+Rob Watts I wasn't sure at first but it was too accurate with the current future to be made in the 1930s. Also like Crashhandburn999 said, electronic computer didn't really exist until the 50s. The term "computer" is far older though but I'm pretty sure that the term "crash" for a computer was only popularized around the 70s.
Not possible. They might have had a primitive analog computer but there were no electronic devices until the invention of the vacuum tube early in the 20th century.
Quite accurate? QUITE ACCURATE????? I live in Great Britain and I have spent an entire school year (semester) and I use Southern Railways, run by Govia Thameslink Railway, and no train, and I mean NO TRAIN, has run on time in the ENTIRE year. Quite accurate my arse!
How dare you insult the British, old chap! We are the height of excellence! We're tip-top old chum, and don't forget! We still have the Empire, don't you know? Oh? We don't? It's what now? Speak up, old chum, I can't hear you? God save the queen, tip-top and cheerio, old chum!
At first, I thought this was a real dated 1937 film. But when I saw the portable Grammophones, I got the joke. Truthful as the trend is, British people in 1937 would have thought this would be completely awkward! Exposed midriffs, yes. But they will be tummies that are tight, toned, and twerked.
bubblinbrownsugar616 ha go to any theme park in the summer time and you will see lots of midriffs that are not toned and definitely should NOT be exposed.
The reason they're talking about 2001 and getting it so accurate is because this episode was made and aired in 2001. It's a spoof! For those who STILL don't understand: British railway privatisation happened in the 1990s and hasn't been 100% successful. The portable gramophone is poking fun at the Sony Discman and other portable CD players that were popular around the millennium. "The Enormous Turkey" is poking fun at the Millennium Dome because "turkey" is British slang for a loser or something completely useless/pointless. "Jollity" is obviously Ecstacy.
Another joke is that the railways weren't nationalised until 1948 and this spoof is set in 1937 when there were separate rail companies, just like after the privatisation of 1994-97.
Yes...true...and those people..generally older..who see an actor appearing in two different TV programmes at the same time...astonished that they can be on two places at the same time...I've even heard someone say ...it must be a lookalike ..incredible in this day and age of high tech
private railways and 'on time' women's body display and 'piercing' the brooch music on run computers in every home women's politicians surprisingly accurate
Wow! this may have been a joke but they sure were spot on for the most part: (navel piercings, cd's, iPods, pc/mac, female politicians, prescription drugs)
***** Mate, I have to admit I think the bastard got us :D I can smell a troll at about 14 feet, but this new Internet thing has me fucked. I don't mind admitting that I reckon now he was pulling our leg.
***** When it doesn't seem funny at all. No offense, your guises humor can be a tad weird sometimes. XD What do I know, I'm American and even our humor can be..ye
***** No I agree, I don't find those shows funny at all and I mean Friends is old and Big Bang is just...eh. I mean you brits have a unique humor like we Americans do. What we find funny might not be funny at all. To be honest, I don't find most shows on tv funny anyway.
As soon as you said America didn't land on the moon you lost all credibility. Look at the facts. America was there. I am sorry that you are so angry you were not born an American. It's ok though bro. I am sure your country will accomplish something some day.
***** It's true, it was too expensive to go to the Moon so they went to Mars instead. That's why all the photo's and TV transmissions were in black and white. No-one suspected a thing! The laser reflectors at the "landing sites" were actually set up by Werner von Braun's contacts at the Nazi Moon Base.
Some Americans get British humour because they are British descendants, but large numbers of Americans descend from Europeans many who are emotionally dead... like the Germans. America is a cultural wasteland.
Life in the year 2017: we have Jacob satorious, dank memes, 3 years olds that have more relationships than anyone else, and we complain about not having wifi
In November 1998 a survey found that 73% of people said that they were not planning to celebrate anything more than a normal new year's day on 1st January 2000 ... most of the remaining 27% were Catholics - for them the year 2000 was a Jubilee Year, the last year of the 2nd Millennium. On January 1st 2000 huge celebrations occurred throughout the world with most people believing it was the first day of the 3rd Millennium, the first day of the 21st century.
America has only existed for a fraction of the time that notable authors have been making biting satires. Jonathan Swift was one of the greatest satirists of all time and was writing before the Revolution even occurred.
Actually, a guy by name of Philo T. Farnsworth, from Utah, had first working TV in 20's, from idea he had in 1916.Sarnoff(head of RCA), and his lawyers, fought issue, but eventually Farnsworth was credited with original idea but received virtually nothing.AC power was project of George Westinghouse in late 1800's, long predating Tesla.
Congratulations to all you Americans who realised, really quite quickly for Americans that this film was a satirical British entertainment from the 1990s and not a remarkably prescient documentary piece from the 1930s.
