American Reacts to The Two Ronnies Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town pt 1
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- American Reacts to The Two Ronnies Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town pt 1
I react to the television serial from the Two Ronnies that was originally on BBC as a serial, The Phantom Blower of Old London Town. Originally shown in 1976 the serial was co-written by Gerald Wiley, the pseudonym for Ronnie Barker. he story was originally conceived as a TV special for Peter Sellers, Harry Seacombe, and Spike Milligan, to be produced by Peter Eton, their old Goon Show producer. Plans for the project were cancelled due to Peter Sellers' Hollywood commitments. The Phantom finally saw the light of day in an episode of Six Dates with Barker, broadcast on 15 January 1971, with Alan Curtis playing the role of the Phantom.
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How fortunate we are. Not only to have had these two but also to have the ability to record them for endless reruns. They are still making people laugh even after death, now that is class.
This serial was written by Spike Milligan and a Gentleman. The Gentleman being none other than a certain Gerald Wiley with authentic raspberries blown by none other than Del Boy himself - David Jason.
It's a shame that due to copyright it's hard to come by full episodes. The format barely changed in 16 years. Each episode has spoof news items from the newsdesk, sketches with both of them, a weekly continuing serial ( a new story every series) a guest singer, a solo sketch from Ronnie B normally using his mastery of word play, an armchair monologue from Ronnie C that was a deliberately corny shaggy dog story that got it's humour from RC constantly going off from his story in distractingly wild tangents, an elaborate musical finale ( often with the two of them in drag ) and each show finishing back at the newsdesk.
It was a format that worked, and it worked for 16 years with it only stopping when Ronnie B decided to retire.
Pure Magic!!!
The additional joke being that Spike Milligan was no gentleman.
It was a series that was never missed , the hot pot of genius was incandescent .
You forgot the Musical Guest Star (one or two apperances), actually filmed separate and off set, - always seemed to be filmed at same time as a recording of Parkinson appearences, so never any interaction with their guest stars unlike Morecombe and Wise.
Of course you know that Gerald A Wylie was Ronnie Barkers' nom de plume!
@@highpath4776 I didn't forget,bif you refer back to my post I referred to them as a guest singer.
Barbara Dickson and Tina Charles spring to mind straight away. Though they did have groups as well and simarlarly Manhattan Transfer springs to mind straight away.
Fabulous script from the genius that was Spike Milligan, with all Milligan twists thrown in, the progess to the following night, the swapping of actors and the cab backdrop, superb..
The very iconic British duo, they was legendary and very sadly miss, British humour at its very best
Oh god, I remember seeing this when I was a little kid - a rerun I would think! The next day, everyone was running around the playground pretending to be the phantom raspberry blower or the copper. Everyone used to watch the same thing back then, of course. So funny even today!
We did too, with salvos of raspberries being blown all over the school grounds. And even funnier and much to the bemusement of teachers and play time supervisors, we were all swishing about the place doing impressions of Dick Emery's character Maurice. One can only imagine a gaggle of seven and eight year olds swanning about saying "Ooh hallo Honkey Tonks, 'ow are you?!" 😁
They always did a multipart serial in all their series, 5 minutes or so each week. There was the detective duo Piggy Malone & Charley Farley, there was a Pride and Prejudice based one and of course The Worm That Turned which was an alternative reality one where all the men wore the skirts and the women were the ones in charge of everything. Of those I remember.
The worm that turned.... i forgot that one! Thanks.
Ahh yes! The Worm That Turned..... wow... stirred a lot of memories of growing up laughing ❤
@@necessaryevil3428 Diana Dors was the women’s leader
@@SteveInScotland yeah i remember it well now you jogged my memory.... dressed like nazis 🙈
@@necessaryevil3428 busty ones, lol
Norma Stitz in the opening credits was a nice touch :)
That got me giggling like a schoolboy when I saw it.
And Chopper, a play on words for Hammer?
@@MegaBadgeman Indeed.
