1/3 Steptoe & Son...The Desperate Hours

[jodielisathompson]

i love these too so funny me and mum laugh our heard off lol 

[tonyurmate]

I just watched when Steptoe met son. it's a pity they didn't really get on in real life! it was disappointing they never got on,but I still love these episodes

[ADyingFaith]

@tonyurmate that show is supposed to be very innacurate of actual events. Galton and Simpson said the actors didnt hate eachother but just didnt socialise in their own time. Family members of Harry H Corbett have also said that the film is wrong in what it portrays. Look it up on wikipedia.

[aminorchacha]

In a couple of years time we are all going to be living like these two.

[speculativeboy]

@aminorchacha Let's hope so...

[michaelbme1983]

@aminorchacha

They still have their electricity, though!

[Bulldozer433]

this is my favorite clip!!!! 10/10 

[neil73]

Sad to think that most of us could be living like this soon.

[steveOo0o]

@neil73 Yeah.. I'm 20 and I have never had a job.. if you were to tell me at the age of 16 that I couldn't get a job when I was 20, I would think you were crazy.

[neil73]

@steveOo0o I'm sorry mate, but you like loads of other young people have been short changed by those in power and by that I don't just mean the government. But keep trying mate, I'm sure something will come up eventually - or do what I did: go back into education.

[Marlever357]

@neil73 SOON?

[neil73]

@Marlever357 Aye. 14 hour working day and a horseshit sandwich!

[cbak12sg]

They don't know the scores in crib. 31 is 2, and 25 plus 6 is 31

[Ui2019]

The son reminds me of Joe Strummer, voice too

[MrSennagod]

the best of british comedy , absolute classic , 2 dislikes? 1st , why is there even a dislike button on this video ? 2nd, those 2 braindead morons should go top themselves ,there dead allready anyway....

[apollonas101]

whats 30 bob??

[antonyj84]

@apollonas101 pre decimal bank note in Britain before 1971 (10 shillings ten bob note, 30 bob about £1.50.)

[apollonas101]

@antonyj84 thanks tony,..i asked cause i was born 77, i wasn't sure :)

[andrew8833]

@Americaisdying Another addition to my FBI report to have you kicked off the web LMAO!!

Keep them coming dipshit, the worst pathetic joke of a life I have ever seen fucking stupid cunt that you are, what are you completely brainless?

Delusional fuck, mate just put a pillow over your head and end our miserable retarded life, I am still adding to this report btw, keep it all coming just substantiating it every time.

[andrew8833]

@Americaisdying Still acting like a pathetic freak I see?

Fucking dickhead is that all you have? At least base your comments on something worth saying than delusional bullshit/

Another one to report to youtube nice one!

[cbaldwinjr]

He should've just said "you big dummy!" one time!

[missangie29]

Amazing! <3

[MadamKouassi]

My mum got me loving this stuff since I was 6 and I've been a Steptoe fan ever since then. Brilliant stuff. Thanks for uploading, mate. All my tapes are fucked, I appreciate this.

[britturk123]

Brilliant writers, brilliant actors wonderful cheers Fruitloop,

[Zwop1919Wxp1]

allways good for a lough

[Poseiden2]

Thankyou for putting this on, Sociapathic Fruitloop! I remember this being shown when I was growing up. 30 minutes of comedy gold :)

[andrew8833]

@Poseiden2 That's what I envy, I do love Steptoe and son, great show!

[katie89065]

they dont them like this any more not a single swear word in it .Still funny now as was then

[MonkeyNinjaFlying]

what an absolute freakin classic! flol!

[cooking23]

pair of sex cases......

[CK1223]

clddic comedy thank u

[shitmacher]

did 2 morons really press the dislike button?

[CarlBewley]

@NuttersForFraggle Whatever. I was just trying to highlight that in England, being poor does not mean you own a horse. It WAS however, something owned by rag and bone men - who, yes I agree, weren't wealthy men. Now go and take your face for a shit. Your turn . . . .

[CarlBewley]

@NuttersForFraggle - I know that, the point I was making was they didnt have a 'horse' because they couldnt afford a car. We didn't have a car when I was younger (because we were povs) but we didn't own a 'horse' either . . . . shit for brains :)

[CarlBewley]

@NuttersForFraggle - no, they have a horse because they were rag and bone men.....think things through bud ;)

[KombiPode]

@NuttersForFraggle

You cant own a horse in metropolitian Melbourne, Australia for example. Melbourne being the second Most Livable CIty In The World. You are not allowed to simply get a horse and have it in your backyard and trot down the street.