They were so right about every household having a computer and women being in leadership positions and grammaphone records being so small that you can hold them in the palm of your hands.
WOW this was spot on! the walkman! the drug addicts! the computer in every home! discs that can fit on your hands! Women's movement, women working high end jobs! EVEN THE JEWELRY ON THEIR BELLIES! this shit was spot on!
"All the trains run on time as usual" An average day in Seattle, WA in the year 2017 "Passenger trains will be delayed today again. Sound Transportation citing freight traffic as the cause"
Wonderful comedy. Harry was one of those rare talents, that broke new comic ground. But sadly, what it does, is show what crap we have to put up with now. I wish he would reintroduce these very funny characters again--my favourites.
Nothing ever disappears. In some highly guarded, dark, obscure archive somewhere, all the Tesla stuff is there.It still begs the question, as I'm typing on a device, whose technology was unimaginable a generation ago, what things did Tesla discover over 70 years ago that still hold such a need for secrecy?
Lol this was made in 2001 good old Harry Enfield comedian can't believe some think this was made in the 1930s
+Rob Watts I wasn't sure at first but it was too accurate with the current future to be made in the 1930s. Also like Crashhandburn999 said, electronic computer didn't really exist until the 50s. The term "computer" is far older though but I'm pretty sure that the term "crash" for a computer was only popularized around the 70s.
No this was made in 1994
***** in street at Clarks shoe shop they had a primitive electronic computer that was made in the late 1880s
Same here. When they said "my computer crashed" I said "Hey wait a minute...and realized I was being stupid" but this is really funny.
Not possible. They might have had a primitive analog computer but there were no electronic devices until the invention of the vacuum tube early in the 20th century.
surprisingly accurate
+Duck Goose Its a parody, it was made in 2000.
+Duck Goose moron...
***** That's Harry Enfield.
Quite accurate? QUITE ACCURATE????? I live in Great Britain and I have spent an entire school year (semester) and I use Southern Railways, run by Govia Thameslink Railway, and no train, and I mean NO TRAIN, has run on time in the ENTIRE year. Quite accurate my arse!
I live in central Arkansas and the only kinds of trains I see are freight trains with at least 125 cars.
I laughed so hard at the "My computer has crashed again" part!
Great skit. You guys are SOOO funny.
There should be TV shows like these nows
I might be interested in expanding the idea of having a section of the city called, "The Splendid Zone."
+Janet Craft Haha "The Splendid Zone", sounds like a name for lady junk ahahahhahaaaa
Lady Junk? Sounds more like a name for a rock band.
Or a british remake of the "twilight zone".
Though the "twining's zone" would probably be more likely.
Thank you. I can look into this.
How dare you insult the British, old chap! We are the height of excellence! We're tip-top old chum, and don't forget! We still have the Empire, don't you know? Oh? We don't? It's what now? Speak up, old chum, I can't hear you? God save the queen, tip-top and cheerio, old chum!
I can't wait for the year 2000, so I can have one of those new fangled computer thingies.
Awww, it's gonna be so good :) .
I want a portable phonograph
Erin Smith
Ahhh, you want that so you can use it to download phonography ;) .
Now that's music to my ears.
+CNCmachiningisfun ha ha
Yeah my mate had one and we would walk round with it lol just like Chumley :)
It will never happen. Put aside these foolish dreams.
I can't believe some posters don't realize this is satire....
posters?
the ones you hangs on da walls?
LOL
Jennifer Car in fairness they do it very convincingly.
some people are just masocist. and they love winding ....
Never underestimate how many dumb fuckwits have access to the net
Posters ?
0:50 At first I went "oh they dropped the ball on that one". Then they showed the rest of the woman's body........and I fell out laughing!
At first, I thought this was a real dated 1937 film. But when I saw the portable Grammophones, I got the joke. Truthful as the trend is, British people in 1937 would have thought this would be completely awkward! Exposed midriffs, yes. But they will be tummies that are tight, toned, and twerked.
bubblinbrownsugar616 ha go to any theme park in the summer time and you will see lots of midriffs that are not toned and definitely should NOT be exposed.
Love it when he says "My computer crashed" when if fell to the floor! lol
Harry Enfield was A GENIUS !!! An COMEDIC GENIUS !!!!!
I'm really looking forward to the year 2000! It sounds exciting, and that will be swell!
This show was surpisingly accurate and pretty funny too!
Made in 2001
i laughed at the computer crashes part
Lol me too. It caught me by surprise.
On an excellent show, I always looked forward to these skits the most
The reason they're talking about 2001 and getting it so accurate is because this episode was made and aired in 2001. It's a spoof!
