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@Ecthaelyon Год назад

Absolute comic genius. So much of his act was ad-libbed, he did all his own stunts. Michael Crawford, an incredible comedian / actor / entertainer / singer etc.

@deanmoore7239 3 года назад

It wasn't that he was stupid or dumb, it was the fact he was so naive about life and interacting with other people. Michael Crawford is a genius. Those body movements and facial expressions. He could make people laugh without saying a word.

@white-dragon4424 2 года назад

He's still a buffoon, on the level of Jar-Jar Binks.

@charlotteE164 Год назад

This is it these Americans were a bit rude and arrogant, there are lots of people like this who are not the best with social cues but there certainly not dumb!

@charlotteE164 Год назад

This is it these Americans were a bit rude and arrogant, there are lots of people like this who are not the best with social cues but there certainly not dumb!

@charlotteE164 Год назад

This is it these Americans were a bit rude and arrogant, there are lots of people like this who are not the best with social cues but there certainly not dumb!

@waynedoyle5584 Год назад

true ......he wasn,t dumb ....just innocent like the good hosts understand ....that,s why it,s funny / the character is british legend .....in other words ...he,s just sweet

@kiwi007 4 года назад

He was a genius. Those of us in our 50s grew up with this comedy.He did his own stunts as well. Currently he lives in New Zealand.

@lordshadow3822 3 года назад

I'm watch it as a kid during the 90s 😁 it is brilliant!

@garethutting6328 3 года назад

He did his own stunts and then.....Michael Crawford sings in Phantom of the Opera he plays the part of the Phantom.Legend.

@easyrider2031 3 года назад

A great comedian

@michaelkiddle3149 3 года назад

Happy days we had so much good quality comedy back then

@white-dragon4424 2 года назад

It's been shown on TV on and off ever since it was made, not just in the 70's.

@marianjones3889 5 лет назад

Hard to believe that "Frank" went on to create one of the most iconic characters in modern musical theatre as the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera. A hugely talented man and a really good person - my special needs son and I had the pleasure of meeting him when he was appearing at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas in EFX. He spent nearly half an hour with us BETWEEN SHOWS and it's a day my son still talks about 23 years on.

@tonyknight9912 5 лет назад

Crawford's an utter genius, some of his stunts were bloody dangerous!

@goombabear 3 года назад

I'm an American and I loved Frank Spencer for nearly two decades.

@Bustygirl-dz1wi Месяц назад

You have good taste Michael is so talented he also is a fantastic singer

@TheSeeking2know 3 года назад

One of my favorite comedy shows when I was a kid growing up in Nigeria. We got to watch reruns in the local TV station. Frank was a disaster but with a pure, harmless heart. It was his physical humor - facial expression and squirming - and those awkward pauses before delivering his responses that we always fun to watch. Never got old.

@timwilson2280 3 года назад

What nice words

@WallaseyanTube 5 лет назад

The actress playing the wife - Michele Dotrice - is the sister of the actress (Karen Dotrice) that played the daughter in Mary Poppins (1964) and both are from a famous acting family.

@johnbunyan5834 Год назад

Michael Crawford went on to be the first Phantom of the Opera star when it opened in London. What a range of talents.

@dean1039 5 лет назад

The best of British humour from the golden age of British sitcoms.

@Kernewik101 3 года назад

Its from 50 years ago....comedy genius at that time n regularly got 15 million plus viewers watching it every week. Sweet, gentle, kind n hilarious...💝

@duncanwyer2460 4 года назад

His episode on roller skates when he does some very dangerous stunts with moving traffic is a must watch

@artistjoh 5 лет назад

Michael Crawford is the definition of genius. His singing voice is amazing. As the Phantom of The Opera he was sensational. But in Some Mother's his incredible talent is at its peak. No one else could elicit so much laughter from just facial expressions and body language, few could tell so much story without saying a word.

@jasonjones5357 3 года назад

I grew up in the 70's and every kid at school used to act like him, or have a saying of his. It was one of the greatest comedy shows we ever produced, he was a national treasure.

@TheCollingsShowVlog 5 лет назад

Frank Spencer rocks. The thing I love about the character is that, although he's so inept at everything, he has a heart of gold, and he's actually a good father to his little girl. Classic show that remains hilarious no matter how old it gets.

@yesireallyam 5 лет назад

Being english, it was great watching your reactions to what was one of the classic 70's tv series here in the UK. It never seems to get old.I'm glad you enjoyed it.

