Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1,2 (click to see context) from:
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/45-rutles-298x300_340.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:300:The Pre-Fab Four.\\
[[caption-width-right:300:The Pre-Fab Four.\\
to:
[[caption-width-right:300:The
[[caption-width-right:330:The Pre-Fab Four.\\
Changed line(s) 8,15 (click to see context) from:
The Rutles were a FakeBand who produced real music that [[BorrowingTheBeatles parodies/satirizes]] the hit rock-band Music/TheBeatles. They are the subject of ''The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash'' (or just ''The Rutles''), a 1979 [[{{Mockumentary}} Mocku]]-{{Rockumentary}} that tells their story from their founding to the present. Creator/EricIdle plays an accident-prone narrator, as well as Dirk [=McQuickly=], the band's bassist (although [=McQuickly=]'s vocals were performed by Ollie Halsall, who died in 1992; Idle lip-synched to the performances).
They began as a sketch on Eric Idle's post-[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Python]] sketch show ''Series/RutlandWeekendTelevision'', a program that ranged from SugarWiki/FunnyMoments to SoOkayItsAverage. One of its strengths was the musical numbers, which were mostly written by Neil Innes, a core member of [[Music/TheBonzoDogBand The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band]] and occasional supporting act on Creator/MontyPython. The Rutles were born from a psychiatric patient who was sick with love songs (ItMakesSenseInContext — sort of). Neil Innes played the patient, singing "I Must Be in Love," which directly segued into a parody of ''Film/AHardDaysNight'' crossed with the Beatles' appearance on ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow''. This again mutated into the {{Mockumentary}}. RWT is the source of the band's name, so the u is short — "Rut-les."
When Eric Idle guest-hosted ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', he brought over two segments from RWT to air as shorts: "Pommy", a parody of ''Music/{{Tommy}}'', in which the hero tries to escape from a Creator/KenRussell film, and the Rutles. Idle was especially proud of Pommy, but naturally Creator/LorneMichaels chose the Rutles; SNL was in the midst of publicly "wooing" the Beatles to reunite on the show. The short was a wild success, and the show received many calls asking about the Rutles (some of them even thinking that these were the Beatles). When Idle returned to England, he began writing a feature-length {{Mockumentary}} for the BBC, but when he again met up with Michaels, who offered a larger budget with NBC, he committed to doing it with them.[[note]]Idle was fed up with shoestring budgets. RWT wasn't given the funding for a BBC light entertainment (comedy/sketch) show, but that for a chat (talk) show, which meant that they had to make props and do shoots for the money it takes to tape talking heads. Not fun.[[/note]]
''The Rutles'' was perhaps the first SNL spinoff to be made, but because of its initial failure and the nature of its rehabilitation, they aren't consistently linked. It originally aired on Creator/{{NBC}}; it was the lowest-rated program on that night. (Apparently, it aired ''just'' before the revival of Beatlemania.) It has since been VindicatedByHistory and VindicatedByCable. It is also important because it is one of the few films about the Beatles (more or less) that was made before John Lennon was killed and got the PosthumousPopularityPotential effect.
They began as a sketch on Eric Idle's post-[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Python]] sketch show ''Series/RutlandWeekendTelevision'', a program that ranged from SugarWiki/FunnyMoments to SoOkayItsAverage. One of its strengths was the musical numbers, which were mostly written by Neil Innes, a core member of [[Music/TheBonzoDogBand The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band]] and occasional supporting act on Creator/MontyPython. The Rutles were born from a psychiatric patient who was sick with love songs (ItMakesSenseInContext — sort of). Neil Innes played the patient, singing "I Must Be in Love," which directly segued into a parody of ''Film/AHardDaysNight'' crossed with the Beatles' appearance on ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow''. This again mutated into the {{Mockumentary}}. RWT is the source of the band's name, so the u is short — "Rut-les."
When Eric Idle guest-hosted ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', he brought over two segments from RWT to air as shorts: "Pommy", a parody of ''Music/{{Tommy}}'', in which the hero tries to escape from a Creator/KenRussell film, and the Rutles. Idle was especially proud of Pommy, but naturally Creator/LorneMichaels chose the Rutles; SNL was in the midst of publicly "wooing" the Beatles to reunite on the show. The short was a wild success, and the show received many calls asking about the Rutles (some of them even thinking that these were the Beatles). When Idle returned to England, he began writing a feature-length {{Mockumentary}} for the BBC, but when he again met up with Michaels, who offered a larger budget with NBC, he committed to doing it with them.[[note]]Idle was fed up with shoestring budgets. RWT wasn't given the funding for a BBC light entertainment (comedy/sketch) show, but that for a chat (talk) show, which meant that they had to make props and do shoots for the money it takes to tape talking heads. Not fun.[[/note]]
''The Rutles'' was perhaps the first SNL spinoff to be made, but because of its initial failure and the nature of its rehabilitation, they aren't consistently linked. It originally aired on Creator/{{NBC}}; it was the lowest-rated program on that night. (Apparently, it aired ''just'' before the revival of Beatlemania.) It has since been VindicatedByHistory and VindicatedByCable. It is also important because it is one of the few films about the Beatles (more or less) that was made before John Lennon was killed and got the PosthumousPopularityPotential effect.
to:
The Rutles were a FakeBand who produced real music that [[BorrowingTheBeatles parodies/satirizes]] the hit rock-band parodied/satirized]] that of Music/TheBeatles. They are the subject of ''The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash'' (or just ''The Rutles''), Cash'', a 1979 1978 [[{{Mockumentary}} Mocku]]-{{Rockumentary}} that tells their story from their founding to the present. Creator/EricIdle plays an accident-prone narrator, as well as Dirk [=McQuickly=], the band's Rutles' bassist Dirk [=McQuickly=] (although [=McQuickly=]'s vocals were he lip-synced his performances, with the actual singing performed by Ollie Halsall, who died in 1992; Idle lip-synched to 1992). The rest of the performances).
They began as"Pre-Fab Four" were rhythm guitarist Ron Nasty, performed by Neil Innes; lead guitarist Stig O'Hara, performed by erstwhile [[Music/TheBeachBoys Beach Boys]] member Ricky Fataar; and drummer Barry Wom, performed by John Halsey.
The ersatz group first appeared in a sketch onEric Idle's post-[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Python]] [[Creator/TheBBC BBC2]] sketch show ''Series/RutlandWeekendTelevision'', a program that ranged from SugarWiki/FunnyMoments to SoOkayItsAverage. One of its strengths was the musical numbers, which were mostly written by Neil Innes, a core member of [[Music/TheBonzoDogBand The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band]] and occasional supporting act on Creator/MontyPython. The Rutles were born from a psychiatric patient who was sick with love songs (ItMakesSenseInContext — sort of). Neil Innes played the patient, singing "I Must Be in Love," which directly segued into a parody of ''Film/AHardDaysNight'' crossed with the Beatles' appearance on ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow''. This again mutated into the {{Mockumentary}}. RWT ''RWT'' is the source of the band's name, so the u is short — "Rut-les."
When Eric Idle guest-hosted ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', he brought over two segments fromRWT ''RWT'' to air as shorts: "Pommy", a parody of ''Music/{{Tommy}}'', in which the hero tries to escape from a Creator/KenRussell film, and the Rutles. Idle was especially proud of Pommy, but naturally Creator/LorneMichaels chose the Rutles; SNL ''SNL'' was in the midst of publicly "wooing" the Beatles to reunite on the show. The short was a wild success, and the show received many calls asking about the Rutles (some of them even thinking that these were the Beatles). When Idle returned to England, he began writing a feature-length {{Mockumentary}} for the BBC, but when he again met up with Michaels, who offered a larger budget with NBC, Creator/{{NBC}}, he committed to doing it with them.[[note]]Idle was fed up with shoestring budgets. RWT ''RWT'' wasn't given the funding for a BBC light entertainment (comedy/sketch) show, but that for a chat (talk) show, which meant that they had to make props and do shoots for the money it takes to tape talking heads. Not fun.[[/note]]
''The Rutles'' was perhaps the firstSNL ''SNL'' spinoff to be made, but because of its initial failure and the nature of its rehabilitation, they aren't consistently linked. It When it originally aired on Creator/{{NBC}}; NBC, it was the lowest-rated program on that night. (Apparently, it aired ''just'' before the revival of Beatlemania.) It has since been VindicatedByHistory and VindicatedByCable. It is also important because it is one of the few films about the Beatles (more or less) that was made before John Lennon Music/JohnLennon was killed and got the PosthumousPopularityPotential effect.
