The Worm That Turned - The Two Ronnies

[Moondog]

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lol i remember it well, same with 'The Phantom Raspberry Blower' i watched The Two Ronnies with my mum, dad and sister frequently when we were kids.

[darren]

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i love the scene with 4 candles or is it 4 handles heh.
timeless classic it is.

[moggie57]

me too the phantom raspberry blowere was my favourite too ,i laughed so much i cried.i also liked the big black hairy spider and i be afraid of it...

he was... a rasberry represents a fart

[Austin Maxi]

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The Two Ronnies was top drawer stuff. Ronnie (Gerald Wiley) Barker certainly had an amazing touch with the wordplay - who can forget the man at the bar (played by Ronnie B) at a party gradually getting drunker and mixing up the drinks order for his group of friends with more bizarre results each time he tried to get it right, or the payphone sketch with Ronnie C talking to his wife after doing the shopping, whilst Ronnie B was on the payhone next to him asking a friend about a date he'd had - "How did you get on last night?" "Not too bad, there were one or two things I couldn't get hold of!", etc.

I recently found the 'The Two Ninnies' parody by the 'Not The Nine O'Clock News' team. I understand that Ronnie Barker wasn't too happy about this -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oVG4_k7Hbc
But let's face it, it didn't dent 'The Two Ronnies' appeal, and I don't doubt it was done with some respect to the show it was lampooning.

[TheOneShow]

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Hi all, on Wednesday 25th September Ronnie Corbett will be appearing on The One Show. The One Show is looking for Two Ronnie fans who were afraid of the Phantom Raspberry Blowerv to appear on the show on Wednesday 25th September in London. I see that some of you on here were indeed afraid! Would be great to make contact. I'm Becky Whitefoot, researcher at The One Show and I'm on rebecca.whitefoot@bbc.co.uk or 02080085637.

[darren]

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The Two Ronnies were absolutely brilliant

same here.
love the 4 candles one.

[Richard1978]

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I remember the Phantom Rasberry Blower & Stop! You're Killing Me, with Piggy Malone & Charlie Farley.

[Trickyvee]

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This is the only 'Ronnies' serial that I can remember, but I liked it. Always looked forward to their show.

[shilton dipper]

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The Two Ronnies were absolutely brilliant

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They were very funny. Loved the Two Ronnies. But I do feel Barker was the powerhouse behind the two. Man was a genius at accents, characters and especially spoonerisms.

[moonvisage]

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I had forgotten about the two ronnies and their serial stories.They were great fun to watch.

[darren]

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Me too! Amongst the people I knew back then, it only seemed to be me that it terrified. Now I'm thinking they weren't being totally honest.

scared me as well.
when your a kid seeing things like that scare you.

[Etch-a-sketch]

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Hehe!!! Good times!! What was the Charley Farely and Pigs Malone one where all the gardeners were found murdered and planted upsidedown in holes? They'd usually be killed on the toilet.

[Chris68]

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Glad it wasn't just me - I remember being truly frightened of the Phantom Raspberry Blower - to the point where I hid behind the couch, almost in tears !!!!!

Me too! Amongst the people I knew back then, it only seemed to be me that it terrified. Now I'm thinking they weren't being totally honest.

[StevieMac]

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Now THAT used to scare me as a nine year old!!!!

Glad it wasn't just me - I remember being truly frightened of the Phantom Raspberry Blower - to the point where I hid behind the couch, almost in tears !!!!!