American Reacts to The Two Ronnies Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town pt 1

[@deegeetee]

Fabulous script from the genius that was Spike Milligan, with all Milligan twists thrown in, the progess to the following night, the swapping of actors and the cab backdrop, superb..

[@donaldduck2139]

I can remember sitting in our lounge as a kid watching their shows...had just left home and gone out into the big bad world to work when this series came out in 76. . . great memory . . .your laugh never fails to make me laugh bro 😅

[@paulbanks223]

How fortunate we are. Not only to have had these two but also to have the ability to record them for endless reruns. They are still making people laugh even after death, now that is class.

[@ofarola]

I only watch your video because of your unique laughing sound!! Always removes my stress!

[@blakeyonthebuses]

Thanks for this. It has taken an American looking at old British TV shows to point out their excellence!

[@IanSparksRC]

The very iconic British duo, they was legendary and very sadly miss, British humour at its very best

[@garyrichardson8934]

This serial was written by Spike Milligan and a Gentleman. The Gentleman being none other than a certain Gerald Wiley with authentic raspberries blown by none other than Del Boy himself - David Jason. It's a shame that due to copyright it's hard to come by full episodes. The format barely changed in 16 years. Each episode has spoof news items from the newsdesk, sketches with both of them, a weekly continuing serial ( a new story every series) a guest singer, a solo sketch from Ronnie B normally using his mastery of word play, an armchair monologue from Ronnie C that was a deliberately corny shaggy dog story that got it's humour from RC constantly going off from his story in distractingly wild tangents, an elaborate musical finale ( often with the two of them in drag ) and each show finishing back at the newsdesk. It was a format that worked, and it worked for 16 years with it only stopping when Ronnie B decided to retire. Pure Magic!!!

[@alanbeaumont4848]

The additional joke being that Spike Milligan was no gentleman.

[@stephenrice4554]

It was a series that was never missed , the hot pot of genius was incandescent .

[@highpath4776]

You forgot the Musical Guest Star (one or two apperances), actually filmed separate and off set, - always seemed to be filmed at same time as a recording of Parkinson appearences, so never any interaction with their guest stars unlike Morecombe and Wise.

[@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars]

Of course you know that Gerald A Wylie was Ronnie Barkers' nom de plume!

[@garyrichardson8934]

@@highpath4776 I didn't forget,bif you refer back to my post I referred to them as a guest singer. Barbara Dickson and Tina Charles spring to mind straight away. Though they did have groups as well and simarlarly Manhattan Transfer springs to mind straight away.

[@jameshiggins8329]

You have taken me back 45 yrs. I can close my eyes and hear my old man howling with laughter at this. Thank you big yin.

[@stalwart263]

I remember this! We all ran around school jumping out at people and blowing raspberries! 🤣😂

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Oh god, I remember seeing this when I was a little kid - a rerun I would think! The next day, everyone was running around the playground pretending to be the phantom raspberry blower or the copper. Everyone used to watch the same thing back then, of course. So funny even today!

[@robanderson473]

We did too, with salvos of raspberries being blown all over the school grounds. And even funnier and much to the bemusement of teachers and play time supervisors, we were all swishing about the place doing impressions of Dick Emery's character Maurice. One can only imagine a gaggle of seven and eight year olds swanning about saying "Ooh hallo Honkey Tonks, 'ow are you?!" 😁

[@karenclover4948]

As a child my family and I would sit and watch the two Ronnies, the phantom raspberry blower was my favourite sketch series. We laughed so much it brings back many happy memories. Thanks for making me smile

[@iamsh1han797]

Omg I'd forgotten about this, memories of watching it with my dad. It was serialised every week. Thank you E.Beard

[@England-Bob]

Same here I remember getting a stitch through laughing. My father just chuckled. You cannot beat a storyline written by the late Spike Milligan CBE-KBE.

