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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Would you describe Terry and June as classic British comedy? The BBC were the Kings of comedy in the 70's and 80's but was this one of their great shows? Or is it time to reappraise it and but it up there with Fawlty Towers and Fools and Horses? |
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By * Jay69Man
over a year ago
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Middle class, middle aged, middle of the road comedy. Cliché ridden. Suburbia, management job, boss coming to dinner, what could obviously go wrong?
I guess there may be half a dozen classic episodes, but they were churned out like they were a sausage machine.
It was not unfunny or dire, but probably not truly great. |
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They were all great but in a different way. T&J was a clasic BBC sitcom with no chance of offence. FT pushed at the edges and poked fun at a manic depressive. OF&H asked us to love those on the edge of legality, and we did.
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I would put it in the same category as shows like Bless This House and On the Buses ……
Definitely not all timeless classic in the sense that today's audiences might tune in religiously to watch re-runs…  |
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"I would put it in the same category as shows like Bless This House and On the Buses ……
Definitely not all timeless classic in the sense that today's audiences might tune in religiously to watch re-runs… "
Holiday on the Busses. Now there was a great film, was this the best film spin off from a tv comedy show ever? |
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"I would put it in the same category as shows like Bless This House and On the Buses ……
Definitely not all timeless classic in the sense that today's audiences might tune in religiously to watch re-runs…
Holiday on the Busses. Now there was a great film, was this the best film spin off from a tv comedy show ever?"
Nah,,,,,, Of that ilk I probably go for Porridge !!! |
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I used to love on the buses as a kid but don't find it as funny now im older ...and i think Terry & June is on that level along with Steptoe & Son and Nearest & Dearest....Faulty Towers is so much better for comedy value i would watch this Alf Garnett and Porridge over Terry & June any day |
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"Does anyone remember that dire awful Love Thy Neighbour? It was SO non pc! How we laughed at it THEN - well we wouldn't laugh at it NOW   "
lol I remember watching a show with Jack Boothroid? in who was in the show, and he said it was "a child of it's time" which I thought was a great way of putting it. I don't think Alf Garnet would be on tv now either. |
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"Does anyone remember that dire awful Love Thy Neighbour? It was SO non pc! How we laughed at it THEN - well we wouldn't laugh at it NOW
lol I remember watching a show with Jack Boothroid? in who was in the show, and he said it was "a child of it's time" which I thought was a great way of putting it. I don't think Alf Garnet would be on tv now either."
The Beeb said they would never re-run “It ain’t half hot mum” because some of the content could be construed as being disrespectful to modern sensibilities |
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"Does anyone remember that dire awful Love Thy Neighbour? It was SO non pc! How we laughed at it THEN - well we wouldn't laugh at it NOW "
i dont know, i would. |
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"Does anyone remember that dire awful Love Thy Neighbour? It was SO non pc! How we laughed at it THEN - well we wouldn't laugh at it NOW
lol I remember watching a show with Jack Boothroid? in who was in the show, and he said it was "a child of it's time" which I thought was a great way of putting it. I don't think Alf Garnet would be on tv now either.
The Beeb said they would never re-run “It ain’t half hot mum” because some of the content could be construed as being disrespectful to modern sensibilities "
Now you have got to be kidding? what could offend in that show? What's next, Are you being Served as it may offend gay people? |
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"Does anyone remember that dire awful Love Thy Neighbour? It was SO non pc! How we laughed at it THEN - well we wouldn't laugh at it NOW
i dont know, i would."
