Billy Connolly's hilarious guide to buying Wellington boots (1976) | RetroFocus
Вставка
- Опубліковано 13 бер 2019
- Self-described "Wellie consciousness expert" and comedy genius Billy Connolly takes viewers on a tour of a Wellington boot store. Would the British Empire have prevailed had the colonies better understood this important piece of footwear? And what should you look for when buying the perfect pair of Wellies?
This episode of 'This Day Tonight' aired in October 1976.
For more from ABC News, click here: www.abc.net.au/news/
Subscribe to us on UA-cam: ab.co/1svxLVE
You can also like us on Facebook: / abcnews.au
Or follow us on Instagram: / abcnews_au
Or even on Twitter: / abcnews
I grew up listening to my fathers vinyl record's of Billys music and comedies. To us Scots he is a national treasure. One of the greatest comedians ever to have graced this beautiful yet dark world
Truly one the world's greatest comedians. Loved him. Greetings from Oz, my Grandpop was from Scotland so we're probably cousins :).
This is so weird, I was born the year this was filmed, in Scotland and I then immigrated with my parents to Australia when I was 5. Finding this clip at 43 is just mad. Love it.
My first memories of hearing my own Scots language (outwith everyday life) were from Billy's vinyl record 'Get Right Intae Him' (1975). I had never heard it on tv or a record before that, as at school we were always taught that how we spoke was wrong: "It's not 'aye,' it's 'yes'!" VERY confusing for a child. I used to listen when my mum was out of earshot, as Billy saying "jobbie" etc was obviously not allowed at my young age, but all the more exciting for it. National treasure gets said too much for all sorts, but he genuinely is. Love the man.
I love his comedy. His mind. He is a genius in his own right. Comedy is your own way of seeing people and situations...Sir William is indeed a National Treasure...
We are all better people for his being here. Ty for sharing him with the world.
That tenacious smirk
I bought my Wellingtons in Scotland for traipsing around the moors 30 years ago. Still have them but little use in San Jose California.
This is why I love our ABC
I love this man
Wellies were a big part of childhood for most of us in the 1960s and the first thing you did when you got outside was make straight for as big a puddle as you could find, especially if they were new wellies. In the summer, we wore what we called “gutties” which my mother called sand shoes. They were very light, soft mostly black canvas shoes that, after wearing wellies all winter, putting on a pair of gutties made you feel like you could run like the wind.
He nearly looked like Frank Zappa's identical twin haha.
When they invent time travel, I want to go back and do mushrooms with Billy Connelly
D D go visit him now
I would prefer to do Billy Connelys with mushrooms 🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🧔🧔🧙♂️🧙♂️🧙♂️🧙♂️🧙♂️🧙♂️
What if he had zero interest in hanging out with you? Then you're just in 1970s Scotland!
That was the year I went to a disco with my best ever Canadian real rubber wellingtons with real wool felt liner . I miss those wellies. Lasted at least 12 years. Around 30 years later I gate crashed a posh wedding in my Argyl wellies and had a special shout-out by the band. I volunteered to take a friend of the groom, who had cycled over here to Wales from Ireland for the occasion, to the the wedding on my Honda 90. A misunderstanding about the location meant it was too far to ride there, so we hitch hiked for the bulk of the trip. Another misunderstanding was that the wedding reception was going to be in a field, presumably laid-back, folksy like. Turned out it was a marquee with chandeliers on a field of a posh estate. Most fun wedding I ever attended.
Waders can double up as a low energy and low water consumption bathtub. Get inside and pour in some warm water. You can soak whilst lounging in front of the TV or at the dinner table - where ever you like, really. Not tried it yet, but sure it would work.
Aye was only 1 🙄 but soon grow up 2 see this 🏴 Legend 2019 🌷 of Scotland billy
Legend
Wow.! Great.
If it wisnae, for your wellies, where would ye be?
So, i wasn't the only singing along to this!!!!
"yud be in tha hospital or infirmary"!!
Everybody knows that.... with mr rafferty himself.. a true classic 👍🎵🎶🎶🎵
Wellies they are wonderful
Wellies they are swell
They keep oot the water
And they keep in the smell
And if yer sittin’ in a room
You can surely tell
When some bugger takes off his wellies🏴
davey tweaker
pam ayres...??
1 month before I was even born!!!!
Influencer first generation! :P *lol*
I have some pink wellies...😂
Shout out to the Chicago Sting t-shirt. Goddamn, I'm jealous.
A fashion icon discussing a fashion icon
I got some green wellies when I got my first Landy. The urge was very overwhelming..
This is so funny so when you buy a wellie try it on first and you should hear a SCHLOKK sound
Shame there were no standard Dunlop green wellies. I love a man in green wellies 😁
🎼It's Rain again, Hallelujah!🎵💦
👢💞🙌
I got a shoe ad befero this video...
This looks like some Gavin McInnes fashion comedy skit, only it's Billy
schlokk
If it was nea for your wellies where would ya be?
Who put that welly boot there
Who interviewed him? Sounds like Rolf Harris
Took him less than 10 seconds to mention glasgow. Zzzzzzzzz....
He is not funny never has been . Gets a laugh when he swears that's about it. Sad really
There's not a swear in this.
Fackkoffff
You must be kidding!
His humour is hard for some who are a wee bit daft to understand it.
You're opinion is valid and i'm sure you have a bright future as a bicycle rack, especially in Glasgow.