Gloria Snokkers was unavailable at the time
Barker's writing was pure genius! He was a master of the play on words. One of the finest comedians to have lived.
Ronnie Barker didn't write this, it was spike milligan of the goon show . Oh and a gentleman bit he wasn't Ronnie Barker !
Omg I'd forgotten about this, memories of watching it with my dad. It was serialised every week. Thank you E.Beard
Same here I remember getting a stitch through laughing.
My father just chuckled.
You cannot beat a storyline written by the late Spike Milligan CBE-KBE.
I know I cried from laughing
Me too. My dad used to cry with laughter
I remember this with my dad too ,I was 8. We had to wait a week till the next one it was agony
A large doze of silliness is just what's needed at the moment. :-D
So true.. although, were this shown now I'm willing to bet some humour deficient people would be offended by goodness only knows what. Personally, I haven't laughed so much with some of the things shown on this channel. Well done that man.. Stay safe..
Margaret Nicol•
Thank You, I Remember This The First Time The Two Ronnie's Did It, " ( Sctch) In The 1970's I Hope You Agree That The 1970's We're A Lot Funnier Than Today's Sanctimonious Tallantless Idiot's We Have Day,???????,
I Can Tell You That I Don't Haft Miss The 1970's So Much Better Programms, Then The Rubbish We Have Today,. 👍😀🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇬🇧🤭 Bye For Now Stay Safe And Well, .
@@glasgowgreenthumb
I'm Afraid That A Never A Truer Word Was Said, You Can't Say Anything Today Without Afending Someone ,!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Don't Wish To Pry But Do You Remember The Comedians On I.T.V. IN The 1970's ??????? When You Had To Have Tallant, And Be Funny Without Swaring, Or Using Bad Language, 🤬🤬, . Best Wishes Keep Safe And Well Healthy, 👍😀🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴,.
@@susanhughs1031 .. hmm.. that one escapes me.. (too many disco biscuits in the 90's?).. but I do remember Opportunity Knocks..
@@glasgowgreenthumb , :
Disco Biscuits's Sorry I Don't Think I Know What That Was,/Is,????????? Very Sorry BUT I Think You Missed Out Not Being Around In 1970's You'd Have A Great Time,. 💪👍, Opportunity Knocks Sometimes It Was Very Good Some Week's Sometimes It Was Complete Crap, BUT That's Was The Same For Most Of The Television Programmes, .
You have taken me back 45 yrs. I can close my eyes and hear my old man howling with laughter at this. Thank you big yin.
I love that they've included Vincent Price and Peter Cushing in the titles to give it a real old Hammer Horror feel.
I shall call him Peter Cushion from now on.😃😃
You missed Norma Stitz.
@@Simon_PieMan I did. I was too busy remembering that it was so typical of Spike Milligan.
Don't forget Vincent Prance
@@helenbailey8419 Lives in Whitstable
Wow, this takes me back to being a kid. I loved this series of skits from them, they were very special.
And still are lol. You just don’t get such random surreal daftness like this anymore.
@@briganfree3656
Everyone has to be cool and love everyone who agrees with the group, but only those that agree with the group, comedy is a problem, it opens the mind. The perpetually offended don't think it's cool and if they don't, the middle class have to follow suit, otherwise they will have a bad time one way or the other. They have to think as a group, that's why facts are alien to them, it messes with their agenda, they don't really have, it's as if they can't believe they've gotten this far and are stuck. The people, are right in the middle because they don't want any "ist" problems, "ist" problems want to ruin your entire life, it's like 90% of people have turned in to ants and just follow the stupidest of us so as to keep thier new Audi.
@@richardturner4848
Whatever lights your candle.
@@briganfree3656
Are you implying I'm wrong, the needy have become the greedy? You're obviously an ant, sorry, i don't have any crayons.
@@richardturner4848
Nor any marbles either.
I remember this! We all ran around school jumping out at people and blowing raspberries! 🤣😂
This is just as hilarious now as it was when I first watched it back in the day.. Lol.
