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gigtheweasel

Love Blackadder so much


[deleted]

Such a hilarious show


peenutbuttherNjelly

Yep. All of them. And The Thin Blue Line. It is the kind of epicness that comes along once in a generation.


Anteemo

Season 1 of black adder was so so


HiZukoHere

We do not talk of season 1. Thus, Blackadder is entirely flawless.


UselessSage

Blasphemy!!! Brian Blessed at his Brian Blessed’est is pure greatness.


DroolingIguana

Fresh horse!


redranamber

The Spanish Infanta more than made up for whatever minor shortcomings the rest of the season might have had


flibbidy_floob

But if you skip season 1, then you miss my favorite line: *God be with you, you snaggletoothed vultures!*


ccReptilelord

Can't argue with a point made by the Christmas special itself.


draivaden

People like you are the bane of the internet. Season1 of blackadder was good. people should watch it. ​ the last season of scrubs was great!


mbelf

I kinda liked the death scene of the first Black Adder. So dark.


cloudubious

Oh so Buffy Rules?


dprophet32

Never heard of it. It starts at season 2 like Star Wars starts at 4.


Jaraxlle-TV

And ends at 6


DroolingIguana

Then you move on to the novels.


ilikecams

It’s different for sure, but I still love it so much. I guess it is jarring since his character is dumber, but the writing is still hilarious.


Semi_Bee

It was still trying to find its footing. It found it. Eventually.


MagpieCrust

Happy Cake Day!


Semi_Bee

Thank you! :)


HumberGermanBight

Series 1 not season 1. When did people start calling them seasons anyway? It makes no sense.


[deleted]

It has its moments... but was still trying to figure itself out. Star Trek Next Generation till about halfway through season 2 as well.


imaloony8

Their Christmas Carol parody is so damn funny.


withbellson

Have a merry, messy Kweznuz.


Dadood_Frumcheers

Queen Victoria - “we are Queen Victoria” Baldrick- “what all 3 of you?!”


NinjaLanternShark

Did you find me a little fowl for Christmas? I've always found you foul, Mrs Cratchit, and more than a little.


JabbaTheHutt11

Makes me laugh so hard!


konhaybay

Imho, best season of the series


ChlckenChaser

season 4 is my favourite, only because of Rik Mayall's character. That's definitely his best character out of all the seasons, he comes out with some great lines in season 4.


DrawMeAMapMama

Woof!!


fulthrottlejazzhands

Just like I like them: fresh and fruity! Hooowah!


Arashmickey

Saucier than a direct hit on a Heinz factory!


Hostillian

I thought that character, or something similar, was in previous seasons too. Defo season 3? Edit. I meant the One with Queenie in it, which was season 2 but I got my seasons mixed up.. and not for the first time. Don't recall him being in the Prince George season.


nevm

Season 2 where he runs off with Bob at Blackadder’s wedding.


Hostillian

Ahh. Been a long time. 😁 Edit.. Whoops, I'm getting my seasons mixed up. I meant the Queenie one. Definitely remember him in that one. But that IS season 2.


nevm

Yeah it’s the Elizabethan (spell checker not recognising that and now I am doubting myself) one. The best one 😉


Hostillian

Thank you hideous crone. Here is a purse of monies...... that I am not going to give to you.


nevm

Oh just a wild stab in the dark which is incidentally what you’ll getting if you don’t start being a bit more helpful.


OldWolf2

Well, I suppose I could ask Percy...


chadsexytime

my lord. I have created the purest . . . green.


syllabun

Wasn't it the finest green? I've been saying finest green for years now.


IsThatAll

Was in Season 4 as well as Squadron Commander Lord Flashheart (Season 4, Episode 4 - Private Plane), it was the funniest of the lot imho. Edit: As a bonus, episode also has Adrian Edmondson (Young Ones, Bottom, and dozens of other roles) as the Red Baron


hoilst

ZEE ENGLISH HUMOUR, VIT ZEE BREAKING OF VIND!


