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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:

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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:
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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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