21 UK Pop Culture References Only Brits Understand 🇬🇧

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  • A bold list of 21 British pop culture quotes, jokes, and references that only British people understand! From the Inbetweeners, to Fawlty Towers, to Barry Scott and "to me, to you," we've included as many British TV greats as possible!
    Which UK pop culture references and British TV quotes did we miss? Share your favourites with us in the comments!
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  • @WanderingRavens
    @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +15

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    • @jwec9867
      @jwec9867 Před 3 lety

      Bogies is what you call boogers the stuff you find in your nose.
      In America the game is called 'The Peni$ Game' and you play it the same way.

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +1

      @@jwec9867 Oh my! We haven't heard of the peni$ game before! 😂

    • @eyenot9327
      @eyenot9327 Před 3 lety +3

      You have to watch Little Britain and The Vicar of Dibley. Both are so funny. Make sure you keep watching Vicar of Dibley after the credits have finished. Love Alice 😂😂

    • @christopherkerr5526
      @christopherkerr5526 Před 3 lety +2

      Vicar of Dibley is a must watch!

    • @djrizla420
      @djrizla420 Před 3 lety +3

      @@WanderingRavens You did well, but here’s the ones you missed or didn’t get the whole context
      “To me, to you” is one of the catchphrases of Paul & Barry, The Chuckle Brothers, a comedy double act on children’s TV. They did slapstick comedy, a kids game show, and live stage shows (including panto, you can’t get more British than that). Here’s a link to a best bits compilation: czcams.com/video/sU783d7EHA0/video.html
      Incidentally, in 2014, the brothers made a rap record with British rapper, Tinchy Stryker. Worth watching after you’ve watched some of their shows. czcams.com/video/EBtd3H3Qdi8/video.html
      Sadly, Barry passed away 2 years ago.
      “You buy one, you get one free. I SAID YOU BUY ONE, YOU GET ONE FREE!” This was an advert for Safestyle U.K., who fitted windows and doors. Remembered for the strange wizard-looking man delivering the above line. czcams.com/video/i3A1TT3kwIY/video.html
      “Belly’s gonna get you” you got the right advert, shame you didn’t watch the rest. The belly is too lazy for the stairs, so takes the elevator, and the rock guitar stops for some elevator music. Then, in the multi-storey car park, the belly is on a motorbike and ends up falling off the edge. The advert is for Reebok and the tag line is “beat the beer belly”.
      “Four candles”. Please watch the rest of this. Classic British comedy.
      0118 999 881 999 119 725... 3. This was a spoof advert in The IT Crowd for a private company that replaces the emergency services 999. Later a fire starts and Moss has to remember the number.
      “Shit on it,”. You got this right, and I’m sure someone’s already mentioned, but Paul Ritter who played Martin, passed away just last week.
      “The photo shoot was for the Daily Mail, which made me feel really posh and upmarket” this was said by Simon Amstel on the music themed, comedy panel show, Never Mind The Buzzcocks. A quick bit of background is needed for this one: you probably remember a show called Big Brother, but there was also a celebrity version, and in one series was a guy called Preston, he was the lead singer of The Ordinary Boys (they did the song “Boys Will Be Boys” in the Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix). One of the twists that series was the introduction of a non-celebrity, Chantelle, whose goal was to convince the others she was a celebrity (a singer in a girl band). Anyway, during their time in the house, the pair fell in love and when they left, they got married. Back to Never Mind The Buzzcock and Preston was one of the panellists. Throughout the show, the host, Simon Amstell, kept taking a break from the quiz to read extracts from Chantelle’s new autobiography, which was winding up Preston because it was becoming a joke. It was a combination of Chantelle being almost the dictionary definition of a chav (I think you learned that word) and the idea of her writing an autobiography at just 23, when she had done virtually nothing (was on Big Brother, married Preston, that’s all). Amstel would read extracts as if it were a literary classic. When he read that line, Preston stormed off the show. czcams.com/video/UHJgFJTEHLI/video.html
      “Alright, Briefcase”. This is from The Inbetweeners. The character Will moves from a posh, private school to a common, comprehensive school. Unfortunately, he is used to carrying a briefcase to school, which the other kids instantly pick up on and start calling him Briefcase. czcams.com/video/88LQKpzl7WA/video.html
      “Ooh, suits you, sir” is from The Fast Show, a comedy sketch show. It’s pretty good, if you like those sort of shows. A lot of it’s based on catchphrases, which get repeated through the series. Also, Ron Weasley’s dad is in many of the sketches.
      Finally, I’ll add my own. Every night, without fail, we’d have an advert that went “Come on, call Chatback! Oh Eight Nine One. Fifty Fifty Fifty.”

  • @k.stewart007
    @k.stewart007 Před 3 lety +303

    The chuckle brothers are a national treasure. They was a massive part of most people's childhood.

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +17

      We’ll look them up!!

    • @michaelrussell3890
      @michaelrussell3890 Před 3 lety +19

      @@WanderingRavens series is called Chucklevision. There are whole episodes on CZcams

    • @katiebigglestone446
      @katiebigglestone446 Před 3 lety +15

      @@michaelrussell3890 I loved Chucklevision! best kids tv show of the 90s

    • @Calrissian360
      @Calrissian360 Před 3 lety +5

      @@katiebigglestone446 I'm so old, I remember when they were puppies in the 80's.

