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On the House

129 statements
24 feature instances
13 referencing feature instances

On the House	type	TVTItem
On the House	label	On the House
On the House	page	OnTheHouse
On the House	comment	On the House is a Britcom that aired on ITV from 1970-71, starring Kenneth Connor and John Junkin.Charlie Cattermole (Junkin) is the foreman at a construction site owned by a firm called Thomas Clackwood and Sons. Charlie's team should be trying to build an estate of bijoux residences, but the only thing in his way of doing a good job is Gussie Sissons (Connor), the chief labourer and shop steward who loves going on strike as much as possible.Gussie and the rest of the workers - Old Fred Spooner (John Normington), Arnold Pugh (Tommy Godfrey), Walter (Gordon Rollings), and Stanley (Peter Attard) - love to give Charlie a hard time whenever they can.In Series 2, Walter and Stanley disappeared, and in their place came Derek (Derek Griffiths) and Harvey Micklethwaite (Robin Askwith). Series 2 also introduced Dr. Stanley (Patrick Troughton), a psychotic, wheelchair-bound man who would stop at nothing to get Gussie and the others out of the way of his "floodtide of progress".The series hasn't been aired since 1971 and although all episodes exist, the series has never been officially released in any form. The only available clip on the internet is from the episode "Take Me to Your Leader" and can be viewed here.
On the House	fetched	2024-01-24T12:01:00Z
On the House	parsed	2024-01-24T12:01:00Z
On the House	processingComment	Dropped link to DoctorWho: Not a Feature - ITEM
On the House	isPartOf	DBTropes
On the House / int_1ba17583	type	The Ghost
On the House / int_1ba17583	comment	The Ghost: The boss of the building firm, Thomas Clackwood, never appeared in the flesh. Old Fred mentions Elsie in "Take Me to Your Leader", an old friend who liked to sing at Christmas.
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On the House	hasFeature	On the House / int_1ba17583
On the House / int_1e7487cd	type	Breaking the Fourth Wall
On the House / int_1e7487cd	comment	Breaking the Fourth Wall: In "Take Me to Your Leader", Dr. Stanley looks directly into the camera and gives a rant about how he will stop at nothing to let Charlie's men hold back his floodtide of progress.
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On the House / int_26b2747	type	Alliterative Title
On the House / int_26b2747	comment	Alliterative Title: Series 2 has an episode titled "Treasure Trove".
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On the House / int_2982798c	type	Short-Runners
On the House / int_2982798c	comment	Short-Runners: The series only aired for twelve episodes over two years.
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On the House	hasFeature	On the House / int_2982798c
On the House / int_2f3b0d6d	type	Big Storm Episode
On the House / int_2f3b0d6d	comment	Big Storm Episode: "The Wettest Day of the Year" revolved around exactly that - the builders trying to cope with a massive rainfall.
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On the House / int_392372f9	type	Actor Allusion
On the House / int_392372f9	comment	Actor Allusion: In "Take Me to Your Leader", Harvey mentions the Daleks from Doctor Who. "Take Me to Your Leader" was also the second appearance of Patrick Troughton as Dr. Stanley, who was better known for playing the Second Doctor.
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On the House / int_4ae690ca	type	Laughing Mad
On the House / int_4ae690ca	comment	Laughing Mad: Dr. Stanley ends his deranged direct-to-camera rant in "Take Me to Your Leader" by wildly cackling.
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On the House / int_4efe80e1	type	Lazy Bum
On the House / int_4efe80e1	comment	Lazy Bum: Harvey was a long-haired layabout, a character similar to the one that Robin Askwith would later play in the Confessions of a... Series.
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On the House / int_5860c090	type	Sitcom Arch-Nemesis
On the House / int_5860c090	comment	Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: Gussie and Charlie were forever at odds due to their positions as shop steward and foreman; Charlie wants to get work done on the building site, whereas Gussie would rather be on strike 24/7.
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On the House / int_664bc28f	type	British Brevity
On the House / int_664bc28f	comment	British Brevity: Only twelve episodes were produced in two years.
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On the House	hasFeature	On the House / int_664bc28f
On the House / int_722a6ef4	type	Game Show
On the House / int_722a6ef4	comment	The episode "Will the Real Harvey Micklethwaite Please Stand Up?" gets its title from the phrase "Will the real ____ please stand up?" from the Game Show To Tell the Truth.