We used to get into So Much trouble at school, they day after The Two Ronnies show.
Going around blowing raspberries at each other.
The phantom raspberry blower (noise maker) had a long career and is known for his acting skills. He did the voice for Dangermouse and was none other than Del Boy himself, David Jason.
You beat me too it. As I watched this I was sure nobody would actually know that.
Nobody knows who played the phantom raspberry blower.
I was sure that I'd read an article at the time of broadcast that the Raspberry Blower was played by Jeremy Bulloch (the original Boba Fett) but I've never been able to confirm that since and I don't trust a forty year old memory
As a child my family and I would sit and watch the two Ronnies, the phantom raspberry blower was my favourite sketch series. We laughed so much it brings back many happy memories. Thanks for making me smile
Written by Spike Milligan one of the greatest comic minds and very very silly.
I LOVE this so much! Thank you for reacting to it! 😱😱😱😂😂😂
What is even more perfect is that the door to Number 10 doesn't have a keyhole on the outside, ergo it can only be opened from the inside.
I was a kid at school when these first aired, all the kids in school were terrorising the teachers with random raspberry attacks (which were mostly received in good humour). Good times 😂
Its a parody on jack the ripper. I remember as a kid watching this with my dad eagerly awaiting the weekly edition of 'The Phantom Raspberry Blower' 😊
Just what we do best, really silly, really daft, laugh out loud, nutcase comedy - saw this with my dad all those years ago, brought back happy yet sad memories - RIP Little Ron, Big Ron and Spike Milligna (world famous spelling mistake 😉) they must be having such a laugh up there ⬆️
That's Mike Spilligan :-). As Kenny Everet introduced him.
you're confusing him with his brother Spine Milligna, writer of the Go-On Show
@@jennymckinnon9528 😀👍🏻
Spine Millington.
'Terry' to his friends... ;-)
Thanks for this. It has taken an American looking at old British TV shows to point out their excellence!
Your laugh is infectious! :)
I only just been getting into reaction videos during the lockdowns and it's like watching stuff with a friend or something, I get the appeal now when I didn't get it before. :D
The humour of the late great Spike Milligan, please if you can give Spike Milligan - Irish Astronauts
a reaction, you'll love it.
I second this.
or the Pakistani Daleks
@@jennymckinnon9528 yes.
The Irish Olympics never fails to make me laugh out loud, genuis Spike Milligan.
Spike Milligan was the major writer for 'The Goon Show' a variety-style comedy radio series with a story like this, musical interludes and usually some familiar characters.
Some Goon Shows had names like 'The Dreaded Batter-pudding hurler of Bexhill-on-Sea', or 'The Scarlet Capsule' which was itself a spoof of a Quatermass SF serial called 'Quatermass and the Pit'.
At 60 I grew up with this. It was a segment of their phenomenally successful Saturday night shows. They ruled, no one else came close. Such talent.
More “genius,” i watched this EVERY week! Wow, brings back memories!
This has been requested so much so decided to take a look at it in pieces. Otherwise that'll be a long reaction.
@@TheEclecticBeard anything that they were involved in was just “new” in comedy and seemed to move “the boundaries of comedy.” In my opinion.
Classic Spike Miligan silliness, performed brilliantly by 2 greats. Spike Milligan was a legend. A master of twisted logic, word play and pure silliness. Even if you wasn't told it was written by him, if you knew his work, it would have become obvious very quickly. No-one did silly like Spike. The Phantom Raspberry Blower is a perfect example of his work and was performed brilliantly by two of the UK's greatest comedy geniuses. :)
Spike Milligan wrote and appeared in the wacky radio comedy 'The Goon Show' in the 50s and 60s along with Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe. This was a great influence on the 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' team in the 70s, and many other later comedians. Spike Milligan had his own comedy TV series ('Q') for many years. He was also a poet, a musician and a writer. Milligan's six part WW2 memoir 'trilogy'(!) is perhaps one of the best of its kind ever written.