They began as
The ersatz group first appeared in a sketch on
When Eric Idle guest-hosted ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', he brought over two segments from
''The Rutles'' was perhaps the first
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Dead Artists Are Better is for fictional examples, Posthumous Popularity Potential is for real-life examples.
Changed line(s) 14,15 (click to see context) from:
''The Rutles'' was perhaps the first SNL spinoff to be made, but because of its initial failure and the nature of its rehabilitation, they aren't consistently linked. It originally aired on Creator/{{NBC}}; it was the lowest-rated program on that night. (Apparently, it aired ''just'' before the revival of Beatlemania.) It has since been VindicatedByHistory and VindicatedByCable. It is also important because it is one of the few films about the Beatles (more or less) that was made before John Lennon was killed and got the DeadArtistsAreBetter effect.
to:
''The Rutles'' was perhaps the first SNL spinoff to be made, but because of its initial failure and the nature of its rehabilitation, they aren't consistently linked. It originally aired on Creator/{{NBC}}; it was the lowest-rated program on that night. (Apparently, it aired ''just'' before the revival of Beatlemania.) It has since been VindicatedByHistory and VindicatedByCable. It is also important because it is one of the few films about the Beatles (more or less) that was made before John Lennon was killed and got the DeadArtistsAreBetter PosthumousPopularityPotential effect.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Everythings Better With Monkeys has been turned into a disambiguation. Zero Context Examples and examples that don’t fit existing tropes will be removed.
Changed line(s) 199 (click to see context) from:
[[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Orangutan]] and [[SnakesAreSinister anaconda]]\\
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 8,9 (click to see context) from:
The Rutles were a FakeBand who produced real music that [[BorrowingTheBeatles parodies/satirizes]] the hit rock-band Music/TheBeatles. They are the subject of ''The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash'' (or just ''The Rutles''), a 1979 [[{{Mockumentary}} Mocku]][=/=]{{Rockumentary}} that tells their story from their founding to the present. Creator/EricIdle plays an accident-prone narrator, as well as Dirk [=McQuickly=], the band's bassist (although [=McQuickly=]'s vocals were performed by Ollie Halsall, who died in 1992; Idle lip-synched to the performances).
to:
The Rutles were a FakeBand who produced real music that [[BorrowingTheBeatles parodies/satirizes]] the hit rock-band Music/TheBeatles. They are the subject of ''The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash'' (or just ''The Rutles''), a 1979 [[{{Mockumentary}} Mocku]][=/=]{{Rockumentary}} Mocku]]-{{Rockumentary}} that tells their story from their founding to the present. Creator/EricIdle plays an accident-prone narrator, as well as Dirk [=McQuickly=], the band's bassist (although [=McQuickly=]'s vocals were performed by Ollie Halsall, who died in 1992; Idle lip-synched to the performances).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 8,9 (click to see context) from:
The Rutles were a FakeBand who produced real music that [[BorrowingTheBeatles parodies/satirizes]] the hit rock-band Music/TheBeatles. They are the subject of ''The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash'' (or just ''The Rutles''), a 1979 {{Mockumentary}}[=/=]{{Rockumentary}} that tells their story from their founding to the present. Creator/EricIdle plays an accident-prone narrator, as well as Dirk [=McQuickly=], the band's bassist (although [=McQuickly=]'s vocals were performed by Ollie Halsall, who died in 1992; Idle lip-synched to the performances).
to:
The Rutles were a FakeBand who produced real music that [[BorrowingTheBeatles parodies/satirizes]] the hit rock-band Music/TheBeatles. They are the subject of ''The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash'' (or just ''The Rutles''), a 1979 {{Mockumentary}}[=/=]{{Rockumentary}} [[{{Mockumentary}} Mocku]][=/=]{{Rockumentary}} that tells their story from their founding to the present. Creator/EricIdle plays an accident-prone narrator, as well as Dirk [=McQuickly=], the band's bassist (although [=McQuickly=]'s vocals were performed by Ollie Halsall, who died in 1992; Idle lip-synched to the performances).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Author Existence Failure (now renamed to Died During Production) is a trope for dying before finishing a work, not anytime a creator died.
Changed line(s) 8,9 (click to see context) from:
The Rutles were a FakeBand who produced real music that [[BorrowingTheBeatles parodies/satirizes]] the hit rock-band Music/TheBeatles. They are the subject of ''The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash'' (or just ''The Rutles''), a 1979 {{Mockumentary}}[=/=]{{Rockumentary}} that tells their story from their founding to the present. Creator/EricIdle plays an accident-prone narrator, as well as Dirk [=McQuickly=], the band's bassist (although [=McQuickly=]'s vocals were performed by Ollie Halsall, who [[AuthorExistenceFailure died in 1992]]; Idle lip-synched to the performances).
to:
The Rutles were a FakeBand who produced real music that [[BorrowingTheBeatles parodies/satirizes]] the hit rock-band Music/TheBeatles. They are the subject of ''The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash'' (or just ''The Rutles''), a 1979 {{Mockumentary}}[=/=]{{Rockumentary}} that tells their story from their founding to the present. Creator/EricIdle plays an accident-prone narrator, as well as Dirk [=McQuickly=], the band's bassist (although [=McQuickly=]'s vocals were performed by Ollie Halsall, who [[AuthorExistenceFailure died in 1992]]; 1992; Idle lip-synched to the performances).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 133 (click to see context) from:
* MusicalPastiche: I mean, what else were you expecting? And Innes is good at this; an unsuspecting listener could be forgiven for thinking that some of these are lost Beatles songs — they nail the style completely. Even the vocals are almost impossible to differentiate.
to:
* MusicalPastiche: I mean, what What else were you expecting? And Innes is good at this; an unsuspecting listener could be forgiven for thinking that some of these are lost Beatles songs — they nail the style completely. Even the vocals are almost impossible to differentiate.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 123 (click to see context) from:
* GRatedDrug: Tea. Which is also an instance of GettingCrapPastTheRadar, as "tea" is slang for marijuana.
to:
* GRatedDrug: Tea. Which is also an instance of GettingCrapPastTheRadar, as "tea" is slang for marijuana.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 8,9 (click to see context) from:
The Rutles were a FakeBand who produced real music that parodies/satirizes Music/TheBeatles. They are the subject of ''The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash'' (or just ''The Rutles''), a 1979 {{Mockumentary}}[=/=]{{Rockumentary}} that tells their story from their founding to the present. Creator/EricIdle plays an accident-prone narrator, as well as Dirk [=McQuickly=], the band's bassist (although [=McQuickly=]'s vocals were performed by Ollie Halsall, who [[AuthorExistenceFailure died in 1992]]; Idle lip-synched to the performances).
to:
The Rutles were a FakeBand who produced real music that parodies/satirizes [[BorrowingTheBeatles parodies/satirizes]] the hit rock-band Music/TheBeatles. They are the subject of ''The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash'' (or just ''The Rutles''), a 1979 {{Mockumentary}}[=/=]{{Rockumentary}} that tells their story from their founding to the present. Creator/EricIdle plays an accident-prone narrator, as well as Dirk [=McQuickly=], the band's bassist (although [=McQuickly=]'s vocals were performed by Ollie Halsall, who [[AuthorExistenceFailure died in 1992]]; Idle lip-synched to the performances).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
-->'''Narrator:''' Incidentally, "Rat Keller" means, literally in German, "Cellar of rats". That's not "Seller of rats", a seller of rats, a person who sells rats for a living to another man as it were, of course not. That means, a cellar of rats. Indeed, one might say that this was a cellar full...of Rat-les.
