Quotes

Father: Now I understand that you want to marry my daughter?

Shabby: [sniffing and coughing] That's right ... yeah... yeah...

Father: Yes, you realize of course that Rosaround is still rather young?

Rosamund: Daddy you make me feel like a child. [she gazes at Shabby fondly]

Shabby: [lasciviously] Oh yeah ... you know... get 'em when they're young eh... eh! OOOOH! Know what I mean eh, oooh! [makes obscene gesture involving elbow]

Father: Well I'm sure you know what I mean, Mr ... er... Mr... er .. er?

Shabby: Shabby... Ken Shabby...

Father: Mr Shabby... I just want to make sure that you'll be able to look after my daughter...

Shabby: Oh yeah, yeah. I'll be able to look after 'er all right sport, eh, know what I mean, eh emggh!

Father: And, er, what job do you do?

Shabby: I clean out public lavatories.

Father: Is there promotion involved?

Shabby: Oh yeah, yeah. [produces handkerchief and clean throat horribly into it] After five years they give me a brush...

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Mistakes

In the 'Sam Peckinpah's Salad Days' sketch in Series 3, Show 7, the scene suddenly changes from a bright sunny day to a pitch black night - this was apparently due to technical delays, but the effect makes it look like an extension of the 'pretentious director' parody. See more...

Trivia

The band "Toad the Wet Sprocket" took their name from a sketch on this show. See more...

Picture

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