Because you could get away with anything back then, glad I grew up in era.

@@JohnLee-pt5jz Yep, you could get away with basically anything except that there was little to none of the bad language that's allowed these days. I much prefer it that way around.

@@JohnLee-pt5jz Yep, you couldn't get away with programmes like ''love thy neighbour'' these days. I was born in the 60's and TV back then 60's 70's and 80's was the best time ever for TV

All the cast members from "Are You Being Served" have passed.

Mate try watching an episode of terry and june or George and mildred Absolute shite!

And all the more pertinent the older we get.

You mean "Whatever Happened to The Likely lads" as the original Likely lads was from the 1960s!

57, fed up of the constant misery, feeling an affinity with the Likely Lads' theme? Are you me?

@@zacmumblethunder7466 I'm 20 (nearly 21) years of age and I too am fed up with the way life is nowadays. Misery, corruption, all the governments of the world becoming more communist than democratic, big brother always watching you, etc. I'm probably the only person of my age group around that watches many of these series and that doesn't get offended by what the politically correct people think is offensive. My sisters tell me i'm racist for watching these programmes even though i'm not. Only for these comedies from the past like these ones and more, I would never be happy at all. Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads is a great series.

@@europa2000man . Keep watching them. They’re better than the rubbish on now! 😉

@@edwardoleyba3075 You said it lad.

I'm from the NE (BTW NOT a geordie as everyone seems to class anyone from the NE as) and the the best line I remember was " oh, he's from the south" ...... "Gateshead?" ......."No, the deep south, Middlesborough" To explain that, Newcastle is on the north side of the tyne and Gateshead is on the opposite, i.e. the south side

Racism is not funny and most comedy back then were perfectly politically correct who would be offended watching Reggie Perrin Terry and June, Robins nest, George and Mildred, bless this house, some mothers do ave um, the good life, dads army likely lads, on the buses, please sir to, the manor born and man about the house, how are those comedy's offensive ?

@@jahno7154 Love thy Neighbour was a strange one. It, like the Alf Garnett character in Til Death Us Do Part, was an anti-racism comedy, yet the characters casually threw out terms that would be completely unacceptable today, even in the context of someone using language that was commonly used. There's part of a scene in one Fawlty Towers episode that's cut now when it's repeated because it would cause offense, even though the whole point was to send up the stupidity of racists. I think it's unlikely that nobody was offended, but it was just harder for such voices to be heard.

@@jahno7154 That's exactly the point he was making. Can't you see the irony whenever something from yesteryear is put on the TV, some voiceover twat has to warn the lilylivered about prevailing attitudes of the time, even though they've been edited for the cotton wool brigade. Good greif. Why bring up racism?

@@jahno7154 Racism was not mentioned other than by yourself. The irony of what you say is that most, if not all, would be edited and a warning about prevailent attitudes of the time would also be included. That was the point he made. 'How are these comedies offensive'? Don't know. Perhaps you can answer that one yourself.

@@RevStickleback You sound almost apologetic for things on TV in the past but also enjoying them. Why do you feel the need to explain why these comedies were what they were instead of just saying 'it doesn't matter what anyone thinks, I liked them'? I liked Alf Garnet and I personally couldn't give a hoot if he was trying to only portray a bigot. Stop feeling guilty and trying to appease both sides.

60s. As well as the seventies it's absolutely all crap now

It's racist they say . Sad what

It's sad that people were and still are racist (and often can't even see it).@@ross8474

Just be glad you are only watching the intros. (Dad's Army gets a pass)

dont know if you guys cares but if you're bored like me during the covid times you can watch all of the new series on instaflixxer. Have been watching with my girlfriend for the last couple of months xD

@Nico Liam Yea, been using instaflixxer for years myself :D

Totally agree. Is it too much to ask that someone does a decent comedy series for us? Or are we asking for too much?

@@mariajukejax9649 I think you're asking too much. Today's writers haven't quite got the talent that they had in the 70's and 80's. Everything is also too pc these days, they'd upset a lot of snowflakes, besides that, today's actors are not in the same league as the stars that were around then. Sadly those days are long gone, we have seen the last of that like .

Me too.

I was born on the 20th January 1968, so I am a bit older than you-but I know what you mean of course!

Born 2nd June ‘68. Makes me the baby 😂

@@sheikhy I guess so of course! Thank you.

Even the ads are crap.

Enjoying The Onedin Line. Even better 2nd time round. Not a sitcom, mind you.

You are so right of course really!

@@hamishanderson6738 It was a drama series of course. Thank you anyway!

You are so right really too-alas of course!

Thank you!

@Sine Nomine Another brainwashed youth,,you will never understand what i mean,as you have no comparison,nothing to do with getting old,i feel sorry for people like yourself,thats why the suicide rate is up,as for reality,you don't know the meaning.

