I cant remember that c++++ny lingus song. Then again i wouldnt have a clue what it meant back then. I was 18 and didnt know a lot! Song was rubbish though, wasnt that funny
That was quite an interesting documentary, and as said Chris Langham got a fair mention on it too. Quite an insight into it aswell, as I never knew that they weren't getting on as much by the time the show ended, and the 90 minute Video compilation Rowan did that was never relased.
This was before my time but I've found this enjoyable. To me it really is the definition of a sketch show. Was every episode so packed out with sketches? If so then I am surprised the ideas didn't dry up quickly because there were so many in that episode and quite allot of strong ones.
Yes mostly sketches. All were pretty good. They always had a spoof song at the end. Taking a pop at abba and the new pop video thingy that was starting off at the time. Nice video,shame about the song it was called. Another song was I like trucking.
I thought it must have been, because Kinda Lingers is from the last one, but a lot of the sketches seemed to be from much earlier.
To be honest, it never seems as good now as I remember it being at the time. I think that's maybe because it was so groundbreaking at the time, but since then people have built on what they did. You can certainly see that Have I Got News For You grew from this acorn, for a start.
I was thinking while I was watching that HIGNFY owed a lot to this one. I was surprised at how many of the sketches stood up well, to be honest - it's dated a lot better than most topical comedy!
I loved it at the time, and it's made me laugh a good deal tonight. Can't do better than that for me!
I cant remember that c++++ny lingus song. Then again i wouldnt have a clue what it meant back then. I was 18 and didnt know a lot! Song was rubbish though, wasnt that funny
That's the first time I've seen that since it aired originally. At the time I thought it was just a fairly weak joke about the sentimentality of TV stars, I had no idea at the time what it was really about, so tonight I got the joke for the first time 30 years late.
That's the first time I've seen that since it aired originally. At the time I thought it was just a fairly weak joke about the sentimentality of TV stars, I had no idea at the time what it was really about, so tonight I got the joke for the first time 30 years late.
We're far too innocent. Doubt it would get on tv on the major channels these days. Oops..it just did..lol. Well not in a new comedy series.
Great documentary but why the hell did they not show an actual episode as originally transmitted?
It was billed as a classic episode but it wasn't. It was somebody else's idea of a selection of "best of" which of course is highly subjective. Just like the DVDs that came out.
I've got series 2-4 on my computer but they're poor quality VHS rips. I want the entire original series released unedited on DVD.
Agreed - it wasnt an actual episode - it was the exact same compliation as on the DVDs, but I'm gutted I didnt record the documentary now as there were quite a few clips that I'd never seen before.
Who wrote the Two Ninnies sketch?
Interesting that Mel said while Ronnie B. hated the sketch, Ronnie Corbett loved it. Was this the case or was he joking? Also interesting some of the team said it wasnt right to make fun of the Two Ronnies though I understand why they did it, it was what a sketch would have been like had they ACTUALLY been rude in it
I hope the actual series comes out on DVD though (Wikipedia claims mid to late 2010) - would be interesting
I never saw it in 1993 on UK Gold - I think the 1995 best ofs were my first exposure to NTNoCN.
It's a little known fact that the I Like Trucking song is actually meant to be I Like F*cking. They reckoned they couldn't get away with the original title so rewrote it slightly.
So whenever they singing "I like trucking and I like to truck" it makes a lot more sense if you know they are actually singing "I like f*cking and I like to f*ck".
That would be the point of the joke I think. The vehicle itself actually says "any chance of a truck?" in the window.
Did you really think the majority of people watching just thought the song was a non-humorous ditty about a man who likes trucks?
I'd forgotten how big the spin off books and Lps (!) were. And yes Pamala was swoonsome.
I bought both the Not the Nine O'clock News L.P.'s and the "NOT !" book when they first came out. They were brilliant !
I've probably still got them somewhere !
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ahhhh the SPG.
was that not Vivians' rats name in " the young ones" ?:cool:
How did we survive ?
We slept I suppose.:yawn::)
Just shows 4 channels no overnight TV = lasting quality TV humour.
Today? infinate channels = infinate dross:(
Episode was an assembled Best Of.
I thought it must have been, because Kinda Lingers is from the last one, but a lot of the sketches seemed to be from much earlier.
To be honest, it never seems as good now as I remember it being at the time. I think that's maybe because it was so groundbreaking at the time, but since then people have built on what they did. You can certainly see that Have I Got News For You grew from this acorn, for a start.
I loved it at the time, and it's made me laugh a good deal tonight. Can't do better than that for me!
That's the first time I've seen that since it aired originally. At the time I thought it was just a fairly weak joke about the sentimentality of TV stars, I had no idea at the time what it was really about, so tonight I got the joke for the first time 30 years late.
We're far too innocent. Doubt it would get on tv on the major channels these days. Oops..it just did..lol. Well not in a new comedy series.
It was billed as a classic episode but it wasn't. It was somebody else's idea of a selection of "best of" which of course is highly subjective. Just like the DVDs that came out.
I've got series 2-4 on my computer but they're poor quality VHS rips. I want the entire original series released unedited on DVD.
Who wrote the Two Ninnies sketch?
Interesting that Mel said while Ronnie B. hated the sketch, Ronnie Corbett loved it. Was this the case or was he joking? Also interesting some of the team said it wasnt right to make fun of the Two Ronnies though I understand why they did it, it was what a sketch would have been like had they ACTUALLY been rude in it
I never saw it in 1993 on UK Gold - I think the 1995 best ofs were my first exposure to NTNoCN.
That would be the point of the joke I think. The vehicle itself actually says "any chance of a truck?" in the window.
Did you really think the majority of people watching just thought the song was a non-humorous ditty about a man who likes trucks?
I bought both the Not the Nine O'clock News L.P.'s and the "NOT !" book when they first came out. They were brilliant !
I've probably still got them somewhere !