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[@Roberto_79]

I’m black British and this was my childhood. Laughed every episode

[@mikydees91]

Robert Few because it’s comedy , comedy now is shit , is there one comedian on mainstream tv that has a different view ? Dare question climate change or gender you will be blacklisted

[@KRW1612]

Robert, you can see the premise in this show. The white guy is initially racist, the black guy is justifiably aggrieved, and the ladies become good friends. Probably says more about men. although it was a long time ago.

[@seanscanlon9067]

@@mikydees91 I must admit I laugh whenever idiots like Donald Trump question climate change.

[@jonmcay9659]

@@seanscanlon9067 i bet you'll be laughing your ass off when you get scammed with all the extra taxes on a lot of things the climate has always changed throughout history they are using it as an excuse to fleece the People it used to be called global warming but that has been debunked

[@seanscanlon9067]

@@jonmcay9659 Not trying to be rude here but nonsense like that does not even warrant a proper reply. Once someone states that global warming has been debunked when it clearly has not, then they are too far gone to even bother to try to reason with them.

[@pacandvan4036]

Let's just face it. This is funny as hell. I'm black and shows like this and in sickness and health were family viewing in our house. People are too easily offended.

[@SuperLeddie]

any relation to john conteh, he has a brother named paul.

[@degsbabe]

Well said mate. Sort of comedy that helped to break down barriers. Unfortunately theres an extreme element that despises our social achievements and wants to rebuild the barriers. I'm sure you know who I'm talking about.

[@freddiebozwell7049]

its seen as racist,but it was taking the piss out of racists.

[@loungejay8555]

Well played sir.

[@pacandvan4036]

@@SuperLeddie 2nd cousin. Never met him though

[@pr-tj5by]

I'm half Jamaican and grew up on this show, Absolutely brilliant!

[@neilhobson3624]

Good on you mate. I never watched it though. It cuts close to the bone. Just a generation before me. They wouldn’t get away with it today and probably rightly so👍👍.

[@markhutton6055]

It shows up bigotry and shows how ridiculous it is.

[@dannyswettenham1251]

Absolutely it's a joke ffs

[@martinbennett9578]

No such thing as racism then!!!

[@pr-tj5by]

@@martinbennett9578 It wouldn't work now but it was the top show 50 years ago

[@daytonahandful]

This guy totally gets it. And he is astute enough to describe it as an historical record, which it is. It doesn't need to be censored.

[@qviewq2071]

I worked in a factory when this became popular and a strange thing happened. Without any direct reference to this show different ethnic groups started to talk to each other. This was new. I had not seen any interaction other than just work stuff. This show and others in the same vein bravely held a mirror up to all our outdated empire based world views and made us better for it.

[@johnsuffill6520]

We watched every episode of this back in the 70's and loved it. Okay, I'm white but I loved the way this series highlighted the stupidity of racism in a way that was entertaining to everyone. Unfortunately, this series will never be shown on mainstream TV anymore, and would never be made in these days thanks to the snowflakes. Thank god we were able to make this back then, it stands up for racial equality far better than protests, pulling down statues and Black Lives Matter banners ever can.

[@brianraymen3085]

Quite agree i used to watch it myself with my mates in the pub we had a couple of black guys with us they were not offened they were just pissing them selfs we used to have a great crack with them but as you say a programme like this would never be made again its such a shame .

[@duketranslucent3rd]

The show may have highlighted the stupidity of racism, but that almost certainly wasn't its aim. It's quite clear that its premise, from which it hoped to derive its comedy, was "Look! there's a black guy next door!" Even the press reviewers of the day pointed this out. If it had been knowingly taking the piss out of racism (almost no shows did in those days), then its protagonist, Eddie Booth, would have got his comeuppance occasionally. As it was, he always prevailed; the implicit suggestion is that his views are OK. I don't think you have to be a "snowflake" (a term people of a certain age use to castigate people who stand for pretty much any moral cause) to find that a troubling concept.

[@roslynaubrey7766]

It’s satire. Wokists don’t understand satire.

[@duketranslucent3rd]

What on earth makes you think LTN is satire? What can you point to that would suggest this? Even the writers of it never used this defense. Defenses, such as they were, were more along the lines of, "oh, the times were different."

[@roslynaubrey7766]

@@duketranslucent3rd vegan piano guy, eh? I could quite accurately describe myself as a vegan piano woman. What’s there to defend?

[@oldmodelarmy4402]

The 2 wives just got on with it. The male actors were really good friends in real life.