@thinker9115 2 года назад

What's also so funny are the professionals who come into contact with 'Frank' they start off so proud and in control of their world but after only a few moments in the company of Frank, their world begins to collapse around them.

@silverfoxdude7 5 лет назад

When i was a teen this show was much loved in the uk . The frank spencer character was inpersonated by everyone across the board

@MrMoonlightmile 5 лет назад

I remember watching this as a child growing up in the 70’s . British Tv shows back then were such an institution . Funny innocent and borderline rude . Perfect 👌😀

@PBLE20 5 лет назад

I can’t believe you didn’t include when Frank misunderstands Betty’s news about having a baby!!! Funniest thing ever!! Michael is a master of expression and comic timing! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@nicklewis1882 5 лет назад

His facial expressions alone just kill you every time. Brilliant actor and brilliant character.

@eclaire_x88x 5 лет назад

Before I even start watching this, it surely isn't possible that anyone can watch this and not fall in love with Frank Spencer. Michael Crawford is a legend and this is one of the best comedies ever made imo, he's soo good. Good choice.

@mariaisabelcruz4943 3 года назад

The best of the best.

@mariaisabelcruz4943 3 года назад

We would like to see this serie again. It is timeless He was the phantom of the opera....absolutely great. And he has a voice like an Angel

@njm57 3 года назад

I so loved this programme as a child. We watched it as a family and would be crying laughing and loving the characters at the same time. Very innocent humour.

@markrobinson9394 3 года назад

"I'm sorry, George. I've wet the bed." That's by far my favourite moment in the entire series. So hilarious.

@jackdelaney4082 5 лет назад

Love British humour .So clever and dry

@hughneek12 3 года назад

British TV comedy used to be the best, not so good these days though, seem to have lost all the great writing talent.

@danw1374 3 года назад

@@hughneek12 Now they're too busy making up new genders and fretting about 'culturally appropriating'

@hughneek12 3 года назад

@@danw1374 We really do live in sick times if the flow of human creativity is so inhibited by such sociological confusion. Sanity has been inverted.

@thegreenknight2658 5 лет назад

Frank Spencer aka Michael Crawford is also known for originating the title role in The Phantom of the Opera. Hard to believe it was the same person.

@MrGlobbits 5 лет назад

He also played the lead role in Condorman which was kind of like a spoof of 007. Watched it as a kid and there's a car chase scene I always remember.

@globeforever9777 5 лет назад

The Green Knight An serious and comedy acting genius.

@robinford4037 5 лет назад

@@MrGlobbits ahh , the black porsche

@michaeljago6620 5 лет назад

He was also in the musical Hello Dolly in 1969

@MartinSparkes-BadDragon 5 лет назад

He was also in Hello Dolly, and the character used there was a copy of Frank Spencer

@direnova6284 5 лет назад

His performance as Frank was great. He's so lovable and innocent. He based it on his very young daughter.

@fluxfotos22 5 лет назад

What they don't realise is that Some Mothers Do Ave Em is without doubt one of the funniest comedy's ever in the history of british television, right up there at the top along with the young ones, blackadder, porridge and the two ronnies.

@pup1008 5 лет назад

No *"Fawlty Towers!!!"*

@fluxfotos22 5 лет назад

equal.

@swillshere 5 лет назад

Four candles. I said fork handles.😂

@wenedsday 5 лет назад

Morecambe and Wise!!!

@ynotnilknarf39 5 лет назад

it's right out of the Buster Keaton slapstick stunt comedy book too, Crawford stunts were fantastic and very underestimated.

@EriksRose1 5 лет назад

Some Mothers Do Ave Em is one of my favourite shows. Micheal Crawford is a genius with physical comedy

@GenialHarryGrout 5 лет назад

Frank wasn't simple he was just very naive and innocent. His intentions were genuine in everything he did but he wasn't very good at anything. Michael did his own stunts, something actors wouldn't do or be allowed to do today. From watching Filipe's reaction this should be a dvd box set you should get and it may be being shown on UK Gold.

@charles.stewart4422 5 лет назад

yeah he did do all the stunts including a motorbike riding through the water , he did say after that his Back got quite hot with the exhaust pipe between him and his Coat !

@michaelmallory2926 5 лет назад

Genial Harry Grout That’s not true about actors not being allowed to do their own stunts, Tom Cruise and Keano Reeves do must of their own stunts.

@danielgardecki1046 5 лет назад

It's just called *Gold* now. *UK Gold* hasn't existed since 2003, and *UKTV Gold* hasn't existed since 2008.

