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Some of the [[Running Gag|Running Gags]] and recurring characters used in the show:
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.
* 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.
* 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:
* 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:
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* The Banter boys. Two [[Ambiguously Gay]] Edinburgians who find everything Glaswegians say simply delightful, much to the bemusement of the Glaswegians.
* 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.
* 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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=== This show provides examples of: ===
* [[Bawdy Song]]: The songs sung by Jack, Victor and their friends at the pub.
* [[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.
* [[British Brevity]]: Only four seasons of 6 episodes each were released.
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* [[New Age Retro Hippie]]: Eric the Activist.
* [[New Age Retro Hippie]]: Eric the Activist.
* [[Running Gag]]
* [[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.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: Bish and Bosh.
* [[Violent Glaswegian]]: The foundation of half of the show.
* [[Violent Glaswegian]]: The foundation of half of the show.

Revision as of 01:16, 10 January 2014

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:
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