The secret of Blackadder is , as we move along in time, He gets lower in station, but smarter. Baldric, representing the peasantry, gets less intelligent as time moves on.

William Pitt the Younger was actually 24 when he became PM for the first time in 1783 - Blackadder embellished a bit but not all that much :) His father was also PM but it wasn't hereditary, it just gave him a leg up. He is the 2nd longest serving PM with a total of 18 years. He died aged just 46 having suffered with multiple illnesses since childhood.

Blackadder 2 was after the Renaissance, which was 15th-16th century. This is set at the end of the 18th Century into the 19th Century, so around the time of the American and French Revolutions. The Prince of Wales’ father is George 3rd, who lost the American colonies.

Fun fact, during this era the title "prime minister" was actually more of an insult, the proper title is "first lord of the treasury"

William Pitt the Younger was 24 when he became Prime Minister, NOT a child. The joke is that because he was so much younger than any other Prime Minister (including his father, Pitt the Elder who was in his late 50's when he became Prime Minister), he was a child by comparison as most PM's were double his age.

Given the time of year, and now that you've seen an episode of series 3, you might want to check out Blackadder's Christmas Carol. It's hilarious. It was made between series 3 and 4, so you've probably now seen enough to appreciate everything in that. It has great cameos from Miriam Margoyles, Jim Broadbent and Robbie Coltrane.

I played Blackadder III in a local run ( 12 shows). We did Ink and Incapability, Nob and Nobility and Amy and Amiability. I had never performed before but had an absolute great time playing the lead. Forgot a few lines in the early run but everything came together in the end. Best bit was my son playing the Scarlet Pimpernel.

The dictionary episode is also hilarious

Blackadder II was Renaissance. Blackadder III is Age Of Enlightenment. [Late 1700's/Early 1800's, reign of [mad] King George III, Regency of the Prince George (played here by Hugh Laurie) who would eventually become King George IV.] William Pitt The Elder and William Pitt The Younger were both prime ministers of parliament in this era. Pitt The Younger first became prime minister at 26; extremely young for a politician, but not THIS young :) I did not initially like this series as much as 2 and 4 but it's still really really good and as I've gotten older I've come to appreciate Series 3 more

Greg House!!! And for the smart-asses : I know, I loved Hugh Laurie for decades before discovering "House" a few months ago, and it is not as bad a series as I initially thought, which was why I ignored it when it first aired.

In each series Blackadder becomes more intelligent and Baldrick is declining in intellect. That´s one observation i made in this brilliant Britcom.

Brilliant, I rate III higher than II or IV. The dictionary and actors episodes in particular. And Amy, and the Duke of Wellington, the Scarlet Pimpernel, and everyone else.

I hope you have a great festive season young lady. Best wishes from the UK.

Merry Christmas, Megsy.

Hey, loved the reaction and just wanted to say please don't feel bad about overanalysing and questioning stuff. Yeah, you could just relax and enjoy it for what it is, but you can enjoy it for what it is and have even more fun by overanalysing it. People will always tell you how you're "supposed to" enjoy something, but the great thing is those people are wrong!

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Awesome series. Hope Open All Hours hits this soon, another classic

The Monarch appoints the Prime Minster, who is required to be a member of the Commons or Lords who can command support from a majority in the Commons. William Pitt the Younger (To distinguish him from his father,) became Prime Minster very young, at the age of 24. His detractors claimed that his administration (formed on 19th December) wouldn't last until Christmas. Pitt would serve as Prime Minster for the next 18 years.

my fav series of the 4

It's the Regency, centuries after the renaissance.

Hey Megan! Great to see you back-adder with Blackadder! Third is great, and I'm sure you will have a blast-hausen... (damn, wrong person). Anyway... as others have mentioned, do check out Blackadder's Christmas Carol. Enjoy, and am looking forward to the next one!

Something to also bear in mind is the fact that The Prince Of Wales here, Hugh Laurie played the eminent Dr Gregory House in the TV series House.

I often lose socks .So I buy one colour and mix and match.The lost socks usually turn up caught up in the trouser leg turned inside out or in a pair of shoes I haven’t used for some time

Socks should be sold in threes to allow for the inevitable one that disappears.

