History Recap / BlackadderS2E4Money

* FramingTheGuiltyParty: The Bishop of Bath and Wells already has an appointment with Molly the Inexpensive Prostitute and freely admits that he is a colossal pervert who will do anything ''to'' anything, "animal, vegetable, or mineral," but his flock is none the wiser. So Blackadder drugs him and has him painted in a rather lewd position with [[spoiler:poor, poor Percy]], then uses it as blackmail to get out of his loan.
-->"And it's so beautifully framed... which is ironic, really, because that's exactly what's happened to you."

* HelloSailor: Baldrick and Blackadder try and make money on the docks doing favours for sailors.
** What do you mean? Delivering messages, sewing on buttons?

* InherentlyFunnyWords: Rowan Atkinson gets great mileage out of 'bottom', 'pants' and 'nibble'.

* SinisterMinister: The Bishop visits prostitutes, eats children, and kills people who don't pay their debts by shoving red-hot pokers up their backsides. And this is all PlayedForLaughs.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: In spite of the aforementioned baby-eating, the Bishop is apparently of good standing with the Queen and his parishioners. "As far as my flock is concerned, my one vice is a tipple before evensong." Blackadder gets the upper hand by endangering his reputation.

* AdmiringTheAbomination: The Bishop of Bath and Wells, after learning the sordid details of Edmund's frame-up job.
-->"Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the church?"

->''Take heed the moral of this tale,\\
Be not a borrower or lender.\\
And if your finances do fail,\\
Make sure your banker's not a bender.''\\

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make sure your banker's not a bender.''\\

* {{Hypocrite}}: Lord Melchett eagerly joins in the pranks on Blackadder, but is visibly seething after Queenie plays one on ''him''. Downplayed as threatening someone with death when he knows that you can and would easily order it, is slightly more tasteless than summoning him for nothing and have him give his money.

-->"And it's so beautifully framed... which is funny, because that's what you've just been".

* ContinuityNod: When the Bishop offers Edmund a job with the church, he replies that he could never get used to the requisite undergarments. Back in Season One, Prince!Edmund became Archbishop and claimed that he only did it because he couldn't resist Hessian undergarments.

* ShoutOut: The crazy person hanging around the grave of the last poor bugger killed by the monks starts quoting ''Theatre/KingLear'', specifically Edgar's Poor Tom persona.

* CharacterizationClickMoment: This is where Blackadder's {{schemer}} side began to take hold.

** Also, "the grave opens up before me like...a big hole in the ground."

** Arguably if Blackadder had 'defaulted' on his loan he would have been too, given how Baldrick mentions that he is so unpopular (and we've seen plenty of reasons as to why) that people treading in dog mess say 'Whoops I've trodden in an Edmund', and he is referred to as 'Privy Breath' by those who ''like'' him.

** Also the Bishop of Bath and Wells, who switches seamlessly from castigating Blackadder for sleeping with a prostitute to booking his own appointment with her.

** Arguably if Blackadder had 'defaulted' on his loan he would have been too, given how Baldrick mentions that he is so unpopular (and we've seen plenty of reasons as to why) that people treading in dog mess say 'Whoops I've trodden in an Edmund'.

** -->'''Bishop:''' You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church?

* BaitAndSwitch: When Blackadder describes the nature of his house's privies, Mrs. Pants' expression darkens, and she angrily asks if he means that he craps out of the window. When Blackadder confirms that this is the case, she declares that in that case... they'll definitely take the house.

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-->'''Bishop:''' You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church?

* ExpospeakGag: Blackadder is attempting to sell his house to a couple, with the wife repeatedly asking about the privy. Eventually he describes it as "the very latest in front-wall, fresh-air orifices, combined with a wide-capacity gutter installation below" -- which the wife translates into plain English as "you crap out of the window". Despite what one might expect, she's actually happy about this and agrees to buy the place immediately; she hates having to deal with chamberpots.

* FriendshipMoment: Subverted: Percy loyally offers his life savings to get Blackadder out of debt, only to have Blackadder casually reveal that he has long since stolen and spent the savings in question. And even BALDRICK was in on it.

It's four o'clock in the morning, and Edmund is in bed with an inexpensive prostitute, Mollie. But he is awoken by a priest at his door; more specifically the Baby Eating Bishop of Bath and Wells. Apparently, it's one year to the day that Edmund borrowed a thousand pounds from the Black Monks, and he has 24 hours to pay up--or else. Edmund tries a variety of ways to make the money, including doing favours for sailors on the docks, selling his house, and borrowing from anyone he can. Meanwhile, Percy tries to help by inventing gold, but only winds up inventing green, and Queenie and Melchett keep taking whatever money they make. Edmund almost resigns himself to his death, when Baldrick mentions that most of England hates him. Taking heart from this, Edmund gets an idea for a cunning plan. He drugs the bishop and puts him in a...compromising position, and gets it all painted up by the best portrait painter in London.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Edmund's father blew the family fortune on wine, women and amateur theatrics.

* SinisterMinister: The Bishop, again.

* SinisterMinister: The Bishop, again.
* ShapedLikeItself: Edmund calls the green stuff that Percy invents 'green.'

* ExpospeakGag: Edmund on his privies- "The very latest in front wall, fresh air orifices, complete with a wide set gutter installation below."
-->'''Mrs. Pants:''' ...You mean you [[LaymansTerms crap out of the window]]?