[@jerrysummers5971]

Bill didn't go to Eddie funeral!🤔😢

[@stewedfishproductions7959]

@@jerrysummers5971 - So ? I didn't go to a funeral of a friend two weeks ago because of prior commitments - and I'm still thinking about not (sadly) having gone..! Rudolph Walker CBE is 82 and busy acting and doing charity work, so he may very well have had prior commitments too ? Also, Jack Smethurst's son (Adam) is married to Rakie Olufunmilayo Ayola and they have two daughters... - Just saying ! 😎😃

[@jerrysummers5971]

@@stewedfishproductions7959 And! must have been really important prior commitment not to go as you said regret it and will always nothing would have stopped me but that's me 😉.....

[@davidgraham6434]

It’s sad that these shows have been axed, the irony is the joke was usually on the white man, I have a Jamaican mate, this show is huge in Jamaica

[@benzathine]

Loved "Love Thy Neighbour", even as a child it was a lesson on not what to be, don't be an Eddie.

[@philbored7843]

They are making fun of the white guys ignorance, he's the fool.

[@chrisrogers8111]

It's only Comedy

[@chrisrogers8111]

@@davidz2808 u R correct

[@garyrichardson8934]

Exactly - Eddie is the one who is always left with egg on his face.

[@afreeman63]

Exactly!

[@roknroller6052]

@Phil Pugh... Every race is ignorant of other races, it's a majority population based ignorance it's not a Western or white issue. But it's also making fun of leftist hypocrisy. The bourgeoisie liberals and fake socialist that don't practice what they preach... Bernie Sanders with his three homes and millions in the bank, talking about the evils of capitalism, and the evil billionaires. Haha.. Hollywood and politicians etc preaching environmental propaganda used to guilt trip people, over their cars or eating meat and then flying all over the world, with millions of times the impact...

[@paulknox999]

Programs like this really helped race relations back in the 70's. They took all the bigoted racist views and put them in to one character it really showed everyone just how stupid these views were.

[@becky_1919]

I think its good that this show was straight forward, it helped to educate and dissolve ignorance in a comedic way.

[@luvstellauk]

The show was supposed to be cringeworthy, it was written to show just how ridiculous racism was at that time, in the episodes that followed the wives were the level headed ones, the 2 guys were as bad as each other but more often than not the black guy got the upper hand, I believe the 2 actors that played the main characters were good friends in real life.

[@stevel9914]

well spotted but for the wrong reasons... it's the beginning of political correctness .. the stereotyping of working class white man. Whilst men existed like that .. so did women .. but where is she? Equally black guys were racist too... but where is he?

[@clivepatterson4321]

Never judge a person by the colour of their skin, judge them by their character.

[@peteringlis1800]

Exactly

[@rowdyyates4273]

Alf Garnet was the real deal --a classic comedy series to make your toes curl up!!! all the best x

[@whatshisname3304]

i think the racists thought it condoned their bigotry, creating alf was ment to characterize the racist as a narrow minded old fart. it just seemed to allow the racist to have a fantasy type reality that supported their mindset .

[@realdiamondshow]

@@whatshisname3304 I think you don't understand this program at all. Of course people CAN take it however they chose...but every episode clearly illustrated how idiotic it is to be racist.

[@kidcreole9421]

WilfChadwick I’m not white and i don’t think Tommy Robinson is racist!

[@bagpussunleashed9908]

@@jackspencer8680. you may have missed the point.

[@jackspencer8680]

Bagpuss Unleashed I liked bagpuss though

[@Al8minium]

I urge you to watch the whole series. The two men begin to get along together and become drinking buddies at the local pub.

[@5556665012008]

In later episodes they stick up for each other, it's really great. There's one where they get kicked out of a restaurant when they are both sticking up for each other against a racist 'crummy old tory' type. The story arc is that politically & racially they both become more understanding

[@Areyousayingidontknowmyname]

It was a interesting show. Its that fine line between what seems to be racist but is in fact trying to make a fool of the troll. Shows how foolish a person can be for hating a different nation or colour etc.

[@stickytapenrust6869]

This I think is the unaired pilot. The first episode that was actually transmitted has a reworked script as the pilot, but with better dialogue - and it includes Eddie Booth's reaction to learning his new neighbour is black!

[@tillyt4054]

The two actors were best mates in real life , Speaks volumes ❤️

[@ianz9916]

In the Man About The House film there is a scene where Roper goes into the Thames TV studios and sees Jack Smethurst and Rudolph Walker in the bar. Roper insults Rudolph Walker and Jack Smethurst tells him to stop abusing his friend. Roper says You do it on the show, what's the difference? and Rudolph Walker says He gets paid to do it.

[@markwilson6660]

If you watch the whole series, it ends up the 2 guys become the best of friends which is great and a mesage i think the producers of the series were trying to portray! but some instant snowflakes at the time jumped upon and tried to derail!

[@MrDaiseymay]

yep---they were the racists , and idiots.

