The Basil Brush Show - featuring John Inman (1978)

[@BNCA70]

I used to watch this with parents, I would have been 8 when this one went out. Still funny. Has to be the TV puppet with the most personality by miles. Good voice actor, brilliant. Happy simple days.

[@stebhharn4676]

The word play, innuendo and subtle edumacation😂😂❤

[@RobinL337]

Blimey! First time I've rewatched a full episode of Basil Brush since, well, since they were first broadcast. Perhaps not quite as funny as I remember them, but then I was about 8 years old at the time. Thanks for sharing.

[@atomictraveller]

8, gen x fish in teh barrel dear dear dear

[@denisedoggett5519]

Ahhhhh Basil… charming as ever!!! Awesome childhood memories - I adored Basil and still do 😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@JoePublic-g9h]

I completely agree & I sued that exact phrase just a few moments ago before I decided to check out the comments.

[@louiserowland9940]

I live in Austraila I love Basil Brush .Boom Ɓoom

[@PaulBrennan-b6m]

The original legendary Basil Brush absolutely fantastic and hilarious 🦊😭🤣😂😅😆

[@kingbolo4579]

I speak very clear Received Pronunciation, and I'm convinced that this is down to the acres of time I spent in my formative years watching Basil Brush.

[@ClassicBritishTelly]

There are a lot of us with a similar tale to tell I suspect!

[@colindoherty1891]

Indeed! The same for me. I am in my 60s loved this program with Mr Derek I believe that was in late 60s early 70s

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

I love that expression, "acres of time!" I haven't heard it "in Ages," or should I say, "Donkey's Years?" 😀

[@Britishlady-l3h]

@@colindoherty1891 Yes, the great Derek Fowlds of Yes Minister fame 😁

[@Lenkic13]

This brings back memories! 😁

[@mrsannettelee]

Thank you so much for uploading this. I used to watch this when I was a little girl with my parents. Basil brush was massive here in Australia and I loved him so much. It's obvious now that most of the humour went over my head because I was so young. I'm so glad I got to watch this is an adult and I have never laughed harder

[@Eltonlaleham]

Basil Brush in this era was awesome in billions of ways

[@misterprecocious2491]

The original and the best Basil.

[@robynslater974]

I loved watching Basil.as a child ❤

[@alanprior7650]

Used to love Basil Brush and I remembered that some jokes were 'near the knuckle' as they used to say.

[@damonhall7116]

Brings back so many memories. Life was so much simpler then. Thank you.

[@jorgecabrera3541]

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha BOOM BOOM Love 🦊 Basils laugh Thank God for the BBC I’m across the pond in the states and I’m hooked on the programming from the BBC great programs especially the old shows 😊

[@JoePublic-g9h]

Well I'm English & I was 10 when this was broadcast & I agree with half of what you said. They *DID* create marvelous TV programs but now it's unwatchable woke shite IMHO.

[@ianoliver3879]

Ivan Owen - an absolute gentleman. Thank you, Ivan.

[@kimberlite_66]

Yes. Trying to find a photo of him online.

[@davidevans3227]

more Brush please! 🙂

[@ljscheible6007]

Some parts made me chuckle out loud. It was enjoyable. Thank you. ❤

[@algie-t2w]

Actually, Basil is very impressive. His movements coordinate perfectly and naturally with what he says.

[@ianoliver3879]

Er... You do know he was the hand and voice, don't you?

[@angelamarsters9169]

How dare you​@@ianoliver3879

[@mlteenie]

No he wasn't!

[@stebhharn4676]

Don't know how I got here, but we are both so glad I did. Rewatching (I was 12) this favourite explains so much of my humour😂😂😂❤

[@ohana444]

Between Basil Brush and Agro my childhood humour was hilarious I'm so grateful for it😂😂 boom boom ❤🙏🇦🇺

[@dococh62]

Loved Basil Brush

[@kaytiej8311]

Thank you for this. THIS is the Basil I remember from early days here in Australia!

[@Married2grumpy]

I remember Basil brush..... when this episode was was shown in 1978 I would have been six years old....

[@lornaperryman489]

Thank you for introducing me to this program....haven't laughed so much on ages .

[@leokimvideo]

There's elements of Basil Brush's character that the American ventriloquist Jeff Dunham uses with his puppets. Especially Peanut.

[@aprilheart1424]

❤❤❤❤JOHN INMAN ❤❤

[@rachelsirett8809]

I was 6 then, loved Basil Brush 😂❤

[@pamelataylor3537]

Oh I love Basil Brush. I was so excited the year I got a big Basil Brush to sit on my bed. I had him for years and years. Not quite sure what happened to him though. All I know is Basil went everywhere with me for a long time. This brought back some great memories. TFS.

[@peterrenn6341]

Great as he is, there's still a little bit of me wishing Basil would hurry it up a bit as Doctor Who's on next. 🙂

[@ClassicBritishTelly]

That's so true!

[@Simon-xc5oy]

Absolutely! This was the era of childrens tv and great entertainment on Saturday night. With incredibly high viewing figures. I utterly loved Basil Brush...so, so funny in a gentle and very English way. You 100% bought into it, that he was more or less real. This is the show I remember, prime time BBC1. And Doctor Who next, that would be Tom Baker in his Key to Time season as its 1978. I wonder which episode it was that followed this? And after Doctor Who it would be The Generation Game...1978 again so it would be Larry Grayson. Then it would be the Two Ronnies or something similar, followed by either Kojak or Starsky and Hutch from the USA. Late night Parky and Match of the Day. I would have been seven or eight when this went out. Basil ran for many years like this. When he was not on it was Jim'l Fix It...yikes! Still at the time we thought it was all wonderful...