Added DiffLines:
-->'''Narrator:''' Just where are the Rutles today? Dirk has formed, with his wife Martini, a punk rock group, called "The [[Music/PinkFloyd Punk Floyd]]"; he sings, and she doesn't. Nasty has turned his back on the world, and sits with his thoughts and his memories. Barry is a hairdresser in the Reading area, with two fully equipped salons of his own. While Stig works for Air India. As an air hostess.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 12,13 (click to see context) from:
When Eric Idle guest-hosted ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', he brought over two segments from RWT to air as shorts: “Pommy”, a parody of ''Music/{{Tommy}}'', in which the hero tries to escape from a Creator/KenRussell film, and the Rutles. Idle was especially proud of Pommy, but naturally Creator/LorneMichaels chose the Rutles; SNL was in the midst of publicly "wooing" the Beatles to reunite on the show. The short was a wild success, and the show received many calls asking about the Rutles (some of them even thinking that these were the Beatles). When Idle returned to England, he began writing a feature-length {{Mockumentary}} for the BBC, but when he again met up with Michaels, who offered a larger budget with NBC, he committed to doing it with them.[[note]]Idle was fed up with shoestring budgets. RWT wasn't given the funding for a BBC light entertainment (comedy/sketch) show, but that for a chat (talk) show, which meant that they had to make props and do shoots for the money it takes to tape talking heads. Not fun.[[/note]]
to:
When Eric Idle guest-hosted ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', he brought over two segments from RWT to air as shorts: “Pommy”, "Pommy", a parody of ''Music/{{Tommy}}'', in which the hero tries to escape from a Creator/KenRussell film, and the Rutles. Idle was especially proud of Pommy, but naturally Creator/LorneMichaels chose the Rutles; SNL was in the midst of publicly "wooing" the Beatles to reunite on the show. The short was a wild success, and the show received many calls asking about the Rutles (some of them even thinking that these were the Beatles). When Idle returned to England, he began writing a feature-length {{Mockumentary}} for the BBC, but when he again met up with Michaels, who offered a larger budget with NBC, he committed to doing it with them.[[note]]Idle was fed up with shoestring budgets. RWT wasn't given the funding for a BBC light entertainment (comedy/sketch) show, but that for a chat (talk) show, which meant that they had to make props and do shoots for the money it takes to tape talking heads. Not fun.[[/note]]
Unfortunately, Innes passed away on December 29, 2019, all but ending the hope of any additional new Rutles material.
Deleted line(s) 24 (click to see context) :
Unfortunately, Innes passed away on December 29, 2019, all but ending the hope of any additional new Rutles material.
* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: When describing the "Paul Is Dead"-like {{Urban Legend|s}} Stig has been subject to, the narrator says that one of the "clues" it proclaims is that the band supposedly sings "I buried Stig" on "I Am the Waitress." The narrator then says that it's actually "E burres stigano," which according to him is Spanish for "Have you a water buffalo?" In reality, it doesn't sound even remotely close to anything in Spanish. (Though the narrator does say that it was "very bad Spanish".)
Changed line(s) 129 (click to see context) from:
* MusicalGag: "Love Life" opens with a brass/trumpet version of The Battle Hymn of the Republic. This is a nod to the song it's spoofing, All You Need Is Love, opening with La Marseillaise, the national anthem of France.
to:
* MusicalGag: "Love Life" opens with a brass/trumpet version of The "The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Republic". This is a nod to the song it's spoofing, All "All You Need Is Love, Love", opening with La Marseillaise, "La Marseillaise", the national anthem of France.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 95 (click to see context) from:
** Ricky Fataar as Stig O'Hara is a twofer: First, there's the fact that Fataar is a South African of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Malays Cape Malay]] descent playing an analogue for the Beatle widely known for [[ForeignCultureFetish having a deep interest]] in India; and second, Fataar was a member of Music/TheBeachBoys from 1972-74; both the Beach Boys and the Beatles were known for influencing each other, with the Beach Boys' ''Music/PetSounds'' being an influence for the Beatles' ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand''.
to:
** Ricky Fataar as Stig O'Hara is a twofer: First, there's the fact that Fataar is a South African of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Malays Cape Malay]] descent playing an analogue for the Beatle widely known for [[ForeignCultureFetish having a deep interest]] in India; and second, Fataar was a member of Music/TheBeachBoys from 1972-74; both the Beach Boys and the Beatles were known for influencing each other, with other; ''Music/RubberSoul'' inspired the Beach Boys' ''Music/PetSounds'' being ''Music/PetSounds'', which in turn was an influence for the Beatles' ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 2,3 (click to see context) from:
[[quoteright:300:The Pre-Fab Four.]]
to:
Standing, from left to right: Dirk [=McQuickly=] (Creator/EricIdle), Stig O'Hara (Ricky Fataar), Ron Nasty (Neil Innes). Seated: Barry Wom (John Halsey).]]
Changed line(s) 71,72 (click to see context) from:
!!Tropes: (work in progress!)
to:
Changed line(s) 115,116 (click to see context) from:
* GRatedDrug: Tea. Which is also an instance of GettingCrapPastTheRadar, as "tea" is slang for marijuana.
* HilaritySues:
* HilaritySues:
to:
* GRatedDrug: Tea. Which is also an instance of GettingCrapPastTheRadar, as "tea" is slang for marijuana.
* HilaritySues:FrivolousLawsuit:
* HilaritySues:
Added DiffLines:
* GRatedDrug: Tea. Which is also an instance of GettingCrapPastTheRadar, as "tea" is slang for marijuana.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 2 (click to see context) from:
to:
[[quoteright:300:The Pre-Fab Four.]]
Added DiffLines:
** The filmmakers had access to the Beatles archive decades before ''Anthology'', down to using StockFootage from actual screaming Beatles fans.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 77 (click to see context) from:
* AsHimself: Music/MickJagger, Music/PaulSimon and Liverpool poet/playwright Roger [=McGough=] appear as themselves in cameos, being interviewed by the narrator (although [=McGough=] doesn't manage to get a word in).
to:
* AsHimself: Music/MickJagger, Music/PaulSimon and Liverpool poet/playwright Roger [=McGough=] appear as themselves in cameos, being interviewed by the narrator (although [=McGough=] doesn't manage to get a word in). Eric Idle even noted Jagger was probably more talkative and relaxed waxing about the Rutles than he would be if interviewed about the Beatles.
Changed line(s) 80 (click to see context) from:
** During an interview, press agent Eric Manchester (Creator/MichaelPalin) keeps saying that the pilfering from Rutle Corps is nothing to worry about...while people haul away the building's contents (including potted plants, telephones, a toilet, and a stuffed bear) behind him.
to:
** During an interview, press agent Eric Manchester (Creator/MichaelPalin) keeps saying that the pilfering from Rutle Corps is nothing to worry about...[[FunnyBackgroundEvent while people haul away the building's contents (including potted plants, telephones, a toilet, and a stuffed bear) behind him.]]
Changed line(s) 185 (click to see context) from:
* ThoseWackyNazis: Chastity, the kooky artist, though it is never outright stated, is ''heavily'' implied to be a Nazi, what with the armbands, being German, and her father having invented World War II.
to:
* ThoseWackyNazis: Chastity, the kooky artist, though it is never outright stated, is ''heavily'' implied to be a Nazi, what with the armbands, [[AllGermansAreNazis being German, German]], and her father having invented World War II.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* MusicalGag: "Love Life" opens with a brass/trumpet version of The Battle Hymn of the Republic. This is a nod to the song it's spoofing, All You Need Is Love, opening with La Marseillaise, the national anthem of France.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 135 (click to see context) from:
** Leppo: Stuart Sutcliffe (although his status as ThePeteBest of the band also makes him one of... well, Pete Best. His name is even a reference to Zeppo Marx, ThePeteBest of the Creator/MarxBrothers)
to:
** Leppo: Stuart Sutcliffe (although his status as [[invoked]] ThePeteBest of the band also makes him one of... well, Pete Best. His name is even a reference to Zeppo Marx, ThePeteBest The Pete Best of the Creator/MarxBrothers)
Changed line(s) 145 (click to see context) from:
** Oddly enough, Martini seems to be a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of ''her own actress''. While the fact that she's Dirk [=McQuickly's=] wife would lead one to assume that she would be a parody of Paul [=McCartney's=] wife Linda [=McCartney=], she doesn't resemble her much at all. Instead, her being described as [=McQuickly's=] exotic French actress wife sounds closer to describing Martini's actress Bianca Jagger, who at the time was Mick Jagger's exotic Nicaraguan model wife. Also, it is implied that their wedding was something of an spectacle (it is said that since "she spoke no English, and precious little French," "when they married in London, the service was conducted in Spanish, Italian and Chinese to be on the safe side"), which also applies to Mick and Bianca's real life wedding in France; it became a media circus due to local law dictating that weddings must be open to the public.
to:
** Oddly enough, Martini seems to be a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of ''her own actress''. While the fact that she's Dirk [=McQuickly's=] wife would lead one to assume that she would be a parody of Paul [=McCartney's=] wife Linda [=McCartney=], she doesn't resemble her much at all. Instead, her being described as [=McQuickly's=] exotic French actress wife sounds closer to describing Martini's actress Bianca Jagger, who at the time was Mick Jagger's exotic Nicaraguan model wife. Also, it is implied that their wedding was something of an spectacle (it is said that since "she spoke no English, and precious little French," "when they married in London, the service was conducted in Spanish, Italian and Chinese to be on the safe side"), which also applies to Mick and Bianca's real life wedding in France; it became a media circus due to local law dictating that weddings must be open to the public.