For those who STILL don't understand: British railway privatisation happened in the 1990s and hasn't been 100% successful. The portable gramophone is poking fun at the Sony Discman and other portable CD players that were popular around the millennium. "The Enormous Turkey" is poking fun at the Millennium Dome because "turkey" is British slang for a loser or something completely useless/pointless. "Jollity" is obviously Ecstacy.
Did we really need this explaining?
***** No I was referring to UK31337
Another joke is that the railways weren't nationalised until 1948 and this spoof is set in 1937 when there were separate rail companies, just like after the privatisation of 1994-97.
Congratulations, it's great! Some people even thought it is an old film.
2000 would have been the perfect year for people with OCD.
I can not believe people think this was really made in the 1930s!!!
Raven Dane it wasnt
Raven Dane :- That’s because, it was filmed so well. And people on here are Fucking idiots.
Yes...true...and those people..generally older..who see an actor appearing in two different TV programmes at the same time...astonished that they can be on two places at the same time...I've even heard someone say ...it must be a lookalike ..incredible in this day and age of high tech
Some commenters didn't realize how this video was made (quite) recently. Poor chaps.
private railways and 'on time'
women's body display and 'piercing' the brooch
music on run
computers in every home
women's politicians
surprisingly accurate
There can only be one Lemon person.
ripoff!
dumbass lol
"private railways and 'on time'" "surprisingly accurate"
*laughs*
Sally Lemon no its fake
Absolutely spot on predictions.the massive turkey is a must to visit
you can tell by the idiocy that this was made not so long ago
I wish it was made long ago. It would have been amusing to see something so old and yet so hilarious.
You mean they didn't have idiots in 1939?
They Predicted the future.
It's a satire.
They were in the future. It was filmed in 2001
dumbass lol
This is absolutely hilarious. The comments about the trains specifically... it's unlikely that anyone outside of the UK will get the joke.
Wow! this may have been a joke but they sure were spot on for the most part: (navel piercings, cd's, iPods, pc/mac, female politicians, prescription drugs)
***** Bruh
+Sound Affects not even close.
+thaintriguing1 It's a chicken stuck on a stick.
+Darren Gregory How could you not understand his comment, it was crystal fucking clear.
***** Mate, I have to admit I think the bastard got us :D
I can smell a troll at about 14 feet, but this new Internet thing has me fucked. I don't mind admitting that I reckon now he was pulling our leg.
Its accurate because it's a recent comedy TV programme from the BBC
"portable Gramophone-Men" LOL!
Oh damn, *walkman* took me a moment to catch that.
i remember watching this! harry enfield got it so very very accurate didnt he mr chumblywarner! brilliant comedy!
The jewelry in the midriff part is actually on point! LOL
greekgeek367 it was made in 2001 not the 50's
It may be fake, but they nailed the look and feel of a 50's PSA dead-on!
loll the crop top 😂😂
yep that is so funny!!
Reminds me of kath n kim
clever & amusing thanks ,
Love the portable record player
God I've been looking for this one for ages, thanks for the upload.
Brilliant!
They were right with the advent of the horrendous and visible gunt.
Exceedingly clever - I laughed so much! Eh, Brit's humor always great!
They were very close to what we had in 2000
I laughed out loud. GOD I love British humor!
Wow! They nailed it!
Yep, gotta love dat brit humor~ Sometimes they do it right, other times they do it horribly
*****
When it doesn't seem funny at all. No offense, your guises humor can be a tad weird sometimes. XD What do I know, I'm American and even our humor can be..ye
*****
No I agree, I don't find those shows funny at all and I mean Friends is old and Big Bang is just...eh. I mean you brits have a unique humor like we Americans do. What we find funny might not be funny at all. To be honest, I don't find most shows on tv funny anyway.
As soon as you said America didn't land on the moon you lost all credibility. Look at the facts. America was there. I am sorry that you are so angry you were not born an American. It's ok though bro. I am sure your country will accomplish something some day.
***** It's true, it was too expensive to go to the Moon so they went to Mars instead. That's why all the photo's and TV transmissions were in black and white. No-one suspected a thing! The laser reflectors at the "landing sites" were actually set up by Werner von Braun's contacts at the Nazi Moon Base.
Some Americans get British humour because they are British descendants, but large numbers of Americans descend from Europeans many who are emotionally dead... like the Germans. America is a cultural wasteland.
That was a deliberate joke. Mr Chalmondley and Mr Warner think they can do an Australian accent but actually sound like they are from Birmigham.
woah...spot on!!!
Prediction game strong
The splendid zone looks... Splendid
Wow. How funny to look back at these ole time movies and laugh at what people from that time period thought the future would be like.
