One Foot In The Grave Victor Meldrew Honda Song

[@Tiresias55]

I had the honor, at the tender age of 12, to meet the great man in person, Richard Wilson. He was a guest at an award ceremony I had been nominated for, and it was my great pleasure to shake his hand. I begged him at the time, to say his catchphrase for me. He politely informed me that he now only does it for large donations to charity. However, he made my day when he cupped his hands around my ear and half whispered it to me. Best moment ever. Long Live Victor.

[@brutustantheiii8477]

What good man!

[@bramwell948]

Love that story

[@Backoffboogaloo]

I love the Father Ted episode where Ted keeps saying the catchphrase to him and he hates it.

[@martinputt6421]

@@Backoffboogaloo "You know what I bet he'd love, I bet he'd love it if someone came up to him and said his catchphrase"

[@Backoffboogaloo]

@@martinputt6421 “I bet nobody’s ever done that before” 🤣

[@Stark238]

"They erm, hold a note quite well dont they". Rest in Peace Mrs Warboys

[@richardgregory3684]

I love the way that Margaret and Mrs Warboys instantly realise it's about Victor, but Victor himself doesn't until the song actually names him. Poor old Victor, he's abslutely oblivious to his own character. The way Margaret has that slowly dawning look of horror as she turns to face Victor, waiting for the inevitable moment when he finally twigs it's about him lol

[@Mara64]

Their faces as it dawns of them what the song is about is priceless

[@Flopsy2402]

Lol i work in the motor trade and yes we have customers we are tempted to do this too 😂 And actually our ‘mechanics’ are pretty tuneful 🙉

[@chuckyoofarley]

Eric Idle isn't just a comedy genius, he's a great musician and songwriter. This made me laugh so hard when I saw it back in the day.

[@melodykey]

chuckyoofarley this still makes me laugh hysterically now!!

[@chrismurray1084]

You should look up the rutles

[@hsimah666]

I carried this song in my head from when I saw it on TV as a kid. I am so glad to hear it again! Seeing it on KZbin... I don't believe it

[@ngiallag2792]

you gotta love the fact it isn't a microphone recording, but a professional recording booth and a well constructed and thought out song parody and singing in harmony. all that effort for a simple joke😂.

[@nigelkthomas9501]

“They hold a note quite well, don’t they? The car mechanics!” Mrs. Warboys can never see bad in anything! 😜

[@TheSteve285]

Laughed out loud when I first watched it. Laughed out loud the 100th time I watched. Classic.

[@rosierennie5867]

"They umm they hold a note quite well, Don't they? For car mechanics"

[@rw8733]

Mrs. Warboys at her very best. 😀

[@ajakuk1]

Eric idle was singing this song.

[@Knappa22]

Classic Mrs Warboys!

[@kaysmith8992]

Mrs Warboys was such an underrated comedy side-character.

[@ciara313245]

They do tho😂😂😂😂

[@andicog]

I used to watch this and loved it, as I've got older I realise just how true it was, the fight against incompetence and lunacy!

[@strafrag1]

Yes, and it's worse now than in the early 90s too. Cheers.

[@a.tanner8524]

The older I get, the more I turn into Victor Meldrew. The world around us is full of incompetent fools.

[@dumphuq]

You can see Mrs. Warboys in the back trying not to laugh. I love the chorus too.

[@dbnj2305]

Ya I spotted her. Very good

[@rozdoyle8872]

Mrs Warboys is the best , sitting there quietly like one of Victor's garden knomes.

[@josephbell9027]

In my opinion, the best part of this is Margaret doesn't even seem too surprised that this is happening. She's shocked but not That shocked.

[@j.1820]

If you hear this, you can never listen to 'Bread of Heaven' again without thinking of it- not that I'm complaining!

[@bryan256077]

That scene is up there with delboy falling through the bar

[@James_Doyle83]

This is better

[@oafctom]

One of my favourite One Foot In The Grave Scenes

[@vickytate7132]

Victor is a legend

[@rw8733]

And a lovely man in real life too.

[@kim78smith94]

Mrs warboys for car mechanics they hold a tune quite soon Lol 😄😃😂😅😆😁😀

[@lottiem09]

Margarets face is priceless

[@nightwolf883]

I’m just picturing all these mechanics in a choir line standing next to a cassette deck recorder in the middle of their shop.

[@StokieDave]

I met Doreen Mantle on a charity event I was organising down in London back in 2000 and what a lovely lady. How many times they filmed this is anyones guess as a few were desperate to fall apart. 😂😂😂😂

[@virginianeil6172]

RIP Doreen mantle ❤ 🌹🌹🌹🙏 brilliant actress 💯

[@StokieDave]

Lovely lady. Worked a few charity events when she turned up and was alaays life of the VIP area. ❤❤❤❤

[@virginianeil6172]

@@StokieDave lucky for you to have had the privilege of being in Doreen’s company . it would have been an honour. 🙏💯

[@rw8733]

Absolutely magnificent. 😂 I miss them. And the real brilliance is their faces. 😄

[@sajamor0811]

I always have to sing this version of Bread of Heaven when Welsh rugby team sing it at Six Nations!

