Episode 1
Aired Saturday 28th July 1979, 8pm
With guest stars Liza Goddard and Michael Robbins.
Opening stand-up routine | |
Sketch in a police station, with guest Michael Robbins | |
Worm charming | |
Sketch with guest Liza Goddard | |
Final song – Chanson D’Amour |
Episode 2
Sat 4th August 1979, 8pm
With guest stars Maureen Lipman and Sydney Tafler.
Opening stand-up routine – Bobby recites the alphabet | |
Sketch with guest Sydney Tafler. Tommy wants to go solo as Bobby isn’t funny any more. | |
Tommy’s best gags | |
Sketch with Maureen Lipman as an Agony Aunt giving relationship advice. | |
Final song – Blue Moon |
Episode 3
Sat 26th October 1979, 8:30pm.
With guest star Ernest Clark
This episode was shown nearly three months after the previous one due to a strike by ITV technicians.
Opening stand-up routine – Bobby shows his Origami skills | |
Sketch in a bar, where they try to impress two posh ladies. | |
Tommy tries to sort out Bobbys dress sense | |
Sketch with Ernest Clark of “Doctor in the House”. Tommy is in hospital, Bobby pretends to be a doctor to visit him. | |
Final song – Only You |
Episode 4
Sat 2nd November 1979, 8:30pm
With guest star June Whitfield
Opening routine – Bobby talks to his buttonnhole | |
Follow up to the previous episodes’ sketch in a bar, with the same ladies. | |
Bobby has apparently swallowed a musical instrument | |
Sketch with June Whitfield as a hotel manager, where Tommy and Bobby are trying to settle their bill. | |
Final song – Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) |
Episode 5
Sat 9th November 1979, 8:30pm
With guest star Hugh Paddick
Opening routine – Bobby and his new library book | |
A visit to the dentist | |
Bobby was brought up as a Jack Russell | |
Sketch with Hugh Paddick, where Tommy and Bobby are telephone installation engineers. |
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Final song – Zing went the Strings of my Heart, |
Episode 6
Sat 16th November 1979, 8:30pm.
With guest stars Bernard Kay and Irene Handl.
Opening routine – Bobby’s bottle has gone | |
Bernard Kay is an estate agent, showing the round a damp and cold flat. This sketch was released on the Comedy Classics of the 1970s DVD |
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Bobby apologises | |
Irene Handl is the neighbour who pops round for a visit. | |
Final song – Laugh me a Laugh |
DVD release
The full series was released on DVD in August 2010