[KombiPode]

@NuttersForFraggle

Where I live in Brasil they have horses and carts still, the natives. I even lived in Sao Paulo, Brasil and was amazed to see horses in the city.

[KangaroosReviews]

x factor > this

i dont even need to say it

[mahound9]

Just what I need. Two broke bastards watching a laptop screen watching two other broke bastards.

[mancwarren]

well go an live in brazil then, love this programme, they actually hated each other in real life too, the acting must of been a lot easier with the hatred they had for each other

[KombiPode]

Thats why I hated the UK and Europe. Who could live in such a shit hole if you went broke, freezing. in Brasil if you are poor and broke you can sleep on the street comfortably and warm and pick fruit off the trees and ask restaurantes to give you their left overs. Even dogs in Brasil are happy and respected to be strays, left alone to live their life. Poverty is hell in the UK.

[richardmaudsley77]

@KombiPode Nah you just go on the dole and turn the heating up

[CarlBewley]

@KombiPode - What tosh you speak......Brazil, crime capital of South America - and thats saying something.

[Gary190tube]

@KombiPode lol, if you're broke in Brazil you live in a favella, get shot at by gangs, take drugs to escape the life you live and end up in jails that have so many people in one cage they have to shit in carrier bags because they can't get to a toilet. I reckon you simply couldn't take the cold weather in Europe. Toughen up man.

[fringecakeboy]

@KombiPode FUCK OFF BACK THERE THEN CUNT BRAZIL IS A FUCKIN 3RD WORLD COUNTRY YOU DRY LUNCH, FULL OF PEOPLE THAT EAT DEAD FUCKIN DOGS FUCKIN SPICK GREASER MUGGY FUCKIN SI

[fringecakeboy]

@KombiPode GO BACK THERE THEN YOU FUCKIN SPICK GREASER DOG EAT EATIN THIRD WORLD DRY LUNCH PRICK

[KombiPode]

@fringecakeboy

Brasil has the best cattle in the world. No need to eat dogs you ignoramus. America buys all our beef and all our food. America doesnt have industry anymore, you are bankrupt and about to collapse into 4th world poverty. The education level of your population is already retarded, equal to the level of inmates in a mental asylum. You been fucked by the jews.

[dotmiguel]

@KombiPode doubt they are american ,

[andrew8833]

@KombiPode I have to agree, I mean even most of the industry here, being the UK has gown out to Europe, except for a few old styled companies like Dents say, that established in 1777, but most of the factories are either in Japan or Europe.

Some are still around though here, even Nike in America doesn't manufacture its own clothing, it's made by foreigners lol.

Reiss as a good example are predominantly British made.

[fringecakeboy]

@KombiPode I'M NOT AMERICAN YOU DOPEY SPICK CUNT HA HA I'M ARGENTINIAN

[PunchMyPriest]

uuuh wut game are they playing? o.O

[stanwick71]

@PunchMyPriest Cribbage

[mickleem]

Without a shadow of a doubt British comedy acting at its very best. God took Harry H Corbett far too early. This as Kopmeister7 says is probably, in my eyes the best comedy episode ever..

[LionRock08]

still my favourite of any British sitcom i've ever seen. got everything. funny, tragic, menacing, heartwarming and very human. Galton, Simpson, Corbett, Rositter...what a combination.

[mcqueen66bullitt]

@LionRock08

Classic Comedy!!!

[MeBenHalpin]

This is classic, Leonard Rossiter actually steals the show here for me.

[TumFlumBlackMetal]

this is magic

[hanghoodiescum]

class

[RisingDampChamp]

That's the same sort of table i've got =-D It's from the 1940's or 50's.. Needs a sanding though lol

[jameskoolkat]

Redd was born John Elroy Sanford, in 1922. He ran away from home to join a street band, when he was 13. He went to New York after that, to get in to show business – and supported himself by washing dishes, while carving himself a place in the biz. He got his nickname from his hair color, and light skinnedness. He really hit the big time in 1972, when he was cast in the American version of the successful British sitcom, Steptoe and Son, renamed for the USA, Sanford and Son, after his birthname

[valarmanwe]

What is a "Gypsies ?"

[danbo1984]

@valarmanwe "Gypsies kiss" (p*ss); basically, going outside for a "Jimmy Riddle", (piddle), off to the netty, watering the plants...

err, basically, having a wee.

[valarmanwe]

@danbo1984 Great stuff. Thanks.