@marcgatland5314 5 лет назад

There was one episode ending where he got buried under a mound of earth from a tip truck, and was supposed to appear from the dirt and say the final lines.... dirt drops, Michael buried, and then...... the stage crew were digging him out furiously before it became more than just a stunt. That one almost got way too real.

@stevezpj 5 лет назад

his stunts were incredible - I remember he also played the lead in Condorman (Michael Crawford as a superhero is pretty much what you'd expect)

@SuperStreaky 5 лет назад

Have you tried watching 'Porridge' - set in a prison BUT an absolute classic...!!!

@andrewlaw 5 лет назад

Beat me to it, the humour in Porridge is universal and so funny.

@michaelhunt8419 5 лет назад

Most our sit coms are about knowing the characters and finding humour through the relationships between them Porridge is brilliant. I wouldn't recommend watch clips from any show out of context you have to see the whole thing to appreciate what they are about.

@Eleventhearlofmars 5 лет назад

Steptoe and son is another character comedy classic, that ironically the Americans copied dismally

@Eleventhearlofmars 5 лет назад

winstoneism yeah and they were about as funny as a boil on my arse.

@dabble778 5 лет назад

And the actor Fulton Mackay is wonderful (he appears in this RU-vid clip too)

@roddersfiftynine 10 месяцев назад

First aired 50 years ago and still as funny after all this time. Over 20 million tuned in weekly to watch Frank and Betty and the christmas specials (check out the nativity scene) were a seasonal highlight with over 25 million watching. British national treasure Michael Crawford, a man of many talents.

@simon8864 5 лет назад

Frank is played by Michael Crawford who, unbelievably, was cast as the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera along side Sarah Brightman

@johnnypenso9574 5 лет назад

Haha, I watched this show with my Dad back in the 70's here in Canada. Absolutely loved it. On the Buses was another good one from back then as well. In the 80's I got into Desmond. British comedies are so much better than a lot of the tripe we get over here!!!

@davebillington9618 5 лет назад

Unfortunately British comedies died in early 2000s imo. Now fir some reason our comedies try to copy American ones like friends. They've also moved away from working class to middle class families imo.

@solatiumz 5 лет назад

@Dave - The same with all the comedians, it is hard to find a good working class comedian. The only one I can think of is Kevin Bridges.

@davebillington9618 5 лет назад

@@solatiumz yep stand up comedy splits people personally I like Billy Connoly, Jasper carrot, Richard prior, Eddie Murphy but for some they are an aquired taste. Modern play it safe stand ups like Michael Mcintyre who I find very boring and predictable.

@Isleofskye 5 лет назад

I'm 64 and I loved some of the old sitcoms like Black AdderPorridge/Fawlty Towers/Reg Perrin/Alan Partridge etc but The Office/Extra/Not Going Out/Boomers/Outnumbered/Some Girls and many others have all been hilarious...

@Isleofskye 5 лет назад

Kevin Bridges/Lee Mack/Lee Evans (not for me )/Steve Coogan/Stewart Lee/Henning Wein/Ricky Gervais/Peter Kay (Working class lad if ever I saw one ) are fine comedians though 1 or 2 of them are not Working Class,admittedly.

@danic9304 5 лет назад

The subtlety - not that there's a huge amount - comes in some of the quieter moments. there's a sweetness to his relationship with his wife and little girl that leaves you 100% on his side. The scenes where he sings to his daughter are beautiful. Sometimes that sweetness means that underlying the broad comedy is a strand of judgment against those who are unforgiving and cold Haven't seen an episode in many years - but loved it growing up.

@spagoz2136 5 лет назад

I remember an interview where Michael indicated that Frank's "childlike" reactions when things went wrong, were based on similar reactions from his own (4 year old ?) daughter & which he was able to imitate with Frank's character. When he has that "look" on his face & hesitates to stop & think about the situation, to me it is the perfect example of how some children would react.

@bellslinki 3 года назад

I was crying with laughter rewatching this. I loved it as a young kid.

@eddievision 5 лет назад

You need to watch full episodes from season one onwards Michael Crawford did all his own Stunts throughout the series it is comedy gold...

@virginiaisidro8552 2 года назад

How can I watch the full episodes?

@loopylou949 5 лет назад

No roller skating scene? You’ve been short changed!

@christnumber2 5 лет назад

Not sure how that was not No.1? "I've got no change" and "I've been articulated!" Pure brilliance!

@veilbreak5867 5 лет назад

Loopy Lou, Yes, and the 'Nativity'...his Angel gabriel!