    • @erinpyle173
      @erinpyle173 Před 3 lety +6

      Agreed, and I think "to me to you" spans more than a single generation. A lot of the references hit the nail on the head for some and pass others by but "to me to you" is fairly universal (not completely, just more so that bogies and inbetweeners references)

  • @k.stewart007
    @k.stewart007 Před 3 lety +115

    "Here's one I made earlier"
    "Am I bovvard?"
    "Hi I'm a shouty man"
    "I don't belieeevee it"
    "Whats the story in balamory?"
    "Nice to see you to see you"
    "And a cuddley toy"
    "Garlic bread!"
    "Ahh bisto"
    "You wanna a flake in that?"
    The milk tray man
    "Computer says no"

    • @stevenjohnson4190
      @stevenjohnson4190 Před 3 lety +5

      "She flies like a bird in the sky"
      "only the crumbliest flakiest chocolate"
      "charlie said"
      "nuts whole hazel nuts"
      "refreshes the parts.."
      "the milky bars are on me"
      "give us a twirl"
      "left a bit..up a bit.. fire"
      "full of eastern promise"
      "it`s friday, it`s 5 to 5 and it`s ..."
      "runaround ... NOW "
      "get down, shep"
      "one for sorrow, two for joy"

    • @geraldmcmullon2465
      @geraldmcmullon2465 Před 3 lety +1

      @@stevenjohnson4190 Someone likes chocolate or at least adverts for confectionary.

    • @michaelrussell3890
      @michaelrussell3890 Před 3 lety +4

      "Don't blink. Don't even blink!"
      "Jacobs creek Chardonnay. 1991"
      "Accrington Stanley? Who are they?"

    • @jenniedarling3710
      @jenniedarling3710 Před 3 lety +3

      @@michaelrussell3890 exactly

    • @stevenjohnson4190
      @stevenjohnson4190 Před 3 lety +1

      @@jenniedarling3710 watch out, there's a humphrey about

  • @danecooper2725
    @danecooper2725 Před 3 lety +172

    RIP Paul Ritter the guy who plays Martin of Friday night dinner

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +9

      Oh no! We hadn't heard!

    • @debswales4869
      @debswales4869 Před 3 lety +9

      So sad, passed away last week. Brilliant comic timing 'Lovely bit of squirrel' 😂

    • @PoppyCorn144
      @PoppyCorn144 Před 3 lety +4

      I learned of this via BritBox, and in addition to the Helen McCrory announcement the BritBox commemorations were desperately sad today.
      Not inappropriate, just very sad and jarring to someone who wasn’t aware of their passing.

    • @stevearmstrong9213
      @stevearmstrong9213 Před 3 lety +11

      Sadly also Trevor Peacock (the no no no yes man in Vicar or Dibley died just a few weeks ago.

    • @PoppyCorn144
      @PoppyCorn144 Před 3 lety +2

      @@stevearmstrong9213 that’s Katherine Parkinson’s (Jen from the IT Crowd) father in law so the downer continues.

  • @TheGiff7
    @TheGiff7 Před 3 lety +122

    Pretty surprised that
    “don’t panic”
    “ am I bovered”
    “ I wish to make a complaint”
    “nice to see you, to see you nice”
    “didn’t they do well”
    “tonight Matthew I’m going to be”
    “SEVEN!”
    “are you free?” to which the reply is “I’m free!”
    “I vill say this only once”
    “FENTON!”
    There’s many many more that have become part of language here in the U.K.

    • @Naylte
      @Naylte Před 3 lety +1

      1: Yes
      2: Only just.
      3: Yes.
      4: Yes.
      5: Yes.
      6: No.
      7: Yes.
      8: Yes.
      9: No.

    • @davidchalk8883
      @davidchalk8883 Před 3 lety +9

      Plus -
      "Oh dear. How sad. Never mind"
      "What have the Romans ever done for us"

    • @lexawinter7725
      @lexawinter7725 Před 3 lety +3

      Fenton 😂

    • @davidbutler7602
      @davidbutler7602 Před 3 lety +2

      This ere parrot!! Wot I only recently purchased!! 😂😂😂

    • @HamelinSong
      @HamelinSong Před 3 lety +3

      I'm not British, but one all my brit friends get is "What a sad little life Jane..."

  • @andrewbrown8005
    @andrewbrown8005 Před 3 lety +49

    "Drink. Feck. Girls!"
    "Computer says no."
    "I don't believe it!"
    "Infamy infamy!!'
    "How very dare you."

    • @whitewolf8644
      @whitewolf8644 Před 3 lety

      I soooo can’t believe you just said that! 😂

    • @PiousMoltar
      @PiousMoltar Před 3 lety

      I dunno man, the first one is from an Irish show, by an Irish writer, with Irish actors, set in Ireland. I think the Irish might also get that reference!
      Actually the Irish would probably know a lot of the things in this video anyway, so...

    • @yumyummoany
      @yumyummoany Před 3 lety

      These are great, I know them all - and use them!

    • @B-A-L
      @B-A-L Před měsícem

      ​@@PiousMoltar Made by a British tv company cos the Irish were too scared to make it themselves!

  • @jrc58526
    @jrc58526 Před 3 lety +36

    I used to teach nurses from the Philippines studying here in the UK and randomly showed them the four candles sketch as part of a module on communication. They loved it so much, there after we regularly had a session at the end of class when we'd watch classic British comedies. I think it taught them a lot about our culture and sense of humour

  • @cogidubnus1953
    @cogidubnus1953 Před 3 lety +60

    How about hearing a police or fire siren and saying "'He won't sell many ice creams going at that speed"

    • @Greenwood4727
      @Greenwood4727 Před 3 lety +4

      Morecambe and Wise classic

    • @wscottwatson
      @wscottwatson Před 3 lety +5

      Or "I'm playing all the right motes but not necessarily in the right order!

  • @alanbeaumont4848
    @alanbeaumont4848 Před 3 lety +58

    Another suggestion:
    "Your name will also go on ze list. Vot is it?"
    "DON'T TELL HIM PIKE."
    "PIKE!"

    • @dave_h_8742
      @dave_h_8742 Před 3 lety +3

      Dad's Army.

    • @smjenkin9255
      @smjenkin9255 Před 3 lety +3

      Ooooh CLASSIC. Stone cold classic. Love it.

    • @erinpyle173
      @erinpyle173 Před 3 lety +5

      Oh definitely! "Don't tell him Pike" or "Don't panic" or "We're all doomed!"

    • @Randomner2562
      @Randomner2562 Před 3 lety +4

      This song with 'listen carefully, I will say zis only once' (allo allo) are staples in my house.

