i saw spazz, trixie, trudie, alice bag and terry bag. i remember they threw trixie off the set for busting in and ruining a take when she screamed 'where are the fucking donuts?" this is when people starting coming around trying to get a look at "punk rock" what happened to spazz?
This TV show nearly killed me. I was in the hospital recovering from an emergency appendectomy when it came on the TV in my room. I laughed so hard I about split my stitches open. I was in serious pain but I couldn't stop laughing.
I remember seeing this on live TV. I went out and bought the Dickies EP the very next day. Then saw them open for 999 at a black baptist church in north st louis in March of '80. Still luv the Dickies (and of course, Don Rickles) to this day...
@sharpasaneraser If you could only see my tears. A great man once said, "Can't we all just get along?" That man was Rodney King. I cry for you, Sharpeareraser. I pray for your soul.
I wish more of this episode was shown! It was hilarious! The leader of the pogoers got mad at the sailors and said "Come on punks" to his friends, like he was the leader of a gang on West Side Story. Too funny :D
Wahay! Great clip - it was brave of the producers to use them, I can't imagine a 1970s british sitcom letting a punk band loose in the studio :) Thanks for posting!
i FINALLY FOUND KID CONGO, THAT'S HIM IN THE PURPLE JACKET. THE DICKIES GOT SIGNED ON THE STRENGTH OF THIS PERFORMANCE , AND THAT THEY WERE ALREADY DOING TV , SOMETHING A&M 'S REPS IN ENGLAND COULD'NT FORESEE.
It's funny how some of us in our 20's make fun of old dances like the Fly, the Hustle, and the cockroach stomp dance. But some of today's dances aren't that much better, like the Bird Walk and the Souljah Boy dance.
I used to watched this show when Comedy Central channel first came out of the scene. Comedy Central used to show a lot of oldies show like Sargeant Bilko, Car 54 Where are you, Machales Navy, CPO Sharkey, The Adams Family, etc. I miss it.
Before comedy central was comedy central, but rather the comedy network they ran CPO Sharkey along with Soap, The Odd Couple, Car 54, and reruns of SCTV. I used to watch. This way before TV Land in 1990.
I'm an old man now. I saw this when it originally aired in '78, and never forgot it. This was the only sitcom of that time whose producers had even a faint idea of what punk was, or how to present it. It's an amazing thing to see now, 30 years later. Thanks for posting it.
It's called a cycle of shows that have been off the air for 10 years or longer. When Nick at Nite first aired, they showed alot of reruns of Green Acres, My Three Sons, Beverly Hillbillies, and the like. But with the years dwindling on and it being the 21st century, now sitcoms from the 80's and 90's are considered classics. It wouldn't be surprising if shows like Martin, Living Single, Friends, and Seinfeld began appearing on Nick At Nite within the next decade.
-well u predicted right about Friends being on Nick at Nite. The problem is Nick at Nite has totally lost it's identity. Gone is the creative packaging and quirky humor that used to make the network almost pop art tv.Now it is just one slab of reruns after another that you could just as easily see on any WGN superstation. The problem with networks getting money is that they don't have to be creative anymore.
@20carrocks Actually, it was rerun on Comedy Central, or HA! a few years back. In their punkish tone, they got rid of it by saying, "You're rude, you're obnoxious, you're outta here!" They ran all of the episodes and dropped it. Following the way of many genre networks, they ran vintage shows (Camp Runamuck, Ernie Kovacs), then developed new shows and got rid of the old one.
For those who want to know, the female "pogo-er" winds up enlisting, with Sharkey's help.
i saw spazz, trixie, trudie, alice bag and terry bag. i remember they threw trixie off the set for busting in and ruining a take when she screamed 'where are the fucking donuts?" this is when people starting coming around trying to get a look at "punk rock" what happened to spazz?
eyescreamstuff 11 months ago
This TV show nearly killed me. I was in the hospital recovering from an emergency appendectomy when it came on the TV in my room. I laughed so hard I about split my stitches open. I was in serious pain but I couldn't stop laughing.
kevin95611 1 year ago
I remember seeing this on live TV. I went out and bought the Dickies EP the very next day. Then saw them open for 999 at a black baptist church in north st louis in March of '80. Still luv the Dickies (and of course, Don Rickles) to this day...
damnedcat777 1 year ago
is that Alice Bag in the black dress and coat?
omagine 1 year ago
Is that Ron Glass from Barney Miller? If so,Incredible Shrinking Dickies and Ron Glass together,AMAZING!!
harirumrum 1 year ago
That's so racist. Just because the guy is Puerto Rican it's presumed he has cockroaches? Not funny.
IraMcGurkin 1 year ago
@IraMcGurkin STFU
sharpasaneraser 1 year ago
@sharpasaneraser Make me.
IraMcGurkin 1 year ago
@IraMcGurkin fucking spic
sharpasaneraser 1 year ago
@sharpasaneraser Fucking racist.
