Tim the American Talking Clock | Only Fools and Horses | BBC Comedy Greats

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[@AliS-ec2tk]

The cost of 'Tim the talking clock' would've cost £2880 in today's money across 4 days

[@JayKhwaja]

OMG 😲

[@D1ARBO]

This series is pure comfort for me. Regardless of how bad life might seem, the trotters have it worse and pull through. If I had to choose one show to watch this would be it. I'm never bored of it and I always find it funny. It's perfection, bottled up on your screen.

[@inamhassan2694]

Couldnt of put it better. What a show

[@david47s]

Exactly!!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jimmybaldwin737]

There very well off in real life. So sometimes it’s hard to feel bad. But there acting is so incredibly good. That they are so convincing that it is real. And they are struggling. And John Sullivans scripts are like something I have never seen before. Nor we will ever see. OFAH never fails to amaze me. I never get sick of it. It’s the best show ever. Hands down.

[@Puppy-ew4be]

Same with Steptoe and Son

[@Puppy-ew4be]

​@jimmybaldwin737 Only problem is that Sullivan pinched a lot of his ideas from Steptoe and Son. Still a great show though.

[@adamkhan1296]

To think all the british comedians combined couldnt come up with a rudimentary sketch let alone a series. You can't learn this sort of stuff you're just born with it. What legend our John was. The only show that cheers me up in this miserable depressing world. Those truly were the good old days, how l miss them. This show takes me back. I wish john had written future scripts. I wonder if any genius could come up with a present version were dels boy and rodneys girl have grown up and take center stage you'd have to get someone that closely resembles the characters and have boycies son triggers denzels mickey pearce kids that are dead ringers of the old characters. I know david Jason has received many scripts for a series but non were ever good enough. Maybe we'll never find a comical genius.

[@mojifilmovi1]

The best comedy series ever period.

[@rebeccaquinn6925]

+moji filmovi HEAR HEAR (Salute)

[@sharadmohip6536]

+moji filmovi black adder

[@dissmr]

Where can I buy it .. with Ex-yu subtitles.. ?

[@Stelpots]

Dave Andrew: Some of those you mention are great (apart from Blackadder and Bottom, personally not a fan,. And I've never seen New Statesman) but OFaH is just the pinnacle of all of them to me. Even beating The Vicar of Dibley which I loved.

[@commanderspock531]

The best comedy series were all made in the 60s, 70s, 80s, a little in the 90s, but none of those series I have in mind could be made today with the insanity of political correctness and the 1984 state we now live in. Ironic since most of those comedies were made by the BBC and now the BBC pioneers the garbage that is destroying Britain.

[@n19ntendods]

Grandad: We’ve been connected to America? It’s amazing, innit? HELLO!!! Del and Rodney: HANG IT UP!!! LMAO! The way they say together is brilliant! 😹😹😹😹😹

[@SlavMarine]

That phone bill must've been epic xD

[@suesmith3744]

Oh I loved this , British comedy at its best ... RIP the fantastic Lenard Pierce ( Grandad 👴🏻)

[@stephensnell5707]

You mean Lennard Pearce

[@rebeccaquinn6925]

Grandad: We've been connected to America? It's amazing ain't it? HELLO Del and Rodney: HANG IT UP!! LMAO brilliant ending

[@dalmcgarvie7318]

Talking a swim

[@scorchx3000]

@@cazzaki9554 It's common for people to quote parts of videos they enjoyed. You know what, I think you're just that slag Roy Slater on youtube videos, trying to be the fun police.

[@busterm1621]

Granddad is a legend

[@susanwaugh2383]

Uncle Albert was much better

[@chunkyfxdls1878]

@@susanwaugh2383 seriously…… I think you’ll be in a minority there 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ianjeffery6744]

Absolutely SUPERB bitter-sweet comedy in classic British style! They don't make 'em like this anymore....

[@trevorphillips1207]

I love the part where Rodders points to the letter & says to Del "is that true?"

[@cov9290]

trevor phillips me too, if you had to bet on it what do you think it said?

[@jimmykray9583]

@@cov9290 what do you think it said

[@zanussidish8144]

'I love when you do that American accent'

[@Eireann.]

Small sausage

[@DEC19775]

They may fall out with each other or wind each other up but this scene shows the real family love

[@garethbreeze4297]

That will be for me Rodney... Classic.

[@shilansophia]

It was nothing to do with me I only suggested it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@fishyc150]

His other great line was "it's not my fault... it was my brain"

[@neilgillespie4498]

fishyc150 even id av to fink twice 😂😂😂😂

[@chaoticsanity5828]

That's what our KZbin suggestion says everytime a video pops up that has no interest to us 😂

[@cartoonhead840]

I hope he don’t find our flat 😂😂

[@nguyendailam6703]

My favourite line from this episode is: "Joanie Hollins? Married a Jamaican fellow?"