[demonfister]

@valarmanwe Gypsy's kiss - piss

[AtollK1950]

One room, four actors, 30 minutes. It doesn't sound much but this is quite possibly the finest example of situation comedy in history. Nothing further is required.

[JasonRadley]

'I wonder what David Cameron's doing now...'

[missherryvine1]

I love Steptoeand son its amazing

[clickrick1]

this show was brilliant, u have to be english to apreciate it. sanford was rubish

[icemachine79]

@clickrick1 I don't suppose you considered the possibility that you have to be American to appreciate Sanford & Son, did you? Both shows were great for their time, and they were heavily steeped in their respective cultures which made viewing by someone unfamiliar with said culture very difficult.

Oh, and please learn to spell properly; especially if you're going to insult something. Otherwise you'll come off as a complete moron again.

[groove2227721]

@clickrick1 Or arrogant enough to consider this show superior to Sanford and Son. 

[danbo1984]

@groove2227721 it's not arrogance, it's a statement of fact; this is one of the finest sitcoms of all time, "Sanford and Son" was just another in a long line of pointless, watered down US remakes.

[groove2227721]

@danbo1984 You're way too enamored with your own opinion. I'd take Red Foxx over these guys any day of the week. Two different kinds of humor. Two different shows really. There was nothing watered down about Sanford and Son. It was actually fairly radical for its time. It was almost entirely different. The father-son relationship was different. The cast of characters were more diverse. And it was a whole lot funnier and more socially conscious. But don't let facts ruin your uninformed opinion.

[hurricaneUK]

@groove2227721 And you have to nerve to call other people arrogant! What a joke!

[demonfister]

@groove2227721 I had a look at Sanford and Son and I thought it was shit.

[groove2227721]

@demonfister And I'm sure that's an opinion that can be trusted. This show belongs in a museum. I'm trying not to nod off as I watch it. But I can appreciate it's a different era and different brand of humor. Sanford and Son was waaaay funnier IMO. But Redd Foxx was a pioneering comedian and these two guys are dramatic actors trying to be funny. That's the difference.

[norristerse]

@groove2227721

no disrespect to redd foxx, but it's no good being a groundbreaking comedian if your lines are written out for you and they're not very good.

i also never knew being able to act was a disadvantage, but there you go.

[groove2227721]

@norristerse If you think all of his lines were written and there was no improvesation on his part, as well as slapstick, physical comedy, again, you're fairly ignorant about the topic your speaking on. Here's a hint. Watch the show first before speaking on it. Acting is one thing. Comedy is another. Doing both is even better. Not sure this applies to this show. But it did to Sanford. But it's all the rage to be ignorant these days. So, I guess you're following the trend.

[norristerse]

@groove2227721

i did watch sanford- not a mistake i intend to repeat. that's how i formed my opinion. i can't say i found any evidence of acting OR comedy. just the usual bog-standard american formula of two straight lines followed by a "funny" one.

why was he called "redd" by the way? was he a member of the communist party or was it the colour his face turned when he read the script?

[groove2227721]

@norristerse If you think Steptoe and Son weren't reading off a script or that there weren't producers making sure they said the proper lines ... we have a word for that. It's called naive. Good luck with that. Also, the nickname "Redd" is because of his hair/complexion. Ignorance is bliss tho. So I'm not sure that helps you. He was a stand-up comedian for decades. I think it's unrealistic to believe he didn't improvise his lines. But, you're onna roll with this drivel. Why stop now.

[norristerse]

@groove2227721

i don't remember saying that steptoe wasn't scripted.

on the other hand i find it easy to believe that redd's lines were made up on the spot, which would account for their (ahem) quality. also, from what i've seen of your sense of humour, i'm not surprised you didn't realise i was joking about the origin of his nickname

[groove2227721]

@norristerse Most of your comments have been sort of ignorant so excuse me if I assumed you were serious. I apologize. If you agree that Steptoe was scripted, it's silly to criticize Sanford for being so. Not to mention, you know, that's not true. They probably had scripts for both shows but improvisation as well. I would argue Sanford moreso because Redd was a stand-up comedian. But fans of this show don't need to apologize for this show because you don't get it. That's your problem. Not ours.

[norristerse]

@groove2227721

.... but then if i had redd foxx's uncanny ability to telegraph a joke about four minutes before its arrival, i'm sure you would have got it

[groove2227721]

@norristerse If you had any of Redd's ability, people might enjoy your company more. Instead you're on the internet making a fool out of yourself. Good luck with that. Here's a hint: the reason Redd couldn't be a free as he wanted was because he was very explicit and the censors were afraid he'd curse. Regardless, he was funny anyway with reoccuring gags. As a fan of British comedy, it's odd you didn't pick up on this. Am I speaking too fast for you? I'll slow down if need be.

