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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeSep 30th 2007 edited
     

    Conratulations lucydo52!
    Number 34 was the random number assigned to you and it came up first! If you could send me a PM with your full name and address I'll send the On The Buses box set out to you soon. :)

    Would have liked to have given out prizes to everyone again and a few entries deserve a runners up prize but I've had to limit it to a second and third place for the best entries as I'm still skint after the last competition!

    In second place well done to Jenny. You've won an individual series of On The Buses. Just choose any of the series from 1 to 7 (see the list here)and send me a PM with your full name and address and I'll order it for you.

    In third place congratulations to robtallica. You've won a £4.99 DVD from the HMV sale so just let me know what you'd like and I'll order it.

    Only Fools & Horses just sneaked the most mentions to take the comedy crown from the almighty Fawlty Towers.

    Thanks to all who entered, come back later today to see what the new weekly prize is and hope you get lucky next time!

    Grant :D

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    Win: On The Buses The Complete Series Box Set! - ends midnight Sunday 7th Oct

    First off, thanks to everyone for making the last competition such a success, hope you all get your dvds delivered soon.

    The Prize
    This week there's one copy of On The Buses - The Complete Series to give away. It's an 11 disc box set with over 31 hours of material and the cheapest you can currently buy it for is £67.99.

    New Visitors Need to Register to Enter
    First of all you'll need to sign up to the forum if you're not already a member. Sign up here then check your mail (or spam folder) to validate your email address. Then you'll be able to sign in post messages in the discussions.

    How To Enter
    As On The Buses is a classic comedy series to enter this competition write a message below this post with the following info (remember to do step 2!)...

    1. Answer the question:
    What's your all time favourite funniest film or TV series?

    2. Search for the DVD on this site:
    Search for a dvd of the film or series (you can use the search at the top right) and copy the link into your forum message so anyone else can check out the dvd too. If it's a TV series with more than one dvd available then just copy the link for the search results like this.

    Almost every available DVD should on the site but if you can't find it using the search (first try using less words in your search) then if you could post a link to IMDB, Wikipedia or the official site/fansite where we can find out more about it.

    3. Tell us why it's the funniest ever
    Would also be great to hear your thoughts of why it stands out as your all time favourite. If you can't narrow it down to one choice then you can list more than one.

    If you need a hand with entering or anything else just send me a private message or drop me an email at grant at dvdcollections.co.uk.

    Winners & Closing Date
    The winning entry will be chosen at random from every person who's posted their favourite funniest film or series. One entry per member. I'll also try to get a couple of runners up prizes for the best posts too.

    Competitions will now run until midnight on Sunday instead of Friday at noon so this will run until Sunday the 7th of October at midnight. Winners will be announced in the forum on Monday the 8th of October.

    Thanks to Loquax, The Prize Finder and Money Saving Expert
    Thanks to Loquax Competitions - great to see the Loquax community bigger than ever. Same to The Prize Finder - UK Competitions and also to the MSE forums!

    Good luck everyone!

    Grant

    • CommentAuthort3roriz3r
    • CommentTimeSep 30th 2007 edited
     

    One of my all time favourites: -

    Brittas Empire

    Chris Barrie as a Leisure center manager, great comedy from the "good old BBC".
    So funny watching everything that can go wrong, go wrong.

    I could name quite a few more lol.

    Family Guy is another favourite.

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeSep 30th 2007
     

    Man that was quick t3roriz3r, still editing the post! Never seen Brittas Empire but thumbs up for Family Guy.

    • CommentAuthort3roriz3r
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2007
     

    lol was on checking the price of a few things and was checking forums. cudda listed quite a few tv series and films but thought 2 wud do.

    tho another favourite is fresh prince of bel air. i can see me posting too many for this

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      CommentAuthorrobtallica
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
     

    For me the funniest ever series is Fawlty Towers.

    An incredibly low amount of just 12 episodes were produced - the original 6 in '75 and the 2nd series in 1979 (there are many rumours of a lost episode) . It's impact since though has been immense . It basically revolved around the everyday running of a Torquay hotel , the owners Basil and Cybil Fawlty , the attractive maid Polly , the broken English speaking Spanish bellboy Manuel and the many interesting guest of Fawlty Towers.

    I just can't look away from the awesome John Cleese in full flight , whether he's avoiding his overbearing wife Cybil(Prunella Scales) , trying to use the sweet and kind Polly(Connie Booth - Cleese's then current wife) , abusing the man who can do no right Manuel(Andrew Sachs) and even abusing his own 'guests'.

    Cleese kills me with his inimitable brand of great comic timing , 2 faced snobbery , xenophobia , lunacy , paranoia and loathing of his respective upper and lower classes . He likes to think of himself as Upper - he's far nearer lower class , this in particular grates with him.When he loses it big time and he's backed into a corner the outcome will have hilarious results .

