Not many shows could feature constant sexual innuendo and have it be pure gold every time, but AYBS had it down to an exact science. They couldn’t have had a better cast. Comic genius.

I am almost 41 years of age and have been watching these rebroadcast in USA since I was 10 years old. Never gets old!

@kaden67420

3 жыл бұрын

Same but I'm 45🤣

@josephmueller335

3 жыл бұрын

I have been watching this since I was like 8 or 9 never gets old even the display units and the one with the monkey

@lionharehart

3 жыл бұрын

I'm almost 60 and we were watching on public television. There were several British programs including this.

@IsleOfD

3 жыл бұрын

Same but I am 38.

@noneofyourbusiness2766

3 жыл бұрын

I can write this exact same message.

I never get tired of the running gag of Captain Peacock asking a staff member, who is clearly doing nothing, if he or she is free only to have them make a big show of looking about before saying “yes, I’m free!”

@michellehanley1969

4 жыл бұрын

Ikr, Iv started saying it to my husband lol " Oh Johnny are you free?" Lol

@BeautifulSpirit-kf5ld

3 жыл бұрын

When I worked retail, i used to say "Are you free?!" to co workers in a british accent

@marcelmoreau2733

3 жыл бұрын

Humphries was Pan before Pan was a thing. And I dont mean Peter.

@paulasnow8420

3 жыл бұрын

@@BeautifulSpirit-kf5ld these are such fun to watch - we used to say that to each other as well

@jessiejames7492

3 жыл бұрын

Very status concerned. Even their sitting arrangements at the canteen or at meetings.

Decades later and it's still hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@bernardnoctor5627

3 жыл бұрын

True

"Alright, ignore me, you bad-tempered old cow." 😭😭

@emilinebelle7811

4 жыл бұрын

B1970T that’s how my sisters are lmao.

Mr. Humphries has quite an array of talents, doesn't he? Director, palm reader, altering wedding dresses and impersonating a Greek bridegroom... Being a chef for a fraudulent shareholder's dinner rather got away from him, but that seemed more the fault of the kitchen equipment (he at least seemed to know how the dishes were supposed to be made). The man deserves a raise.

@calvaryapologetics

3 жыл бұрын

And Mr. Harmond.

@midwestslotdiva

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget choreographer lol

@ariellebrowne

2 жыл бұрын

Yes he cooked when the floor took over the canteen and the food got raving reviews

@louisskulnik7390

Жыл бұрын

Mr. Peken-Poof hahahahaha!

@gregledbetter5942

21 күн бұрын

Totally agree with your comment. But as I roll through the comments I find I agree with virtually everyone

I 've watched this show for 24 years without failure. It gave comfort to my mother in her waning years. Thank you.

@blueskye6372

Жыл бұрын

@Curtis. Best to you and your Mom. 💗🙏🙏🙂

I love this show. There couldn't have been a better cast assembled to give us so many years of good laughs. They just worked so well with each other.

@marcelmoreau2733

4 жыл бұрын

That was proven when multiple remakes/localized versions tried to make runs. Australia came closest to success by bringing in Inman as Humphries but was short lived as most of their episodes were literal remakes of exact eps of OG, which made no sense. If Humphries lived a situation in England would he notice the literal identical situation down to dialogue and mannerisms? S version thankfully never lasted past a pilot., Beane's of Boston or something.

@alfredbonnabel7022

Жыл бұрын

PERFECTION ❤️

@restitutabuono5320

Жыл бұрын

Day are so funny we like to show 😂😅😊❤make us laugh 😂 we need a good laugh 😂 special now we need to laugh 😂

@johncardinho4687

4 ай бұрын

L​@@marcelmoreau2733

Ive been watching this since I was 12yrs old. It never gets old!

@marcelmoreau2733

4 жыл бұрын

Similar for me. PBS had an evening block that fotr a while had this and Red Dwarf. Weird combo but it worked. Also rotated in Black Adder and Yes, Minister. Different nights of the week.

