History Series / SomeMothersDoAveEm

* WholesomeCrossdresser: In "Men as Women", Frank's shock at his doctor dressed in drag subsides when he realises that both the doctor and his colleague were only playing dames in a local Cinderella {{pantomime}}. Upon hearing the that one of the Ugly Sisters is ill, Frank even offers to fill in at the end of the episode.

* Corpsing: The bit where Richard Wilson sinks into the sofa was part of a long scene and in their various ways, the actors kept it together and were almost successfully cut around, so they left it all in.

* YouLookFamiliar: some of the supporting case from the 1973 series reappear in different roles in 1978.

--> "He never goes to work, he goes for interviews."

* BadassLongcoat: Frank's trademark trenchcoat.

* TechnicallyASmile: Frank's attempt at practising a polite smile in "The Job Interview" manages to knock an employee into the pipes display.

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''Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'' was a British SitCom that originally aired on BBC from 1973 to 1978, starring Michael Crawford as the hapless Frank Spencer. It was written by Raymond Allen, [[RomanAClef based on]] [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory his own experiences as a single man]]. However, upon seeing the first draft for the script, Michael Crawford insisted that Frank have a wife. Michele Dotrice was then cast as the long-suffering Betty.

* [[LoserSonOfLoserDad Loser Son of Loser Mum]]: Frank's reputation is made even worse by the fact his mother was as much of a WalkingDisasterArea as he was.

''Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'' was a British SitCom that originally aired on BBC from 1973 to 1978, starring Michael Crawford as the hapless [[TheJinx disaster magnet]] Frank Spencer. It was written by Raymond Allen, [[RomanAClef based on]] [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory his own experiences as a single man]]. However, upon seeing the first draft for the script, Michael Crawford insisted that Frank have a wife. Michele Dotrice was then cast as the long-suffering Betty.

The series saw the well-meaning but disaster-prone Frank Spencer get himself into sticky situations, often causing someone else to [[SanitySlippage break down]] or causing an [[WalkingDisasterArea unintentional path of destruction]]. Usually the episodes contained a character who is familiar with Spencer warning another character about working with him, but Frank always proves to be more of a burden than initially feared.

''Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'' (1973-1978) was a British SitCom starring Michael Crawford as the hapless [[TheJinx disaster magnet]] Frank Spencer. It was written by Raymond Allen, [[RomanAClef based on]] [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory his own experiences as a single man]]. However, upon seeing the first draft for the script, Michael Crawford insisted that Frank have a wife. Michele Dotrice was then cast as the long-suffering Betty.

The series sees the well-meaning but disaster-prone Frank Spencer get himself into sticky situations, often causing someone else to [[SanitySlippage break down]] or causing an [[WalkingDisasterArea unintentional path of destruction]]. Usually the episodes contain a character who is familiar with Spencer warning another character about working with him, but Frank proves to be more of a burden than initially feared.

''Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'' (1973-1978) was a British SitCom starring Michael Crawford as the hapless [[TheJinx disaster magnet]] Frank Spencer. It was written by Raymond Allen, based on his own experiences as a single man. However, upon seeing the first draft for the script, Michael Crawford insisted that Frank have a wife. Michele Dotrice was then cast as the long-suffering Betty.

* MoneyDearBoy: Michael Crawford expressed his fears at becoming typecast into Frank Spencer-like roles before being offered ten thousand pounds to star in Season 3.

* DrivesLikeCrazy: In "Learning To Drive", where Frank takes his DrivingTest (for the tenth time) but ends up driving the car off a pier into the sea.

* BritishBrevity: The entire series is composed of three seasons (Season 1 had seven episodes, the other two had six) and three Christmas specials.

* {{Adorkable}}: Frank is this -- his optimism and unwillingness to cause any harm to others exemplify this trope.