Changed line(s) 148 (click to see context) from:
* ThePeteBest: In-universe: Leppo, the Fifth Rutle. (Technically, Leppo was a spoof on deceased Beatles bassist Stuart Sutcliffe. Extended canon in the Rutles universe claims that their pre-Barry drummer was named Kevin. Leppo is also a reference to Zeppo Marx, ThePeteBest of the Creator/MarxBrothers.
to:
* ThePeteBest: In-universe: Leppo, the Fifth Rutle. (Technically, Technically, Leppo was a spoof on deceased Beatles bassist Stuart Sutcliffe. Extended canon in the Rutles universe claims that their pre-Barry drummer was named Kevin. Leppo is also a reference to Zeppo Marx, ThePeteBest of the Creator/MarxBrothers.
Changed line(s) 176 (click to see context) from:
** The band's final performance on the roof of their Rutle Corps building where the band notably played "Get Up and Go" [[spoiler:(the parodic parallel to the Beatles' "Get Back")]]. Naturally, in the Rutles' version, it begins with somebody getting accidentally pushed ''off'' the roof.
to:
** The band's final performance on the roof of their Rutle Corps building where the band notably played "Get Up and Go" [[spoiler:(the (the parodic parallel to the Beatles' "Get Back")]].Back"). Naturally, in the Rutles' version, it begins with somebody getting accidentally pushed ''off'' the roof.
Changed line(s) 183 (click to see context) from:
* TakeThat: "Questionnaire" from ''Archaeology'' initially sounds lyrically goofy, much like other Rutles songs... up until the narrator say "Tell me what you think about how easy it can be to buy a gun?", a pointed lyric especially considering the circumstances of John Lennon's murder.
to:
* TakeThat: "Questionnaire" from ''Archaeology'' initially sounds lyrically goofy, much like other Rutles songs... up until the narrator say says "Tell me what you think about how easy it can be to buy a gun?", a pointed lyric about gun politics, especially considering the circumstances of John Lennon's murder.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 93 (click to see context) from:
** Ricky Fataar as Stig O'Hara is a twofer: First, there's the fact that Fataar is a South African of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Malays Cape Malay]] descent playing an analogue for the Beatle widely known for [[ForeignCultureFetish having a deep interest]] in India; and second, Fataar was a member of Music/TheBeachBoys from 1972-74; both the Beach Boys and the Beatles were known for influencing each other, with the Beach Boys' ''Music/PetSounds'' being an influence for the Beatles' ''Music/SgtPeppetsLonelyHeartsClubBand''.
to:
** Ricky Fataar as Stig O'Hara is a twofer: First, there's the fact that Fataar is a South African of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Malays Cape Malay]] descent playing an analogue for the Beatle widely known for [[ForeignCultureFetish having a deep interest]] in India; and second, Fataar was a member of Music/TheBeachBoys from 1972-74; both the Beach Boys and the Beatles were known for influencing each other, with the Beach Boys' ''Music/PetSounds'' being an influence for the Beatles' ''Music/SgtPeppetsLonelyHeartsClubBand''.''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 72 (click to see context) from:
* AdolfHitlarious: A mild variant: "Goose-Step Mama" (the pastiche for the kind of songs the Beatles performed in Germany) and Chastity being implied to be a Nazi are PlayedForLaughs, of course. Lennon was a bit worried on the latter count (his only reservation about the film), but when even Music/YokoOno herself [[ActuallyPrettyFunny found it hilarious]], he gave it his approval.
to:
* AdolfHitlarious: A mild variant: "Goose-Step Mama" (the pastiche for the kind of songs the Beatles performed during their early career in Germany) and Chastity being implied to be a Nazi are PlayedForLaughs, of course. Lennon was a bit worried on the latter count (his only reservation about the film), but when even Music/YokoOno herself [[ActuallyPrettyFunny found it hilarious]], he gave it his approval.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 8,9 (click to see context) from:
They began as a sketch on Eric Idle's post-[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Python]] sketch show ''Series/RutlandWeekendTelevision'', a program that ranged from SugarWiki/FunnyMoments to SoOkayItsAverage. One of its strengths was the musical numbers, which were mostly written by Neil Innes, a core member of Music/TheBonzoDogBand and occasional supporting act on Creator/MontyPython. The Rutles were born from a psychiatric patient who was sick with love songs (ItMakesSenseInContext — sort of). Neil Innes played the patient, singing "I Must Be in Love," which directly segued into a parody of ''Film/AHardDaysNight'' crossed with the Beatles' appearance on ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow''. This again mutated into the {{Mockumentary}}. RWT is the source of the band's name, so the u is short — "Rut-les."
to:
They began as a sketch on Eric Idle's post-[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Python]] sketch show ''Series/RutlandWeekendTelevision'', a program that ranged from SugarWiki/FunnyMoments to SoOkayItsAverage. One of its strengths was the musical numbers, which were mostly written by Neil Innes, a core member of Music/TheBonzoDogBand [[Music/TheBonzoDogBand The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band]] and occasional supporting act on Creator/MontyPython. The Rutles were born from a psychiatric patient who was sick with love songs (ItMakesSenseInContext — sort of). Neil Innes played the patient, singing "I Must Be in Love," which directly segued into a parody of ''Film/AHardDaysNight'' crossed with the Beatles' appearance on ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow''. This again mutated into the {{Mockumentary}}. RWT is the source of the band's name, so the u is short — "Rut-les."
Changed line(s) 72,73 (click to see context) from:
* AdolfHitlarious: A mild variant: "Goose-Step Mama" and Chastity being implied to be a Nazi are PlayedForLaughs, of course. Lennon was a bit worried on the latter count (his only reservation about the film), but when even Music/YokoOno herself [[ActuallyPrettyFunny found it hilarious]], he gave it his approval.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Leggy Mountbratten was interested in The Rutles because he loved their... tight trousers... which left nothing... to the imagination. Everything was perfectly outlined.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Leggy Mountbratten was interested in The Rutles because he loved their... tight trousers... which left nothing... to the imagination. Everything was perfectly outlined.
to:
* AdolfHitlarious: A mild variant: "Goose-Step Mama" (the pastiche for the kind of songs the Beatles performed in Germany) and Chastity being implied to be a Nazi are PlayedForLaughs, of course. Lennon was a bit worried on the latter count (his only reservation about the film), but when even Music/YokoOno herself [[ActuallyPrettyFunny found it hilarious]], he gave it his approval.
* AffectionateParody: Creator/EricIdle was a huge fan of the Beatles and a close friend of Music/GeorgeHarrison, who appears in a cameo as a reporter. Neil Innes clearly was a huge fan too, given the familiarity it would have taken with their material to write songs and arrangements like these just from his memory of what the songs sounded like (he deliberately ''wasn't'' listening to their material when he wrote the Rutles' songs, just so he wouldn't be plagiarising the Beatles).[[note]]Innes' band [[Music/TheBonzoDogBand The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band]] had in fact appeared in the Beatles film ''Film/MagicalMysteryTour'' performing "Death Cab for Cutie" (the namesake for [[Music/DeathCabForCutie the band of the same name]]).[[/note]]
* AmbiguouslyGay: According to LeggyMountbratten Mountbratten's mother Mrs. Iris Mountbatten, he was interested in The Rutles because he loved their... tight trousers... which left nothing... to the imagination. Everything ("Everything was perfectly outlined.") Besides that comment, however, Leggy isn't shown demonstrating any attraction to men (or any gender, for that matter).
* AffectionateParody: Creator/EricIdle was a huge fan of the Beatles and a close friend of Music/GeorgeHarrison, who appears in a cameo as a reporter. Neil Innes clearly was a huge fan too, given the familiarity it would have taken with their material to write songs and arrangements like these just from his memory of what the songs sounded like (he deliberately ''wasn't'' listening to their material when he wrote the Rutles' songs, just so he wouldn't be plagiarising the Beatles).[[note]]Innes' band [[Music/TheBonzoDogBand The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band]] had in fact appeared in the Beatles film ''Film/MagicalMysteryTour'' performing "Death Cab for Cutie" (the namesake for [[Music/DeathCabForCutie the band of the same name]]).[[/note]]
* AmbiguouslyGay: According to Leggy
Changed line(s) 75,76 (click to see context) from:
* AffectionateParody: Creator/EricIdle was a huge fan of the Beatles and a close friend of Music/GeorgeHarrison, who appears in a cameo as a reporter. Neil Innes clearly was a huge fan too, given the familiarity it would have taken with their material to write songs and arrangements like these just from his memory of what the songs sounded like (he deliberately ''wasn't'' listening to their material when he wrote the Rutles' songs, just so he wouldn't be plagiarising the Beatles).