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"Does anyone remember that dire awful Love Thy Neighbour? It was SO non pc! How we laughed at it THEN - well we wouldn't laugh at it NOW
i dont know, i would."
lol no comment. |
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"Don't know what you're on about...the only Terry and June I like perving errrm watching and perving are the couple on Fabs 
O to be so young again "
If you call me young once more...I'll fall in love with you Lol!!! |
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"Does anyone remember that dire awful Love Thy Neighbour? It was SO non pc! How we laughed at it THEN - well we wouldn't laugh at it NOW "
That's what was so funny about it...Open all hours another one i liked |
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"Don't know what you're on about...the only Terry and June I like perving errrm watching and perving are the couple on Fabs
Oi froggydisneyfawn - u r thinking of Juneandterry (TOTALLY different folks gal   )"
What what? How could I get that so wrong?
Still love the glove.... |
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"Don't know what you're on about...the only Terry and June I like perving errrm watching and perving are the couple on Fabs
O to be so young again
If you call me young once more...I'll fall in love with you Lol!!!"
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"Don't know what you're on about...the only Terry and June I like perving errrm watching and perving are the couple on Fabs
O to be so young again
If you call me young once more...I'll fall in love with you Lol!!!
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Scared you didn't I???  |
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"Does anyone remember that dire awful Love Thy Neighbour? It was SO non pc! How we laughed at it THEN - well we wouldn't laugh at it NOW
lol I remember watching a show with Jack Boothroid? in who was in the show, and he said it was "a child of it's time" which I thought was a great way of putting it. I don't think Alf Garnet would be on tv now either.
The Beeb said they would never re-run “It ain’t half hot mum” because some of the content could be construed as being disrespectful to modern sensibilities
Now you have got to be kidding? what could offend in that show? What's next, Are you being Served as it may offend gay people?"
It ain't half hot mum contained some questionable content that could easily be taken as offencive by the Burmese and Japanese..  |
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"Don't know what you're on about...the only Terry and June I like perving errrm watching and perving are the couple on Fabs
O to be so young again
If you call me young once more...I'll fall in love with you Lol!!!
Scared you didn't I??? "
Heart of a lion me! |
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"I guess that's the last we'll see of "allo allo" too then. In case there are any German, French or Italian viewers And as for Dad's Army!"
But the idiosyncratic characterisation of Italian, German, French and British was an essential part of the humour though,,,,and there was no real disrespectful element to any of their nationalities…
The same can't be said for "It ain't half hot mum" |
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"I guess that's the last we'll see of "allo allo" too then. In case there are any German, French or Italian viewers And as for Dad's Army!"
Allo Allo!!! Oh my giddy aunt.....that is one of the best programmes I have ever watched....Officer Crabtree yes yes yes! And to think that I can laugh at the jokes and the humour when my family lived and suffered under German rules during WW2 is (in my opinion) a huge credit to the script writers! |
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"Would you describe Terry and June as classic British comedy? The BBC were the Kings of comedy in the 70's and 80's but was this one of their great shows? Or is it time to reappraise it and but it up there with Fawlty Towers and Fools and Horses?"
Hmmm... what sets the 'greats' apart is the writing. When you mention Fools and Horses, Fawlty Towers, Dad's Army etc etc the thing which sets them apart is that most people can recall vividly a number of plot lines and scenarios from them. Mention 'Germans' in relation to Fawlty Towers, Batman and Robin in relation to Only Fools, 'Whistle while you work' about Dad's Army, and you can see the whole episode - almost word for word - unfolding in your mind.. and that comes from the writing.
Can the same be said for Terry and June..?
Don't think so...
Ted |
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"Would you describe Terry and June as classic British comedy? The BBC were the Kings of comedy in the 70's and 80's but was this one of their great shows? Or is it time to reappraise it and but it up there with Fawlty Towers and Fools and Horses?
Hmmm... what sets the 'greats' apart is the writing. When you mention Fools and Horses, Fawlty Towers, Dad's Army etc etc the thing which sets them apart is that most people can recall vividly a number of plot lines and scenarios from them. Mention 'Germans' in relation to Fawlty Towers, Batman and Robin in relation to Only Fools, 'Whistle while you work' about Dad's Army, and you can see the whole episode - almost word for word - unfolding in your mind.. and that comes from the writing.