Not really. Many of the above sit coms were rubbish. Blackadder , Detectorists, Royle Family, Fools and Horses, Office , Gavin and Stacey, Extras etc certainly as good - in fact IMO probably better.

No, a time when it made you laugh. People today have different tastes, just as your tastes were different from your parents.

@@neilinely You mean made 'us' laugh. The partypooper who will look at most things yesteryear as sexist, racist or colonialist. Any 'ist' for that matter.

@@QuoPaperPlanemaybe because it was?

Thats good to know

i’d accept them airing overnight hours instead of constant repeats of Doctor Who or Star Trek…but sadly it’s a rights issue

I didn’t even have basic human rights back then, so no thank you. Oh, yeah that’s exactly why old white men want that time back, got it.

I didn’t even have basic human rights back then, so no thank you. Oh, yeah that’s exactly why old white men want that time back, got it.

I didn’t even have basic human rights back then, so no thank you. Oh, yeah that’s exactly why old white men want that time back, got it.

We are getting them back. Energy crisis, high inflation, massive strikes and walk outs! And to cap it all a racist society.

No thank you.

+Karl Clemmy most of the comedies back then wouldn't be shown now because of blasted "political correctness". Thank 💩 for DVDs

Used to love hate Shelley... think it was on on Sunday nights, last thing I'd watch before prison the next day....

@@briscoethecollie1510 Ah yes...I feel the same when I hear the Last of the Summer Wine theme tune. Sunday night bath and horrid school in the morning *shudder*

Have you seen his missus? One of the dollies from Hi De Hi... jammy beggar!

You forget that he was only in his late 30s, as I recall, when that series came out. He just looked old early, and it took a long time for his age to catch up with how old he looked.

I can't see anyone saying "I loved Nish Kumar he had me laughing so hard my ribs hurt"

I was just about to type it’s MATHS not MATH.... then I realised it was Man about the house..😂😂

@@Ionabrodie69 Ha ha ha. Yeah, I should have written it out in full. By the way, I really did enjoy MATHS at school!

Took me a second there... yeah, both good shows, can't remember much about Robin's Nest though

Diversity unfortunately

@Baba Yaga Never even heard of any of those.

+Raymond Smith thank poo for DVDs

Edited heavily plus a warning for the cotton wool brigade stating the prevailing attitudes of the time may give one suicidal tendencies.

Yes 😅😅​@@QuoPaperPlane

Room for one more?

@@mjames4709 Make that two! :)

We were making good comedy right up to the 90s. It’s only this century that it all went downhill.

Kate Cooper 👍

Yea but notice he never included Love thy neighbour, Curry and Chips , Mind Your Language or Till Death us do Part in the list for obvious reasons

@@CricketEngland ​ @Cricket England Mind Your Language was in there. ;-)

There were so many to choose from though - I don't think Rising Damp was in there?

How does that work?

They were !

Which I didn’t notice as a child in the 1970s but very noticeable as an adult today.

When "Grease" came out, it looked like the whole school had been kept back for over 20 years.

I’m 29 and Bill Maynard was a great actor liked him in ITVs the Royal. Someone at work got me onto Selwynn Froggit and now watching Heartbeat on ITV3 and think he’s hilarious.

Lucky guy! So many memories of these shows as a wee yin growing up in 1970s Scotland!

We get them here too still 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌹

I watched most of these in the 1970's and 80's here in Canada. I have a few on DVD now as well. British Comedy Gold!😎😍

@Bad Lieutenant just googled it, yes she won it in the first year

@MirlitronOne I remember 'Bless Me Father', also 'Oh, Brother!' with Derek Nimmo.

It was hilarious. The Parish of St Jude (patron saint of lost causes)

He was in a series called Potter where he was the forcibly retired former head of a confectionery company. Whenever he gave his name, he always added "Of Potter Mints.... You know? Potter Mints the Hotter Mints?" and was always disappointed by the blank looks he got in return.

I agree completely. I watched most of these as a child in the seventies. With many of these shows, the theme tunes were better than the scripts or the casts! I still get a nice warm, nostalgic feeling when I see a re-run of an old ‘On The Buses’ episode, but am amazed at how weak the storylines, acting and production quality is. The simple fact is, back then, we only had three channels. We were much easier to please and this was the best of its time. The odd thing is that very little since has come along to surpass it.

Love thy neighbour, is still funny AF.. but who the hell is going to show it?

@@michaeleastham3868 Don't need to show it. You can buy the DVD

'Whatever happened to the Likely Lads' certainly stands the test of time. Okay, 'Yus my dear' may be somewhat dated now but it was still better than any comedy coming out today. For example, how anyone could find Steve Coogan remotely funny is beyond me.

​@@heli-crewhgs5285So may channels yet so often little worth watching.