Holy shit at first I thought this was serious and when he tried to put the watch in his pocket but missed I fucking died 😂😂😂😂
Just going to take some Jollity. AND HAVE IT LARGE! Great post!
They were on the right track with the belly button jewelry and 'Portable Gramophone Records.'
I should think so, considering the sketch was done in 2001.
Life in the year 2017: we have Jacob satorious, dank memes, 3 years olds that have more relationships than anyone else, and we complain about not having wifi
The splendid zone 😂😂😂
Harry is reading the News Chronicle, which in reality was gobbled up by the Daily Mail in 1960.
holy crap!! they predicted the mp3 players and Internet accurately!!!
Brilliant
OMG HOW FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is awesome and I am so glad I stumbled across this!!!!!!!!!!!!
Got me there for a second.
Portable, hand carried music players(ipods) and personal home computers, these predictions are amazingly accurate!
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Ross Kardon it was made in 2001
splendid!
In November 1998 a survey found that 73% of people said that they were not planning to celebrate anything more than a normal new year's day on 1st January 2000 ... most of the remaining 27% were Catholics - for them the year 2000 was a Jubilee Year, the last year of the 2nd Millennium. On January 1st 2000 huge celebrations occurred throughout the world with most people believing it was the first day of the 3rd Millennium, the first day of the 21st century.
Lol computer crashing...... xD
I hate it when that happens!
love it !!!
The part where the guys says, "My computer just crashed." Amazing! We say the same thing today. How did they know we would?
America has only existed for a fraction of the time that notable authors have been making biting satires. Jonathan Swift was one of the greatest satirists of all time and was writing before the Revolution even occurred.
Actually, a guy by name of Philo T. Farnsworth, from Utah, had first working TV in 20's, from idea he had in 1916.Sarnoff(head of RCA), and his lawyers, fought issue, but eventually Farnsworth was credited with original idea but received virtually nothing.AC power was project of George Westinghouse in late 1800's, long predating Tesla.
Close enough
Thats a cool skit, never heard of them I'll have to search for more!
Very funny, good job....
Nice.......
I didn't know the word "computer crashed" had already existed before, so mind blowing!
Since the begin of the video I could tell that this is not actually from the 1930s, don't ask me why. It just have the feeling on it, idk.
"It's called Jollity. Suddenly, I feel an enormous compulsion coming on to have it LAAAARGE!"
right on point
2:15 has to be the funniest part. Had to watch it 5 times because it made so much sense XD "my computer just crashed again" lol!
///Holy crap, they were pretty spot on///
the computer crashed joke was clever
He just popped a disco biscuit
That pear though
They pretty much got the future correct
Futuristic white bowler hat.....oh brilliant...
Congratulations to all you Americans who realised, really quite quickly for Americans that this film was a satirical British entertainment from the 1990s and not a remarkably prescient documentary piece from the 1930s.
They were so right about every household having a computer and women being in leadership positions and grammaphone records being so small that you can hold them in the palm of your hands.
Of course they were right. This comedy sketch was made in 2001.
WOW this was spot on! the walkman! the drug addicts! the computer in every home! discs that can fit on your hands! Women's movement, women working high end jobs!
EVEN THE JEWELRY ON THEIR BELLIES!
this shit was spot on!
This video is not really made in the 30s, is it?
+Isaac Adam Nope. Around 2000 if I remember correctly.
+isacc. Really??
No it was actually made in 1994 but it's set in 1948
Isaac Adam nope. 1775 during the revolution
"All the trains run on time as usual"
An average day in Seattle, WA in the year 2017
"Passenger trains will be delayed today again. Sound Transportation citing freight traffic as the cause"
the uk really was that huge on the map in days of empire
LOL @ the finger pushing the train at :37
Wonderful comedy. Harry was one of those rare talents, that broke new comic ground. But sadly, what it does, is show what crap we have to put up with now. I wish he would reintroduce these very funny characters again--my favourites.
Can't believe this is 20 years ago...I saw this in the flipping 90s...
They got a few things right. Portable music players you wear while jogging, computers in every home.
Home computers crashing.
not just LARGE but SPLENDIDLY LARGE!
I keep having this reoccurring dream that I find a shit load of money and obtain a new home
2:18 "My computer just crashed again!" they knew future quite well
Nothing ever disappears. In some highly guarded, dark, obscure archive somewhere, all the Tesla stuff is there.It still begs the question, as I'm typing on a device, whose technology was unimaginable a generation ago, what things did Tesla discover over 70 years ago that still hold such a need for secrecy?
Wow how accurate ... OMG!
lol they where spot on in a way
Harry Enfield cracks me up! :D
who is watching this in 2023?
these are just too good 🤣 ahead of its time to say the least
You’re a simp aren’t you
Jolly good