    • @oldrootsfreshshoots
      @oldrootsfreshshoots Před 3 lety +2

      Classic episode!

  • @Haybalemelonhead
    @Haybalemelonhead Před 3 lety +27

    The autoglass ad lives in my head rent free
    Also “Pippin it’s time to fly”

    • @ericcriteser4001
      @ericcriteser4001 Před 3 lety +1

      In the U.S. it's "Safelite repair, Safelite replace!"

    • @Haybalemelonhead
      @Haybalemelonhead Před 3 lety +1

      @@ericcriteser4001 didn’t know that had that in us

    • @alanprior7650
      @alanprior7650 Před 3 lety

      I almost spilt my tea when I heard the Safelite ad!

  • @davidbutler7602
    @davidbutler7602 Před 3 lety +84

    For a follow up, a very common pop culture reference is “I have a cunning plan”

    • @rchshrk
      @rchshrk Před 3 lety +10

      A plan so cunning you could stick a tail on it and call it a weasel

    • @blacktronlego
      @blacktronlego Před 3 lety +2

      I thought of that one too, I didn't get all of the more recent references.

    • @PiousMoltar
      @PiousMoltar Před 3 lety +1

      "If you want something done properly, kill Baldrick before you start"

    • @harriedavies3940
      @harriedavies3940 Před 3 lety +2

      WIBBLE!

    • @isaac_fuller_
      @isaac_fuller_ Před 3 lety +3

      Woof woof!

  • @thebeebster551
    @thebeebster551 Před 3 lety +87

    I was surprised that "Good Moaning" wasn't included.... along with follow ups such as "I was just pissing the wondow". I recently started watching old episodesof 'Allo 'Allo again!

    • @xcherryfizzx6326
      @xcherryfizzx6326 Před 3 lety +1

      and kevin the carrot aswell, although thats relatively new

    • @wrorchestra1
      @wrorchestra1 Před 3 lety +8

      "I have a cack in my bog". Also, "listen very carefully. I shall say this only once"

    • @Arakhor
      @Arakhor Před 3 lety +5

      I still say "Gid moaning" to this day. :)

    • @Kwekwe
      @Kwekwe Před 3 lety +8

      "Listen carefully...I shall say zis only once!!!"

    • @METALFREAK03
      @METALFREAK03 Před 3 lety +4

      I was just pissing by...

  • @DylanLee
    @DylanLee Před 3 lety +66

    You're missing two very British Pop Culture references:
    "You ain't my muvva!... YES I AAAAAMMMMM!!!!!" and "I didn't become a little bit of a slag... I became a total slag" hahahaha

    • @eleanorlyndon865
      @eleanorlyndon865 Před 3 lety +1

      Isn't the last one also Kat Slater?

    • @GDDiesel
      @GDDiesel Před 3 lety +2

      @@eleanorlyndon865 They both are

    • @Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming
      @Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming Před 3 lety

      And "I hate you", Harry Enfield.

    • @Thurgosh_OG
      @Thurgosh_OG Před 3 lety

      I don't know these but seeing the other comments I'm not surprised as i don't watch soaps.

    • @PiousMoltar
      @PiousMoltar Před 3 lety

      I have no idea what these are...

  • @andywilliams7323
    @andywilliams7323 Před 3 lety +116

    Rosie & Jim aren't on a riverboat. They're on a canal boat. Specifically a Narrowboat. Rosie & Jim was a kids tv show. The two ragdolls secretly came alive whenever no one was looking to explore the scenery as they passed by it while travelling on the multitude of canals and rivers in England.

    • @LyndaAlsford
      @LyndaAlsford Před 3 lety +19

      I started singing the song as soon as they said the names Rosie and Jim

    • @MetalRocksMe.
      @MetalRocksMe. Před 3 lety +4

      I loved that show as a kid

    • @hjr2000
      @hjr2000 Před 3 lety +1

      Riverboat?!!

    • @MetalRocksMe.
      @MetalRocksMe. Před 3 lety +1

      @@hjr2000 I think everyone meant canalboat....

    • @megamusicmessenger
      @megamusicmessenger Před 3 lety

      Omg I was obsessed with this show

  • @chrisredditch
    @chrisredditch Před 3 lety +22

    A famous one from Blue Peter is "Here's one I made earlier"

    • @yumyummoany
      @yumyummoany Před 3 lety +1

      That is one still used a lot even though it is so old.

  • @stephenclarke2206
    @stephenclarke2206 Před 3 lety +14

    John Cleese said in an interview that a German gentleman came up to him & said "Don't mention the War!" Faulty Towers was popular in lots of countries.

  • @safctilidie
    @safctilidie Před 3 lety +43

    Alright briefcase is from the Inbetweeners. Not sure if you've seen it. It stars Adam from Friday Night Dinner (Simon Bird) and it's because he turns up on his first day at school with a briefcase. Hilarious!

  • @KissMyFatAxe
    @KissMyFatAxe Před 3 lety +5

    The "Preston walk's out" was a reference to a moment on the show Never Mind The Buzzcocks, in which the guest got angry and walked off the show when the host was making fun of his wife.
    It's a classic bit of British TV 🤣
    Also Rosie and Jim was one of my favourite shows as a child. That was a real trip down memory lane 🤣🤣

  • @HighHoeKermit
    @HighHoeKermit Před 3 lety +53

    YOU BUY ONE YOU GET ONE FREE was from Safestyle UK adverts... Also, there are people who live within 10 miles of me that I can't understand when they speak! The thing about Preston walking out was an episode of "Never Mind The Buzzcocks" in which "Ordinary Boys" singer, Preston, walks out during filming as the host, Simon Amstell, reads aloud from Preston's "Paris Hilton lookalike" wife's Autobiography.

    • @gd0012
      @gd0012 Před 3 lety +3

      I had blissfully forgottetn the SafeStyle ad...

