S02 E04 - Drop Dead Fred (w/ Charlotte White)
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Four episodes deep into our difficult second series, and to make it a little easier, we’ve enlisted the help of an expert. It’s fair to say Rob and Guy had probably never really considered the impact of the world of Psychotherapy, early 90s favourite Drop Dead Fred had...but it did! In a big way and to help us get to grips with that we enlisted Psychotherapist Charlotte White to talk not only about the significance of imaginary friends but also the roles of women and girls in cinema and abusive relationships.Don’t worry, this is a comedy...or Is it? This film tests both aspects of the criteria of our podcast in that it is arguably neither British nor comedy! But how can you have British Cinema without Working Title and how can you say a film starring Rik Mayall is not a comedy? As our source material, we go back to the beginning of TV for Rik and talk about The Young Ones, a seminal piece of British comedy history. It changed the British Sitcom forever (while maintaining a laughter track) influencing the entire generation of comedians that came after it, not to mention its admiration across the pond, becoming the first non-musical show to be broadcast on MTV. But was it any good and has it held up over time? Find out what we think about The Young Ones and Drop Dead Fred in episode 4.   Our list continues to grow. We’ve already had a new number one in this series, could there be another? The quiz is hotting up this series, with Rob leveling the scores at 7-7 in episode three, with Charlotte writing the questions this time, who could take the lead after four episodes?Young Ones – Opening TitlesTHE YOUNG ONES - Intro (youtube.com)The Young Ones – BambiThe Young Ones Bambi (youtube.com)Rik Mayall – Legend of Zelda Advert Link’s Awakening Nintendo Gameboy Zelda Link's Awakening TV advert - 1993 - Rik Mayall (youtube.com)Rik Mayall in Man Downrik mayall man down romantic story (youtube.com)Drop Dead Fred Trailer🎥 DROP DEAD FRED (1991) | Trailer | Full HD | 1080p (youtube.com)Drop Dead Fred – Dog PooDrop Dead Fred - Got Some Dog Poo (youtube.com)
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