[@personifiedape5347]

There is a moral to the story and it is that they actually become best friends despite their differences. It really was pioneering for its day in the U.K.

[@martinconnors6200]

Your laughter was contagious, especially when the furniture remover had his handshaken. I couldn't stop giggling

[@mickeybee]

At a time of racial confrontations; after the first big waves of non-european immigration into the UK, this show was trying to make a point. A positive point. Yes, the language is shocking to modern ears - but it's simply the reality of that time; censoring that would be to make this inaccurate. But with that backdrop of genuine racial tensions and genuine racism, this show tried to point out both the silliness of racist thinking and the fundamental similarities of family life, regardless of race. The joke was always at the expense of the bigoted character....which is why I think this was a really positive force in the effort to improve race relations in the 70s. I don't think it should be a surprise to anyone who knows even a little about the social politics of the era, that this was loved by many black families and white families alike.

[@coppermine64]

My wife is American, so I have done this on occasion comparing and watching etc.. You could try our 'Steptoe and Son', this is where you adapted 'Sanford and Son'. Also 'Man about the house' was the blueprint for your 'Three's company' (Complete with the Ropers downstairs, who also had a spin off series called 'George & Mildred') Anyway, I like your family and enjoy watching your reactions. Al.

[@bagpussunleashed9908]

let's not forget alf garnet in "til death do us part'....the original archie bunker

[@johnlouis3873]

Would love to hear your comments on the British TV show "Mind Your Language."

[@thegreenknight2658]

A few of the British viewers may not be aware that Rudolph Walker (the black man) now plays Patrick Trueman in Eastenders

[@Mania28]

The Green Knight learn something new everyday

[@michael10662]

And in the Thin Blue Line

[@Whiteshirtloosetie]

Also the 90's comedy series The Thin Blue line. :)

[@andrewjoyner4133]

I heard him say that as long as he could give as good as he got he didn't mind doing the show.

[@darkwarrior6465]

I knew i heard that guys voice before but couldnt think where, now i do.........thanks for that

[@Me-ll4ig]

UK here. Great that you guys discuss things on your videos. Great to have you here in the UK analysing our culture.

[@neiledwards4923]

It's great to see that you've got the idea of the show right from the start, to depict the racist as a fool. This show was anti racist, and did so much to educate white people in Britain about why their attitude to black people back then was so wrong. Unfortunately, we now live in a Politically Correct society which don't have the intelligence to understand that Love Thy Neighbour was so important in breaking down the racist attitudes of Britain. It hasn't been repeated on British tv for decades, despite being a perfect tool to educate the right wing.

[@DD-101]

Loved this as a young kid on the 70s

[@jimdoyle8757]

I love how you understand that this was the norm in that period of time , obviously in real life the interaction between the two wouldn't have been comical , but in comedy can see the problems with racism without it being so controversial. This is why its hard for todays generation to understand people in there 70s and 80s that inevitably say certain words and phrases and get torn to shreds by a younger generation that hasnt lived through this , and not saying it was ok then to act like that but it was society then . Glad to see it didnt shock you as much as it would others as you are a very level headed couple . Oh and by the way the black guy in it is still on tv now he plays in eastenders as patrick trueman

[@wharfedalelodge502]

I remember my mum and dad laughing at this when I was young. They took me to the pictures to see the film version of it. We lived in Bradford and it was already happening to us with Pakistanis.

[@martinkulkarni3569]

‘It was already happening to us with Pakistanis’? What does that mean?

[@iriscollins7583]

One of the first Pakistan person I met was a DJ at a dance that I went to, he called himself The Wakki Pakki. I bet he did good.

[@andrewvalentine6977]

Give The Good Life a try. Think you should like it. It's a sitcom from the 70s about self sufficiency in the suburbs. Very funny

[@jagdpanther1944]

I always say, "The Good Life" is one of the cleverest and funniest sitcoms ever made. I can watch each episode a 1000 times, and still find something funny or clever in it. The only criticism I ever have with Good Life is the final episode....they could have done it differently. But how can anyone not laugh at the line: Margo: "I want to build a little arbor" Tom: "For boats?"

[@barryfullick7981]

@@jagdpanther1944 Margot and Jerry trawling their address book for an entertaining couple to invite round for the evening. After several no-goes Jerry suggests a couple they know, and in a voice of panic, alarm, and shock horror, Margot exclaims, "But Jerry !, they're SOCIALISTS! , a priceless moment delivered to perfection with precisely the proper amount of horrified disdain with Penelope Keith's perfect diction and timing. Bless her, a class act right out of the top draw, a comedic genius, she could do pathos, compassion, coquettishness, devastatingly cutting sarcasm with equal facility and was, by a magic denied to lesser actors, able to imbue all of those with hilarious comedy, which would have fallen flat, had her lines been delivered by anyone else. Penelope Keith and the scripts were a perfect match. The casting director(s) of that show could not have done a better job in a million years.

