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* FridgeLogic: If the crew room was where the view from the window suggested it was, it would have to have been sitting on top of the railway line across the road from the airport.



* FridgeLogic: If the crew room was where the view from the window suggested it was, it would have to have been sitting on top of the railway line across the road from the airport.

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* FridgeLogic: If SpiritualSuccessor: Forbes and Cumming had previously played two very similar characters, the crew room was where Kelvinside Young People's Amateur Dramatic Art Society founders Victor [=McIllvaney=] and Barry [=McLeish=], at the view from the window suggested it was, it would have to have been sitting Edinburgh Fringe and on top of the railway line across the road from the airport.various STV programmes.
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* {{Earworm}}: Possibly "Pif Paf Pof" but definitely the theme song.
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* FreudWasRight: The audience laughs an awful lot when Captain Duff (who thinks he's a clown) says, "Got to go warm up jeremy joystick"
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* HilariousInHindsight: Captain HilaryDuff.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Captain HilaryDuff.Music/HilaryDuff.
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* FairForItsDay: While viewers today might consider Sebastian Flight yet another example of an AmbiguouslyGay sitcom character with no actual personal life[[hottip:*:The only time it's mentioned at all is when Steve calls him out for being "an uptight celibate" but apart from that, there's nothing else to support him being asexual/aromantic/gay/bi/pan/anything.]] nowadays, with even shows like ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' seemingly unable restrain themselves from making gay jokes, it is actually quite nice to see a queer guy and a straight guy be best friends without descending into QueerPeopleAreFunny.

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* FairForItsDay: While viewers today might consider Sebastian Flight yet another example of an AmbiguouslyGay sitcom character with no actual personal life[[hottip:*:The life[[note]]The only time it's mentioned at all is when Steve calls him out for being "an uptight celibate" but apart from that, there's nothing else to support him being asexual/aromantic/gay/bi/pan/anything.]] [[/note]] nowadays, with even shows like ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' seemingly unable restrain themselves from making gay jokes, it is actually quite nice to see a queer guy and a straight guy be best friends without descending into QueerPeopleAreFunny.
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* FreudWasRight: The audience laughs an awful lot when Captain Duff (who thinks he's a clown) says, "Got to go warm up jeremy joystick"

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* FreudWasRight: The audience laughs an awful lot when Captain Duff (who thinks he's a clown) says, "Got to go warm up jeremy joystick"joystick"
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* FreudWasRight: The audience laughs an awful lot when Captain Duff (who thinks he's a clown) says, "Got to go warm up jeremy joystick"
* TooGoodToLast: So much so, that Richard of ''Richard and Judy'' got down on his knees live on the air and begged Creator/AlanCumming to do more episodes.

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* FreudWasRight: The audience laughs an awful lot when Captain Duff (who thinks he's a clown) says, "Got to go warm up jeremy joystick"
* TooGoodToLast: So much so, that Richard of ''Richard and Judy'' got down on his knees live on the air and begged Creator/AlanCumming to do more episodes.
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* {{Earworm}}: Possibly "Pif Paf Pof" but definitely the theme song.
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* LargeHam: During his guest spot as the {{Batman}}-style villain Vincent Stoat in "Dunk," Peter Blythe serves up massive quantities of gleeful ham, complete with EvilLaugh.
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* TooGoodToLast: So much so, that Richard of ''Richard and Judy'' got down on his knees live on the air and begged AlanCumming to do more episodes.

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* TooGoodToLast: So much so, that Richard of ''Richard and Judy'' got down on his knees live on the air and begged AlanCumming Creator/AlanCumming to do more episodes.
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* FairForItsDay: While viewers today might consider Sebastian Flight yet another example of an AmbiguouslyGay sitcom character with no actual personal life[[hottip:*:The only time it's mentioned at all is when Steve calls him out for being "an uptight celibate" but apart from that, there's nothing else to support him being asexual/aromantic/gay/bi/pan/anything.]] nowadays, with even shows like {{Torchwood}} seemingly unable restrain themselves from making gay jokes, it is actually quite nice to see a queer guy and a straight guy be best friends without descending into QueerPeopleAreFunny.

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* FairForItsDay: While viewers today might consider Sebastian Flight yet another example of an AmbiguouslyGay sitcom character with no actual personal life[[hottip:*:The only time it's mentioned at all is when Steve calls him out for being "an uptight celibate" but apart from that, there's nothing else to support him being asexual/aromantic/gay/bi/pan/anything.]] nowadays, with even shows like {{Torchwood}} ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' seemingly unable restrain themselves from making gay jokes, it is actually quite nice to see a queer guy and a straight guy be best friends without descending into QueerPeopleAreFunny.
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* FairForItsDay: While viewers today might consider Sebastian Flight yet another example of an AmbiguouslyGay sitcom character with no actual personal life[[hottip:*:The only time it's mentioned at all is when Steve calls him out for being "an uptight celibate" but apart from that, there's nothing else to support him being ace/gay/bi/pan/anything.]] nowadays, with even shows like {{Torchwood}} seemingly unable restrain themselves from making gay jokes, it is actually quite nice to see a queer guy and a straight guy be best friends without descending into QueerPeopleAreFunny.

