Hank Scorpio?

Hank Scorpio?

I think they were knocked through to allow him space to maneuver his pool cue.

I think they were knocked through to allow him space to maneuver his pool cue.

Even better is later on when he starts referring to it as "Army".

Even better is later on when he starts referring to it as "Army".

@avclub-85d8ce590ad8981ca2c8286f79f59954:disqus (Bit of history) Firstly, the BBC isn't just a company that receives state backing, it's a part of the state and has been since it's inception when the BBC was the sole source of television. Commercial channels only emerged some time later and the BBC has always taken…

@avclub-85d8ce590ad8981ca2c8286f79f59954:disqus (Bit of history) Firstly, the BBC isn't just a company that receives state backing, it's a part of the state and has been since it's inception when the BBC was the sole source of television. Commercial channels only emerged some time later and the BBC has always taken…

@avclub-85d8ce590ad8981ca2c8286f79f59954:disqus Well, it is opt out in the sense that you don't have to watch tv, but that's essentially how it works. They're fairly vigilant over people not paying their fee but it's not exactly Nazi Germany- lots of people get away without paying it and I've never in my life heard of…

@avclub-85d8ce590ad8981ca2c8286f79f59954:disqus Well, it is opt out in the sense that you don't have to watch tv, but that's essentially how it works. They're fairly vigilant over people not paying their fee but it's not exactly Nazi Germany- lots of people get away without paying it and I've never in my life heard of…

@avclub-85d8ce590ad8981ca2c8286f79f59954:disqus It was certainly popular at the time, but now it's pretty much viewed as a sort of embarrasing cultural relic rather than a beloved part of comedy history like Monty Python or even something like The Goon show.

@avclub-85d8ce590ad8981ca2c8286f79f59954:disqus It was certainly popular at the time, but now it's pretty much viewed as a sort of embarrasing cultural relic rather than a beloved part of comedy history like Monty Python or even something like The Goon show.

that show was funny, so yeah.

that show was funny, so yeah.

Jesus, get a room you two…nations.

Jesus, get a room you two…nations.

@avclub-6f518c31f6baa365f55c38d11cc349d1:disqus Benny Hill's actually a pretty weird case- from what I understand they show it a lot on BBC America and it seems to get cited a lot by Americans as a standard example of British comedy, but it hasn't really been popular in Britain or decades. It's practically never…

@avclub-6f518c31f6baa365f55c38d11cc349d1:disqus Benny Hill's actually a pretty weird case- from what I understand they show it a lot on BBC America and it seems to get cited a lot by Americans as a standard example of British comedy, but it hasn't really been popular in Britain or decades. It's practically never…

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Basic explanation: We have high quality shows that are critical acclaimed but have relatively niche audiences, and we have lower quality shows that have a broader mainstream appeal. These two occasionally overlap.
See also: All countries on planet Earth.