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* NotSoAboveItAll: Richie turns his nose up at the prospect of watching Miss World on TV, but as soon as Eddie leaves, he starts watching it and fully intends to have ADateWithRosiePalms, only to be interrupted by Eddie returning before he can get started.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Discussed. Richie likes to do so with a detail of the Sistine Chapel which shows naked women. And, it seems, with Miss World on the TV.

Eddie has been out to to the dole office where the supervisor has cut his dole off because their savings are too high — £11.80. Of this, he has spent £1.50 on a pristine first-edition copy of ''Parade'' and £10 on a bet on Miss World. Richie tries to fake his death to get a drink from him. Richie laments on why no one will have sex with him (again). Richie makes a slap up grill for 2 consisting of grilled lettuce, beans, green 'bacon' and 'elm' tea. Richie changes the channel which results in a fight and Eddie is thrown out.

* ItsNotPornItsArt: Discussed in relation to the pristine copy of ''Parade'' magazine [[note]] a RealLife British "art pamphlet" (or, if you prefer, "jazz mag") that was published from 1960 until the mid-2000s, by which time men looking for that sort of thing could just [[TheInternetIsForPorn use the Internet]] [[/note]] that Eddie bought, and a section of the Sistine Chapel depicting three naked women (the latter being an image reproduced in Richie's art book, which he uses as a masturbatory aid so frequently that the book always falls open on that page).

* ItsNotPornItsArt: Discussed in relation to the pristine copy of ''Parade'' magazine that Eddie bought, and a section of the Sistine Chapel depicting three naked women (the latter being an image reproduced in Richie's art book, which he uses as a masturbatory aid do frequent that the book always falls open on that page).

* NoodleIncident: The bullfight-like incident involving Eddie's trousers during his 10-minute Bunny Girl job in 1978.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Most definitely when compared to the rest of the series. This episode, long suspected to be the pilot (though never confirmed as such), has a distinctly bleaker tone than all other episodes. It begins with Richie faking a suicide attempt in a doomed bid to get Eddie to buy him a drink.
* HowWeGotHere: It is established that they got the flat from Richie's aunt. Eddie is supposed to pay rent but hasn't done so for years.

Eddie has been out to to the dole office where the supervisor has cut his dole off because their savings are too high (£11.80). He then spends £1.50 on a second hand copy of Parade and a bet on Miss World. Richie tries to fake his death to get a drink from him. Richie laments on why no one will have sex with him (again). Richie makes a slap up grill for 2 consisting of grilled lettuce, beans, green 'bacon' and 'elm' tea. Richie changes the channel which results in a fight and Eddie is thrown out.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Most definitely when compared to the rest of the series. This episode, long suspected to be the pilot (though never confirmed as such), has a distinctly bleaker tone than all other episodes. It begins with Richie faking a suicide attempt in a doomed bid to get some sympathy from Eddie.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Most definitely when compared to the rest of the series. This episode, long suspected to be the pilot (though never confirmed as such), has a distinctly bleaker tone than all other episodes.

* ILied: Eddie spent the missing ₤10 on dinner elsewhere after noticing Richie foraging through the window box He just said the money went on a 1000-1 bet so that Richie would let him watch Miss World on the television.

* ILied: The missing ₤10 went [[spoiler:on Eddie’s having tea elsewhere after noticing Richie foraging through the window box]].[[note]]He just said the missing money went on a 1000-1 bet so that Richie would allow Miss World on the television.[[/note]]

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Rather a lot of this humour in the first half of the episode.

The two make up and Eddie confesses to putting a £10.00 bet on Miss China whom, we are told, isn't very poised or attractive. The competition results in a win for Miss France. Eddie destroys the TV in a fit of rage and then confesses to never putting a bet on, he instead spent the money on a slap-up grill to avoid Richie's cooking.

* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: Combined with AnachronismStew. Eddie's dole is cut because he has too many savings - £11.80, which is then supposed to last up to two months. That little money would not have lasted them anywhere near as long at the time the show is set. Although, given the lifestyle the duo have, it's possible the clerk was merely mocking them. [[SarcasmBlind Richie, of course, took it seriously]].

* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: Combined with AnachronismStew. Eddie's dole is cut because he has too many savings - £11.80, which is then supposed to last up to two months. That little money would not have lasted them anywhere near as long at the time the show is set.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After their revolting dinner'

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Rather a lot of this humour in the first half of the episode.

* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: Combined with AnachronismStew. Eddie's dole is cut because he has too many savings - £11.80, which is then supposed to last up to two months. That little money would not have lasted them anything near as long at the time the show is set.

The two make up and Eddie confesses to putting a £10.00 bet on Miss China whom, we are told, isn't very poised or attractive. The competition results in a win for Miss France. Eddie destroys the TV in a fit of rage and then confesses to never putting a bet on, he instead spent the money on a slap up grill to avoid Richie's cooking.

The two make up and Eddie confesses to putting a £10.00 bet on Miss China whom, we are told, isn't very poised or attractive. The competition results in a win for Miss America. Eddie destroys the TV in a fit of rage and then confesses to never putting a bet on, he instead spent the money on a slap up grill to avoid Richie's cooking.

* ILied: The missing ₤10 went [[spoiler:on Eddie’s having tea elsewhere after noticing Richie foraging through the window box]].[[note]]He just said the missing money went on a 1000-1 bet just said that so Richie would allow Miss World on the television.[[/note]]

* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: Combined with AnachronismStew. Eddie's dole is cut because he has too many savings - £11.80, which is then supposed to last up to two months, and yet the show is supposed to be set somewhere between the 1970s and the early 1990s (when the show aired).

* ILied: The missing ₤10 went [[spoiler:on Eddie’s having tea elsewhere after noticing Richie foraging through the window box]].]][[note]]He just said the missing money went on a 1000-1 bet just said that so Richie would allow Miss World on the television.[[/note]]

* ILied: The missing ₤10 went [[spoiler:on Eddie’s having tea elsewhere after noticing [[CordonBleughChef Richie foraging through the window box]].]][[note]]He just said the missing money went on a 1000-1 bet just said that so Richie would allow Miss World on the television.[[/note]]

The two make up and Eddie confesses to putting a £10.00 bet on Miss China whom, we are told, isn't very poised or attractive. The competition results in a win for Miss America. Eddie destroys the TV in a fit of rage and then confesses to never putting a bet on, he instead spent the money on a slap up grill to avoid Richie's cooking.

The two make up and Eddie confesses to putting a £10.00 bet on Miss China who isn't very attractive. The competition results in a win for Miss America. Eddie destroys the TV in a fit of rage and then confesses to never putting a bet on, he instead spent the money on a slap up grill to avoid Richie's cooking.

Eddie has been out to to the dole office where the supervisor has cut it of because their savings are to high (£11.80)which he then spends on a second hand copy of parade and a bet on miss world Richie tries to fake his death to get a drink from him. Richie laments on why noone will have sex with him (again). Richie makes a slap up grill for 2 consisting of grilled lettuce, beans, green 'bacon' and 'elm' tea. Richie changes the channel which results in a fight and Eddie is thrown out.

The two make up and Eddie confesses to putting a bet on Miss China who isn't very attactive. The competition results in a win for Miss America. Eddie destroys the TV in a fit of rage and then confesses to never putting a bet on, he instead spent the money on a slap up grill to avoid Richie's cooking.

Eddie has been out to to the dole office and Richie tries to fake his death to get a drink from him. Richie laments on why noone will have sex with him (again). Richie makes a slap up grill for 2 consisting of grilled lettuce, beans, green 'bacon' and 'elm' tea. Eddie puts on Miss World and Richie changes the channel which results in a fight and Eddie is thrown out.

The two make up and Eddie confesses to putting a bet on Miss China who isn't very attactive. The competition results in a win for Miss America. Eddie destroys the TV in a fit of rage.

Richie is enjoying a cup of elm tea while Eddie watches Miss World. Richie wants to change the channel which results in a fight. Eddie is thrown out.

The two make up and Eddie confesses to putting a bet on Miss China who isn't very attactive. Eddie destroys the TV in a fit of rage.