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* {{Corpsing}}: Pete was expert at making Dud crack up mid-act. Dud had an even harder time when they were joined by Creator/PeterSellers, with Cook and Sellers bouncing off each other.
-->'''Pete''': ''(as Dudley uses a sandwich to hide his mouth)'' You enjoying that sandwich, there, are you?

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** They also released "The L.S. Bumble Bee", the song performed by the PsychedelicRock band featured in the "Pipesucker Report" sketch. It wasn't a hit, but it took on a life of its own when it started circulating among fans of Music/TheBeatles under the belief that it was actually by them under a pseudonym, even appearing on some Beatles bootleg albums (though WordOfGod from Moore was that it was intended more as a parody of ''Music/PetSounds''-era [[Music/TheBeachBoys Beach Boys]]). There ''was'' a very slight Beatle connection to it--Music/JohnLennon had a small cameo in a separate part of the sketch (as a doorman at a nightclub located in a public restroom).
* TheCastShowoff - Most of the episodes featured Creator/DudleyMoore playing a straight jazz piece with his trio.

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** They also released "The L.S. Bumble Bee", the song performed by the PsychedelicRock band featured in the "Pipesucker Report" sketch. It wasn't a hit, but it took on a life of its own when it started circulating among fans of Music/TheBeatles under the belief that it was actually by them under a pseudonym, even appearing on some Beatles bootleg albums (though WordOfGod from Moore was that it was intended more as a parody of ''Music/PetSounds''-era [[Music/TheBeachBoys Beach Boys]]). There ''was'' a very slight Beatle connection to it--Music/JohnLennon had a small cameo in a separate part of the sketch (as a doorman at a nightclub located in a public restroom).
restroom). The BSide, called [[PunBasedTitle "The Bee Side"]], is a Dagenham Dialogue in which Pete and Dud discuss the dangers of drug use in their usual confused manner.
* TheCastShowoff - TheCastShowoff: Most of the episodes featured Creator/DudleyMoore playing a straight jazz piece with his trio.



* FakeAmerican: Occasionally done in sketches, like Moore as {{Jazz}} singer Bo Dudley and Cook as Idaho-based TV reporter Hiram J. Pipesucker.



* ThrowItIn - Common from Creator/PeterCook, a skilled improviser, especially during the Dagenham Dialogues where he would do his best to get Dudley to [[{{Corpsing}} crack up]] with ad libs.

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* ThrowItIn - ThrowItIn: Common from Creator/PeterCook, a skilled improviser, especially during the Dagenham Dialogues where he would do his best to get Dudley to [[{{Corpsing}} crack up]] with ad libs.
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** They also released "The L.S. Bumble Bee", the song performed by the PsychedelicRock band featured in the "Pipesucker Report" sketch. It wasn't a hit, but it took on a life of its own when it started circulating among fans of Music/TheBeatles under the belief that it was actually by them under a pseudonym, even appearing on some Beatles bootleg albums. There ''was'' a very slight Beatle connection to it--Music/JohnLennon had a small cameo in a separate part of the sketch (as a doorman at a nightclub located in a public restroom).

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** They also released "The L.S. Bumble Bee", the song performed by the PsychedelicRock band featured in the "Pipesucker Report" sketch. It wasn't a hit, but it took on a life of its own when it started circulating among fans of Music/TheBeatles under the belief that it was actually by them under a pseudonym, even appearing on some Beatles bootleg albums.albums (though WordOfGod from Moore was that it was intended more as a parody of ''Music/PetSounds''-era [[Music/TheBeachBoys Beach Boys]]). There ''was'' a very slight Beatle connection to it--Music/JohnLennon had a small cameo in a separate part of the sketch (as a doorman at a nightclub located in a public restroom).
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** Moore and Cook recorded and released a version of their closing song "Goodbye-ee" and it got to #18 on the UK charts.
** They also released "The L.S. Bumble Bee", the song performed by the PsychedelicRock band featured in the "Pipesucker Report" sketch. It wasn't a hit, but it took on a life of its own when it started circulating among fans of Music/TheBeatles under the belief that it was actually by them under a pseudonym, even appearing on some Beatles bootleg albums. There ''was'' a very slight Beatle connection to it--Music/JohnLennon had a small cameo in a separate part of the sketch (as a doorman at a nightclub located in a public restroom).

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* ThrowItIn - Common from Peter Cook, a skilled improviser, especially during the Dagenham Dialogues where he would do his best to get Dudley to [[{{Corpsing}} crack up]] with ad libs.

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* TheCastShowoff - Most of the episodes featured Creator/DudleyMoore playing a straight jazz piece with his trio.
* TheDanza: Pete and Dud played characters named...Pete and Dud.
* MissingEpisode: Of the 22 episodes, only 8 survive in their entirety.
* ThrowItIn - Common from Peter Cook, Creator/PeterCook, a skilled improviser, especially during the Dagenham Dialogues where he would do his best to get Dudley to [[{{Corpsing}} crack up]] with ad libs.
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* ThrowItIn - Common from Peter Cook, a skilled improviser, especially during the Dagenham Dialogues where he would do his best to get Dudley to [[{{Corpsing}} crack up]] with ad libs.

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