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* ChildhoodFriend: In "Choob" we learn Steve and Sebastian were at primary school together.


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* InherentlyFunnyWords: "Choob" gets a bit of mileage out of the Scottish pronunciation of video as "vidjo".
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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Ah Deary Me".

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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Ah "Oh Deary Me".
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This sitcom followed the cabin crew of the fictional "Air Scotia" airline, based at Prestwick Airport in its pre-Ryanair days. There's the camp, ego-centric Sebastian Flight, perennially single Steve [=McCracken=], their boss Shona "Hitler in Tights" Spurtle and a Captain who is so out of it, he makes [[Series/FatherTed Dougal]] seem normal. Add surrealism and song and dance numbers for anarchy.

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This sitcom {{Britcom}} followed the cabin crew of the fictional "Air Scotia" airline, based at Prestwick Airport in its pre-Ryanair days. There's the camp, ego-centric Sebastian Flight, perennially single Steve [=McCracken=], their boss Shona "Hitler in Tights" Spurtle and a Captain who is so out of it, he makes [[Series/FatherTed Dougal]] seem normal. Add surrealism and song and dance numbers for anarchy.
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* LetsHaveACeilidh: In ''Birl'', thereby serving as an indirect TitleDrop.

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%%* AsideGlance: Sebastian, occasionally.

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%%* * AsideGlance: Sebastian, occasionally.Sebastian occasionally does these towards the camera.



%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.



* TheRemake: Episode 4 is a remake of the pilot, which was not part of the series proper, but an episode of Comic Asides.

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* TheRemake: Episode 4 is a remake of the pilot, which was not part of the series proper, but an episode of Comic Asides.''Comic Asides''.



-->'''Shona''': Aye, am are!

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-->'''Shona''': Aye, am Yes, Ah'm are!
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Sebastian - extremely camp, but never actually says anything indicating he is gay, and is described by Steve as an "uptight celebate".
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The dialogue is littered with this, [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Sebastian on one occasion:

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* AmbiguouslyGay: Sebastian - -- extremely camp, but never actually says anything indicating he is gay, and is described by Steve as an "uptight celebate".
celibate".
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The dialogue is littered with this, alliteration, [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Sebastian on one occasion:



* AsideGlance: Sebastian, occasionally.

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* %%* AsideGlance: Sebastian, occasionally.



** He also spotted Lena Zavaroni in an Italian restaurant in Motherwell.

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** He also Steve spotted Lena Zavaroni in an Italian restaurant in Motherwell.



* SpiritualSuccessor: Forbes and Cumming had previously played two very similar characters, the Kelvinside Young People’s Amateur Dramatic Art Society founders Victor [=McIllvaney=] and Barry [=McLeish=], at the Edinburgh Fringe and on various STV programmes.

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* SpiritualSuccessor: Forbes and Cumming had previously played two very similar characters, the Kelvinside Young People’s People's Amateur Dramatic Art Society founders Victor [=McIllvaney=] and Barry [=McLeish=], at the Edinburgh Fringe and on various STV programmes.



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* WorldOfHam

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* %%* WorldOfHam
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** Captain Duff calls Steve [[Series/TheSootyShow "Sooty"]] and Sebastian [[Series/TheSootyShow "Sweep"]] in one episode. [[SmallAnnoyingCreature It's oddly appropriate in Sebastian's case.]]

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** Captain Duff calls Steve [[Series/TheSootyShow "Sooty"]] and Sebastian [[Series/TheSootyShow "Sweep"]] in one episode. [[SmallAnnoyingCreature It's oddly appropriate in Sebastian's case.]]

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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: On competition:
-->'''Steve''': I don't know about you, Sebastian, but I never come first.
-->'''Shona''': (horrified) Steve! You give me the [[UsefulNotes/ScottishEnglish dry boak]].

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: On competition:
-->'''Steve''': I don't know about you, Sebastian, but I never come first.
-->'''Shona''': (horrified) Steve! You give me
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** Sebastian owns a ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' duvet cover.

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** Sebastian owns a ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' duvet cover.
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** Episode 6 is an episode-long Homage to {{Series/Batman}}. The machine that shows off all of Stoat's different products is most likely a nod to ''Series/TheGenerationGame''.

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** Episode 6 is an episode-long Homage homage to {{Series/Batman}}.''{{Series/Batman|1966}}''. The machine that shows off all of Stoat's different products is most likely a nod to ''Series/TheGenerationGame''.
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* OneOfUs: Captain Duff is a con-attending Trekkie. He even gets beamed up while the crew aren't looking.
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** Episode 6 is an episode-long Homage to {{Series/Batman}}. The machine that shows off all of Stoat's different products is most likely a nod to ''The Generation Game''.

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** Episode 6 is an episode-long Homage to {{Series/Batman}}. The machine that shows off all of Stoat's different products is most likely a nod to ''The Generation Game''.''Series/TheGenerationGame''.
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* EurovisionSongContest: Parodied with what could be considered to be a spiritual predecessor to ''My Lovely Horse''.

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* ShoutOut: [[PunnyName Sebastian]] [[BridesheadRevisited Flight]].

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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[[PunnyName Sebastian]] [[BridesheadRevisited [[Literature/BridesheadRevisited Flight]].



-->"[[DeadpanSnarker Oh look]], it's [[Series/TheBionicWoman Lindsay Wagner]]."

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-->"[[DeadpanSnarker --->"[[DeadpanSnarker Oh look]], it's [[Series/TheBionicWoman Lindsay Wagner]]."

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