...and tonight we'll be showing all 6 episodes
It's not hard to see why it's Britains longest running sitcom...
Dec 13, 2001, 11:07 AM ET22 posts by 15 posters
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Fawlty Towers?
Somebody claiming to be Andrew Hall wrote in news:[email]:
Do shut up!
"Ted S." wrote in message news:[email]...
I like "Shut Your Gob" better.
Dr Music P.S. Parking was ample.
I think it was seven, but that's not really important, and fawtly towers had 13 episodes!
Bazilla
12 Episodes
You're both wrong - Fawlty Towers had 12 episodes
Bazilla wrote:
In article , Matt Garvey wrote:
Red Dwarf definitely seems to have all comers beat - didn't they do at least 48 episodes?
52.
But Britain's real longest-running comedy is, inexplicably, "Last of the Summer Wine," which has bored audiences since 1973 and is still in production.
Yah, I didnt really understand this joke. When I lived in England, it seemed like there were plenty of ancient soap operas out there that still got regular viewership...
"Ben A." wrote in message news:[email]...
Drunk and full of pie, Alex Ward wrote:
But, the joke is from the American perspective. Until just recently, with BBC America, any British shows we got were on PBS (Public TV). They were usually better-than-average shows, but with very few episodes (compared to some American shows) in the run.
Monty Python comes to mind (what... around 45?), Red Dwarf, etc. The joke "all 6 episodes" is just an exaggeration.
By comparison, American shows (of any quality) can last well over 100 episodes.
The Rack wrote:
and it is by *only* such a barometer that "the nanny" and "seinfeld" are on the same shelf.
"middle of the road/man, it stanks/let's run over lionel richie with a tank."
Drunk and full of pie, dave h. wrote:
[To Clive: Thanks! Love, Lionel]
You can slam the door behind you.
How many episodes did "Are You Being Served?" run for?
On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, The Rack wrote:
A noteable exception to that statement being "Dinosaurs", one of my favourite shows ever.
"Not the mama!", anyone?
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Kristian Ronge wrote:
Oh, hell no. I just got that stupid show out of my head, and look what you did!
"Again!" :) It was stupid, but funny.
On Sat, 15 Dec 2001, Greg Bair wrote:
[In Wiggum style] Just doin' me job. ;-)
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"Greg Bair" wrote in message news:[email]...
you did!
"See, Maggie? They have a baby too!" "It's like they copied our lives and put it on TV!"
Dr Music P.S. Parking was ample.
Drunk and full of pie, Dr Music wrote:
Hey, don't have a Stegosaurus, man.
Hey, come on, I wasn't that far off was i? I've seen an episode of Fawlty Towers before and even knew how to spell it right, don't I get anything?? :(
What show was it then?
Andy(atuc.com), might have missed the post with the answer, his server sucks
They never spelled Fawlty Towers right.
On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, Andrew Hall wrote:
Are you Orally men?
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