    The premise of the average episode is that Basil has to keep a secret from his wife Cybil or a guest(s) , that secret involves usually some manner of accident , incident or poor behaviour on Basil's part (i.e. a winning gamble on a horse or stalking a rule breaking guest).Generally Basil has the rug pulled out from under his feet just when he thought it was safe to relax.

    The roller-coaster 30 minute episodes feel like an hour long due to the length of the scenes and the amount of well executed gags within . There's no wasted time for filler content - the gags and plot lines come thick and fast at the viewer - to such as extent that you feel almost worn out after watching 1 episode.I can safely say that there is as much content in 1 episode of Fawlty Towers as there is in an entire season of the likes of The BBC's incredibly mediocre 'My Family'.

    Pound for pound Fawlty Towers must be the funniest sit com ever produced ,the characters are set in stone , everyone can relate to almost any situation that occurs in any given episode - pure tv gold and time has not diminished it one jot.

    Fawlty Towers results page

    • CommentAuthorsamf1971
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
     

    There's lots of favourites I could mention but my current one is Still Game.

    The series follows Jack & Victor, two scottish pensioners who get up to all sorts of antics and find them in hilarious situations. It was originally part of Chewin' the Fat but became it's own series and now is it its' 6th series.

    I think that this is hilarious, and very underrated

    Still Game DVD Search

    Still Game on Wikipedia

    • CommentAuthorsebfrogs
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
     

    For me it s Allo Allo because there joking about the French and I am franch .I think it s so true
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/'Allo_'Allo!

    DVD collections link : Allo Allo DVD Search

    • CommentAuthorsecksy34
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
     

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackadder

    i have a cunning plan it is to tll you about blackadder which is the best series that was ever shown on tv , whats not to love it has rowan atkinson who is in my eyes the funniest man on the telly , a mincing prince , a daft as a brush man servant amongst loads of other hilarious characters , thow in he mix he sets and lde worlde banter and you have a corker of a comedy

    DVD Collections link: Blackadder DVDs

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
     

    robtallica - good argument for the legendary sitcom, agreed that nothing's wasted and you wouldn't change anything. Timeless stuff.

    samf1971 - welcome to the forum - favourite episode for me was Victor determined to give Jack the best birthday ever, tragically funny.

    sebfrogs - thanks for joining ze forum you, I won't try and speak allo allo language I'll just end up sounding like ali g.

    secksy34 - Welcome to the forum. Would much rather watch baldrick on blackadder than on a time team dig any day.

    Interesting that no one's chosen a film yet, hmm...

    • CommentAuthorjadring
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
     

    Open All Hours

    This has got to be the best sitcom for me because it's just so innocent and soooo funny, my 8 year old daughter finds it hilarious too.

    • CommentAuthortigerwuds
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2007
     

    Faulty Towers was a classic i can still hear Sybil...............Bassssssssil

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
     

    Welcome to the forum jadring, have seen more of Open All Hours on Top 100 funniest shows than I have the actual series! Just noticed they're only £6.99 too.

    • CommentAuthoradamrednffc
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
     

    The Royle Family

    Got to be the best written comedy of all time. the timing, the set, everything about it is fantastically written and directed. Simply put, it's genious :face-monkey:

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2007
     

    Cheers for signing up adamrednffc, changed the link to the more recent complete collection as 2002 version looks unavailable now. Again one of these series that seemed to be perfectly formed from the start and finished before it lost momentum.

    • CommentAuthorCaryne
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
     

    Hi De Hi Series 1 & 2 DVD

    It's 'Hi-de-Hi' for me. I know many people find this a little corny but there was one scene that just made me fall off my chair laughing..I don't even know why, it just did. It's the episode 'Day of Reckoning' (in the above box set) where a pantomime horse is seen riding a real horse. I still smile, all these years later, just thinking about it.

    This scene alone makes it a classic for me.:face-grin:

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2007
     

    Hi Caryne, thanks for signing up and sorry if there was a delay getting approved. Changed your link from Play.com to our search page so folk can compare prices. Good to hear the pantomime horse passed the age old scientific comedy test:
    on chair --> laugh --> fall of chair. Never fails :D

    Thankful People: Caryne
    • CommentAuthorjosie301
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
     

    Hi Grant,

    Hard to think of the funniest, but I'm going to go for 2 pints of lager & a packet of crisps - the early years though.

    Just made me giggle - a good way to unwind after work!

    :face-smile:

    DVD Collections Link: 2 Pints of Lager & A Packet Of Crisps - Complete Collection

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
     

    Thanks for entering Josie, added a link to the complete series to your post.