@@frglee
Do read his novel “Puckoon”. It’s brilliant and hysterical. With one sad bit in the middle which brought me to tears when I first read it. Then back to the laughs. So Spike. Highly recommend.
@@loafersheffield Yaaaah rottin swinez you!
@@loafersheffield Of course, we can't tell - or I don't know if it's set down somewhere - where Spike got the line from. Peter had a surreal mind of his own and would morph into character. Maybe he came up with it on a read-through. I have a number of the books and it's a long time since I delved into them. As Bluebottle might mangle it, "I shall have to imrestirigate!"
@@loafersheffield
You’ll have more laughs with Puckoon.
I can remember sitting in our lounge as a kid watching their shows...had just left home and gone out into the big bad world to work when this series came out in 76. . . great memory . . .your laugh never fails to make me laugh bro 😅
This brings back memories, the TWO RONNIES also did a skit Charlie Farley & Piggie Malone, which is worth a watch.
This is what I call comedy, not the crap what's shown today.
Spike Milligan was a comic genius, no doubt, and I still love watching anything by Ronnie Barker.
Yeah... Raspberry Blower, Charlie & Piggie and 'The Worm That Turned' are the main serials they had running through the shows... great pieces of classic comedy indeed.
I recall that the femme fatale in the Charlie Farley and Piggy Malone drama was named Madame Cocotte.
I remember printing raspberries on all of our school books...
My favourite sketch of the two ronnies was 'the worm that turned' absolutely hilarious!
Oh I used to LOVE watching these two every Sunday - highlight of the week - and the musical numbers they would do, and the monologues - just brilliant - thank you for sharing
Man, I loved the phantom raspberry blower when I was a kid.....
I wish you had carried on with this reaction. It definitely deserves parts 2 onwards. The two Ronnie's always deliver the sauce and laughs, lol.
It's scary to think that my late Grandfather worked on shows like this, The Sweeny, The Professionals and alot of the LWT, Elstree and Pinewood produced programming/films.
I wish he were still here. He could of talked for hours about it all.
In the late 1970s we used to walk around our school in New Zealand pretending to be the Phantom.
I only watch your video because of your unique laughing sound!! Always removes my stress!
Spike Milligan was originally a member of the Goons and was an iconic British comedian. He wrote this and I'm pretty certain it's him playing the tall man in the hansom cab.
You should check The Goons
This was originally shown in segments during their weekly episodes of one series. I didn't know it was as early as 1976, though. I remember distinctly watching it, 'live', back in the day.
The hours of fun we had at school, shops and anywhere to be frank, going round regaling the raspberry blowing. Simple things we had in the 1970s
'How do you spell it, sir?' 🤣🤣🤣
The Two Ronnies plus the wonderfully Surreal world of Spike Milligan. In my school days, when this was broadcast, raspberries abounded in the playground. No-one was safe!
The man who wrote this for the 2 Ronnie's is Spike Milligan. He did lots of madcap humour. He insisted that they put this on his grave stone when he died " See I told you I was ill". They refused to put it on in English so as a compromise they wrote it in Gaelic, Spike was one of the Goons and wrote most of their stuff.
Good old “Norma Stitz” - quite risqué for the time!
I saw this as a kid. Only now have I noticed the name of one person on the credits. Norma Styts.
Just realised a young Vicky Michelle from Allo Allo as the newspaper boy
The worm that turned was a favourite of mine as a kid, used to watch them every week
Jeezo this takes me back I have forgotten just how funny it was.
I loved the two Ronnie's when I was a kid , and the phantom raspberry blower made me laugh so much even tho I was only 8 at the time , they don't make comedy show like that anymore a true brutish classic xx
Growing up in the 80s this was the thing that was always on the telly each Saturday evening amongst other such shows, but this is the one probably most I their 40s will remember from early childhood, and those a bit older will probably remember this or morecambe and wise most. The fact it finished in 87 and is still so funny and fondly remembered is testament to Barker's writing and their acting. Porridge being another classic.
