History YMMV / AlloAllo

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Gruber and Helga's marriage as revealed in the finale. Was it gay erasure of Gruber? Was Gruber bisexual all along? Or did Helga serve as [[TheBeard Gruber's beard]] whilst indulging her own proclivity for kinky sex and multiple partners? Even in Europe in the 1950's a gay man and a woman with Helga's tastes would have faced social scrutiny. Their marriage and the wealth they attained later in life would have provided them with the cover they needed to avoid being seen as scandalous at such a time.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Klein from "Savile Row to the Rescue" is played by Creator/JohnBluthal, who would later be best known for playing Frank Pickle in ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley''.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Gruber and Helga's marriage as revealed in the finale. Was it GayErasure of Gruber? Was Gruber bisexual all along? Or did Helga serve as [[TheBeard Gruber's beard]] whilst indulging her own proclivity for kinky sex and multiple partners? Even in Europe in the 1950's a gay man and a woman with Helga's tastes would have faced social scrutiny. Their marriage and the wealth they attained later in life would have provided them with the cover they needed to avoid being seen as scandalous at such a time.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIhSAGwqsUg theme track]], with French accordions, is a whimsical delight.

* {{Woolseyism}}: The German dub translated Officer Crabtree's CatchPhrase of "Good moaning" to "Good stomach".

* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Klein from "Savile Row to the Rescue" is played by Creator/JohnBluthal, who would later be best known for playing Frank Pickle in ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley''.
** A radio operator from "The Gateau from the Chateau" is played by Creator/JulieChristianYoung, who would later be best known for playing Babs Weaver in ''Series/HiDeHi''.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Klein from "Savile Row to the Rescue" is played by Creator/JohnBluthal, who would later be best known for playing Frank Pickle in ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley''.

* FairForItsDay: Lt. Gruber isn't exactly a perfect example of gay representation: he's the butt of many QueerPeopleAreFunny jokes, and the ending has him marry Helga and have children with her, which could be seen as [[ButNotTooGay gay erasure]] (though he could actually be bisexual). But back in TheEighties when the show first started airing, simply having a character who is unambiguously attracted to another man, and who is portrayed sympathetically, was VERY progressive.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Although the series was extremely popular in Britain and overseas, it was especially so in UsefulNotes/{{Portugal}}. According to [[https://www.publico.pt/culturaipsilon/noticia/a-madonna-caida-das-grandes-maminhas-1742530 this article]], it was because the series was seen as a parody of war movies which put every one, villains and heroes, the good and the bad, as equally incompetent (and not specifically of ''Series/SecretArmy''), at the same time as using a revue-style kind of humour (revue being at the time very popular in Portugal, albeit slowly going out of style with other TV series which were contemporaneous with ''Allo Allo'' on Portuguese telly). In fact, when Creator/GordenKaye had his car accident, it was front page news in Portugal, and a BBC spokesperson was reportedly surprised by the number of Portuguese journalists calling in to inquire about Kaye's condition!

* ParodyDisplacement: The series was conceived not as a comedy about LaResistance but as a parody of British dramas about them, specifically the BBC's 1977-79 ''Series/SecretArmy'', which was popular enough to have its own sequel, ''Kessler''. However, ''Secret Army'' ran for only three series and has been largely forgotten, whereas ''Allo Allo'' lasted for ten years.

* {{Woolseyism}}: In Sweden, the show was called '''Emliga Armén'' ("Lame Army"), a pun/French-accented pronunciation of ''Hemliga Armén'' (the Swedish translation of ''Series/SecretArmy'').

* {{Moe}}: You would ''never'' expect a Wehrmacht member being this, but Gruber proves you wrong for being a kind and soft spoken fellow.

* HilariousInHindsight: Womanizing René is usually appalled whenever he sees that Lt. Gruber is hitting on him. In the mid 80's Creator/GordenKaye admitted that he is, in fact, homosexual. (And Guy Siner is not).

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Although the series was extremely popular in Britain and overseas, it was especially so in UsefulNotes/{{Portugal}}. According to [[https://www.publico.pt/culturaipsilon/noticia/a-madonna-caida-das-grandes-maminhas-1742530 this article]], it was because the series was seen as a parody of war movies which put every one, villains and heroes, the good and the bad, as equally incompetent (and not specifically of ''Series/SecretArmy''), at the same time as using a revue-style kind of humour (revue being at the time very popular in Portugal, albeit slowly going out of style with other TV series which were contemporaneous with ''Allo Allo'' on Portuguese telly). In fact, when Gorden Kaye had his car accident, it was front page news in Portugal, and a BBC spokesperson was reportedly surprised by the number of Portuguese journalists calling in to inquire about Kaye's condition!
* HilariousInHindsight: Womanizing René is usually appalled whenever he sees that Lt. Gruber is hitting on him. In the mid 80's Gorden Kaye admitted that he is, in fact, homosexual. (And Guy Siner is not).

* WeirdAlEffect: The series was conceived not as a comedy about LaResistance but as a parody of British dramas about them, specifically the BBC's 1977-79 ''Series/SecretArmy'', which was popular enough to have its own sequel, ''Kessler''. However, ''Secret Army'' ran for only three series and has been largely forgotten, whereas ''Allo Allo'' lasted for ten years.

* FairForItsDay: Lt. Gruber isn't exactly a perfect example of gay representation: he's the butt of many QueerPeopleAreFunny jokes, and the ending has him marry Helga and have children with her, which could be seen as [[ButNotTooGay gay erasure]]. Though he could be bisexual. But back in TheEighties when the show first started airing, simply having a character who is unambiguously attracted to another man, and who is portrayed sympathetically, was VERY progressive.

* FairForItsDay: Lt. Gruber isn't exactly a perfect example of gay representation: he's the butt of many QueerPeopleAreFunny jokes, and the ending has him marry Helga and have children with her, which could be seen as [[ButNotTooGay gay erasure]]. But back in TheEighties when the show first started airing, simply having a character who is unambiguously attracted to another man, and who is portrayed sympathetically, was VERY progressive.