Famous Names Dropped in the Show

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The Wright Brothers we mentioned in Getting Barry Higher in the World

 

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Pinky and perky was mentioned in the The Flag and it's Snags

 

[Roger]

Lester Piggott is mentioned by Compo in The Changing Face Of Rural Blamire.

 

[Barrychuckle]

In If You Take a Good Bite, Yorkshire taste terrible we hear Wally mention Black & Decker and later Compo mentions Colonel Sanders

Daisy also references Col Sanders in KUA, perhaps Roy was a secret KFC fan!

 

[Adrian Morris]

Burt Reynolds in A Landlady for Smiler
Victor Sylvester in Quick Quick Slow

 

[theatrically_inclined]

It would have given Compo the chance to sing a little bit of the song as a musical interlude if Roy had thought about it
Tha's got no strings
To hold thee down
To make thee fret
Or make thee frown
Tha had strings
But now thee's free
There are no strings on thee
or Ronnie Hazelhurst could have played a snippet of the music.

Watch out, you'll have Disney claiming you're in breach of their copyright!
Which, genuinely, might be a reason for it not being included in the show ...

 

[captain clutterbuck]

Watch out, you'll have Disney claiming you're in breach of their copyright!
Which, genuinely, might be a reason for it not being included in the show ...

Ed Sheeran got away with it, a mere amateur composer like myself surely would never be under scrutiny from Walt . They are merely words perhaps I should clarify that, like I'm Sorry I haven't a clue round where the words of one song are sung to the tune of another , this attempt to rewrite that famous song was to be sung to the tune of Thunderstruck by AC/DC

 

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In the Frozen Turkey Man Compo called Foggy Noddy

 

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Sid mentions Mary Poppins in Serenade for tight jeans

 

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Three for the price of one in The Flag and Further Snags, when Ivy mentioned Robin Hood, Maid Marion and Little John

 

[Inky Batty]

Julius Caesar is mentioned in The Frenchies are coming

 

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David Beckham is mentioned in Has anyone seen a Peruvian wart?

 

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Mussolini was mentioned in Small Tune and a Penny Wassail

 

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Snow White was mentioned by Seymour in Crums, when Seymour said the tea was snow white

 

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Rudolf Valentino was mentioned by Cleggy in How to clear your pipes

 

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Mr Universe was mentioned in Is Jeremy Quiet Safe

 

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Noel Coward is mentioned in Oh look! Mitzi's found her Mummy

 

[Barrychuckle]

Shewsburys own Percy Thrower was mentioned by Clegg in Flower Power Cut

 

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Orson Welles is mentioned in 'In which romance ins't dead, just incompetent'

 

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Tyrone Power is mentioned in Will Randolph make a good impressiion?