@ianchambers6191 5 лет назад

This is a misunderstandings compilation not funniest stunts

@thefurrybastard1964 5 лет назад

Oh god! The roller Skating Scene!

@alien_industries3803 5 лет назад

love the motorcycle courier episode, he did all his own stunts and he can also sing very well and was phantom of the opera.

@stuartmacinnes8992 4 года назад

seventies was good clean humour with a lot of innuendo lol .

@CrazyInsanelikeafox 4 года назад

Hhmm... Love Thy Neighbour, Mind Your Language.. not too clean.

@stuartmacinnes8992 4 года назад

@@CrazyInsanelikeafox Well I didn't have any problems with it at all .

@mrssadieadler4874 5 лет назад

How ppl kept a strait face while filming this show its amazing Micheal Crawford is an amazing actor it’s one of my fave shows from the 90s when I was growing up 😂🤣😂😁😁😁

@rapunzelmane9592 3 года назад

The catchphrase that kids used to repeat in the playground at the time was: "Oooo Bettie, the cat's done a whoopsie [poop] in my beret".

@danw1374 2 года назад

I'm a man! Lol

@rapunzelmane9592 2 года назад

@@danw1374 😂

@cherise2831 5 лет назад

Not only was this highly popular as Frank Spencer was a complete innocent clot but also a generally decent guy. What made Michael Crawford also so very popular and famous is he performed all his own stunts and don't forget he had the starring role in Phantom Of The Opera, he has a wonderful voice.

@purplevamp666 5 лет назад

I used to watch this all the time as a little girl. Haven't seen it in so many years. I used to love his little catchphrases "Ooh Betty" "the cat's done a whoopsie" 😂 😂

@pauldonnelly8659 4 года назад

no cgi back then remember, they really blew that old chimney stack up lol

@andrewdoubtfire4700 5 лет назад

I think you’d like “Porridge”. (not the breakfast!). Brilliantly written and superbly acted.

@brianrodney5202 5 лет назад

Doctor " Do you have any disability ? " Fetch " I've got bad feet , Doctor " Doctor " Are you a practicing homosexual ? " Fletch " What ? With these feet ! "

@CathyKitson 5 лет назад

brian rodney From the same scene:- Doctor - You see those flasks over there? I want you to fill one for me. Fletcher - What, from here?

@ianrobson9601 5 лет назад

Yes yes Porridge , Fulton Mackay who we just saw in the sketch where Frank was dressed in an RAF uniform and being given a test, was absolutely superb in Porridge as the prison warder called , Mr Mackay. He was the one Felipe laughed hard at for rolling his R`s. He`s Scottish Felipe , that`s what they do , they love rolling their, R`s. You should hear them pronounce the word , Worms or , Wurrrrrrrrr -rumms as they like to say

@electricleg207 5 лет назад

Another great scene was -McKay `My house reflect`s my wife. Fletcher `Big is it`.

@CathyKitson 5 лет назад

electricleg The common mantra when the warders woke the prisoners up - "Who's been having your old lady?" - "Ha, ha, ha. Oh that is original, Fletcher. I've been havin' that for the last seven years." - "So's she an' all." "Porridge" is full of side-splitting asides! Instantly memorable and still hilarious after 40 years.

@susancarroll9499 5 лет назад

I wonder if these people realise that Frank/Michael Crawford. Is actually a great singer and played the part of The Phantom of the Opera. Yes he is a buffoon but greatly talented. 🎼🎼🎭

@Bonglecat 3 года назад

Not to mention Hello Dolly, Barnam, Billy (Liar), EFX in Vegas, count Fosco in Women in White and the Wizard in the Wizard of Oz.

@janicetingley 3 месяца назад

So good to join you both in laughter. I have seen these various ‘Some Mothers do ‘Ave ‘Em’ videos time and time again over the years - I still ‘laugh my head off’ every time. The simplicity of misunderstanding the English language, and Frank’s childish and awkward mannerisms have kept me laughing for nearly 50 years! Original British humour😂😂

@marycarver1542 Год назад

Michael Crawford, who played the Phantom of the Opera for a long run. A genius.

@garymcatear822 5 лет назад

There were loads of really dangerous stunts in this TV show and Frank did all his own stunts, brave guy.

@garymcatear822 5 лет назад

@@personalcheeses8073 lol yeah Michael, sorry i have a habbit of using actors charactor names.

@maximushaughton2404 5 лет назад

Frank had an domineering overly protecting mother, who tried to keep him hiden from the outside world when he was young, he was a real mummy's boy. It resonated with the British audiences, because we knew someone like him to a point.