@bodiejay2859

4 жыл бұрын

My father is the one who loved British Comedy starting with Benny Hill, this show, Keeping up Appearances, Waiting for God, Faulty Towers, etc, etc, Go figure I've been watching them as long as I can remember and thanks to KZread I've found more British Comedy.

@LUSTneverLOVE

3 жыл бұрын

Same. I love this show

@paulronco9709

3 жыл бұрын

Its the same with me.

Watched these episodes while recovering from spine surgery. I was twenty nine, during the early nineties. Bless this show, the writers, and the players. You made my recovery easier.

"Nobody is shouting up my skirt saying they recognize the face!"

@geraldwarren6438

3 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@danbontrager4170

3 жыл бұрын

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As an American, I must say these shows were always SiO much funnier than anything we had at the time and even today, Thanks so much for all the laughs!!

@bajanred

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!!!

My chest hurts so much from laughing, this show is great. I love love love these old British programs

@sandrajovic7735

5 жыл бұрын

Bunchos L sometimes my face hurts from laughing so much

@marinazagrai1623

5 жыл бұрын

Be sure to watch "Wedding Bells", also a rip stitcher!

@taraluvsjenny9861

5 жыл бұрын

TV isnt the same anymore

@johanbruijnooge6818

5 жыл бұрын

I have a remake of a song by Ultravox: "Laughing with tears in my eyes".

@mishripettinger6170

4 жыл бұрын

I'm from new Zealand but I'm half English so I grew up watching British comedies and I'm not mad for sure!

This was one of the funniest episodes they shot. This one, and the Greek wedding are among my very favorites!

@curtisthomas2670

2 жыл бұрын

I am unanimous in agreement

@bajanred

2 жыл бұрын

The Greek wedding was fun

@jadzia2098

2 жыл бұрын

One episode i love was when Captain Peacock had a boil on his bum and Mr. Humphrey had taken his place boxing with this other opponent. That was one funny episode

@anthonyherstell8569

Жыл бұрын

@@jadzia2098 that ones called The Hero (I think)

@jadzia2098

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyherstell8569 yes it was. So hilarious.

mr humphries eyes and his look when theyre undressing him...This is one funny scene

@guidomotshagen7541

3 жыл бұрын

John Inman was a terrifyingly good actor.

@HarvestMoon21

3 жыл бұрын

Lots of Thanks for the videos ❣️

@jessiejames7492

3 жыл бұрын

@@guidomotshagen7541 definitely. !

"Nobody is shouting up my skirt saying they recognize the face!!" Maybe the best line in aybs history

@JiFan

5 жыл бұрын

THOUGHT SO TOO!

@NancyDrewe

4 жыл бұрын

That’s a hilarious line! One of my faves. :)

@josephalvarez805

4 жыл бұрын

Clearly, mrs sloakham does not know how to have a good time!

Would have been fun working in a store with this lot!

@gregledbetter5942

21 күн бұрын

When I was a young guy that's what I always imagined..... the fun I would have had as an employee with that group

One of the funniest episodes and Mr. Grainger's last appearance.

@anarchistatheist1917

6 жыл бұрын

Homer Z Simpson true.

@mercyprosperity9732

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, Arthur lost his wife around this time. and two months later Arthur died . sad

@deidraboswell8451

5 жыл бұрын

Very very sad

Even Mr Grace was funny in this episode. Very hilarious show.

@enoughdumbcomments

5 жыл бұрын

mr. grace is always funny!

@sandrajovic9304

5 жыл бұрын

@@enoughdumbcomments damn right♥

Best of the Best. One cast that was perfectly matched. Genius! Thanks for the memories ! Will keep on watching. Never gets old. 😊😊😊

Captain Peacock: "Did you find what you were looking for sir??".....Customer (Ferdy Mayne): "Ah no...but wearing this I Have HIGH HOPES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

For people who have years experience working in a clothing store...the acting was great., perfectly tailored for our comedic delights.

@sandrajovic9304

4 жыл бұрын

@z correct☺

Hilarious!! My favorite part was mr.Rumbold's Instrument sounding funny .all these actors are the best.God bless them.

Absolute love this show perfect cast.