[@stevechitty5861]

I know I cried from laughing

[@nothingtoseeheremovealong]

Me too. My dad used to cry with laughter

[@steveduncan9256]

I remember this with my dad too ,I was 8. We had to wait a week till the next one it was agony

[@timbennett6644]

Man, I loved the phantom raspberry blower when I was a kid.....

[@richieb7692]

We used to get into So Much trouble at school, they day after The Two Ronnies show. Going around blowing raspberries at each other.

[@PHDarren]

They always did a multipart serial in all their series, 5 minutes or so each week. There was the detective duo Piggy Malone & Charley Farley, there was a Pride and Prejudice based one and of course The Worm That Turned which was an alternative reality one where all the men wore the skirts and the women were the ones in charge of everything. Of those I remember.

[@ChrisReadUK]

The worm that turned.... i forgot that one! Thanks.

[@necessaryevil3428]

Ahh yes! The Worm That Turned..... wow... stirred a lot of memories of growing up laughing ❤

[@SteveInScotland]

@@necessaryevil3428 Diana Dors was the women’s leader

[@necessaryevil3428]

@@SteveInScotland yeah i remember it well now you jogged my memory.... dressed like nazis 🙈

[@SteveInScotland]

@@necessaryevil3428 busty ones, lol

[@richardturner4848]

Wow, this takes me back to being a kid. I loved this series of skits from them, they were very special.

[@briganfree3656]

And still are lol. You just don’t get such random surreal daftness like this anymore.

[@richardturner4848]

@@briganfree3656 Everyone has to be cool and love everyone who agrees with the group, but only those that agree with the group, comedy is a problem, it opens the mind. The perpetually offended don't think it's cool and if they don't, the middle class have to follow suit, otherwise they will have a bad time one way or the other. They have to think as a group, that's why facts are alien to them, it messes with their agenda, they don't really have, it's as if they can't believe they've gotten this far and are stuck. The people, are right in the middle because they don't want any "ist" problems, "ist" problems want to ruin your entire life, it's like 90% of people have turned in to ants and just follow the stupidest of us so as to keep thier new Audi.

[@briganfree3656]

@@richardturner4848 Whatever lights your candle.

[@richardturner4848]

@@briganfree3656 Are you implying I'm wrong, the needy have become the greedy? You're obviously an ant, sorry, i don't have any crayons.

[@briganfree3656]

@@richardturner4848 Nor any marbles either.

[@grahamemackay1770]

Norma Stitz in the opening credits was a nice touch :)

[@glenjones6980]

That got me giggling like a schoolboy when I saw it.

[@MegaBadgeman]

And Chopper, a play on words for Hammer?

[@chrismoule7242]

@@MegaBadgeman Indeed.

[@robertreape]

Gloria Snokkers was unavailable at the time

[@charliegeorge9393]

Just realised a young Vicky Michelle from Allo Allo as the newspaper boy

[@lextex3280]

This is just as hilarious now as it was when I first watched it back in the day.. Lol.

[@stevetheduck1425]

Spike Milligan was the major writer for 'The Goon Show' a variety-style comedy radio series with a story like this, musical interludes and usually some familiar characters. Some Goon Shows had names like 'The Dreaded Batter-pudding hurler of Bexhill-on-Sea', or 'The Scarlet Capsule' which was itself a spoof of a Quatermass SF serial called 'Quatermass and the Pit'.

[@margaretnicol3423]

I love that they've included Vincent Price and Peter Cushing in the titles to give it a real old Hammer Horror feel.

[@helenbailey8419]

I shall call him Peter Cushion from now on.😃😃

[@Simon_PieMan]

You missed Norma Stitz.

[@margaretnicol3423]

@@Simon_PieMan I did. I was too busy remembering that it was so typical of Spike Milligan.

