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* TheArtifact: The cultural legacy of the ''Last Call'' sketches far outstrips that of the sermonettes they were actually parodying. There doesn't seem to be a conclusive date as to when the original ''Late Call'' finished up but it was probably at some point during [[TheNineties the early nineties]].

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* TheArtifact: The cultural legacy of the ''Last Call'' sketches far outstrips that of the sermonettes [[{{Sermonette}} sermonettes]] they were actually parodying. There doesn't seem to be a conclusive date as to when the original ''Late Call'' finished up but it was probably at some point during [[TheNineties the early nineties]].
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: There have been compilation [=DVDs=] but the whole series has never been released in its entirety.
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%%* TheEeyore: The Reverend I.M. Jolly.

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%%* * TheEeyore: The Reverend I.M. Jolly.Jolly, who can always be relied upon to be in a low mood.

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* TheDandy: Bonny Prince Charlie was portrayed as one.

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* %%* TheDandy: Bonny Prince Charlie was portrayed as one.



* TheEeyore: The Reverend I.M. Jolly.
* IdenticalStranger: One Supercop sketch had the driver he stopped turn out to be Rev. Jolly.

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* %%* TheEeyore: The Reverend I.M. Jolly.
* %%* IdenticalStranger: One Supercop sketch had the driver he stopped turn out to be Rev. Jolly.



* PoliceAreUseless: Supercop.

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* %%* PoliceAreUseless: Supercop.



* WereStillRelevantDammit: InUniverse: the 1988 ''Last Call'' has Jolly wearing ripped jeans, a "Don't Worry, Be Happy" T-shirt (with clerical collar), a crucifix earring, and a headband.
-->'''Jolly''': Hi. You'll mebbe notice a slight difference in my appearance. Magic, eh? It was Ephesia who suggested it. She's my live-in lover. By marriage. She said I should get my act together, you know, put up a "cool image", change gear. Apparently, I've been in reverse for years. Anyway, here I am, beating the streets in ma clean jeans, and having a few bevvies with the heavies. ''({{Beat}})'' I feel a right pillock.
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* IdenticalStranger: One Supercop sketch had the driver he stopped turn out to be Rev. Jolly.
* JokeAndReceive: Supercop's catchphrase was "Awright, Stirling, oot the car", in reference to Formula One driver Stirling Moss. Inevitably, there was one episode where the celebrity driver he stopped ''was'' Stirling Moss.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The early ''Last Calls'' sometimes featured speakers other than I. M. Jolly (although still played by Rikki Fulton).
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-->"I see Avon didnae call...Did your mother come fae Ireland or were yer teeth ay that colour?"

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-->"I --->"I see Avon didnae call...Did your mother come fae Ireland or were yer teeth ay that colour?"



* WereStillRelevantDammit: InUniverse: the 1988 ''Last Call'' has Jolly wearing ripped jeans, a "Don't Worry, Be Happy" T-shirt (with clerical collar), an earring, and a headband.

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* WereStillRelevantDammit: InUniverse: the 1988 ''Last Call'' has Jolly wearing ripped jeans, a "Don't Worry, Be Happy" T-shirt (with clerical collar), an a crucifix earring, and a headband.
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-->'''Jolly''': Hi. You'll mebbe notice a slight difference in my appearance. Magic, eh? It was Ephesia who suggested it. She's my live-in lover. By marriage. She said I should get my act together, you know, put up a "cool image", change gear. Apparently, I've been in reverse for years. Anyway, here I am, beating the streets in ma clean jeans, and having a few bevvies with the heavies. ''{{Beat}}'' I feel a right pillock.

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-->'''Jolly''': Hi. You'll mebbe notice a slight difference in my appearance. Magic, eh? It was Ephesia who suggested it. She's my live-in lover. By marriage. She said I should get my act together, you know, put up a "cool image", change gear. Apparently, I've been in reverse for years. Anyway, here I am, beating the streets in ma clean jeans, and having a few bevvies with the heavies. ''{{Beat}}'' ''({{Beat}})'' I feel a right pillock.
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** The 1991 episode opens with a pastiche of "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", by Music/BrianAdams, which at this point had been the UK number one since the 14th century (okay, from July to October, and had since dropped to

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** The 1991 episode opens with a pastiche of "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", by Music/BrianAdams, Music/BryanAdams, which at this point had been the UK number one since the 14th century (okay, from July to October, October), interplaying Jonathan Watson as Adams with Fulton as [[Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves Costner's Robin Hood]]. Robin nocks his bow, raises an eyebrow to the camera ... and had since dropped toshoots Adams.
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* WereStillReleventDammit: InUniverse: the 1988 ''Last Call'' has Jolly wearing ripped jeans, a "Don't Worry, Be Happy" T-shirt (with clerical collar), an earring, and a headband.