* AnswerSong: "Back in '64" essentially serves this purpose to "When I'm 64".
* AnswerSong: "Back in '64" essentially serves this purpose to "When I'm 64".
to:
* AsHimself: Music/MickJagger, Music/PaulSimon and Liverpool poet/playwright Roger [=McGough=] appear as themselves in cameos, being interviewed by the narrator (although [=McGough=] doesn't manage to get a word in).
Changed line(s) 78 (click to see context) from:
* BlatantLies: During an interview, press agent Eric Manchester (Creator/MichaelPalin) keeps saying that the pilfering from Rutle Corps is nothing to worry about...while people haul away the building's contents (including potted plants, telephones, a toilet, and a stuffed bear) behind him.
to:
* BlatantLies: BlatantLies:
** During an interview, press agent Eric Manchester (Creator/MichaelPalin) keeps saying that the pilfering from Rutle Corps is nothing to worry about...while people haul away the building's contents (including potted plants, telephones, a toilet, and a stuffed bear) behind him.
** During an interview, press agent Eric Manchester (Creator/MichaelPalin) keeps saying that the pilfering from Rutle Corps is nothing to worry about...while people haul away the building's contents (including potted plants, telephones, a toilet, and a stuffed bear) behind him.
Changed line(s) 82 (click to see context) from:
* TheCameo[=/=]AsHimself: [[Music/TheRollingStones Mick Jagger]] and Music/PaulSimon appear as themselves in cameos.
to:
* TheCameo[=/=]AsHimself: [[Music/TheRollingStones Mick Jagger]] and TheCameo:
** As mentioned in AsHimself, Music/MickJagger, Music/PaulSimon and Roger [=McGough=] appear as themselves as interviewees of the narrator.
** Creator/MichaelPalin appears as the Rutles' press agent Eric Manchester, an {{Expy}} of the Beatles' press agent Derek Taylor.
** Music/GeorgeHarrison appears as the man who interviews Eric Manchester. Doubles as ParodyAssistance.
** Mick Jagger's wife at the time Bianca Jagger appears as Martini, Dirk [=McQuickly's=] wife.
** Ronnie Wood appears as a Hells Angel.
** Several ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' cast members make cameos throught the film: Creator/JohnBelushi as Ron Decline, Creator/DanAykroyd as Brian Thigh (the executive that turned down the Rutles), Creator/GildaRadner as Mrs. Emily Pules (a woman interviewed on the street about the Rutles), Creator/BillMurray as Bill Murray the K, Creator/AlFranken as one of Ron Decline's henchmen, and SNL producer Creator/LorneMichaels himself as a sleazy merchandiser.
* CastingGag:
** Neil Innes (Ron Nasty) had met the Beatles before; his band [[Music/TheBonzoDogBand The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band]] had appeared incameos.the Beatles film ''Film/MagicalMysteryTour'' performing "Death Cab for Cutie" (the namesake for [[Music/DeathCabForCutie the band of the same name]]).
** Ricky Fataar as Stig O'Hara is a twofer: First, there's the fact that Fataar is a South African of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Malays Cape Malay]] descent playing an analogue for the Beatle widely known for [[ForeignCultureFetish having a deep interest]] in India; and second, Fataar was a member of Music/TheBeachBoys from 1972-74; both the Beach Boys and the Beatles were known for influencing each other, with the Beach Boys' ''Music/PetSounds'' being an influence for the Beatles' ''Music/SgtPeppetsLonelyHeartsClubBand''.
* {{Corpsing}}: During the scene in which Ron Nasty and Chastity are giving a press conference under a shower (parodying John and Yoko's love-ins), it's clear that Chastity's actress is trying her damnedest not to laugh. Even Neil Innes (Ron Nasty) seems to be wrestling with this; at the end of the scene, when saying, "We came to the conclusion that civilization is nothing more than an effective sewage system, and so by the use of plumbing we hope to demonstrate this to the world," his voice noticeably breaks when saying "world" as if trying to stiffle a laugh.
** As mentioned in AsHimself, Music/MickJagger, Music/PaulSimon and Roger [=McGough=] appear as themselves as interviewees of the narrator.
** Creator/MichaelPalin appears as the Rutles' press agent Eric Manchester, an {{Expy}} of the Beatles' press agent Derek Taylor.
** Music/GeorgeHarrison appears as the man who interviews Eric Manchester. Doubles as ParodyAssistance.
** Mick Jagger's wife at the time Bianca Jagger appears as Martini, Dirk [=McQuickly's=] wife.
** Ronnie Wood appears as a Hells Angel.
** Several ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' cast members make cameos throught the film: Creator/JohnBelushi as Ron Decline, Creator/DanAykroyd as Brian Thigh (the executive that turned down the Rutles), Creator/GildaRadner as Mrs. Emily Pules (a woman interviewed on the street about the Rutles), Creator/BillMurray as Bill Murray the K, Creator/AlFranken as one of Ron Decline's henchmen, and SNL producer Creator/LorneMichaels himself as a sleazy merchandiser.
* CastingGag:
** Neil Innes (Ron Nasty) had met the Beatles before; his band [[Music/TheBonzoDogBand The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band]] had appeared in
** Ricky Fataar as Stig O'Hara is a twofer: First, there's the fact that Fataar is a South African of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Malays Cape Malay]] descent playing an analogue for the Beatle widely known for [[ForeignCultureFetish having a deep interest]] in India; and second, Fataar was a member of Music/TheBeachBoys from 1972-74; both the Beach Boys and the Beatles were known for influencing each other, with the Beach Boys' ''Music/PetSounds'' being an influence for the Beatles' ''Music/SgtPeppetsLonelyHeartsClubBand''.
* {{Corpsing}}: During the scene in which Ron Nasty and Chastity are giving a press conference under a shower (parodying John and Yoko's love-ins), it's clear that Chastity's actress is trying her damnedest not to laugh. Even Neil Innes (Ron Nasty) seems to be wrestling with this; at the end of the scene, when saying, "We came to the conclusion that civilization is nothing more than an effective sewage system, and so by the use of plumbing we hope to demonstrate this to the world," his voice noticeably breaks when saying "world" as if trying to stiffle a laugh.
Changed line(s) 88 (click to see context) from:
* EpicFail: Rutle Corps, the company the group starts to "help people to help themselves". As a result, so many people end up ripping the company off that, as the Narrator puts it, "they were losing money faster than the British government".
to:
-->'''Narrator:''' It was a bombshell for the Rutles. They were shocked... and stunned.\\
'''Dirk [=McQuickly=]:''' Well, we're shocked.\\
'''Ron Nasty:''' Yeah, shocked.\\
'''Barry Wom:''' Shocked.\\
'''Dirk [=McQuickly=]:''' And stunned.\\
'''Ron Nasty:''' Yeah, stunned.\\
'''Barry Wom:''' Very stunned.
*EpicFail: EpicFail:
** Rutle Corps, the company the group starts to "help people to help themselves". As a result, so many people end up ripping the company off that, as the Narrator puts it, "they were losing money faster than the British government".
'''Dirk [=McQuickly=]:''' Well, we're shocked.\\
'''Ron Nasty:''' Yeah, shocked.\\
'''Barry Wom:''' Shocked.\\
'''Dirk [=McQuickly=]:''' And stunned.\\
'''Ron Nasty:''' Yeah, stunned.\\
'''Barry Wom:''' Very stunned.
*
** Rutle Corps, the company the group starts to "help people to help themselves". As a result, so many people end up ripping the company off that, as the Narrator puts it, "they were losing money faster than the British government".
Changed line(s) 92 (click to see context) from:
* FatComicRelief: In the MusicVideo for "Ouch", a chubby native goes after the band.
to:
* FatComicRelief: In the MusicVideo music video for "Ouch", "Ouch!", a chubby native goes after the band.
Changed line(s) 95 (click to see context) from:
* HilarityEnsues[=/=]HilaritySues: When things went downhill, they all sued each other. Stig even sued ''himself'', accidentally.
to:
* HilarityEnsues[=/=]HilaritySues: HilaritySues:
** When things went downhill, they all sued each other. Stig even sued ''himself'',accidentally.accidentally.
--->'''Narrator:''' ''[[Music/LetItBe Let It Rot]]'' was released as a film, an album, and a lawsuit.
** When things went downhill, they all sued each other. Stig even sued ''himself'',
--->'''Narrator:''' ''[[Music/LetItBe Let It Rot]]'' was released as a film, an album, and a lawsuit.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Apparently, Stig has been hounded by a "Paul Is Dead"-like {{Urban Legend|s}}. The clues for it... stretch credulity, to say the least, as the narrator lampshades.