[@joyfulzero853]

Don't forget Vincent Prance

[@highpath4776]

@@helenbailey8419 Lives in Whitstable

[@necessaryevil3428]

Its a parody on jack the ripper. I remember as a kid watching this with my dad eagerly awaiting the weekly edition of 'The Phantom Raspberry Blower' 😊

[@margaretnicol3423]

A large doze of silliness is just what's needed at the moment. :-D

[@glasgowgreenthumb]

So true.. although, were this shown now I'm willing to bet some humour deficient people would be offended by goodness only knows what. Personally, I haven't laughed so much with some of the things shown on this channel. Well done that man.. Stay safe..

[@susanhughs1031]

Margaret Nicol• Thank You, I Remember This The First Time The Two Ronnie's Did It, " ( Sctch) In The 1970's I Hope You Agree That The 1970's We're A Lot Funnier Than Today's Sanctimonious Tallantless Idiot's We Have Day,???????, I Can Tell You That I Don't Haft Miss The 1970's So Much Better Programms, Then The Rubbish We Have Today,. 👍😀🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🤭 Bye For Now Stay Safe And Well, .

[@susanhughs1031]

@@glasgowgreenthumb I'm Afraid That A Never A Truer Word Was Said, You Can't Say Anything Today Without Afending Someone ,!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Don't Wish To Pry But Do You Remember The Comedians On I.T.V. IN The 1970's ??????? When You Had To Have Tallant, And Be Funny Without Swaring, Or Using Bad Language, 🤬🤬, . Best Wishes Keep Safe And Well Healthy, 👍😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿,.

[@glasgowgreenthumb]

@@susanhughs1031 .. hmm.. that one escapes me.. (too many disco biscuits in the 90's?).. but I do remember Opportunity Knocks..

[@susanhughs1031]

@@glasgowgreenthumb , : Disco Biscuits's Sorry I Don't Think I Know What That Was,/Is,????????? Very Sorry BUT I Think You Missed Out Not Being Around In 1970's You'd Have A Great Time,. 💪👍, Opportunity Knocks Sometimes It Was Very Good Some Week's Sometimes It Was Complete Crap, BUT That's Was The Same For Most Of The Television Programmes, .

[@sidrat2009]

What is even more perfect is that the door to Number 10 doesn't have a keyhole on the outside, ergo it can only be opened from the inside.

[@samuelnicap]

I wish you had carried on with this reaction. It definitely deserves parts 2 onwards. The two Ronnie's always deliver the sauce and laughs, lol. It's scary to think that my late Grandfather worked on shows like this, The Sweeny, The Professionals and alot of the LWT, Elstree and Pinewood produced programming/films. I wish he were still here. He could of talked for hours about it all.

[@Torthrodhel]

Your laugh is infectious! :) I only just been getting into reaction videos during the lockdowns and it's like watching stuff with a friend or something, I get the appeal now when I didn't get it before. :D

[@disraelidemon]

"Raspberry" as a name for a farting noise comes from Cockney rhyming slang: "raspberry tart" = "fart"

[@SwearyCyclist]

Written by Spike Milligan one of the greatest comic minds and very very silly.

[@IanDarley]

I was a kid at school when these first aired, all the kids in school were terrorising the teachers with random raspberry attacks (which were mostly received in good humour). Good times 😂

[@sueturner9468]

At 60 I grew up with this. It was a segment of their phenomenally successful Saturday night shows. They ruled, no one else came close. Such talent.

[@irenedownie6559]

I LOVE this so much! Thank you for reacting to it! 😱😱😱😂😂😂

[@lunalaws]

The phantom raspberry blower (noise maker) had a long career and is known for his acting skills. He did the voice for Dangermouse and was none other than Del Boy himself, David Jason.

[@ASavageEye]

You beat me too it. As I watched this I was sure nobody would actually know that.

[@mpdalyful1]

Nobody knows who played the phantom raspberry blower.

[@disraelidemon]

I was sure that I'd read an article at the time of broadcast that the Raspberry Blower was played by Jeremy Bulloch (the original Boba Fett) but I've never been able to confirm that since and I don't trust a forty year old memory

[@miketrevarrow9795]

This brings back memories, the TWO RONNIES also did a skit Charlie Farley & Piggie Malone, which is worth a watch. This is what I call comedy, not the crap what's shown today.

