Love Thy Neighbour-S3 EP03-Eddie Returns from Holiday

In these rampantly politically correct times, it's easy to forget that Love Thy Neighbour was actually a hugely popular sitcom in its heyday, largely because it made bigotry seem funny. Eddie Booth, a Labour-voting slacker, gets the shock of his life when a sympathetically portrayed black couple, Bill and Barbie Reynolds, move in next door. Eddie isn't a black-hater, just a dim-witted, blinkered bigot who sees nothing wrong with firing off mild racist colloquialisms, completely oblivious to whoever's feelings he might be hurting. Plus, he has the hots for Barbie. Naturally, the two wives get on wonderfully, further highlighting the ridiculous rivalry between the two men. The tit-for-tat banter, the shamefully funny situations and the spirited acting - plus the elderly barfly Jacko's "I'll have half!" catchphrase - made Love Thy Neighbour a ratings winner and a popular export around the world. And thanks to repeats on satellite and cable, modern-day audiences can see for themselves that it wasn't as offensive as the thought police would have you believe

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Comedy

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• Love
• Thy
• Neighbour
• S3
• EP03
• Eddie
• Returns
• from
• Holiday

[BeautyEnhancements4U]

I love Nina!!!!!

[sweetstuff64]

ENGLAND EXPECTS!!!! LOL

[tequk1]

The only reason Love Thy Neighbour seemed funny was because it was funny. It's the age-old comedic sitcom rivalry in a racial dressing. The best thing about this show, I think, is that the black and the white characters more often than not got on under the surface, they just didn't like each other very much as people. And the best thing was no-one got hurt - evidenced by the fact that the main black character of the show, Rudolph Walker, ended up starring in EastEnders.