[@gregsoddworld]

They hold a note quite well for car mechanics - lol

[@charlottecole5281]

PhotoLove when Mrs warboys said that I burst my stitches with laughing so much

[@robobrien1046]

Fantastic I love it the honda song with Mrs Warboys in the back of the car top class program..Rob.......

[@SalisburyKarateClub]

What an excellent show this was.

[@Foxhood]

The thing i note is that on completion the first thing Victor did was take out the tape and check the Record-Protect hole. Like he knew they would probably do something like that.

[@hobi1kenobi112]

Mrs Warboys in the back quite enjoying the cadence and melody.

[@saintniccage2818]

He just brought it back again!

[@enthrallingusername]

This never gets old

[@markfox1545]

Something's age is dependent on when it came into existence. This is already decades old.

[@enthrallingusername]

@Mark Fox I wasn't aware of the concept of ageing. Thanks for the info 👍🏻

[@sugarpuff2978]

​@@markfox1545😂😂😂😂😂

[@Darkstar263]

One of my favourite moments in the show and one of my favourite episodes.

[@Cwmbran1984]

How the three of them didn’t burst out laughing I’ve no idea. I wonder how many takes this took!😂😂😂😂

[@paulscottrobson]

I reckon Mrs Warboys (Doreen Mantle?) nearly cracked

[@amysmileyreid95]

Professionalism maybe?

[@dannypalin9583]

Victor Meldrew is Britain's elderly answer to Charlie Brown in that he's a polarising character: you either sympathise with him or you think he's a miserable git. There were times when I felt his treatment from other people was rather mean-spirited at times, but I can see why the mechanics came up with this "You suck" ditty. If someone was whinging to you no matter how many times you dealt with them, you'd probably want to do this.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

He's a tosser.

[@Darkstar263]

I don't believe he is constantly miserable, it's that other people tend to antagonize him. Weird and insane things seen to occur around him all the time and he probably feels like the only sane person.

[@richardwright4754]

This is a sitcom, btw, not a documentary.

[@Testedecazzo]

Anyone can relate to him...the grease monkeys however...🙄

[@gws51284]

Eric Idle, FOR THE WIN!!!

[@mattcurtis1944]

The Crimson Avenger, Victor Meldrew, my bloody hero

[@MsFanmail]

Victor should get a OBE

[@danielwickham3439]

this is so going to be my funeral song i just know it

[@ajakuk1]

I had it for my wedding. But in the church we had to proper song but it was this one I wanted to sing. Xx

[@thesmithersy]

Nice to meet you then Mr Meldrew!

[@ArnoldTohtFan]

0:45 that welshman's frail, quivering voice is fucking hilarious

[@Growler57]

BBC makes the best comedy shows

[@theoccasionalbadger8315]

You have got to be kidding me??! Citizen Khan??!!!

[@Growler57]

Love My Girl your right let's say most of the time

[@JJMCB26]

David Bowie Damn right, son! :D

[@kelsohunt460]

They used to. They lost all credibilty years ago. BBC is fake news.

[@robertoc2485]

Did once upon a time

[@strafrag1]

I was just in the kitchen singing this. I don't believe it!

[@HamishG199]

The fact that Margaret just always goes with the flow.

[@virginianeil6172]

David renwick is an absolute genius 💯👍, I miss one foot in the grave , thank god I have the complete set of it .

[@stuartdavies7633]

I seem to recall that John Du Prez sang this song with Eric Idle. One of the most hilarious moments in the series.

[@charlottecole5281]

I like the end where Mrs warboys says they hold a good time for mechanics

[@jimlock3514]

@recall God damned

[@Lushgirl81]

Dying 😂😂😂. Mrs Warboys trying not to laugh. 🤣🤣

[@fender200]

Brilliant. Love the line by Mrs Warboys too.

[@johnmuldoon8513]

get well soon victor

[@jameshoffmann4419]

VICTOR MELDREW VICTOR MELDREW!!

[@edsmith613]

I love this absolutely brilliant allways cracks me up 😂😂😂

[@joeritchie7286]

They hold a note quite well dont they for car mechanics

[@kathybarry7850]

😂

[@ryanwilliams1800]

They..em..hold a note quite well don't they. for car mechanics?

[@XmasTvElf]

Someone just told this story as theirs on Simon Mayo’s show to try and a smart speaker. The sad thing is that no one recognised it.

