Fawlty TowersBlackadder IIII`m Alan PartridgeThe Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinDrop The Dead DonkeyOne Foot In The GraveThe OfficeBottomYes, MinisterPorridgeBlackadder could possibly make my top 10 over one of the other choices.Playing by the rules, I thought I should pick one of the eras - a lot of people like IV most, but I prefer III. Hmmm, I`m the same with Zeppelin.I think I like the WWI version best, is that IV?Yes, that`s the one my mates always preferred too. I prefer Blackadder as butler to the Prince Regent/George IV.I just thought the WWI one was a bit funnier. Do you not like Rising Damp and Only When I Laugh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Fawlty TowersBlackadder IIII`m Alan PartridgeThe Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinDrop The Dead DonkeyOne Foot In The GraveThe OfficeBottomYes, MinisterPorridgeBlackadder could possibly make my top 10 over one of the other choices.Playing by the rules, I thought I should pick one of the eras - a lot of people like IV most, but I prefer III. Hmmm, I`m the same with Zeppelin.I think I like the WWI version best, is that IV?Yes, that`s the one my mates always preferred too. I prefer Blackadder as butler to the Prince Regent/George IV.I just thought the WWI one was a bit funnier. Do you not like Rising Damp and Only When I Laugh?I reckon Stephen Fry as The Duke of Wellington hitting Hugh Laurie over the head is extremely funny. Not particularly high-brow though. I haven`t seen Rising Damp enough to say I prefer it to Reggie Perrin. I did see OWIL as a kid but not since. I struggled to get to 10! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Fawlty TowersRed DwarfThe League Of GentlemenSteptoe & SonDads ArmyPorridgeBlackadderThe IT CrowdOnly Fools & HorsesRising Damp I had this conversation with Treeduck a while back - I have gone with Rising Damp over Reginald Perrin as it is probably on reflection a better show.I don`t really watch sitcoms these days. Peter Cook is my ultimate, all-time hero and Monty Python my favourite comedy troupe, so I went with some that I liked from teenage years - or younger!Yeah, my choices are all oldies. I don't bother much with any of the newer shows. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Fawlty TowersRed DwarfThe League Of GentlemenSteptoe & SonDads ArmyPorridgeBlackadderThe IT CrowdOnly Fools & HorsesRising Damp I had this conversation with Treeduck a while back - I have gone with Rising Damp over Reginald Perrin as it is probably on reflection a better show.I don`t really watch sitcoms these days. Peter Cook is my ultimate, all-time hero and Monty Python my favourite comedy troupe, so I went with some that I liked from teenage years - or younger!Yeah, my choices are all oldies. I don't bother much with any of the newer shows.I hardly watch any new stuff now, whether it's films or TV shows, I just watch the old stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 The lack of love for Are You Being Served is a travesty! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 The lack of love for Are You Being Served is a travesty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 The lack of love for Are You Being Served is a travesty!I thought that was a bit weak. After Dad's Army those writers got progressively weaker, starting with Are you Being Served, then It Ain't Half Hot Mum, and Hi Di Hi, Allo Allo, You Rang M'Lord, each one worse than the last. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 The lack of love for Are You Being Served is a travesty!I thought that was a bit weak. After Dad's Army those writers got progressively weaker, starting with Are you Being Served, then It Ain't Half Hot Mum, and Hi Di Hi, Allo Allo, You Rang M'Lord, each one worse than the last.A lot of these shows would never be broadcast now in our politically correct utopia! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 The lack of love for Are You Being Served is a travesty!I thought that was a bit weak. After Dad's Army those writers got progressively weaker, starting with Are you Being Served, then It Ain't Half Hot Mum, and Hi Di Hi, Allo Allo, You Rang M'Lord, each one worse than the last.A lot of these shows would never be broadcast now in our politically correct utopia!Yeah they didn't even like GUPTE the nurse in Only When I Laugh even back in 1982. He didn't appear in the final episodes at all. They didn't like that an Indian man was portrayed as bumbling and stupid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 The lack of love for Are You Being Served is a travesty!I thought that was a bit weak. After Dad's Army those writers got progressively weaker, starting with Are you Being Served, then It Ain't Half Hot Mum, and Hi Di Hi, Allo Allo, You Rang M'Lord, each one worse than the last.A lot of these shows would never be broadcast now in our politically correct utopia!Yeah they didn't even like GUPTE the nurse in Only When I Laugh even back in 1982. He didn't appear in the final episodes at all. They didn't like that an Indian man was portrayed as bumbling and stupid.I think the BBC censors had a go at Fawlty Towers a few years ago with The Germans episode. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 The lack of love for Are You Being Served is a travesty!I thought that was a bit weak. After Dad's Army those writers got progressively weaker, starting with Are you Being Served, then It Ain't Half Hot Mum, and Hi Di Hi, Allo Allo, You Rang M'Lord, each one worse than the last.A lot of these shows would never be broadcast now in our politically correct utopia!Yeah they didn't even like GUPTE the nurse in Only When I Laugh even back in 1982. He didn't appear in the final episodes at all. They didn't like that an Indian man was portrayed as bumbling and stupid.I think the BBC censors had a go at Fawlty Towers a few years ago with The Germans episode.Yeah I heard about that. With Gupte it wouldn't have mattered to me if he was Welsh, Irish or French-Moroccan, he was just a funny character. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 The lack of love for Are You Being Served is a travesty!I thought that was a bit weak. After Dad's Army those writers got progressively weaker, starting with Are you Being Served, then It Ain't Half Hot Mum, and Hi Di Hi, Allo Allo, You Rang M'Lord, each one worse than the last.A lot of these shows would never be broadcast now in our politically correct utopia!Yeah they didn't even like GUPTE the nurse in Only When I Laugh even back in 1982. He didn't appear in the final episodes at all. They didn't like that an Indian man was portrayed as bumbling and stupid.I think the BBC censors had a go at Fawlty Towers a few years ago with The Germans episode.Yeah I heard about that. With Gupte it wouldn't have mattered to me if he was Welsh, Irish or French-Moroccan, he was just a funny character.Yeah but the PC brigade can't see that! They've all had humour bypass surgery! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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