The BEST episodes of The Two Ronnies season 1
Every episode of The Two Ronnies season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Two Ronnies season 1!
The Two Ronnies is a show which gripped the funnybones of the UK for years, and which has also proved a big hit across the seas. Starring ever shrinking Ronnie Corbett, who recently admitted sex manuals have helped his love life (he stands on them) and Ronnie Barker, owner of the Guinness world record for least number of people fitted into a telephone booth. The Two Ronnies has long established its claim as one of the most successful British comedy shows of them all; safe, yes, but often very funny and of vast majority appeal.
#1 - Episode 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/17/1971
The main sketches are Ronnie B meets the bald Mr Goldy, the Hampton Wick episode is Street of Shame, we hear about a lorry driver, Tarzan visits Ronnie C., and W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan are 'In Concert'. The musical guests are New World and Tina Charles, and Jo, Jac & Joni perform a vaudeville routine.
#2 - Episode 1
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/10/1971
The main sketches are the news report put together in a hurry, unable to control himself at a party, a doctor with a cure for saying things twice, Hampton Wick episode 1, sending flowers through Interpol, Paris, getting a hearing aid. Big Jim Jehosophat and Fat-Belly Jones draw the show to a conclusion with their blue-grass performance. The musical guests are Tina Charles and New World, and Alfredo does a vaudeville act.
#3 - Episode 6
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/15/1971
The main sketches are about the latest fashion, an appeal for the clumsy people, the Hampton Wick episode is 'The Chambers of Horror', we hear about Ronnie C's early career, the musical is the 'Elizabeth R-Ha'. The musical guests are New World and Tina Charles, and Wasta performs a comedy routine.
#4 - Episode 7
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/22/1971
The main sketches are about Hendon, an interesting father-of-the-bride speech, the Hampton Wick episode is 'Queen-of the Silver Screen', we find out value of prayer, approaching a job interview, the musical is the 'The Short and Fat Minstrel Show'. The musical guests are New World and Tina Charles.
#5 - Episode 3
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/24/1971
The main sketches are what can happen when you say "Hello", a beaten weatherman, the Hampton Wick episode is 'The Bare Facts', Ronnie C. relates a story about a train journey, Mr Partridge has swallowed Radio 4, Moira McKellar and Kenneth Anderson take you a roaming in the gloaming. The musical guests are New World and Tina Charles. Georges Schlick presents a ventriloquist act.
#6 - Episode 8
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/29/1971
The main sketches are feeling feint at the doctors, a talk about statistics, the Hampton Wick episode is 'A Voice from Heaven', about Ronnie's holiday in Spain, a baptism that went wrong, the music is by Big Jim Jehosophat and Fat-Belly Jones. The musical guests are Tina Charles and New World.
#7 - Episode 5
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/8/1971
The main sketches are about going to the toilet without using euphemisms, a piano-playing cat, the Hampton Wick episode is 'A Model of Virture', a very forgetful doctor, and the musical is about spoonerisms. The musical guests are New World and Tina Charles, and Chaz Chase performs a comedy routine.
#8 - Episode 4
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/1/1971
The main sketches are about a rather unusual fancy dress party, 'Smart Cooking' with Lionel Smart, the Hampton Wick episode is 'Up at the Front', Ronnie C. tries to tell an unusual doctor joke, and then gets married in an unusual ceremony. The musical guests are Tina Charles and New World, and Joe Andy performs an acrobatic act.