Only Fools And Xmastime 109 - A Losing Streak

Only Fools and Xmastime 108 - Ashes to Ashes

The Funniest Gavin And Stacey Characters, Ranked

1. Smithy (in the all-time pantheon)
2. Uncle Bryn
3. Pam
4. Nessa
5. Rudi
6. Doris
7. Deano
8. Chinese Alan (just because)

Only Fools And Xmastime 107 - The Long Legs Of The Law

Thoughts. I Have Them.

No matter how much I use, there is never enough malt vinegar.

TFW...

...Clippy could've helped keep you out of prison...

R.I.P. Emma Chambers

I can't believe she died at 53. Such a loss. :(

Gaffigan du Jour

Friday Night Lights missed out on a big story arc of Landry finding out who his real dad is.

State du Moi

I rarely have performance anxiety in my own bathroom but this is creeping me out.

“Emergency Third Scoop of Ice Cream to Make Appearance at White House.”

Thoughts. I Have Them.

‪Throughout the course of a day, I know where my penis has been and I know where my hands have been. Which means that after pissing, I have no idea why I’m supposed to wash my hands and not my penis.

George Harrison

Happy 75h the Dark Horse. All Things Must Pass is the only solo Beatle album I ever loved 🙂 

He was, however, the Tea Party Beatle! ;)

Only Fools and Xmastime - Christmas Crackers

Only Fools and Xmastime - A Slow Bus to Chingford/The Russians are Coming

An (illegal!) video of A Slow Bus to Chingford is HERE.

An (illegal!) video of The Russians are Coming is HERE. 

Only Fools and Xmastime - Special: Britain's Best Sitcom

For more info on this contest, visit here.

Britain's Best Sitcom

In  2004 the BBC held a nation-wide contest for Brits to decide their favorite sitcom of all time (spoiler alert: Only Fools and Horses won!) Each episode featured a celebrity championing a sitcom and making its case to be chosen; I've desperately tried to find the episodes online, with some luck thanks to YouTube. SO I thought while I kept looking I'd give you a brief rundown on my thoughts for each one. You're welcome.

Blackadder

Fantastic showcase for Rowan Atkinson and an early peek at the brilliance of Richard Curtis (and, later, Ben Elton.) May be the only sitcom in which the last season is also its greatest; the final scene may be the greatest final scene of any sitcom ever.

Fawlty Towers

Relentless in its comedy. The blueprint for future sitcoms who saw the upside to ending after only 12 episodes. John Cleese at his most John Cleeseiest.

The Good Life

Fantastic show in the prime of the “Golden Age” of British sitcom; one of the first to have side characters who actually outshone the leads. Margo and Jerry would go on to star in sitcoms such as To the Manor Born and Yes, Minister, one of which is on this list and one which should be.

Yes, Minister

The show that gave birth to all the shows we now love such as The Thick of It and Veep. Perfect comedy vehicle for The Good Life’s Paul Eddington, and serves up another great character in Humphrey.

One Foot in the Grave

Haven’t seen it yet.

Porridge

Ronnie Barker’s signature show in an amazing career (also starred in Open All Hours with David Jason of Only Fools and Horses.) Amazing writing, and any scene of his with Richard Beckinsale is a must-watch. This in the pantheon for sure.

Only Fools and Horses

I’ve been breathlessly panting about this show for years on this blog so I will stop here: The Greatest.

Open All Hours

Davids Jason and Ronnie Barker are the perfect combination. The genius of having such a simple setting works because of the two of them, and it’s great to see the very DNA of British comedy culminate in one frame.

Vicar of Dibley

Typically cozy-but-hilarious BBC sitcom of the 90’s. Geraldine Granger is an all-time character and each and every suppotting character could be a lead themselves. And giving Roger Lloyd-Pack from Only Fools and Horses another character to shine in is priceless.

Dad’s Army

Haven’t seen it yet.  (Got the dvds!)