@davidhoward2487 5 лет назад

Like Pike in "Dad's Army"

@danielwilliams1932 6 месяцев назад

Frank is the best!! His elocution lessons is too funny, you will cry with laughter.

@ConstanzeWeber 5 лет назад

God I love this series. Betty telling Frank that she's pregnant was just the best!! I understand that Michael Crawford modelled those awkward reactions on his toddler's reactions when she was being told off!! One of the few true innocents shown on TV and it's still delightful over 40 years later!! Michael's stunts were amazing too.

@DavidSmith-iw7jh 5 лет назад

Comedy series you should watch - Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Rising Damp, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Steptoe and Son, Porridge - all classics.

@jazzyb4656 5 лет назад

You missed out Open All Hours which is the best of the lot followed by Porridge.

@globeforever9777 5 лет назад

David Smith 6510 How would the Americans react to Mrs Browns Boy's?

@tomjohnston1108 5 лет назад

Don't forget It Ain't Half Hot Mum ;-)

@jeffpurcell7035 5 лет назад

You forgot “The Goodies”

@tomjohnston1108 5 лет назад

You can't go wrong with Kitten Kong!!!

@EthanfromEngland- 5 лет назад

One of my all time favourite shows.

@AndyJade-df6dj 6 месяцев назад

I am German and I like this show, it is very funny plus this show helped me learn English as well.

@seanosborne3343 2 месяца назад

I loved watching him when the series first aired. In one episode he (literally) demolished an entire street, very dangerous, and all done in one take. He was working as a professional opera singer when he was only a boy, and one piece of music he sang in had to be re-recorded, because the mikes were picking up the sound of him eating peanuts. He appeared in the film version of Hello Dolly with Barbara Streisand, and had a solo, It Only Takes a Moment. Michelle Dotrice, who played his wife in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, was the little girl in the original Mary Poppins film.

@jacquelineandroy5175 10 дней назад

Michael is on now. He's about 12 or 13 years old. Blow your own trumpet. The talking pictures Channel. We enjoyed Michael in Hello Dolly. Brilliant. So cute. Also it wasn't her, it was her sister Karen Dotrice in Mary Poppins. They do look alike. We ❤ Michael Crawford 🥰🇯🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🕊️❤️✝️

@colinr0380 5 лет назад

"oooh, Betty! The dog's done a whoopsie in my beret!"

@fullstop6078 3 года назад

@Colin R I think it was a cat!

@colinr0380 3 года назад

@@fullstop6078 As long as it wasn't Betty herself :-D

@fullstop6078 3 года назад

@@colinr0380 haha!!

@moogdome2562 5 лет назад

Rising damp, Rigsby. is a real classic, Rigsby doesn't have to say anything but, the womanizing sceaming shady landlord, gives everything away in his facial expressions, you just have to look to see what he is thinking. We know him so well.

@roberthaynes8830 10 месяцев назад

I love Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Michael Crawford and Michelle Dotrice were both wonderful. The stunts that Crawford did still freak me out.

@messenger8279 10 месяцев назад

It's easy to see why his hero's were in the silent movies. Buster Keaton etc. He has such a talent.

@sabian5393 5 лет назад

Some Mother's Do 'ave 'em was, and still is to this day, one of my favourite comedy programmes, second only to Fawlty Towers, which will ALWAYS be my favourite,

@erroleabrown4317 5 лет назад

Hes supposed to be a resolt of conplete innosence, his charater is brillient in its simplicity and sweetness. He really is the greatest creative actor theres ever been.

@happyhedgehog6450 Год назад

This show is incredible. Makes me cry laughing every time.

@CatonaWall175 5 лет назад

That was very funny .Thanks.Takes me back to the 1970s when I used to watch Frank Spencer although it seems funnier now than it was then.Thank You.

@claredyson9936 5 лет назад

Oh wow! Americans don’t know about Some mothers do ave em? It’s a classic. It’s better when u what the whole program. He is hilarious 😂

@jdlc903 4 года назад

Most English ppl dont know this.im 31 first time ive come across this.

@joshhunt4146 3 года назад

Jdlc how is that even possible? I’m 30 and I used to watch it as a kid all the time. It was always on telly

@SuperHydra93 3 года назад

I'm 26 and it was repeated on TV when I was a kid.