    • @wetcardie66
      @wetcardie66 Před 3 lety

      probably fella comes from burnley

    • @Spiritof1955
      @Spiritof1955 Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/video/i3A1TT3kwIY/video.html

    • @jillhobson6128
      @jillhobson6128 Před 3 lety

      @@gd0012 They're definitely best forgotten. I would never buy anything from anyone who shouts at me

  • @shukocarl79
    @shukocarl79 Před 3 lety +19

    You forgot the legendary Gene Hunt: "You're surrounded by armed bastards!" "I'm 'avin 'oops!" and "Fire up the Quatrro!"

  • @andrewleighton8820
    @andrewleighton8820 Před 3 lety +14

    “Stupid boy"
    "Here is a box, a musical box, all wound up and ready to go"
    "Hi de hi campers"
    "Don’t panic "
    "Good moaning"

    • @harriedavies3940
      @harriedavies3940 Před 3 lety

      hi de hi just got added to britbox and I'm so happy!

    • @alanprior7650
      @alanprior7650 Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah there's great kids tv right there... Camberwick Green,Chigley and Trumpton.
      My wife loves the one where Windy Miller gets drunk!

    • @harriedavies3940
      @harriedavies3940 Před 3 lety

      @@alanprior7650 ha, yeah, altho these days (well, since 1986) I can't watch trumpton without wanting to yell "there's gonna be a riot down in trumpton toniiiiight!!!"

  • @caelreth
    @caelreth Před 3 lety +17

    “I’m playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order” (Morecambe and Wise)

  • @haveringpish
    @haveringpish Před 3 lety +8

    Harry Enfield & Chums; Alan Partridge; Father Ted; Bottom & The Young Ones are chok-a-blok with British pop culture references.

  • @bridiesmith460
    @bridiesmith460 Před 3 lety +21

    The two Ronnie ‘fork handle’ sketch is a play on words and takes place in a hardware shop. Wouldn’t work in a department store. Classic two Ronnies. Know most of the references.😂😂😂😍

  • @jen6879
    @jen6879 Před 3 lety +39

    Trevor Peacock who played Jim “No no no no no” Trott passed away recently. I’d definitely recommend giving the series a watch. Trigger from OFAH was in it too x

  • @Randomner2562
    @Randomner2562 Před 3 lety +79

    Honestly the vicar of dibley is definitely a show you should check out. Dawn French is hilarious and fantastic and the entire show is just wholesome and gorgeous

  • @cemops8660
    @cemops8660 Před 3 lety +68

    'To me to you' is from the chuckle brothers lol

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +2

      Thank you!

    • @jwec9867
      @jwec9867 Před 3 lety +6

      @@WanderingRavens They are normally trying to move a table or something of similar size to another room.
      The people in the clip you showed were the chuckle brothers but I don't recognise the clip.

    • @ayeready6050
      @ayeready6050 Před 3 lety +2

      @@jwec9867 I think someone edited clips of them and made a song. Quite a popular meme back then. That Lord of the Rings parody song "they're taking the hobbits to Isengard" to another example of this.

    • @dbonk6264
      @dbonk6264 Před 3 lety +5

      Check the tv show “Chucklevision” it’s one of their catchphrases. No-one in the uk can move furniture without saying “to me, to you”

  • @isaacheywood3202
    @isaacheywood3202 Před 3 lety +16

    A finger of fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat!

    • @KianneofTroi
      @KianneofTroi Před 3 lety +2

      if they think chocolate on a club is for swingers... God only knows what they would think this meant LOL

    • @sameebah
      @sameebah Před 3 lety

      It was full of peppery goodness. At least, that's what my ears told me.

    • @patrickturner7126
      @patrickturner7126 Před 3 lety

      @@KianneofTroi 😂😂😂

  • @CMOT101
    @CMOT101 Před 3 lety +32

    Suits you sir is from the Fast Show.
    Johnny Depp was a huge fan and appeared in the last ever episode.

    • @TheAmigaFan
      @TheAmigaFan Před 3 lety +2

      I loved the Fast Show so much - still say Scorchio whenever it is hot!

    • @lukestark3
      @lukestark3 Před 3 lety

      Does she WANT it sir? Oooohh

    • @leewalker101172
      @leewalker101172 Před 3 lety

      Y'int seen me.. alroight?!

    • @LoFIJak
      @LoFIJak Před 3 lety

      A group I was part of in a high school French lesson came up with a sketch in French based on the suits you sir bit. Stupidly the phrase is one of the few French phrases I still remember from school 😂

    • @thebestspork
      @thebestspork Před 3 lety

      It's actually SUIT you sir.

  • @davidjones332
    @davidjones332 Před 3 lety +7

    "Stupid boy" is an old favourite from "Dad's Army", always addressed to Private Pike by Captain Mainwaring. Another much-loved one goes back to an old PG Tips tea advert where two chimps play removal men. "Dad, do you know the piano's on my foot?" "You hum it son, and I'll play it".

  • @benjaminjonathanjamessisko7095

    Do people in the UK have trouble understanding other Brits?
    Yes.
    I'm from Edinburgh and I have trouble understanding folk from Dundee - their accent is REALLY strong.

    • @sandersson2813
      @sandersson2813 Před 3 lety +1

      It's one of the worst accents in Britain alongside Glasgow.

    • @teamjono69
      @teamjono69 Před 3 lety

      @@sandersson2813 *Laughs in Brummie*

    • @wscottwatson
      @wscottwatson Před 3 lety +1

      @@sandersson2813 Not nearly as bad as RP.

    • @sandersson2813
      @sandersson2813 Před 3 lety

      @@wscottwatson RP is fine, at least you can understand it.

    • @Thurgosh_OG
      @Thurgosh_OG Před 3 lety +1

      Peterhead is by far the worst to understand because it is almost a completely different language and spoken very fast.

  • @nataliekeller
    @nataliekeller Před 3 lety +3

    As a nation, we are proud of you for using the word ‘advert’ instead of ‘commercial’!