[@alexblacksmith5605]

I know, I don’t BELIEVE it!

[@lottiem09]

Margaret's face priceless

[@ryangriffin18]

Never get tired of watching this

[@monicanath4859]

This is just pure comic genius!

[@kenwoolley3003]

This and the wig snatching rank as my 2 favourite bits of the series

[@napalmslayer]

Mrs warboys line at the end makes it just that bit more sublime

[@sailormoon2548]

The looks on their faces is kills me everytime 😂

[@zeffiraananas3999]

Amazing... bloody brilliant

[@dominichazell7862]

I always thought it sounds like Terry Jones singing with Eric Idle.

[@shanebyrne9264]

you can never get enough of our old victor meldew my bosses wife's mothers the female version of victor I call her Mrs meldew because all she dose is bleeding moan about everything

[@cherylcole1324]

Shane Byrne I can't blame her the way this world is sometimes

[@davidfriend9042]

Meldrew*

[@cerinolancerinolan7148]

I love The Victor Meldrew song.

[@chriswhiting1991]

Absolutely priceless. That song at the end makes it even better

[@ShroudedFury]

Not ashamed to admit that I do this sort of thing all the time xD I take a song and then alter the lyrics to fit the situation lol. Good example with this song "There's this cat we can't stand any longer, always on the bloody purr. Every day I clean up with the hoover, she just bloody sheds more fur!"

[@billydeeuk]

I used to sing a version of "Rio" to the cat "Her name is Tabitha and she meows for her foooood"

[@PassiveSmoking]

This song is dedicated to Fernando Alonso.

[@billydeeuk]

PassiveSmoking Is it though?

[@Alsatian_Productions]

I came to find this comment. I also would change Honda to Renault and you'd have Red Bull in 2017

[@josephilsley3028]

I'm sure Margaret knew something that Victor didn't. :)

[@paulwilliams2593]

They hold a note quite well don’t they for car mechanics

[@superalfie3948]

Can't stop watching it can't stop laughing. LOL

[@cosmicjenny4508]

They've stuck a piece of chewing gum in the record-project hole...

[@MrBooBeeDoo]

*protect

[@virginianeil6172]

Their faces when they realise who the song is about , absolutely priceless 😄😄😄💯👍

[@charlottebowes7666]

Sometimes singing is the only weapon you’ve got 😎💋

[@xtheamazingax]

Bloody brilliant

[@quagsirestudios4606]

I wish I had a song about me, just like victor's.

[@Saucyakld]

Never heard it before, priceless 😂😂😂😂

[@hjp1hjp22]

Guide me O thou great reedemer, pilgrim through this barren land, I am weak but thou art mighty, hold me with thy powerful hand, Bread of heaven, bread of heaven, feed me now and evermore, Feed me now and evermore.

[@rosierennie5867]

........ Yes, okay you know the Hymn, but no one asked for it. This is a comedy video

[@peterbradshaw8018]

@@rosierennie5867 Bugger off RR.......

[@lisaknox4113]

Pretty good song even though it's about Victor . Poor guy. That's so comical!

[@mikrikbell]

Don't make em like this anymore. I still remember laughing till I cried with my dad.

[@madmeerkat1158]

A classic!!!

[@brelshar4968]

RIP Mrs Warboys.

[@robmckay5700]

Thank you Eric Idle 😂

[@Senseigainz]

Comedy is not the same anymore n

[@cloudstrife1983]

RIP Mrs Warboys

[@ajakuk1]

Best ever episode 😂😂😂😂

[@richardspandley6387]

They stuck a piece of chewing gum in the record protect hole 😆

[@peterdavies2960]

Trevor Evans the Bus from Fireman Sam would sing along with this 😂

[@abbeycat6425]

I’ve just laughed so hard at this that I have the hiccups..

[@13vanhalen]

they don't make comedies like this anymore

[@robertcater7116]

Brilliant 😂😂😂

[@syteanric]

Mrs Worboys makes this scene! 😂😂😂😂

[@Wodehousean]

Rip Doreen Mantle!

[@danielwilliamson6180]

One of One Foot In The Grave's funniest moments. 0:25 - 1:15.

[@richardlyons1276]

Why oh why do I find Annette Crosbie attractive here? I always think Victor punches above his league. I mean is it cos I just turned 40?

[@speakertreatz]

Not at all

[@nicholasrogers7276]

They predicted pump attendants everywhere

[@ryangriffin18]

Rest in Peace Doreen Mantle x

[@railwayman6901]

Nice one Luke.Good stuff.

[@dclark988]

Rip Mrs worboys.

[@fozzie5000]

Haha. Brilliant 😂😂

[@alexlyons5856]

Love the show fucking love the song mint as fuck 😄😄😄