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* FairForItsDay: While viewers today might consider Sebastian Flight yet another example of an AmbiguouslyGay sitcom character with no actual personal life[[hottip:*:The only time it's mentioned at all is when Steve calls him out for being "an uptight celibate" but apart from that, there's nothing else to support him being ace/gay/bi/pan/anything.asexual/aromantic/gay/bi/pan/anything.]] nowadays, with even shows like {{Torchwood}} seemingly unable restrain themselves from making gay jokes, it is actually quite nice to see a queer guy and a straight guy be best friends without descending into QueerPeopleAreFunny.
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* GeniusBonus: With this reference to the Cambridge Five:
-->'''Shona''': Can I be blunt?
-->'''Sebastian''': If I can be Philby...
-->'''Steve''': ...and I can be Burgess.

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* FairForItsDay: While viewers today might consider Sebastian Flight yet another example of an AmbiguouslyGay sitcom character with no actual personal life[[hottip:*:The only time it's mentioned at all is when Steve calls him out for being "an uptight celibate" but apart from that, there's nothing else to support him being ace/gay/bi/anything.]] nowadays, with even shows like {{Torchwood}} seemingly unable restrain themselves from making gay jokes, it is actually quite nice to see a queer guy and a straight guy be best friends without descending into QueerPeopleAreFunny.
* HilariousInHindsight: Captain Hilary Duff.

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* FairForItsDay: While viewers today might consider Sebastian Flight yet another example of an AmbiguouslyGay sitcom character with no actual personal life[[hottip:*:The only time it's mentioned at all is when Steve calls him out for being "an uptight celibate" but apart from that, there's nothing else to support him being ace/gay/bi/anything.ace/gay/bi/pan/anything.]] nowadays, with even shows like {{Torchwood}} seemingly unable restrain themselves from making gay jokes, it is actually quite nice to see a queer guy and a straight guy be best friends without descending into QueerPeopleAreFunny.
* HilariousInHindsight: Captain Hilary Duff.HilaryDuff.
** The pensioner's holiday club in ''Feart'' goes by the name of "Ga Ga Tours".
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* FairForItsDay: While viewers today might consider Sebastian Flight yet another example of an AmbiguouslyGay sitcom character with no actual personal life, but nowadays, with even shows like {{Torchwood}} seemingly unable restrain themselves from making gay jokes, it is actually quite nice to see a queer guy and a straight guy be best friends without descending into QueerPeopleAreFunny.

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* FairForItsDay: While viewers today might consider Sebastian Flight yet another example of an AmbiguouslyGay sitcom character with no actual personal life, life[[hottip:*:The only time it's mentioned at all is when Steve calls him out for being "an uptight celibate" but apart from that, there's nothing else to support him being ace/gay/bi/anything.]] nowadays, with even shows like {{Torchwood}} seemingly unable restrain themselves from making gay jokes, it is actually quite nice to see a queer guy and a straight guy be best friends without descending into QueerPeopleAreFunny.

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* FairForItsDay: While viewers today might consider Sebastian Flight yet another example of an AmbiguouslyGay sitcom character with no actual personal life, but nowadays, with even shows like {{Torchwood}} seemingly unable restrain themselves from making gay jokes, it is actually quite nice to see a queer guy and a straight guy be best friends without descending into QueerPeopleAreFunny.



** Scooch's 2007 real life Eurovision entry "Flying The Flag" comes across as a sort of {{defictionalization}} of "Pif Paf Pof"... which makes "Pif Paf Pof" itself all the funnier.

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** Scooch's 2007 real life Eurovision entry "Flying The Flag" comes across as a sort of {{defictionalization}} {{Defictionalization}} of "Pif Paf Pof"... which makes "Pif Paf Pof" itself all the funnier.
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** Scooch's 2007 real life Eurovision entry "Flying The Flag" comes across as a sort of {{defictionalization}} of "Pif Paf Pof"... which makes "Pif Paf Pof" itself all the funnier.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Captain Hilary Duff.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Captain Hilary Duff. Duff.
* FridgeLogic: If the crew room was where the view from the window suggested it was, it would have to have been sitting on top of the railway line across the road from the airport.
* FreudWasRight: The audience laughs an awful lot when Captain Duff (who thinks he's a clown) says, "Got to go warm up jeremy joystick"
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* TooGoodToLast: So much so, that Richard of ''Richard and Judy'' got down on his knees live on the air and begged Alan Cumming to do more episodes.

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* TooGoodToLast: So much so, that Richard of ''Richard and Judy'' got down on his knees live on the air and begged Alan Cumming AlanCumming to do more episodes.
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* LargeHam: During his guest spot as the {{Batman}}-style villain Vincent Stoat in "Dunk," Peter Blythe serves up massive quantities of gleeful ham, complete with EvilLaugh.

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