I don’t know what makes me laugh more, watching this classic or you laughing 🤣
As a 5 year old when this came on TV I would hide behind the couch... oh the memories
The writer Terence 'Spike' Milligan was a gunner in the Royal Artillery during WWII, and arguably lost his marbles at one point, being haunted by terrible dreams and later manic-depressive phases that made him both erratic and enormously productive as a comedy writer.
Much of his humour was developed during his time in entertainment troupes in the army and later in the old music hall tradition of comedy acts as that style faded away post-WWII.
In novels (Puckoon), in early short films (The Case of the Mukkinese Battlehorn, Postman's Knock) he worked with others that shared and complemented his risky style on radio (the Goon Show).
Later his memoirs and character roles in numerous films as well as writing for stage, television (the 'Q' series Q8, etc.) and many appearances on comedy or talk shows kept him in the lime-light almost until his death.
He was one of many people who wrote for the Two Ronnies; these episodic films within a TV series were one of several that kept the Ronnie's popularity high for many years.
Written by Spike Milligan. Says it all.
These were so brilliant back in the day (still are) and Sunday night we couldn't wait for the next installment, pure genius work from these masters of comedy.
Its great to see America reacting to british comedy. Everyone in the world needs to relax and have a good laugh. Ronnie Barker wrote most of the scripts, and yes, when he does a 2 minutes 'solo', he does know what to say. Love your laughter. Slowly its coming the other way. Brits in USA showing what makes you laugh at. Keep it up EB.
Thank you. Brought back great memories at home with the family.
I am glad someone directed you to this, as I remember watching these as a youngster. Had forgotten until finding your video! :) - thx
I envy you seeing this, Dave Allen, Fork 'andles, Morecombe & Wise etc for the first time, these rendered me helpless on the floor when first broadcast, enjoy.
Love your giggling Mr Beard. I forgot this was written by Spike as most of the other 2 Ronnies was ghost written by R. Barker.😂
Oh I loved the ‘Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town’ series when I was a kid growing up in 70s UK! 🇬🇧
Spike Milligan and Ronnie Barker, two of the greatest comedy writers in history!
Spike Milligan who wrote this was one of the Goons , an iconic and ground breaking 50s comedy sketch show on BBC Radio 4. Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Michael Betine were the others. A lot of BBC comedy originates on Radio 4 before reaching TV.
Spike Milligan was notorious for his quirky and surreal humour. The headstone on his grave famously reads:
"I told you I was ill."
Haven't seen this since the 70's (I think). Brilliant
I remember this from when it was first shown and still find it amusing, but your reaction to it makes it doubly so!
the worm that turned is another two ronnies classic
I watched this every week as a kid. People today born in the 80s and above forget how huge and a part of weekend TV these guys were as well as Morecambe and Wise. They were an institution when practically everyone on a Saturday night would sit down in front of the TV. Though to be honest, back then I was probably led on the carpet waiting for Starsky and Hutch, Quincey ME or Kojak to start at 9pm.
Dukes of Hazzard, a daisy worth pushing up
So many of the sight gags in this come from the simple problems of shooting things out of sequence, needing stand-ins for other actors, even shooting two visits on different days in the same day at the hospital location.
The Monty Python guys adapted this to their instances of characters noticing that they'd gone from 'on film' to 'in the studio' and back again in one scene, probably shot weeks apart.
Spike Milligan was one of the Goons and their radio show in the 1950's was totally different to any of the conventional comedy series of that era. The Goons was the inspiration for the later Monty Python TV Series. My favourite Spike Milligan sketch was 'What time is it Eccles?' which is so surreal. It might be something different for you to react to.
Agreed, it's such a good sketch that I've got it written down on a piece of paper!!🤣😂
David Jason, who played Del Boy in only fools and horses, blew the raspberries!
