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Misuse of Ho Yay, which is about unintentional subtext. René and Gruber are anything but unintentional, and his crush is just plain text.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Lt. Hubert Gruber, largely for his countless HoYay moments with Rene and for being the most [[TheCutie adorable]] "nazi" in fiction.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Lt. Hubert Gruber, largely for his countless HoYay moments with crush on Rene and for being the most [[TheCutie adorable]] "nazi" in fiction.
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* HoYay: Gruber towards René.
** Occasionally, some of the other Wehrmacht soldiers towards Gruber, particularly when he plays the piano.
** Occasionally, some of the other Wehrmacht soldiers towards Gruber, particularly when he plays the piano.
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* {{Moe}}: You would ''never'' expect a Wehrmacht member being this, but Gruber proves you wrong for being a kind and soft spoken fellow.
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* 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 cover news in Portugal, and a BBC spokesperson was reportedly surprised at the ammount of Portuguese journalists calling in to inquire on Kaye's health!
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* 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 cover front page news in Portugal, and a BBC spokesperson was reportedly surprised at by the ammount number of Portuguese journalists calling in to inquire on about Kaye's health!condition!
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** The series aired in both Germany and France. The German audiences loved it, with some older people saying that it was a relief to be able to laugh a little at a painful period of their history. It was the French who accused it of being insensitive!
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** The series aired in both Germany and France. The German audiences loved it, with some older people saying that it was a relief to be able to laugh a little at a painful period of their history. It was the French who accused it of being insensitive!
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* 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 review-style kind of humour (review being at the time a type of theater which was 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 cover news in Portugal, and a BBC spokesperson was reportedly surprised at the ammount of Portuguese journalists calling in to inquire on Kaye's health!
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* 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 review-style revue-style kind of humour (review (revue being at the time a type of theater which was 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 cover news in Portugal, and a BBC spokesperson was reportedly surprised at the ammount of Portuguese journalists calling in to inquire on Kaye's health!
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* 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 review-style kind of humour (review being at the time a type of theater which was 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 Maye had his car accident, it was cover news in Portugal, and a BBC spokesperson was reportedly surprised at the ammount of Portuguese journalists calling in to inquire on Kaye's health!
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* 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 review-style kind of humour (review being at the time a type of theater which was 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 Maye Kaye had his car accident, it was cover news in Portugal, and a BBC spokesperson was reportedly surprised at the ammount of Portuguese journalists calling in to inquire on Kaye's health!
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Lt. Herbert Gruber, largely for his countless HoYay moments with Rene and for being the most [[TheCutie adorable]] "nazi" in fiction.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Lt. Herbert Hubert Gruber, largely for his countless HoYay moments with Rene and for being the most [[TheCutie adorable]] "nazi" in fiction.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Lt. Gruber , largely for his countless HoYay moments with Rene and for being the most [[TheCutie adorable]] "nazi" in fiction.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Lt. Gruber , Herbert Gruber, largely for his countless HoYay moments with Rene and for being the most [[TheCutie adorable]] "nazi" in fiction.
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It's impossible to "avert" Deader Than Disco — either it's extremely hated or it's not. If it's still liked by a sizable percentage of people, it's not an example of this.
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* DeaderThanDisco: Averted. While modern comedians frequently trash-talk the series (in particular, Creator/RickyGervais has gone on record as saying that this series showcases everything wrong with the classic BritCom format), it still remains very fondly remembered by most people.
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* {{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'').
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* {{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'').''Series/SecretArmy'').
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* 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 review-style kind of humour (review being at the time a type of theater which was 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 Maye had his car accident, it was cover news in Portugal, and a BBC spokesperson was reportedly surprised at the ammount of Portuguese journalists calling in to inquire on Kaye's health!
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* 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'', ''Series/SecretArmy''), at the same time as using a review-style kind of humour (review being at the time a type of theater which was 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 Maye had his car accident, it was cover news in Portugal, and a BBC spokesperson was reportedly surprised at the ammount of Portuguese journalists calling in to inquire on Kaye's health!
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* 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 review-style kind of humour (review being at the time a type of theater which was 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 Maye had his car accident, it was cover news in Portugal, and a BBC spokesperson was reportedly surprised with the ammount of Portuguese journalists calling in to inquire on Kaye's health status!
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* 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 review-style kind of humour (review being at the time a type of theater which was 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 Maye had his car accident, it was cover news in Portugal, and a BBC spokesperson was reportedly surprised with at the ammount of Portuguese journalists calling in to inquire on Kaye's health status!health!
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* 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 review-style kind of humour (review being at the time a type of theater which was 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 Maye had his car accident, it was cover news in Portugal, and a BBC spokesperson was reportedly surprised with the ammount of Portuguese journalists calling in to inquire on Kaye's health status!