@charleneraymond4036 5 лет назад

Man, this reminds me of Sundays sitting on the sofa with my family watching this (and Keeping Up Appearances). Apparently these shows were really big in Jamaica as well (where my mother is from)

@mdjcsmith 5 лет назад

Your wife's reactions with every slight change Michael Crawford makes to his face, reminds of when I first saw this show when I was a young chap

@endeavouringit 5 лет назад

One of my favourite shows EVER, I love it!!!!!!!!!! I still cry laughing with every episode no matter how many times I've seen them

@stuartofblyth 5 лет назад

"Your Worship" (4:21) is the correct way to address a magistrate of either sex, but times have changed since that recording and I believe "Sir" or "Madam" is also acceptable now. O tempora! O mores!

@amazed66 5 лет назад

There's a trailer for one of the reality TV channels where people from different professions talk about their experiences in their jobs and a magistrate said one defendant called her your majesty.

@stuartofblyth 5 лет назад

Brilliant. I've been known to send people up by calling them "Your Edifice" or "Your Supreme Munificence".

@whatshisname3304 5 лет назад

your worship is more appropriate for a lord, not a magistrate.

@markkram849 5 лет назад

robert smith - that's completely incorrect - 'your worship' is not an appropriate way to address a lord but it is absolutely the correct way to address a magistrate.

@markkram849 5 лет назад

Rose Tico Enthusiast - 'Your Honour' is how one addresses a judge. However, Frank isn't in front of a judge, he's before a magistrate and 'Your Worship' is the correct form of address.

@helmuthschultes9243 3 года назад

Extremely skilled in real life, with fantastic signing voice. His own stunts show great athletic and coordination ability, many stunts simply dangerous. As his roll in this show the precise opposite, a person raised by a mother mollycoddling the son to the point where he is extremely uncoordinated, unable to do anthing right, always completely mucking up anything he does. The only two successes in life seem to be to get a wife and have a child because anything and everything else becomes a massive disaster. Also surprising is how his wife manages to stay loyal to him, inspite of all the havoc he creates. Certainly never ever manages keeping any job no matter how simple.

@tonznz007 3 года назад

good summary

@ElectricSoulShow 4 года назад

What made Frank Spenser so loveable was his mannerisms....Some times he didn't even say a word - he could make you laugh or smile at the least...

@CVNmahdlO 5 лет назад

Love Frank Spencer...One of the best UK shows ever made. I was actually watching it yesterday

@Shindai 5 лет назад

Hard to believe that guy played the Phantom of the Opera and Barnum lol

@AHABNZ 5 лет назад

The original Phantom. Andrew Lloyd Webber overheard him singing by accident. He did three and a half years and over 1,300 live performances. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LNrkY8X8qyE.html

@Ynysmydwr 5 лет назад

2:56 Cocking a leg is what a male dog does when peeing.

@daveyk71 5 лет назад

He did all his own stunts in the show. The roller skating scene was hilarious. he broke his ankle filming it

@cliffcarr3632 5 лет назад

Some Mothers do ave em.......a national treasure,..love it.

@CaptainNemo1701 5 лет назад

Nice to see you reacting to one of my favourite childhood comedies of the 1970's. Pity though, this top ten countdown didn't inclide two classic episodes: The one where a cliff top picnic goes wrong & the 'one with him rollerskating'. I suggest you search youtube for those clips as saying any more would ruin the fun. The rollerskating clip is probably the most famous & Michael Crawford did his own stunts.

@loneranger5412 5 лет назад

Oh yes they must watch the cliff top picknick I loved it .....i used to watch Frank as a child of the 1970s.....i loved this one

@wannabuyabridge 5 лет назад

That was one of the scariest things I had ever seen on TV, after Davros of course

@garydunn3037 5 лет назад

I have that picnic cliff hanger episode, it has you biting your finger nails. Its classic Frank at his best. They just don't make anything to make us laugh these days. Not in this miserable PC World.

@geoffpoole483 4 года назад

Some Mothers..... was very clean; a lot of the humour was slapstick. It's still funny 40+years later. Michael Crawford is a phenomenal talent.

@Dragonblaster1 4 года назад

There are no bad episodes of SMDAE. Michael Crawford was a natural for comedy, and Michelle Dotrice was a perfect foil for him.

@gdfggggg 5 лет назад

I enjoyed that, brought back childhood memory’s. I remember as a kid being in tears of laughter. Thanks

@777petew 5 лет назад

I love your reactions, and your examinations/findings are so intelligent. Thank you.