What wonderful Writing! Still great after all these years! Timeless.

@joanfourie1753

6 күн бұрын

I agree 🎉🎉

Haven’t laughed so hard and so long in any show now or when this was airing!!!!!!!!

No wonder Betty had more friils than Shirley, and I’m not talking about seniority either! 😍

This is the second time I've seen Mr Humphreys have a meltdown😂😂😂

Mrs. Slocum had mermaid hair before it was trending .

@scootergurl48

4 жыл бұрын

And the way Mrs. Slocombe always talks about her cat is an eye opener. LOL

@bunnygoth9373

4 жыл бұрын

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@scootergurl48

4 жыл бұрын

Cynthia Moore ??

@darkridedan1

3 жыл бұрын

This was her nod to American Independence, as it was shot in ‘76

@AvengerII

3 жыл бұрын

Bride of Frankenstein hair, you mean! There was another episode where they played music that I swear was from the old Universal Horror Films of the 1930s and 1940s...

"NObody is yelling up my skirt, saying they recognize the face!" LMFAO

So many double-entendre lines in this episode, I love it!

I love this show. Too bad BBC can’t seem to make more shows like this one!

@MyDuckfoot

4 жыл бұрын

Dr. Dave Salisbury PhD., MBA they could never do it now a days, it would just be a bunch of actors standing around looking at each other, if they ever said the things they said back then BBC would be neck deep in law suits.

@ernestbrown9660

3 жыл бұрын

They tried in 2016 with a one-off remake of AYBS. It was a total disaster, hated by critics and audiences alike.

@dianahuckaby4547

3 жыл бұрын

The 2016 attempted reboot was so bad I couldn't stand it

@bobjones289

Жыл бұрын

Keep up appearances.

Omg, when Mrs. Slocombe tried to jump up on the barstool and slipped off, I rared back with a gasp and a laugh and almost flew out of my own seat! Had to rewatch that! I'm dying! Lol!

@michellehanley1969

4 жыл бұрын

How about when she was stuck halfway up in the elevator and had on British knickers showing when she turned to slide out. Lol

John Inman is a classic-- hilarious!!

"I will not have rough worksmans hands inside my bra!"......"This might be your only chance!". Hahahaha

@ruberthablackman3949

5 жыл бұрын

I almost choked on that one

I’m having a terrible day. And this made me laugh and remember good times.

@bell6012

4 жыл бұрын

Hugs

@giuseppelogiurato5718

4 жыл бұрын

I hope that things have gotten better for you in the last six months... I watch these shows when I have a bad day too... Very comforting. 👍💕

@gerrishaw3439

4 жыл бұрын

I love this show. Such wonderful actor's, and so funny. They are surely missed.

Ms. Slocombe was the best at throwing shade😂😂😂😂

@c.pipkin775

6 жыл бұрын

Carmita White 😂😂😂

@sandrajovic7735

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe next runner up after Mr. Lucas who's a naughty boy...

@JSmedic1

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah she was! Mr. Harmon was a master at shade, too.

@kirk93814

5 жыл бұрын

Bloody ‘ell she has big knockers 😁

@marinazagrai1623

5 жыл бұрын

@@kirk93814 Women who gain weight (age, pregnancy [meaning hormonal] also experience gain in the top area). The dress is low cut, lifting the "girls" enough makes the girls pop out.

All the actors and actresses of this show were absolutely perfect. Thanks to the writers as well.

@skygirl696

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

What a wonderful cast they were. So sad they've all gone!

I must admit that Mr Humphries is my favorite, although all of the characters are wonderful in their acting. I'd have fun working in that store!

My favorite episode still makes me laugh. The loveable old bar tender counting his olives! 😆😆

Molly really was the best actor in this series. I like others, but have to admit that what they got her to do in character was much more over the top than all the others combined. What a treat this show is. Makes me fantasize that I have a department store and this was my make-fun-of-ourselves TV show. Of course it would need to have been released in another country because the Canadian sensors would rip it to shred. Glad I have it now to watch.

@PatrickFDolan

Жыл бұрын

That's your opinion. Many others disagree.