[@marielenapotts848]

Huh? Y-Yeah yeah-yeah (The line that comes after the one you quoted)

[@jessiejames7492]

i just loved lennard pearce's acting in OFAH...HE WAS so funny and cute

[@fishyc150]

Interesting fact... "Tim" used to be a conference line. In those days they couldnt play a new recording for everyone who called. So youd call in and hear what was being played. If someone else called in at the same time you could talk to them. In the days when it was free (and then local rate for a fixed connection charge... not by the minute) two people could call at the same time long distance and chat for a very cheap price. Obviously the beeps got in the way but it was workable...

[@jimmybaldwin737]

Wow. That’s incredible

[@apollocreed1000]

Hard to believe

[@fishyc150]

@@apollocreed1000 yet true. We used to do it. My next door neighbour in the 70s used to work for BT. One year as a kid I called Tim On new years eve and could hear party cheers and countdowns in the background. I told my neighbour this in passing and she explained how it all worked.

[@zaramariadixon39]

It's amazing innit.. HELLO!!!! XDDDD Loved poor old grandad!!

[@zaramariadixon39]

It's called a typo :-)

[@leoesposito8762]

That is amazing. .back in those days when you could ring the talking clock for the correct time ..

[@vtrmcs]

At the third stroke, the time sponsored by Accurist will be, 2 years after your comment.

[@katoness]

Granddad is epic in this, HELLO!! LOL

[@Thatminiacecosplayer]

Love all the only fools and horses.

[@billbertboyce324]

1:56 more people need to take Granddad's words into account.

[@BarryBollox.]

They days when you would have to ring 123 for the time if your wind up clock got forgotten about. And it would cost you money.

[@ricco19701]

ANOTHER PROVE THAT THE 80s were the 🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒BEST!!!!

[@robbrown7592]

Proof, even

[@timotiduran3189]

HAha.. I just realize that the the paper was empty whole time.. looks when Del switch it to the next page ...hahahha

[@HonourableGentleman.]

I know, they could have at least wrote something to make it look like there was something there

[@ListerDavid]

Back the tele screens where only between 7" and 22" inches, the fact the paper is black would never have been seen that clear. It's only now with our super clear images that it's noticeable.

[@MM0SDK]

To me it looks like something is hand written on both sides, just not very clear.

[@stephensnell1379]

@@HonourableGentleman. actually there is writing on the sheet of paper but that will only be noticeable on today's modern televisions When the CRT TV'S where around it wouldn't have shown up

[@stephensnell1379]

@@ListerDavid you mean then and televisions

[@ohobainc]

Del Boy: She only phoned a talking clock in America hasn't she? 😡 Granddad: Are we connected to America? It's amazing ain't it? Hello?! 😀 Del Boy and Rodney: (shouting) HANG IT UP!!!!!! 😤 LoL

[@stephenpowell5912]

😀😁😂😃😄😅😆

[@stephenpowell5912]

😂😂😂

[@rossbarrett9285]

We dont need no birds

[@Rover259Wild]

2:56 HANG IT UP!!

[@sleeplessiwa7354]

bro i loved this comedy show sm! I still watch it now >.

[@jilllawrence5174]

Can’t beat fools and horses👍👍👍👍

[@stephensnell5707]

You mean ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES(IT IS 4 WORDS NOT 3)

[@inthenameofjustice8811]

It's such a shame that these great shows are being cut up and introduced to You Tube audiences as tiny bites when there is a banquet out there.

[@pshort4802]

I do enjoy them though lol

[@keda1981]

It's not a shame, it's a gateway drug. A good one mind

[@novaturbkkk]

Buy the series on ebay

[@debeeriz]

do a google search the whole series is available on the net for free to watch or download

[@robbrown7592]

Sometimes you don't have time for a big sit down meal though, sometimes you just want a light snack

[@Naeidea]

I want every episode and every scene in HD.... I will pay.

[@chaoticsanity5828]

"It has nothing to do with me I only suggested it". That's what our KZbin suggestion thinks everytime a video shows up that has no interest to us 😂

[@elouisesheri]

2:50 is just so funny omg

[@Jessebella1]

I remember using tim to tell the time in an flat i had as a youngster lol

[@stephensnell5707]

You prune,you should have bought a normal Clock instead

[@quintinmarsters1609]

Classic British comedy.

[@ikramikram9140]

One off my childhood best ever comaday

[@stephensnell5707]

You mean Comedy

[@southendparaquest]

"PTO, she can't even spell" :D

[@michaelmitten4896]

love del boy

[@robertfeld5829]

Leonard Pearce was brilliant. God, four days - how much would that have been on the phone bill?

[@scorchx3000]

Well, I did a little test to find out using todays phone costs via a BT landland, it would cost roughly £84 per hour. I personally think the final phone bill is what finished off Grandad. T_T

[@TheThesmyths]

@Hitchdude pleas to asking you how manny rupees is tat

[@stephensnell1379]

@@scorchx3000 you mean Landline practically Landline phones are basically obsolete due to the high amount of Smartphone users

[@shellsbignumber2]

Grandad was my favourite.