He was an early collaborator with Ronnie Barker. He was in portodge as the old man Blanko Webb
I was a young lad of the tender age of eight when this was aired... Although we tuned in (as a family) each week, I must admit this serial absolutely terrified me and gave me nightmares. Nevertheless I loved it
I remember watching these sketches when I was a kid at my grandparents house, I laughed then and I still laugh now.
If you're going to watch these longer video's and break them up for TH-cam please do 'Karls complete diary' from the Ricky Gervais show next, it's hilarious.
lol I was about to say much the same thing. Saturday nights at the grandparents so my parents could go out drinking.
Excellent reaction ☺️
and the 'raspberry' was actually performed by the genius Spike Milligan
Spike Milligan.... another comical legend!
Spine Milligna, the well known typing error!
Not so it was done by Sir David Jason.
@@ListerDavid Damn. Well, like the man in orthopaedic shoes, I stand corrected
@@techpig3072 🤣
The end credits to tge Life of Brian are hilarious...
The raspberry noise maker was Sir David Jason who would appear with Ronnie Barker in Porridge and Open All Hours.
I vaguely remember watching it on repeat in the 80s. When it was shown as part of the Two Ronnies' Sketchbook show more recently, and when Ronnie Barker said that it was written by Spike Milligan, I could immediately tell it had Milligan's style of writing all over it. Genius.
There's a lot of Spike Milligan in this, you should watch some of his stuff if you think this is random.
Spike was originally one of The Goons along with Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine. Peter Sellers, obviously, went on to have a great film career, Michael Bentine went into comedic children's programmes and Harry Secombe became a regular on UK TV screens, either singing or in religious shows. Spike Milligan had some great series, the Monty Python guys said The Goon Show was among their main influences, especially Spike.
He's actually in Life of Brian because he just happened to be in the country when they were filming, he buggered off before they could use him more though.
Great to have you back EB
Brilliant Two Ronnie's
Both RIP...
A bit of an insight there into the absurdist humour of Spike Milligan, a very famous comedy writer & performer from the post-war radio days. He was in a comedy group called "The Goon Show" with Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine. Sadly he suffered from manic depression and the pressure of writing was exhausting. A lot of his TV work can't be shown now because they skirted the edge of what is considered racist or sexist. He denied being racist and probably was just a person who fitted a different age. He was a comedy genius on the radio where he could use sound effects to send listeners into a world impossible to film.
Mr methane has got to be your next port of call. He’s amazing
One of my favourites this i wasn't alive when originally released but when I grew up I watched it and loved it
Brought back great memories of watching this with my grandad as a kid.
I love a bit of Spike silliness
Spike Milliagan, who co-wrote this mini series wanted 'I told you I was ill' written on his gravestone. The church where he is burried objected to it and said it was too distasteful, so it is written on his gravestone in Gaeilge (Irish language) instead.
I can remember watching this comedy sketch as a little boy! This is very much Spike Milligan's humour!
I was scared shirtless of PRB, it was up there with the Darleks.....but I was only about 8yrs old.....😂
I loved this when i was growing up, the phantom raspberry blower of old London town is my absolute favourite 2 ronnies of all time! X
The Two Ronnie's so brilliant never a dull moment .the best comedy duo in UK .
Starring Norma Stitz - gets me every time
Hello mate, hope all is well, these 2 were such a big part of my childhood, they really were great, another couple of sketches you need to look at, crop of the flops, the worm that turned are both superb and the latter is like the raspberry blower in terms of being weekly. Les Dawson is another rabbit hole you’d enjoy.
I do not watch TV anymore. It is so dire and depressing. The comedy of my childhood does not age and I laugh as hard now at The Two Ronnies etc, as I did then. Pure genius 👍
The phantom raspberry blower actually scared me when I was little x
Absolutely brilliant my friend..
I have'nt seen this since i was a kid....part 2 please !!
Script by Spike Milligan - comic genius.
"Raspberry" as a name for a farting noise comes from Cockney rhyming slang: "raspberry tart" = "fart"