[@LeoDragon34]

Spike Milligan was a comic genius, no doubt, and I still love watching anything by Ronnie Barker.

[@Tilion462]

Yeah... Raspberry Blower, Charlie & Piggie and 'The Worm That Turned' are the main serials they had running through the shows... great pieces of classic comedy indeed.

[@somyod2u]

I recall that the femme fatale in the Charlie Farley and Piggy Malone drama was named Madame Cocotte.

[@bondbrookebond]

The humour of the late great Spike Milligan, please if you can give Spike Milligan - Irish Astronauts a reaction, you'll love it.

[@ListerDavid]

I second this.

[@jennymckinnon9528]

or the Pakistani Daleks

[@ListerDavid]

@@jennymckinnon9528 yes.

[@alisonsmith4801]

The Irish Olympics never fails to make me laugh out loud, genuis Spike Milligan.

[@januzzell8631]

Oh I used to LOVE watching these two every Sunday - highlight of the week - and the musical numbers they would do, and the monologues - just brilliant - thank you for sharing

[@weedle30]

Just what we do best, really silly, really daft, laugh out loud, nutcase comedy - saw this with my dad all those years ago, brought back happy yet sad memories - RIP Little Ron, Big Ron and Spike Milligna (world famous spelling mistake 😉) they must be having such a laugh up there ⬆️

[@garyanning9731]

That's Mike Spilligan :-). As Kenny Everet introduced him.

[@jennymckinnon9528]

you're confusing him with his brother Spine Milligna, writer of the Go-On Show

[@weedle30]

@@jennymckinnon9528 😀👍🏻

[@mermaidman1985]

Spine Millington.

[@stevetheduck1425]

'Terry' to his friends... ;-)

[@andycraig2423]

The hours of fun we had at school, shops and anywhere to be frank, going round regaling the raspberry blowing. Simple things we had in the 1970s

[@ChrisReadUK]

More “genius,” i watched this EVERY week! Wow, brings back memories!

[@TheEclecticBeard]

This has been requested so much so decided to take a look at it in pieces. Otherwise that'll be a long reaction.

[@ChrisReadUK]

@@TheEclecticBeard anything that they were involved in was just “new” in comedy and seemed to move “the boundaries of comedy.” In my opinion.

[@lennymarsh1323]

My favourite sketch of the two ronnies was 'the worm that turned' absolutely hilarious!

[@josefschiltz2192]

The Two Ronnies plus the wonderfully Surreal world of Spike Milligan. In my school days, when this was broadcast, raspberries abounded in the playground. No-one was safe!

[@janflaherty3819]

I remember printing raspberries on all of our school books...

[@j0hnf_uk]

This was originally shown in segments during their weekly episodes of one series. I didn't know it was as early as 1976, though. I remember distinctly watching it, 'live', back in the day.

[@geoffaldwinckle1096]

In the late 1970s we used to walk around our school in New Zealand pretending to be the Phantom.

[@peterharris38]

These were so brilliant back in the day (still are) and Sunday night we couldn't wait for the next installment, pure genius work from these masters of comedy.

[@Grimread]

Spike Milligan was originally a member of the Goons and was an iconic British comedian. He wrote this and I'm pretty certain it's him playing the tall man in the hansom cab.

[@dnf-dead]

You should check The Goons

[@Fcutdlady]

David Jason, who played Del Boy in only fools and horses, blew the raspberries! He was an early collaborator with Ronnie Barker. He was in portodge as the old man Blanko Webb

[@jamesengland2772]

I was born in England UK in 1971 and this will always be my favourite.

[@bionicgeekgrrl]

Growing up in the 80s this was the thing that was always on the telly each Saturday evening amongst other such shows, but this is the one probably most I their 40s will remember from early childhood, and those a bit older will probably remember this or morecambe and wise most. The fact it finished in 87 and is still so funny and fondly remembered is testament to Barker's writing and their acting. Porridge being another classic.