[@watchfordpilot]

I was very interested to see what your reaction to this series would be as a reflection on that part of our history. I grew up in one of the less affluent areas of Leeds when this was being shown, but even as a kid I found it silly to say the least. Keep up the great work you guys, love the vids.

[@timnicholson4387]

Just classic comedy takes me back to the good old days

[@kennymcclymont2066]

They develop into really good friends which is the whole premise of the show. Start off being ignorant and racist and once you get to know someone and "share the same space" for a while, you realize we're all the same under the skin. Looking back to the 60's, 70's, 80's and even 90's TV, you would never get away with it. Not necessarily because of the language because it is what it is. The UK had a huge influx of blacks in the 50's and 60's (mainly England and Wales) and there was a genuine fear of the unknown. A famous politician (Enoch Powell) even made a speech proclaiming there would be "rivers of blood in the streets", so this was the perception at the time. I was born in Scotland, early 60's and I was 6 before I saw a black man and even now, there are very few blacks. Scotland has a lot of Indian, Pakistani and Chinese communities and are the better for it. I believe that there's very little racism in the UK (although of course there will always be bigots) but endemic racism is long gone. We tend to have more division between Catholics and Protestants than we do with racial tensions. Personally I couldn't give a stuff what race, creed, colour or religion you are. We're all here together and we need to live together and get on with life. Anyway, I'm a new subscriber. Love the videos. I've lived and worked in the US (Houston) so I've seen it the other way around, so your videos are a very interesting view of what you actually think of us here. Keep up the good work.

[@Yahatacooky]

The actor is from Manchester and so he has a Mancunian accent.

[@HighHoeKermit]

Albeit a very 70s Mancunian accent. Nothing like Oasis. Haha

[@stephenbarnard8672]

Hi Lillian and Felipe, A flashback to my childhood here, the series ran for 4 years and it is surprising that KZbin haven't censored it, thanks for the memories ..

[@neilpye6089]

perhaps you could watch Steptoe and son (the inspiration for Sanford and son) or till death us do part ( the inspiration for all in the family).the character Archie bunker was based on Alf Garnett a reactionary bigot who like Eddie booth from love thy neighbour was meant to prove the bigot always is wrong in the end. Rudolph walkers role in this series was the first time a black person was on equal billing and pay as jack smethurst.

[@adrianpetyt9167]

They had a different actress as Joan and a different street of houses (terraced-more working class) in the actual series also neither husband owned a car till partway through the series (and both lost their cars in the same episode where they bought them).

[@KRPTV]

As someone else has said on here, 'Rising Damp' is a very good series, you may want to give that one a try sometime. It's a 70's sitcom set in a boarding house with a landlord called Rigsby.

[@georeodeo217]

Just wanted to say bless you and your lovely family 💝

[@Temeraire101]

Most definitely a show of its time. Another suggestion to watch would be Steptoe & Son (the episodes in colour). They are considered classics, and were remade in The States as Sandford & Son. Very funny, very well acted.

[@geofftottenperthcoys9944]

Love this show, Eddie gets as good if not more than he deserves!

[@mikki58]

One foot in the grave was my favourite, highly recommended

[@follyfour506]

Watched the one last where they came home and their house had burnt down . It was funny and sad at the same time .

[@MichaelAdams-xu5nb]

Have a look at , "Thin Blue Line" with Rowan Atkinson, hilarious.!!!

[@shellytennantuk6545]

The black guy is now in a soap opera "Eastenders"..... his character is called patrick trueman and the woman who played his wife in love thy neighbour was also in Eastenders.. :) they aire it on the BBC.... :)

[@TheZodiacz]

In the series the wife was played by a different actress, and there were additional characters at the working men's club (Jacko, Arthur and Nobby)

[@broadband01]

PLEASE TRY 1970S TV SERIES [RISING DAMP]

[@ronaldobrien6870]

Yes, its main character Rigsby was something of a racist and homophobe etc but the show was parodying him for his old fashioned and conservative views, rather than laughing with him. He was a likeable character though and definitely not as racist as the guy in the clip above

[@davidbailey6563]

That's a good one - well acted too. Leonard Rossiter was a star.

[@BlueShadow777]

Hi Yes, “The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin” was excellent. The only trouble (although each episode is good as stand-alone) is that it’s really better to see the whole series to get a better understanding of the running story.

[@calicokittenproductions591]

@@BlueShadow777 No, mind your language cllassic

[@BlueShadow777]

calico kitten productions ??? “No” to what???