@sjbict 5 лет назад

These shows are from 1973 so the humour was a lot different then , The expression "Some mothers do have them" is meant to refer to someone clumsy or foolish. and the main character Michael Crawford has had many major roles as a hugely successful musical performer on the West End and Broadway stage, in popular shows such as Barnum and The Phantom of the Opera. He has also been i Hollywood musicals such as Hello Dolly. Love the videos by the way.

@stuarthossack7906 5 лет назад

Lovely to see you two enjoying a humour that you didn't grow up with and a style you may not be used to (?), gotta say I nearly got a tad emotional - these sort of sit-coms were part of my childhood (mainly on a Thursday night) and to see a couple of Americans giggling along is .......... well ............ lovely. Dunno how long you've been in the UK, but welcome. EDIT: Michael Crawford is an acting icon now and I don't think you have to be "American dumb" (I don't agree with the stereotype btw) to appreciate this simple (complicated stunts) humour - MC based Frank Spencer on his daughter's child like character, innocence and sense of wonder - she must have been a lovely child.

@boring4606 10 месяцев назад

Two Americans living here and reacting to a some mothers do av em having never seen it! Already laughing before I watch your video!

@colinr0380 5 лет назад

That chimney toppling scene was obviously what inspired the ending of Prometheus! Never run in the direction that an object is falling, run to the side instead XD

@fredbates3165 5 лет назад

You should watch some full episodes they are really funny

@Bpg5012trick 5 лет назад

Best comedy of all time, he did his own comedy stunts as well, check out the famous roller skater stunt, still the best stunt on British TV, not the Sports Relief one but the original one, but he redid the same stunt, at the age of 75... 45 years after the original.

@rdh-daliasjb3796 5 лет назад

One of the truly great sequences.

@ScottishPEACEguy 5 лет назад

Definitely not the best of all time.

@spudpud-T67 5 лет назад

He is better known for his fumbling and disastrous outcomes for any activity he attempted. The one liners here are not really Frank Spencer at his best / worst.

@noni5961 3 года назад

This is one of the best comedies ever made.

@susan9188 2 года назад

You should see the one of him on roller skates. He did all his own stunts, absolute genius.

@jamesadcock5235 5 лет назад

It's funny u laughed more at something from the 70s than more modern day comedy

@ThePostmodernFamily 5 лет назад

What do you think that means?

@hurnethehunter 5 лет назад

Comedy has changed with each generation. 70s comedy is different to today's comedy, though it is still enjoyed by most people..

@Mogsey1972 5 лет назад

We were less hamstrung in the 70's and 80's with regards to Political Correctness. This gave the writers of that era the ability to do more or less what they wanted (within a certain threshold of course). Love your videos :) .

@martyndyson9501 5 лет назад

Peter you obviously know nothing, yes there was a lot of sexual innuendos and toilet talk but to say it was nothing but means you haven't seen most stuff out there, steptoe and son, it ain't half hot mum were not predominantly sexual innuendo shows, they had a little but it was nothing like the carry on films.

@drwhatson 3 года назад

Most of these comedy shows were very well written. Watching the odd clip out of context is like skipping pages in a novel. Michael Crawford allegedly copied some of his facial mannerisms from his young daughter. 'Frank' was an innocent, trying his best in a grown-up world which he wasn't really prepared for. The constant "mishaps" he encountered weren't always his fault.

@stevethompson1421 5 лет назад

In the rest of the aptitude test scene. Notice that Fulton Mckay, the tester, almost loses it (cracks up), during the shapes on the wall moment. There's a scene from another episode I recommend, where Betty tells Frank she's pregnant. His reactions and just his comic acting is so nuanced ... just brilliant. I watched this as a kid in the 70's and still find the whole series hilarious today. You should watch it from the beginning, as getting to know the character, is half the fun and adds to the enjoyment of the series.

@MrStevecro 5 лет назад

was Fulton Mckay's appearance here before of after his Porridge role

@stevethompson1421 5 лет назад

About a year before his memorable Mackay role in Porridge.

@stevethompson1421 5 лет назад

@@personalcheeses8073 He certainly was. Excellent in one of my favourite sitcoms, PORRIDGE.

@SabotPottery 5 лет назад

One thing you have to remember is that is was first aired in 1973, so you're watching comedy which is 45 years old. What other comedy around the same time has lasted for so long, and at the time 'Some Mother's' was a turning point in main stream television at the time.

@TheIamtheoneandonly1 5 лет назад

Hey guys, I highly recommend that you check out the Some Mother’s Do Ave em Christmas Special from 1974. It’s incredibly funny 😂

@davidhoward2487 5 лет назад

Oh if that's the one where Frank is an angel....I laughed til I cried!!

