Blackadder Painting Scene

[@vesper9547]

The idea of naming him Darling is a stroke of genius...

[@stayforthepeelpronpls4774]

It was Stephen’s idea

[@glynbrain1083]

The original scriptwriters couldn't think of a better name than Captain Cartwright.

[@drevenypribor6144]

so Darlings character is not related to Percy? Since he is not around the trio and is kind of smart unlike Percies

[@PittsburghSonido]

The other video of Darling has the same comment.

[@infernosgaming8942]

"Thats Mr. Darling to you" xD

[@deathwarmedup73]

"The King" "Where?"

[@Panzer_Runner]

Gentleman, The King!

[@u.v.s.5583]

@@Panzer_Runner Later, George! Much later!

[@michelleresistance]

Love that bit 😂

[@garywilson3042]

@@michelleresistance"Permission to bloody-well speak now sir, or I may just bloody pop like a balloon!"

[@qrisp504]

35 miles behind you

[@kmacandie]

"not a pen-pushing, desk-sucking, blotter-jotter like Darling here. Eh, Darling?" "No, Sir."

[@terencej72]

"NO Sir"Mere words cannot express how utterly brilliant Stephen Fry was as Lord & General Melchett and The Duke Of Wellington. "The case is the Crown versus Captain Blackadder, THE FLANDERS PIGEON MURDERER""

[@richl6966]

"I can't answer him sir, I don't know what he's talking about". The cry of so many thousands of men 100 year ago :-(

[@heofonfyr6000]

.......what?

[@jackrobinson9403]

*​I will explain this to you right now* @@heofonfyr6000 , *say even just 100 years ago, if a man was asked to pronounce your name, they would cry, unable to answer. much like the people 100 years later for that matter*

[@heofonfyr6000]

@@jackrobinson9403 sounds extremely ignorant... I mean, it's not hard...

[@jackrobinson9403]

@@heofonfyr6000 ive never even seen the weird y with eyes before. how exactly would one pronounce your name then

[@heofonfyr6000]

@@jackrobinson9403 so you want to insult me and then ask me to teach you basic phonetics that you should have picked up already just by existing and hearing people talk however long you've been sleep walking through the world? .....no. fuck off.

[@ThePurple1968]

"about 35 miles behind you" - comic genius

[@grantross2609]

likely was further than that tho.....

[@1977ajax]

@@grantross2609 In fact this is another of those myths parroted back and forth on the net. There were 65 (!) generals killed in action on the front line, and contrary to myth, it was young upper-class lieutenants who often went 'over the top' first, armed with not much more than a swagger stick and a whistle.

[@redsquirrel1086]

Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie all in the same scene. It doesn't get any classier than that. And Tony Robinson's portrayal of Baldrick was sublime.

[@d19sbp]

oh my god it's dr house :O

[@erika6651]

Tim McInnery wasn't too shabby as well.

[@bign3ck]

General is my fav, he's so historically accurate in his insanity.

[@captainroger]

Agreed baahhhh!

[@mrmrsgamer6938]

@@captainroger I think fry has something to do with it

[@VSX66]

Not really. More British Generals died in the frontlines to enemy fire than any other nation. British nobility suffered more than any other social group on a per capita basis. British Generals may not have been the brightest, but they weren't cowards.

[@dantecaputo2629]

VSX66 Well, let’s not forget that when Hague learned, he learned fast. By 1918 he was master of the field. His offensives in the last year of the war were wildly successful.

[@Sshooter444]

by "accurate" you mean " grossly exaggerated"?

[@ivantheterrible2594]

George: Permission to sing boisterously sir? Blackadder: If you must!

[@muramasa7537]

Both of them : sings Blackadder : Fabulous , university education , you can't beat it .

[@jerichamesclammay3107]

Row, Row, Row You Boat Gently Down The Stream! Belts Off, Trousers Down, Isn't Life A Scream? HA!

[@rbzvncnt]

@@jerichamesclammay3107 Hugh Laurie having rowed for Cambridge, as far as I remember, makes this even better (or was it his father...)