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* WeirdAlEffect: the series became far more popular than ''Series/SecretArmy'', and the original has been largely forgotten.
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* WeirdAlEffect: the The series became far more popular than 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 the original has been largely forgotten.forgotten, whereas ''Allo Allo'' lasted for ten years.
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* 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.
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* 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).
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Lt. Gruber , largely for his countless HoYay moments with Rene and for being the most [[TheCutie adorable]] "nazi" in fiction.
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* {{Woolseyism}}: In Sweden, the show was called '''Emliga Armén'' ("Lame Army"), a pun on ''Hemliga Armén'' (the Swedish title of ''Series/SecretArmy'').
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* {{Woolseyism}}: In Sweden, the show was called '''Emliga Armén'' ("Lame Army"), a pun on pun/French-accented pronunciation of ''Hemliga Armén'' (the Swedish title translation of ''Series/SecretArmy'').
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* DeaderThanDisco -- Averted. While modern comedians frequently trash-talk the series (in particular, Creator/RickyGervais has gone on record as saying that this series showcases everything wrong with the classic BritCom format), it still remains very fondly remembered by most people.
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* DeaderThanDisco -- DeaderThanDisco: Averted. While modern comedians frequently trash-talk the series (in particular, Creator/RickyGervais has gone on record as saying that this series showcases everything wrong with the classic BritCom format), it still remains very fondly remembered by most people.
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* WeirdAlEffect -- the series became far more popular than ''Series/SecretArmy'', and the original has been largely forgotten.
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* TheWoobie -- Von Smallhausen and ''especially'' Lt. Gruber despite them being Nazis too.
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* WeirdAlEffect -- WeirdAlEffect: the series became far more popular than ''Series/SecretArmy'', and the original has been largely forgotten.
*TheWoobie -- TheWoobie: Von Smallhausen and ''especially'' Lt. Gruber despite them being Nazis too.too.
* {{Woolseyism}}: In Sweden, the show was called '''Emliga Armén'' ("Lame Army"), a pun on ''Hemliga Armén'' (the Swedish title of ''Series/SecretArmy'').
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* {{Woolseyism}}: In Sweden, the show was called '''Emliga Armén'' ("Lame Army"), a pun on ''Hemliga Armén'' (the Swedish title of ''Series/SecretArmy'').
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* DeaderThanDisco -- Averted. While modern comedians frequently trash-talk the series (in particular, RickyGervais Creator/RickyGervais has gone on record as saying that this series showcases everything wrong with the classic BritCom format), it still remains very fondly remembered by most people.
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* FauxSymbolismc: Maria or René implies Gruber isn't interested in her but what they brought: and they pull out the sausage...
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* FauxSymbolismc: FauxSymbolism: Maria or René implies Gruber isn't interested in her but what they brought: and they pull out the sausage...
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* FauxSymbolismc: Maria or René implies Gruber isn't interested in her but what they brought: and they pull out the sausage...
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* WeirdAlEffect -- the series became far more popular than ''SecretArmy'', and the original has been largely forgotten.
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* WeirdAlEffect -- the series became far more popular than ''SecretArmy'', ''Series/SecretArmy'', and the original has been largely forgotten.
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* TheWoobie -- Von Smallhausen and Lt. Gruber despite them being Nazis too.
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* TheWoobie -- Von Smallhausen and ''especially'' Lt. Gruber despite them being Nazis too.
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** Occasionally, some of the other Wehrmacht soldiers towards Gruber, particularly when he plays the piano.
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* DeaderThanDisco -- Averted. While modern comedians frequently trash-talk the series (in particular, [[TheOffice Ricky]] [[{{Extras}} Gervais]] has gone on record as saying that this series showcases everything wrong with the classic BritCom format), it still remains very fondly remembered by most people.
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* DeaderThanDisco -- Averted. While modern comedians frequently trash-talk the series (in particular, [[TheOffice Ricky]] [[{{Extras}} Gervais]] RickyGervais has gone on record as saying that this series showcases everything wrong with the classic BritCom format), it still remains very fondly remembered by most people.
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* SpockSpeak -- Herr Flick
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* 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.
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* TheWoobie -- Von Smallhausen and Lt. Gruber despite them being Nazis too.too.
* SpockSpeak -- Herr Flick
* SpockSpeak -- Herr Flick
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* WeirdAlEffect -- the series became far more popular than ''SecretArmy'', and the original has been largely forgotten.
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* WeirdAlEffect -- the series became far more popular than ''SecretArmy'', and the original has been largely forgotten.forgotten.
* TheWoobie -- Von Smallhausen and Lt. Gruber despite them being Nazis too.
* TheWoobie -- Von Smallhausen and Lt. Gruber despite them being Nazis too.