Love her multi color hair on the sides, very cool, ,

Lol that Mr. Lucas, “well why won’t you just stand there and count your nuts.” 😂

Captain Peacock really does look like a bargain basement David Niven.

@sandrajovic7735

6 жыл бұрын

Gabriel LaVedier where would one come across something to do with this, David Nevins? Was he an actor?

@gabriellavedier9650

6 жыл бұрын

Sandra Jovic David Niven was a fairly well-known British actor. I know he was in a number of movies but the only one that comes to mind is "Candleshoe."

@sandrajovic7735

6 жыл бұрын

Gabriel LaVedier thanks :)

@anarchistatheist1917

5 жыл бұрын

The only movie I have seen with David Niven was the pink panther.

@YouTubecanfuckagoat

4 жыл бұрын

Sandra Jovic I am not a well respected thespian. That was award winning actor David Niven. I am a railroad freight conductor & there is nothing bargain basement about me I assure you 😀

"I will not have rrrough workmans hands inside my brrra!"

@luisreyes1963

8 күн бұрын

"Could be your last chance..." 😆

These writers were geniuses and the actors were perfectly matched.

The best cast ever 👌

A timeless show & cast. Cleaverly written and well performed. Very much needed today.

I am from the states, I’ve never traveled outside the US before, if I ever get to travel anywhere the first place I want to visit is the UK, they sound like some really cool people for some reason their voices are really soothing to listen to as well because I’ve been through a lot of stuff in my life my family have all try to hurt me and I have no one else to hang out with at the moment so the laughter shows are awesome

BRITS ARE THE BEST AT COMEDY

@Merrida100

5 жыл бұрын

PLEASE STOP SHOUTING!

@jeraldbaxter3532

5 жыл бұрын

Interesting how people interpret all capital letters s shouting, in a medium devoid of sound; one can not help but think how fraught their lives must be...

@marydoty1388

5 жыл бұрын

@@jeraldbaxter3532 ..LOVE IT!!!!!

@pzkw6759

5 жыл бұрын

Spot on sir

@spookygirl7761

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, they are.

Mrs. Slocombe had quiet the bosom in this hilarious episode

These are the best to watch during this terrible isolation. So cheeky!

I miss those days of political incorrectness and double entendres

Nice to see Mr.Lucas actually being nice to Mrs.Slocombe for a change. Nice all around. He's always been a try hard as far as helping with little things...u have to look closely though. Just something I've noticed lately. Also... Hilarious stuff as always... and forever ; )

Love love love this show still watching in 2019

@HarvestMoon21

3 жыл бұрын

Me still. 2020✌️

I could watch this and the Carol Bernett show all day Both was HILARIOUS

This series is comfort food, always such fun. This is a nice print; a lot of them on KZread tend to look washed out or faded. One of my favorite episodes, without doubt. The gang tries making the commercial and things go from bad to worse.

Kris excellent quality. Love this series, thanks so much :o)

I love the English comedy it's great thanks for putting it on

Stand there and arrange your nuts!!!!!!!This episode is too damn FUNNY!!!!!

I've seen these all more times than I can remember, but I never get tired of them, and they're always so enjoyable. I especially appreciate that these are the full uncut versions. Thanks Kris! :)

💘 Love AYBS. Have watched from the USA for decades. Fantastic actors. 👌😉😁💗

This show as well as Fawlty Towers and Keeping Up Appearances were my favorites. So much better than most of our American comedies

I use to watch them on tv many years ago love this show❤️

"I will not have rough, workman's hands inside my bra!"

@sandrajovic9304

5 жыл бұрын

(Disagree) I love 'em👐

@YouTubecanfuckagoat

4 жыл бұрын

Sandra Jovic Indeed.

@sandrajovic9304

4 жыл бұрын

@@KZreadcanfuckagoat ☺

@gkirk54

3 жыл бұрын

It may be your last chance

@luisreyes1963

8 күн бұрын

Don't they all...😚

“Might be your last chance...” lol so funny

I would have done if I'd been wearing me trousers. OMG.

