History Film / CarryOnJack

* NerdsAreVirgins: In a way with Albert, who definitely hikes up to the {{Adorkable}} factor along with his sailing knowledge. When Sally locks the door suggestively, he says this:

* {{Adorkable}}: Albert over the fact that it takes him over five years to train to be in the navy, and he ''still'' fails. He also fails to see through Sally's flirtatious double entendres until seconds before she knocks him out.

* RecursiveCrossdressing: Sally, in disguise as Alfred, disguises as a woman in France so no one there would link her to the Royal Navy.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Most of the dialogue. It wouldn't be ''Carry On'' without a large dose of this.

* AffectionateParody: This movie was made because the movies ''Film/MutinyOnTheBounty'' and other 18th century naval films had been released a few years before.

** A rather [[PermaStubble hairy]] Jim Dale as a people carrier that takes Albert to the sea town.

* LastNameBasis

* LastRequest

* MuggedForDisguise: Albert, when his clothes are stolen by Sally.

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: During the fake mutiny on the Venus, an unintentional one forms between the cross-dressing Sally, the wimpy Fearless, the absent-minded Walter and the shy OnlySaneMan Albert.

* SweetOnPollyOliver: Averted, because Albert doesn't gain feelings for Sally until she comes out of her disguise.

* LadyKiller:

This movie is set in the years post-Battle of Trafalgar, where UsefulNotes/HoratioNelson was killed. On his deathbed, he demands to have a bigger navywith better naval ships, right before he says his FamousLastWords of "kiss me" to Hardy. With the Royal Navy being rather successful in many naval wars many years later, and managing to get into a war with the French and the Spaniards, a keen mild-mannered sailor named Albert Poop-Decker (Cribbins) is promoted in the navy to midshipman by the First Sea Lord (Parker), despite his lack of experience and his time training unsuccessfully for over 8½ years.

** Walter Sweetly states that he's got nine children when he ends up shanghaied, which might've been guilt tripping Howett and the rest of the sailing staff, but either implied this trope or [[GoodInBed something else...]]

* TheMutiny: Fed up with CPT Fearless' passive attitude to naval duties, Howett and a couple of sailors organise a mutiny that will make the Captain jump ship and leave them in charge. It works like a treat, giving the sailors time to invade Spain and force the government to surrender.

* NeverMyFault: In true Kenneth Williams character fashion, when the Ragtag Misfits team realise that Fearless had been reading the map of Europe wrong, he strongly denies that he has and claims that the map's wrong.

* RecursiveCrossdressing: Sally, in disguise as Alfred, disguises as a woman in France so no one there would link her to the Royal Navy.

* ATasteOfTheLash: Albert suffers from this punishment for supposed fraud towards Sally (in disguise as him).
* {{Adorkable}}: Albert over the fact that it takes him over five years to train to be in the navy, and he ''still'' fails. He also fails to see through Sally's flirtatious double entendres until seconds before she knocks him out.

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'''''Carry On Jack''''' is a 1963 ''Film/CarryOn'' movie that features one of the most obscure cast sets in the series. Although regulars Creator/KennethWilliams and Creator/CharlesHawtrey are present, the rest of the main roles are portrayed by Creator/BernardCribbins, Juliet Mills, Donald Houston and Cecil Parker; all of these performers except Cribbins appeared only once in the entire franchise (and Cribbins only appeared twice more, in ''Film/CarryOnSpying'' and nearly thirty years later in ''Film/CarryOnColumbus'').

* PaperThinDisguise: How the men don't see through Sally's disguise as Albert is baffling, considering how she doesn't attempt to put on a gruff voice and has obvious feminine features (CPT Fearless comments on the size of "his" chest a lot and is convinced that "he" didn't need to pad out the bust when "he" slips on a dress as another disguise in France). Notably, when she, Albert, Fearless and Walter are stranded in a rowing boat for a least a week, she stays with a smooth chin whereas everyone else has stubble going-on light beards.
** Possibly explained by Midshipmen joining the Navy around age 14 at the time...

* VocalDissonance: Sally as Albert, who doesn't disguise her voice at any point in her disguise (also see PaperThinDisguise). She could arguably be overlooked because everyone might think she is a teenage boy, but why would a teenage boy of fourteen or fifteen be good enough to be a midshipman? ... Unless, ChildProdigy?
** Because in the early 1800s, Midshipmen ''were'' teenage boys.

