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Filthy Rich & Catflap
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Filthy Rich & Catflap is a Brit Com, originally transmitted on BBC2 in early 1987. Historically regarded as the spiritual successor to The Young Ones, with much overlap between the two series in terms of main cast, writing staff, and humour.Rik Mayall plays Richie Rich, a talentless, unheard-of Large Ham actor on a manic crusade for fame, fortune, and a bit of sex. To help make his dreams come true, Richie relies on his decrepit cockney agent Ralph Filthy (Nigel Planer), and his violent, alcoholic minder Edward Catflap (Adrian Edmondson).Like its spiritual predecessor, the show has absolutely No Fourth Wall. Compared to The Young Ones, however, the plots are tighter, and the satire is sharper. At its core, the series is a vicious deconstruction of postwar light entertainment, and serves as a thesis on its irrelevance in Thatcher's Britain. Accordingly, it featured several cameos from the UK's alternative comedy scene, like Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, and Mel Smith.It ended after six episodes when Mayall complained to co-writer Ben Elton about his writing privileges. Elton didn't listen and Mayall left. | |
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No Celebrities Were Harmed | |
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No Celebrities Were Harmed: Among the contestants on Ooer Sounds a Bit Rude are parodies of several Are You Being Served? stars: a Camp Gay actor who talks like John Inman but looks like Trevor Bannister, and a purple-haired old woman who goes on about her "pussy," modeled after Mollie Sugden. There's also a ventriloquist with a bird puppet, who's a parody of Rod Hull and Emu. Dingo Wucker, Australian-born publisher of the Daily Bastard in Episode Six, is a thinly-veiled swipe at Rupert Murdoch. | |
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Erotic Asphyxiation | |
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Erotic Asphyxiation: As Filthy stands on the gallows in Episode Six awaiting execution by hanging, he is bittersweet at the prospect of his first erection "in fifteen years" without being alive to enjoy it. | |
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Cannot Tell a Joke | |
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Cannot Tell a Joke: At one point in Episode Three, Richie inexplicably starts loudly boasting about his vast comic ability while standing in a supermarket checkout queue. A little old lady politely––but firmly––asks to hear a joke. Richie, aghast that his bluff was called, panics and stammers out a scatological onomatopoeia. | |
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Heh Heh, You Said "X" | |
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Heh Heh, You Said "X": A running gag is one of the guys making an Innocent Innuendo and Eddie saying some variation of "Ooer sounds a bit rude". | |
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Gay Bar Reveal | |
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Gay Bar Reveal: | |
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Only Sane Man | |
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Only Sane Man: Richie and Eddie, for exactly one moment in the final episode. Dingo Wucker's story pitches are so sleazy and unhinged that during their first meeting with him, he briefly shocks the two into gently rebuffing his absurd ideas when he asks for their input. Richie and Eddie quickly come to their senses and follow up on their assignment: framing Midge Ure for sleeping with Margaret Thatcher. | |
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Failure Is the Only Option | |
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Failure Is the Only Option: Played straight for most of the series. And then subverted! The series ends on a cheery "Made it!" from Richie. | |
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Special Guest | |
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Special Guest: A tradition carried over from The Young Ones, which featured a musical guest on every episode. Here, the trope is played with less consistency; only three episodes of Filthy Rich & Catflap feature musical guests, and only one of those guests (The Nolan Sisters in Episode Two) actually performs a song. The other guests are Midge Ure of Ultravox in Episode Six, and a wonderful subversion of this trope by Jools Holland (of all people) in Episode Three, in a nearly-unrecognizable cameo as the pianist at an erotic cabaret. | |
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Small Name, Big Ego | |
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Small Name, Big Ego: Richie fits this to a T. | |
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TakeThatMe | |
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Take That Me: In a meta-sense; after Eddie and Richie indulge in an extended satirical dig at the police force, Richie undercuts the proceedings by pointing out, "Next time you get beaten up, try calling an alternative comedian!" | |
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Attention Whore | |
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Attention Whore: Richie. | |
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Disposing of a Body | |
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Disposing of a Body: The dead milkmen in Episode One. | |
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The Man They Couldn't Hang | |
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The Man They Couldn't Hang: Played for Laughs (and a healthy dose of Breaking the Fourth Wall) with Ralph Filthy. | |
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Death Is Cheap | |
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Death Is Cheap: Ralph is hanged in the final episode...only to inexplicably come back because he's needed for the next series. Which we never got. | |
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Bedmate Reveal | |
