My Mom and I did the same. PBS, I think it was on Saturday evening? We couldn't wait to watch every episode!!!! That, and Absolutely Fabulous!! I miss her so, coming up on 3 yrs since she pasted from dementia. Watching these shows makes me a bit warm and fuzzy.😞

When I was a kid the only channell we had was P.B.S. and Sat. Night was a very educational night, I fell in love with British comedies 😂

My father would watch on PBS on most evenings. I would eventually learn to enjoy them with him. Although it would air on PBS (WLIW/21) here on Long Island, each episode would end with the tag “Lionheart Television - The BBC in America.” He enjoyed this series; and also ‘Allo! Allo!’ I couldn’t watch that with him; the opening and closing music always made me cry…

My late husband and I did the same thing 😂

That's precious

😅😅😅😅

I love the whole series as well!!

You're not the only one ! I don't know whether that makes it harder or easier to be unanimous. I suspect easier!

I’ve been watching AYBS nearly every night during the pandemic. It’s good mental stress therapy!

@@elizabethsohler2410 clever.. 🤭🤭

To be honest, I really don't know when you're feeling down.

@@lalaland9429 You're describing precisely what you did, lady. Wooow! 😂

Same, i watch it too for comfort when i'm down!

Me too!

Wendy was so pretty 😁

Same!😊

No wonder you failed on me.

@@alidananninga4890 what does that even mean?

Same!

I loved Saturday nights So I could watch this and drink some tea.

🙋🏼‍♀️

Fun time Humphrey's, he had some happy times.

she was punk before there was punk! :)

How do you know She didn't invent the thing ?

AMEN, AMEN, and AMEN, to THAT.;-)))

well, maybe Marge Simpson... i wear my blue hair down lol

@@Gravydog316 But this was in the 70's long before Marge Simpson. If anyone was going to invent it, it would be Mrs. Slocumbe.

The only differences between men and boys is the price of their toys😂😂😂

Annette Evans I read an article about how for the early seasons she actually dyed her real hair those different colours for each episode. They had to bleach it out and re-dye it before filming the next episode. Eventually they switched her to wigs, but I can't believe she originally went to all that work!

@doctorwho0077 🙄🙄🙄

Jajaja yeah!

@Trust nobody Nobody trust I love when she did the Red, White, and Blue look for the British celebration. Only she could pull that off!

True so true

@Carl Ward does metrosexual actually exist?

The actors and actresses are absolutely wonderful

@Carl Ward Mr Humphries was gay in real life. A wonderful man and actor. He left all his money to his husband. Look it up on Google. Definitely true. I’m more concerned why he didn’t take care of his teeth. Is that a British custom to have horrible teeth?🌈🌈🌈🌈

@@marilyncfriedman2356 There’s nothing wrong with his teeth. He has a gap in between the front teeth that is not uncommon and is genetic. They aren’t bleached blinding white like modern Americans tend to do.

My favorite was “Take Over.” The funniest and well written.

I think we all have a favorite episode. This being yours but I can think of two or three that I would consider the best:)

Me too!❤

Thought so ☑👏

You said it

Truth! Although it's also odd because it was the same joke over and over again

That's the sweetest comment of all. 💘

Not really

They wore a lot of wigs back then, and people actually mixed the styles and colors up a lot. Now the trend is back. There is nothing new under the sun.

She may have been ahead of her time but she never did leave a color out

They were wigs thank goodness or her hair would melt off

I loved them back then, too!

Trish O'Connor mine too!

I love when Mr. Humphries demonstrated the weebles. It was so cute! I would have loved to work in a real store with them. In the US they were advertised as Weebles, they wobble but they don't fall down. Lol

Although Fun time Freddy was a bit disturbing lol

@@r.s.7198 yes who showers like that?? Lol 🤣

That's called dementia .

@doctorwho0077 That is called humour . But since you asked, I'm actually a former MD . I studied at the university of medicine of Copenhagen and then Oxford . Former , because after 5 years working for the UN i went back to med school and became a vet and ethologist . Still working for the UN , but for the WAP this time (That's world animal protection) on animalitarian missions , while running a clinic with my partner and a few animal shelters . I am however still registered as a licensed MD and veterinarian at the GMC , just not a practicing MD anymore, although nothing forbids me to or prevents me from starting a new practice if I do wish to.

@@morganolfursson2560 @Morgan Olfursson I smell smoke-I think you just BURNED him. Well done sir!

@doctorwho0077 he's not his doctor so there's no HIPPA violation

@@morganolfursson2560 ..the you should know better than to make such ageist, spiteful comments...

And are all dead!

Well stated. Thank you!

Where is he?

Hello 👋

I watch this every day. It's like hanging out with friends. I thought I was the only one who was doing this. Evidently not.🙂

It's "whoever". If you want to avoid sounding silly with the wrong usage of "whom" or "whomever", you'd be better off using "who" and "whoever" all the time regardless of their placement in the sentence.

@@deanronson6331 You can't be serious? Who cares.. I made my point and that is all that matters..

@@mamadouaziza2536 You did, and you sounded silly in doing it by using a common tool of less-than-literate people - hyper-correction.

@@deanronson6331 Who the 'F' cares? But obviously you cared enough to respond to someone you think is illiterate (twice), doesn't say much about you? Too much time on your hands... Get a life or go get laid.

@@deanronson6331 your being mean. Even if the wrong grammar is used, so what??? You going to do the same to me because of my intentional misuse of the word your/you're???? No one likes a grammar cop. We understand the person's context and don't need you to criticise. This is a great show and warm memories attached, don't ruin it for anyone!

