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-> ''I have liquidised your assets.''



* TheAlcoholic: Eddie comes home drunk, and passes out after necking a bottle of bleach. Richie points out that he's only ever been drunk once; the problem is, that's lasted for 17 years.



* GroinAttack: The burglars leave Richie and Eddie's nadgers in a pair of mousetraps with a note bearing the name "Sue Carpenter". The mere mention of that name is enough to arouse the hapless duo enough to trigger the mousetraps.

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* GroinAttack: The Richie 's solution to getting the burglar off the ceiling after the police leave is to whack him in the nadgers with a broom. Later, the burglars leave Richie and Eddie's nadgers in a pair of mousetraps with a note bearing the name "Sue Carpenter". The mere mention of that name is enough to arouse the hapless duo enough to trigger the mousetraps.


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* PoliceAreUseless: They fail to spot one burglar sellotaped to the ceiling, and another one on the window-ledge.


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* VomitIndiscretionShot: After being force-fed three cups of tea (one of which was poisoned), the burglar pukes up.

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The burglar episode. Richie is enjoying a quiet night in when Eddie comes home drunk -- Richie had given him £1.75 for two fish suppers which he instead spent at the chemist's. Eddie goes to the cupboard and swigs a bottle of bleach, which renders him unconscious. Richie drags him upstairs and into bed when he hears noises downstairs — the flat is being robbed.

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The burglar episode. Richie is enjoying a quiet night in when Eddie comes home drunk -- Richie had given him £1.75 for two some money to get fish suppers which and chips but he instead spent at the chemist's. used it to get drunk instead. Eager for more, Eddie goes to the cupboard and swigs a bottle of bleach, which renders him unconscious. Richie drags him upstairs and into bed when he hears noises downstairs — the flat is being robbed.
burgled.



-->'''Eddie:''' Taxi! The Copacabana! ''[faints]''

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-->'''Eddie:''' Ah, that's the stuff. Taxi! The Copacabana! ''[faints]''''[passes out]''



* PoliceBrutality: Visiting coppers give Richie a whack on the head on their way out.

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* PoliceBrutality: Visiting One of the coppers give gives Richie a whack on the head on their way out.with his truncheon before leaving.

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* GroinAttack: The burglars leave Richie and Eddie's nadgers in a pair of mousetraps with a note bearing "Sue Carpenter".

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* GroinAttack: The burglars leave Richie and Eddie's nadgers in a pair of mousetraps with a note bearing the name "Sue Carpenter".Carpenter". The mere mention of that name is enough to arouse the hapless duo enough to trigger the mousetraps.

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The burglar episode. Richie is enjoying a quiet night in when Eddie comes home drunk -- Richie had given him £1.75 for two fish suppers which he instead spent at the chemist's. Eddie goes to the cupboard and swigs a bottle of bleach, which renders him unconscious. Richie drags him upstairs and into bed when he hears noises downstairs, the house is being robbed.

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The burglar episode. Richie is enjoying a quiet night in when Eddie comes home drunk -- Richie had given him £1.75 for two fish suppers which he instead spent at the chemist's. Eddie goes to the cupboard and swigs a bottle of bleach, which renders him unconscious. Richie drags him upstairs and into bed when he hears noises downstairs, downstairs — the house flat is being robbed.
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* BoundAndGagged: Richie and Eddie tie one the burglars to a chair with sellotape and tape-gag him.

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* BoundAndGagged: Richie and Eddie tie one of the burglars to a chair with sellotape and tape-gag him.
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The burglar episode. Richie is enjoying a quite night in when Eddie comes home drunk -- Richie had given him £1.75 for two fish suppers which he instead spent at the chemist's. Eddie goes to cupboard and swigs a bottle of bleach, which renders him unconscious. Richie drags him upstairs and into bed when he hears noises downstairs, the house is being robbed.

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The burglar episode. Richie is enjoying a quite quiet night in when Eddie comes home drunk -- Richie had given him £1.75 for two fish suppers which he instead spent at the chemist's. Eddie goes to the cupboard and swigs a bottle of bleach, which renders him unconscious. Richie drags him upstairs and into bed when he hears noises downstairs, the house is being robbed.



The police come to investigate a burglary call and decide to call it off, thinking it was a party. To stop the police finding him Eddie sellotaped the burglar to the ceiling, but they can't get him down. Another burglar arrives and knocks the two out. They wake up to find everything gone ... including their clothes.

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The police come to investigate a burglary call and decide to call it off, thinking it was a party. To stop the police finding him him, Eddie sellotaped the burglar to the ceiling, but they can't get him down. Another burglar arrives and knocks the two out. They wake up to find everything gone ... including their clothes.