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Bedmate Reveal: In the first scene of the series, Richie wakes up in the morning, assumes he is alone and addresses a lengthy monologue to the camera. Then a huge fart is heard and his bedmate is revealed to be his drunken minder, Eddie. | |
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Trouser Space | |
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Trouser Space: Eddie can fit three whole chickens in his trousers. | |
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Gag Echo | |
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Gag Echo: Lampshaded big time, complete with name-check, in Episode Two. | |
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You Have Failed Me | |
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You Have Failed Me: According to Filthy, Eddie and Richie usually play this straight. | |
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Mathematician's Answer | |
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Mathematician's Answer: From the opening scene: | |
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Disproportionate Celebration | |
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Disproportionate Celebration: In Episode Five, Richie is hysterically jubilant when informed of his newly-booked, upcoming gig: A one-shot appearance on TV-am reading the newspaper gossip columns. | |
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Named After Somebody Famous | |
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Named After Somebody Famous: Filthy manages other entertainers besides Richie. His talent repertoire includes Laurence Olivier, the one-armed turd impressionist. | |
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British Brevity | |
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British Brevity: Only six episodes were made, thanks to an argument between Rik Mayall and writer Ben Elton. | |
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Clumsy Copyright Censorship | |
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Clumsy Copyright Censorship: Though the series has been issued on DVD twice––first in 2004 and then as a 25th Anniversary Edition in 2012––Episode Six was the victim of this trope on both occasions. The original 2004 DVD cuts out Eddie's confused medley of "Roxanne" and "Message in a Bottle," along with Midge Ure singing a line from "Vienna." Both DVD releases heavily butcher a scene featuring Richie and Eddie acting out bits from Oliver!, cutting out lyrics from the songs "Consider Yourself," "Where is Love?" and "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two." | |
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Sadist Show | |
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Sadist Show: Completes the Mayall-Edmondson trinity, alongside Bottom and The Young Ones. | |
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Recognition Failure | |
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Recognition Failure: Mixed with a dash of Odd Name Out in Episode Six, when Richie and Eddie meet Midge Ure, lead singer of Ultravox. Unfortunately, since the pair have absolutely no idea who Midge Ure is, and since they also have a rather loose grasp on reality in general, they mistake Ure for (in order): Sting, George Michael, and Australian novelty singer Joe Dolce. | |
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Culture Blind | |
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Culture Blind: In Episode One, when Richie considers assuming the identity of the milkman he just killed by mistake. | |
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Luvvies | |
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Luvvies: Richie clearly sees himself as this, even referring to other celebs by nicknames ("Tarby," "Brucey," et al.) Occasionally the name-dropping gets out of hand and Eddie joins in too. ("Annie Diamondy!" "Selina Scotty!") | |
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Mugging the Monster | |
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Mugging the Monster: In a fit of desperation, Richie grabs a pair of scissors and does this to Filthy in Episode Two, after getting himself into a blackmail scenario with the Nolan Sisters of all people. Unsympathetic to Richie's potential public humiliation, Filthy responds by calmly placing a phone call to a professional assassin, thereby setting up the plot for the rest of the episode. | |
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Pop-Cultural Osmosis Failure | |
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Pop-Cultural Osmosis Failure: Richie's knowledge of anything not light entertainment-related is so great that he doesn't know who starred in the Rocky and Rambo films (he naturally answers "Tarby?") | |
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Sore Loser | |
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Sore Loser: While playing Trivial Pursuit, Richie is so petty that he refuses to let Eddie have a point, despite giving a correct answer because he didn't say everything on the card, even the full stop. | |
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The Alcoholic | |
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The Alcoholic: Catflap, Filthy and Rich, in that order. | |
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White-Dwarf Starlet | |
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White-Dwarf Starlet: Richie's central character trait - a minuscule actor and comedian now long-forgotten, but with delusions of importance and relevance. He expects everyone to know him and shower him with praise every time he enters a room (even though no one, not even those old enough to remember his meagre heights, are aware of his existence), is vain, egotistical, desperate for any kind of showbiz job, tries to live an upper class lifestyle, and is thoroughly past his prime (even if it is implied this "prime" was purely illusory). Also the case of all the celebrities present on Ooer Sounds a Bit Rude, who rely on their gimmicks and are only slightly less desperate for attention as Richie. The Show Within a Show is presented as a place for people who fit this trope. This trope is mercilessly lampooned throughout the entire series, and in Episode Three, Eddie simply lays out the series' core premise for the audience: | |