Great Clip Megan 😊😊😊 , the young prime minister is an exaggeration of the" Young Prime Minister" for comic effect,there were two Prime Ministers named Pitt they were known as "Pitt the Younger" and "Pitt the Elder ",its a joke for those of us who were listening in history lessons ❤❤

In order to solve the missing sock issue. I bought one of those price tag guns and use it to attach the two socks to each other when I take them off. This way they stay together through the wash and dry process. Also never have to play the match game trying to match faded black sock ever again.

I went through Puberty the other week. It's in The Cotswolds, lovely little place.

Love Blackadder Megan, each series gets better ! Pleaseeee watch Blackadder's Xmas Carol, you'll love it ! ps great dance at the end there Megan !👍

More like late 18th/early 19th century (Regency period) rather than the Renaissance (15-16th centuries)

People around the world recognise Hugh Laurie as “Dr Gregory House”. I know him as The Prince Regent. Stay classy, Miss Megan! Also that top of yours is cosmic….literally!

This show was awesome!

I've searched her channel and I have one question. What about the first series?

You mentioned that you're gonna see season 1 but what about the two movies Blackadder Back and Forth and the Christmas Carol Are those on your list?

Baldric started in series 1 as the intelligent character.

Love the top Megan ❤

Pitt the Younger became Prime Minister at the age of 24, the youngest ever. Though not quite as young as he's played in this

Good video🎉

This is my fave series - the Georgian era was great.

I agree ... just brilliant.

Blackadder: Any history of insanity in the family… cross the i and n… any history of ‘sanity’ in the family… none whatsoever. Now, any felonies? Baldrick: None. Blackadder: Oh, come on, Baldrick! You’re going to be an MP, for Pete sake… I’ll just put down fraud and sexual deviancy. 🤣

My wife and I managed to lose one of a brand new pair of my socks after ONE SINGLE DAY. Never found it...

The young Ladd is representing an extreme comedic version of William Pitt, known as Pitt The Younger”! Think of him as William Pitt jr. His dad, same name, had been prime minister at an earlier time. Although the prime minister role is not an hereditary title. Think George Bush and George W Bush etc.

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that's not Pitt the younger, it's Pit the even younger who did not exist

Pitt & Pitt the Younger joked about😵😵

there was a prime minister called pit the younger, the young boy is a parody of that. this is the georgian period, a few hundred years after the renaissance, george the 3rd is on the throne

pitt the younger was like 24 when he became 24

William Pitt then William Pitt Jr. ALWAYS A joke!!!😂😃

The best line here is a bit contemporary to the original period this was broadcast. Liberal leader David Steele closed his speech to the liberal party with 'Return to your constituencies and prepare for government!' or as Blackadder tells Baldrick 'Go Back to your kitchen sink, you see, and prepare for government'.

2:28 it’s not hereditary but nepotism has always been to structure and still is

Megan, who's your favourite comedian or comedy actor?

Megan, we are here - loosely speaking - in the late 18th century. William Pitt the Younger became PM in 1783, when he was 24, that is, at a ridiculously young age (geddit?). He remained PM until 1801.

How did he ever get the role of *"House"* What did the casting director see in him.. I mean, he was GREAT in house. But how did he get the role. After they'd have watched this. lol

I think the young pm was William Pitt or his son

Pitt the younger wasn’t actually a child when he became PM he's portrayed as a teenager here as a joke on his name.

BLACKADDER Third is during Georgian period.

Are you going to react to blackadder special, where he time travel.

Regency Period, actually. Okay, Pitt the Younger wasn't quite *that* young, but he did become a member of Parliament at the age of 21. While the personalities don't change much, as the series go on, Blackadder moves down the social ladder (started as a prince in 1, a lord in 2, now a butler to the Prince Regent in 3...he'll just be a captain in the army in 4) and Baldrick gets dumber.

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Megan, I don't know how far along you are in the Blackadder series (the observation about the different era is correct), but the four series are chronologically moving through England's progression in history whilst simultaneously telling the gradual demise of Blackadder's status. It's been a while since I watched the full series, but I consider the third series the best. Blackadder is vicious, conniving, ambitious, but his social status in this series fits the character the best. Just enough power and influence to have his foot in the door, but not enough to have that door opened for him makes his ambition just that little bit MORE vicious and conniving. If I had to watch this series for the first time based on strength (worst to best), it's be 1, 4, 2, 3. PS. On a personal note, never stop over-analyzing. Just be aware you're doing it, and draw the right conclusion in the end. Cherish your intelligence!

