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* When Penelope Keith says she'd like to do a big musical number on her appearance in the 1977 Christmas special, she, Eric, and Ernie start by descending a giant staircase... which ends abruptly about eight feet off the floor, as the stage crew haven't finished building the bottom few steps yet. Eric and Ernie are able to descend with some effort, but as Keith is wearing an evening dress, it proves to be much more difficult for her to descend, even with Eric and Ernie's "help". The ordeal is enough for Keith to declare that [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere she's had enough, and she storms off stage]].
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* When Penelope Keith Creator/PenelopeKeith says she'd like to do a big musical number on her appearance in the 1977 Christmas special, she, Eric, and Ernie start by descending a giant staircase... which ends abruptly about eight feet off the floor, as the stage crew haven't finished building the bottom few steps yet. Eric and Ernie are able to descend with some effort, but as Keith is wearing an evening dress, it proves to be much more difficult for her to descend, even with Eric and Ernie's "help". The ordeal is enough for Keith to declare that [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere she's had enough, and she storms off stage]].
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'''Eric:''' You've only got a little dad, have you? ''[the Beatles laugh]''
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'''Eric:''' You've only got a little dad, have you? ''[the Beatles laugh]''laugh]''
** 'Ello, Bongo! ''[Ringo waves]''
** 'Ello, Bongo! ''[Ringo waves]''
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WMj8Ml5pTA Dancing with Tom Jones.]]
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WMj8Ml5pTA Dancing with Tom Jones.]]with]] Music/TomJones.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtHNrRk3lQM The Antony and Cleopatra sketch]] with Glenda Jackson.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtHNrRk3lQM The Antony and Cleopatra sketch]] with Glenda Jackson.[[note]] Becomes even funnier when one notes that Melvin Frank was inspired to cast Jackson as the female lead in ''Film/ATouchOfClass'' after seeing her performance as Cleo. When she won a Best Actress Oscar for the film, Eric sent her a "congratulatory" telegram: "Stick with us and we'll get you another one."[[/note]]
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* From the 1971 Christmas show, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7GeKLE0x3s the Grieg Piano Concerto sketch]] with Andrew Preview - er, make that André Previn, a veritable Hurricane of Funny Moments. It's gotten to the point that it's the only Christmas episode to ever get replayed, just because of that one sketch. And 15 years later, London cabbies were still asking him, "Where to, Mr Preview?"
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* From the 1971 Christmas show, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7GeKLE0x3s the Grieg Piano Concerto sketch]] with Andrew Preview - er, make that André Previn, a veritable Hurricane of Funny Moments. [[note]] Younger fans might be surprised to learn that the sketch is technically a remake; it originally featured in an episode of ''Two of a Kind'' with Ernie conducting Eric instead of a guest.[[/note]] It's gotten to the point that it's the only Christmas episode to ever get replayed, just because of that one sketch. And 15 years later, London cabbies were still asking him, "Where to, Mr Preview?"
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* ''(Eric is at the window as we hear an ambulance hurtle past outside, siren blaring)''
--> '''Eric:''' He'll not sell much ice-cream going at that speed[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke Old ice-cream vans in the UK were repurposed ambulances]][[/note]].
--> '''Eric:''' He'll not sell much ice-cream going at that speed[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke Old ice-cream vans in the UK were repurposed ambulances]][[/note]].
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* ''(Eric Also from the 1971 Christmas special is Music/ShirleyBassey's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxBju3UYhm8 appearance.]] Between a bit of crosstalk with Eric and Ernie and a "straight" rendition of the title track from ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'', she performs "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" on a specially designed set - with Eric and Ernie as the hapless stagehands trying and failing to keep out of sight as they deal with "unexpected" mishaps.[[note]] This was another remake, as they did a similar sketch with Nina van Pallandt in the 1970 Christmas special.[[/note]]
** Bassey initially appears on a rotating stage... which rotates all the way around to reveal Eric and Ernie hand cranking it. They give the audience an embarrassed smile and speed up the rotation until Bassey comes back into view.