[@reenarawat5537]

@@rbzvncnt yes, plus he played Bertie Wooster on TV with Stephen Fry(1:03)

[@TheSnow77]

"My family and other animals" I love Baldrick xDD

[@Delta-ei7im]

Scorch77 ITS MY FAVOURITE BOOK AND OMG IT WAS REFERENCED AAAAAAA

[@Channel-os4uk]

The title of Gerald Durrell's book, but you knew that of course..

[@mikearisbrocken8507]

This series is so violently British... I love it.

[@liammccarron8191]

The final episode of this series is just unbelievably poignant. So well written and acted.

[@-ShootTheGlass-]

I totally agree, brilliantly written and performed.

[@jeremypnet]

Goodbyeeee! is, in my opinion, the greatest half hour of sitcom ever to be filmed.

[@RickyNowis]

'Row row row your boat, gently down the stream. Belts off trousers down, isn't life a scream. Buff' 😂

[@hmatomet52]

Based on a true story

[@josephbarnes4257]

@@hmatomet52 Fun fact about this scene: "the boat race" that they're referring to is the annual oxford/cambridge boat race, which Hugh Laurie actually rowed in when he was at Cambridge. Cambridge is also, incidentally, where he met Stephen Fry and where the two began to build their comedy careers so the oxbridge elitism between the two characters is actually meta-comedy.

[@LittleZbot]

@@josephbarnes4257 And an additional (if slightly obvious) meta reference: Bertie (George's uncle) is the name of Hugh Laurie's character in Jeeves and Wooster, another comedy on the same network starring Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry as the titular characters.

[@selder_7]

Stephen Fry’s line delivers in this entire series are absolutely masterful

[@mauriceupton1474]

35 miles behind you...sadly very true.

[@grahvis]

78 officers with the rank of brigadier general and above were killed and 146 wounded during WW1..

[@shiroyasha4995]

@Abhishek Anshu actually British officers lead in the front

[@Penguin_of_Death]

Maurice you've not served in the military, have you..? Nor do you have any understanding of how it works...

[@mauriceupton1474]

@@grahvis and 20k soldiers died in 20 mins on the Somme, your point was??

[@grahvis]

@@mauriceupton1474 Officers did not necessarily remain in safety far behind the lines. Blackadder perpetuates many of the myths of WW1.

[@notNavindu]

"With ying and a yang and a yippadie doo"

[@coop4476]

*yin

[@a_random_orthodox_Christian]

hahah

[@juantagayoutube3542]

In plain english, what does it mean?

[@heofonfyr6000]

Indeed

[@kubikkuratko188]

In english we say good morning

[@NovaLibertasUK]

Gentlemen, The King! I plan on saying this every time I leave my friends

[@madhushrutimukherjee]

Well currently, I daresay, you must say "The Queen!".

[@davidekstrand8544]

Blackadder: “Gentlemen, The King.” All: “THE KING.” Baldrick: “Where?” 😆

[@patriot4786]

Now, its the Queen

[@cozinoda]

@@madhushrutimukherjee Meh, doesn't have the same ring to it

[@Nath93_]

Rip Queen Elizabeth But … Gentleman , the King !!!! 👑🙋‍♂️

[@davidekstrand8544]

“I can’t answer him, sir. I DON’T KNOW WHAT HE’S TALKING ABOUT!” 😅😂🤣😅😂🤣😅😂🤣😅😂🤣

[@fazertace6837]

@@MultiCoolgirl777 i love the way Stephen Fry gives him a cuff round the back of the head.

[@wonka2671]

When he did that King George turn around i lost it that is hilarious and quite a good save .

[@jez9999]

Permission... ... denied!

[@padgecrack4018]

My favourite line🤣 also when the Lieutenant arrives back at the bunker after having been on a date with the general. He turns around and bites the flowers 🤣😂🤣

[@michaelpeets7261]

Oooooh 😬😬😬

[@nimba1966]

I love Blackadder, series 4 is very bittersweet. It's funny yet tragically poignant in equal measure. It did, however, educate a whole new generation in the history of the tragic and monstrously wasteful First world war.

[@joshedillon9534]

My only gripe with the show is how poorly they portrayed British high command. They've painted a bad picture of the higher-ranking officers who died alongside their men.