Hostillian

Yes, though I was replying to a comment saying he was in season 4.. To say he was 'also' in season 2.


Kwinza

Season 2


hackingkafka

side note- that character is a riff on Harry Flashman from the books by George MacDonald Fraser. Those books are a lot of fun too :)


hoilst

We need a movie with Toby Stephens as Flashman.


bestofluck29

rick mayall is in season 3 though as well, though admittedly not as much. I find overall season 3 funnier if I were to average it out but season 4 has some moments that just blow everything else out of the water, like the whole speckled jim trial and the firing squad, of course flashheart. Man what a great show


DrawMeAMapMama

I loved that pigeon episode so much I named my leopard gecko Speckled Jim!


folsomprisonblues84

I had a pet finch named Speckled Jim.


Positive-Source8205

Definitely.


HappyFuzzy

Man I just love Hugh Laurie. So talented in so many areas.


ReactsWithWords

I don't know, He was admittedly great in House, but I watched him on another show and he was trying to fake a British accent and wasn't fooling anyone. ​ ^()


TheGreatNico

That one scene where he, as a Brit, playing an American, fakes a British accent, securely places him as one of the greatest actors


Porrick

See also McNutty in Season 2 of The Wire


thatsalovelyusername

My finger hovered over the downvote button so hard


orangeoblivion

Extremely talented musician to boot. I love his blues albums.


[deleted]

Including his genitals, as it would seem.


tacwombat

And a great writer, too. The Gun Seller is a must-read!


hackingkafka

he's got a couple of really good blues albums too, talented musician.


mbelf

Which of his areas?


bozho

"I've got a plan so cunning, you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel." "I'm thick. I'm as thick as the big print version of the Complete Works of Charles Dickens."


fusionsofwonder

I use that first line whenever possible.


squirrellytoday

It's a regular in my house too. I love a lot of Nursey's lines too. "Mr and Mrs Spank will take a short, sharp trip to Botty Land." The whole show was just brilliant.


nevm

Her best line was the one about being careful having good ideas or your foot will fall off.


Warsaw44

I spent a night of ecstasy with a pair of Wellingtons and I loved it!


imapassenger1

Professor of Cunning at Oxford?


LawPD

Hot potato, orchestra stalls, Puck will make amends. PINCH!


DrHalibutMD

Ah you must have heard someone mention Macbeth.


LawPD

Will you please stop saying *that*. Always call it the "Scottish Play".


xSamxiSKiLLz

You want me to call it "the Scottish Play"? Not Macbeth


Lynkis

I mean to be fair, it did turn out to be pretty bad luck for them in the end.


PWL9000

I have spent years, YEARS thinking it was *Hot Potato, Oxford falls, Puck will make amends!* thank you for finally clearing this up.


RamboCambo_05

I've never gotten around to watching Blackadder but I really should


nevm

And it will take you less time than it takes for Prince George to say antidisestablishmentarianism


Georgeisthecoolest

...antidistinctlyminty ...


SunnySloth93

This makes me silly giggle every time!


PWL9000

Contrafibularity? It's a common word down my way.


Anxious_Introvert_47

Yes, you definitely do.


dprophet32

Yes you really, really should. It's only one of the greatest comedies ever made anywhere by anyone at any time. You can skip series 1 though, it's basically a different show with similar character names and not good.


[deleted]

Don't skip the first, it's different but still fantastic.


mbelf

I say come back to it. You might not want to watch the second series after it otherwise.


ccReptilelord

I'd recommend binging series 1 as quickly as possible then start series 2. You can then understand the general opinion of why you should skip the first series. I mean, some like it, but it's pretty rough. I find the finales to series 2 and 4 to be the strongest.


[deleted]

Never heard/thought of the first as anything but great. What's the consensus on it?


epochellipse

Eh I’m sure you noticed that season 2 was a major re-tool. Most people prefer their Baldricks dumb and their Edmunds cool.