** She then descends a staircase - the bottom step of which is shoddily constructed, as her foot goes straight through it. Using parts of the set as camouflage, Eric and Ernie sneak up and remove the remnants from her foot, only to take her shoe off as well. Eric hurriedly removes his work boot and puts it on Bassey's bare foot.
** Next, Bassey sits down at a table with a champagne bottle and glass, only for one end of the table to droop as soon as she sits down. Eric and Ernie, still hiding behind parts of the set, crawl on their hands and knees toward the table as, with each step, the bottle and glass slide a bit further... fortunately, they stop before they completely fall off.
** And finally, for the last line, smoke gets in ''everyone's'' eyes as the entire stage is engulfed in fake smoke. When it finally clears, Eric promises to give Bassey her shoe back... and ends up giving her his other work boot instead.
* One of their most iconic exchanges, dating back to their stage career (its first appearance is believed to have been an ad lib) and featured in the 1973 Christmas special:
-->''(Eric is at the window as we hear an ambulance hurtle past outside, sirenblaring)''
-->blaring)''\\
'''Eric:''' He'll not sell much ice-cream going at that speed[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke Old ice-cream vans in the UK were repurposedambulances]][[/note]].ambulances]][[/note]].
* When Penelope Keith says she'd like to do a big musical number on her appearance in the 1977 Christmas special, she, Eric, and Ernie start by descending a giant staircase... which ends abruptly about eight feet off the floor, as the stage crew haven't finished building the bottom few steps yet. Eric and Ernie are able to descend with some effort, but as Keith is wearing an evening dress, it proves to be much more difficult for her to descend, even with Eric and Ernie's "help". The ordeal is enough for Keith to declare that [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere she's had enough, and she storms off stage]].
** Bassey initially appears on a rotating stage... which rotates all the way around to reveal Eric and Ernie hand cranking it. They give the audience an embarrassed smile and speed up the rotation until Bassey comes back into view.
** She then descends a staircase - the bottom step of which is shoddily constructed, as her foot goes straight through it. Using parts of the set as camouflage, Eric and Ernie sneak up and remove the remnants from her foot, only to take her shoe off as well. Eric hurriedly removes his work boot and puts it on Bassey's bare foot.
** Next, Bassey sits down at a table with a champagne bottle and glass, only for one end of the table to droop as soon as she sits down. Eric and Ernie, still hiding behind parts of the set, crawl on their hands and knees toward the table as, with each step, the bottle and glass slide a bit further... fortunately, they stop before they completely fall off.
** And finally, for the last line, smoke gets in ''everyone's'' eyes as the entire stage is engulfed in fake smoke. When it finally clears, Eric promises to give Bassey her shoe back... and ends up giving her his other work boot instead.
* One of their most iconic exchanges, dating back to their stage career (its first appearance is believed to have been an ad lib) and featured in the 1973 Christmas special:
-->''(Eric is at the window as we hear an ambulance hurtle past outside, siren
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'''Eric:''' He'll not sell much ice-cream going at that speed[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke Old ice-cream vans in the UK were repurposed
* When Penelope Keith says she'd like to do a big musical number on her appearance in the 1977 Christmas special, she, Eric, and Ernie start by descending a giant staircase... which ends abruptly about eight feet off the floor, as the stage crew haven't finished building the bottom few steps yet. Eric and Ernie are able to descend with some effort, but as Keith is wearing an evening dress, it proves to be much more difficult for her to descend, even with Eric and Ernie's "help". The ordeal is enough for Keith to declare that [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere she's had enough, and she storms off stage]].
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7GeKLE0x3s The Grieg Piano Concerto sketch]] with Andrew Preview - er, make that André Previn, a veritable Hurricane of Crowning Moments of Funny. Previn comes on the show as a guest, all excited that he's going to be conducting the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Yehudi Menuhin as soloist. It turns out that he'll be conducting Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor with Eric as soloist. He is not pleased.
-->'''Previn''': Goodnight, gentlemen.
-->'''Ernie''': No no! Please don't go, Mr Preview!
-->'''Eric''': Privet.
-->'''Previn''': Previn.