IraMcGurkin 1 year ago
@IraMcGurkin i love it
sharpasaneraser 1 year ago
@IraMcGurkin waddayawant...reparations!?! haaaaaaaa--you'll never get them!
sharpasaneraser 1 year ago
@sharpasaneraser If you could only see my tears. A great man once said, "Can't we all just get along?" That man was Rodney King. I cry for you, Sharpeareraser. I pray for your soul.
IraMcGurkin 1 year ago
@IraMcGurkin yur so racist how the fuk do you know he is puerto rican PROFILING??
oiyabastard 3 months ago
@oiyabastard I asked him, you dumb man-whore.
IraMcGurkin 3 months ago
the girl with the semi-long leather jacket and loose chain neclace is Alice Bag from The Alice bag band!!! this show is ooold,.
mondocaneman 1 year ago
I wish more of this episode was shown! It was hilarious! The leader of the pogoers got mad at the sailors and said "Come on punks" to his friends, like he was the leader of a gang on West Side Story. Too funny :D
ItsMeItsOlive 1 year ago
Wahay! Great clip - it was brave of the producers to use them, I can't imagine a 1970s british sitcom letting a punk band loose in the studio :) Thanks for posting!
COL321 2 years ago
i FINALLY FOUND KID CONGO, THAT'S HIM IN THE PURPLE JACKET. THE DICKIES GOT SIGNED ON THE STRENGTH OF THIS PERFORMANCE , AND THAT THEY WERE ALREADY DOING TV , SOMETHING A&M 'S REPS IN ENGLAND COULD'NT FORESEE.
pfordsq 2 years ago
yes some funny stuff
richysst 2 years ago
This was my favorite show back in the day.
LAZYRMAN 2 years ago
It's funny how some of us in our 20's make fun of old dances like the Fly, the Hustle, and the cockroach stomp dance. But some of today's dances aren't that much better, like the Bird Walk and the Souljah Boy dance.
Rawk4Life 2 years ago
the dickies
Porgot138 3 years ago
I used to watched this show when Comedy Central channel first came out of the scene. Comedy Central used to show a lot of oldies show like Sargeant Bilko, Car 54 Where are you, Machales Navy, CPO Sharkey, The Adams Family, etc. I miss it.
Lastog561 3 years ago
"Ah man, I can do that dance. I used to do that around the house killing cock-a roaches."
Gaetulia 3 years ago
Before comedy central was comedy central, but rather the comedy network they ran CPO Sharkey along with Soap, The Odd Couple, Car 54, and reruns of SCTV. I used to watch. This way before TV Land in 1990.
hazardoftv 3 years ago 2
I'm an old man now. I saw this when it originally aired in '78, and never forgot it. This was the only sitcom of that time whose producers had even a faint idea of what punk was, or how to present it. It's an amazing thing to see now, 30 years later. Thanks for posting it.
DerClunk 4 years ago
Which song are they playing?
Gaetulia 4 years ago
"Hideous" from 1978.
ti994a 4 years ago
I wish CPO Sharkey would come out on DVD or run on Nick at Nite.
20carrocks 5 years ago 4
Yeah I don't know why they insist on replaying the same stupid early 90's shows like Fresh Prince over and over again.
jcjh20 4 years ago 4
It's called a cycle of shows that have been off the air for 10 years or longer. When Nick at Nite first aired, they showed alot of reruns of Green Acres, My Three Sons, Beverly Hillbillies, and the like. But with the years dwindling on and it being the 21st century, now sitcoms from the 80's and 90's are considered classics. It wouldn't be surprising if shows like Martin, Living Single, Friends, and Seinfeld began appearing on Nick At Nite within the next decade.
Rawk4Life 3 years ago
True...hence the reason no one watches TV Land anymore.
gtc1961 2 years ago
@Rawk4Life
-well u predicted right about Friends being on Nick at Nite. The problem is Nick at Nite has totally lost it's identity. Gone is the creative packaging and quirky humor that used to make the network almost pop art tv.Now it is just one slab of reruns after another that you could just as easily see on any WGN superstation. The problem with networks getting money is that they don't have to be creative anymore.
trapadoored 1 month ago
@trapadoored Hence why I said it wouldn't surprise me. Even TV Land is showing sitcoms that have only been off the air for 7 or 8 years.
Rawk4Life 1 month ago
@jcjh20 I refuse to believe any one could honestly think this was any better than 'Fresh Prince'.
NihonjinBanzai 1 year ago
@20carrocks Actually, it was rerun on Comedy Central, or HA! a few years back. In their punkish tone, they got rid of it by saying, "You're rude, you're obnoxious, you're outta here!" They ran all of the episodes and dropped it. Following the way of many genre networks, they ran vintage shows (Camp Runamuck, Ernie Kovacs), then developed new shows and got rid of the old one.
For those who want to know, the female "pogo-er" winds up enlisting, with Sharkey's help.
gilgamess 11 months ago
haha damn that shit is old school , punks were alot more intresting and colorful back then , haha the pogo!!!
modemrider 5 years ago
Yah! The Dickies pwn!
Ithinkyoosuck 5 years ago
great show!! all hail the don
CaptainHowdy502 5 years ago