My late mother and I never missed an episode 😊

Hello 👋 how are you??

The older kids may've liked that bit ,, ((older siblings, come alongs))

Me too

I have the dvd boxed set including the specials, and the movie as well. But the movie isn't as funny as the series. Basically the same jokes in another context but missing the original flare.

I think Playgirl Penny went right over many people's heads! Lol!

I've never heard of "Annie the Air Hostess". Why was it removed?

What is it Mr Humphreys?

Agreed. It's wonderful how happy they all look when they come into the toy department.

Indeed, my aunt on my mother's side of the family introduced me to Are you Being Served via reruns on PBS in the 1990's. It is such a joy to see this show again, especially since a lot of the jokes went right over my head since I was only a boy when I first watched them.

There all gone now.

The last was Nicholas Smith, ole jug ears, died in his 90s 2015. Before him was Frank Thornton, also in his 90s. In 2009, I think Wendy Richard was the fourth to pass away. Arthur Brough was the first in 1978, then Harold Bennett in 1982, then Arthur English in 1995. After that the rest one by one. Molly Sugden, John Inman, then Trevor Bannister.

@@k-dogg9086 👍💔 thank you for the information.

@@spookygirl7761 no problem.. it's jus sad they aren't with us anymore.

@@spookygirl7761 even Penny Marshall died of a drug overdose..

Hello 👋 how are you??

Captain ( Corporal ) Peacock had a Boil on His Bum. 😄🥃

He was a cook in the army!

I SECOND that Emotion, THANK you, Kris, these episodes are like a BREATH of FRESH AIR.;-)))

Oh dear. I....I can't even remember what was happening in January 2020. I deleted everything from before March 13th.

I completely agree!

Agreed 100%

"A very good morning to you all!" (From Young Mr. Grace)

i like your Comment and your a wonderful person too. have a nice week and weekend and Year.

It wasn’t that funny

Thank you.;-)))

Jan, 2022..covid still here now omicron

Here again in 2024 and found that all that was the flu and lies from the pit of hades. While people who took the v are dying suddenly. May God have mercy on us all. Don't get mad, learn from the past.

Nice catch

That sort of thing happens a lot especially with long series with various writers. It happened a lot on the Golden Girls series.

Me too! Exact same. And I remember Sindy. (Barbie knock off) You don't see her but her packaging is seen in the background. Pink, yellow stripe and black heart. I didn't have one because I thought she was ugly, but I remember seeing her in toy stores.

I have a Sindy. Wearing a flight attendants uniform. In mint condition.

Stanley Sims

Stanley Sims Yes I remember those commercials

Maree Hartley he excels in everything

I didn't get the penny joke. But then again so many British terms go over my head

@@rustyrefill6449 pay to use the loo

It's like a different language we still understand.

Yes, I can speak both American and English, and I'm neither!

My sister got that treehouse for Christmas when she was little too.

Glad you enjoy them. This show was, and still is, excellent entertainment. 👍

This is SOOO TRUE, thank you, for CONFIRMING what I have been thinking, for SUCH a LONG TIME.

@CLAUDIA CHASMAN - thank you . real toys, dolls, even simple building blocks, etc, kids put in their hands and play with stimulates their imaginations and creativity . whereas , virtual reality leads to atrophy of those abilities . children don't go outdoors enough either . exercise yes ! but also looking at cloud formations, making and flying paper airplanes, building tiny miniature houses out of twigs, grass, leaves and stones, etcetera , uses more brain power than any video game . I remember as a child I and a friend would go out on the sidewalk after a rainstorm . We would gather pebbles, dirt, whatever and reroute the flow of the water flowing . I didn't become a civil engineer but it did stimulate my imagination and was lots of fun .

@@nemo-nb3gh Same here!🐱

And I remember many a time as a child, we didn't even need real toys to have fun and stimulate our minds. we'd build tiny little houses and "people" out of twigs, stones, grass in the yard ( In Britain i think all of the outdoor property of a house owner or shared by people who lived in flats, which includes flower, vegetable gardens, lawns and trees , all of it is called garden instead of yard or backyard ) . indoors we made gliding airplanes out of scrap paper, played charades, tic tac toe and all sorts of similar games with just pencil and paper. we children would get together and share all out crayons to draw things and even do abstract crayon painting . we'd find some chalk and play hopscotch on the sidewalk, play leapfrog, all sorts of games and creative things with anything we could find. we had to be resourceful because none of us had much money except what little in our piggy banks. To our elders and parents consternation yes we did climb trees too . i was a chubby kid so i didn't get up very high in the trees,lol . Nobody had portable stereos or mp3 players . We had to remember the songs on someone's indoors home radio in our heads . We'd watch tv too much and moms and dads would gently force us to go outside or do something inside besides watch tv . when we became young teens, very few of us had many 45rpm or lp records and audio cassette recorder/players weren't available at low cost . us boys and girls would put our coines together. we'd go to this diner and, put our coins in, chose and play some songs on the jukebox . some of us were better at remember music and others the lyrics . We used the hard drives, memory and players in our heads to remember and hum, sing, whistle & dance to music without any instruments or radio or record player playing

Thing didn't get any money from Addams Family, so he has to steal to survive.

I had the hand in the box that grabs a coin in the 70's.

Just as I suspected, Made in Scotland!

@@brenthaymon667 I suspect that would be highly collectible if you still had it and worth alot!

I'd love to know where one would purchase one of those

Grumpy Grainger, is what I call him

@@sandrajovic9304 :D That works! He IS grumpy, and Mrs. Slocombe has grumpy moments...I often think, "Jeez! Lighten up a little!" ...but attitudes are part of working in retail, right? :D