[@darrenfletcher4536]

Absolutely brilliant my friend..

[@silverbullet6833]

The worm that turned was a favourite of mine as a kid, used to watch them every week

[@lindabennett457]

I loved the two Ronnie's when I was a kid , and the phantom raspberry blower made me laugh so much even tho I was only 8 at the time , they don't make comedy show like that anymore a true brutish classic xx

[@711honved]

Barker's writing was pure genius! He was a master of the play on words. One of the finest comedians to have lived.

[@Fcutdlady]

Ronnie Barker didn't write this, it was spike milligan of the goon show . Oh and a gentleman bit he wasn't Ronnie Barker !

[@WillsChild]

It was Spike Milligan that wrote it, Barker wasn't fit to kiss his feet

[@davidmathieson9751]

I saw this as a kid. Only now have I noticed the name of one person on the credits. Norma Styts.

[@stevetheduck1425]

The writer Terence 'Spike' Milligan was a gunner in the Royal Artillery during WWII, and arguably lost his marbles at one point, being haunted by terrible dreams and later manic-depressive phases that made him both erratic and enormously productive as a comedy writer. Much of his humour was developed during his time in entertainment troupes in the army and later in the old music hall tradition of comedy acts as that style faded away post-WWII. In novels (Puckoon), in early short films (The Case of the Mukkinese Battlehorn, Postman's Knock) he worked with others that shared and complemented his risky style on radio (the Goon Show). Later his memoirs and character roles in numerous films as well as writing for stage, television (the 'Q' series Q8, etc.) and many appearances on comedy or talk shows kept him in the lime-light almost until his death. He was one of many people who wrote for the Two Ronnies; these episodic films within a TV series were one of several that kept the Ronnie's popularity high for many years.

[@frederickvondinkerberg7721]

As a 5 year old when this came on TV I would hide behind the couch... oh the memories

[@robertreape]

Jeezo this takes me back I have forgotten just how funny it was.

[@lynedwards6714]

I don’t know what makes me laugh more, watching this classic or you laughing 🤣

[@chasea7595]

The Two Ronnie's so brilliant never a dull moment .the best comedy duo in UK .

[@redross7946]

Thank you. Brought back great memories at home with the family.

[@simonbeaird7436]

'How do you spell it, sir?' 🤣🤣🤣

[@rossstenner4402]

I envy you seeing this, Dave Allen, Fork 'andles, Morecombe & Wise etc for the first time, these rendered me helpless on the floor when first broadcast, enjoy.

[@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars]

Spike Milligan and Ronnie Barker, two of the greatest comedy writers in history!

[@pauldavis6390]

The man who wrote this for the 2 Ronnie's is Spike Milligan. He did lots of madcap humour. He insisted that they put this on his grave stone when he died " See I told you I was ill". They refused to put it on in English so as a compromise they wrote it in Gaelic, Spike was one of the Goons and wrote most of their stuff.

[@House0fHoot]

Oh I loved the ‘Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town’ series when I was a kid growing up in 70s UK! 🇬🇧

[@neilnetman3138]

Classic Spike Miligan silliness, performed brilliantly by 2 greats. Spike Milligan was a legend. A master of twisted logic, word play and pure silliness. Even if you wasn't told it was written by him, if you knew his work, it would have become obvious very quickly. No-one did silly like Spike. The Phantom Raspberry Blower is a perfect example of his work and was performed brilliantly by two of the UK's greatest comedy geniuses. :)

[@frglee]

Spike Milligan wrote and appeared in the wacky radio comedy 'The Goon Show' in the 50s and 60s along with Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe. This was a great influence on the 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' team in the 70s, and many other later comedians. Spike Milligan had his own comedy TV series ('Q') for many years. He was also a poet, a musician and a writer. Milligan's six part WW2 memoir 'trilogy'(!) is perhaps one of the best of its kind ever written.

