Mrs Slocombe's Pussy

DanaC · 01-08-2009, 05:47 PM

There's been a thread of smut running through the Cellar lately, and I do like that. It makes me feel right at home does that.

To give you Merkins an idea of why I, and the other Brits here have such a refined sense of smut, here's an example of prime-time family entertainment from the early 70s. I used to like this show. I watched it with my mum and dad and brother. I couldn't swear to it but I may have watched it with my grandparents. It had simple comedy archetypes (The upper-class manager, the lower class caretaker, the Dizzy young blonde on the shop floor, the effeminate gay floor assistant in the men's section, etc etc) with a simple palette of catch phrases.

Mrs Slocombe has a cat. From this much mirth ensues. This is a collection of Mrs Slocombe's best moments.

Hopefully this explains much about the general smuttiness of British minds.

lumberjim · 01-08-2009, 05:57 PM

Are you being served was great dinnertime viewing at my house.

Aliantha · 01-08-2009, 06:02 PM

We used to watch that show when I was a kid too. It was very funny.

DanaC · 01-08-2009, 06:13 PM

Brilliant! You got to see it too

That explains why you're all so filthy too

Did you get a lot of that stuff over there?

SteveDallas · 01-08-2009, 06:20 PM

Now can you explain Benny Hill?

Mrs. Dallas and I used to watch Are You Being Served regularly.

Aliantha · 01-08-2009, 06:23 PM

Yep, we got heaps of it here. Benny Hill, Fawlty Towers, Dad's Army, Black Adder, Yes Minister...the list goes on and on. There was the one about the greeny couple with their rich neighbours (can't remember the name) and the dimwit Frank with the wife named Betty, On The Busses was another one we got too.

lumberjim · 01-08-2009, 06:24 PM

i love british comedy

fawlty towers, python, benny hill.... there were several others that would come on PBS at night before we had cable. there was a distinctly bawdy feel to most of them. like you had a better chance of catching a glimpse of something you oughtnt to have.

dar512 · 01-08-2009, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

like you had a better chance of catching a glimpse of something you oughtnt to have.

Hmm. I think LJ might be going British. (wording sounded vaguely British to me)

footfootfoot · 01-08-2009, 07:10 PM

That 46 second video must reflect hours of takes ruined by someone on set cracking up.

Crimson Ghost · 01-08-2009, 08:10 PM

'Allo 'Allo, Open All Hours, Last Of The Summer Wine...

The Young Ones, Father Ted, Coupling...

DanaC · 01-08-2009, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

There was the one about the greeny couple with their rich neighbours (can't remember the name) and the dimwit Frank with the wife named Betty,

The Good Life and Some Mothers Do Ave 'Em

He did all his own stunts you know. Went on to play the Phantom of the Opera.

Aliantha · 01-08-2009, 08:13 PM

Yeah...that's them. And yeah I knew he did Phantom too. Amazing really when you consider his character Frank. I think that was a big part of his appeal as the Phantom to be honest.

My Dad and I used to watch The Young Ones. That show was so gross. lol I remember the one where Neil had a cold and kept snotting everywhere. Eventually into a garbage bag. Ewwww...

Undertoad · 01-08-2009, 08:25 PM

I have the Young Ones collection with all the episodes on DVD.

If you google "cornflakes cornflakes" this is the first result.

monster · 01-08-2009, 08:37 PM

Dana, if I flick through the channels, it's a given I'll either be able to find "Are you being served" or "Keeping Up Appearances". I think the Merkin BritHumorPhiles have a thing about ladies of a certain age in twinsets and bouffant hairdos with fake posh accents.....

DanaC · 01-08-2009, 08:39 PM

I see. I knew Benny had made it over there, hadn't realised they had all the smut:P

01-08-2009, 05:47 PM	#1
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Mrs Slocombe's Pussy There's been a thread of smut running through the Cellar lately, and I do like that. It makes me feel right at home does that. To give you Merkins an idea of why I, and the other Brits here have such a refined sense of smut, here's an example of prime-time family entertainment from the early 70s. I used to like this show. I watched it with my mum and dad and brother. I couldn't swear to it but I may have watched it with my grandparents. It had simple comedy archetypes (The upper-class manager, the lower class caretaker, the Dizzy young blonde on the shop floor, the effeminate gay floor assistant in the men's section, etc etc) with a simple palette of catch phrases. Mrs Slocombe has a cat. From this much mirth ensues. This is a collection of Mrs Slocombe's best moments. Hopefully this explains much about the general smuttiness of British minds.

01-08-2009, 05:57 PM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Are you being served was great dinnertime viewing at my house. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-08-2009, 06:02 PM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	We used to watch that show when I was a kid too. It was very funny. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-08-2009, 06:23 PM	#6
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Yep, we got heaps of it here. Benny Hill, Fawlty Towers, Dad's Army, Black Adder, Yes Minister...the list goes on and on. There was the one about the greeny couple with their rich neighbours (can't remember the name) and the dimwit Frank with the wife named Betty, On The Busses was another one we got too. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-08-2009, 06:24 PM	#7
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	i love british comedy fawlty towers, python, benny hill.... there were several others that would come on PBS at night before we had cable. there was a distinctly bawdy feel to most of them. like you had a better chance of catching a glimpse of something you oughtnt to have. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-08-2009, 06:13 PM	#4
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Brilliant! You got to see it too That explains why you're all so filthy too Did you get a lot of that stuff over there?

01-08-2009, 06:20 PM	#5
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Now can you explain Benny Hill? Mrs. Dallas and I used to watch Are You Being Served regularly.

01-08-2009, 07:10 PM	#9
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	That 46 second video must reflect hours of takes ruined by someone on set cracking up. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-08-2009, 08:10 PM	#10
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	'Allo 'Allo, Open All Hours, Last Of The Summer Wine... The Young Ones, Father Ted, Coupling... __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

01-08-2009, 08:13 PM	#12
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Yeah...that's them. And yeah I knew he did Phantom too. Amazing really when you consider his character Frank. I think that was a big part of his appeal as the Phantom to be honest. My Dad and I used to watch The Young Ones. That show was so gross. lol I remember the one where Neil had a cold and kept snotting everywhere. Eventually into a garbage bag. Ewwww... __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-08-2009, 08:25 PM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I have the Young Ones collection with all the episodes on DVD. If you google "cornflakes cornflakes" this is the first result.

01-08-2009, 08:37 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Dana, if I flick through the channels, it's a given I'll either be able to find "Are you being served" or "Keeping Up Appearances". I think the Merkin BritHumorPhiles have a thing about ladies of a certain age in twinsets and bouffant hairdos with fake posh accents..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-08-2009, 08:39 PM	#15
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I see. I knew Benny had made it over there, hadn't realised they had all the smut:P

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