Blackadder

Blackadder is the collective name for a series of British sitcoms made by the BBC, plus several one-off episodes, often for the television charity Comic Relief. The first series was written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson; subsequent series were written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton. The shows were produced by John Lloyd, and starred Rowan Atkinson as the eponymous protagonist, Edmund Blackadder, and Tony Robinson as his sidekick, Baldrick.

Quotes

This quote, from a scene in "Bells" (Blackadder II), is typical of Blackadder humour:

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:Blackadder: Tell me, young crone, is this Putney?

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:Young Crone: That it be! That it be!

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:Blackadder: ' "Yes it is", not "that it be." You don't have to talk in that stupid voice to me; I'm not a tourist. I seek information about a wise woman.

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:Young Crone: The Wise Woman! The Wise Woman!

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:Blackadder: Yes, the Wise Woman.

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:Young Crone: Two things, my Lord, must ye know of the Wise Woman.

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:Blackadder: Yes?

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:Young Crone: First, she is... a woman!

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:Young Crone: And second, she is...

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:Blackadder: Wise?

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:Young Crone: You do know 'er, then!

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:Blackadder: No, just a wild stab in the dark, which is incidentally what you'll be getting if you don't start being a bit more helpful. Do you know where she lives?

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:Young Crone: Course!

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:Blackadder: Where?

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:Young Crone: 'Ere. Do you have an appointment?

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:Blackadder: No.

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:Young Crone: Well... you can go in, anyway.

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:Blackadder: Thank you, young crone! Here is a purse of monies. ' Which I'm not going to give to you. '

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The following comes from a scene in "Private Plane" (Blackadder Goes Forth), when Lord Flasheart is beginning lessons on flying a "kite" (slang for airplane).

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:Lord Flasheart: Always treat your plane like you treat your woman.

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:Lieutenant George: What do you mean, sir, take her home at the weekend to meet your mother?

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:Lord Flasheart: No, I mean get inside her five times a day and take her to heaven and back!

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