[@00bikeboy]

The last scene of Blackadder 4 was like a gut punch.

[@42Nightsyesterday]

@@joshedillon9534 the high command? I hope you mean the captains and Lieutenants, the officers in the field that fought alongside their men and not the top brass that sipped tea and smoked pipes while making decisions that sentence thousands of men to death

[@CreedBrattonTheOffice]

For those wondering the actors yes indeed are: Blackadder - Rowan Atkinson George - Hugh Laurie General Melchett - Stephen Fry Baldrick - Tony Robinson Captain Darling - Tim McInnerny

[@mackhaddock5376]

What about Rik? Even though he isnt in the scene.

[@FJB_USA_1ST]

@@mackhaddock5376 And Adrian Edmondson his close chap, also don't forget Vyvyan from The Young Ones. He appeared in Season 3 as The Scarlet Pimpernel. R.I.P. Rik, you Bastard!

[@elgamerico]

@@mackhaddock5376 Not in this episode 😁

[@techtipsuk]

how would anyone be wondering this

[@annazaman9657]

What a lineup

[@JustAnotherPerson4U]

I used to find Darling really annoying but he is absolutely one of my favourite characters now. 😂

[@neilmillward3980]

Rowan Atkinson and his team are comic genius. I don't know how they manage to act, remember their lines and not burst out laughing each time. Hats off to them. 👍👍👌👌👌😀

[@sleepingsnorlax9948]

Just realised Uncle Bertie is a reference to Bertie Wooster, who Hugh Laurie also played. He existed around the same time as this, just before the war. So it makes sense he’d have a nephew in the war

[@peterdavies2960]

Maybe Melchett’s brother’s Jeeves or Kingston 😂

[@Theak47forall]

"about 35 miles behind you....." I can't stop laughing.

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

"Gentlemen, the King." Baldrick: "Where?" 🤣🤣

[@stapler942]

When I first saw Stephen Fry's mayor role in the Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug I could not stop hearing him as his role in this series.

[@lincolnmaceachern2410]

I think this ranks with "Fawlty Towers" as 2 of the best sitcoms ever.

[@WintersArcher]

3 Dont forget Red Dwarf.

[@summushieremiasclarkson4700]

Also Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister. They are even better, in my opinion.

[@ShiroIMKS]

Lincoln MacEachern and Dad’s Army is up there

[@soygato2722]

diamonddog257 No spine

[@aaronbarlow4376]

Blackadder leaves Fawlty towers in the dust.

[@windsweeper8002]

"The healthy humour of the honest Tommy!"

[@Pincer88]

A bit of a shame really that the comic genius of Hugh Laurie goes to waste in the US. I nearly wet myself looking at his face, desperately asking permission to speak. The man is a genuine clown and damn good at it.

[@StyxTBuferd]

I'm pretty sure way more people were exposed to Fry and Laurie/Blackadder in the states thanks to his role as House than ever would have otherwise. I think that hardly qualifies as going to waste.

[@jamespike5161]

@@StyxTBuferd As a yank, I can say with conviction that I owe my love of Fry and Laurie to House. Never would've found this wonderful comedy work otherwise.

[@Vetis213]

I think his face when blackadder is pretending to be/not be the scarlet pimpernel is my favourite.

[@luiscamez424]

I can only disagree unfortunatley, his role as House basically has me wetting myself every time I think of one of his sarcastic remarkes. Although his hilarity is accompanied with his depressing life in the series its not like hes done with comedy. Hes taken a role in catch-22 from what i've heard, I also hear that it will be quite the comical film.

[@rollingthunder9071]

@@StyxTBuferd I agree. He was brilliant in House.

[@leoxvic4701]

The way he says "Splendidddd!", gets me every time.

