The Oldies Thread

[TommyDavo]

I may be completely wrong here, but the way I remember Love thy Neighbour was as a demonstration of how pathetic it is to hate someone because of the colour of their skin.

 

[roydo]

I may be completely wrong here, but the way I remember Love thy Neighbour was as a demonstration of how pathetic it was to hate someone because of the colour of their skin.

Correct. However, the language used was of an age wasnt it? Thats what folk remember about it, more than its actual pioneering ideals.

I have long believed that comedians, and comedic writers, generally, have a decent intelligence level. Satire being the absolute proof of that. The Good Life was not really about "going green", it was more a side swipe at the vaccunous of the suburban rat race, for example.

 

[woodsyni]

I may be completely wrong here, but the way I remember Love thy Neighbour was as a demonstration of how pathetic it is to hate someone because of the colour of their skin.

That's my memory too. The 'white' guy always ended up looking pathetic. Alf Garnett had that sort of vibe too (but I haven't seen it in literally decades so may be way off here).

 

[spectateur]

To be fair, a lot of them were racist, sexist and homophobic. Enjoyed them at the time though. It can be unfair to judge a past era with present attitudes though.

By 2022 standards yes they were.
50 years ago they were funny.
Times and attitudes change.

 

[TommyDavo]

Correct. However, the language used was of an age wasnt it? Thats what folk remember about it, more than its actual pioneering ideals.

I have long believed that comedians, and comedic writers, generally, have a decent intelligence level. Satire being the absolute proof of that. The Good Life was not really about "going green", it was more a side swipe at the vaccunous of the suburban rat race, for example.

Yes the language is a problem, but the programme also tried to show that the intelligent members of the human race, I.e. women, found the whole thing pathetic

 

[magicjuan]

That's my memory too. The 'white' guy always ended up looking pathetic. Alf Garnett had that sort of vibe too (but I haven't seen it in literally decades so may be way off here).

Warren Mitchell was a renowned anti racism campaigner and would hardly play the part if it wasn't riddled with irony and lampooning the racist steteotype.

 

[woodsyni]

By 2022 standards yes they were.
50 years ago they were funny.
Times and attitudes change.

Benny Hill was sexist even back then, to be honest.

 

[royalblue66]

Anyone else used to have a Guinness label as a tax disc?

 

[woodsyni]

Warren Mitchell was a renowned anti racism campaigner and would hardly play the part if it wasn't riddled with irony and lampooning the racist steteotype.

I thought that but wasn't sure, so didn't say.

 

[roydo]

Yes the language is a problem, but the programme also tried to show that the intelligent members of the human race, I.e. women, found the whole thing pathetic

I honest to god cannot remember a single episode, but that sounds right. Barbara Good rarely got things wrong neither.

The black lodger in Rising Damp always came across as the cleverest of all the characters as well.

 

[summerisle]

By 2022 standards yes they were.
50 years ago they were funny.
Times and attitudes change.

No they weren't ; they were about as funny as a trip to the dentist.

 

[Blue Sky]

Anybody remember playing a game called split the kipper ?
You stood a couple of yards a part from a mate and threw a knife at your mates feet and they had to stretch one of there feet where it landed as long as it stuck in.
Can't remember how you won, not very PC these days

If I remember correctly you threw it as near to your mate's foot as possible , then stretched to the new position until you were both doing the splits , you then had to throw the knife in between the legs and "split the kipper".
Of course a the blade going through your pumps was likely and a trip to a cottage hospital for a tetanus jab .

 

[spectateur]

Benny Hill was sexist even back then, to be honest.

Benny Hill was sexist even back then, to be honest.

Yes, well, but some of those birds.
Wow. Even now.

 

[Blue Sky]

about as funny as a trip to the dentist.

A metal peg inserted to spring jaws apart then a black rubber face mask for the victim to inhale the gas , barbaric .

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

I honest to god cannot remember a single episode, but that sounds right. Barbara Good rarely got things wrong neither.

The black lodger in Rising Damp always came across as the cleverest of all the characters as well.

Phillip wasn't it? Miss Jones had a thing for him.