[norristerse]

@groove2227721

i didn't criticise "sanford" for being scripted either. it was the quality of the script i was taking issue with.

speaking of recurring gags, you've used the same ones a few times on this page, to little effect.

perhaps if i could hear the laugh-track it would help

[groove2227721]

@norristerse Awwww you're being sarcastic again! How adorable. I feel like I'm having a game of wits with an unarmed man. I'll just agree to disagree. I think maybe you're a little too proud of your own opinion, a little too dismissive of others and a little too smug and uninformed to know the difference. Fans of these shows should recognize the similarities and differences and celebrate both. But, you know, do you. If you ever get tired of being a hater, I'd love to discuss either show.

[norristerse]

@groove2227721

does the phrase "brevity is the soul of wit" mean anything to you?

....thought not

[groove2227721]

@norristerse Ok. When people start quoting Shakespeare and then asking questions and then answering them themselves ... besides being just sad ... it's time to move on. The word pompous comes to mind. As well as self-congratulatory. "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt." Please get familiar with this saying.

[norristerse]

@groove2227721

i didn't ask who said it, i asked if it meant anything to you.

looks like i guessed right.

[norristerse]

@groove2227721

please don't adjust your speed on my account.

you're quite slow enough as it is

[groove2227721]

@norristerse Well don't ever say I didn't try to help. I don't want to leave anybody behind. But again, we can just agree to disagree. I'm getting a little tired of this smugfest. You're a lot better at it than I am. I deal with facts, observations and nauces of the two. Not everyone can deal in this realm.

[hurricaneUK]

@groove2227721 Please try to hide your ignorance next time, it's embarrassing.

[Darealyst07]

@hurricaneUK sissy boy please dont hurt yo self b cus u suck off the king off england dont mean u intelligent dum ass a 5 month old baby have more wick than u bitch boi i mean hurricaneuk whats with all THESE CARTOOOOON ASS NAME BOY PLEASE ONLY THING U CAN DO BLOW SMOKE OUT YO ASS FAG IF LIKE THE SHOW GUD 4 U (HURRICANE UGAY) ova and out

[groove2227721]

@hurricaneUK Not impressed by condescension. But you know the elitism is just pouring out of every comment. That's ok. When you want to be informed, come talk to me. I'll speak slow. So you can keep up.

[RetroJenny]

@groove2227721 Well the British have a different sense of humor than americans. I find Sanford and Son funnier, but I am sure most british people would find this sitcom funnier.

[tolanstout]

@RetroJenny

Americans love British humor. Always have, always will.

[groove2227721]

@RetroJenny I get that. That's fine. That's quite different than saying this show is way better than Sanford tho. And then saying Sanford is just a cheap ripoff. There have been a lot of American shows that are remakes of British ones. Skins, The Office, etc. I just believe Sanford is one of the few ones that was a success and worthwhile. But I realize British humor is different. Just like African-American humor is different. I appreciate both.

[currypot1965]

Aha the best comedy ever made!! Love it.

[ashjoma]

I love this show

apparently they detested each other and were often not on speaking terms when the camera was off

[JasonRadley]

@ashjoma Not true for the most part. Apparently they only really had problems when they toured Australia together - their material was second-rate and they were spending too much time in the other's company..

[timabad]

here I come Elizabeth! it's the big one!

[JessOnTheRun]

Sanford and Son was way more successful and more innovative than this...

[SuperWolsey]

@JessOnTheRun Don't start, chief

[classicdinner]

@JessOnTheRun dont be stupid

[urchin76]

if its so boring and dated why watch it??? this is classic comedy,,thank you for the upload--and if you find it so boring dont watch it,,,simple

[FrankClanton]

A dated and boring old series. Corbett was way too old.

[footlover170]

step toe n son r classics

[Darealyst07]

wack ass shitt

[norristerse]

@Darealyst07

sorry you don't like it, maybe they should have re-written it so that they hug each other at the end, or overdub some audience applause ever time someone walks into the room. then it might be a bit more your level!

[Darealyst07]

@norristerse u must ben offended by my content of words but look here bean boi if u like shows with 2 G guys holding hands eating cole slaw telling ridiculous jokes on a low scale than mayb thats your gig

[norristerse]

@Darealyst07

not offended! but if you think they're holdin hands (or eatin coleslaw) you need glasses!

there's nuthin wrong with low scale humour neither, your highness!