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* BoundAndGagged: Richie and Eddie tie one the burglars to a chair with sellotape and tape-gag him.

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The burglar episode. Richie is enjoying a quite night in when Eddie comes home drunk. Richie had given him £1.75 for two fish suppers which he spent at the chemist's. Eddie goes to cupboard and swigs a bottle of bleach. Richie drags him upstairs and into bed when he hears noises downstairs, the house is being robbed.

Eddie and Richie catch one of them and discover his stash of gold and silver items. The two plan to sell it all and leave to the Bahamas, but they can't leave the burgular. Eddie suggests killing him and goes to the roof to get some pigeon poison.

The come to investigate a burglary call and decide to call it off thinking it was a party. To stop the police finding him Eddie sellotaped the burglar to the ceiling, but they can't get him down. Another burglar arrives and knocks the two out. They wake up to find everything gone including their clothes.

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The burglar episode. Richie is enjoying a quite night in when Eddie comes home drunk. drunk -- Richie had given him £1.75 for two fish suppers which he instead spent at the chemist's. Eddie goes to cupboard and swigs a bottle of bleach.bleach, which renders him unconscious. Richie drags him upstairs and into bed when he hears noises downstairs, the house is being robbed.

Eddie and Richie catch one of them and discover his stash of gold and silver items. The two plan to sell it all and leave to the Bahamas, but they can't leave the burgular.burglar. Eddie suggests killing him and goes to the roof to get some pigeon poison.

The police come to investigate a burglary call and decide to call it off off, thinking it was a party. To stop the police finding him Eddie sellotaped the burglar to the ceiling, but they can't get him down. Another burglar arrives and knocks the two out. They wake up to find everything gone gone ... including their clothes.
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* WireDilemma: A variant, when they decide to poison the burglar.

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* WireDilemma: A variant, when they decide to poison the burglar.burglar by giving him a mug of poisoned tea.

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-->'''Eddie:''' ''(points gun at Richie)'' I'd like to see you try!

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-->'''Eddie:''' ''(points ''[points gun at Richie)'' Richie]'' I'd like to see you try!



-->'''Eddie:''' Did you see [[Series/{{Emmerdale}} Emmerdale Farm]] last night?

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-->'''Eddie:''' Did you see [[Series/{{Emmerdale}} ''[[Series/{{Emmerdale}} Emmerdale Farm]] Farm]]'' last night?



-->'''Eddie:''' Do you think he's more of a Series/{{Brookside}} man?

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-->'''Eddie:''' Do you think he's more of a Series/{{Brookside}} ''Series/{{Brookside}}'' man?



* WireDilemma (variant):
-->'''Q:''' Which mug has the poison in?\\
'''A:''' [[spoiler:The yellow one!]]

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* WireDilemma (variant):
-->'''Q:'''
WireDilemma: A variant, when they decide to poison the burglar.
-->'''Richie''':
Which mug has the poison in?\\
'''A:''' [[spoiler:The '''Eddie''': The yellow one!]]one!\\
'''Richie''': They're all yellow!
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Richie is enjoying a quite night in when Eddie comes home drunk. Richie had given him £1.75 for two fish suppers which he spent at the chemist's. Eddie goes to cupboard and swigs a bottle of bleach. Richie drags him upstairs and into bed when he hears noises downstairs, the house is being robbed.

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The burglar episode. Richie is enjoying a quite night in when Eddie comes home drunk. Richie had given him £1.75 for two fish suppers which he spent at the chemist's. Eddie goes to cupboard and swigs a bottle of bleach. Richie drags him upstairs and into bed when he hears noises downstairs, the house is being robbed.



-->'''Eddie:''' Taxi! The Copacabana! ''(faints)''

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-->'''Eddie:''' Taxi! The Copacabana! ''(faints)''''[faints]''

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* GroinAttack: The burglars leave Richie and Eddie's nadgers in a pair of mousetraps with a note bearing 'Sue Carpenter'.

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* GroinAttack: The burglars leave Richie and Eddie's nadgers in a pair of mousetraps with a note bearing 'Sue Carpenter'."Sue Carpenter".
* NeverMyFault: Eddie went out and got drunk instead of buying fish suppers. He blames the town planner for putting the pub next door to the fish and chip shop.
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* GroinAttack: The burglars leave Richie and Eddie's nadgers in a pair of mousetraps with a note bearing 'Sue Carpenter'. RealityEnsues.

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* GroinAttack: The burglars leave Richie and Eddie's nadgers in a pair of mousetraps with a note bearing 'Sue Carpenter'. RealityEnsues.

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The come to investigate a burglary call and decide to call it off thinking it was a party. To stop the police finding him Eddie sellotaped the burgular to the cieling, but they can't get him down. Another burgular arrives and knocks the two out. They wake up to find everything gone including their clothes.

