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Topic: Allo Allo Posted: October 01 2011 at 20:29
I think Allo Allo is the best british comedy show after Monty Python, Fawlty Tower and Blackadder, what do you think of this marvelous show, with so many great caracters, and many funny moments. like this one VIDEO
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Posted: October 01 2011 at 20:32
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Posted: October 01 2011 at 20:45
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Posted: October 02 2011 at 07:06
'Twas a fun show. The episodes were virtually interchangeable (every episode had all the same jokes) but that was part of its charm. And you gotta love Officer Crabtree. Klop!
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Posted: October 02 2011 at 07:23
Lizten carefully, I’ll zay this only onze … (if I remember my French correctly).
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Posted: October 11 2011 at 05:16
Rene's response - "Well, in that case, could you please speak slowly?".
Crass, ridiculous and brilliant! Loved it.
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Posted: October 11 2011 at 05:22
refugee wrote: Lizten carefully, I’ll zay this only onze … (if I remember my French correctly).
lol that show had so many catchphrases. All of them hilarious though.
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Posted: October 11 2011 at 06:03
Yes, it was very good. The best comedy by David Croft (and Jeremy Lloyd).
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Posted: October 13 2011 at 17:41
As some of you know, David Croft died recently - as Crabtree said, "Mister Cruft has pissed awee!"
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Posted: October 13 2011 at 18:01
Loved it!
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 09:14
Moogtron III wrote: Yes, it was very good. The best comedy by David Croft (and Jeremy Lloyd).
It was a great show, yes, but personally I don't think anything he wrote would ever top Dad's Army.
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 10:59
John McIntyre wrote: As some of you know, David Croft died recently - as Crabtree said, "Mister Cruft has pissed awee!"
Loved it - shallow, predictable, repetitive, smutty, childish, borderline racist, brilliant!
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 11:06
I would descend into a childish fit of giggles every time the policeman said "good moaning".
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 13:18
Sorry guys, always thought it a wretched little comedy. Must just be me then.
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Posted: October 15 2011 at 07:30
The Hemulen wrote:
Moogtron III wrote: Yes, it was very good. The best comedy by David Croft (and Jeremy Lloyd).
It was a great show, yes, but personally I don't think anything he wrote would ever top Dad's Army.
I like Dad's Army too. The humour in that series was maybe a bit more diverse than in 'Allo Allo. Still, me personally, I prefer 'Allo 'Allo.
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Posted: October 16 2011 at 20:43
It was a silly comedy full of silly and predictable and repetitive jokes but I watched it every single week and found it hilarious as a teenager. The German chap with the little tank was always amusing as he was so blatantly gay. But I had a thing for Helga (Kim Hartmann)... especially in her underwear. And that poor old fallen Madonna with ze big boobies...
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Posted: October 17 2011 at 02:49
Not to mention the most incompetent Gestapo men in history - Himmler's nephew, Otto Flik & the brilliantly named Englebert Von Smallhausen
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Posted: April 20 2013 at 11:13
Bump are you a fan smarty
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Posted: April 20 2013 at 17:02
Jim Garten wrote:
Loved it - shallow, predictable, repetitive, smutty, childish, borderline racist, brilliant!
I agree, agree, agree, agree, agree, agree and agree!
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Posted: April 20 2013 at 17:32
aginor wrote: I think Allo Allo is the best british comedy show after Monty Python, Fawlty Tower and Blackadder, what do you think of this marvelous show, with so many great caracters, and many funny moments. like this one VIDEO
For an 'old school' British smut fest it was certainly miles better than the
Carry On movies,
Are You being Served? ,
It Ain't Half Hot Mum and
Hi Di Hi etc but to place it in the same company as Python and Blackadder is the best gag Croft Perry and Lloyd never wrote.
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