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[[caption-width-right:350:The Abbott family, clockwise from top to bottom - Sid, Sally, Jean, Mike.]]

->''"You know that generation gap they keep going on about? It's between his ears!"''
-->-- '''Sid Abbott''' complaining about his son, Mike.

''Bless This House'' is a {{Britcom}} that was produced by Creator/ThamesTelevision for Creator/{{ITV}} from 1971-76, starring Creator/SidJames as [[TheDanza Sid]] Abbott, a [[TravelingSalesman travelling stationery salesman]] and middle-aged family man desperate to find some peace and quiet in his home life. This is easier said than done, thanks to the presence of his son, Mike (Creator/RobinStewart) - an unemployed art student drop-out - and his daughter, Sally (Creator/SallyGeeson) - who is growing up far too quickly for Sid's liking! Attempts to keep peace in the household from his wife, Jean (Creator/DianaCoupland), do far more harm than good, and the generation gap in the Abbott household quickly turns into a generation chasm!

Other recurring characters on the show were the Abbott's neighbours - Trevor and Betty Lewis (Creator/AnthonyJackson and Creator/PatsyRowlands). Trevor is Sid's best mate, while Jean and Betty gang up on the two whenever they find themselves in trouble.

A NonSerialMovie came out between Series 2 and 3, notable for recasting Mike and Trevor (with Creator/RobinAskwith and Creator/PeterButterworth respectively) and featured a plot about Sid's cold war with his new neighbours, Ronald and Vera Baines (Creator/TerryScott and Creator/JuneWhitfield). Both Askwith and Whitfield played unrelated characters in the TV series.

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!! Bless These Tropes:
* ACupAngst: Sally wears a padded bra, a fact that causes Sid great distress when he discovers this in "The Generation Gap".
* AskAStupidQuestion: When Mike finally leaves the bathroom only to find an extremely annoyed Sid in "The Generation Gap":
-->'''Mike:''' Oh, 'ello, dad. Y'waitin' for the bathroom?
-->'''Sid:''' No. I'm waitin' for the cross-Channel 'overcraft.
* BirthdayEpisode:
** "People in Glass Houses" takes place on Mike's birthday, when he clashes with Sid over a gift he wants.
** "Happy Birthday Sid" sees the family getting Sid a present they hope he'll love.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Sid becomes one in the appropriately titled "I'm Not Jealous, I'll Kill Him" after Jean reunites with an old flame.
* CurseCutShort: Jean stops Sid from saying "crumpet" (British slang for an attractive woman) in "The Generation Gap".
-->'''Sid:''' When I was 'is age, I 'ad more crum-
-->'''Jean:''' Yes, Sidney?
* DoubleTake: Sid has a hilarious one after seeing Sally's (mercifully fake) boobs in "The Generation Gap".
* DumbassTeenageSon: Mike is an unemployed drop-out who frequently gets on Sid's nerves.
* ForgottenAnniversary: Sid forgets his silver wedding anniversary party in "The First 25 Years Are the Worst".
* HolidayEpisode: "Father's Day" revolves around Sid getting a surprise Father's Day gift.
* HypocriticalHumour: In "The Generation Game", Sid complains that Mike hasn't been out with enough girls... completely ignoring the fact that right before he was complaining about Sally trying to attract boys. Naturally, Jean calls him out on this.
* InconsistentSpelling: The family's surname alternates between being spelt "Abbot'''t'''" and "Abbot", although the former is more commonly used.
* LikesOlderMen: Angela from "The Generation Gap". While Sid was hoping for her to seduce Mike, she instead throws herself at him, much to his horror.
* ManChild: Sid is quite fond of playing "Dive Bombers" in the bath, a fact which both Jean and Mike tease him about in "The Generation Gap".
* MistakenForGay: Sid believes Mike may be gay in "The Generation Gap", and uses his lack of stereotypical male interests (going to the pub, football and fighting) as proof.
* ModestyTowel: One is all that Mike wears after his bath in the first scene of "The Generation Gap".
* MyGirlIsNotASlut: In "The Generation Gap", Sid is disgusted at the idea that Sally would try to pick up boys, before funnily enough complaining that Mike hasn't gotten with enough girls.
* NewJobEpisode: "A Woman's Place" has Jean get a job working in a Soho bookshop.
* OneSteveLimit: Jean was not only the name of Creator/DianaCoupland's character, but Gene Fletcher (short for Eugene) also was the name of a friend of Mike's in "The Generation Gap". This ends up confusing Sid, who thought Mike was going out with a girl.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Sid and Mike are short for "Sidney" and "Michael", the two of which are only used for scoldings.
* PercussiveMaintenance: Jean always knows where to hit the TV when it stops working, which causes Sid a spot of bother when she isn't around to do it for him in "Mum's the Word".
* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle:
** "Another Lost Weekend" is a play on the film ''Film/TheLostWeekend''.
** "The Loneliness of the Short Distance Walker" is a play on the film ''Film/TheLonelinessOfTheLongDistanceRunner''.
* PunBasedTitle:
** "If the Dog Collar Fits... Wear it!", a play on the phrase "If the boot fits, wear it".
** "Parents Should Be Seen and Not Heard", a play on the phrase "Children should be seen and not heard".
** "One Good Turn Deserves a Bother", a play on the phrase "One good turn deserves another".
** "Home Tweet Home", a play on the phrase "Home sweet home".
* QuestioningTitle:
** "Who's Minding the Baby'''?'''" from Series 4.
** "Remember Me'''?'''" from Series 6.
* ShirtlessScene: Mike is introduced with one in "The Generation Gap" after an extraordinarily long bath.
* ShoutOut: The episode "Will the Real Sid Abbott Please Stand Up" gets its title from the phrase "Will the real ____ please stand up?" from the GameShow ''Series/ToTellTheTruth''.
* SickEpisode: Jean, Sally, and Mike all catch the flu in "Atishoo! Atishoo! We All Fall Down".
* SpeakInUnison: Jean, Sally and Mike all drone "No" when Sid asks if the phone is ringing during his attempt to dodge the question of what happened to Angela in "The Generation Game".
* StatusQuoIsGod: Mike moves out after an argument with Sid in "Be It Ever So Humble" but returns to the household by the episode's end.
* TeenPregnancy: Sid is horrified at the idea of Sally falling victim to this:
-->'''Sid:''' You'd change yer tune if she should come home with a... bun in the oven.
-->'''Jean:''' She can't get a bun in the oven. She's on the pill, remember?
* TitledAfterTheSong:
** The episode "Friends and Neighbours" gets its title from the song of the same name.
** The finale, "Some Enchanted Evening", is titled after a song from ''Film/SouthPacific''.
* TransatlanticEquivalent: In Australia, the show was remade into ''Home Sweet Home'' starring Creator/JohnBluthal. It ran for three series from 1980-82 with 26 episodes in total.
* TravelingSalesman: Sid works as one selling stationery.
* WhatDidIDoLastNight: Sid is unable to remember the events of his Boy Scout annual get-together in "The Morning After the Night Before", but once Jean helps him begin to trigger his memories, Sid has to scramble to make sure that she doesn't find out anything she shouldn't.
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