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Poll Question: do you like this british TV-comedy show,
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    Posted: April 20 2013 at 18:08
Originally posted by ExittheLemming ExittheLemming wrote:


For an 'old school' British smut fest it was certainly miles better than the Carry On movies, Are You being Served?, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Hi Di Hi etc but to place it in the same company as Python and Blackadder is the best gag Croft Perry and Lloyd never wrote.Wink


True. But I love how unapologetic it is in its formulaic, desperately "lo-fi", lowest-common-denominator, stereotypical way.
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Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

I think Allo Allo is the best british comedy show after Monty Python, Fawlty Tower and Blackadder, what do you think of this marvelous show, with so many great caracters, and many funny moments.

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For an 'old school' British smut fest it was certainly miles better than the Carry On movies, Are You being Served?, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Hi Di Hi etc but to place it in the same company as Python and Blackadder is the best gag Croft Perry and Lloyd never wrote.Wink
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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:




Loved it - shallow, predictable, repetitive, smutty, childish, borderline racist, brilliant!


I agree, agree, agree, agree, agree, agree and agree!
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It was a silly comedy full of silly and predictable and repetitive jokes but I watched it every single week and found it hilarious as a teenager.

The German chap with the little tank was always amusing as he was so blatantly gay.

But I had a thing for Helga (Kim Hartmann)... especially in her underwear.

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Originally posted by The Hemulen The Hemulen wrote:

Originally posted by Moogtron III Moogtron III wrote:

Yes, it was very good. The best comedy by David Croft (and Jeremy Lloyd).


It was a great show, yes, but personally I don't think anything he wrote would ever top Dad's Army.


I like Dad's Army too. The humour in that series was maybe a bit more diverse than in 'Allo Allo. Still, me personally, I prefer 'Allo 'Allo.
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Sorry guys, always thought it a wretched little comedy. Must just be me then. Unhappy 
 
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Originally posted by John McIntyre John McIntyre wrote:

As some of you know, David Croft died recently - as Crabtree said, "Mister Cruft has pissed awee!"




Loved it - shallow, predictable, repetitive, smutty, childish, borderline racist, brilliant!

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Originally posted by Moogtron III Moogtron III wrote:

Yes, it was very good. The best comedy by David Croft (and Jeremy Lloyd).


It was a great show, yes, but personally I don't think anything he wrote would ever top Dad's Army.
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As some of you know, David Croft died recently - as Crabtree said, "Mister Cruft has pissed awee!"
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Yes, it was very good. The best comedy by David Croft (and Jeremy Lloyd).
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Originally posted by refugee refugee wrote:

Lizten carefully, I’ll zay this only onze … (if I remember my French correctly).


lol that show had so many catchphrases. All of them hilarious though. 
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Crass, ridiculous and brilliant! Loved it.
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Lizten carefully, I’ll zay this only onze … (if I remember my French correctly).
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'Twas a fun show.  The episodes were virtually interchangeable (every episode had all the same jokes) but that was part of its charm.  And you gotta love Officer Crabtree.



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