[norristerse]

@Darealyst07

come on, admit it, no disrespect to red foxx but this pisses all over sanford

[Darealyst07]

@norristerse look here jig u in denial this show is so so redd foxx script was crafted in a marvelous form face it they dont even run this steptoe and son no more on the air they still play sanford and son on tv land, tv one, me tv, the u ... the list goes on pisses on wat man please sanford and son shits on this E~Z

[norristerse]

@Darealyst07

big deal- they run hogan's bleedin' heroes on tv land as well, so that's no recommendation!

sanford's scripts were a watered down version of this cos they know you septics would faint if you heard a rude word!

and sanford was basically a comic and a feed man instead of two actors.

[Darealyst07]

@norristerse if s&s is water down this shyt is flush down cus like i said they dont play this show any more sanford and son talked bout real issues on economy con men tha streets survival that show had more than just jokes it had a voice im done explaining myself i can annihilate u on this subject but i have a life so im retiring from this back and forth cus i no wat im standing on strongly so if u have sum more to say just keep it to urself ya understand big ups to u and shittoe and son

[norristerse]

@Darealyst07

oh well, if they covered social issues..... that makes it funnier don't it?

i've watched your real current affairs programmes, and they're a fuckin' sight funnier than sanford OR steptoe.

over and out

[ghostofmjackson]

@Darealyst07

you've pretty much annihilated yourself with that argument. issues? the streets? the economy? survival? A VOICE? never mind that sanctimonious bilge, ever heard of comedy?

if a comedy show has to come over like Pano-fucking-rama before you can laugh at it, you must have the sense of humour of a tent peg

[Darealyst07]

@ghostofmjackson YOU'VE PRETTY MUCH SHOWN ME THAT U R INJUDICIOUS PERSON and RIGID NOT TO MENTION THIS LAME IDIOSYNCRATIC DISCUSSION WILL LEAD U NO WHERE I NO WHAT I STAND ON SO DONT TRY TO ADDRESS ME WITH THIS CONFUTATION DO THE SMART THING LET !T GO PICK A BATTLE U NO CAN WIN CUS THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM.............GHOST OF MICHAEL JACKSON NOW THAT FUNNY U KLOWN

[ghostofmjackson]

@Darealyst07

i think we all know what you stand on.

....thin ice, mate.

[Darealyst07]

@ghostofmjackson

listen here u foolish, idiotic, imprudent,eerie excuse for a human u r A WASTE OF SEMEN BOY NOW LET ME GET BACK TO THIS MARVELOUS JOURNEY THAT GOD CALLS L!FE..... SO DONT MAKE AN ASS OUT OF UR SELF BY EVEN THINKING TO RESPOND TIME IS PRECIOUS SO DONT WASTE IT....... OVA & OUT 

[ghostofmjackson]

@Darealyst07

religious maniac, eh? that explains your sense of humour anyway.

[hurricaneUK]

@Darealyst07 5 year olds have a better understanding of the English language than you. Just how stupid are you?

[Deanboy2007]

Rossiter, Corbett and Brambell all in one show. Amazing!

[maxineL1970]

In the days when you had to be talented to get on television.

[classicdinner]

@maxineL1970 here here

[britishleylandcrap]

What game are they playing ?

[hectified]

Looks like cribbage.

[BETTYPRO40]

i am trying to see what brand of ciggaretts are those on the table....???

[PMcM1007]

woodbine's ciggis,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,­,lol

[JordanSmokes]

@PMcM1007 you can still get em!

[MarcJboy]

The vote by Steptoe fans is 'Divided We Stand'

[blueleadguitar]

I totally agree, it's absolutely brilliant!

[fairlieno7]

I agree. Watched this twice today on UKGOLD, the best Steptoe episode. Two truly great actors in Harry H Corbett and Leonard Rossiter.

[Kopmeister7]

Perhaps the finest episode of any British sitcom ever?

[AtollK1950]

Without a shadow of doubt.

[JasonRadley]

@Kopmeister7 There are some near perfect episodes of Porridge, The Good Life, Dad' Army and OFAH.

[smike53]

@Kopmeister7

No perhaps about it. Its not only a work of genius in comedy but a slice of British drama wothy of the best awards possible. All of Steptoe is dramatic art at its best but this is unique. Whats gone wrong since? We're left with "2 1/2 children" and "Friends". I dont know why they bother. I'll stick with Steptoe.