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On the House / int_8bc5b86e	type	One-Shot Character
On the House / int_8bc5b86e	comment	Beryl Bagley, a One-Shot Character from "Will the Real Harvey Micklethwaite Please Stand Up?"
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On the House / int_99699561	type	Questioning Title?
On the House / int_99699561	comment	Questioning Title?: Series 2 had episodes titled "Are You Giving Me the Business?" and "Will the Real Harvey Micklethwaite Please Stand Up?".
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On the House / int_b53077b3	type	Take That!
On the House / int_b53077b3	comment	Take That!: In "Take Me to Your Leader", Arnold rudely calls Dr. Stanley "Malcolm Muggeridge on wheels".
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On the House / int_b53077b3	featureConfidence	1.0
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On the House / int_be009bbc	type	Alliterative Name
On the House / int_be009bbc	comment	Alliterative Name: Charlie Cattermole. Beryl Bagley, a One-Shot Character from "Will the Real Harvey Micklethwaite Please Stand Up?"
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On the House / int_c0afd51a	type	Evil Cripple
On the House / int_c0afd51a	comment	Evil Cripple: Dr. Stanley is wheelchair-bound, but a truly sinister character, going as far as to threaten the builders with nerve gas in "Take Me to Your Leader".
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On the House / int_c33ba0a8	type	Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
On the House / int_c33ba0a8	comment	Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Both Walter and Stanley disappeared after Series 1.
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On the House / int_c75df49a	type	Shout-Out
On the House / int_c75df49a	comment	Shout-Out: After the builders sing "We Shall Not Be Moved" in "Take Me to Your Leader", Old Fred gets sidetracked and starts going on about other songs he likes, namely "Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold" and "Baby Face". When Dr. Stanley's henchmen arrive on the building site with spray guns full of nerve gas in "Take Me to Your Leader", Harvey remarks "Blimey, it's the Daleks!". The episode "Will the Real Harvey Micklethwaite Please Stand Up?" gets its title from the phrase "Will the real ____ please stand up?" from the Game Show To Tell the Truth.
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On the House / int_d97f6f0c	type	Musicalis Interruptus
On the House / int_d97f6f0c	comment	Musicalis Interruptus: The builders singing "We Shall Not Be Moved" in "Take Me to Your Leader" gets cut short by the arrival of Dr. Stanley:
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On the House / int_d9cf40fa	type	Screw This, I'm Outta Here
On the House / int_d9cf40fa	comment	Screw This, I'm Outta Here: When Dr. Stanley threatens the builders with nerve gas in "Take Me to Your Leader", Arnold, Old Fred, Harvey, and Derek all scarper, leaving Gussie to face him all alone. Gussie yells at them to come back but takes one more look at the spray guns and bolts too.
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On the House / int_dcd423d2	type	Affectionate Nickname
On the House / int_dcd423d2	comment	Affectionate Nickname: Arnold calls Gussie "Gus".
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On the House / int_dcd423d2	featureConfidence	1.0
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On the House / int_ea8ba51d	type	No Full Name Given
On the House / int_ea8ba51d	comment	No Full Name Given: We never get to find out Walter, Stanley, or Derek's last names.
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On the House / int_ee7a60e9	type	One-Steve Limit
On the House / int_ee7a60e9	comment	One-Steve Limit: There were two characters called "Stanley" - a builder from Series 1, and recurring antagonist Dr. Stanley from Series 2.
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The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

On the House	hasFeature	Affectionate Nickname / int_a127495
On the House	hasFeature	Big Storm Episode / int_a127495
On the House	hasFeature	British Brevity / int_a127495
On the House	hasFeature	Evil Cripple / int_a127495
On the House	hasFeature	Final Season Casting / int_a127495
On the House	hasFeature	Laughing Mad / int_a127495
On the House	hasFeature	Lazy Bum / int_a127495
On the House	hasFeature	Musicalis Interruptus / int_a127495
On the House	hasFeature	Questioning Title? / int_a127495
On the House	hasFeature	Series of the 1970s / int_a127495
On the House	hasFeature	Sitcom Arch-Nemesis / int_a127495
On the House	hasFeature	The Danza / int_a127495
On the House	hasFeature	Work Com / int_a127495

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