The sock problem is solved by counting the socks into the washing machine and then counting them out. Using clips if necessary 😊

Merry Xmas beautiful😘🤗

that's PItt the younger prime minister at the turn of the 19th Century youngest prime minister

Pitt the Younger, who was a real Prime Minister and still the youngest person to have been Prime Minister (which is why they're making this joke), was not actually a teenager, lol. He was very young - he became PM when he was 24 in 1783 (just after the American Revolution and just before the French Revolution - so he had a lot on his plate!) and he had served briefly as Chancellor just before becoming PM too! His father had already served as Prime Minister about 20 years prior when Pitt the Younger was around 8 years old and so, whilst their may have been a bit of nepotism (not in the traditional sense as Pitt's father had died by the time his son even joined Parliament), it seems as though Pitt the Younger had developed a very stern persona and possibly had a fair amount of understanding as to what being PM entails. He is widely regarded as being 1 of our best Prime Ministers, being PM twice, fighting Napoleon in between, and dying at the young age of 46!

Don't watch the first series after Goes Fourth, watch it between the Third and the Fourth. I can't say why without spoiling it but if you watch it in the order you're planning it makes the show less effective. Also do watch both the 45min special Blackadder's Christmas Carol and the 15min charity special The Cavalier Years between the Third and Goes Fourth. Watch the millennium special Back and Forth after Goes Fourth after an interval of at least several months. In short watch everything except Back and Forth *before* Goes Fourth for greatest effectiveness.

You mean Regency, not Renaissance. The Renaissance was between the 14th and 17th centuries. Blackadder the Third was set in the late 18th century, with George III on the throne, and the George played by Hugh Laurie is the future Prince Regent and ultimately George IV.

Obviously exaggerated for comedic effect, but the real-life William Pitt the Younger became Prime Minister of Britain at the age of 24 in 1804.

Missed the best part of this episode though the election part

Got 7 socks cannot find other ones make a pairs

2:50 Pitt the Younger was the youngest ever PM at 24 - so this is a bit exaggerated. "The Younger" distinguishes him from his father who was an earlier PM.

This is the 18th century not the renaissance! Your about 400 years out!

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Pitt the Younger wasn't a child it's a joke

Pitt the Younger

When you get around to seeing the first series, you'll notice a big difference. First Edmund was an idiot -- a schemer, a wannabe mastermind, but one doomed to failure by his own stupidity. And First Baldrick, despite being as scruffy and disgusting as his future incarnations, served as the voice of reason who tried (and mostly failed) to keep First Edmund out of trouble. The show was pretty good that way, but when it came time to do the second series, it was decided that the writing and the humor just flowed more naturally with master and servant swapping functions in the narrative, and Rowan Atkinson's and Tony Robinson's acting styles also lent themselves better to such a swap. And they were right.

Blackadder 1 ... Blackadder thick & Baldrick smart ... by series 4 ... Blackadder smart & Baldock thick ...

Hugh Laurie, wtf.

UK HAS A PM WHO DOESNT KNOW HOW TO USE A CREDIT CARD AND FILL CAR UP, ALSO HE WAS SERVING FOOD IN A KITCHEN FOR HOMELESS AND ASKED WHAT BUISNESS IS HE IN, SO FAR OUT HES TOO RICH, HORRIBLE SUNAK 😅

Don’t watch the 1st season EVER!! it’s not the same and will be weird

Well done - you got to the THIRD WORD before you interupted

The very first series of Blackadder is nowhere near as funny. The fortunes of the series changed dramitcally when British comedian Ben Elton joined the team from series 2 onward. Series 2 and 3 are very good but series 4 is a masterpiece.

Don't bother with the first series!

Don't bother with the first series. It's crap. Blackadder Goes Forth is excellent though.

Don't bother with series 1 it's rubbish

can i stop you and say this... there the same personalities in every season.. there is no character growth..

Check out a bit of fry & laurie.hugh & stephen also star in jeeves & wooster

3:15 , u got a disturbing neighbour stealing them from your washing line ... ?

2:00 maybe controversial , but he is right about letting anyone vote being a bad thing , look at usa today