  • @SMlFFY85
    @SMlFFY85 Před 3 lety +12

    "You buy one, you get one free..." was not an Autoglass advert, it was a Safestyle UK double glazing advert.
    "Ooh suits you sir" is from The Fast Show. Johnny Depp was a fan of the show and appeared in one of the sketches.

  • @jd_jd_jd
    @jd_jd_jd Před 3 lety +10

    I can't believe "I don't belieeeve it" isn't on the list. (Search it)
    I'm from the South and have to listen really hard to get some accents from the North/Scotland

  • @wscottwatson
    @wscottwatson Před 3 lety +4

    "Dad? Do you know the piano's on my foot?"
    "You hum it son and I'll play it!"

    • @susanashcroft2674
      @susanashcroft2674 Před 3 lety

      PG Tips hey...they wouldn't be allowed to do those ads these days.

  • @davidchalk8883
    @davidchalk8883 Před 3 lety +11

    I must admit I'm surprised that "Oh dear. How sad. Never mind". and "What have the Romans ever done for us?" didn't make the list.

  • @isaacmartinez6904
    @isaacmartinez6904 Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome video Wandering Ravens about UK pop culture.

  • @weedle30
    @weedle30 Před 3 lety +23

    I am very surprised no one has said “.........myyyyy aaaaaarse...” 😉😂😂

    • @MonkeyButtMovies1
      @MonkeyButtMovies1 Před 3 lety

      Forgive me, but what's that from?

    • @trickygoose2
      @trickygoose2 Před 3 lety +3

      @@MonkeyButtMovies1 Jim from the Royle Family

    • @trevorgibb1019
      @trevorgibb1019 Před 3 lety +1

      @wendy kelly And the one where he says, "Finger my arse." That cracked me up!

    • @Mrfort
      @Mrfort Před 3 lety

      My arse!

  • @keithorbell8946
    @keithorbell8946 Před 3 lety +4

    “Our house in the middle of our street” Madness, one of the best bands ever.

  • @geosword6
    @geosword6 Před 3 lety +5

    Actually properly LOL'd at Eric: 'This sounds like an advert for a swingers club where they prefer the back door!!' 😂😂
    Grace: Shocked expression.... 'You are so right!' 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @margaretnicol3423
    @margaretnicol3423 Před 3 lety +82

    You can't say suits you is obscene when you've just accused a chocolate biscuit advert of being for a swingers' club!!! 😵

    • @stevearmstrong9213
      @stevearmstrong9213 Před 3 lety +22

      That's a sketch they never did which is now in my head as my imaginary favourite. "Do you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit sir? Ooh, do you? Do you want to join our club, sir, ooh, suits you, sir"

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +3

      😂😂😂

    • @margaretnicol3423
      @margaretnicol3423 Před 3 lety

      @@stevearmstrong9213 👍🤣🤣

    • @AndrewLakeUK
      @AndrewLakeUK Před 3 lety +4

      Suit you, not suits you.

    • @AbiScott
      @AbiScott Před 3 lety +3

      @@AndrewLakeUK no it is suits. Because the saying is it suits you

  • @richardh50
    @richardh50 Před 3 lety +10

    “Course you can Malcolm “ you need to be 50 + for this one

    • @trevorgibb1019
      @trevorgibb1019 Před 3 lety +1

      "I can't go to school today Mum, I'm all bunged up!" Mum says: "Course you can Malcolm!" Vics Sinex.

    • @lilyliz3071
      @lilyliz3071 Před 3 lety +1

      Another oldie He's got an ology,Maureen Lipman BT ads

  • @graemew7001
    @graemew7001 Před 3 lety +11

    Madness are an epic band from my childhood and The League of Gentlemen is a fantasticly written really dark comedy which you should definitely watch more of if you can. I've watched a few of your videos now and I'm hooked by your personalities and your generally spot on take on what it is to be one of us Brits.......subscribed 👍

    • @yumyummoany
      @yumyummoany Před 3 lety +1

      This is the lavatory, into which we do not pass solids!

    • @graemew7001
      @graemew7001 Před 3 lety +1

      @@yumyummoany I come in from work and the first thing I read is this 😂😂😂 absolute classic, thanks for the giggles

  • @bobbod8069
    @bobbod8069 Před 3 lety +4

    Quite a few years ago, I worked for British Telecom and I had to translate between the guy from Essex and one from Newcastle. It was quite a surreal experience.

  • @martintabony611
    @martintabony611 Před 3 lety +31

    I thought all Americans had made a reaction video for the "Four Candles" sketch by now. :)

    • @Mrfort
      @Mrfort Před 3 lety

      So let's ask a yank for four candles.

  • @lisamumby
    @lisamumby Před 3 lety +17

    "Ooh suits you sir" is from The Fast Show. They did different comedy sketches throughout the shows.

    • @eleanorlyndon865
      @eleanorlyndon865 Před 3 lety

      I couldn't remember which sketch show it was! Didn't they also have the old ladies which were incredibly racist or something? Weren't they shop owners? I vaguely remember them.

    • @lisamumby
      @lisamumby Před 3 lety

      I don't remember that but I remember Swiss Toni and the old farmers.

    • @templar-asimov9252
      @templar-asimov9252 Před 3 lety +2

      Don't forget about Scorchio

    • @chrismartin2663
      @chrismartin2663 Před 3 lety +1

      Fast show was brilliant, cos it was all these funny sketches one after each other and funny sketches are brilliant because they make you laugh. Aren't comedians brilliant because they are blokes or ladies who make you laugher which is great, int CZcams brilliant because it's videos people have uploaded of themselves or stuff of telly or others stuff, fantastic, so many things, and you can even watch the fast show there... Brilliant!

    • @neilgarratt8154
      @neilgarratt8154 Před 3 lety

      Thin Blue line :Your cockup,my arse!

