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A bit of trivia:

Frazier's "Daphne" (Jane Leeves) was a "Hill's Angel" (1983-1984).
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Woah...cool! I didn't know that!  :D

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"Yes, It's the Benny 'ill show". I used to watch it all the time. I loved "Little Jackie" the short, older guy who Benny used to slap on the head all the time. That poor guy. I'm surprised he didn't get a concussion.



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LOL! Yeah, I felt sorry for him too. I remember asking my parents "why does Benny always do that to him?".  8)

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I always liked "Benny Hill."  Can you believe some American parents wouldn't let their kids watch it when it came over here?  Really!  I had friends whose mothers thought Benny Hill was too racy.
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I used to watch it WITH my mother.  ;D


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I always liked "Benny Hill."  Can you believe some American parents wouldn't let their kids watch it when it came over here?  Really!  I had friends whose mothers thought Benny Hill was too racy.
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It was considered to racy by my mom too, I had to sneak downstairs in the dark to watch it Sunday nights at 11:30pm, thats the only time it was shown in Baltimore. ;)
BTW, what was the name of the tune/song with the heavy sax they used at the ending fast-motion chase scene at the end of every Benny Hill? Been looking for a copy of that for a while...

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BTW, what was the name of the tune/song with the heavy sax they used at the ending fast-motion chase scene at the end of every Benny Hill? Been looking for a copy of that for a while...
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Mah Na’ Mah Na’  - Piero Umiliani

This legendary track was used on The Benny Hill Show, and was covered by a wide array of artists, including the disco creation Lipstique, and The Muppets

You can find more info, & links on it (you'll see it about ¾ down the page) at this link:

http://www.crapfromthepast.com/favorites/sounds/index.htm

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Mah Na’ Mah Na’  - Piero Umiliani

This legendary track was used on The Benny Hill Show, and was covered by a wide array of artists, including the disco creation Lipstique, and The Muppets

You can find more info, & links on it (you'll see it about ¾ down the page) at this link:

http://www.crapfromthepast.com/favorites/sounds/index.htm
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Yes, but that's not the one with the big sax riff in it.  I could do a Google search for it, but my interest is just not aroused.  Speaking of, I've read the unlikely history behind Umiliani's "Mah Na Ma Na," the long and short of it being its origins as a theme for a '70s skin flick.
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...history behind Umiliani's "Mah Na Ma Na," the long and short of it being its origins as a theme for a '70s skin flick.
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Hmm, a skin flick? Didn't need to do a Google search on that info didya? ;)

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Hmm, a skin flick? Didn't need to do a Google search on that info didya? ;)
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Actually, I stumbled across that bit of trivia on a One Hit Wonders site.  Can't remember which one.

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Oh, I don't know that one. Hmmm... ???

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He always used to chase around the girls almost all the time. ;D


Howard
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Yeah, then they would all disappear behind a wall (or something), then a little while later they would come out from behind the wall & start chasing Benny!  8)

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Yes, but that's not the one with the big sax riff in it.  I could do a Google search for it, but my interest is just not aroused.  Speaking of, I've read the unlikely history behind Umiliani's "Mah Na Ma Na," the long and short of it being its origins as a theme for a '70s skin flick.
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It was an adaptation of Boots Randolph's 'Yakety Sax' which used to close the show (the fast chase sequence at the end, normally)

You're quite right about 'Mah Na Mah Na' - it was used in the soft-porn flick 'Sweden Heaven And Hell' (1969)...and before you ask, no - I haven't seen it!

Back to Benny - he was immensely popular up until the late 1980's when his act was deemed too 'politically incorrect'. A big reshuffle at the TV company that used to make it led to the show being axed around 1990, and poor Benny never really got over this setback.

He died, largely forgotten by the industry in 1992.

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Any Benny Hill fans here? That show rules! I didn't care too much for when he just stood there & did his poetry/singing/whatever it was, but I loved the skits he had, & of course...the dancers!   :D
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OMG I Love Benny Hill. It has been ages since I seen any reruns. I plan to buy a DVD set when ever I am lucky enough to come across one.

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It was considered to racy by my mom too, I had to sneak downstairs in the dark to watch it Sunday nights at 11:30pm, thats the only time it was shown in Baltimore. ;)
BTW, what was the name of the tune/song with the heavy sax they used at the ending fast-motion chase scene at the end of every Benny Hill? Been looking for a copy of that for a while...
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I remember watching it then too. I live just 5 miles south of Baltimore.

