"It ain't half hot Mum!"
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Topic: "It ain't half hot Mum!"
Posted By: Sapper740
Subject: "It ain't half hot Mum!"
Date Posted: February 22 2025 at 5:41am
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How have I not heard of this late WWII gem of a television show? Absolutely hilarious! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTUTe5EWrFQ" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTUTe5EWrFQ
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Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: February 22 2025 at 6:43am
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You bin livin under a rock? ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: Sapper740
Date Posted: February 22 2025 at 7:47am
I guess I must have. I've always been a huge fan of British Comedy since I was young. The "Carry On" gang, Two Ronnies, Bennie Hill, Fawlty Towers, Monty Python, Dad's Army, Mrs. Malaprop, On the Buses were all regular fare in my house growing up. Never saw this show before. Oh well, something new for me to enjoy so long as blatant poofery doesn't ban it!
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hoadie wrote:Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: February 22 2025 at 8:29am
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There goes the neighborhood. ------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Posted By: Strangely Brown
Date Posted: February 22 2025 at 8:38am
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I'm saying nothing sahib! ------------- Mick |
Posted By: Sapper740
Date Posted: February 22 2025 at 8:58am
Chai wallah!
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Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: February 22 2025 at 1:45pm
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Its being "downgraded" & no longer shown in England. "The po' ikkle dahliks" can't stand the "racism" involved with the Indian characters. "Unlike other sitcoms written by Perry and Croft, such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dad%E2%80%99s_Army" rel="nofollow - Dad’s Army ,
the series does not get repeated by the BBC, as it is regarded as
falling short of modern broadcasting standards concerning its content. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Aint_Half_Hot_Mum#cite_note-Jeffries-2" rel="nofollow - - [2 - ] In 2014, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Richards_%28chief_executive%29" rel="nofollow - Ed Richards , then chief executive of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofcom" rel="nofollow - Ofcom ,
said 1970s and 1980s sitcoms with racist and offensive content "are
unimaginable today", with all viewers objecting to such broadcasts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" rel="nofollow - The Telegraph specified It Ain't Half Hot Mum as one of the shows to which he was referring. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Aint_Half_Hot_Mum#cite_note-Knapton-18" rel="nofollow - - [18 - ] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Aint_Half_Hot_Mum#cite_note-19" rel="nofollow - - [19 - ]
Perry told https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian" rel="nofollow - Guardian journalist Stuart Jeffries in 2003, "It is without doubt the funniest series that David Croft and I wrote. Of course, it is also the show that we're not allowed to talk about any more." Jeffries reported, "It's regarded as a racist show, and banished to the televisual margin that is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_%28British_TV_channel%29" rel="nofollow - UK Gold ". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Aint_Half_Hot_Mum#cite_note-Jeffries-2" rel="nofollow - - [2 - ] In the opinion of journalist Neil Clark, for a profile of Perry written for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" rel="nofollow - The Daily Telegraph a decade later, it "appears to have fallen victim to political correctness" ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: February 22 2025 at 3:16pm
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Yeah, well thats why ya don't see All In The Family anymore. I do, cuz I get it on the "box", along with the other stifled stuff.(3 Stooges,etc) ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: February 22 2025 at 7:09pm
| yup , that is funny , id not heard of it before either , |
Posted By: Strangely Brown
Date Posted: February 23 2025 at 2:53am
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Are You Being Served; is another 1970's classic which will never see the light of day again on British TV. My favourite line? "Captain Peacock, have you seen my pussy? Not lately Mrs. Slocombe." She was of course referring to her cat!  ------------- Mick |
Posted By: shiloh
Date Posted: February 23 2025 at 5:23am
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Ya its funny how play on words has become so politically incorrect. So many sensitive wokes out there anymore. |
Posted By: Zed
Date Posted: February 23 2025 at 11:13am
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We thoroughly enjoyed all of those shows back in the day. It's got ridiculous these days. Far too much political interference in all forms of TV, whether it be comedy or the evening News. You have to see people like Ricky Gervais for great comedy, the series "After Life"  is excellent, as is his movie, "The invention of lying"Definitely worth a look if have the time! It is essential to laugh at life and it difficulties, it is the best release of stress! ------------- It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice! |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: February 23 2025 at 12:49pm
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Does anyone remember when we actually saw Mrs Slocumb's Pussy?  Well sort of. She brought it into the store in a carryall & the schoolkid had a clockwork mouse it ate & spat out.  ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: February 23 2025 at 2:42pm
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My wife did. You never saw the cat as it was in the carrier. The the mouse run in to the carrier and the cat spit it out. ------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: February 24 2025 at 3:30pm
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IIRC it was hiding under a hat on the counter? Maybe we saw a paw, or did the hat simply leap out & grab the clockwork mouse. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |