True story. The Character of Manky Franky is based on an old friend of mine, called, oddly enough, Frank. He was a biker who lived in a high rise flat on the very outskirts of the west of Glasgow. He was notorious for rebuilding motorbikes in his flat and leaving bits of them scattered all over the shared landing, along with greasy handprints. He wasn't very happy when he saw this episode, but eventually saw the funny side.
This episode reminds me of an incident that happened in 1977. I was with my regiment stationed in Northern Ireland and one of the married soldiers thought he was a bit of an electrician. He wired his electricity supply up to a street light that was outside his house, expecting to get free electricity, sadly when his next electricity came through the post, it was for almost £2000. in fact he'd wired the street lights through his electricity meter and got billed for lighting the street. It went down as legendary story that was talked about for years afterwards. Thanks for the upload, Alan. Great channel.
I sincerely hope you do all seasons of this show! With the best of respect, I never imagined that a class Glasgow based comedy would ever reach the American shores. Glad you're enjoying! And still love our laugh 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Gets way better. Production, acting. The comedy. The character building is excellent, you'll get to love/hate them all. The slang does tone down a wee bit after the first series. It has it's flaws (like seen him breathing) But they are minor if you don't think about them too much. I think what makes it so good, is we can all relate, we all know people like these characters, esp in Scotland.
This was released in 2002 in proper old school high rise flats/apartments .. so imagine being on a shit pension with the price the uk government charges for electricity 😂 it’s what makes this episodes gold lol
I am Glaswegian, and grew up in a working class area in the 80's it's just so relatable, there were actually real life characters like Manky Frankie, and most people knew an Isa, our humour is quite dark and self deprecating, things are still quite tough.. It's great you are enjoying this it really does get better as it goes on. Glad you are getting "The patter!" Love to you x😂
"Hyper" is my fave Series 6 episode, and if I made a custom 6 episode series of my fave Still Game eps, that one would be straight in there. :) "Shopping like, Posh Spice on coke!" 😂
E.B. My wife's brother lived in Dunfermline, and we would go up to Scotland & visit her parents we would always make sure we went to his home to say hello , as mainly he was utterly hilarious , a heavy drinker and the Scots/English racist banter we would throw at each other would curl some peoples toes hearing it, but he was funny as fook as a person and a lovely guy ( sober ). He had a "electric meter " with a spinning wheel , but he managed to slide a 35mm photo negative ( now literally non existent ) down the meter casing and the bend at the end of the negative would stop the wheel from spinning, so he wasn't racking up a charge. He always had two electric fires on 24/7, nigh on exactly as the ones on Winston's bedroom. Apparently everyone in the block of flats were doing the same...lol I do love the Scots.
Alan your love and appreciation for British comedy is great. Too often many Americans miss the point of our comedy especially sarcasm. Just a shame there are not enough hours in a day for you to watch all of our great stuff. I like many others enjoy rewatching things you are reacting to with new enthusiasm
Brilliant mate, I love the fact that u get our Glaswegian sense of humour. Tbf it's 99% of Scottish humour to collectively 'rip the Liz's out of ourselves, especially in dark times.👍😂
It gladdens my heart to see you enjoy this classic show without any apparent problems understanding our language. There was a time Scottish shows used to be subtitled for our southern neighbours!.
So yeah I grew up in the highlands and things were indeed dicey in winter with pavements until cheap slip on crampons got common (my home town main street was a fairly steep hill) lol
@@The_Prophet... What makes you think he's from Aberdeen. It could be Inverness, or even Wick, which is currently enjoying the new cinema release, Return Of The Jedi.