[@briganfree3656]

@@frglee Do read his novel “Puckoon”. It’s brilliant and hysterical. With one sad bit in the middle which brought me to tears when I first read it. Then back to the laughs. So Spike. Highly recommend.

[@josefschiltz2192]

@@loafersheffield Yaaaah rottin swinez you!

[@josefschiltz2192]

@@loafersheffield Of course, we can't tell - or I don't know if it's set down somewhere - where Spike got the line from. Peter had a surreal mind of his own and would morph into character. Maybe he came up with it on a read-through. I have a number of the books and it's a long time since I delved into them. As Bluebottle might mangle it, "I shall have to imrestirigate!"

[@briganfree3656]

@@loafersheffield You’ll have more laughs with Puckoon.

[@stuartduncan2772]

Haven't seen this since the 70's (I think). Brilliant

[@johnwillis9511]

Love your giggling Mr Beard. I forgot this was written by Spike as most of the other 2 Ronnies was ghost written by R. Barker.😂

[@SimonJM]

I remember this from when it was first shown and still find it amusing, but your reaction to it makes it doubly so!

[@ryandonaldson8403]

I am glad someone directed you to this, as I remember watching these as a youngster. Had forgotten until finding your video! :) - thx

[@jabba7746]

I remember watching these sketches when I was a kid at my grandparents house, I laughed then and I still laugh now. If you're going to watch these longer video's and break them up for KZbin please do 'Karls complete diary' from the Ricky Gervais show next, it's hilarious.

[@dangermouse9348]

lol I was about to say much the same thing. Saturday nights at the grandparents so my parents could go out drinking.

[@colinhawes1907]

Its great to see America reacting to british comedy. Everyone in the world needs to relax and have a good laugh. Ronnie Barker wrote most of the scripts, and yes, when he does a 2 minutes 'solo', he does know what to say. Love your laughter. Slowly its coming the other way. Brits in USA showing what makes you laugh at. Keep it up EB.

[@stevetheduck1425]

So many of the sight gags in this come from the simple problems of shooting things out of sequence, needing stand-ins for other actors, even shooting two visits on different days in the same day at the hospital location. The Monty Python guys adapted this to their instances of characters noticing that they'd gone from 'on film' to 'in the studio' and back again in one scene, probably shot weeks apart.

[@TheCyberSalvager]

I vaguely remember watching it on repeat in the 80s. When it was shown as part of the Two Ronnies' Sketchbook show more recently, and when Ronnie Barker said that it was written by Spike Milligan, I could immediately tell it had Milligan's style of writing all over it. Genius.

[@colinhughes916]

Great to have you back EB Brilliant Two Ronnie's Both RIP...

[@Simon_PieMan]

Good old “Norma Stitz” - quite risqué for the time!

[@francis2811]

I can remember watching this comedy sketch as a little boy! This is very much Spike Milligan's humour!

[@Tim_3100]

One of my favourites this i wasn't alive when originally released but when I grew up I watched it and loved it

[@lindawills5771]

I loved this when i was growing up, the phantom raspberry blower of old London town is my absolute favourite 2 ronnies of all time! X

[@P5YcHoKiLLa]

There's a lot of Spike Milligan in this, you should watch some of his stuff if you think this is random. Spike was originally one of The Goons along with Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine. Peter Sellers, obviously, went on to have a great film career, Michael Bentine went into comedic children's programmes and Harry Secombe became a regular on UK TV screens, either singing or in religious shows. Spike Milligan had some great series, the Monty Python guys said The Goon Show was among their main influences, especially Spike. He's actually in Life of Brian because he just happened to be in the country when they were filming, he buggered off before they could use him more though.

[@stevebettany8778]

Written by Spike Milligan. Says it all.

[@kenirving5240]

So many subtle jokes going way, way over his head lol.

[@LeeNorman]

Did you miss the joke on the title card at the beginning? "Norma Stits" - like "Mike Hunt"

[@russbillington6291]

Brought back great memories of watching this with my grandad as a kid.

