History Series / HeilHoneyImHome

!!Contains examples of:
* AdaptationalHeroism: Hitler is not a Nazi or a dictator here. The show is set in a reality where he is a simple suburban man who hasn't done anything really heinous like his real life counterpart.

-->'''Hitler''': (''Answering the phone'') Hi, Hitler here. (''{{Beat}}'') No, ''Bob'' Hitler, who do you think?

* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent - Everyone except UsefulNotes/NevilleChamberlain speaks in a fakey approximation of an American accent.

* TruthInTelevision: Strangely enough - Hitler did his best to maintain a quiet, bourgeois lifestyle with Eva Braun.

[[caption-width-right:316:Because you wouldn't believe it otherwise.]]

->"''Y'know, when I decided to have my own review show I thought it would be fun to poke fun at all of the bad TV shows that have come out of the years... but I never thought I'd have to endure something like '''this'''!''"
-->--''WebVideo/TVTrash'''s review of the pilot.

* CringeComedy: The show was meant to ''run'' on this, being that its main character was ''Adolf Hitler''. The humor was meant to come from how absurd it all was. Audiences found it in poor taste however, which is why it was canceled after one episode.

* LaughTrack: And is it ''ever'' abused. The audience laughs at ''everything''. Though, that's obviously part of the [[AntiHumor appeal]].

* StylisticSuck: How much of the suck is stylistic is a matter for opinion, but if you're writing a DeconstructiveParody of 1950s SitCom tropes that would make a ''good'' 1950s sitcom if all the tropes were played straight [[note]](in the troping sense of the word, not the "opposite of PlayedForLaughs" sense)[[/note]], you're doing something wrong.

Needless to say, the show proved to be more than controversial. Many found it to be offensive for its trivial attitude towards Nazism, whilst others considered it to be a legitimate comedy along the lines of ''Film/TheProducers'' and other Third Reich parodies, with the undeniable crassness being an intentional part of the wider stealth parody. And others just thought it was a boring sitcom pastiche that wasn't made funny simply by the fact a guy dressed as Hitler was in it. Eight episodes were commissioned and planned by the now-defunct Galaxy channel of the now equally defunct British Satellite Broadcasting network, but only the pilot was ever aired. The show's filming was immediately canceled upon Sky's acquisition of BSB.

[[caption-width-right:316:Because you wouldn't believe it otherwise]]

''Heil Honey, I'm Home!'' is a comedy show about UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler and Eva Braun moving next door to a Jewish couple.

* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent - Everyone except UsefulNotes/NevilleChamberlain speaks in a fakey approximation of an American accent. (Though Chamberlain is [[JustifiedTrope justified]], since he actually ''was'' British, being the British Prime Minister and all.)

%%* AsideGlance: By Hitler.
%%** "SHE KNOOOOWWWS!"

%%* DinnerWithTheBoss: The plot of the pilot, only with Neville Chamberlain instead.

%%* AdolfHitlarious: Although on a far smaller scale than the premise implies.

Despite never being shown again, several episodes were filmed, and have since [[ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWjCkcAmzDc found their way onto the Internet]].

[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes, someone actually filmed and aired]] a {{sitcom}} with that premise. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWjCkcAmzDc It's real.]]

Despite never being shown again, several episodes were filmed, and have since found their way onto the internet.

* AdolfHitlarious: Although on a far smaller scale than the premise implies.

* AsideGlance: By Hitler.
** "SHE KNOOOOWWWS!"

* DinnerWithTheBoss: The plot of the pilot, only with Neville Chamberlain instead.

* {{Expy}}: Hitler is basically [[Series/TheHoneymooners Ralph Kramden]]. Eva is a hybrid of [[Series/ILoveLucy Lucy Ricardo]] and Alice Kramden, and the Goldensteins are a hybrid of the Mertzes and the Nortons.

* {{Retraux}}

* ThoseWackyNazis

* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Perhaps the ultimate example.
* ZanyScheme

* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent - Everyone except UsefulNotes/NevilleChamberlain speaks in a fakey approximation of an American accent. (Though Chamberlain is [[JustifiedTrope justified]], since he actually ''was'' British, [[CaptainObvious being the British Prime Minister and all]].)

* UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents and NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent - Everyone except UsefulNotes/NevilleChamberlain speaks in a fakey approximation of an American accent. (Though Chamberlain is [[JustifiedTrope justified]], since he actually ''was'' British, [[CaptainObvious being the British Prime Minister and all]].)

->"''Y'know, when I decided to have my own review show I thought it would be fun to poke fun at all of the bad TV shows that have come out of the years... but I never thought I'd have to endure something like'' this''!''"

* FashionVictimVillain: Hitler appearing a ''plaid sweater vest''.
-->'''Brad Jones''': Oh nice sweater, Adolf. It's true what they say. Whenever you put Hitler in a nice suit, ''he's still fucking Adolf Hitler''.

-->--''TVTrash'''s review of the pilot.

The show's ultimate intent seemed to be to illustrate and parody the banal, cookie-cutter nature of most shows in this style. If one changed the names of the main characters, along with a couple of lines, the show would be indistinguishable from a genuine post-war sitcom, and the humour is largely derived from the jarring fact that the domestic fool main character just happens to be Hitler. That said, it's hard to see how the premise, originally envisioned as a comedy sketch, would've been maintained over a series of shows.

Needless to say, the show proved to be more than controversial. Many found it to be offensive for its trivial attitude towards Nazism, whilst others considered it to be a legitimate comedy along the lines of ''Film/TheProducers'' and other Third Reich parodies, with the undeniable crassness being an intentional part of the wider stealth parody. And others just thought it was a boring sitcom pastiche that wasn't made funny simply by the fact a guy dressed as Hitler was in it. Eight episodes were commissioned and planned by the now defunct Galaxy channel of the now equally defunct British Satellite Broadcasting network, but only the pilot was ever aired. The show's filming was immediately canceled upon Sky's acquisition of BSB.

* {{Expy}}: Hitler is basically [[Series/TheHoneymooners Ralph Kramden]]. Eva is a hybrid of [[Series/ILoveLucy Lucy Ricardo]] & Alice Kramden and the Goldensteins are a hybrid of the Mertzes and the Nortons.

* StylisticSuck: How much of the suck is stylistic is a matter for opinion, but if you're writing a DeconstructiveParody of 1950s SitCom tropes that would make a ''good'' 1950s Sit Com if all the tropes were played straight [[note]](in the troping sense of the word, not the "opposite of PlayedForLaughs" sense)[[/note]], you're doing something wrong.

* RefugeInAudacity: And it's also proof that this trope has limits.

* AntagonistHero

* OneEpisodeWonder: Though more episodes were scripted and filmed, just never released. For obvious reasons.

'''''Heil Honey, I'm Home!''''' is a comedy show about UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler and Eva Braun moving next door to a Jewish couple.

* GodwinsLaw

[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes, someone actually filmed and aired a]] {{sitcom}} [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer with that premise.]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWjCkcAmzDc It's real.]]

This has no relation to another short-lived sitcom (on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}), ''Series/HiHoneyImHome'' (aside from being a more overt spoof of 50s sitcoms).

* {{Expy}}: Hitler is basically [[TheHoneymooners Ralph Kramden]]. Eva is a hybrid of [[ILoveLucy Lucy Ricardo]] & [[TheHoneymooners Alice Kramden]] and the Goldensteins are a hybrid of [[ILoveLucy the Mertzes]] & [[TheHoneymooners the Nortons]].

* RefugeInAudacity: Proof that this trope has limits.

This has no relation to another short-lived sitcom, ''Series/HiHoneyImHome'' (aside from being a more overt spoof of 50s sitcoms).

Yes, someone actually filmed and aired a {{sitcom}} with that premise. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWjCkcAmzDc It's real.]]

* AmericanAccents and NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent - Everyone except UsefulNotes/NevilleChamberlain speaks in a fakey approximation of an American accent. (Though Chamberlain is [[JustifiedTrope justified]], since he actually ''was'' British, [[CaptainObvious being the British Prime Minister and all]].)