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A sketch show from Scotland. Very famous in its home country, but almost unheard of anywhere else, and produced by The BBC. Single-handedly responsible for a lot of Memetic Mutation, which, again, confuses the hell out of anyone not Scottish.

Some of the Running Gags and recurring characters used in the show:

Interpreting for the Neds -- A Violent Glaswegian man translating serious news stories for the benefit of the city's underbelly.
Grumpy Old Men Jack and Victor, who got their own Spin-Off in Still Game.
An uptight teacher who recoils at the very mention of anything sexual. Particularly funny when she has to teach the class sex education -- naturally, they know more about it than she does.
The two lighthouse keepers. One of them is cheerfully doing something bizarre and/or dangerous, and the other is irritated by it. The dialogue, in every sketch, goes as follows:

First keeper: (in a quiet voice that suggests he's working very hard at not shouting) Goannae no dae that?
Second keeper: (with complete innocence, not actually stopping) How?
First keeper: (in an even more pained voice) Just ... goannae no.

The Banter boys. Two Ambiguously Gay Edinburgians who find everything Glaswegians say simply delightful, much to the bemusement of the Glaswegians.
The Van: People are caught in various serious situations until they are interrupted by the sound of the ice-cream van, at which point one of the characters dashes off to buy something while another holds them back for a moment trying to decide what they want.

Tropes used in Chewin the Fat include:

Bawdy Song: The songs sung by Jack, Victor and their friends at the pub.
British Brevity: Only four seasons of 6 episodes each were released.
Dirty Old Woman: Betty the Auld Slapper, much to the shock of anyone who talks to her for more than five seconds.
Fish Out of Water: One sketch was based on a police exchange between the NYPD and Strathclyde Police. Hilarity Ensues.
New Age Retro Hippie: Eric the Activist.
Running Gag
Spin-Off: Victor and Jack eventually got their own sitcom Still Game.
Those Two Guys: Bish and Bosh.
Violent Glaswegian: The foundation of half of the show.

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 A sketch show from [[Bonnie Scotland|Scotland]]. Very famous in its home country, but almost unheard of anywhere else, and produced by [[The BBC]]. Single-handedly responsible for a lot of [[Memetic Mutation]], which, again, confuses the hell out of anyone not Scottish.
 Some of the [[Running Gag|Running Gags]] and recurring characters used in the show:
 * Interpreting for the Neds -- A [[Violent Glaswegian]] man translating serious news stories for the benefit of the city's underbelly.
-* [[Grumpy Old Man|Grumpy Old Men]] Jack and Victor, who got their own [[Spin Off]] in [[Still Game]].
+* [[Grumpy Old Man|Grumpy Old Men]] Jack and Victor, who got their own [[Spin-Off]] in [[Still Game]].
 * An uptight teacher who recoils at the very mention of anything sexual. Particularly funny when she has to teach the class sex education -- naturally, they know more about it than she does.
 * The two lighthouse keepers. One of them is cheerfully doing something bizarre and/or dangerous, and the other is irritated by it. The dialogue, in every sketch, goes as follows:
-{{quote| '''First keeper''': ''(in a quiet voice that suggests he's working very hard at not shouting)'' Goannae no dae that?<br />
+{{quote|'''First keeper''': ''(in a quiet voice that suggests he's working very hard at not shouting)'' Goannae no dae that?
-'''Second keeper''': ''(with complete innocence, not actually stopping)'' How?<br />
+'''Second keeper''': ''(with complete innocence, not actually stopping)'' How?
 '''First keeper''': ''(in an even more pained voice)'' Just ... ''goannae no''. }}
 * The Banter boys. Two [[Ambiguously Gay]] Edinburgians who find everything Glaswegians say simply delightful, much to the bemusement of the Glaswegians.
 * The Van: People are caught in various serious situations until they are interrupted by the sound of the ice-cream van, at which point one of the characters dashes off to buy something while another holds them back for a moment trying to decide what they want.
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 * [[Bawdy Song]]: The songs sung by Jack, Victor and their friends at the pub.
 * [[British Brevity]]: Only four seasons of 6 episodes each were released.
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 * [[New Age Retro Hippie]]: Eric the Activist.
 * [[Running Gag]]
-* [[Spin Off]]: Victor and Jack eventually got their own sitcom ''[[Still Game]]''.
+* [[Spin-Off]]: Victor and Jack eventually got their own sitcom ''[[Still Game]]''.
 * [[Those Two Guys]]: Bish and Bosh.
 * [[Violent Glaswegian]]: The foundation of half of the show.
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 [[Category:British Series]]
 [[Category:Sketch Comedy]]
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