[@philipbillington2314]

Written by the great Spike Milligan doyen of British comedy whose Q series was the basis for Monty Python . Check him out on Grovelling Bast..d when he received a comedy award from Jonathan Ross read who out a letter from Prince Charles. absolute mayhem. He famously was the writer for the Goons with Peter Sellars Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine on BBC radio in the fifties,

[@speleokeir]

Spike Milligan who wrote this was one of the Goons , an iconic and ground breaking 50s comedy sketch show on BBC Radio 4. Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Michael Betine were the others. A lot of BBC comedy originates on Radio 4 before reaching TV. Spike Milligan was notorious for his quirky and surreal humour. The headstone on his grave famously reads: "I told you I was ill."

[@Payne2view]

Most of the kids when I was in school used to run around "blowing raspberries" during playtime when this serial was first shown.

[@feraljim]

Mr methane has got to be your next port of call. He’s amazing

[@jennymckinnon9528]

ahhhhh. you found it! This went out at a weekend. First thing we talked about back at school on Monday: "Did you see The Phantom Raspberry Blower?"

[@hixyhicks]

We used to watch these when i was at school .The two Ronnies were very very funny .Rip The both of them .

[@chrisblinman9150]

You really need to finish this series please!

[@Steve-gc5nt]

'ere, I want a word with you...... 😄

[@chrisblinman9150]

@@Steve-gc5nt 🤣🤣

[@MrScotchpie]

I watched this every week as a kid. People today born in the 80s and above forget how huge and a part of weekend TV these guys were as well as Morecambe and Wise. They were an institution when practically everyone on a Saturday night would sit down in front of the TV. Though to be honest, back then I was probably led on the carpet waiting for Starsky and Hutch, Quincey ME or Kojak to start at 9pm.

[@highpath4776]

Dukes of Hazzard, a daisy worth pushing up

[@paulskeet9001]

I was a young lad of the tender age of eight when this was aired... Although we tuned in (as a family) each week, I must admit this serial absolutely terrified me and gave me nightmares. Nevertheless I loved it

[@briganfree3656]

Thanks for reacting to this. Do read the credits at the beginning of the episodes. The names are all jokes. It is classic British comedy and very silly. It is so random that it borders on surrealism. I love the idea that the Victorians were so prim and proper that a mere rude noise could shock them so much that they could keel over and die from it . Yet it is all so harmless really.

[@Albert64]

Spike Milligan was one of the Goons and their radio show in the 1950's was totally different to any of the conventional comedy series of that era. The Goons was the inspiration for the later Monty Python TV Series. My favourite Spike Milligan sketch was 'What time is it Eccles?' which is so surreal. It might be something different for you to react to.

[@johnboy2562]

Agreed, it's such a good sketch that I've got it written down on a piece of paper!!🤣😂

[@Frank75288]

the worm that turned is another two ronnies classic

[@Lonely1inUK]

Even the names in the pre credits are fake. Norma Stitz stuck in my mind when i was young. Now too lol

[@01dazolympia]

I love the two Ronnies and even as a child in the 70s and 80s I loved watching them and in particular the Christmas special. funnily enough I was scared of the phantom raspberry blower when I watched it back then. There have only been three celebrities that made me feel very sad when they died and they were Bob Marley, Ronnie Barker and very recently Bette White.

[@richardgregory3684]

When the Ronnies did a series celebrating their previous shows and featuring their and viwer's favourites, Raspberry Blower was chosen as the mini series. There was a huge cheer from the audience when the "Chopper Films" appeared. It was by far the most popula rof their little mini-series, which they did every year. They did The Worm That Turned and several with Charley Farley and PIggy Malone.

[@anthonyellis987]

The raspberry noise maker was Sir David Jason who would appear with Ronnie Barker in Porridge and Open All Hours.

[@oleggorky906]

It’s a Jack ‘the let’ Ripper sketch! 💨 💨 💨 💨 💨