* ArmedFarces: True to form for the ''Carry On'' films, the Royal Navy of ''Carry On Jack'' is filled with all sorts of bungling fools, cowards, and ne'er-do-wells - a captain who is perpetually seasick and thus shies away from any sort of fighting, a midshipman who has taken eight-or-so years just to get to the lowest rung on the officer ladder, and a press gang victim who couldn't handle himself in a rowboat on a pond, never mind a frigate in the Royal Navy.

This movie is set in the years post-Battle of Trafalgar, where UsefulNotes/HoratioNelson was killed. On his deathbed, he demands to have a bigger army with better naval ships, right before he says his FamousLastWords of "kiss me" to Hardy. With the Royal Navy being rather successful in many naval wars many years later, and managing to get into a war with the French and the Spaniards, a keen mild-mannered sailor named Albert Poop-Decker (Cribbins) is promoted in the navy to midshipman by the First Sea Lord (Parker), despite his lack of experience and his time training unsuccessfully for over 8½ years.

* BoardingParty: Roger's army swing onto the Venus (due to Fearless' ignorance and naivety) and sink their boat soon after.

* CutlassBetweenTheTeeth: Some of the British army when they get out of the lifeboats and climb a Spanish cliff to the mainland.

* FamousLastWords: Admiral Nelson demanding a bigger army with bigger ships and more men.

* RecursiveCrossdressing: Sally, in disguise as Alfred, disguises as a woman in France so no one in the army would link her to the Royal Navy.

* ThanatosGambit: Admiral Nelson, trying to make the Navy have the best army in the world by demanding a bigger army.

'''''Carry On Jack''''' is a 1963 ''Film/CarryOn'' movie that features one of the most obscure cast sets in the series. Although regulars Creator/KennethWilliams and Charles Hawtrey are present, the rest of the main roles are portrayed by Creator/BernardCribbins, Juliet Mills, Donald Houston and Cecil Parker; all of these performers except Cribbins appeared only once in the entire franchise (and Cribbins only appeared twice more, in ''Film/CarryOnSpying'' and nearly thirty years later in ''Film/CarryOnColumbus'').

* ChekhovsGun: In the TrainingMontage, Walter and Albert are taught how to sew under the bellowing eye of Howett. [[spoiler:This comes in handy when the gang have to amputate CPT Fearless' infected foot.]]

* HatesBaths: Bizarrely, the entire crew of the ''Venus'' -- the bizarre thing being a Kenneth Williams character hating bathing, considering how his characters want to be proper and sophisticated.

* ScreamsLikeAGirl: Fearless, to add to his wimpy factor.

* AllMenArePerverts: The sailors on Roger's ship, who get excited when Sally loses her disguised.

-->'''Howett''': How would you like to go out to sea, friend?
-->'''Walter''': How would I like to go out to see what?

'''Lieutenant Howett:''' ''[clearly losing his temper]'' Mr Angel, how long have you been at sea?\\

'''Lieutenant Howett:''' Well, don't ask stupid questions!

* TheMutiny: Fed up with CPT Fearless' passive attitude to naval duties, Howett and a couple of sailors organise a mutiny that will make the Captain jump ship and leave them in charge. It works like a treat, giving the sailors time to invade Spain and force the government to surrender.

* LastRequest:

* {{Pirate}}: Roger's gang, who [[{{subverted|trope}} don't]] TalkLikeAPirate.

* RapePillageAndBurn:

** CPT Fearless' sailors, in a way, unbeknownst to him. When they run him off the ship, they immediately head to Spain to scare the Spaniards into surrendering to the British. Notably, when Mr Angel is ordered to carry the Spanish governor's mistress out of the room, this exchange happens:

* ShoutOut: The page quote and the name of the ship being Venus are references to an old BawdySong called "Good Ship Venus (Friggin' in the Riggin')". In the movie's official trailer, a voiceover by Fearless says, "[[WaxingLyrical But, on the good ship Venus -- my word, you should've seen us!]]"

* TheCameo: A rather [[PermaStubble hairy]] Jim Dale as a people carrier that takes Albert to the sea town.

* TheCameo: Cecil Parker manages to get AndStarring credits, even though he only appears in the movie's BookEnds and has a few lines.