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On a side note, I remember seeing Benny Hill in an old Disney movie.  I got a chuckle out of that.  :D
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Benny Hill was in the original "Italian Job" movie with Michael Cane, he played a electronics whiz who had a penchant for older women with big rear ends ;D.

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It was an adaptation of Boots Randolph's 'Yakety Sax' which used to close the show (the fast chase sequence at the end, normally)
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I can't imagine "Yakety Sax" (1963), was not inspired by The Coasters' "Yakety Yak (Mike Stoller) (1958)

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You're quite right about 'Mah Na Mah Na' - it was used in the soft-porn flick 'Sweden Heaven And Hell' (1969)...and before you ask, no - I haven't seen it!
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Could you find it even if you wanted to see it?

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Back to Benny - he was immensely popular up until the late 1980's when his act was deemed too 'politically incorrect'. A big reshuffle at the TV company that used to make it led to the show being axed around 1990, and poor Benny never really got over this setback.
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Whereas performance artist Karen Finley's act of rolling nude in chocolate syrup and cramming canned yams into bodily orifices was very politically correct.  Funny old world.

He died, largely forgotten by the industry in 1992.
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Benny Hill was in the original "Italian Job" movie with Michael Cane, he played a electronics whiz who had a penchant for older women with big rear ends ;D.
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He was also in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". He was the Toy Maker.

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He also had a British chart hit with 'Ernie the fastest milkman in the west'. What a man.  :D
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LOL!  Thanks, I was trying to think of the full title for 'Ernie.'

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LOL!  Thanks, I was trying to think of the full title for 'Ernie.'
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Ha ha! No probs. Have you heard the B Side called Tingalingaloo? It goes a little like this . . .

"Now If you're feeling miserable
If you're feeling Blue
This little ditty will help to pull you through
All the clouds will dissapear and the grey skys turn to blue
Just stick your finger in your ear and go Tingalingaloo . . ."

They don't make 'em like that anymore.  ;D

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Have you heard the B Side called Tingalingaloo?

They don't make 'em like that anymore.  ;D
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Which is probably just as well!

Well spotted with the accent, Bobby - yes, indeed he was from the south of the country...Southampton, to be precise - born there in 1924...

More anoraking - his 'theme' song, 'Ernie', was loosely based around a minor US hit, 'The Ballad Of Irving' by Frank Gallop...

Heh! Not sure where you'd go to see 'Sweden H&H' these days Maxwell...but it does have almost legendary status among collectors of soundtrack LP's - a good vinyl copy on the US Ariel label will set you back around US$125...!

Mind you, Karen Finley's act does sound interesting...!

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Which is probably just as well!

Well spotted with the accent, Bobby - yes, indeed he was from the south of the country...Southampton, to be precise - born there in 1924...

More anoraking - his 'theme' song, 'Ernie', was loosely based around a minor US hit, 'The Ballad Of Irving' by Frank Gallop...

Heh! Not sure where you'd go to see 'Sweden H&H' these days Maxwell...but it does have almost legendary status among collectors of soundtrack LP's - a good vinyl copy on the US Ariel label will set you back around US$125...!

Mind you, Karen Finley's act does sound interesting...!
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Heh heh! Tingalingaloo appeared amongst the glut of novelty records that occurred in the 70s/very early 80s. I suppose these type of records are like what Mr Blobby was in the 90s (one of the most horrendous Christmas songs ever!) and Bob the Builder's 'Can we fix it?' later on. It shows that as things change in the pop business, things stay the same - well in principle anyway.   ;D

Thanks very much for your facts, Paul. They are always welcome.  :)

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He always used to smash a mallet on the old guy's bald head. ;D


Howard
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A mallet? Are you sure you're not thinking of a cartoon? lol  ::)

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A mallet? Are you sure you're not thinking of a cartoon? lol  ::)
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Yeah.He slapped some guy's head.I'm sorry it wasn't a mallet.My mistake. :(


Howard

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Mah Na’ Mah Na’  - Piero Umiliani

This legendary track was used on The Benny Hill Show, and was covered by a wide array of artists, including the disco creation Lipstique, and The Muppets

You can find more info, & links on it (you'll see it about ¾ down the page) at this link:

http://www.crapfromthepast.com/favorites/sounds/index.htm
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He was also in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". He was the Toy Maker.
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Yeah, that was the movie I saw him in.  From Disney to a lecherous old man... hmmm... Disney as a corruptive influence?  We'll have to ask Walt about that when they thaw him out.  ;)

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The name of that tune is "Yakkety Sax" that they used to play at the end of every show.
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Cool! I'm gonna have to find me a copy of that song!


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