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Large Ham | |
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Large Ham: Richie. Eddie. | |
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Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist | |
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Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist: The three main characters are a talentless self-absorbed narcissist, a violent and disloyal drunkard, and a conniving sleazebag. | |
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Lampshaded Double Entendre | |
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Lampshaded Double Entendre: A pillar of the series, along with the regular kind. | |
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Video Inside, Film Outside | |
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Video Inside, Film Outside: More specifically, video is used for in-studio shooting, and film is used for location shots, regardless of whether a scene is set indoors or outdoors. | |
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Repetitive Name | |
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Repetitive Name: Richie Rich. | |
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To Be Continued | |
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Quickly subverted during Episode Five's To Be Continued ending. Once Richie and Eddie show up at the studio completely drunk and incoherent, and decide to moon the TV-am cameras on-air, the situation turns into an Epic Fail for all three. | |
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Moral Guardians | |
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Moral Guardians: In the first episode, Richie tells Eddie to stop swearing incase children are watching the show. Eddie then turns to the camera and explains that Santa Claus doesn't exist. | |
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Springtime for Hitler | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_9c4a7090 | comment |
Springtime for Hitler: In Episode Five, Richie lands a chance to read the papers on TV-am. Filthy, wanting to do his own presentation, tries to make sure they're late by urging them to be on time (see You Have Failed Me below), and they actually arrive on time for once, if only by ten minutes, much to Filthy's chagrin. Quickly subverted during Episode Five's To Be Continued ending. Once Richie and Eddie show up at the studio completely drunk and incoherent, and decide to moon the TV-am cameras on-air, the situation turns into an Epic Fail for all three. | |
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Fan Boy | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_9d72c7fe | comment |
Fanboy: Richie is rather obsessed with real-life 1960s-era scouser comedian Jimmy 'Tarby' Tarbuck. Despite his repeated insistence that Tarby is a close friend, nobody in-universe appears to take this seriously. Richie has a framed poster of Tarby hanging in his living room (starting in Episode Two), and babbles incessantly about him throughout the series. | |
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Hanging Judge | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_a80ad52c | comment |
Hanging Judge: A literal example passes judgement over the three at the beginning of the sixth episode. | |
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Cloudcuckoolander's Minder | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_aba0cd10 | comment |
Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: Subverted. As Filthy points out in Episode Four, Eddie rarely does a good job as Richie's minder, and often participates when Richie gets beaten up. | |
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Alien Geometries | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_b3bdf232 | comment |
Alien Geometries: Parodied when the guys walk through a door in their flat that's normally a closet and end up in a corner shop while commenting how close the corner shop is when you move to a smaller set. | |
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Take That! | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_b53077b3 | comment |
Take That!: There are a number of digs at conservatism (par for the course; see also The Young Ones). This is lampshaded at the end of the first episode. The last episode has more than a few digs at Rupert Murdoch and tabloid journalists. An in-show example occurs when they systematically smear everyone in British showbiz. "This is England, Eddie. England! Not Birmingham." | |
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Cop Hater | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_bac96249 | comment |
Cop Hater: Eddie. | |
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It's All About Me | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_bb18a227 | comment |
It's All About Me: Richie. | |
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Berserk Button | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_bc74ef27 | comment |
Berserk Button: Richie's incredible success at the end of the series drives Eddie to smashing up the set. | |
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Den of Iniquity | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_bdd027c5 | comment |
Den of Iniquity: Filthy runs a chain of discount brothels, though he prefers to call them "leisure establishments." | |
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Alliterative Name | |
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Alliterative Name: Richie Rich. | |
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Better than a Bare Bulb | |
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Better than a Bare Bulb: The show delights in hanging lampshades. | |