Only Fools and Xmastime - The Second Time Around

Updated My Tinder Profile Pic

Only Fools and Xmastime - Go West Young Man

Only Fools and Xmastime - Big Brother

Happy Valentine's Day

What with my over the top, bordering on the dangerous luck with the ladies, Valentines Day has always been a big deal for me. Let's take a walk through the years and, starting with 8th grade, see how each Valentine's Day went for our guy Xmastime.

1986: nothing
1987: nothing
1988: nothing
1989: bought rose for a girl I was into and later dated for two years. My first love. Of course by the time it got to her it had died and shriveled up. And that ended up being the highlight of our relationship.
1990: I think I got a keychain shaped like a heart from her. Ring-a-ding fucking ding.
1991: nothing
1992: nothing
1993: nothing
1994: had a girlfriend, but can't remember doing anything special. Sounds like it must have been amazing.
1995: broke up with her, inciting what surely was 4-sleeve Snackwells emergency at Stubbs Dorm.
1996: nothing
1997: nothing
1998: nothing
1999: nothing
2000: nothing
2001: nothing
2002: nothing
2003: nothing
2004: nothing
2005: nothing
2006: nothing
2007: nothing
2008: nothing
2009: nothing
2010: nothing
2011: nothing
2012: nothing
2013: nothing
2014: nothing 
2015: nothing
2016: nothing
2017: nothing
2018: nothing as of 4:21pm  

One-way Amtrak Ticket to Hell, Please.

OFAH Line du Jour

#DaveDay

The affection for Only Fools and Horses character Trigger is so great that when Roger Lloyd-Pack died, they dedicated his what-would-have-been 70th birthday with Call Everyone Dave Day. Even a rugby team had fun with it:

Very cool!

Here's one of the many times Trigger called Rodney "Dave."

Because Yeash, It's Been So Effective Thus Far

To summarize: white people will continue to use and possibly die, but at least black people will be sent to prison for curiously long sentences.

Lennard Pearce

Happy 103rd Birthday to the late Lennard Pearce. Grandad uttered the first line of Only Fools and Horses, got the show’s first laugh, and delivered one of its most memorable dramatic scenes.

Je Declare

The single biggest reason to fight for DC statehood is so that it’s included in all these lists of “best [food] in every state”.

OFAH du Jour

I know Rodney has 2 GCE’s, but he eats pizza with a knife and fork? Really?

Thoughts. I Have Them.

The Olympics always seem to be a reminder of how inferior we are when it comes to rail service.

I MAY Have a Slight Problem...

BBC Xmas

Whether or not the episodes actually have anything to do with Christmas (most of the Only Fools and Horses ones weren't; it's almost like they were semi-annual Christmas gifts to the nation), nobody does Christmas tv like the Brits. Here's a list of some of the best ones.

I've seen:

24. Vicar of Dibley
23. The Inbetweeners
21. Father Ted
18. Porridge
16. The Detectorists
14. Gavin and Stacey
11. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
10. Peep Show
7. Extras
4. Blackadder’s Christmas Carol
3. Only Fools and Horses (the entire 1996 trilogy!)

They're all great but the Extras one in particular is fantastic, it could be a feature film in theaters. And if any show was made for Christmas it's Gavin and Stacey and this scene from the episode.

OFAH du Jour

 Classic Trigger!  :)

ANNOUNCEMENT.

To everyone out there who never believed in me and said I’d never amount to anything THIS IS IN YOUR FACE!!!!!!

Hmm.

This headline is setting people up for a major disappointment.

Your other left, sweetheart. #SOTU

Xmastime Movie Review

Watching Rebel in the Rye only confirms the theory I’ve had for years that Holden Caulfield grew up to be Pete Campbell.

Trump & Stalin

Trump being Stalin-esque is frightening but this bit of 80s comedy is fantastic:

"We discovered that Vasily, his son, really did lose the entire air-force ice-hockey team in a plane crash and then tried to cover it up by putting together a new team."

Only Fools du Jour

Inside look at the greatest scene from the greatest show ever. :)