-->'''Narrator:''' Stig, meanwhile, had hidden in the background so much that in 1969, a rumor went around that he was dead. He was supposed to have been killed in a flash fire at a waterbed shop and replaced by a plastic and wax replica from Madame Tusseaud's. Several so-called "facts" helped the emergence of this rumor. One: he never said anything publicly. Even as the "quiet one," he'd not said a word since 1966. Two: on the cover of their latest album, ''[[Music/AbbeyRoad Shabby Road]]'', he is wearing no trousers, an Italian way of indicating death. Three: Nasty supposedly sings "I buried Stig" on "I Am the Waitress." In fact, he sings, "E burres stigano," which is very bad Spanish for "Have you a water buffalo?" Four: On the cover of the ''[[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand Sgt. Rutter]]'' album, Stig is leaning in the exact position of a dying Yeti, from the Rutland Book of the Dead. Five: If you sing the title of "Sgt. Rutter's Only Darts Club Band" backwards, it's supposed to sound very like "Stig has been dead for ages, honestly." In fact, it sounds uncannily like "Dnab Bulc Ylno S'rettur Tnaegres." Palpable nonsense.
-->'''Narrator:''' Stig, meanwhile, had hidden in the background so much that in 1969, a rumor went around that he was dead. He was supposed to have been killed in a flash fire at a waterbed shop and replaced by a plastic and wax replica from Madame Tusseaud's. Several so-called "facts" helped the emergence of this rumor. One: he never said anything publicly. Even as the "quiet one," he'd not said a word since 1966. Two: on the cover of their latest album, ''[[Music/AbbeyRoad Shabby Road]]'', he is wearing no trousers, an Italian way of indicating death. Three: Nasty supposedly sings "I buried Stig" on "I Am the Waitress." In fact, he sings, "E burres stigano," which is very bad Spanish for "Have you a water buffalo?" Four: On the cover of the ''[[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand Sgt. Rutter]]'' album, Stig is leaning in the exact position of a dying Yeti, from the Rutland Book of the Dead. Five: If you sing the title of "Sgt. Rutter's Only Darts Club Band" backwards, it's supposed to sound very like "Stig has been dead for ages, honestly." In fact, it sounds uncannily like "Dnab Bulc Ylno S'rettur Tnaegres." Palpable nonsense.
* MythologyGag: The fact that the "Paul Is Dead"-like {{Urban Legend|s}} is given to Stig O'Hara (the George Harrison analogue) instead of Dirk [=McQuickly=] (the Paul [=McCartney=] analogue) seems to be an [[TheArtifact artifact]] of the fact that on the original ''Series/RutlandWeekendTelevision'' and ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketches, it was Dirk who mocked George and Stig who lampooned Paul (with David Battley playing Stig instead of Ricky Fataar).
Changed line(s) 106 (click to see context) from:
** Dirk [=McQuickly=]: Music/{{Paul McCartney}}
to:
** Dirk [=McQuickly=]: Music/{{Paul McCartney}}Music/PaulMcCartney
Changed line(s) 110 (click to see context) from:
** Leppo: Stuart Sutcliffe
to:
** Leppo: Stuart SutcliffeSutcliffe (although his status as ThePeteBest of the band also makes him one of... well, Pete Best. His name is even a reference to Zeppo Marx, ThePeteBest of the Creator/MarxBrothers)
** Brian Thigh, the music executive who turned down the Rutles: Dick Rowe, the music executive who turned down the Beatles
** Oddly enough, Martini seems to be a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of ''her own actress''. While the fact that she's Dirk [=McQuickly's=] wife would lead one to assume that she would be a parody of Paul [=McCartney's=] wife Linda [=McCartney=], she doesn't resemble her much at all. Instead, her being described as [=McQuickly's=] exotic French actress wife sounds closer to describing Martini's actress Bianca Jagger, who at the time was Mick Jagger's exotic Nicaraguan model wife. Also, it is implied that their wedding was something of an spectacle (it is said that since "she spoke no English, and precious little French," "when they married in London, the service was conducted in Spanish, Italian and Chinese to be on the safe side"), which also applies to Mick and Bianca's real life wedding in France; it became a media circus due to local law dictating that weddings must be open to the public.
Changed line(s) 121,123 (click to see context) from:
* ThePeteBest:
** In-universe: Leppo, the Fifth Rutle. (Technically, Leppo was a spoof on deceased Beatles bassist Stuart Sutcliffe. Extended canon in the Rutles universe claims that their pre-Barry drummer was named Kevin. Leppo is also a reference to Zeppo Marx, ThePeteBest of the Creator/MarxBrothers.
** It was David Battley and not [[Music/TheBeachBoys Ricky Fataar]] who first played Stig on ''Series/RutlandWeekendTelevision'' and ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. In these performances Dirk (still portrayed by Eric Idle) mocked George and Stig lampooned Paul.
** In-universe: Leppo, the Fifth Rutle. (Technically, Leppo was a spoof on deceased Beatles bassist Stuart Sutcliffe. Extended canon in the Rutles universe claims that their pre-Barry drummer was named Kevin. Leppo is also a reference to Zeppo Marx, ThePeteBest of the Creator/MarxBrothers.
** It was David Battley and not [[Music/TheBeachBoys Ricky Fataar]] who first played Stig on ''Series/RutlandWeekendTelevision'' and ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. In these performances Dirk (still portrayed by Eric Idle) mocked George and Stig lampooned Paul.
to:
* ThePeteBest:
**ThePeteBest: In-universe: Leppo, the Fifth Rutle. (Technically, Leppo was a spoof on deceased Beatles bassist Stuart Sutcliffe. Extended canon in the Rutles universe claims that their pre-Barry drummer was named Kevin. Leppo is also a reference to Zeppo Marx, ThePeteBest of the Creator/MarxBrothers.
** It was David Battley and not [[Music/TheBeachBoys Ricky Fataar]] who first played Stig on ''Series/RutlandWeekendTelevision'' and ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. In these performances Dirk (still portrayed by Eric Idle) mocked George and Stig lampooned Paul.Creator/MarxBrothers.
**
** It was David Battley and not [[Music/TheBeachBoys Ricky Fataar]] who first played Stig on ''Series/RutlandWeekendTelevision'' and ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. In these performances Dirk (still portrayed by Eric Idle) mocked George and Stig lampooned Paul.
Changed line(s) 125,127 (click to see context) from:
** George Harrison not only referenced The Rutles on occasion, he even played the reporter who interviewed the Derek Taylor {{Expy}}, in an interview that took place in front of the Rutles' HQ while people were walking off with stolen items in the background. (Derek Taylor was in turn a friend of Harrison; he and his wife were the friends who had lost their way in "Blue Jay Way".)
** That's also George saying "This little piggy went to market" ([[SubliminalSeduction backwards]]) on "Piggy in the Middle".
** Neil Innes, who played Ron Nasty and wrote the music, has said "George was in it up to his neck", including being present at the initial play-through of the songs (his reaction to "A Girl Like You" was "That's a bit close, isn't it?").
** That's also George saying "This little piggy went to market" ([[SubliminalSeduction backwards]]) on "Piggy in the Middle".
** Neil Innes, who played Ron Nasty and wrote the music, has said "George was in it up to his neck", including being present at the initial play-through of the songs (his reaction to "A Girl Like You" was "That's a bit close, isn't it?").
to:
** George Harrison not only referenced The Rutles on occasion, he even played the reporter who interviewed the Derek Taylor {{Expy}}, in an interview that took place in front of the Rutles' HQ while people were walking off with stolen items in press agent Eric Manchester, the background. (Derek {{Expy}} of the Beatles' press agent Derek Taylor,[[note]]Derek Taylor was in turn a friend of Harrison; he and his wife were the friends who had lost their way in "Blue Jay Way".)
** That's[[/note]] in an interview that took place in front of the Rutles' HQ while people were walking off with stolen items in the background, and was also George was the voice saying "This little piggy went to market" ([[SubliminalSeduction backwards]]) on "Piggy in the Middle".
**Middle". Neil Innes, who played Ron Nasty and wrote the music, has said that "George was in it up to his neck", including being present at the initial play-through of the songs (his reaction to "A Girl Like You" was "That's a bit close, isn't it?").
** That's
**
Changed line(s) 130 (click to see context) from:
* PetTheDog: In Universe example. Mick Jagger mentions how the Rutles, particularly Dirk, helped out the up-and-coming Rolling Stones by writing a song for them. Turns out to be a subversion, since the Stones played the song, decided it was horrible, and never recorded it.
to:
* PetTheDog: In Universe In-uiverse example. Mick Jagger mentions how the Rutles, particularly Dirk, helped out the up-and-coming Rolling Stones by writing a song for them. Turns out to be a subversion, since the Stones played the song, decided it was horrible, and never recorded it.