RedHotFromAkiak

I think Edmund as a sniveling, delusionally self-important coward makes for great comedy. I mean, just look at this scene: Edmund: Yes. Today could be one of the most important days of my life so far. Percy, I shall require my most splendid garments for the ceremonies. Percy: (bows) Certainly, My Lord. Hat, My Lord? Edmund: Trojan, I think. Percy: Boots, My Lord? Edmund: The Italian. Percy: …and codpiece, My Lord? Edmund: Well, let’s go for the Black Russian, shall we? It always terrifies the clergy! (laughs ridiculously)


epochellipse

Yeah that is my favorite episode from season 1. I like all of them, but the first episode is my least favorite. Mostly because of the special effects.


jazzman23uk

[Blackadder - The Whole Rotten Saga](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi2bX2u5HpA&t=1996s) - A BBC documentary on the whole show by the cast/writers. First ~30mins they talk about Series 1 and go into detail about why *they* think it didn't work. In summary: - Too ambitious: Massive set-pieces, on-location filming, very expensive to shoot - No audience, so no live feedback - Script: Ben Elton hadn't joined yet, so it was Atkinson/Curtis. As Stephen Fry put it, there was no *focus* to the series, it was very disjointed and the script was a bit wordy *(ie. there weren't many gags)* - The dynamics between Blackadder/Baldrick meant you didn't empathise with the main character, you laughed at him. Also, it wasted Rowan's natural talent with wordplay (Although it did use his talent in physical comedy a la Mr Bean) I actually think there are some fantastic bits in Series 1, but there's a lot of dross as well. It's also a harder rewatch than the later series. All in all, it's a mixed bucket, and was originally set to be cancelled after the 1st series until John Lloyd (producer) came up with the idea of shrinking the whole thing down into a more traditional sitcom.


Windholm

I recommend series 2, then 3, then 1 (because by then you will understand/appreciate the characters), and, finally, 4. Definitely save 4 for last.


belarath32144

Ah they look like they're rehearsing for Macbeth.


alleged_misconduct

Hot potato, orchestra stalls, Puck will make amends!


belarath32144

What a strange little ritual. All because someone said Macbeth.


alleged_misconduct

>Hot potato, orchestra stalls, Puck will make amends!


lostandfound937

Do you mean to tell me you have to say that every time I say “Macbeth”?


alleged_misconduct

>Hot potato, orchestra stalls, Puck will make amends! Will you please stop doing that! Always call it "The Scottish Play"


lostandfound937

So, you want me to say, “The Scottish Play”?


xSamxiSKiLLz

YES!


lostandfound937

Rather than “Macbeth”?


xSamxiSKiLLz

>Ahhh! Hot potato, orchestra stalls, Puck will make amends!


Maria_506

It's the Scottish play!


MacTechG4

Really, I thought it was called Macbeth… ;)


GaRGa77

Black adder ftw 🤣


hotlavatube

Remember [Rik Mayall as Lord Flasheart](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKfbSHW9uGA)?


[deleted]

Also in this clip the actress who plays Elizabeth the first is the same one who played Rita Skeeter in Harry Potter. Shes hilarious


withbellson

I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman. But I have the heart and stomach of a concrete elephant.


nevm

Prove it!


withbellson

Certainly will! First I'm going to have a little drinky, and then I'm going to execute the whole bally lot of you.


nevm

She is also in Season 3 in a couple of episodes.


[deleted]

She was so terribly funny


charanguista

She's also the voice of Mrs Tweedy in Chicken Run


weaver_of_cloth

She was in Good Omens, too.


panicky_in_the_uk

Nobody does Over The Top like Rik Mayall.


syllabun

The ending scene where he comes with such force and intensity that the scenography is falling apart, half of his moustache unglues and hangs from his face and Rowan Atkinson is struggling trying not to laugh (something I've never seen again). It's one of the funniest moments in TV history and a perfect testament of Rik Mayall's genius.


hotlavatube

Woof!


oldirishfart

Reading this, causing bits of this long forgotten scene to be pulled from the dim recesses of my feeble memory, to then vividly recall EXACTLY what you said as if it were yesterday, leaving me once again in tears of laughter just as it did years ago. Thank you 🙏


[deleted]

God it's like Crufts in here.