This is hilarious. Still Game best comedy ever! Hope you react to the rest, as the rest are just as hilarious. Sending love from the UK 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 R.I.P to the actor who played Manky Franky 🙏🙏🙏
Hello my friend. Eamonn here I’m Irish from Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇪☘️☘️. Hope all is well with you. Now I didn’t know about this show called still game on till my mother put me on to this show. You see my mother is from Scotland but my father is from Ireland 🇮🇪. My mother came to Ireland 🇮🇪from Scotland and was brought up in Ireland when she was just a kid and then met my father who is from Ireland. And then I was born in Ireland. So I guess I have Irish and Scottish blood in me.but it was my mother who put me on to this show she said I have got to watch this show called still game from the very start so she got me the very first DVD of the first 5 shows ever of still game and after that I never looked back. This show is so amazing and now I have watched every single one of these shows beyond that DVD . Seen them all and I have been watching them again all over again because there so so funny. STILL GAME is LEGEND. Glad your enjoying them. And keep whatching all of them. You will love them all. Anyway enjoy still game and I will catch up with you again soon my friend. Have a great day. Your friend Eamonn here from Ireland.🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪☘️☘️☘️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸✌️✌️👍👍
I was lucky enough to meet James Martin (eric) a good few years ago when I was a venue admin for a theatre he was doing an audition in. Got to talking and he arranged for 2 tickets for the taping of series 5. Can hear me laughing on episodes one and two. Top bloke.
Did you know not 1 of them is over 40yrs old only boabby the barman is the oldest cast member I've watched this so many times so glad Americans can understand the accent respect from UK brother
Wrong shug the lug was the only one not dressing up as an old guy just added the big rubber ears pretty sure he would of been the oldest cast member and they are definitely more than 40 now
It doesn’t get really cold in Scotland compared to like where I live in Canada where it can get into the -30’s I mean -12 is fairly warm for winter here,our houses are insulated so well that when my furnace went out a couple years ago it didn’t really get very cold in the house. Houses in Scotland don’t have as much Insulation and they tend to depend on electric heaters.
About the insulation, aye. Those apartments, a block of flats or a tower block however you like to put it, built in the post-war period after cities were bombed flat by the Luftwaffe, in a short space of time to get as many people housed as possible, with often little regard to safety concerns. Mould was a big problem, damp as well. Walls were often prefabricated and thin as a cracker. Many of those high rises have been pulled down, often demolished with explosives (quite spectacular actually), some of them have survived and been heavily refurbished and modernised to be up to proper safety standards. Especially in Glasgow where Still Game takes place, most have been demolished but quite a few survive. They filmed Osprey Heights in the Botany area of Maryhill. Everything else in the area that you see in the show around the high rise block was condemned and pulled down many moons ago. They’re putting up rather post modern flats in their place, but much of the neighbourhood is flat ground where the council housing used to be, but the tower block (undoubtedly due in part to its iconic status as the Still Game tower block) has survived. But back to the safety of these buildings. Quite a few of them survive and are brought up to modern standards of comfort, although that doesn’t stop other things from making them dangerous. Flammable cladding on the outside for instance. That resulted in the Grenfell tower fire down in London, dozens killed, and the bloody Tories in charge have done little to see it that they get that cladding off these blocks before another disaster waiting to happen happens.
Frankie - definition of someone who will get any old crap and use it...even if there's no use for it. Think hoarder but worse.... Also a good episode Cauld, there's a lot of helter-skelter episodes in still game
Glad you’re enjoying Scotlands other national export! Your first insights are bang on chief however you’re missing half the best lines by talking over them pal! Stick with it as it gets better & better! 🏴 Saor Alba
Really enjoying your new reacts its almost like your purposefully picking out all my favourite shows still game, dr who and shameless please keep them coming mr beard
My energy supplier is Scottish Power, 😅 👵 Dafty, I chose them too. Amazing as this is an old series but could have been made today, imo as we are all cutting back to pay utilities.
Actually a strong magnet was all that was required to make the counter fail. Other meters would stop counting if placed at an angle. If caught however by inspection of the meters, you'd get a hefty fine. The UK wages have been low for quite some time and these days the amount of foodbanks providing for working couples has increased a lot. The effects of Covid and the Ukraine conflict, pale in comparison to Brexit and it still hasn't reached pre Covid GDP as only one in the G20. And it will continue to get worse for a decade.
Not so sure, it was definitely worse in the 80's early 90's, when there were no jobs. Then it is today. People are just lazy now and rely on benefits more, when there are plenty of jobs and education. I also don't think we can pin our problems, today, on things like Covid and Ukraine. More like corporation greed & Tory policies. Don't believe everything the TV tells you.
you have to watch the box series right the way through, its outstanding, between series 6 and 7-9, there was a 10 year gap as they fell out, but got back together and played a music venue in glasgow for 21 days straight, 10k fans a time, then made series 7-9, its brilliant, even U2 could not get to play in glasgow because still game had the venue sold out, the show is adored here in scotland, england has only fools n horses, we have still game, utter class, isa is nosy, tam super tight with money, naveed is brilliant, winstons lines are just amazing!
You should give Rab C. Nesbitt a go aswell. BBC comedy about an alcoholic scottish bum (jakey) from Govan in Glasgow. Another beloved scottish show that goes all the way back to the 80s until not too long ago
Aye Beard, every year during the winter months is particularly dangerous for the older generations, temps of -10 and less are the norm in some places, I believe Blairgowrie or Ballater holds the record at -23 or some such (I may be a wee bit off there I didn’t check..) when I was growing up it wasn’t unusual to have days of power cuts and actually be snowed in for days because of how heavy the snow can be, I haven’t seen a proper bad winter like that for many years though, global warming perhaps I’m not sure but 7/8 feet of snow was common back then in the out laying areas or in the glens, Cairngorm’s, Dufftown, Bremar areas usually if it’s gonna be bad it’s that areas that see the worst earliest, you always knew if it was going to be a bad spell as the snow gates would be closed there first… Great video again Beard, loving your thoughts on the Ol’ Scottish banter 😂👍
Like millions of pensioners a lot of us live in tower blocks which are all electric and its worse now with a lot opting to turn the power off and putting on extra jumpers.
We had a guy who stayed outside our primary school,who's front and back small gardens were full of junk,didn't realise until i was older that that was how he made cash,fixing broken stuff and selling it,have to be kind of talented to do that
DECADES AGO...WE TURNED OUR ELECTRIC BOX WHEEL BACKWARDS!!! IT WORKED AT "THAT" HOUSE, NO OTHER. I'M IN SO. CALIFORNIA, NO NEED FOR HEATERS!!!🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🍦🍦🍦
Afraid I remember many ways to mess with the electric meter in my ill spent youth! Saw someone connect a hoover line to one & run it backwards🤨 My father would rather wear an overcoat indoors than switch the heating on. However the electric company was certain he was up to no good & frequently changed the metre cos bills were so low🤣
I don't know if they were doing this in the early eps, but Still Game has a final scene played out after the end credits. You might be missing those out.
It was the hottest day of the year today in many regions, although that's not saying much (over 20c). A very small home can still cost under 80 per month in energy use, but obviously far more in larger homes, esp if you rely on gas, or require constant use esp during the winter
@@MrVidification nah it was in Lincolnshire. 40.3°C. It's hit 38°C quite a few times before. It frequently does get to mid 30s Celsius in the south of England.
Awesome. I've watched your channel loads in the past, and being Scottish I've watched still game start to finish many times. You'll love the show, I'm just surprised there hasn't been a US version yet.
Probably cause historically they ruin our shows in translation, for example, look at the disastrous American Fawlty Towers or Red Dwarf, only examples I know of comedy shows that have made it work are Steptoe & Son (Sandford & Son) and The Office.
THIS SHOW DID GREAT. THEN WAS OFF. BY POPULAR DEMAND THEY DID MORE!!! PLUS SPECIALS AND CAST INTERVIEWS...PEOPLE GOT REALLY INVOLVED& LOVED IN SHOW...BECAUSE THE ACTORS ARE WRITERS AND CREATERS OF SHOW!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
You'll start to understand the "patter" (Banter) better the more you watch the show and the understanding of the accent will inadvertently improve as well. Although they do, in the later seasons tone down the dialect and make it a bit easier to understand.
@@TheEclecticBeard I must have missed it in the editing. You've picked a popular series, I'm English but I don't mind the odd Scottish comedy. Chewin the fat started before still game. One of my favourite episodes is coming up shortly when they are asked to empty the chamber pot. Prepare your self I nearly died laughing. You'll have to pause & rewind I think.
Such a good episode...can't wait for your reaction to series 2 Doactors(as it is spelt )...FAF as they say in the Uk funny as ...you can guess the rest Alan... keep laughing 😅
If you look at reaction video's you sé Americans talking about prices especially with food being cheaper item wise However many working class poor would regard M & S, Sainsbury's and especially Waitrose as expensive for everyday shopping. Utilities may even be cheaper than the US. Gas/petrol is really expensive at around £6:50 per gallon
Glad you're enjoying it, it's pure dead Gallais , it just gets better and better, manky Frankie the scrap man, is in one of best scenes ever, you will know it when you see it ❤❤❤ happy healthy peace
Once again love watching your reactions to videos especially still game I’ve got my elderly 81yo disabled mother watching you Alan can I make a request please please watch 2/3 at same time just like you did with Derry girls on paetron 🙏🙏🙏🙏
True story. The Character of Manky Franky is based on an old friend of mine, called, oddly enough, Frank. He was a biker who lived in a high rise flat on the very outskirts of the west of Glasgow. He was notorious for rebuilding motorbikes in his flat and leaving bits of them scattered all over the shared landing, along with greasy handprints. He wasn't very happy when he saw this episode, but eventually saw the funny side.
Didn't he die recently? The actor I mean not your neighbour
@@Maesterful Aye looks like it mate. It'll be 1 year anniversary of his death on the 30th in 8 days time.
The 'put the fire bulb on' is a comment straight out of my childhood & if I had one of those fires now I'd probably be saying the same 😂
Stevie Allen who played Manky Frankie passed away in March. Brilliant in this episode.
This episode reminds me of an incident that happened in 1977. I was with my regiment stationed in Northern Ireland and one of the married soldiers thought he was a bit of an electrician. He wired his electricity supply up to a street light that was outside his house, expecting to get free electricity, sadly when his next electricity came through the post, it was for almost £2000. in fact he'd wired the street lights through his electricity meter and got billed for lighting the street. It went down as legendary story that was talked about for years afterwards. Thanks for the upload, Alan. Great channel.
😅😅😅 yaaaa just gotta try though huh
What a fantastic story.
"put the bulb on, that suggests warmth " is something I would say! .. The joys of 21st century Britain lol
I'm from Glasgow, and this is pure Glasgow humour, glad you're loving it
"How?" means "Why?" in Scotland, just incase nobody told you yet my dude. Loving it so far!
My Uncle from Devon pointed out we do that in Cumbria too.
I sincerely hope you do all seasons of this show! With the best of respect, I never imagined that a class Glasgow based comedy would ever reach the American shores. Glad you're enjoying! And still love our laugh 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Gets way better. Production, acting. The comedy. The character building is excellent, you'll get to love/hate them all. The slang does tone down a wee bit after the first series. It has it's flaws (like seen him breathing) But they are minor if you don't think about them too much. I think what makes it so good, is we can all relate, we all know people like these characters, esp in Scotland.
This was released in 2002 in proper old school high rise flats/apartments .. so imagine being on a shit pension with the price the uk government charges for electricity 😂 it’s what makes this episodes gold lol
The meter reader with smoke coming off spinning it kills me every time 😂🤣😂😎
@@Acelticsportperson ok ok I embellished it a tad 🤣
I am Glaswegian, and grew up in a working class area in the 80's it's just so relatable, there were actually real life characters like Manky Frankie, and most people knew an Isa, our humour is quite dark and self deprecating, things are still quite tough.. It's great you are enjoying this it really does get better as it goes on. Glad you are getting "The patter!" Love to you x😂
Tam stifling a laugh at Jack's line to Boabby is a fantastic little detail. 😅
The woman in this called (IZZA) the nosy one lol, she was my drama teacher when I was in high school in 2001-2002
This is one of those sitcoms that just goes from strength to strength. My 2 favourite episodes are in S5 and 6, Hatch and Hyper.
Can't wait for hyper 😂
Agreed! Its gets better all the times 😊
"Hyper" is my fave Series 6 episode, and if I made a custom 6 episode series of my fave Still Game eps, that one would be straight in there. :) "Shopping like, Posh Spice on coke!" 😂
@@Sara_Kane that and lights out are my favourites, unbelievable stuff
Hatch and Hyperdales are definitely the BEST 2 episodes. ❤ Cannot wait!!
E.B. My wife's brother lived in Dunfermline, and we would go up to Scotland & visit her parents we would always make sure we went to his home to say hello , as mainly he was utterly hilarious , a heavy drinker and the Scots/English racist banter we would throw at each other would curl some peoples toes hearing it, but he was funny as fook as a person and a lovely guy ( sober ). He had a "electric meter " with a spinning wheel , but he managed to slide a 35mm photo negative ( now literally non existent ) down the meter casing and the bend at the end of the negative would stop the wheel from spinning, so he wasn't racking up a charge. He always had two electric fires on 24/7, nigh on exactly as the ones on Winston's bedroom. Apparently everyone in the block of flats were doing the same...lol I do love the Scots.
Glad that you enjoyed Cauld, its my favourite episode of Still Game.
Alan your love and appreciation for British comedy is great. Too often many Americans miss the point of our comedy especially sarcasm. Just a shame there are not enough hours in a day for you to watch all of our great stuff. I like many others enjoy rewatching things you are reacting to with new enthusiasm
Brilliant mate, I love the fact that u get our Glaswegian sense of humour. Tbf it's 99% of Scottish humour to collectively 'rip the Liz's out of ourselves, especially in dark times.👍😂
It gladdens my heart to see you enjoy this classic show without any apparent problems understanding our language. There was a time Scottish shows used to be subtitled for our southern neighbours!.
Loving this series. Iv never heard about it till now
i have the whole 9 seasons on dvd ,got them off amazon and always watching them 👌
@@TheRedleader01 DVDs are the only way to go, Netflix doesn’t have any of the licensed music on the show and it really ruins some of the bits
@@sweatyhaggis4303 yeah pal but what a fantastic show you 😄👍👍
So yeah I grew up in the highlands and things were indeed dicey in winter with pavements until cheap slip on crampons got common (my home town main street was a fairly steep hill) lol
@@The_Prophet...
What makes you think he's from Aberdeen. It could be Inverness, or even Wick, which is currently enjoying the new cinema release, Return Of The Jedi.
Ffs man ye made me laugh that hard a thought Tam hud me at odds on oan his fkn blackboard.😂😂😂
Keep putting this out ... No matter how long it takes... It's more relevant than you know atm... ❤
This is my favourite episode, and that's against some mighty stiff competition!
This is hilarious. Still Game best comedy ever! Hope you react to the rest, as the rest are just as hilarious. Sending love from the UK 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
R.I.P to the actor who played Manky Franky 🙏🙏🙏
Hello my friend. Eamonn here I’m Irish from Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇪☘️☘️. Hope all is well with you. Now I didn’t know about this show called still game on till my mother put me on to this show. You see my mother is from Scotland but my father is from Ireland 🇮🇪. My mother came to Ireland 🇮🇪from Scotland and was brought up in Ireland when she was just a kid and then met my father who is from Ireland. And then I was born in Ireland. So I guess I have Irish and Scottish blood in me.but it was my mother who put me on to this show she said I have got to watch this show called still game from the very start so she got me the very first DVD of the first 5 shows ever of still game and after that I never looked back. This show is so amazing and now I have watched every single one of these shows beyond that DVD . Seen them all and I have been watching them again all over again because there so so funny. STILL GAME is LEGEND. Glad your enjoying them. And keep whatching all of them. You will love them all. Anyway enjoy still game and I will catch up with you again soon my friend. Have a great day. Your friend Eamonn here from Ireland.🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪☘️☘️☘️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸✌️✌️👍👍
I was lucky enough to meet James Martin (eric) a good few years ago when I was a venue admin for a theatre he was doing an audition in. Got to talking and he arranged for 2 tickets for the taping of series 5. Can hear me laughing on episodes one and two. Top bloke.
Sunday night bath, drying in front of two bars, hahaha, seems a lifetime ago.
Monday mornings in winter with ice on the INSIDE of the windows. Getting dressed for school with 3 bars on. Luxury.
Did you know not 1 of them is over 40yrs old only boabby the barman is the oldest cast member I've watched this so many times so glad Americans can understand the accent respect from UK brother
Wrong shug the lug was the only one not dressing up as an old guy just added the big rubber ears pretty sure he would of been the oldest cast member and they are definitely more than 40 now
Eric was actually the oldest cast member after looking it up was a couple cast members that played their actual age or there abouts
Back in the day many houses had coin operated electricity meters. They weren't very sophisticated and would accept 50 pence piece shaped ice cubes.
It doesn’t get really cold in Scotland compared to like where I live in Canada where it can get into the -30’s I mean -12 is fairly warm for winter here,our houses are insulated so well that when my furnace went out a couple years ago it didn’t really get very cold in the house. Houses in Scotland don’t have as much Insulation and they tend to depend on electric heaters.
Coldest it really gets in the winter is -1
The guy who played Manky Frankie passed away not so long ago.
He's back in the episode where they buy the car. Getting the last laugh.
Full of pathos yet also funny, enjoying watching these again and pleased you are loving it.
I'm a born and bread Londoner, and if I were to watch this show I'd definitely need subtitles.
About the insulation, aye.
Those apartments, a block of flats or a tower block however you like to put it, built in the post-war period after cities were bombed flat by the Luftwaffe, in a short space of time to get as many people housed as possible, with often little regard to safety concerns.
Mould was a big problem, damp as well. Walls were often prefabricated and thin as a cracker.
Many of those high rises have been pulled down, often demolished with explosives (quite spectacular actually), some of them have survived and been heavily refurbished and modernised to be up to proper safety standards. Especially in Glasgow where Still Game takes place, most have been demolished but quite a few survive. They filmed Osprey Heights in the Botany area of Maryhill. Everything else in the area that you see in the show around the high rise block was condemned and pulled down many moons ago. They’re putting up rather post modern flats in their place, but much of the neighbourhood is flat ground where the council housing used to be, but the tower block (undoubtedly due in part to its iconic status as the Still Game tower block) has survived.
But back to the safety of these buildings.
Quite a few of them survive and are brought up to modern standards of comfort, although that doesn’t stop other things from making them dangerous. Flammable cladding on the outside for instance.
That resulted in the Grenfell tower fire down in London, dozens killed, and the bloody Tories in charge have done little to see it that they get that cladding off these blocks before another disaster waiting to happen happens.
Frankie - definition of someone who will get any old crap and use it...even if there's no use for it.
Think hoarder but worse....
Also a good episode Cauld, there's a lot of helter-skelter episodes in still game
Love you’ve chosen to watch this. You won’t regret it
I wasn't expecting this this week so what a bonus this was. Can't wait for next week already. 😎
The high-rise apartment blocks in the outskirts of cities are kind of like Scotland's version of a not-so-good trailer park.
Last episode will be a sore 1 my friend. Me and my 7 year old and 8 year old love watching your videos. Wholesome laughter.
Glad you’re enjoying Scotlands other national export! Your first insights are bang on chief however you’re missing half the best lines by talking over them pal! Stick with it as it gets better & better! 🏴 Saor Alba
Alba gu Brath mo charaid!
Really enjoying your new reacts its almost like your purposefully picking out all my favourite shows still game, dr who and shameless please keep them coming mr beard
M8 nothing better on a cold day than watching people fall out your window 😂😂
My energy supplier is Scottish Power, 😅 👵 Dafty, I chose them too. Amazing as this is an old series but could have been made today, imo as we are all cutting back to pay utilities.
It's called humour my god us in Britain have by the bucket loads thank you because you are accepting our sence of humour ❤❤❤
Scottish show.
There's something called "energy poverty"... and there's a reason for that, and you're seeing examples of it here
Actually a strong magnet was all that was required to make the counter fail. Other meters would stop counting if placed at an angle. If caught however by inspection of the meters, you'd get a hefty fine. The UK wages have been low for quite some time and these days the amount of foodbanks providing for working couples has increased a lot. The effects of Covid and the Ukraine conflict, pale in comparison to Brexit and it still hasn't reached pre Covid GDP as only one in the G20. And it will continue to get worse for a decade.
Not so sure, it was definitely worse in the 80's early 90's, when there were no jobs. Then it is today. People are just lazy now and rely on benefits more, when there are plenty of jobs and education. I also don't think we can pin our problems, today, on things like Covid and Ukraine. More like corporation greed & Tory policies. Don't believe everything the TV tells you.
The Tories for you
you have to watch the box series right the way through, its outstanding, between series 6 and 7-9, there was a 10 year gap as they fell out, but got back together and played a music venue in glasgow for 21 days straight, 10k fans a time, then made series 7-9, its brilliant, even U2 could not get to play in glasgow because still game had the venue sold out, the show is adored here in scotland, england has only fools n horses, we have still game, utter class, isa is nosy, tam super tight with money, naveed is brilliant, winstons lines are just amazing!
Brilliant as always, thank you EB
🎶Hurdy gurdy gurdy in the windae boaxes🎶🏴
Thanks Alan, great fun as ever. You are on a roll Mr! Be well. 😉
You should give Rab C. Nesbitt a go aswell. BBC comedy about an alcoholic scottish bum (jakey) from Govan in Glasgow. Another beloved scottish show that goes all the way back to the 80s until not too long ago
The flats (apartments) they are in would be council owned and generally not great. They get run down quickly and end up like you see here
Generally not great is an understatement 😅
Being Scottish and lived in Glasgow, peoples flats are like that Junk Yard you saw from the neighbour, it’s horrible, or “ ming-ing”.
Born and lived in Glasgow and you do great picking up on the local customs / language etc.
Aye Beard, every year during the winter months is particularly dangerous for the older generations, temps of -10 and less are the norm in some places, I believe Blairgowrie or Ballater holds the record at -23 or some such (I may be a wee bit off there I didn’t check..) when I was growing up it wasn’t unusual to have days of power cuts and actually be snowed in for days because of how heavy the snow can be, I haven’t seen a proper bad winter like that for many years though, global warming perhaps I’m not sure but 7/8 feet of snow was common back then in the out laying areas or in the glens, Cairngorm’s, Dufftown, Bremar areas usually if it’s gonna be bad it’s that areas that see the worst earliest, you always knew if it was going to be a bad spell as the snow gates would be closed there first…
Great video again Beard, loving your thoughts on the Ol’ Scottish banter 😂👍
Like millions of pensioners a lot of us live in tower blocks which are all electric and its worse now with a lot opting to turn the power off and putting on extra jumpers.
We had a guy who stayed outside our primary school,who's front and back small gardens were full of junk,didn't realise until i was older that that was how he made cash,fixing broken stuff and selling it,have to be kind of talented to do that
Dude, there is always a gag in the end credits. Some are beauties. You need to watch till the very end.
ALL THE CHARACTERS HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE THEIR YOUTH. KNOW EACH OTHER WELL😃😄😅😜
Well done for not needing subtitles lol
DECADES AGO...WE TURNED OUR ELECTRIC BOX WHEEL BACKWARDS!!! IT WORKED AT "THAT" HOUSE, NO OTHER.
I'M IN SO. CALIFORNIA, NO NEED FOR HEATERS!!!🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🍦🍦🍦
It gets better and better each episode
Afraid I remember many ways to mess with the electric meter in my ill spent youth!
Saw someone connect a hoover line to one & run it backwards🤨
My father would rather wear an overcoat indoors than switch the heating on. However the electric company was certain he was up to no good & frequently changed the metre cos bills were so low🤣
I don't know if they were doing this in the early eps, but Still Game has a final scene played out after the end credits. You might be missing those out.
I cut out the credits but have the extra scene in
@@TheEclecticBeard Aaah I see. It was seamless then :)
I hope you find the episode with the bedpan!the one Where Winstone is under scrutiny from social security
Yessssss been waiting for this🏴🤜🤛
Love watching you Stil game is tv gold Keep up good work 🏴🇺🇸
Heat or eat. Sadly this is for everyone now not just the elderly.
It was the hottest day of the year today in many regions, although that's not saying much (over 20c). A very small home can still cost under 80 per month in energy use, but obviously far more in larger homes, esp if you rely on gas, or require constant use esp during the winter
It's only May. Could be 38°C in July again. Or more likely not 😅
@@alexmckee4683 I think the news mentioned London last year was the hottest on record, must have been about that
@@MrVidification nah it was in Lincolnshire. 40.3°C. It's hit 38°C quite a few times before. It frequently does get to mid 30s Celsius in the south of England.
Awesome. I've watched your channel loads in the past, and being Scottish I've watched still game start to finish many times. You'll love the show, I'm just surprised there hasn't been a US version yet.
Probably cause historically they ruin our shows in translation, for example, look at the disastrous American Fawlty Towers or Red Dwarf, only examples I know of comedy shows that have made it work are Steptoe & Son (Sandford & Son) and The Office.
Funny. Good show bro 👏
I am so excited to continue watching you enjoy this
THIS SHOW DID GREAT. THEN WAS OFF. BY POPULAR DEMAND THEY DID MORE!!! PLUS SPECIALS AND CAST INTERVIEWS...PEOPLE GOT REALLY INVOLVED& LOVED IN SHOW...BECAUSE THE ACTORS ARE WRITERS AND CREATERS OF SHOW!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
You'll start to understand the "patter" (Banter) better the more you watch the show and the understanding of the accent will inadvertently improve as well. Although they do, in the later seasons tone down the dialect and make it a bit easier to understand.
The sandwich come back great haha
1st time seeing the show love it!
That’s the episode 2 I love watching the still game and when there a person to react to it
Hey big man there's always a minute @ the end.
And it's always in there.
@@TheEclecticBeard I must have missed it in the editing. You've picked a popular series, I'm English but I don't mind the odd Scottish comedy. Chewin the fat started before still game. One of my favourite episodes is coming up shortly when they are asked to empty the chamber pot. Prepare your self I nearly died laughing. You'll have to pause & rewind I think.
I mind in the day ya could cut power cards in half and get double. But this shit is true. Its either heating or eating.
EB👍great stuff mate and so glad you enjoy it as well✌️
TOM IS THE STEREOTYPICAL CHEAP SCOT!!!😜😜
Tam*
Wooo absolutely love it what a great series ☺️☺️
I'm from Glasgow. Any questions I can answer.
Yes why are some of the comments from the Scots so unfriendly?
@@earlgreen1720 ok I've just read through the comments. Not one is unfriendly. What do you mean?
@@CammyK1872 the one where it said eff off....
@Earl Green its not meant to be perceived as rude, it's just our sense of humour.
@@Acelticsportperson love the name bro.
Such a good episode...can't wait for your reaction to series 2 Doactors(as it is spelt )...FAF as they say in the Uk funny as ...you can guess the rest Alan... keep laughing 😅
I lived in GLASGOW AT THIS TIME 1980. early 90.....this was absolutely accurate.... 😂😂
If you look at reaction video's you sé Americans talking about prices especially with food being cheaper item wise
However many working class poor would regard M & S, Sainsbury's and especially Waitrose as expensive for everyday shopping. Utilities may even be cheaper than the US. Gas/petrol is really expensive at around £6:50 per gallon
This is why I'm proud be scottish
You should be chuggin down a can of Irn Bru when ya watch it aswell 😉👍🏻
AYE MEANS YES....NAY MEANS NO OR NOT. CAN'T NAY, MEANS CANNOT.😃😃😃
You need to watch the end credits, there's a final scene!!
It's always in there.
Heating or eating ? Sadly a choice a lot of us have to make 😢
You have to watch the extra bit after the credits.
It's in there. The extra bit is all the lights going out when they cut new things on in the apartment.
Did you know that the actor that plays victor is canadian
You’re missing the little bit just after the credits, usually links to a sub plot.
Top notch stuff😂
ELECTRIC HEAT RUNS HIGH🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑 UNLESS YOU HAVE A FIREPLACE🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Glad you're enjoying it, it's pure dead Gallais , it just gets better and better, manky Frankie the scrap man, is in one of best scenes ever, you will know it when you see it ❤❤❤ happy healthy peace
If I am not mistaken, could that be the episode where Frankie drops the freezer onto Tams car?.
Once again love watching your reactions to videos especially still game I’ve got my elderly 81yo disabled mother watching you Alan can I make a request please please watch 2/3 at same time just like you did with Derry girls on paetron 🙏🙏🙏🙏
High rise flats in Glasgow