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* WereStillReleventDammit: WereStillRelevantDammit: InUniverse: the 1988 ''Last Call'' has Jolly wearing ripped jeans, a "Don't Worry, Be Happy" T-shirt (with clerical collar), an earring, and a headband.
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* AwfulWeddedLife: Many of I. M. Jolly's litany of complaints involve his wife Ephesia.


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** The 1991 episode opens with a pastiche of "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", by Music/BrianAdams, which at this point had been the UK number one since the 14th century (okay, from July to October, and had since dropped to
* WereStillReleventDammit: InUniverse: the 1988 ''Last Call'' has Jolly wearing ripped jeans, a "Don't Worry, Be Happy" T-shirt (with clerical collar), an earring, and a headband.
-->'''Jolly''': Hi. You'll mebbe notice a slight difference in my appearance. Magic, eh? It was Ephesia who suggested it. She's my live-in lover. By marriage. She said I should get my act together, you know, put up a "cool image", change gear. Apparently, I've been in reverse for years. Anyway, here I am, beating the streets in ma clean jeans, and having a few bevvies with the heavies. ''{{Beat}}'' I feel a right pillock.

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* TakeThat: Frankenstein's monster is rather unimpressed by his bride:

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* TakeThat: TakeThat:
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* AnachronismStew: There was a sketch involving Bonny Prince Charlie that was full of them. Among them were McDonald's and Rangers Football Club.

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* AnachronismStew: There was a sketch involving Bonny Prince Charlie that was full of them. Among them were McDonald's [=McDonald=]'s and Rangers Football Club.
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** There are also quite a few directed at Sidney Devine.
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* AnachronismStew: There was a sketch involving Bonny Prince Charlie that was full of them. Among them were McDonald's and Rangers Football Club.


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* TheDandy: Bonny Prince Charlie was portrayed as one.
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* FunWithAcronyms: The 'Orkney Youth Association for Hernias' is shortened to Oyah!, which is a Scots exclamation of pain.
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-->"I see Avon didnae call."

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-->"I see Avon didnae call."call...Did your mother come fae Ireland or were yer teeth ay that colour?"
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: There have been compilation DVDs but the whole series has never been released in its entirety.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: There have been compilation DVDs [=DVDs=] but the whole series has never been released in its entirety.
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* TheArtefact: The cultural legacy of the ''Last Call'' sketches far outstrips that of the sermonettes they were actually parodying. There doesn't seem to be a conclusive date as to when the original ''Late Call'' finished up but it was probably at some point during [[TheNineties the early nineties]].

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* TheArtefact: TheArtifact: The cultural legacy of the ''Last Call'' sketches far outstrips that of the sermonettes they were actually parodying. There doesn't seem to be a conclusive date as to when the original ''Late Call'' finished up but it was probably at some point during [[TheNineties the early nineties]].
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''Scotch and Wry'' was a SketchComedy series starring Rikki Fulton. It had full series in 1978 and 1979, but it is best remembered for its Hogmanay specials, which ran from 1980 to 1992. Its most iconic sketch ''Last Call'' ran as an individual item until 1999.

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* TheArtefact: The cultural legacy of the ''Last Call'' sketches far outstrips that of the sermonettes they were actually parodying. There doesn't seem to be a conclusive date as to when the original ''Late Call'' finished up but it was probably at some point during [[TheNineties the early nineties]].
* TheEeyore: The Reverend I.M. Jolly.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: There have been compilation DVDs but the whole series has never been released in its entirety.
* PoliceAreUseless: Supercop.
* TakeThat: Frankenstein's monster is rather unimpressed by his bride:
-->"I see Avon didnae call."

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