To have introduced my 9 and 14 year olds .....

[seeker]

... to "The Young Ones"?

Fantastic - I must do the same for ds (14). HAve you got a dvd or something?

YANBU.

We weren't allowed to watch ITV as a child but my parents encouraged The Young Ones, Blackadder and Monty Python.

YANBU ........ as long as you are fully prepared for them to start imitating their new role models

YABU.

Purely because it just isn't funny.

Now, Monty Python or on the other hand...!

They already know much of Blackadder and Monty Python by heart. We saw Ade Edmonson performing with The Bad Shepherds last week, so The Young Ones seemed inevitable!

mind you, they might start listening to Cliff.

Vallhala?? Isn't funny????

You just didn't 'get it' Agree about Monty Python though.

I was 15 when it started and I've been watching it on whatever channel it's being repeated on, it's still brilliant.

I had the book 'How to be a complete bastard' a spin off from the Young Ones at about the same time, and it's amazing how naive I was, I didn't even know what a blow job was!

YADNBU

God, no, YANBU. Is DS (2.5) too young?

zigzag that's just reminded me I have the 1984 Young Ones book in my bookcase, it was sneakily removed from home when I moved out.

you are only being unreasonable in that you didnt do it sooner

YANBU. Bottom next

How much do they like it?

DD1 is 9 and I'm wondering what kind of questions it'd generate if she saw it

'Why do they call the police pigs?'

'Is it possible to do a fart that big?'

'Do I have to be a stoodent?'

God no YADNBU!

Throw in some Red Dwarf too

and that programe 'mongrels' on very late at night, goes down superbly with my lot of similar age.

YaDEFbu. The Young Ones, Monty Python, The Goons et all are the most unfunny shows from the Planet Unfunny.

Fawlty Towers however...

ifancyashandy - bah to your unfunniness!

The Young ONes - classic humour from the 80s, well done seeker, I plan to introduce DS to is arond the 11yo mark, possibly.

Along with all the other shows mentioned - except Bottom, he can wait until he's older for that one (sort of when he's left home...)

But you made me laugh Thumbwitch so I can't be that unfunny !

YADNBU - classic television gold...and educational too...

"we sow the seed, nature grows the seed, we eat the seed..."

Think my sister and I were introduced at about 8 or 9 - this by the father who also used to read choice extracts from Viz (Johnny Fartpants and the like)

I instantly retract my statement, ifancy - your humour level is perfect!

Boomshenka

YANBU. May inspire them to go to uni too!