Rewatching again May 29, 2024 and them rehearsing "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" HAS ME HOLLIN!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 THIS SCENE IS TOO DAMN FUNNY!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 LOVE THIS SHOW!
You know an actor is genius when they don't look like acting, they just take us to watch their lives in this store, with all their small victories and defeats, this must be one of the greatest shows ever, with the best distribution 😊❤❤❤
I just need this show everynight before i go to sleep..R.I.P all the great actors ..Please dont ever let it stop..all episodes are just enjoyable..❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏
I work part-time at a liquor store and once my coworker called out to me "Hey Bob, are you free?" and without missing a beat, I answered "🎶Yes, I'm freeeee!!🎶"😄
This show makes any bad day I’m having a million times better. Even though they’re gone, they’ll never die to me. Thank you for posting these episodes!
@@lynnnleistinger8226 it was a great revival series. I wish it had more seasons and that Mr. Lucas had joined the cast. I always had this head canon that in the third series he would have popped up as the new owner of the manor after playing the stocks with his Grace Brothers severance pay or marrying some rich widow. lol
This whole episode was hysterical, but I giggled like crazy when Captain Peacock says "We couldn't let today pass without making a little gesture" and Mr. Granger makes that rude gesture!! 😂😂😂😂
My mother and I always watched "are you being served" every Friday night at 10:30 on pbs. I watch at least one episode every day. Rest in peace mom and the cast of this great show.
Although this program it’s almost 50 years old it makes me laugh every time I watch it and I’m so pleased that Utube Is carrying it. Every night before going to bed I watch an episode and it leaves joy in my heart when I try to fall asleep. May God save the Queen n the whole cast of “Are u being served ?” 😉
In different episodes (not this one), they refer to "Novelty Candles." I sort-of-know what those would be, but I've never seen any store with a separate department for them!
Diana Hutsler yeah one show they mentioned getting an onion for Mr Lucas when he wanted to ditch work out of produce. I was thinking good grief..: sure that’s not a Target?lol
Reminds me of the Mony Python episode "Michael Ellis", where they have a department for Ants, and a separate one for complaints on Ants. In fact, that particular store has three entire floors reserved for "complaints". Also, Satire, dangerous gases, soft, hard and rock hard furnishings, nasal injuries and "others". As well as roof garden that ísn't on the top floor.
I discovered this show years ago and instantly fell in love! This is one of my favorite episodes! When Mr. Lucas says, "Are we singing Er, er er, er er er, or er er er er?" And Mr. Rumbold replies, " Err?", I always laugh out loud!!
Used to watch this as a kid in the late 80's\ early 90's as a kid in southern to Mississippi on one of the few stations my great grandparents got at around 11 pm for years, along with "Absolutely Fabulous'' and ''Andy Griffith''.
I have loved this show for years. The BBC made a grave mistake in letting Trevor Bannister go. This cast is by far the best and has the best chemistry.
I watch/listen to these episodes on my phone as I work around the house, cook, putter, etc., and listen to it at work…keeps me focused, sane and happy! ❤️
😄😄🤣🤣😂, this show will always be the best comedy in television history. This show makes me feel good and laugh my head off. Because I work at a department store as well and just about this is how it's every day.
I quit watching the news about 6 months ago. Deleted both facebook accounts 2 months before that. Things have been great! The only update I have gotten recently is that some old fart that likes 8 year old girls and a fake black lady are making a run at the White House. They will win if they can intercept enough if the mailers.
Mrs. Slocombe's hair color is exceptionally wonderful in this episode. It's always a treat to see what new color they've managed to create. I call this one, 'Ashes of Citron' - or maybe 'Cinders & Chartreuse'.
This is my "go to sleep show"..Put it on using my laptop and wake up about 2 hrs later, turn it off and go right back to sleep! Just a comment on Mr. Rumbold, watched a documentary on him. He was an amazing person and so talented..has done stage work in his earlier yrs..then became character actor on TV.
I've been doing the same recently. I usually fall asleep to some audio, and lately, AYBS has been just the thing. Can make for an odd dream from time to time though.
Funny how Mrs. Slocomb's hair colors were such a laugh back in the day and now people color their hair those same colors and its considered hip. She was so fun as were all the cast. Just plain funny.
It really appears to reflect her desperate wish to be noticed by the opposite sex despite her waning looks..... today some rather acceptable breeding stock cut their hair short dye it blue and get a chain from the nose to the ear because they have been persuaded by lunatics with blue checkmarks that this very attention might have dreadfull consequences.
I laughed my arse off when I first saw this on PBS. A friend from Manchester said, "you like that old stuff?" I said, "Of course, the writing is very clever!" I still love watching it!
Some comedy never ages. I still laugh at The Honeymooners, I Love Lucy and Burns and Allen, and those shows were on in the 1950s. Let's hear it for vintage comedy!
Capt. Peacock (Frank Thornton) was in actuality only a year older than Mrs. Slocombe (Mollie Sugden). Mr. Rumbold (Nicholas Smith) is only 5 months older than Mr. Lucas (Trevor Bannister), both were a year older than Mr. Humphries (John Inman). Ms. Brahms (Wendy Richard) was 8 years younger than Inman and 22 years younger than Thornton. Mollie was 54 at this episodes taping.
I saw this back when either PBS or A&E was airing it in the 90s. I had such a vivid memory of the "happy birthday dear uh uh", I mouthed it word for word after not seeing it for 25+ years.
Mollie Sugden(Mrs Slocombe was born in July 1922), and this was taped April 1976... She was 54 years old, and getting ready to turn 55, at least in real life...
I just always loved this show. My husband was one of those people who rarely thought anything was funny. But when it came to this show, he laugh so hard he came close to wetting himself many many times. He also loved Keeping Up Appearances.
After all these years - having watched the show ever since the first episode was aired - I still really happily enjoy Mrs Slocombe's always differently coloured hair. "I'm as old as my toes and a little older than my teeth." (Although my teeth could by age be my great-grandchildren. 😂)
I used to watch reruns of this show in the middle eighties....it wasn't until a year or two ago that I found it again......very saddened to know that they have all passed. Rest in peace to you all.
Well said, Tracy....yes indeed, it's all good natured people here as they value and treasure the good, innocent things of life- like this wonderful creation-AYBS!👍👌
Blimey ! Mrs Slocombe said she was "only 46" ! If she was 46, I'll eat my HOMBURG hat !! All seriousness aside....this is one of the funniest AYBS episodes ! As always, THANK YOU very much for uploading ! :-)
At 14:00, poor Mrs. Slocombe has forgotten one of the 'time-honored' tricks-of-the-Trade in Department Store retail--Never, ever reduce an item that your going to use as a gift for fellow co-workers--until the store closes, the day, BEFORE the Party. That way, no But-inski customer walks away with an unintended Bargain. Lol...(Worked in a Dept. Store--seen it in action)
@doctorwho0077 I actually had a friend who closely resembled Capt. Peacock, just a bit shorter. And sometimes he could be just as "proper". He had a great laugh, though, very deep and hearty.
I love this era of British comedy. No grotesque dialogs only risqué innuendos that even BBC sensors passed. Can't do this work in this day of egg shell people
I love it when Mr rumbold says will have you all discussed what type of gift you should give her?... And Captain peacock replies will Mister Grainger had an idea but we decided to err on the side of being kind...
