CycleChat investigates - Dreadful sitcoms

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Haven't seen a single episode of anything in the poll. Sounds like I haven't missed much.

Much like I. On the Buses was about the only thing I recognised. @Drago obviously had a misspent yoof

 

[Electric_Andy]

What a can of worms! I can't tell you my worst, because if i thought it was bad i didn't watch it and have probably forgotten. I loved Friends, but don't like Mrs Brown's Boys. Terry and June was pretty poor but Terry was quite funny. Yes Minister was boring but i was probably too young to get it.

How can anyone not like only fools?! Or the vicar of Dibley? Absolute classics

 

[stephec]

We used to watch Bless This House back in the day, parents used to love Sid James, so we all had to endure it for the sake of domestic peace. A teaser for you - what's the connection between Bless This House and Dr. No, the first James Bond film of 1962?

Monty Norman was the composer on Dr No, at the time he was married to Diana Coupland who later appeared in Bless This House.

 

[NorthernDave]

What about On The Up?

Or The Piglet Files?

 

[MarkF]

Curry & Chips anyone? If you thought Love thy Neighbour was bad, you gotta see this. The second series got pulled - Mmm....I wonder why.

PS - I heard the snob management at ITV hated On the Buses, and wanted it off the air, but the public said otherwise - huge viewing figures.

Curry and Chips is what sprung to my mind, I watched an episode in the media museum a few years ago, OMG! I liked On the Buses and work with a dead ringer for Olive. The one show I loathed was Only Fools and Horses, I just cannot see what appeal drives fans demented enough to drive copycat vans.

 

[FrankCrank]

Monty Norman was the composer on Dr No, at the time he was married to Diana Coupland who later appeared in Bless This House.

I'll have to give you the virtual prize, but there is a more tangible connection.
The beach scene where Ursula Andress is singing #Underneath the Mango Tree# - well, it's not actually her singing, it is in fact Diana Coupland. Apparently she did a fair bit of voice over stuff, as well playing the wife of Sid James in Bless This House.

 

[Profpointy]

There have been some dreadful, awful, truly appalling sitcoms over the years. Most of the worst seem to be on ITV.

So which is the worst? The world demands an answer!

On the other hand ITv's Rising Damp was one of the greats

 

[NorthernDave]

Let's not overlook In Loving Memory, eh?

Or That's My Boy, starring Mollie Sugden from Are You Being Served?

 

[raleighnut]

Let's not overlook In Loving Memory, eh?

Or That's My Boy, starring Mollie Sugden from Are You Being Served?

Come to mention it anything with John Inman in was pretty dire too.

 

[neil_merseyside]

I think a lot of the likes and dislikes probably relate to our ages when we watched the show - either too young, or too old (and no doubt too (un)educated is probably in there too.

 

[neil_merseyside]

The Office anyone?

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Love thy neighbour.

Even by 1970s' standards a load of racist shite. It fuelled racism and bigotry, despite claims that it belittled it.

It was pretty cringeworthy. I know he always got his cummupence, but it wa clumsy and crude compared to the way Alf Garnet always got cut down to size.

However, the wives got on perfectly well
Sensible ladies

 

[Chromatic]

What was that crap with Ronnie Corbett and someone or other playing a mother and son? That was dire.
Has anyone mentioned that yet.

 

[NorthernDave]

What was that crap with Ronnie Corbett and someone or other playing a mother and son? That was dire.
Has anyone mentioned that yet.

Sorry

 

[Chromatic]

Sorry

That's it, utter rubbish wasn't it?