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This was the first collection of programs released on DVD by HBO Video. There are six programs in this 2 disc collection and you'll find the links for each program in the right hand column of this page. There's also a link for the bonus features. Welcome to the new version of the Photo Gallery. Hover your mouse pointer over each image for a larger view. On portable devices, just click each image and it will open in a new window. Enjoy!

R. Whatling, Benny, A. Johnstone, J. Westbrook, J. Kirkland, L. Whatling, an unknown and Bob Todd in The Birthday Party

Left to Right: Carla De Wansey, Benny and Jon Jon Keefe in Hill's Little Angels: The Birthday Party

LtoR R. Whatling, L. Whatling, J. Kirkland, J. Westbrook, A. Johnstone, Benny, C. De Wansey and J.J. Keefe The Birthday Party

Left to Right: R. Whatling, L. Whatling, J. Kirkland, J. Westbrook, A. Johnstone, Benny, C. De Wansey and J.J. Keefe The Birthday Party

Carla De Wansey in Hill's Little Angels: The Birthday Party

Benny as Mr. Scuttle in The Daily Scuttle

Hill's Angels: Sport

Left to Right: Two unknowns and Helen Carpenter in Hill's Angels: Sport

Three unknowns in Hill's Angels: Sport

Hill's Angels: Sport

An unknown in Hill's Angels: Sport

Two unknowns in Hill's Angels: Sport

An unknown in Hill's Angels: Sport

Helen Carpenter and an unknown in Hill's Angels: Sport

An unknown in Hill's Angels: Sport

Two unknowns in Hill's Angels: Sport

Frances Wingate in Hill's Angels: Sport

Helen Carpenter in Hill's Angels: Sport

An unknown in Hill's Angels: Sport

Left to Right: Anna Dawson, Jon Jon Keefe, Sue Upton, Benny and Bob Todd in The After Dinner Speech Dinner

Left to Right: Bob Todd, an unknown, Lorraine Doyle and Sue Upton in Benny Quickies: Sick As A Dog

Left to Right: Henry McGee, Benny, Jon Jon Keefe, an unknown actor and Bob Todd in The Crook Report

Left to Right: an unknown actor, Jon Jon Keefe and Benny in The Crook Report

Benny, Albert Moses and Anna Dawson in The Crook Report

Two unknowns in The Crook Report

Three unknowns in The Crook Report

Left to Right: Mike Mulloy, an unknown and Carla De Wansey in The Crook Report

Golden Chuckles

(Feb. 8, 1989)

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The Ceiling
Compulsive Liar
You Carry The Baby
"92"
Country Song And Dance
The Birthday Party
The Daily Scuttle
The Perfect Marriage
The Most Asked Question
Sport
Dining Etiquette
Rover Just Bit Your Mother!
Expecting
The Crook Report

Cast: Benny Hill, Henry McGee, Bob Todd, Anna Dawson, Jon Jon Keefe, Johnny Hutch, Duggie Small, Sue Upton, Lorraine Doyle, Carla De Wansey, Albert Moses, Jenny Westbrook, Mike Mulloy with Hill's Angels and Hill's Little Angels: Joanna Kirkland, Jade Westbrook, Richard Whatling, Adam Johnstone, Louise Whatling

Review

This program starts with Benny and his wife in bed in "The Ceiling". "Compulsive Liar" has Benny and Henry in the Doctor's office. Benny and Anna Dawson exchange parcels in "You Carry The Baby", and Benny visits the doctor again in "92".

The "Country Song And Dance" is a lacklustre segment and has a kind of "Lawrence Welk" quality to it with the corny costumes and dancing. This is the "opener" with the full cast of course and this segment really does nothing. There are no good jokes here at all.

This little angels segment is "The Birthday Party" with Sue dropping her little boy off at a birthday party. Benny plays the butler and serves ice cream to the kids and hands out balloons. The party is held on the front lawn and the kids jump rope, play darts and croquet. The kids also ride Benny like a horse.

Henry McGee interviews Mr. Scuttle in "The Daily Scuttle" and Scuttle discusses his upcoming tabloid newspaper. "The Perfect Marriage" features Benny crying about his marriage to policeman Henry McGee. Benny talks to the audience again in "The Most Asked Question" and introduces Hill's Angels. The only one I recognize is Sue and it's always nice to see her appear with the Angels.

"Sport" has the girls performing another aerobics influenced routine with boxing gloves. The girls play cricket, and Benny plays a little pool and then the girls dance in spandex bodysuits.

"Dining Etiquette" features Benny arriving late for an important dinner function. Benny has not had the opportunity to eat yet. He gets dinner in front of him but Henry McGee starts his speech and Benny must "improvise" so he can eat without Anna Dawson and Bob Todd catching him.

"Rover Just Bit Your Mother" has a dog biting Bob Todd (in drag) and Benny taking the dog to the vet. "Expecting" shows Bob Todd as a priest and a line of pregnant women, including Sue.

This program ends with "The Crook Report". Benny plays a tabloid news journalist trying to get an interview from a crooked business owner who owns sweatshops and abuses his employees. Benny, along with Henry, Bob Todd and Jon Jon Keefe break down the gate to the business owner's home and demand an interview. In the end, Benny, himself, is chased by other tabloid news journalists and asked to comment on his own code of ethics. Not a funny sketch, but an interesting point about peoples right to privacy and what rights journalists should have.

Overview

This is the last program in this collection. Louise is nowhere to be seen but Sue performs as a Hill's Angel. This program is also the worst on Disc 2 and is pretty much as bad as everything on Disc 1. Still, "The Crook Report" is an interesting sketch and I suspect that Benny had a few ideas for new material that he was still trying to iron out. Perhaps even a new direction for his comedy. Still, this is obviously later in the series and you can see that the ideas used here do not match up to what the show had once been.

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