[@IanBHX]

Still entertaining all generations. Basil has just done a Panto run at the Theatre Royal in Windsor.

[@Dragonrider1227]

I’m an American and this is my first time seeing the show and I must say; more comedy variety shows need puppets

[@timelordvictorious]

Aww OG Basil brush is cute

[@peterstudley1804]

I was also 8 in 1978 , a good year, lots of snow.

[@margarethughes3763]

Not many kids in the audience 😅 i loved Basil.

[@highpath4776]

I doubt the audience were in the studio

[@johnrauner2515]

Love the gold mics. Shame they aren't using them.

[@davidstankiewicz2049]

Ha! This is brilliant!

[@Famous-Potatoes]

Farm implements for decoration. I was 18 when this aired.

[@robynpitman9605]

Basil Brush! Boom boom! 😂

[@melthebell33]

awesome, The Wurzals

[@simonmillard8931]

Love Basil as. Well as John Inman. Also love loved Mr Derek and Mr North.

[@melindaburke4776]

Hey daryl Somers this dedicated to you my favourite hey hey hey host always keep drumming away here in the land of the living lots of love from Melinda

[@evilmothericebearkillerbir6016]

i loved it as a kid when i lived in the uk

[@bradleywilkinson8882]

We got him here in Australia to.

[@AnneJones-gk9zj]

I love basil. So funny ❤❤❤

[@deborahfisher7284]

I loved tgis show im now 61 good times fun

[@RealHuman-mb1ry]

I saw Basil Brush live in Wellington NZ in the 1970s with my sister. We liked it but there were too many song and dance acts in between appearances of Basil Brush, which were too few.

[@pauljohnson4871]

When tv was decent and worth watching

[@Ashfaq1999]

Classic TV

[@anselmdanker9519]

Brings back memories 😂

[@MichaelHoare-bh5pg]

Basil Brush is still around on the cabaret circuit.

[@IanBHX]

He’s in Pantos and went a UK Nation Theatre Tour not too long back.

[@kristinazubic9669]

Seriously?

[@IanBHX]

@@kristinazubic9669 it was sell out tour! Still entertaining all generations! His just done a Panto run at the Theatre Royal in Windsor.

[@kristinazubic9669]

@@IanBHX nice!!

[@SharenBooth]

Good old day ate back😊❤😂

[@simonmillard8931]

Basil was such a boss.

[@FayMiller-d8p]

Basil used to make me cry laughing. I couldn't get enough as a little girl. Think i actually had a crush on him. I know, i was a strange child. Being in love with a squirrel.

[@mewregaurdhissyfit7733]

I guess this was akin to The Muppet Show. Which I loved. This is pretty cute too.

[@DBTurkey]

Boom Boom!

[@anonymuswere]

you just made this 70's American edition gen X kid VERY happy! I woulda watched the crap out of this if it was on PBS. has it always been in the variety show/skit format?

[@Britishlady-l3h]

Boom boom😁😁

[@troygaspard6732]

Now I know where Jimmy Carr got his laugh.

[@SuzLa1]

They said never get surprises in Devizes which is Wiltshire but then they say they love Somerset.

[@stevenmallory3768]

Boom boom.

[@simonmillard8931]

The Wurzels were also great.

[@derekcoulthard6765]

Who else had a plasticene Basil Brush shape that you stick clothes on and stick eyes, nose and tail into? One way to stick it to Basil, haha-haa-haaa-haaaa-haaaaa🦊😈

[@melindaburke4776]

Dedicated to Michael Hurst widow twankie

[@whitelytr]

BOOM BOOM!!! lolz

[@kristinazubic9669]

Why have I never heard of him before this?? (Basil, not John.)

[@AstrosElectronicsLab]

ha ha ha HA HA HA HA HA! BOOM! BOOM!

[@peterhaines6535]

Basil was never the same when Roland Rat came on the scene very jealous and catty 😅

[@JazzFunk22]

Oohh Basil you are awful but i like you ....🤭...🦊

[@JeffreyHughes-cq2gp]

I think basil brush was Ronny cornet’s day job

[@76ToneCrome]

What were the creatives smoking when they pitched this show to the BBC executives?

[@ysthafellgynghori8423]

Modern shows look like the work of the 'Goons' from the film 'The Gamma People'.

[@christinewhitfeld7939]

How very dare you!! The Fox rules!!

[@melindaburke4776]

❤doh

[@thedrunkphilosopher3123]

He does have a rather large honker

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

They mixed Sesame Street and Carol Burnette!❤️🤗🐝

[@original.dwornboy]

Except Basil Brush pre-dates both of those. 1962 is the year he was first seen.

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

@ How cool! Thanks❤️🤗🐝

[@kristinazubic9669]

@@original.dwornboy so the Muppet Show was inspired by him?

[@adam_meek]

Gawdawlmiti - how things hav got dumd down since.

[@Simon-xc5oy]

Indeed. Love the Saint avatar by the way...this was the era of really cool tv with massive audience figures....

[@melindaburke4776]

❤dedicated to daryl Somers Ozzie ostrich plucka and dicky knee.daryl and Ozzie and the whole of the hey hey hey gang

[@tomgirldouble3249]

Sound quality terrible 😢

[@JoePublic-g9h]

Thank-you so much for this childhood gem when Baz was Baz. I have always adored Basil Brush & very much still do. It's just so sad that TV has become unwatchable woke drivel these days. Mind you, I guess the downward spiral began with reality TV & then the awful feminazis took over & well; here we are.

[@VJFranzK]

🦊

[@panalternate]

Fox hunting should be illegal and punishable harshly