Burger Fool: HAROLD ANGRYPERSON complains that when there's no one in McDonalds, you always end up getting served by the staff member with the most acne.
Creative Closing Credits: The credits over the Finnish Montreux entry are all written out in cod Finnish,
Curse Cut Short: The sketch cut off by the "technical difficulties" hints at this, with Barbara Cartland saying to her hairdresser, "Did you know I f-"
Dork in a Sweater: There's a dispute over who gets to wear the official BBC Sweater, which presumably exists to help presenters cultivate a more approachable image.
Dream Sequence: Geoffrey Howe dreams of being congratulated by the Prime Minister and his colleagues for solving an international crisis, only for Thatcher to slap him awake to let him know that he's screwed something up again.
Sermonette: The episode opens with Jesus, Haven't You Gone to Bed Yet?, a parody of the sermonettes that used to air late at night on both The BBC and ITV. Here, a particularly dullvicar has his show interrupted by The Pope in control room, who complains that his sermon is too boring.
We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties: Real LifeCentralcontinuity announcer Stewart White interrupts a sketch claiming that the show has fallen foul of technical difficulties. He says they can instead show the viewers the silver medal winner from the Montreux TV festival (Spitting Image had come away with the bronze). This is in fact another sketch of two Finnish men reciting British comedy catchphrases.
Who Writes This Crap?!: Denis Healey complains about not getting any lines in the first BBC Sweater sketch, claiming dolefully that it's "just bad writing."