Can the same be said for Terry and June..?
Don't think so...
Ted "
OH! That's s revelation! I didn't realize Terry n June hada script - I thort it was just adlibbing |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"I doubt mind your language will ever get shown again. It was pretty awful back then. "
I'd forgotten about that one!
I watched all of these, partly because my Dad likes a comedy, partly because it was all that was on and partly because it was the only time you would see black people in a show.
Terry and June was a very traditional situation comedy. Not a lot happened but they were just the next door neighbours we spied upon. Not great but very popular at the time. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The thing with mind your language and it ain't half hot mum was all the kids the next day in school trying to imitate the accents. They were truly awful shows and I've no idea how they were allowed to be shown.
And that awful song goodness gracious me by Peter Sellers. Even the teachers at our school would pull that stupid accent whilst addressing an Asian child. |
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For those in dire need of current grim comedy I recommended Vicious - positively AWFUL n wastes the tremendous talents of Derek jacobi France de la tour (rising damp's Miss Jones) n sir thingymebob (ugh my memory lol ) |
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"For those in dire need of current grim comedy I recommended Vicious - positively AWFUL n wastes the tremendous talents of Derek jacobi France de la tour (rising damp's Miss Jones) n sir thingymebob (ugh my memory lol )"
I totally agree, it's unbelievably poor…and has gone some way to cure my wanton lust for France-de-la-tour, for whom I had a real crush back in her Miss Jones days…. sigh  |
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In the 70's & the 80's all comedy was about stereotyping forigners and taking the mick out of their accents, culture and the jokes too in the school playground.
Benny hill, jim davidson for example.
And all the Irish jokes.
But it was only a British humor, no other country took the mick on tv like the British did. |
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"In the 70's & the 80's all comedy was about stereotyping forigners and taking the mick out of their accents, culture and the jokes too in the school playground.
Benny hill, jim davidson for example.
And all the Irish jokes.
But it was only a British humor, no other country took the mick on tv like the British did."
Not exactly something to be proud of though is it ? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Would you describe Terry and June as classic British comedy? The BBC were the Kings of comedy in the 70's and 80's but was this one of their great shows? Or is it time to reappraise it and but it up there with Fawlty Towers and Fools and Horses?
Hmmm... what sets the 'greats' apart is the writing. When you mention Fools and Horses, Fawlty Towers, Dad's Army etc etc the thing which sets them apart is that most people can recall vividly a number of plot lines and scenarios from them. Mention 'Germans' in relation to Fawlty Towers, Batman and Robin in relation to Only Fools, 'Whistle while you work' about Dad's Army, and you can see the whole episode - almost word for word - unfolding in your mind.. and that comes from the writing.
Can the same be said for Terry and June..?
Don't think so...
Ted
OH! That's s revelation! I didn't realize Terry n June hada script - I thort it was just adlibbing"
PMSL!!!! Think you may be right....
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"In the 70's & the 80's all comedy was about stereotyping forigners and taking the mick out of their accents, culture and the jokes too in the school playground.
Benny hill, jim davidson for example.
And all the Irish jokes.
But it was only a British humor, no other country took the mick on tv like the British did.
Not exactly something to be proud of though is it ? "
didn' t say I was proud just stating a fact about how Britain was like in those days. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"In the 70's & the 80's all comedy was about stereotyping forigners and taking the mick out of their accents, culture and the jokes too in the school playground.
Benny hill, jim davidson for example.
And all the Irish jokes.
But it was only a British humor, no other country took the mick on tv like the British did."
i used to like it.  |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"In the 70's & the 80's all comedy was about stereotyping forigners and taking the mick out of their accents, culture and the jokes too in the school playground.
Benny hill, jim davidson for example.
And all the Irish jokes.
But it was only a British humor, no other country took the mick on tv like the British did.
i used to like it. "
People did - it ran and ran for many a year. |
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