BBC’s Top 25 TV Put-Downs



The BBC has compiled its list of the Top 25 TV Put-Downs, including classic insults by Lord Blackadder and Carla from Cheers. For example:

Edmund Blackadder - Blackadder II. To Lord Percy: "The eyes are open, the mouth moves, but Mr Brain has long since departed, hasn’t he, Percy?"

Carla - Cheers. Cliff: "I’m ashamed God made me a man." Carla: "I don’t think God’s doing a lot of bragging about it either."

Statler and Waldorf - The Muppet Show. Statler: "Wake up, you old fool, you slept through the show." Waldorf: "Who’s a fool? You watched it."

Arnold Rimmer - Red Dwarf. "Look, we all have something to bring to this discussion. But I think from now on the thing you should bring is silence."

Link - via Nag on the Lake


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Posted on March 10, 2008 at 3:41 am by Alex
Category: Movies & SciFi

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7 comments to "BBC’s Top 25 TV Put-Downs"

  • SMith
    March 10th, 2008 at 5:29 am

    WOW Look, we all have something to bring to this discussion. But I think from now on the thing you should bring is silence.”

  • Tim Giachetti
    March 10th, 2008 at 6:56 am

    Everyone feels there is importance in what they believe, which is why I believe it’s important you STFU.

  • Rosi
    March 10th, 2008 at 1:35 pm

    How is “Feck! Arse! Girls! Drink!” a put-down?
    Apart from being completely awesome, I don’t think anyone would be hurt too much by that.
    And there were hundreds of way better ones from Life of Mars, but they were probably too politically incorrect or something. GENE HUNT FOR PRIME MINISTER ^_^

  • Ali S.
    March 10th, 2008 at 2:12 pm

    Black Adder has got to the best British show I’ve seen…along with Allo! Allo! :D

  • Stephanie
    March 10th, 2008 at 2:18 pm

    I was disappointed with this list.

  • DCer
    March 10th, 2008 at 11:46 pm

    The British really are angry, spiteful people, aren’t they. That’s the thing that surprised me the most when I spent a lot of time with vacationing Brits, they are highly judgmental and don’t have the ettiquette to keep it to themselves.

  • Moodindigo
    March 12th, 2008 at 5:20 am

    @DCer

    Because condemning an entire country based on your crappy vacation isn’t judgemental at all…

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