-->'''Narrator:''' ''[in regards of a "Paul Is Dead"-like urban legend about Stig]'' Several so-called "facts" helped the emergence of this rumor. One: he never said anything publicly. Even as the "quiet one," he'd not said a word since 1966.
Changed line(s) 152 (click to see context) from:
** The band's final performance on the roof of their Rutle Corps building where the band notably played "Get Up and Go" [[spoiler:(the parodic parallel to the Beatles' "Get Back")]]. Naturally, in the Rutles' version, somebody gets accidentally pushed ''off'' the roof.
to:
** The band's final performance on the roof of their Rutle Corps building where the band notably played "Get Up and Go" [[spoiler:(the parodic parallel to the Beatles' "Get Back")]]. Naturally, in the Rutles' version, it begins with somebody gets getting accidentally pushed ''off'' the roof.
Changed line(s) 156 (click to see context) from:
* ShoutOut: Many, frequently to unexpected sources. "Another Day" drops in a reference to author Gertrude Stein, while "Back in '64" quotes 19th-century British Prime Minister UsefulNotes/BenjaminDisraeli almost verbatim. "Another Day" also throws in a ShoutOutToShakespeare ("I know they say/that [[Theatre/AsYouLikeIt all the world's a stage]]/I'll play the fool/But as a rule/I'd rather act my age").
to:
* ShoutOut: Many, frequently to unexpected sources. "Another Day" drops in a reference to author Gertrude Stein, while "Back in '64" quotes 19th-century British Prime Minister UsefulNotes/BenjaminDisraeli almost verbatim. "Another Day" also throws in a ShoutOutToShakespeare ("I know they say/that [[Theatre/AsYouLikeIt all the world's a stage]]/I'll play the fool/But as a rule/I'd rather act my age").age"), and the title of "Eine Kleine Middle Klasse Musik" is a reference to "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik", the composition by Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart.
* TakeThat: "Questionnaire" from ''Archaeology'' initially sounds lyrically goofy, much like other Rutles songs... up until the narrator say "Tell me what you think about how easy it can be to buy a gun?", a pointed lyric especially considering the circumstances of John Lennon's murder.
Changed line(s) 160 (click to see context) from:
* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: In-Universe. All of Chastity's art is seen as evoking this trope, especially by Ron. At one point, Ron and Chastity sit in a bathtub with their clothes on and the water running as a meaningful act of symbolism. The press is there, of course.
to:
* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: In-Universe.In-universe. All of Chastity's art is seen as evoking this trope, especially by Ron. At one point, Ron and Chastity sit in a bathtub with their clothes on and the water running as a meaningful act of symbolism. The press is there, of course.
Changed line(s) 165 (click to see context) from:
--->''Bible-punching heavyweight evangelistic [[BoxingKangaroo boxing kangaroo]]\\
to:
--->''Bible-punching heavyweight evangelistic [[BoxingKangaroo boxing kangaroo]]\\{{boxing kangaroo}}\\
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 132 (click to see context) from:
* {{Recut}}: The song order for the soundtrack, listed above, reflects the CD release, where the songs are given an order reflecting the band's InUniverse chronology. The LP had a different order meant to mimic some of the transitions on Beatles albums, which Music/JohnLennon himself is said to have assisted with selecting; the album sides mimicked the Beatles' ''1962-1966'' and ''1967-1970'' albums:
to:
* {{Recut}}: Not for the film but for its soundtrack. The song order for the soundtrack, listed above, above reflects the CD release, where the songs are given an order reflecting the band's InUniverse chronology. The LP had a different order meant to mimic some of the song transitions on Beatles albums, which Music/JohnLennon himself is said to have assisted with selecting; the album sides mimicked the Beatles' ''1962-1966'' and ''1967-1970'' albums:
Changed line(s) 149 (click to see context) from:
** Obviously, the LP version is missing the songs "Goose-Step Mama", "Baby Let Me Be", "Blue Suede Schubert", "Between Us", "It's Looking Good", and "Get Up and Go". On the other hand, it also has a moderately longer version of "Hold My Hand" with an extended intro; the intro was excised because "Hold My Hand" was no longer the first song on the album. Additionally, the rearranged track order unfortunately resulted in a few parallels to Beatles albums with similar song endings being followed by similar song openings being broken. There were in fact [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rutles_(album) several other versions]] as well. (Notably, the 2018 vinyl release restores the original LP content and contains the six missing songs on a bonus 7" EP.)
to:
** Obviously, the LP version is missing the songs "Goose-Step Mama", "Baby Let Me Be", "Blue Suede Schubert", "Between Us", "It's Looking Good", and "Get Up and Go". On the other hand, it also has a moderately longer version of "Hold My Hand" with an extended intro; the intro was excised because "Hold My Hand" was no longer the first song on the album. Additionally, the rearranged track order unfortunately resulted in a few broke some of the parallels to song transitions on Beatles albums with similar song endings being followed by similar song openings being broken.albums. There were in fact [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rutles_(album) several other versions]] as well. (Notably, the 2018 vinyl release restores the original LP content and contains the six missing songs on a bonus 7" EP.)
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 149 (click to see context) from:
** Obviously, the LP version is missing the songs "Goose-Step Mama", "Baby Let Me Be", "Blue Suede Schubert", "Between Us", "It's Looking Good", and "Get Up and Go". On the other hand, it also has a moderately longer version of "Hold My Hand" with an extended intro; the intro was excised because "Hold My Hand" was no longer the first song on the album. There were in fact [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rutles_(album) several other versions]] as well. (The 2018 vinyl release restores the original LP content and contains the six missing songs on a bonus 7" EP).
to:
** Obviously, the LP version is missing the songs "Goose-Step Mama", "Baby Let Me Be", "Blue Suede Schubert", "Between Us", "It's Looking Good", and "Get Up and Go". On the other hand, it also has a moderately longer version of "Hold My Hand" with an extended intro; the intro was excised because "Hold My Hand" was no longer the first song on the album. Additionally, the rearranged track order unfortunately resulted in a few parallels to Beatles albums with similar song endings being followed by similar song openings being broken. There were in fact [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rutles_(album) several other versions]] as well. (The (Notably, the 2018 vinyl release restores the original LP content and contains the six missing songs on a bonus 7" EP).EP.)
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* {{Recut}}: The song order for the soundtrack, listed above, reflects the CD release, where the songs are given an order reflecting the band's InUniverse chronology. The LP had a different order meant to mimic some of the transitions on Beatles albums, which Music/JohnLennon himself is said to have assisted with selecting; the album sides mimicked the Beatles' ''1962-1966'' and ''1967-1970'' albums:
** Side One:
### Hold My Hand
### Number One
### With a Girl Like You
### I Must Be in Love
### Ouch!
### Living in Hope
### Love Life
### Nevertheless
** Side Two:
### Good Times Roll
### Doubleback Alley
### Cheese and Onions
### Another Day
### Piggy in the Middle
### Let's Be Natural
** Obviously, the LP version is missing the songs "Goose-Step Mama", "Baby Let Me Be", "Blue Suede Schubert", "Between Us", "It's Looking Good", and "Get Up and Go". On the other hand, it also has a moderately longer version of "Hold My Hand" with an extended intro; the intro was excised because "Hold My Hand" was no longer the first song on the album. There were in fact [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rutles_(album) several other versions]] as well. (The 2018 vinyl release restores the original LP content and contains the six missing songs on a bonus 7" EP).
** As a less extreme example, ''Archaeology'' has been re-released a few times with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeology_(album)#Alternate_versions_and_re-issues various bonus tracks]].
** Side One:
### Hold My Hand
### Number One
### With a Girl Like You
### I Must Be in Love
### Ouch!
### Living in Hope
### Love Life
### Nevertheless
** Side Two:
### Good Times Roll
### Doubleback Alley
### Cheese and Onions
### Another Day
### Piggy in the Middle
### Let's Be Natural
** Obviously, the LP version is missing the songs "Goose-Step Mama", "Baby Let Me Be", "Blue Suede Schubert", "Between Us", "It's Looking Good", and "Get Up and Go". On the other hand, it also has a moderately longer version of "Hold My Hand" with an extended intro; the intro was excised because "Hold My Hand" was no longer the first song on the album. There were in fact [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rutles_(album) several other versions]] as well. (The 2018 vinyl release restores the original LP content and contains the six missing songs on a bonus 7" EP).