@clinteastwood8230 5 лет назад

@@davidhoward2487 that's when he goes on look Betty is a whirly thing lol. Builds all the scenes and they fall to bits too lol

@pup1008 5 лет назад

There was am episode of the *"Goodies,"* another British institution, where a guy actually *DIED* laughing! I think it was the one with the "Giant Kitten."

@ewaf88 5 лет назад

Poor chap - he would have been perfectly safe watching the new Jonny English film though.

@BNCA70 5 лет назад

I heard Bill Oddie talking about it once - it was a man with a kilt on fighting another man - suddenly he produced a large long sausage from under his kilt (a German salami?) and hit his opponent with it. A man died of a heart attack watching it somewhere in the UK and the widow wrote to the Goodies thanking them for making his dying moments so happy!

@pup1008 5 лет назад

Thanks for that *BNCA70!*

@eddiecobbett 5 лет назад

It was the episode 'Kung Fu Kapers'

@pup1008 5 лет назад

Thanks for that Eddie!

@barrygioportmorien1 10 месяцев назад

An absolutely hilarious comedy series, we loved it here in Canada.

@stewartw.9151 4 года назад

This was one of the funniest shows on TV back in the day! Michael Crawford played the semi-innocent and naive idiot to perfection!

@grahamd1318 5 лет назад

By just watching the clips you pick up on his innocence, childlikeness, indecision, and complete lack of understanding of most things. But the character as a whole is more rounded; If you watch some episodes you'll see he is fiercely loyal to his wife and he never stops trying. The episode you need to watch is one when he is on roller skates...It is shot in a single take, and goes on for about a minute, including going down a set of concrete steps and passing under a lorry. Try to find it if you can. I just typed 'Frank Spencer on skates' and found it. There are multiple cameras used, but it is legendary for being shot in one take, as I said. Enjoy ;)

@GodlessScummer 5 лет назад

Oh yes that is an all time classic clip.

@zombiegnomes1 5 лет назад

I was thinking the same thing - that is my favourite episode

@clinteastwood8230 5 лет назад

@@zombiegnomes1 the hotel one good when everything falls to bits. And the home improvement one too

@grahamhaspassedaway4580 5 лет назад

This is a vital aspect of the character that is often overlooked. If he was just the buffoon who made a mess of everything, the audience would probably look on him with contempt. But when you see him talking to his little girl at night and singing her to sleep, his love for his family was palpable. He was a man who was constantly a victim of circumstance, but also one who was endlessly optimistic and hopeful for the future. And that, I think, is the reason he was so beloved.

@kenno615 5 лет назад

Exactly true, Graham, as in one episode, goes to see a psychiatrist who finally tells him he's a failure, and Frank knows in his own mind that he thinks he is, but he became a father in it, so that is an achievement in that he was a good father to Jessica in certain ways.

@samuelwoods164 5 лет назад

The theme music is very clever, it spells the name of the show in Morse code. I'm surprised the show translates, a lot of the humour is very outdated.

@PeterCooperUK 5 лет назад

The setting and the contexts are very outdated, but I think the humour relies enough on everyday misunderstandings and slapstick to still work. My kids think it's hilarious. Something like "On The Buses" on the other hand..

@spockboy 5 лет назад

Cool. Thanks. Didn't know that. Always loved the simplicity of it. One of the best themes ever for capturing a personality.

@happyuk06 4 года назад

That's a bit like saying they wore flares then therefore it can't be funny now. True humour never dates.

@cbcdesign001 3 года назад

It certainly is, I never knew that until I read your comment.

@jeffedwards2142 5 лет назад

I used to love this as a child and a little known fact about the show is that the length of the notes in the theme tune spell out the title in morse code.

@ilikezappa3268 5 лет назад

Fulton Mackay !!!!! National treasure !

@ianrobson9601 5 лет назад

I too thought he was a great actor and also as Mr Mackay in Porridge , his mannerisms, facial expressions and nervous ticks whilst trying to bottle up his anger and fury with Fletcher , The Young Laddie and everything else life threw at him were priceless

@ilikezappa3268 5 лет назад

Agreed . FletchAAA !

@Hustwick 5 лет назад

You've got to try and find the roller skates sketch from this show. As I understand it, the actor that portrays Frank (Michael Crawford) did it all himself.

@Isleofskye 5 лет назад

Rollerskating - Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em - BBC classic comedy. It is on You Tube and he did !!!!!