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The come to investigate a burglary call and decide to call it off thinking it was a party. To stop the police finding him Eddie sellotaped the burgular burglar to the cieling, ceiling, but they can't get him down. Another burgular burglar arrives and knocks the two out. They wake up to find everything gone including their clothes.



* BringMeMyBrownPants: When they realise they're being burgled.
-->'''Richie:''' What should we do?
-->'''Eddie:''' Shit our pants?
-->'''Richie:''' I've done that.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Eddie has a couple.
-->'''Eddie:''' Out of the way, punk. I'll shoot the lock.
-->'''Richie:''' Eddie, do you want to be skinned alive and buggered?
-->'''Eddie:''' ''(points gun at Richie)'' I'd like to see you try!
-->'''Richie:''' Not me, I'm talking about the burglars! They'll hear the gun.
** When 'questioning' the burglar.
-->'''Eddie:''' Did you see [[Series/{{Emmerdale}} Emmerdale Farm]] last night?
-->'''Richie:''' Eddie, a word. It's the wrong question.
-->'''Eddie:''' Do you think he's more of a Series/{{Brookside}} man?



* NonSequiturThud: Eddie knocks back some bleach:

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* GroinAttack: The burglars leave Richie and Eddie's nadgers in a pair of mousetraps with a note bearing 'Sue Carpenter'. RealityEnsues.
* NonSequiturThud: Eddie knocks back some bleach:bleach.


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* NoseShove: Richie sticks an entire pencil up Eddie's nose. It stays up there for the rest of the episode.
* PoliceBrutality: Visiting coppers give Richie a whack on the head on their way out.

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* WireDilemma (variant)

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* NonSequiturThud: Eddie knocks back some bleach:
-->'''Eddie:''' Taxi! The Copacabana! ''(faints)''
* WireDilemma (variant)(variant):
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The come to investigate a burglary call and decide to call it off thinking it was a party. To stop the police finding him Eddie sellotaped the burgular to the cieling, but they can't get him down. Another burgular arrives and knocks the two out. They wake up to find everything gone including their clothes.

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The come to investigate a burglary call and decide to call it off thinking it was a party. To stop the police finding him Eddie sellotaped the burgular to the cieling, but they can't get him down. Another burgular arrives and knocks the two out. They wake up to find everything gone including their clothes.clothes.

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* BawdySong: Richie sings this version of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sailor%27s_Hornpipe The Sailor's Hornpipe]]:
-->''Do your balls hang low?\\
Can you swing 'em to and fro?\\
Can you tie 'em in a knot?\\
Can you tie 'em in a bow?\\
Do you get a funny feeling when they're hanging from the ceiling?\\
Oh you'll never be a sailor if your balls hang low!''
* DrunkWithPower: The two catch a burglar in their flat, who they sit on, tie to chair with Sellotape and try to poison. It completely backfires.
* WireDilemma (variant)
-->'''Q:''' Which mug has the poison in?\\
'''A:''' [[spoiler:The yellow one!]]
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The come to investigate a burglary call and decide to call it off thinking it was a party. To stop the police finding him Eddie sellotaped the burgular to the cieling, but they can't get him down. Another burgular arrives and knock the two out. They wake up to find everything gone including thier clothes.

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The come to investigate a burglary call and decide to call it off thinking it was a party. To stop the police finding him Eddie sellotaped the burgular to the cieling, but they can't get him down. Another burgular arrives and knock knocks the two out. They wake up to find everything gone including thier their clothes.
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The come to investigate a burglary call and decide to call it off thinking it was a party. To stop the police finding him Eddie sellotaped him to the cieling, but they can't get him down. Another burgular arrives and knock the two out. They wake up to find everything gone including thier clothes.

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The come to investigate a burglary call and decide to call it off thinking it was a party. To stop the police finding him Eddie sellotaped him the burgular to the cieling, but they can't get him down. Another burgular arrives and knock the two out. They wake up to find everything gone including thier clothes.
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Richie is enjoying a quite night in when Eddie comes home drunk. Richie had given him £1.75 for two fish suppers which he spent at the chemist's. Eddie goes to cupboard and swigs a bottle of bleach. Richie drags him upstairs and into bed when he hears noises downstairs, the house is being robbed.

Eddie and Richie catch one of them and discover his stash of gold and silver items. The two plan to sell it all and leave to the Bahamas, but they can't leave the burgular. Eddie suggests killing him and goes to the roof to get some pigeon poison.

The come to investigate a burglary call and decide to call it off thinking it was a party. To stop the police finding him Eddie sellotaped him to the cieling, but they can't get him down. Another burgular arrives and knock the two out. They wake up to find everything gone including thier clothes.

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