  • @simonoleary9264
    @simonoleary9264 Před 3 lety +1

    I'm REALLY surprised no one included "My Lord, I have a cunning plan".
    The "Suits you sir" sketch is from a show called "The Fast Show", which also brought us "Scorchio".
    Lastly, the long phone number ending ".... 3", was a spoof ad in the "IT Crowd" show.
    Thanks for the video 😀👍

  • @Matthew-Wood85
    @Matthew-Wood85 Před 3 lety +5

    You reactions watching the two Ronnie's sketch is fantastic! I'd absolutely recommended you guys watch more of their stuff.

  • @jenniedarling3710
    @jenniedarling3710 Před 3 lety +7

    "The league of gentlemen" is so scary but that was a great impression by Eric.

  • @mrssmith3051
    @mrssmith3051 Před 3 lety +4

    "Nice to see you...to see you...NICE!!"

    • @susanashcroft2674
      @susanashcroft2674 Před 3 lety +2

      'Good game good game' 'Didn't she do well' 'You're my favourite'

  • @minnieh7467
    @minnieh7467 Před 3 lety +1

    Oh my gosh this has brought back some memories haha! I love it!

  • @itsweetabixday7550
    @itsweetabixday7550 Před 3 lety +1

    Watching this, there is so much classic British comedy you still need to find- the Two Ronnies, Little Britain, the Vicar of Dibley....glorious

  • @cockleshellzero3893
    @cockleshellzero3893 Před 3 lety +12

    "Suits you, Sir" is a catchphrase from The Fast Show, which is comedy gold. It's probably responsible for more British pop culture references than any other TV show , aside from Monty Python of course.

  • @draoi99
    @draoi99 Před 3 lety +6

    Another one from Little Britain: "computer says No".

  • @Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming
    @Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming Před 3 lety +2

    "Do some people in the UK have difficulty in understanding other British accents", yep. Birmingham is 30 miles away from where I live in Stratford-upon-Avon, and the Brummie, Scouse (Liverpool), Belfast and Glaswegian (Glasgow, Scotland), or any east coast Scotland for that matter.
    Bogies, or Boogers (contents of your nose).

  • @14littledude
    @14littledude Před 3 lety +2

    ChuckleVision aired for 22 years. They were a part of childhoods from people of the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s

  • @wencireone
    @wencireone Před 3 lety +19

    'Suits you sir' is from the fast show, well worth a look

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +3

      Thank you!

    • @dave_h_8742
      @dave_h_8742 Před 3 lety +1

      Also another sketch on the show was a character talking then says MILK it's GREAT!
      This week i will mostly be eating ...... Ron Weasley actor again.

    • @hadz8671
      @hadz8671 Před 3 lety +4

      I know it is trivial but it bugs me - it's "Suit you sir" NOT "Suits you sir"!

    • @cmcculloch1
      @cmcculloch1 Před 3 lety +1

      brilliant kid was my fave

    • @dave_h_8742
      @dave_h_8742 Před 3 lety

      @@cmcculloch1 that's the one I was trying to remember

  • @ianlogan1150
    @ianlogan1150 Před 3 lety +4

    Oh go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on.

  • @alansmith3781
    @alansmith3781 Před 3 lety +2

    I think that the Tango advert was banned as children were damaging each other by slapping their faces and sometimes damaging their hearing if they slap their ears.

  • @lorrainewylie6975
    @lorrainewylie6975 Před 3 lety

    Loved this, love your channel, and I wonder how many of your subbies remember "Luton Airport" "and then you hit them with your masher ha ha ha" "don't tell em Pyke" "oooohhh you are awful, but I like you" " just like that" writing these, along with reading all the other references people have posted, has just taken me on a lovely wee wander down memory lane and I really enjoyed it, thank you all,

  • @Nanonic001
    @Nanonic001 Před 3 lety +6

    'Leesten vairy carrfully, I shall zay zis onleee vunce'
    'Go to work on an egg'
    any jokes about Skoda cars
    saying 'oooo matron' after a double entendre

  • @davemck1887
    @davemck1887 Před 3 lety +4

    This week I shall mostly be wearing Prada.

  • @jumpferjoy1st
    @jumpferjoy1st Před 3 lety +2

    Loving the work guys
    "No no no no no no no no" Yep you are right about the Vicar of Dibley. Best one was getting him to work the tannoy at the Dibley fair. He said "No no no no no no parking on the lower field!" When he was questioned about his comment he just repeated it, again leaving everyone completely confused.

  • @whitedwarf4986
    @whitedwarf4986 Před 3 lety

    What a great idea for a video! You're brilliant you two 🤣 we miss you over here
    Hope we get to see more of your content now you've settled somewhere

  • @thegingerwitch322
    @thegingerwitch322 Před 3 lety +5

    Yes, sometimes UK accents are difficult to understand, and often if the interviewed person is from the Highlands of Scotland or some other place with a heavy accent, they will give you subtitles!

  • @EmilyKingDoesAThing
    @EmilyKingDoesAThing Před 3 lety +5

    The way you see if there’s a burglar in your house is you shout “0800 00...” and the burglar won’t be able to help themselves and they most definitely will shout “...1066!” Back to you

    • @corriehingston6744
      @corriehingston6744 Před 3 lety

      I would be a rubbish burglar then 🤣. I love that little jingle

  • @edwright4892
    @edwright4892 Před 3 lety +2

    Brilliant! I'd forgotten a lot of these! Definitely check out The Fast Show which featured the pervy tailors. This comedy sketch show was massive in the 90s and I can remember at work people constantly shouting out some of the lines. Some of the sketches were quite sad as well, there was one featuring really awkward scenes between an aristocrat who was in love with Ted his gamekeeper, poignant but also very funny in a uniquely British way! I might be imagining this but didn't Johnny Depp once appear with the tailors? 😄

  • @itsweetabixday7550
    @itsweetabixday7550 Před 3 lety +1

    Many of us in the UK drop the "h" from the start of a word so "handles" becomes 'andles so four candles can easily become fork 'andles. Wonderful play on words for which Ronnie Barker was one of the best ever.

