Ethel Skinner And Her New 'Willy' (19th May 1992)

The Mitchells have got Ethel a new dog after Willy's sad death....

[@Zedd1500]

Ethel was so sweet. RIP Gretchen Franklin.

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

Phil and Grant actually showed some respect to their elders back then! Probably due to them having lived through the War Years!

[@johngilmore697]

What "war years"? are you high?

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

@@johngilmore697 I mean the elders (the one they showed respect too) had lived through the war years!

[@johngilmore697]

@@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff Right, I thought you meant Phill and Grant.

[@johngilmore697]

@@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff This was EE felt much more genuine, and characters were capable of being kind and having a community

[@christopherdrennan3511]

RIP Gretchen Franklin, you made us laugh in EastEnders! xxx

[@kengeorgejones6855]

Thanks. Gretchen Franklin was such a great actress. It's good to see a bit of honesty about an older person caring for a young dog rather than a fake "happy" type scene that you usually get in these circumstances.

[@beauspinks8700]

Ken George Jones Yarburgh 6th œķ.ňœ

[@yethboth7873]

'Ooh I say' lol XD

[@stephenking6396]

Loved Gretchen so much

[@milby9860]

Omg this is so cute 🥺 she’s a crazy pug lady like me!

[@christophertaylor3044]

Lovely lady RIP

[@TheDigworks]

im so childish....cant stop giggling over willy

[@t.t993]

Mmmmm yea😑.......😂😂

[@zanducktv2398]

The cast probably had a job keeping a straight face too! I think the writers shoehorned in innuendos intentionally. I remember one storyline where he went missing, and Ethel came out with I’d rather lose an arm or leg than lose my Willy! Like Mrs. Slocombe with her pussy lol.

[@efcfan4649]

Same! 😂😂

[@KingsCounsel]

Not good telling a 76 year old woman she has not got a willy! 🤣

[@efcfan4649]

😂😂😂

[@adamkane7513]

These days a high percentage of women have a willy... 😮😂

[@johngilmore697]

Ethel was trans before it was cool.

[@jhibberd6290]

It was stupid of them to buy a 76 year old a puppy ffs

[@Ltforlife22]

How is such a kind act stupid?

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

yes you can't replace the old willy. or rolly.

[@iankirkpatrick3050]

Loved Eastenders in those days, also thought Ethel was a brilliant character...miss a lot of the old school people in the 90s EE!! Also miss Phil in the 90s, such a great and likeable character back then! Think things changed around the millennium, he got quite lairy!

[@robertstrugnell7842]

i feel like i need to purchase all the early Eastenders dvds i can just because of Ethel and Dot

[@gyobfan22]

They were never released on dvd. You would think BBC Iplayer would add more old classic episodes but they are rubbish with old shows, they are all kept in the archive away from public viewing.

[@rocksoliddude1]

Eastenders never sounded so rude

[@johngilmore697]

Ethel was trans before it was cool.

[@cherrybelle7956]

🎉😂

[@johngilmore697]

Ethel was trans before it was cool.

[@cherrybelle7956]

@@johngilmore697 omg

[@johngilmore697]

Ethel was trans before it was cool.

[@zakhirhulkorey2087]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