I assumed you meant the arrogant, egotistical, tubby bloke whose name escapes me. His fans are very protective, and anyone who isn't ecstatic about him is clearly deranged or moronic.
However, the last paragraph suggests you meant someone else.
Do you mean the guy who name starts with R and ends with Icky Gervais?
To get back to the OP's question the simple answer is that MBB isn't even remotely the best comedy of all time
I assumed you meant the arrogant, egotistical, tubby bloke whose name escapes me. His fans are very protective, and anyone who isn't ecstatic about him is clearly deranged or moronic.
However, the last paragraph suggests you meant someone else.
No, it was a comedy programme sharing the same initials as the one this thread is about and I wandered in on some neutral sounding title and posted my honest opinion about it feeling old-fashioned and etc, then got absolutely scythed.
I read back and several others had done the same before me so the annoyed guy was obviously a bit sick of his favourite programme getting slated. Since then I've thought that there are two types of discussions about programmes - an objective "tell me your opinion, no matter what or how extreme it is", and "I love this show, so lets reminisce about how good it is". It pays to know which type of thread it is.
PS - My last paragraph should have been further up - I meant it to be about Men Behaving Badly. I'm terrible at that. I have a further thought and end up putting it in at the wrong place!
One of my favourite things ever was Gary sleeping with the neighbour and shaking her hand as a thank you the next morning.
My favourite scenes all involved Gary away from the other three main characters. That time he climbed through the farmer's window for ****, say. Or when he strolled down to the late-night chemist in his slippers and dressing gown. In the days before social media - before mobiles, even - there was something very calming and peaceful about that scene.
By the by, I felt the same way about Game On: I liked Chaplin's 'bored' scenes the best. I just like navel-gazing comedy, I guess. Fawlty's quieter moments, or Keith Pratt's holidays. And always Errol:
Hardly best comedy of all time, but very good, and arguably managed to sustain the same level of humour and quality (for good or bad) right up to the end, considering how many episodes there were, which very few sitcoms seem able to do. Many people seem to forget - if they ever knew about - series one with Harry Enfield, which I still have a lot of affection for.
OT slightly, but have there been many other sitcoms that were resurrected on a different channel and went on to be successful?
Great show and as someone has said didn't noticeably run out of steam way sooner than it ended. I can watch repeats and still laugh out loud, but I do need quite a decent break in between. Don't want to be so familiar with it that I can't stand to look at it.
Id love to see the first series with Harry Enfield, I didn't watch it at the time and I've never seen it repeated.
Someone mentioned Friends, sorry but as good as it is, MBB in no way outdoes it. It does beat Goodnight Sweetheart but I'm enjoying that at the moment as well.
No, it was a comedy programme sharing the same initials as the one this thread is about and I wandered in on some neutral sounding title and posted my honest opinion about it feeling old-fashioned and etc, then got absolutely scythed.
I read back and several others had done the same before me so the annoyed guy was obviously a bit sick of his favourite programme getting slated. ...................
I remember a thread or two about this MBB where the main feeling was that anyone who didn't like it was entitled to their opinion. However, there was one poster who was posting repetitively about how awful it was. I think constantly saying the same thing got on some peoples' nerves, rather than what he was saying.
This thread is designed to recount your memories and quotes of the greatest comedy of all time. It made Friends look like the weakling that it was.
Tony-"You Mazda" Literally lol
You'd have been better calling the thread Men Behaving Badly Appreciation thread to avoid the negative posts . I thought it was decent , above average as far as British sitcoms went . None of them hold a candle to the American comedy series who rule the world for some reason .
I used to watch but I can't remember much about it all except the two were trying to get off with the girl next door.Couldn't have really impressed me then or I coud be going sealion.
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Do you mean the guy who name starts with R and ends with Icky Gervais?
To get back to the OP's question the simple answer is that MBB isn't even remotely the best comedy of all time
Best episodes....
camping
The rave
tony coming back from his travel abroad
First series, brilliant, Rapidly downhill in the second.
No, it was a comedy programme sharing the same initials as the one this thread is about and I wandered in on some neutral sounding title and posted my honest opinion about it feeling old-fashioned and etc, then got absolutely scythed.
I read back and several others had done the same before me so the annoyed guy was obviously a bit sick of his favourite programme getting slated. Since then I've thought that there are two types of discussions about programmes - an objective "tell me your opinion, no matter what or how extreme it is", and "I love this show, so lets reminisce about how good it is". It pays to know which type of thread it is.
PS - My last paragraph should have been further up - I meant it to be about Men Behaving Badly. I'm terrible at that. I have a further thought and end up putting it in at the wrong place!
Answer... No it wasn`t
My favourite scenes all involved Gary away from the other three main characters. That time he climbed through the farmer's window for ****, say. Or when he strolled down to the late-night chemist in his slippers and dressing gown. In the days before social media - before mobiles, even - there was something very calming and peaceful about that scene.
By the by, I felt the same way about Game On: I liked Chaplin's 'bored' scenes the best. I just like navel-gazing comedy, I guess. Fawlty's quieter moments, or Keith Pratt's holidays. And always Errol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO5Ca_qBSXE
Great show and as someone has said didn't noticeably run out of steam way sooner than it ended. I can watch repeats and still laugh out loud, but I do need quite a decent break in between. Don't want to be so familiar with it that I can't stand to look at it.
Id love to see the first series with Harry Enfield, I didn't watch it at the time and I've never seen it repeated.
Someone mentioned Friends, sorry but as good as it is, MBB in no way outdoes it. It does beat Goodnight Sweetheart but I'm enjoying that at the moment as well.
That could well be the name.
I remember a thread or two about this MBB where the main feeling was that anyone who didn't like it was entitled to their opinion. However, there was one poster who was posting repetitively about how awful it was. I think constantly saying the same thing got on some peoples' nerves, rather than what he was saying.
You'd have been better calling the thread Men Behaving Badly Appreciation thread to avoid the negative posts . I thought it was decent , above average as far as British sitcoms went . None of them hold a candle to the American comedy series who rule the world for some reason .
Ditto!
Most memorable scenes : the hide n seek trick on Tony. And Tony pulling his tooth out with the door
Awesome
Yeah. And a bit of string.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABW0P7GsWIE
Sam Janus (Womack) in the 90's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3njFiUH3Vyc