[@kidcreole9421]

Wow this brought back old memories of my childhood. Believe when i say this Black West Indians loved this show and another show called Till Death Do Us Part with the Alf Garnet character. My West Indian grandfather used to cry with laughter watching these old comedies.

[@stephenowens3687]

My mum is black and my dad was white, and they would sit on the sofa and laugh there heads of to this show together in the 70,s! also good to know that the middle class liberals were the rascists back then, as they still are today! Lol!

[@coldstreamer9574]

I think the thing that people miss in this kind of tv show is that it shows racism and stereotyping goes both ways. Obviously socialism and racism is an oxymoron but I think today’s pc culture would be too preoccupied with the overt racism rather than the message it actually intends. And I think too many people are constantly worried about feelings and being offended rather than there being more important things in the world. Thanks for the upload guys.

[@xvofusions8279]

The show makes the two of them realize they are both equal you need to watch to under stand

[@louduva9849]

This is my first time seeing this, and I thought it was damn hilarious.

[@captaintrizer]

Review father Ted? It's irish but a big hit in the UK

[@mrbrown2186]

Actually although it is set in Ireland, it was filmed/produced in both Ireland and the UK and was technically a UK owned production (UK commissioned, UK financed, made for channel 4 etc) but at the end of the day it's the setting that makes the show, I don't care if aliens had produced and commissioned it, as long as we got the same end product set on Craggy Island. In my opinion, Father Ted is definately in the top 5 comedy shows in existence, just behind Only fools and Still Game.

[@mrbrown2186]

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx5 not saying it isn't Irish but if it hadn't been for who commissioned it, it wouldn't exist now because the sad truth is NO Irish production companies and TV studios wanted to make it incase of religious backlash or were afraid of being accused of promoting an old fashioned out of date Irish stereotype (which wasn't what the show was about anyway) it got turned down by every TV company going until Chris Morris recommended it to bosses at channel 4 and they snapped it up. They placed no restrictions on Arthur Mathews & Graham Linehan's writing, giving them free reign to create one of the best series ever made. Unfortunately the TV studios in London where the internal parts of the show were recorded are permanently closed, but most if not all of the outdoor locations still exist and can be visited to this day. I still think if it wasn't for the death of Dermot Morgan the show might have gone on to do a good few more series. It's an amazing show that no fault can be found with it.

[@stephenroney6490]

@@mrbrown2186 Hello Mr Brown. How's Mrs Brown? Couldn't help that. Another Co production, this time between BBC Scotland and RTE.

[@RicTic66]

@@mrbrown2186 And it was hated by a lot of Irish people.

[@mrbrown2186]

@@RicTic66 it was also loved by a lot of Irish people too. Every TV show and movie has its fans and it's critics. That's how it goes.

[@scottwebb1978]

Being the pilot episode one person was changed they got another actress (Kate Williams) to play Joan booth Eddie's wife Plus there's a film version to concide with the tv show The actor who plays bill (the black neighbour) is currently in the British soap opera EastEnders as Patrick trueman

[@tonymack66]

There is a feature length film of "Love Thy Neighbour" also, where Eddie's mother and Bill's father become very friendly together.

[@MrHolwell]

the black guy always came out on top and it always showed the white guy as the fool . and it was all said in fun the black couple were the best looking and had more class . and in real life they were all friends having a great time and earning a load of money and fame . and we all knew it was said in fun . it went both ways and that's what missing now in the UK , a seance of humor . you were both giggling at the jokes

[@johnhannaway9445]

Totally agree - the PC brigade have killed off humour and a seance is the only way to bring it back !!!

[@OldFellaDave]

actually, Bill would come off second best at times during the show, especially when Bill and Eddy would run up against their wives. The show was never just about Bill v Eddy ;)

[@bleaberry6045]

You should try watching "The fall and rise of Reginald Perrin", it is brilliant 70's comedy about a man loosing his mind due to the monotonous daily routine of life.

[@rowdyyates4273]

Indeed that applies to 90% of todays workers!!!

[@leehallam9365]

Yes a wonderful comedy about a midlife crisis.

[@Jade-jg8hc]

Loved reggi Perrin. It is a bitter sweet comedy.

[@danw1374]

Reginald Perrin was a brilliant 70s comedy, loved Leonard Rossiter. I wish they would show them more often on TV.

[@galtyuk]

Love the way you put your hands over your mouths when laughing

[@montyzumazoom1337]

This was a very popular and well loved program and good family entertainment. It showed just how ridiculous the male white character was (Eddie, played by Jack Smethhurst) was. Even his on screen friends made fun of him. The show wasn’t racist, it just made fun of those that were. Making fun of and ridiculing their argument and attitudes. I challenge everyone to watch this today, it would do us all good to see how ridiculous the arguments were (and are) about racism. We should be ashamed of ourselves if we are offended by programs such as this. You can’t even sneeze today without being called a racist. Common sense has been lost. Racism does exist, and it works both ways. I have seen and witnessed that, and it should indeed be frowned upon. This program and its scripting was many times milder than the majority of stand up comedian’s repertoires of today, and the innocent and extremely funny content of it should be seen and appreciated. I say bring it back so we can all see how ridiculous we are now.

