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29 January 2009

New Zealand Inmates Foil Own Escape using the story device from about 10 different 1970's sitcoms.

post by: chococat at: 09:06 | 9 comments

70's? I'm pretty sure that gag goes back to silent movies in the 20's. Still funny though.

posted by octothorpe 29 January | 09:17

Priceless.

posted by BoringPostcards 29 January | 09:23

I love when they spin around the pole! HAR! This so needs Bennyhillification.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 29 January | 09:33

I'm pretty sure that gag goes back to silent movies in the 20's.

You're right.
But I vaguely recall there being many, many different TV episode plots that were driven by the "accidentally handcuffed together" device.
That and "we just can't get along...so we decided to divide the room in half!"

posted by chococat 29 January | 11:36

Need sound effects. *zwoop!* *clonk*

posted by ColdChef 29 January | 11:49

I love when they spin around the pole! HAR! This so needs Bennyhillification.

The Today Show actually showed this clip with Yakety Sax as the backing track. I LOL'd.

posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 29 January | 11:58

that's me on the right - guy in the cuffs! yay! i'm on television!!!!

yes, just that smrt!

posted by eatdonuts 29 January | 13:16

http://www.angelfire.com/film/tsss/ss/smrt.WAV

:(

posted by eatdonuts 29 January | 13:16

I bet they were ready with that vertical-hand-to-the-bridge-of-the-nose trick to avoid eye-pokes, though.

posted by danf 29 January | 18:57

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