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Show Within a Show | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_c2393191 | comment |
Also the case of all the celebrities present on Ooer Sounds a Bit Rude, who rely on their gimmicks and are only slightly less desperate for attention as Richie. The Show Within a Show is presented as a place for people who fit this trope. | |
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Ass Shove | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_c45c9fcd | comment |
Ass Shove: Implied threat. | |
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Rage Breaking Point | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_c819533b | comment |
Rage Breaking Point: Richie reveals his in Episode Two, after Eddie throws out one barb too many while attacking Richie's feeble talent. | |
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Self-Deprecation | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_c9597a03 | comment |
Self-Deprecation: Eddie often criticises the series, much to Richie's dismay. | |
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Cloudcuckoolander | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_caa28b82 | comment |
Cloudcuckoolander: All three leads, as well as nearly every supporting character in the entire series, are one of these—to the point where the show doesn't bother to draw clear distinctions between who and who isn't one, but instead deals in degrees of affliction. | |
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Extra! Extra! Read All About It! | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_cd0637d2 | comment |
Extra! Extra! Read All About It!: Parodied. | |
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Unusual Euphemism | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_d848560f | comment |
Unusual Euphemism: Jumbo Whiffy, in Episode Four, rattles off a continual stream of these. | |
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Amazon Brigade | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_d9d2c40b | comment |
Amazon Brigade: In Episode Two, Richie gets punched out by the Nolan Sisters after they catch him snooping around their dressing room. | |
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Who Writes This Crap?! | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_dd891949 | comment |
Who Writes This Crap?!: When Eddie asks Filthy to explain something. | |
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| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_e2023325 | type |
StrawmanPolitical | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_e2023325 | comment |
Strawman Political: Richie. Conservatism is second only to British light entertainment as Filthy, Rich & Catflap's primary target of vicious satire. | |
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Daddy DNA Test | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_e6aea6b2 | comment |
Daddy DNA Test: Except the DNA test is part of an elaborate plan to share Richie's money between Eddie, Eddie's cousin, and Filthy. And the blood sample is pure lager. | |
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Catchphrase | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_e6b5d22f | comment |
Catchphrase: Filthy's "Yes, I can hold," every time he makes a telephone call. Richie: "God bless Gran, and don't forget the kids!" (or some variation thereof) | |
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Groin Attack | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_eaf5a1ac | comment |
Groin Attack: In Episode Three, Eddie states outright that this is the only thing he hates more than golfing anecdotes. | |
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Jerkass | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_eb8ec7c8 | comment |
Jerkass: The three title characters. | |
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The Mad Hatter | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_ed6d2a0a | comment |
The Mad Hatter: Richie. Over the course of the series, it becomes evident that he is quite aware of his status as a Small Name, Big Ego, yet still carries on living how (he imagines) a major celebrity would, as best he can. | |
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Oh, My Gods! | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_edf8db61 | comment |
Oh, My Gods!: "What in the name of Satan's portion?!" | |
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The Starscream | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_eedee4d | comment |
The Starscream: Eddie fits this trope at times, particularly in Episode Two. | |
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Running Gag | |
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Running Gag: The doorbell sounds like a fart. | |
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Don't Explain the Joke | |
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Don't Explain the Joke: This exchange: | |
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Comically Missing the Point | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_fbd285b7 | comment |
Comically Missing the Point: Countless examples. A fairly typical one from Episode Four: | |
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Accidental Murder | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_fd497706 | comment |
Accidental Murder: At least four dead milkmen in the first episode. Five, if you include the one in the hospital. | |
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Happy Ending | |
| Filthy Rich & Catflap / int_fec2b522 | comment |
Happy Ending: Richie finally seizes fame by becoming the only TV presenter left standing, leading to his round-the-clock hosting of every show on every channel. His flagship programme on BBC1, Richtime, opens with a saccharine musical number about how he's better than everyone else because he's "in showbiz." Eddie registers his disgust, and proceeds to destroy first the living room and then the set itself. Filthy takes off for Rio. | |
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