[@ZXC5000]

Nina Baden Semper was so hot in this

[@wyattworld]

It was a big hit in Jamaica. The beauty of the programme is that Jack always lost and Bill always won.. and that is how it should be.

[@cockertoo8920]

You were wondering what a Wop was. Wop was firstly an American derogatory term for an Italian meaning either 'Without Papers' or some say Wop comes from 'Guappo'. First used in the US in 1908 it became in usage for the English during WW2

[@tonidewonderful4187]

This show was from an era where we still left our doors unlocked during the day, those days are well and truly over now and I miss them.

[@flybobbie1449]

I watched this in the 70's when my school was about 5% people of asian and colour. I revisited the same school a few years ago, pictures on the wall of students 90% asian.

[@pavitashergill8308]

What school was that mate??

[@flybobbie1449]

@@pavitashergill8308 Near Pleck, Walsall.

[@pavitashergill8308]

@@flybobbie1449. I'm from West brom mate and I know the feeling. The whole of the midlands as changed from the 70s when I moved there. Good luck and keep safe mate.

[@martinkulkarni3569]

And your point is what? Less bad language, less getting drunk all week, actually work for a living, respect their parents and elders. Is that what you mean?

[@j24601valjean]

Have a look at 'The Brittas Empire' , I'd love to see your review of this classic British sitcom.

[@tardeliesmagic]

Used to watch it all the time....funny as f*ck back in the day.

[@Charlieb82]

Brittas Empire was "eeeeexcellent"

[@reactions5783]

It wasn't as good as Chris Barrie's other comedy "Red Dwarf" though.

[@markp1081]

Classic British sitcom?

[@mehere6865]

Love thy neighbor was one of my favourite tv shows in the 70s whomever was the guy displaying intolerance in each episode, black or white, their bigotry always caused them to lose face. It was a serious attempt at challenging racism and intolerance in the country and as usual, the wives were the voice of reason. another programme that touched on the real issue of class difference - upper class v working class is worth checking out Look for George and Mildred , these shows really showed the state of play in the 70s. small wonder the youth of the day rebelled and started the punk movement, God i miss the punk era, happy days :)

[@nobodymanjustme2402]

Brilliant back in the day funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👏👏👏

[@paul-antonywhatshisface3954]

I feel like you definitely have to watch more, as this episode was just setting up the premise. In future episodes you see they're all as bad as each other the whole point is to show how ridiculous prejudice is. It does a great job

[@fluxington]

This is the pilot episode. The real series featured a different actress as Eddie's wife.

[@troyagane8220]

kate williams

[@jgharston]

If you can find it, try the Spike Milligan show 'Curry and Chips'.

[@MrNikolidas]

The man's accent was Northern English, somewhere around Newcastle/Leeds/Yorkshire. You'll have heard of Sean Bean probably, it's the same as his.

[@simonleaf2765]

I remember watching this when I was 8. I can't believe some of the words used. Some of it was funny, some of it a bit cringy. I can't remember Eddie being such a chain smoker.

[@GEOFF0906]

This is the pilot; I don't think he chainsmoked in the subsequent series.

[@italianogenetico]

Absolutely love your reaction videos. Would like to suggest some for you to try: On the Buses One Foot in the Grave Only When I Laugh Open All Hours Porridge Steptoe & Son

[@ciaobella8963]

I love "One Foot in the Grave" it's really funny.

[@lorrainecotton5414]

Absolutely

[@lorrainecotton5414]

I also recommend Mixed Blessings. A 70s sitcom about an interacial couple, recently secretly married, and of their family's reaction.

[@lorrainecotton5414]

I also recommend: Robin's Nest. Man about the House. George and Mildred. Fawlty Towers. Mind Your Language. Please Sir! Doctor in the House. Open All Hours. Sorry. Bread. Butterflies. The Liver Birds. 'Til Death Us Do Part. Three Up Two Down. In Sickness and in Health. Desmond's. Just Good Friends. Duty Free. Trouble and Strife. The Rag Trade. No Place Like Home. Father Ted. The Upper Hand. Tandoori Nights. No Problem. Dream Stuffing. Ever Decreasing Circles. Dear John. The Likely Lads. From May to December. As Time Goes By. Auf Weidersen Pet (nor sure if I got the spelling right).