@matthewfinlay5583

4 жыл бұрын

You heard the start of clapping after that bit was over. It should have lasted.

The part with the accordian is too funny🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣"I can't give you any gypsy music with this thing!"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

It never gets old. Love it

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂 early in lockdown and this show have me rolling on the floor 🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

What a laugh one of the best of the series as I was crying with laughter

I haven't laugh this hard at a comedy in a while. This was outrageously funny

I can’t stop laughing.

The lovable old bartender My trousers are falling Great timing

"" nobody is shouting up my skirt saying the recognize the face ""

Our kids love this show, especially as they have worked in retail

I adore this episode. One of my favorites.

Funny as hell this episode

I'd love to have that film lens today... it's worth a fortune I bet !!

So terribly sad all the main characters are dead. Just feels like the older I get the faster time flies

@Big_K_316

4 жыл бұрын

same :( ...i've been watching this since '94...

Peckinpoof. Brilliant!

@sandrajovic7735

6 жыл бұрын

Gerrard Aissing what's that?

@sandrajovic7735

5 жыл бұрын

?

@Wesley196148

5 жыл бұрын

Sandra Jovic A gay Pekinpah

@tsungaimutongwizo4022

5 жыл бұрын

I spat out my coffee when I heard that! Replayed it a few times and I laughed till my sides hurt...Glad I'm not the only one who heard that but I thought he said Peckham Poof...

@sandrajovic9304

5 жыл бұрын

@@Wesley196148 ??

This has been a favorite show of mine for well over 25 years, been watching since it was on pbs

"THE SUSPENSE!" "OH IT'S JUST LIKE MISSION IMPOSSIBLE!"

Hilarious episode.

Mr Lucas "Well your not called the lovable old bartender for nothing, are you? "

Love British comedy...this show I’ve watched many times love this comedy💕

mollie sugden really looked uncomfortable in that costume.

@sandrajovic7735

5 жыл бұрын

jessie james ACTOR GALORE

Mrs. Slocomb looks like Mae West; her lashes get stuck and unstuck of their own free will! Nice to see Grainger appear, sadly as it is, before he passed away (my grandfather, who was born in 1904 [died in 1995!], looks very much like him!).

A true Grace Bros. Disaster!

i have always laughed my ass off at this show. excellent writing and an excellent cast. the first few seasons were the best. after the departure of Mr. Lucas the whole feel of the show changed. it just was not as funny as before. one of the best sitcoms i have ever watched. every character was played perfectly. it's still so hard to believe it was 40 plus years ago. may they all rest in peace.

I watch so much British stuff, I know the advert Captain Peacock was referring to.

i remember being at intermediate school and all my class mates loved these programmes

This literally had me in stitches!!! I needed a good laugh. 😅🤣

@harperstacey9604

3 жыл бұрын

I wish there were more shows like this.

😄😀😄😀😀😀😀😀😀😄😄😄😄OMG this is sooooo fannyyyyyy..l love them and miss them 💗💕🌺💐🌹😀💘💐💐

Great nineteen 70,s comedy don,t make them like this no more remember like yesterday wachting these time has gone

I used to watch these when I was a teenager, forgotten how hysterically funny they were. Seem to remember one episode where Captain Peacock calls Mrs Slocombe truculent and impertinent, does anybody remember which episode it was. R S

@fortysomethingbadgirls2173

5 жыл бұрын

Bliss Girl

This is one of the funniest episode's to me

I almost peed my pant when Captain Peacock lit Mrs. Slocumbe's cigarette!😛

I always thought they should have had Mr. Grainger win the pools and retire to Spain or something, not just pretend he never existed. Sad that there’s nothing playing now I think people will be watching in 45 years.....

@anarchistatheist1917

5 жыл бұрын

True, they clould have mentioned Mr Grainger has retired when James Hayter came into the show as Mr Tebbs.

@marcelmoreau2733

4 жыл бұрын

Uh... they explain that Grainger died in the episode Tibbs takes over. The actor for Tibbs died after 1 season, and they had an opening scene explaining he retired.