-->'''Ernie''': I can assure you that Eric is ''more'' than capable.
-->'''Previn''': Well...all right. I'll go get my baton.
-->'''Ernie''': Please do that.
-->'''Previn''': [[DeadpanSnarker It's in Chicago]]. ''[starts to leave]''
** It's gotten to the point that it's the only Christmas episode to ever get replayed, just because of that one sketch.
** And 15 years later, London cabbies were still asking him, "Where to, Mr Preview?"
-->'''Previn''': Goodnight, gentlemen.
-->'''Ernie''': No no! Please don't go, Mr Preview!
-->'''Eric''': Privet.
-->'''Previn''': Previn.
-->'''Ernie''': I can assure you that Eric is ''more'' than capable.
-->'''Previn''': Well...all right. I'll go get my baton.
-->'''Ernie''': Please do that.
-->'''Previn''': [[DeadpanSnarker It's in Chicago]]. ''[starts to leave]''
** It's gotten to the point that it's the only Christmas episode to ever get replayed, just because of that one sketch.
** And 15 years later, London cabbies were still asking him, "Where to, Mr Preview?"
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* From the 1971 Christmas show, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7GeKLE0x3s The the Grieg Piano Concerto sketch]] with Andrew Preview - er, make that André Previn, a veritable Hurricane of Crowning Moments Funny Moments. It's gotten to the point that it's the only Christmas episode to ever get replayed, just because of Funny. that one sketch. And 15 years later, London cabbies were still asking him, "Where to, Mr Preview?"
** Previn comes on the show as aguest, guest (to a typical introduction from Ernie, in which he promises the audience a great star - himself - before introducing Previn), all excited that he's going to be conducting the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Yehudi Menuhin as soloist. Ernie tries to find a way to avoid admitting that he and Eric lied about having Menuhin on the show, and eventually Eric's hand appears through the curtain with a telegram. Ernie takes it, but Eric continues holding his hand out for payment until Ernie slaps it away.
** The telegram purportedly says Menuhin has had to cancel so that he can open in ''Old King Cole'' at the Argyle Theatre, Birkenhead.[[note]] Which was an empty shell at the time this episode aired, having been bombed during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and never repaired. It was demolished in 1973.[[/note]] It turns out that he'll be conducting Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor with Eric as soloist. He is not pleased.
-->'''Previn''': --->'''Previn''': Goodnight, gentlemen.
-->'''Ernie''':gentlemen.\\
'''Ernie''': No no! Please don't go, MrPreview!
-->'''Eric''': Privet.
-->'''Previn''': Previn.
-->'''Ernie''':Preview!\\
'''Eric''': Privet.\\
'''Previn''': Previn.\\
'''Ernie''': I can assure you that Eric is ''more'' thancapable.
-->'''Previn''':capable.\\
'''Previn''': Well...all right. I'll go get mybaton.
-->'''Ernie''':baton.\\
'''Ernie''': Please dothat.
-->'''Previn''':that.\\
'''Previn''': [[DeadpanSnarker It's in Chicago]]. ''[starts to leave]''
**It's gotten At one point, Previn gets so flustered that when Ernie calls him "Mr Preview" again, ''Eric'' corrects him to "Previn", and ''Previn'' "corrects" him to "Privet".
** Because of the way the piano is positioned relative to thepoint that it's the only Christmas episode to ever get replayed, just podium, and because Previn is only 5'7" and a bit, Eric cannot see him behind the lid of that one sketch.
** And 15 years later, London cabbies were still asking him, "Where to, Mr Preview?"the piano. So he asks Previn to jump in the air for his cue.
** Previn comes on the show as a
** The telegram purportedly says Menuhin has had to cancel so that he can open in ''Old King Cole'' at the Argyle Theatre, Birkenhead.[[note]] Which was an empty shell at the time this episode aired, having been bombed during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and never repaired. It was demolished in 1973.[[/note]] It turns out that he'll be conducting Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor with Eric as soloist. He is not pleased.
-->'''Ernie''':
'''Ernie''': No no! Please don't go, Mr
-->'''Eric''': Privet.
