'Allo 'Allo - all 9 seasons streaming on Netflix

[Stonepounder]

If you like British slapstick and if you (are old enough to have) enjoyed Hogan's Heroes give it a try. From IMDB:

In WW2 France, Rene Artois runs a small café where Resistance fighters, Gestapo men, German Army officers and escaped Allied POWs interact daily, ignorant of one another's true identity or presence, exasperating Rene.

The French are incompetent, the Germans are bumbling, and general silliness ensues.

[hedda_foil]

1. Is it a British show or French?

[OnDoutside]

2. It's a British show, full of ham french accents ! A sort of comedic farce.

It was hugely popular when first shown. The central character was René, a café owner in Nazi occupied France. There are lots of great lines and characters like the local resistance leader who always says in that fake French accent...."Listen very carefully, I shall say this only wance (once)". Or the British spy undercover as a French policeman who has the most indecipherable accent. One of the big plot lines later on is where René and the Germans hide a picture of the "Fallen Madonna with the big boobies" .

Here's an example

[yellowdogintexas]

12. sort of a farce???? It is the ultimate farce

we love this series.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. Does it have a laugh track?

I have reached the point where laugh tracks are totally distracting and unacceptable. Which is why I can't watch all too many shows which might otherwise be worthwhile.

[Stonepounder]

5. Unfortunately for you, it does have a laugh track.

Personally, on this show, I find the laugh track adds rather than distracts, but that's just me.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

6. It seems as if the laughs in a laugh track just emphasize

how not funny something is.

If something is actually amusing, them I'm amused. Otherwise, don't try to bludgeon me with canned laughter of people who actually died decades ago.

Think about the fact that movies don't have laugh tracks. Don't need them. TV shows don't need them either.

Recently a friend had recommended some old British show to me. I got no more than ten minutes into it because the male character was a complete ass, and the laugh track said his boorish behavior was supposed to be amusing. It wasn't. It was offensive. It's nice that my friend, and no doubt many other people liked that show, but I have better things to do with my time.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. It's very funny, but also very sexist, as many older shows are.

I just rewatched the series recently, as I was feeling nostalgic. (My family used to watch Britcoms and munch on pizza Friday nights.)

It was still quite enjoyable, but as a grown woman it was also a bit cringe-worthy due to the sexist and gay stereotypes.

[Pope George Ringo II]

8. It was pretty sexist, and Lieutenant Gruber was a walking punchline

But the Italians might have the biggest complaint if I'm honest. But I still recommend the series. Officer Crabtree can't open his mouth without making me laugh.

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. We watched a few episodes last night, and I commented to

hubby on how Crabtree used to make my mom laugh til she cried.

[Pope George Ringo II]

10. I know exactly how she felt.

After all, I was pissing by and I sew this thread.

[GreenPartyVoter]

11. Indeed! Have a good morning!

[yellowdogintexas]

13. that's "Good Moaning"

which usually mean bahd Nose

[yellowdogintexas]

15. crabtree was that English guy who thinks he can speak French.

he was so bad

[Lars39]

7. The Fallen Madonna With the Big Boobies!

By van Klomp.
Yes, we watched all of them.

[yellowdogintexas]

14. knockwurst. nt

[Pope George Ringo II]

16. Netflix now has Dad's Army

A small Home Guard unit in 1940 composed of a boy and a bunch of old men who have no business whatsoever in uniform. Incompetence, shortages, and petty politics. It's a very British show.

[Stonepounder]

17. Good to know. Thanks.

[Revanchist]

18. You blew it!

The title of the thread should have been:

“Listen very carefully, I will say this only once”

[Stonepounder]

19. ROFL!!