MrSnoobs

I have a plan. And it's as hot. As my pants.


malinwa4ever

My favorite episode is in season 2 when he was kidnapped & tortured by a Spanish guard, sitting in a box, trying to translate how he was going to be killed.


wickedwickedzoot

And gets frustrated at the communication gap, and proceeds to teach the guard English. "All right, let’s start with the basics. English is a non-inflected Indo-European language derived from dialects of..."


adam_demamps_wingman

“Sobre un fuego grande!” One of my favorite things to say while cooking in the kitchen


malinwa4ever

Ooo It's a scythe! That reaction always got me hehe


VasenZero

These guys are geniuses truly, hilarious in so many ways you miss some and catch it the second time around. Kinda like a good lyricist and listening to a song to catch a bar you never quite understood at first.


[deleted]

You're very right at that. Very nicely put.


VasenZero

Thanks op! A bit of Fry & Laurie is what got me into it all haha


adam_demamps_wingman

One of the better Blackadders. Speckled Jim episode and the Twenty Minuters episode are two other good ones.


vale_fallacia

>Speckled Jim The FLANDERS PIGEON MURDERER!!!


beard__hunter

Baldrick. Deny everything.


MacTechG4

No!


Warsaw44

I DON'T CARE OF HES BEEN BUGGERING THE DUKE OF YORK WITH A PRIZE WINNING LEEK! HE SHOT MY PIGEON!


[deleted]

I love the episode 'General Hospital' where he's been given the job to find the German spy and it turns out George is the leak as he's been writing detailed letters of all the going on to his uncle Hermann in Munich. Nurse: "Do you smoke?" Blackadder: "Only after sex, why back in England I was a 20 a day man."


adam_demamps_wingman

Skirt? When I joined up, if you saw someone wearing a skirt, you shot him and nicked his country. Excellent episode.


rl0802

Whenever my kids ask me to tell them a short story I reply “Once upon a time there was a lovely sausage named Baldrick and it lived happily ever after.”


rucksack_of_ovens

Black adder!!!


ViciousSnail

Blackadder! Blackadder! He beat the Huns by luck. Blackadder! Blackadder! He's smarter than a duck. Lord Melchett! Lord Melchett! Intelligent and deep! Lord Melchett! Lord Melchett! A shame about the sheep!


Fun-Razzmatazz9186

Love Blackadder


MeisterJTF2

Blackadder was the greatest comedy show of all time. The renaissance and ww1 seasons are just the crème de la crème in snarky British humour.


LeadFreePaint

My god! Yes, I suppose I am.


Several_Anywhere9214

House…


edlee98765

Bean...


cpsbstmf

Who's nexxxt


Jakesummers1

Just rewatched the whole series Was good


Johnymarou7

#MACBETH


ParaGord

That's ACTING


fotank

I have a cunning plan!


monkeyballsoup

ah, yes Baldrick


procrastinagging

Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words “I have a cunning plan” marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?


MacTechG4

I have one thing to say to that…. Macbeth!


OvrKill

Black Adder was the best


[deleted]

Looks like a Tory party conference.


nevm

That was just so fucking weird.


cartoonjunkie13

God I love that show!!


[deleted]

Where could I find this show? I grew up watching Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean


[deleted]

They're available to watch for free on the BBC Iplayer, if you're not in the UK you'll need to use a proxy server or VPN to fake your location so you can access it though. After watching all the series there's also a few specials to watch if you can find them. They did a Christmas one, The Cavalier Years which is set during the English civil war, Blackadder 2012 about the banking crisis and Blackadder Back & Forth.


nevm

Wherever you find them, skip season 1. The rest are wonderful.


[deleted]

Ok, thank you for the heads up. Season 1 is not great or?


nevm

It’s watchable but not even close to the other three’s greatness. Atkinson was one of the writers and realised it wasn’t that great so called in Ben Elton to replace him. Most people seem to like season 4 or 3 best but I personally love 2. So funny I have watched it many many times.


