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[The Devlish Redhead]

OK which old British sitcoms do you remember and love?

For me

Fawlty Towers - goes without saying it's a classic
Robin's Nest
The Goodies - More slapstick but still I'd consider it a sitcom
Some Mothers Do 'ave Em
Open All Hours
Keeping Up Appearances
On The Buses

Just finished series 1 of Some Mothers. That employment exchange episode had me in fits of laughter...

Can you imagine Frank Spenser as our front line against an alien invasion?

[EarthboundNess]

'Allo 'Allo definitely.

 

Namely because of best character Crabtree.

 

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

Top Gear

 

Only old British series to watch:

 

Yes Minister / Yes Prime Minister

Blackadder

 

Nuff said.

 

Don't know anything about your list OP. I guess I pick Community and Simpsons!

[The Devlish Redhead]

'Allo 'Allo definitely.

 

Namely because of best character Crabtree.

 

 

 

Don't forget the painting of the fallen madonna with the big boobies.

[leighzard]

Don't forget Are You Being Served?

Oh, Mrs. Slocombe!

[PhroXenGold]

[Decepticon Leader Sully]

sorry.

Blackadder

faultytowers

Dads Army

City lights

Allquiet on the Preston front.

Reddwarf

Good night sweethart.

Only fools and Horses.

Young ones.

Yes Chef.

The Piglet files

the new Statesman

Yes minister / Priminister.

 

the list goes on but there were sketch shows.

Monty Python

the 2 Ronnies

Morcomb and Wise

Hail and Pace

the Russ Abbot show.

[Raizo]

OK which old British sitcoms do you remember and love?
For me
Fawlty Towers - goes without saying it's a classic
Robin's Nest
The Goodies - More slapstick but still I'd consider it a sitcom
Some Mothers Do 'ave Em
Open All Hours
Keeping Up Appearances
On The Buses
Just finished series 1 of Some Mothers. That employment exchange episode had me in fits of laughter...
Can you imagine Frank Spenser as our front line against an alien invasion?

I'm not familiar with Robin's Nest or The Goodies but I'm familiar with all the rest

Here a few from my childhood:

Only Fools and Horses
Desmond's
Thin Blue Line

[Fidite Nemini]

Blackadder.

[Dobbysaurus]

I've never heard of most of these shows.

British people are weird.

[mybudgee]

Fawlty Towers is so good mostly because of the power of Cleese

[frankf43]

No one mentioned Red Dwarf? 

 

[Han Shot First]

Blackadder.

 

Blackadder Goes Forth had one of the best sitcom endings of all time.

[Olivia Wilde]

Does A Bit of Fry and Laurie count as a "Sitcom"

 

Saw two episodes of that right before the "House" Pilot aired

[Simfam]

Tons.

 

I love Keeping Up Appearances.

 

It's so spot on about how some English folks are.

 

It's hilarious.

[FlyingSquirrel]

Fawlty Towers is so good mostly because of the power of Cleese

 

I honestly think I could watch the "fire drill" sequence from the 6th episode of Fawlty Towers every week for the rest of my life and still laugh every single time. There's something ingenious about the way the chaos slowly escalates with several different characters contributing to it, but each in a way that their actions make perfect sense to them at the time. Everyone remembers the "don't mention the war" bit that comes afterwards, but IMO the episode and the series peaked in the fire drill scene.

 

And props to Cleese for being willing to play such a thoroughly unlikeable character. I know he's talked in at least one interview about what an awful person he thinks Basil Fawlty is.

[Simfam]

Blackadder.

 

My number one.

 

I want bro to watch this so badly it hurts.

 

It's genius.

[FlyingSquirrel]

No one mentioned Red Dwarf? 

 

 

I seem to be in the minority among people who actually think Red Dwarf was best in its first two seasons as simply a sitcom in outer space, compared to the subsequent years when the sci-fi concepts started to play a greater role.

 

Our family had a cat who liked to walk around the house "claiming" various pieces of furniture by rubbing his face on them, and whenever we saw him doing it, my mom would quote the Cat from Red Dwarf: "This is mine...and this is mine...and this is mine...."

[frankf43]

Blackadder Goes Forth had one of the best sitcom endings of all time.

http://www.dailymoti...tart_shortfilms

I like this bit as well. Still makes me laugh even though I know it word perfect. 

[XMissWooX]

My mother is a big fan of the old sitcoms, so I watched quite a few growing up. Even today I can still watch some on Gold.
Some that I remember (don't know if they all count):

Only Fools and Horses
Blackadder
Keeping Up Appearances
'Allo 'Allo
The Good Life
To the Manor Born
George and Mildred
Man About the House
On the Buses
Good Night Sweetheart
Open All Hours
Fawlty Towers
Dad's Army
Some Mothers Do 'ave Em
Red Dwarf
One Foot in the Grave
Last of the Summer Wine
Yes Minister
Are you Being Served
Gimme Gimme Gimme
The Thin Blue Line
Absolutely Fabulous
As Time Goes By

[The Devlish Redhead]

Tons.

 

I love Keeping Up Appearances.

 

It's so spot on about how some English folks are.

 

It's hilarious.

 

 

It is...   Hyacinth is such an unlikeable person but also funny in her fake poshness.

[BigEvil]

Love and watched a lot of these shows over the years. One which I don't think has been mentioned yet, and is a favourite of mine, Porridge.

 

Couple of clips:

https://www.youtube....h?v=pY1x5gPTEJ4

Don't let the bastards grind you down

 

https://www.youtube....h?v=QapTCmjSvg0

Game night

[Rawgrim]

'Allo 'Allo definitely.

 

Namely because of best character Crabtree.

 

 

Got the whole damn show on DVD. Best sitcom ever made.

[TheClonesLegacy]

No one mentioned Red Dwarf? 

 

I know. That alone makes Devilish Redhead Thread #566 inherently flawed. That and the lack of IT Crowd.

 

I seem to be in the minority among people who actually think Red Dwarf was best in its first two seasons as simply a sitcom in outer space, compared to the subsequent years when the sci-fi concepts started to play a greater role.

 

Our family had a cat who liked to walk around the house "claiming" various pieces of furniture by rubbing his face on them, and whenever we saw him doing it, my mom would quote the Cat from Red Dwarf: "This is mine...and this is mine...and this is mine...."

I think it's a strong show even after they branched out into being more Sci-Fi stuff.

That JFK episode is solid.

 

I think it only took a dive after Rimmer left and got replaced by Kochanski. And Season 8. And I wasn't big on Back to Earth either.

But I didn't mind Season 10 from what I watched from it.