[@jamesmcbride6304]

The black guy you referred to is Rudolph walker CBE. he is originally from Trinidad, he is presently in EastEnders Patrick Truman he is 81 Jack Smethurst lead actor love thy neighbour is from Manchester he is 88 His onscreen wife Gwendolyn Watts left the series in 73 and Kate Williams took over. I liked her.

[@frankgunner8967]

Hilarious oldies but goldies Alf Garnett was another classic.

[@sweetchuck1258]

The Young Ones and Bottom would be great for reaction videos too.

[@stephenmcginn6872]

What a beautiful couple.

[@lmcgregoruk]

15:17 Eddie: Shake shake shake, 15:23 Barbie:Wipe wipe wipe.

[@jamestucker1012]

This was a dig at the way some areas where in those days & it really shows how the Brits where reacting to new blacks in the country in the 60s this did happen in those days

[@Fangtorn]

The Nazis weren't socialist. I mean, maybe I'm just being triggered because I'm a socialist, but in actuality the Nazis weren't socialists anymore than the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea is a democracy. They co-opted socialist language and rhetoric to capitalize on its popularity and undermine their rivals, but once they achieved power they condemned socialists to the concentration camps, outlawed strikes and unions, and preserved private ownership of the means of production. The Nazis wanted to create a totalitarian, militaristic one-party state built on racial supremacy, not the egalitarian worker-run state envisioned by socialists, they couldn't be more different from each other.

[@ThePostmodernFamily]

Communism and Fascism were cognate--creatures of the the same basic principle--absolute state control for the benefit of some supposed victim group; in one the "working class", in another, the supposed "pure German." What is socialism? It's a victim-peddling mentality the justifies its means by its ends. German vs. Russia was a family dispute within the broad framework of socialist ideology.

[@Fangtorn]

@@ThePostmodernFamily Thank you for your response, but no, socialism and communism aren't even the same thing, let alone communism and fascism. Both socialism and communism promote equality and the elimination of social classes, while fascism promotes racial purity and a class system ruled by an elite minority and typically a dictator. While Stalin was obviously a dictator this contradicts communism, while dictatorship is a core component of fascism. This link covers many of the differences: www.diffen.com/difference/Communism_vs_Fascism

[@Ynysmydwr]

@@ThePostmodernFamily >> What is socialism? It's a victim-peddling mentality the justifies its means by its ends.

[@LewesMint]

@@ThePostmodernFamily "Communism and Fascism were cognate--creatures of the the same basic principle--absolute state control for the benefit of some supposed victim group; " Wow, you've made up your own definition of to encompass your understanding of extreme ideological popularism - called it Socialism in order to label fascism and socialism as branches of Socialism. Very odd. You only have to look at what was actually going on in Germany and around the world at the time and what terms people were using and how neo-Nazis view themselves. They certainly don't think of themselves as socialists. Have a look at this video of when there was a Nazi Rally in Madison Square Garden, kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zpi4aqKmZpuloLM

[@westernpatriot2500]

The Nazis were in many ways socialists especially compared to the UK and USA. They were for nationalizing industries and increased government control of the economy. The reason they were against the communist socialists is because they wanted to unite the working classes across the world and have a one world socialist government where all cultures and national identities were destroyed. Whereas the Nazis wanted a socialism based on ethnicity and national identity. Hence the term National Socialism.

[@MrSlitskirts]

Another show to watch would be "Mind Your Language".

[@renoverrin9624]

watched the entire of that !

[@danw1374]

Yes mind your language was hilarious 😂

[@paulwilson2651]

The wife in this pilot wasn't the actress who starred alongside Jack in the Serious she was played by the Actress Kate Williams the other main characters though are the same.

[@SuperReasonable]

The socialist not being a real socialist is the main part of the story. It is a fact that the majority of socialists don’t live their lives as socialists at all.. This is very well constructed with the guys next door being not only the most sensible, but Tory's to boot!! Very funny and even better because it isn’t strapped with today’s political correctness. It addresses real life issues up front. We should adopt that approach again.

[@rayeasom]

They don’t make comedy like they used to. They can’t with the likes of this though. It’s not a racist comedy, it’s a comedy poking fun at racism and the stupidity of it all.

[@paulknox999]

My favourite program as a kid. Makes me cringe watching it back now. They both give as good as each other as the episodes and the series moves on it really gets more outrageous and funnier. Try to find the episode where Bill and his mates in work scare Eddie and put him in a big cooking pot.. The program is so funny but just so politically incorrect. It was meant to be ironic and poke fun at racism, which I believe it did It actully did great things to break down some ratial stereotypes at the time as in a funny way as it delibrately poked fun at them. It wasusually Bill that got the last laugh on Eddy. Another series that could never be shown again would be "til death do us part" again was portrayed as supposidly helping to challenge racism it got a lot of stick from anti racists.