[@Enterprise-D666]

Melchett: Ah- Tally-ho, yippity-dap and zing-zang spillip! Looking forward to bullying off for the final chucker? Blackadder: (Baldrick is silent) Permission to speak. (Baldrick still doesn't say anything) Answer the General, Baldrick! Baldrick: I can't answer him, sir! I don't know what he's talking about! Melchett: (Pinching Baldrick's cheek) Are you looking forward to the big push? Baldrick: (Pinching Melchett's cheek) No sir, I'm absolutely terrified, sir. Melchett: Hahaa! The healthy humour of the honest Tommy! ("playfully" slaps Baldrick around the head, leaving him visibly dazed)

[@MrDaiseymay]

These series/actors/ scripts/-you name it, will never fade away. TRUE ART. dosen't.

[@korrdavl]

I wrote the script

[@klausschwab4019]

It will get cancelled in this day and age. No black people in it.

[@funkysteveve]

hugh laurie will ALWAYS be george...

[@OnkelPeters]

Zaki Manan And Bertrand Wooster.

[@summushieremiasclarkson4700]

@@OnkelPeters *Bertram (Wilberforce) Wooster

[@michellegordon456]

he was fabulous in Jeeves and Wooster too :-)

[@prakharsaxena9109]

University Education! You can’t beat it!

[@karlrensburg3472]

Blackadder goes forth was one of my favourites. Still is 2019.

[@davidekstrand8544]

karl Rensburg 30 YEARS NOW!

[@yoshifan33]

The Great War! 1914 to 1917!

[@ozuidema]

To me, these series 4 were the highlight of the Blackadder episodes. Every joke was spot on and still as quotable as a Tarantino movie.

[@kevinbaird7277]

Not to be dismissed, this is the best bit of TV ever produced, insanely good writing, comedy genius at large, telling a story of absolute hell in a fairly light hearted comedic fashion, British as the class system and unforgettable like a loving grandmother.

[@1971wizzard]

Totally wholeheartedly agree!!!!

[@emmyelijah7395]

Absolute gold. Legendary cast.

[@jenogilvie-grant2636]

Brilliant comedy! Never to be forgotten but sadly never to be replaced!

[@dr.karelis2198]

ABOUT 35 MILES BEHIND YOU....LOL

[@PeapBoss]

I love how melchett just repeat “no sir” every time darling says “no sir”

[@Falkriim]

Stephen Fry is definitely one of my favourites in this.

[@AntonQvarfordt]

possibly the most British show of all time

[@hayreddinbarbarossa661]

Fry and Laurie teaming up brilliantly as always.

[@violinplayer952]

They are all so handsome in their uniforms.

[@yeti1ful]

Row row row your punt, gently down the stream, belts off, trousers off isn't life a scream? uhh. excellent university education, ya can't beat it.

[@ivantheterrible2594]

I always thought the lyrics ended if you see a crocodile don't forget to scream.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

It's a joke. Private schools and that.

[@avocatobobble]

What’s even more funny, is that Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry, studied at Cambridge University and are best friends. So Blackadder’s line is a fourth wall breaking joke.

[@youcanlearnalotfromlydia]

@@avocatobobble And Rowan Atkinson went to Oxford and there's a bit of friendly rivalry there. Hence in the spy sketch, when Atkinson accuses Nurse Brown he says he asked whether her boyfriend had been to one of the Great Universities: Oxford, Cambridge or Hull. "You failed to spot that only two of those are Great Universities!" Stephen Fry pipes up: "That's right. Oxford's a DUMP." Also, Oxford and Cambirdge have different shaped punts and punting styles: I'd like to think when he smirks at their song Rowan is thinking they do it wrong ;)

[@CookieeMonstarr666]

@@youcanlearnalotfromlydia Your comment some others make me thinking if they didn't have any script at all or what. I mean you guys judging their body language etc as if they did that naturally and not following script.

[@abcddcba09]

"My Family and Other Animals!" LMAO!

[@johnvallett5515]

How Dare you Darling!!??

[@clanofkiriyaka9411]

George will always be one of absolutely favorite actor after Stuart Little. He just seems so genuinely nice

[@MrSquidman007]

How DARE you DARLING!

[@Jacobcoleyray]

“How dare you … DARLING!” 😁😆😂

[@renegadusunidos6151]

I can't answer him sir i dont know what hes talking about :D

[@ebthedoc4992]

Rowan Atkinson - inimitable comedic timing that helped carry Blackadder !!!