** As a less extreme example, ''Archaeology'' has been re-released a few times with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeology_(album)#Alternate_versions_and_re-issues various bonus tracks]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 136 (click to see context) from:
* ShoutOut: Many, frequently to unexpected sources. "Another Day" drops in a reference to author Gertrude Stein, while "Back in '64" quotes 19th-century British Prime Minister UsefulNotes/BenjaminDisraeli almost verbatim.
to:
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Occasionally. Not too many rock bands, much less parody ones, would use a word like "pusillanimous" in a song ("Another Day", to be precise).
* ShoutOut: Many, frequently to unexpected sources. "Another Day" drops in a reference to author Gertrude Stein, while "Back in '64" quotes 19th-century British Prime Minister UsefulNotes/BenjaminDisraeli almost verbatim. "Another Day" also throws in a ShoutOutToShakespeare ("I know they say/that [[Theatre/AsYouLikeIt all the world's a stage]]/I'll play the fool/But as a rule/I'd rather act my age").
* ShoutOut: Many, frequently to unexpected sources. "Another Day" drops in a reference to author Gertrude Stein, while "Back in '64" quotes 19th-century British Prime Minister UsefulNotes/BenjaminDisraeli almost verbatim. "Another Day" also throws in a ShoutOutToShakespeare ("I know they say/that [[Theatre/AsYouLikeIt all the world's a stage]]/I'll play the fool/But as a rule/I'd rather act my age").
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 44 (click to see context) from:
#"Piggy in the Middle" (Nasty/[=McQuickly=]) - 4:11 ("I Am The Walrus", "Piggies")
to:
#"Piggy in the Middle" (Nasty/[=McQuickly=]) - 4:11 ("I Am The the Walrus", "Piggies")
Changed line(s) 53 (click to see context) from:
#"Questionnaire" - 2:41 (Musically a composite of "The Fool on the Hill", "Imagine" and "I Am the Walrus", with pointed lyrics referring to Lennon's assassination and gun-ownership laws)
to:
#"Questionnaire" - 2:41 (Musically a composite of "The Fool on the Hill", "Imagine" "Imagine", and "I Am the Walrus", with pointed lyrics referring to Lennon's assassination and gun-ownership laws)
Changed line(s) 75 (click to see context) from:
* AffectionateParody: Eric Idle was a huge fan of the Beatles and a close friend of Music/GeorgeHarrison, who appears in a cameo as a reporter.
to:
* AffectionateParody: Eric Idle Creator/EricIdle was a huge fan of the Beatles and a close friend of Music/GeorgeHarrison, who appears in a cameo as a reporter.reporter. Neil Innes clearly was a huge fan too, given the familiarity it would have taken with their material to write songs and arrangements like these just from his memory of what the songs sounded like (he deliberately ''wasn't'' listening to their material when he wrote the Rutles' songs, just so he wouldn't be plagiarising the Beatles).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ShoutOut: Many, frequently to unexpected sources. "Another Day" drops in a reference to author Gertrude Stein, while "Back in '64" quotes 19th-century British Prime Minister UsefulNotes/BenjaminDisraeli almost verbatim.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
...misremembered the trope name I was thinking of, and this one fits better anyway
* FeelingTheirAge: An unstated implication of "Back in '64" is that it sucks to be old.
Deleted line(s) 94 (click to see context) :
* GrowingOldSucks: An unstated implication of "Back in '64".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 72 (click to see context) from:
* AdolfHitlarious: "Goose-Step Mama" and Chastity being implied to be a Nazi are PlayedForLaughs, of course. Lennon was a bit worried on the latter count (his only reservation about the film), but when even Music/YokoOno herself [[ActuallyPrettyFunny found it hilarious]], he gave it his approval.
to:
* AdolfHitlarious: A mild variant: "Goose-Step Mama" and Chastity being implied to be a Nazi are PlayedForLaughs, of course. Lennon was a bit worried on the latter count (his only reservation about the film), but when even Music/YokoOno herself [[ActuallyPrettyFunny found it hilarious]], he gave it his approval.
Changed line(s) 74 (click to see context) from:
* AnimatedMusicVideo: One for "Cheese And Onions," done [[InTheStyleOf in the style of]] ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine'' and even [[ParodyAssistance animated by some of the same artists]].
to:
* AnimatedMusicVideo: One for "Cheese And and Onions," done [[InTheStyleOf in the style of]] ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine'' and even [[ParodyAssistance animated by some of the same artists]].
Changed line(s) 76 (click to see context) from:
* BiggerThanJesus: Ron Nasty caused controversy when he claimed The Rutles were "bigger than God." Ron, speaking to a slightly deaf journalist, ''actually'' said that they were "bigger than Rod," as in Rod Stewart. Rod Stewart would not make it big for another eight years. The protests and [[BookBurning album burnings]] that were sparked by Ron's comment are said to have seen the sales of Rutles albums and merchandise skyrocket as people were buying their products just to have them destroyed. While the movie [[PlayedForLaughs plays this for laughs]], it's actually very reflective of the RealLife protests against Music/TheBeatles.
to:
* AnswerSong: "Back in '64" essentially serves this purpose to "When I'm 64".
* BiggerThanJesus: Ron Nasty caused controversy when he claimed The Rutles were "bigger than God." Ron, speaking to a slightly deaf journalist, ''actually'' said that they were "bigger than Rod," as inRod Stewart.Music/RodStewart. Rod Stewart would not make it big for another eight years. The protests and [[BookBurning album burnings]] that were sparked by Ron's comment are said to have seen the sales of Rutles albums and merchandise skyrocket as people were buying their products just to have them destroyed. While the movie [[PlayedForLaughs plays this for laughs]], it's actually very reflective of the RealLife protests against Music/TheBeatles.
* BiggerThanJesus: Ron Nasty caused controversy when he claimed The Rutles were "bigger than God." Ron, speaking to a slightly deaf journalist, ''actually'' said that they were "bigger than Rod," as in
Changed line(s) 80 (click to see context) from:
* CallBack: Just as "She Loves You" gets quoted in the fade of "All You Need is Love", "Hold My Hand" gets a ShoutOut at the end of "Love Life".
to:
* CallBack: Just as "She Loves You" gets quoted in the fade of "All You Need is Is Love", "Hold My Hand" gets a ShoutOut at the end of "Love Life".
* GrowingOldSucks: An unstated implication of "Back in '64".
Changed line(s) 99 (click to see context) from:
* LongTitle: "Major Happy's Up And Coming Once Upon A Good Time Band".
to:
* LongTitle: "Major Happy's Up And and Coming Once Upon A a Good Time Band". Also "Sgt. Rutter's Only Darts Club Band".
* NoFourthWall: "Rendezvous" has Barry Wom arguing with the rest of the band (in song form) about why they're singing in the middle of his song.
Changed line(s) 122 (click to see context) from:
** George Harrison not only referenced The Rutles on occasion, he even played the reporter who interviewed the Derek Taylor {{Expy}}, in an interview that took place in front of the Rutles' HQ while people were walking off with stolen items in the background. (Derek Taylor was in turn a friend of Harrison; he and his wife were the friends who had lost their way in ''Blue Jay Way''.)
to:
** George Harrison not only referenced The Rutles on occasion, he even played the reporter who interviewed the Derek Taylor {{Expy}}, in an interview that took place in front of the Rutles' HQ while people were walking off with stolen items in the background. (Derek Taylor was in turn a friend of Harrison; he and his wife were the friends who had lost their way in ''Blue "Blue Jay Way''.Way".)
Changed line(s) 130 (click to see context) from:
** The band's final performance on the roof of their Rutle Corps building where the band notably played "Get Up And Go". [[spoiler: The parodic parallel to The Beatles' "Get Back"]] Naturally in the Rutles' version somebody gets accidentally pushed ''off'' the roof.
to:
** The band's final performance on the roof of their Rutle Corps building where the band notably played "Get Up And Go". [[spoiler: The and Go" [[spoiler:(the parodic parallel to The the Beatles' "Get Back"]] Naturally Back")]]. Naturally, in the Rutles' version version, somebody gets accidentally pushed ''off'' the roof.
Changed line(s) 132 (click to see context) from:
* SdrawkcabName: It was said that if you play the title track from Sergeant Rutter's Only Darts Club Band backwards, it is supposed to sound like "Stig has been dead for ages, honestly." It in fact says "Dnab Bulc Strad Ylno Srettur Tnaegres."
to:
* SdrawkcabName: It was said that if you play the title track from Sergeant ''Sergeant Rutter's Only Darts Club Band Band'' backwards, it is supposed to sound like "Stig has been dead for ages, honestly." It in fact says "Dnab Bulc Strad Ylno Srettur Tnaegres."
