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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:
* 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.
* 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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