[@thomasmulhall4873]

The faces that Darling, I mean, Captain Darling pulls are priceless!

[@jnsash003]

"Is that clear?!...IS THAT CLEAR?!.... permission to speak" LMAO!

[@S3RIN4T0R]

George: permission... Blackadder: DENIED!!! 😂😂😂

[@kozmonauta0515]

I really feel sorry for George

[@GameArchiver]

1:48 Blackadder: "Permission to speak" Baldrick: ....

[@mattlohr]

I always think about how Rowan Atkinson described Stephen Fry's portrayal of General Melchett as reminding him of a runaway train. I think the moments where he talks to Baldrick here show that off very well.

[@mylesajkay5336]

"How dare you darling? "...😂😂😂😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂

[@antonychrist4011]

There is nothing like British sarcasm

[@cjcal2674]

“Damn and blast your goggly eyes” 😂😂

[@wiltonfarm4816]

Brilliant why do they not produce this type of comedy today.

[@alextayoyong3712]

Wendy's family name was Darling. Maybe he is a lost boy...

[@symonooga543]

I can't believe this is House

[@Kardall]

Blackadder is one of the greatest british humor shows of its time imo. Along with Are you being served? That's a good one as well. Mr. Bean takes a back seat to Blackadder.

[@Yukatoshi]

@@Kardall Much prefer Blackadder (except the 1st series) to Mr. Bean.

[@korrdavl]

Had you fucken fooled aye

[@brontewcat]

For me this is Hugh Laurie. He was always a comedic actor before he crossed the Ditch

[@TheKlink]

We're all young once.

[@anthonykidd1963]

"If what happens when you open you're mouth is anything like what happens when you open you're paint box, we'll all be drenched in phlegm "!😅😅

[@lkrnpk]

But... ''My Family and Other Animals'' is actually a book title, written by British naturalist Gerald Durrell in 1956

[@michelleresistance]

It's just a reference.

[@charliepakington6472]

No shit ...its a joke mate

[@thomasdahl3083]

Yes they put in many references to British Literature in all the series.

[@nigelbevan6712]

@@thomasdahl3083 He also has a zoo on Jersey!!!!! How boring a fact is that and the fact that i visited on a rug y tour!

[@AndrewGunner]

@@charliepakington6472 not no shit. Not everyone here is British/familiar with British literature

[@patriciagraham222]

Still brilliant....all of them!

[@peter-gx7mg]

10x funnier with the subtitles....."Carnal shrimp sauce on always talking about"

[@DaBIONICLEFan]

"Just a trim of the moustache today, nothing drastic" I bloody love that running joke haha

[@LegoManiac231]

Jeeves and Wooster aired after blackadder but I think Laurie’s character George having a cousin named Bertie is too cool of a coincidence. Although I guess Laurie’s Berty Wooster would be considerable older than George.

[@FatGouf]

Bertie? As in Bertie Wooster? Love that reference.

[@jessicawurm23]

I came looking for this comment, glad I'm not the only one who got it. Wonder if old Melchett's got an Uncle Jeeves by chance? 😉

[@christopherwepener6863]

1:02 LOL! Rowan Atkinson could not keep a straight face!

[@IskandarTheWack]

His character IS smiling.

[@ennuied]

The audience laugh was unnecessary, this show is perfectly funny.

[@adamdd09]

It was filmed before an audience as all comedy shows were back then.

[@Sshooter444]

@@adamdd09 i doubt that, BBC is known for its laugh track

[@SummerBayJournal]

@@Sshooter444 actually almost all comedies are filmed in front of a live audience. Laugh tracks were briefly popular around the 60s and 70s and yet for some reason even now, 60 years later, people still go on about shows having laugh tracks when it's actually a very very rare practice. It is much more common for situation comedies to either have no laughter at all these days, or in the cases when they do have laughter, a studio audience is present.

[@teamcastro9187]

However in this case Blackadder was first filmed then shown to an audience. The audiences laughter would be used as the laugh track

[@benkirkby1931]

Ah Tally-ho yibbity dap and zing zang spilit. Looking forward to bullying off for the final chucka?