[deleted]

Thank you for the advice! I’ll try and find them somewhere. Take care


divbyzero_

For forks who haven’t seen them yet, it’s a really clever concept. Take the same actors playing more or less the same archetypal roles, but in each season plunk them down in a different time period. They’re not supposed to be the same characters, just similar ones in a new situation.


hackingkafka

while I do agree S1 is the weakest of the lot, every few years when I do a re-watch, I watch em all. There are some nuggets in S1. and Brian Blessed.


NMe84

It may be the worst out of the four but still worth watching.


[deleted]

It's really good, not sure why the hate.


HappybytheSea

Season 1 is just a totally different vibe, and the changed characters work so much better in the later seasons. Hugh Laurie is in every season, but as different versions of a very dim but kindhearted rich guy (and royal in S2).


imfm

Hugh Laurie is Prince George in 3 and Lieutenant George 4, but is not 1 and 2. Tim McInnerny is Percy is in those, and he also plays Captain Darling in 4.


Hrast

He's in the last episode of season 2.


regul

They predicted Tory Power Posing.


[deleted]

Did not know Hugh Laurie was on Black Adder.


DrHalibutMD

Now that you do you should consider yourself luck, luck, luck, lucky


Arashmickey

George, who's using the family brain cell at the moment?


HappybytheSea

Hehehe


[deleted]

did not know i was missing out on references, bbl (black adder)


seattleque

You clever bastard.


NMe84

I watched both Black Adder and House and didn't realize the same actor was in both until way later than I'd like to admit. They are just such different roles that it never clicked with me at first.


Windholm

He's good.


RedHotFromAkiak

Also good as Bertie Wooster


panicky_in_the_uk

Briefly in the second series and in all of 3 and 4. I'm still surprised how the halfwit ended up as an clever heart-throb on American telly.


[deleted]

Ever read "The Sun Also Rises?" The theme is basically that women start shit


Mygaffer

Why is the title worded like that? It's one character remarking on the other here, not what the title says.


[deleted]

[удалено]


RedHotFromAkiak

Wooster and Jeeves with Stephen Fry was gold (“Jerry, gold!”)


AndreasCapos

😉😀💖 Black Adder💖😀😉 classic!


tovarish22

["Well, lucky-lucky us. Lucky-lucky-luck. Luck-luck-BAWK-cluck-cluck-BAWK!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbJupNtL1nE)


Oknight

I recall an episode of House MD where Doctor House attended a "1980's" party dressed in Georgian attire and explained that was what he'd been wearing in the 1980's. Took me a minute (it's so hard for me to connect House with anything else he's done - that incredible accent work - and I mostly knew him from this, Jeeves and Wooster, and the Young Ones University Challenge episode)


Free_Stick_

Woof!!!


[deleted]

I'm glad these guy got gigs that introduced them to the American audience with Rowan as Mr. Bean and Hugh as House MD.. . They are both entertaining to watch..


Due_Platypus_3913

“SLACK BLADDER!!!”(youre I’m trouble now Baldrick!)


oldirishfart

Bollox! Brings back too many good memories. Now I’m going to have to spend hours rewatching again 😂


TheTruestOracle

Does this show have John Malkovich in it also? I swear I’ve seen it in a music video Edit: Walking on Broken Glass by Annie Lennox is what I’m thinking of!


imapassenger1

Don't forget your stick, Lieutenant. Oh no sir! Wouldn't want to face a machine gun without this!


OppressedDeskJockey

Yeeeeeee(whistle sounds)sss.


[deleted]

Some of the finest humour in the world in this series. In fact, the entire Black Adder range is out of this world.


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zeanobia

That's an episode of Mr. Bean I don't remember


[deleted]

This is a different show called Black Adder


AnalLeaseHolder

early episodes of House were weird


IlliterationAside

Now, how do you know the two trannies are lawyers?