    • CommentAuthorsam1411
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
     

    i know this is a bit sad, but i watched 'norbit' last weekend with my kids... and found it hilarious.. in fact still had the giggles about it the next day.. bit sad for a 34 year old mother! also its really clever cos eddie murphy plays all 3 main parts. sam x:face-laugh:

    DVD Collections Link: Norbit DVD

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2007
     

    Good luck in the comp sam, sure there's tons of highbrow film critics who pretend to like French new wave cinema during the day but when they get home Norbit's the first film in their DVD player ;)

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    Hi Grant,

    My favourite TV Series is of course ON THE BUSES :face-wink: :face-wink: :face-wink:

    (Hey love the new smiley face icons!)

    No not really - I do love On the Buses - but my all time favourite is STEPTOE AND SON - I could watch this again and again. It has a fantastic blend of comedy and sadness. Unlike many other comedy shoes of the 60s and 70s this one is not at all dated and is as fresh today as it was back then. Incredibly enough the later episodes are just as funny as the earlier episodes. I think the success of this programme is down to the inspired casting of the unique talents of Wilfred Brambell and Harry H Corbett. People will still be laughing at their exploits in 50 years time. Can the same be said of the comedys today? I have built up a nice little collection of them and just need one more to complete the set

    Here is the link:
    http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/search.php?title=steptoe+and+son&x=23&y=16

    All the best,
    AnyoneCanWhistle :face-monkey:

    • CommentAuthorangus1953
    • CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007
     

    :face-monkey:It has to be this great prize of on the buses the down trodden reg:face-laugh: who rarley gets the prize :face-angry:blakey is brilliant also any of the old progs which have been mentioned are brilliant :face-surprised:

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    Hello Everyone!

    Thanks for running such a great comptition and what a fantastic prize. I really enjoy all the old sitcoms. Some have already been listed, notably Fawlty Towers, Steptoe and Son, On the Buses, Allo Allo, Only Fools and Horses and The Royle Family. But there is one that should surely not be forgotten and that is Dad's Army. 80 episodes of this classis series were made and the cast remained unchanged throughout. Incredibly some of the cast were in their eighties during the last series! It is continually funny, charming and at times hilarious.

    If you have never seen it (what planet are you from?) Buy a DVD now and I guarantee you will be hooked.

    http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/search.php?title=dads+army

    • CommentAuthorByteMe
    • CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007 edited
     

    I have choose RED DWARF as my funiest TV series, My teenage years were spent watching Lister, Rimmer, Cat, Kryton and Holly/Hollie on their fantastic missions of nonsense.

    What make this one of the best tv series is the fact my 8 year old son is now watching these DVD's and finding it just as funny as i did all those years ago !!

    A timeless TV series in my opinion !!

    http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/fetchPrices.php?id=mfno1014203

    :face-grin:

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007
     

    Great bunch of new entries, I think I'm going to be sent to classic comedy hell for not watching enough of the best old sitcoms...

    • CommentAuthormillsy72
    • CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007
     

    Hey excellent site,

    Love 'on the busses'.... Its close to home...Blakey is brilliant - my uncle is his double and does a fantastic impression of him. My friend is called Olive and omg has the same mannerisms. She has the thick nhs glasses and plays up to it all the time.

    My ultimate fav has to be good ol Vicar of Dibley. Love it to bits. It has me roaring with laughter. So refreshing. :face-grin:

    • CommentAuthorwingeast
    • CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007
     

    my all time funniest tv series is Steptoe and Son.

    I found the episode divided we stand one of the funniest episodes especially the scene where they were arguing over the television, as Albert had all the knobs on his side of the petition and he and Harold wanted to watch different programmes on the tv, and they also had a turnstyle to go into the kitchen where they had to put money in to use the facilities. great episode. laugh a minute.:face-grin:

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007
     

    Thanks for entering millsy72 and wingeast. Kitchen with the turnstyle - :face-grin:

    • CommentAuthorkrailton
    • CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007 edited
     

    some mothers do have them i used to roll up at this series, you cannot beat michael crawford, as frank spencer

    karen

    DVD Collections Link: Some Mother's Do 'Ave 'Em

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    For all time comedy classics it has to be Fawlty Towers

    http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/fetchPrices.php?id=mfno1013481

    so few of them were made and yet nearly everybody who has seen them has watched them again and again and again. Cleese is naturally funny in almost everything he does, a definite throwback to the days of python and the great films that came out of that, with his bumbling sidekick Manuel, played by Andrew Sachs (who I cant believe is the same guy who does voice overs for the programmes like airline etc)anyway, with classics like the unforgettable 'dont mention the war' sketch and the 'Dead body in the basket' its amazing how much energy Cleese injects into the character and its almost non stop you can see it coming but you know its gonna be a disaster comedy. To me a true classic of comedy genius

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