Category Archives: TV sitcom

‘One foot in the grave’*

Posted on October 27, 2022 by odeboyz

Margaret Meldrew:Have you had a good day while I was out? Victor Meldrew:I think it’s safe to say I’ve had a very good day, all told. In the morning, I turned some water into wine, and then I healed a … Continue reading →

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A scene from ‘The Likely Lads’

Posted on September 15, 2022 by odeboyz

Bob: When it comes to women you’re hardly Omar Sharif. Terry: If Omar Sharif lived in Gateshead I doubt he’d be Omar Sharif. A TV show set in north-east Britain of two working-class men

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Police Racism Satirised in 1979

Posted on October 24, 2021 by odeboyz

Sergeant:Savage, why do you keep arresting this man? Constable Savage:He’s a villain, sir. Sergeant:…A villain. Constable Savage:And a jailbird, sir. Sergeant:I know he’s a jailbird, Savage, he’s down in the cells now! We’re holding him on a charge of being … Continue reading →

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From The Third Rock from the Sun*

Posted on August 26, 2021 by odeboyz

“I think we’ve underestimated the life on this planet. The people have so much courage. Here they are hurtling through space on a molten rock at 67,000 miles an hour and the only thing that keeps them from flying out … Continue reading →

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Blackadder: The First World War

Posted on June 28, 2021 by odeboyz

Edmund:* We’ve been sitting here since Christmas 1914, during which time millions of men have died, and we’ve advanced no further than an asthmatic ant with some heavy shopping. *Edmund Blackadder the recurring character in this series

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Porridge sitcom: scene between Fletcher, prisoner and Mr Barrowclough, warder

Posted on April 29, 2021 by odeboyz

Fletcher: You’re lookin’ a bit down in the mouth, Mr Barrowclough, anything the matter? Mr Barrowclough: Oh, nothing much. The usual. Domestic crisis. Fletcher: Oh dear. Mrs Barrowclough left you, has she? Mr Barrowclough: Unhappily, no. Fletcher – Ronnie Barker, … Continue reading →

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Boris Johnson meets Monty Python

Posted on July 27, 2020 by odeboyz

Just when everyone thought satire was dead the UK’s morbidly obese Prime Minster decided to lead an anti-obesity campaign. It had taken a near-death Covid-19 experience to convince him that being morbidly obese was unhealthy. A quick learner with an … Continue reading →

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Blackadder: series one- the medieval period

Posted on July 29, 2019 by odeboyz

King: Chiswick, remind me to send flowers to the king of France in sympathy for the death of his son. Chiswick: The one you had murdered, my lord? King: Yes, that’s the fellow. Chris

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A publicity seeking judge in Hancock’s Half Hour

Posted on June 6, 2019 by odeboyz

Lord Chief Justice Fleming: Well now, you wish to build a road through Mr Hancock’s garden? Sid James: That’s it. Lord Chief Justice Fleming: And he won’t let you because he’s got a marrow growing there. Sid James: That’s right. … Continue reading →

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The epithet for 2010-15 Coalition Government

Posted on May 9, 2019 by odeboyz

Liberal Democrat MP: I should like to point out on behalf of the Liberal Democrats that although we are very nice people we have absolutely no idea how to run a country. A quote from New Statesman, a TV show … Continue reading →

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