Alan Partridge

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So DP is fairly obsessed with Alan Partridge - knows all the jokes, quotes episodes etc. He has a mug with Steve Coogan on etc.

Over Christmas he encouraged me to watch some of the early ones and I hated it. When I asked DP what he enjoyed about it he said "it's because we're all a bit Partridge and it's so cringeworthy it's good.

So I wondered, does anyone on MN enjoy it, and if so, what is the attraction? I feel like I need to understand it more.

We've only watched the tv series from early 2000s but here is a to a youtube clip from the podcast if you haven't heard of him...

This is a romantic tribute to a lovely lady over there with orange hair and a cigarette in her mouth.

@Pinkywoo you've just reminded me of more IAP series 1 stuff:

Very clever men, both very clever men, but I don't trust them. Gerry Adams looks like a deputy headmaster and Martin McGuinness looks like a clown without makeup.

And move and fire and move and fire and move and fire

Lady with orange hair and a cigarette in her mouth

Her contract has been terminated

@Furball

This is a romantic tribute to a lovely lady over there with orange hair and a cigarette in her mouth.

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Love the orange hair and cigarette in her mouth- love the dissonance of the language there😊

“That was ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ by Joni Mitchell, a song in which Joni complains they ‘Paved paradise to put up a parking lot’, a measure which actually would have alleviated traffic congestion on the outskirts of paradise, something which Joni singularly fails to point out, perhaps because it doesn’t quite fit in with her blinkered view of the world. Nevertheless, nice song.”🤣🤣

Ok. Let’s recap. Draw the gun from the holster, knock the safety catch off, there’s one in the chamber, and move and fire and move and fire and move and fire. The terrorist is disorientated from the stun grenades. He doesn’t know what’s going on. Remember the double-tap, bang, bang. -
all whilst that poor lady is stood there bewildered.

Dere’s more to oilond dan dis

[quote Monkeytennis97]@Pinkywoo you've just reminded me of more IAP series 1 stuff:

Very clever men, both very clever men, but I don't trust them. Gerry Adams looks like a deputy headmaster and Martin McGuinness looks like a clown without makeup.

And move and fire and move and fire and move and fire

Lady with orange hair and a cigarette in her mouth

Her contract has been terminated [/quote]
@Monkeytennis97 - I've crossed posts with you this time with the move and fire

It's one of the funniest things I've ever seen. DH and I quote to one another all the time

• there's a partridge quote for Every occasion

So ruddy, bloody brave

Look at what you've started OP 🤣🤣🤣

@SingleHandSue

So ruddy, bloody brave

Always wanted to meet you sue! Been tackling the buffets over new year?

@Fckingfuming

“That was ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ by Joni Mitchell, a song in which Joni complains they ‘Paved paradise to put up a parking lot’, a measure which actually would have alleviated traffic congestion on the outskirts of paradise, something which Joni singularly fails to point out, perhaps because it doesn’t quite fit in with her blinkered view of the world. Nevertheless, nice song.”🤣🤣

Genius. Iannuci is a genius.

This chemical toilet is a Saniflow 33, now this little babe can cope with anything, and I mean anything. Earlier on I put in a pound of mashed up Dundee cake, let's take a look - not a trace! Peace of mind I'm sure, especially if you have elderly relatives on board.

princessjasmineofagrabah

SingleHandSue
So ruddy, bloody brave

Always wanted to meet you sue!
Been tackling the buffets over new year?

Oh yes, like the human JCB that I am. Except the mustard, that gets right up your nose.

@SingleHandSue

Dere’s more to oilond dan dis

Oh my God that scene😳🤣

@Furball

This chemical toilet is a Saniflow 33, now this little babe can cope with anything, and I mean anything. Earlier on I put in a pound of mashed up Dundee cake, let's take a look - not a trace! Peace of mind I'm sure, especially if you have elderly relatives on board.

My favourite episode. Love seeing Chris Morris on it too.

YOU MENTALIST!

pipe of pringles

How about celebrating? Let's get a bottle of Bolly. Sod that, let's have some Champagne!

Ladyboy chasers

DH and I do that 'oooh ladyboys' if we have a sip of alcohol which is not quite to taste

A photo I took to send to DS

‘He thinks he’s Rod Stewart...’

I AM NOT DRIVING A MINI METRO!

We also quote the Mike Sampson character

‘It’s just like cars this’
‘I sell fitted kitchens, but I can’t actually cook myself!’

I love Alan Partridge.

The character is meant to be offensive but Alan has no idea he's being rude or offensive.

Stop talking about American things!

You threw a monkey into the sea?