-->'''Previn''': Previn.
-->'''Ernie''':
'''Eric''': Privet.\\
'''Previn''': Previn.\\
'''Ernie''': I can assure you that Eric is ''more'' than
-->'''Previn''':
'''Previn''': Well...all right. I'll go get my
-->'''Ernie''':
'''Ernie''': Please do
-->'''Previn''':
'''Previn''': [[DeadpanSnarker It's in Chicago]]. ''[starts to leave]''
**
** Because of the way the piano is positioned relative to the
** And 15 years later, London cabbies were still asking him, "Where to, Mr Preview?"
** Previn takes Eric to task for his jazzy, jaunty rendition of the main theme, saying he's playing all the wrong notes. Eric grabs Previn by the lapels and replies with the classic "I'm playing all the right notes - but not necessarily in the right order!"
** Eventually, Previn takes to the bench and demonstrates the opening flourish... which, after a brief silence, Eric dismisses as "Rubbish!" Evidently deciding "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em", Previn decides to play Eric's interpretation, then segues into "Bring Me Sunshine".[[note]] A nod to Previn's background in jazz.[[/note]]
** Eventually, Previn takes to the bench and demonstrates the opening flourish... which, after a brief silence, Eric dismisses as "Rubbish!" Evidently deciding "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em", Previn decides to play Eric's interpretation, then segues into "Bring Me Sunshine".[[note]] A nod to Previn's background in jazz.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GR9Q1UOaZk Eric vs.]] Music/TheBeatles.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GR9Q1UOaZk Eric vs.]] Music/TheBeatles. Several members of the Fab Four continued to say, years later, that it was their favourite of their many TV appearances.
-->'''Ernie:''' This is Eric. Say hello to Eric.\\
'''Paul:''' ''[shaking Eric's hand]'' Hello, Eric.\\
'''Eric:''' Hello!\\
'''Paul:''' ''[points]'' I remember you! You're the one with the short, fat, hairy legs!\\
'''Eric:''' ''[over audience laughter]'' No, no, no. ''[points to Ernie]'' He- no, he's the one with the short, fat, hairy legs.\\
'''Paul:''' Oh, him.\\
'''George:''' You're the one with the big, fat, 'airy 'ead! ''[Ernie doubles over laughing; George gives Eric a good-natured pat on the arm]'' Get out of that!\\
'''Eric:''' ''[shaking John's hand]'' What's it like being famous?\\
'''John:''' Well, it's not like it was in your day, you know.\\
'''Eric:''' ... ''[to Ernie]'' Hey, that was an insult! ''[to John]'' What do you mean, "not like in my day"?\\
'''John:''' Well, me dad used to tell me about you, you know. ''[holds his hand out to show how tall he [John] was at the time]'' In the old days.\\
'''Eric:''' You've only got a little dad, have you? ''[the Beatles laugh]''
-->'''Ernie:''' This is Eric. Say hello to Eric.\\
'''Paul:''' ''[shaking Eric's hand]'' Hello, Eric.\\
'''Eric:''' Hello!\\
'''Paul:''' ''[points]'' I remember you! You're the one with the short, fat, hairy legs!\\
'''Eric:''' ''[over audience laughter]'' No, no, no. ''[points to Ernie]'' He- no, he's the one with the short, fat, hairy legs.\\
'''Paul:''' Oh, him.\\
'''George:''' You're the one with the big, fat, 'airy 'ead! ''[Ernie doubles over laughing; George gives Eric a good-natured pat on the arm]'' Get out of that!\\
'''Eric:''' ''[shaking John's hand]'' What's it like being famous?\\
'''John:''' Well, it's not like it was in your day, you know.\\
'''Eric:''' ... ''[to Ernie]'' Hey, that was an insult! ''[to John]'' What do you mean, "not like in my day"?\\
'''John:''' Well, me dad used to tell me about you, you know. ''[holds his hand out to show how tall he [John] was at the time]'' In the old days.\\
'''Eric:''' You've only got a little dad, have you? ''[the Beatles laugh]''