  • @ChrisBetton
    @ChrisBetton Před 3 lety +13

    1. "To me" "To you" was the catchphrase of the Chuckle Brothers.
    2. He wasn't asking a question - he's a brummie.
    3. Barry Scott is an icon.
    4. Nothing to add here.
    5. Fork 'andles is one of the ultimate examples of British sketch comedies. Yes, we all need each other to repeat everything if we have different accents.
    6. 0118 999 881 999 119 725 3 was something we used to sing at the top of our lungs at school. It's from the IT Crowd.
    7. ... 1066
    8. RIP :'(
    9. Vickie Pollard from Little Britain - it's lived for nearly twenty years as part of the lexicon.
    10. Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow replaced SMTV Live with Ant, Dec and Cat Deeley - it wasn't as good but "Bogies" is the thing that came from it and is yet to go away.
    11.

    • @frankupton5821
      @frankupton5821 Před 3 lety +2

      The Chuckle Brothers would attempt to move a large item of furniture, in a Laurel-and-Hardyish way, saying "To me" "To you".....

  • @sophielambie3036
    @sophielambie3036 Před 3 lety +8

    Yes, we do sometimes struggle to understand people in the UK 😂😂 I'm from Yorkshire and my nan is from Birmingham. She can't understand a word I say! And the more I try to enunciate... the worse it gets! 🤣

    • @pip5858
      @pip5858 Před 3 lety +1

      My brother in law is from near Pontefract and the first time I heard him say "nah I'll jus have a glas o' watter please mam" to my mum I nearly died. I'm from Kent and had to ask for a translation.
      My sister and he have 3 kids. Eldest sounds 100% Kentish. Middle is pure Yorkshire lad. Youngest sounds posh Yorkshire like he's from Harrogate 😂
      They've been married for about 11 years and I still have to ask my b-in-law and middle kid to slow down and repeat things about 5 times.
      But then I can't talk, my OH is Devonian and sounds like a farmer!

  • @stephenwest9757
    @stephenwest9757 Před 3 lety +1

    "Suit you Sir" Is possibly from the fast show and "alright briefcase" may be from the very first Inbetweeners episode where Will was mocked for having a briefcase at School.

  • @dancedecker
    @dancedecker Před 3 lety +1

    Another classic from Fawlty towers .could be Mrs Richards complaing about the view from her room...
    "Well what were you expecting to see from a Torquay hotel window?
    The hanging gardens of Babylon, Sydney Opera House perhaps....." Etc.
    Plus my favourite..." Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grubb."..
    Classic.

  • @susanashcroft2674
    @susanashcroft2674 Před 3 lety +6

    Madness sang Our House (in the middle of our street) at The Queens Diamond Jubilee celebration concert outside Buckingham Palace in 2012. To which they super imposed pictures onto the palace. Fast forward 9 years and today couldn't have been any more different. There are lots of iconic sayings from adverts, comedy sketches, comedians or celebs and depending on which era most will know or be able to tell you who and where it was said. Some from my childhood are 'For mash get....Smash, ' 'Nice to see you to see you nice' , 'Ooh Betty' 'Shut that door!' oh and more lately 'Should have gone to Spec Savers' or 'Bovvered am I bovvered'. As for us not understanding each other in the UK, time to worry is when you can't understand your own accent!!

    • @nigelashton
      @nigelashton Před 3 lety +3

      And the classic "A finger of fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat"

    • @susanashcroft2674
      @susanashcroft2674 Před 3 lety +3

      @@nigelashton'A finger of Fudge is just enough until it's time to eat. It's full of Cadbury goodness and very small and neat. A finger of Fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat'....can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday but remember a 70's advert!

  • @Mark_Bickerton
    @Mark_Bickerton Před 3 lety +4

    "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!"

    • @Parknest
      @Parknest Před 3 lety +1

      There's plenty of other good lines from that film.

  • @fluffycommander
    @fluffycommander Před 3 lety

    Just discovered your channel love it and subscribed

  • @PedroConejo1939
    @PedroConejo1939 Před 3 lety +2

    You did pretty well, I thought.
    To increase your British quotient, the Two Ronnies Four Candles sketch is essential, as are the IT Crowd series.
    I'm even older than Fawlty Towers so my cultural references are often, 'Don't tell him, Pike!' (watching the actors trying to stop corpsing in that episode is a treasure); 'We're doooomed!'; 'Tin hats everybody'; 'Bet that's cooled his biryani' and 'Anything can happen in the next half hour.'
    RIP Paul Ritter.

    • @Posie-hg1ze
      @Posie-hg1ze Před 3 lety

      Whistle while you work
      Hitler is a twerp🤣🤣

  • @Veni_Vidi_Vortice
    @Veni_Vidi_Vortice Před 3 lety +5

    Scorchio! (also from The Fast Show - you must watch at least one episode please)

  • @xixXxxXxix
    @xixXxxXxix Před 3 lety +5

    The Dad from Friday Night Dinner sadly just passed away the other day.

  • @frankmitchell3594
    @frankmitchell3594 Před 3 lety +2

    When I used to drive to work there was a sign pointing to 'Local Shops'. I always added 'For Local People' in my mind.

  • @db01brighton
    @db01brighton Před 3 lety +1

    I'm pretty sure Suits You Sir was based on an actual shop in Brighton (Mark Williams used to live in Brighton) - the owner of the shop was definitely quite eccentric! - 'Local shop for local people' also came from an actual shop in Rottingdean (near Brighton) when the League of Gentlemen where here for a show!

  • @philhope2842
    @philhope2842 Před 3 lety +3

    Suit you Sir is from "The Fast Show" guys. Great content keep it up.