[@Piledriver86]

...yes?

[@AstrosElectronicsLab]

"Permission to speak ... answer the general, Baldrick" "I can't answer him, sir, I don't know what he's talking about"

[@alenka895]

"NEXT TO ME..DARLING"😂😂😅😅

[@timdyer5326]

The timing makes it impeccable.

[@MrDaiseymay]

Thats right, if you only know him from the 'House' series, it's hard to believe he does comedy. IN fact, for me, I cannot accept him in his most successful role as the boring laconic Doctor, he will ALWAYS be that upper class dimwit in Black Adder, or at least, for his comedic roles.

[@audience2]

Or Bertie Wooster

[@pauldoree3967]

And A Bit Of Fry And Laurie

[@RealityCheck6T9]

His role in House is very funny and not at all boring.

[@ClodiusP]

Dr House had metric tons of comedic timing...

[@Zlikken]

@@RealityCheck6T9 totally agree, house is hilarious

[@cwlau4172]

So Lt George's uncle is Bertie apparently

[@FatGouf]

cw lau Bertie Wooster?

[@Xhirix]

A wonderful and comedic satire of the most oblivious and corrupt generals of the past. Loved it!

[@Dubtee]

I've lived my life up until this point without realizing hough lorie was funny.

[@rudrasalo3867]

This show is a masterpiece 😀😀

[@elitegamer8351]

"My family and other animals."

[@trickykid73]

Well there is this SIr its private Baldricks . He has called it " My family and other animals" ....lol

[@leonelmendez9019]

This was fucking golden in crusted with diamond comedy 😂

[@dodge2340]

Answer the general baldrick I can't answer him sir I'm not sure what he's talking about 😂😂

[@SagarIbrahimSiyal]

3:52 How dare you Darling 😂

[@redsquirrel1086]

At 1.28 it's probably the one and only time in the entire Blackadder series that Atkinson is seen to suppress a laugh.

[@LastAvailableAlias]

For anyone wondering Cpt Blackadder's reward for lying about the painting was he was made the official scout-painter and had to make more trips into no-man's land lol

[@jeffoliver2298]

To enable this clip to make more sense the person posting it should also have included the bit where the three of them were actually painting the paintings beforehand. You would then have seen who did which one, and it would have made Blackadder's claim here that he painted the picture that George actually painted make more sense. Great clip though, 'Blackadder Goes Forth' is one of the best TV series' ever, the final scene of the last episode has been described by some TV writers as one of the greatest scenes in the history of television.

[@drno62]

No I shouldn't

[@jeffoliver2298]

@@drno62 Pourquoi ?

[@Cenot4ph]

i think it's pretty obvious who painted what.

[@peggedyourdad9560]

It is assumed that you're watching this clip because you have already watched the series, at least up to this point, therefore It wouldn't be necessary to include the entire scene because you would have seen it already.

[@Sshooter444]

"Tally ho, yippidee dap and zing zang spirit!"

[@gjb79ful]

Spilip

[@hampti007]

OMG...Hugh Laurie:-)

[@user-ms2pc8og4h]

Здравствуйте, спасибо. Отлично. Посмотреть эту сцену ещё раз (после первого прошло 24-е года). Артисты своим видом (рост, звание, состояние тела и диалогами) передают весь абсурд существующего положения. Извините

[@Ama-hi5kn]

Permission to sing boisterously, sir

[@hudzj01]

Atle M if you must

[@zeasea2519]

@@hudzj01 - ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM BELTS OFF, TROUSERS DOWN ISN'T LIFE A SCREAM

[@AstrosElectronicsLab]

@@zeasea2519 OI! HAHAHAHA

[@israelcavuilagi2501]

"Gentlemen the King"😂😂😂

[@EdgyNumber1]

Comedy writing like this needs to come back again.

[@fredfarnackle5455]

You got that right... Couldn't agree more.

[@AstrosElectronicsLab]

Ben Elton still writes... stuff...

[@B1ggu5]

"Next to me Darling..."

[@jkolorath]

"How dare you darling" 😅

[@illinoismotionpicturestudi5065]

1:25 Blackadder broke character