[@matthewstephens5937]

2:57 When your ex calls and says they miss you...

[@david47s]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@lewiskeady]

AAANNGGG IT UP

[@alaswoeisme]

Wow! She's clever!

[@artistjoh]

Talking clocks no longer exist. A pity, because I know a couple of people who deserve this trick played on them.

[@allangooge9679]

One question:How did Trigger get through if the line was busy?🤣😂Funny though 🤣😂

[@LozladOvertone]

Allan Googe She didn’t make the call until after that scene, she would have called when she returned from shopping and saw Dels note to her, who had gone AWOL by then

[@antonysmith9783]

Classic:-)

[@jordantolley1359]

Do mean we are connected to America its a amazing init

[@Adib_Hossain]

PTO

[@rucu8311]

HELLO!! lol

[@Stephen1965]

It's Amazing isn't it? HELLO!! :p

[@jordanbrooks2855]

Stephen Simpson HANG IT UP!! 🤣

[@stephenpowell5912]

@@jordanbrooks2855 What a Hilarious ending ,God Bless lennard Pierce for his Grandad Character 😀😁😂😃😄😅😢

[@david47s]

Nothing to do with me I only suggested it 😂😂😂😂

[@79Sarwar]

Nowadays, we’ll get a refund. Back then, you’re getting billed by BT a lot of money!

[@joshuagrover795]

Hence, Pauline's epic revenge without physical violence just bill your ex lover for 96 hours. 😅😅

[@oddgorl23]

i just read on quora that someone actually did this in real life in response to her ex boyfriend and his family who looked down on her retribution at its finest lmao

[@animeOfDarkness405]

then one day racquel come along

[@stephensnell1379]

You mean Raquel

[@theinvisibleartists4444]

Gordon Bennett was an American

[@anelectrician]

Danger Mouse !

[@user-zn8us2gt3r]

Шикарный сериал был, но разрыв образования поражает. В серии с чемоданами они не могли вскрыть кодовые замки. Это задача для ученика 5 класса. Чемоданов было всего 50 штук. Вскрыть 50 000 проблема, а 50 задача на 1.5-2 часа. Но сериал был шикарный и смешной.

[@stephensnell5707]

They were actually Briefcases that couldn't be opened by a normal person due to the written combination being mistakenly locked inside

[@Foebane72]

The jealous ex leaving the house undamaged but calling a foreign number and leaving it off the hook for days is a well-established urban legend. Here, the foreign number was in the USA, but I've seen an example where the foreign number was in Japan!

[@ACM-sp1gh]

Grandad is so much better than uncle Albert 🤣 take nothing away from Albert but gramps rules 💪

[@stephensnell1379]

Actually Albert was the BEST Grandad was terrible at his acting Albert was best

[@jimmybaldwin737]

@@stephensnell1379 yeah I agree. I found grandad annoying sometimes. I feel bad saying that. But definitely preferred uncle Albert

[@david47s]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@justinvardy2652]

Great

[@jonnysupreme]

There's nothing on her note 😂

[@stephensnell1379]

Of course there is it's just not shown on screen

[@stephenwalsh8184]

👍

[@friedrich.nietzsche6472]

King of pathos

[@jordantolley1359]

Hello

[@LeeLeeandIwillhavethesameTheco]

Lee. I am a man who is a good idea. I am 62 the. The comments box. chart

[@KingVeedor]

I wonder how much the phone call actually cost them 😂

[@trevorsteedman7544]

80 drollers

[@develynseether4426]

Well its 4 days so 96 hours, that's 5760 minutes. Even just in the UK it used to cost 10p per minute in the 80s so that's a minimum of £576. I found details that it used to be 25p per minute UK-US for a regular call in the late 80s, knock a little off that for early 80s and you're still looking at about £1,000, approximately 2 months wages.

[@stephensnell1379]

@UCIz4io1t-jpXz5ceqiakTMg UK currency is £'s you dickhead

[@arserobinson7118]

@@develynseether4426 yes but the talking clock was a premium rate number. so i'm guessing calling the American one would be at least £0.50 a minute.

[@stephensnell5707]

​@@trevorsteedman7544you dumbass,the UK uses the £ currency not what you mentioned

[@robinkey4499]

come on bbc bringing a new series of only fools and horses

[@stephensnell5707]

That can't happen as many of the actors aren't alive anymore

[@richardpetty6088]

Great but may suggest father ted

[@liamgayton5303]

02:55

[@gordondrummond3220]

Have a look could do worse.

[@astroboirap]

did she leave it on hook to a sex line?

[@anonUK]

No, the talking clock.

[@garyproffitt5941]

We are going for England vs Switzerland with Qatar😊👍Great time's with 🏛Sir David Jason 🏛✔