[@markborder906]

Paul K I don’t think “till death” would work today. Part of its power was Alf Garnett’s language. Today it would be too mild to shock.

[@grahamd1318]

Exaclty. And how many of us teenagers didn't fancy Nina Baden Powell? what horrible racists we were.

[@cloudfactory2000]

The cooking pot incident actually happened in the film.

[@markkram849]

@Paul K Til Death Us Do Part is still regularly repeated on BBC2 and still holds up well. Love Thy Neighbour has dated badly and appears crude now. Mind you, many popular comedies from the 70s find themselves in the same boat. Great comedy like great music doesn't date and TDUDP is one of the best.

[@p.t7495]

British comedy u either get it or u don’t, pokes comedy, at both cultures , used to watch this back in the day & I’m coloured funny as.

[@jenifferschmitz8618]

we used watch that program as kids i think we were about 10 years old the 1970s-1980s were different era

[@johnnybeer3770]

I'm white and as a young lad when I started work in the 60's I ran up against people like Eddie . It was my first introduction to racism which I didn't understand but I hated it , and still do

[@franminky7763]

I know , I hate socialists too

[@Whiteshirtloosetie]

That is balanced with Alf Garnett in Till Death do us Part who was Conservative. The success of that program then went to the USA which became All in the Family. The point of programs like these was to openly take issues head on and show up human stupidity. If they were uncomfortable to watch then good because that was the whole point because it raised issues that could be openly debated. The thing is programs like these actually worked in greatly reducing bigotry. Unfortunately we now live in a modern brain dead World where say a wrong word the World goes into total meltdown. Also a lot of modern TV is no longer balanced but extremely left wing and they dictate they know more about equality, even though they wouldn't understand equality if it got up and bit them. If there was a program to deal with modern day issues like there is today, it couldn't be made. If anything even if they did rather than resolve issues you could guarantee they'd make matters worse, or create issues that didn't exist.

[@cockertoo8920]

You wondered what accent the character Eddie Booth has. Well it's northern Britain. Jack Smethurst the actor was born in Manchester

[@jamess6961]

This is funny AF.! If people think mocking racism is racist then they are stupid.

[@joshjosh5973]

Could you please react to "mind your language" the first episode.

[@paulmaxey1275]

I think what made this broadcastable, even at the time as it was controversial even then like Til Death Us Do Part was, was that it was made to show how stupid the bigots were. You ended up laughing AT them instead of WITH them, or most people did anyway. Warren Mitchell, who played Alf Garnett in Til Death Us Do Part and In Sickness and In Health, always said that was the idea. Maybe without programmes like this people wouldn't have seen how the ignorant and bigoted people were just stupid and backward looking. Are there still people like this? Yes of course there is but instead of having shows like this and showing how out of touch they are we prefer to bury our heads in the sand and think they will go away. That to me is a more dangerous attitude than showing what they really are and battling against them.

[@bombay2008]

This was a bit in its time, the black guy is now in EastEnders. Glad you enjoyed it, it is a part of UK history it was set around the time we had coloured people coming in to work in factories due to people shortage and they started to move up the social scale, deep down slot of the white and black people are still like these in the TV show especially in areas were white people are being pushed out of what used to be white areas by black people, some towns and cities in what used to be the industrial north were large number of black people went to help the industry's such as the cotton industry.

[@anthonyhayes6290]

I applaud you for going back to a time when racism was a real problem. The barriers for acceptability was too high. Some of the language makes you cringe but it does show how far we have come.

[@charlesd5732]

The humour is this show might be distasteful, However it is a great historical reference to how cultural attitudes and opinions have changed from the 60s to today.

[@jasbindersingh2441]

"Distasteful" to who???????

[@tonymmorg]

Yep and the Race Relations Board was a real government agency. Most non whites who entered Britain came from Commonwealth countries that where ruled by Britain, a remnant of the British Empire, which gave them the legal right to be a Citizen. They, to this day, have the Commonwealth games even though they have become independent of British rule with the Queen as their head of state.

[@stevegoddard5012]

you laughed all the way through it. yet you say you would not watch any more of it. It was funny both men were racist. It's not meant to be taken seriously.

[@fairclought7]

WOP was the name given to Italian immigrants entering new York who didn't have any papers, they were Without Papers which was stamped on their entry visas as WOP

[@Ezzynah]

Ironically, this is maybe one of the most anti-racist shows out there. It's the central figure that is always portrayed as the bigoted, butt-end of the joke. His outlandish language and blissfully ignorant behaviour, is a metaphor to how the programme itself views racism. I absolutely love this show. Don't get duped into the harsh superficial surface level humour, but instead look at the overall context being played out. A class series, if ever there was one. An era when "real", unencumbered comedy was allow to exist.