  • @jackroom1261
    @jackroom1261 Před 3 lety +16

    The auto glass bloke sounded like a brummie, explains the internation

  • @captvimes
    @captvimes Před 3 lety +2

    Suits you is from The Fast Show which was brilliant and made a few comedians famous. This was one of the common sketches on the show parodying how mens tailor shops used to harrass you while shopping in the 80's

  • @UnmistakableSoundOf
    @UnmistakableSoundOf Před 3 lety +2

    Others have already mentioned that "Suit you sir" is from The Fast Show. This was a sketch show from the 90's. I think it was the first sketch show to have recurring sketches where the characters basically do the same thing or say the same catchphrase every episode. Other memorable catchphrases from the show include "this week, I have been mostly eating...", "I was very, very drunk", "BRILLIANT!" and "BLACK!" I suppose they weren't clever sketches, but they've kind of become lodged in the British consciousness.

  • @rhilou32
    @rhilou32 Před 3 lety +7

    As a Brit, this video was pure nostalgia!

  • @ashermorris4254
    @ashermorris4254 Před 3 lety +5

    Preston storms out is a reference to the episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks where Preston from the Ordinary Boys gets offended and walks off the show.

    • @johnboy2562
      @johnboy2562 Před 3 lety

      Yes, he left by the North End!!🤣😂⚽️

  • @LucyLive91
    @LucyLive91 Před 3 lety +1

    Full Moon, Half Moon, Totally Eclipse.
    The Jaffa Cake adverts were everywhere

  • @chrischarlescook
    @chrischarlescook Před 3 lety +1

    The Preston reference is a musician who was on "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" show and the host made fun of his partners autobiography. He eventually stormed off the set.
    "Alright Briefcase" is a reference to The Inbetweeners. Simon, the new kid, came to school with a briefcase 👍

  • @katethomas5712
    @katethomas5712 Před 3 lety +8

    To me, to you is the catchphrase from the 1980's kids programme Chucklevision, with Paul and Barry Chuckle getting into various scrapes

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you Kate!

    • @davebirch1976
      @davebirch1976 Před 3 lety

      @@WanderingRavens they're also famous for being from my home town of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, Barry Chuckle (their real surname is Elliott) sadly died a couple a couple of years ago.

    • @rhiwright
      @rhiwright Před 3 lety

      @@davebirch1976 czcams.com/video/EBtd3H3Qdi8/video.html ;)

  • @andykegs5584
    @andykegs5584 Před 3 lety +3

    You have to watch the Vicar of Dibley one of the best old comedies ever!
    Also the Fast Show and Harry Enfields old comedy sketch show are classics!

  • @matc6221
    @matc6221 Před 3 lety +1

    Now that Was a stroke of genius, lmao. Haven't seen the belly's gonna get you, for so long. 🤣.

  • @virthanki902
    @virthanki902 Před 3 lety

    Part Two (Please) - Great Vid Idea!

  • @Coni2009
    @Coni2009 Před 3 lety +3

    You absolutely need to watch The Fast Show (the Mr Weasley clip you didn’t recognise), brilliant cast and still quotable today.

  • @METALFREAK03
    @METALFREAK03 Před 3 lety +5

    Also look up "Ohh Betty" from the person in my picture :)
    Very good show if you haven't come across it yet ("Some Mothers Do Ave Em" - Oh they do, don't they? They do.)

    • @steevenfrost
      @steevenfrost Před 3 lety +5

      ...and Ooooh Betty the cat's done a whoopsy!

  • @AniWatX
    @AniWatX Před 3 lety +2

    You should Inside Number 9. Brilliant T.V. with a twist in the tale for each episode. My favourite episode is the one with Jack Whitehall in it. Very cleverly written and well worth watching. Love your channel. X

  • @mandyg6874
    @mandyg6874 Před 3 lety

    Nice varied compilation you have there this week. Thank you.
    Michael Macintyre’s Five Spice sketch is quite iconic, as is the Morcambe and Wise “playing all the right notes in the wrong order.” Sketch which gets re-run most Christmas’.
    There are the odd one or two really strong accents around that are more difficult to understand than others. I think the only one that is truly baffling to me, where I barely catch a letter, let alone a word is true (never moved away) hearty Glaswegian. Most Glaswegians have to slow down a bit for me to understand. It’s lovely to listen to, but my hearing isn’t finely enough tuned to catch the words.
    I think it’s sad that dialect and accent are ever so slowly being eroded away. I love regional peculiarities. I’m really sorry I lost my accent when I moved down South. It comes back a little bit when I’m talking to relatives but it’s completely diluted from when I was a kid.
    Ronnie Barker from the Two Ronnies, was a true master of language and created quite a few sketches playing with words and accents.

  • @sarahfoster6765
    @sarahfoster6765 Před 3 lety +7

    Definitely watch Vicar of Dibley.

  • @edcurl4740
    @edcurl4740 Před 3 lety +3

    I'm from Leeds and I used to go out with someone from Aberdeen - let's just say I had to tune in to the accent! Speaking of the Fork Handles though, it could be a good subject for a video - Ravens investigating comedy sketches that all the Brits know about.

    • @Parknest
      @Parknest Před 3 lety +1

      Is it only Yorkshire people like us who can "tune in" to the various accents? Must be because we're in the middle.

  • @matc6221
    @matc6221 Před 3 lety

    I like your partings Grace. Why does that sound so wrong, lol? ... OK, I'LL just get my coat 😖!
    Also you both had me in stitches over the swingers Club / smash your back door's in 😂

  • @ashteasdale6197
    @ashteasdale6197 Před 3 lety

    Great vid as always!!
    "To me to you" is the catchphrase of the Chuckle Brothers, a highly popular children's television double act.. Paul and Barry Chuckle. They were huge in the 80's and 90's..
    Alright Briefcase, is a reference to Will in the inbetweeners having a briefcase..See also "ooh briefcase"
    And you should defo look up and watch The Fast Show, it's where the suits you tailors are from. It's a 90's sketch shoe heavily reliant on catchy catchprases, was massive back in the day.
    If you like it, I'd highly recomend watching Harry Enfield and Chums, another 90's sketch show with a similar cast.
    As a Brit I got all of those references, though I'm not overly familiar with friday night dinner, think that show passed me by.
    Really love you're videos, they're always fun and informative and honestly watching you guys learn about British life and culture, has got me through this last lockdown.