Benny Hill

I was literally in tears when I watched Benny Hill: The Naughty Early Years: Complete and Unadulterated. Benny Hill had to be one of the pioneers when it came to male comedy. Hill understood how to make an audience laugh and mixed it with his comic genius to produce great episodes for audiences throughout the world. When I saw the episode with Benny Hill playing a gentleman from Asia and then twisting his words to create new ones, I was in stitches. I had to skip the DVD back a few times to make sure that I was getting his punchline. It was some damn good work. There was another episode where Benny Hill was dressed up with the same shirt and tie, but I was laughing at the red afro. I had never seen anything like it before and I had to laugh at it. Only Benny Hill could have pulled off a caper like it. These episodes are a must see for any Benny Hill fan. On a final note: wear a red afro when ordering chicken chow Meir.

Even though I was born in 1951, I do not remember seeing a TV show until 1960, when my mother and father and I returned from living abroad for three years, and we did not start renting a television set until December 1962 - and even then, it was only for a few months, over the Christmas period.

The rest of the time, I sometimes was able to watch shows at friend's houses, after playing together.

In those days, a lot of parents still considered the television to be a bit of nuisance and had a detrimental effect on social and family life.

However, I do remember watching the Benny Hill Show at 10 minutes to 9 on a Friday night in December 1962 and January 1963.

At this point, I would like to invite you to read my reviews on two episodes that I remember watching. They are: "The Time Bicycle" and "The Shooting of Willie the Kid".

I hope this might be useful to prospective comedy producers. Anyone who manages to get a copy of these two shows, should be aware of "spoilers". If copies of this wonderful show are still available would love to watch them again.

Also, if any other users of IDMB remember the plots to some of these shows, I would love to read their reviews.