American Reacts to The Chuckle Brothers
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As an American I have never heard of the Chuckle Brothers, but apparently they were a very British TV show. Today I am very interested in learning about and seeing their show for the first time. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!
It's the law in England that if two people are carrying something like a piece of furniture, they have to say 'to me, to you' even if they have never seen the show in their life.
i can conferm that , We did it the other day moving a settee To Me To You ,
First this then "pivot!"
@@davedavies5688they would have got that settee up that stair well much quicker if Ross knew how to organise the “to me, to you” ruling!
I always do it. Makes many laugh who don't expect it and especially if it looks odd or funny it fits perfectly.
best comment on the whole of the internet today.
Children's TV legends! In British children's TV, the most successful shows didn't talk down to kids.
Horrible histories it's the same they don't treat kids like kids the just adults that haven't grown up yet
@@SirLordCustardthe10th Aso Danger Mouse. But yeah, you still get some good gems. Something parents can watch with their kids.
The What/Who sketch is really traditional British Music Hall comedy. If you want to see it done really well find Abbot and Costello on UA-cam. Probably their best known routine was "Who's on First?" When Lou Costello is asking questions of Bud Abbott to find out the field positions of a baseball team. Brilliantly done!
This is one of the ways that British kids grow up learning to love puns and sarcasm.
British children are more quick-witted than some US adults.
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It’s even more true from the online gaming side of things you talk to an American child they yell complain and act like they are the only ones that matter where as British kids usually act like normal people 😂
True!
RIP Barry Chuckle.
Rotherham legends.
Indeed. Day trip to Rotherham from South East London on Easter Monday:)
"nuanced" and "subtle" are not two words I would ever associate with the Chuckle Brothers.
"Nuanced and Subtle" are not words I would ever have associated with Paul and Barry Chuckle.
These 2 were massive Laurel and Hardy fans as you can guess sadly Barry passed away a few years ago.
Jimmy also died (the third chuckle brother) in 2019
🎶 Chuckle Chuckle vision, Ch- Chuckle vision! 🎶 😄
We train the kids early in the UK
Important to our Kids to get sarcasm early it stops them believing in dodgy politicians aiming for high office particularly the orange ones.
I literally quoted this just today at the shop when I saw 2 guys carrying something. "to me. To you" 😂
If you are a british adult under 45 you probably grew up with them. They are a part of so many people's childhood. Amazing how long they were doing it.
The "Buckle" card was the Chuckle Brothers trying to make a business card. Using one of the custom business card printing machines that used to be very common at railway stations. The "Who, What" skit was a version of a famous Abbott and Costello baseball skit. The BBC was well known for "not talking down" to children, in children's programs. Kid's could still enjoy the slapstick, until they started to get the jokes as well. A car boot is what we call the trunk.
No Barry, a car boot is where we sell all our junk really cheap early mornings at weekends
When he was polishing his boots, he was meant to be cleaning out the boot(trunk) of the car.
The guy interviewing them in the Watt Hoo sketch and the tennis racket sketch was their brother. He was also part of a double act called The Patton Brothers (Jimmy & Brian Elliot). All 4 brothers appeared in a lot of the Chuckle Brothers shows
You saved me typing that 👍
@@BadBoyV1NO SLACKING
Loved these growing up. Such a likeable pair.
Always remember an episode where they’re performing as a warm up act at a theatre. When backstage the stage director asks them “Who are you supporting?” They both answer at the same time “Rotherham United” 😂😂😂
Abbott and Costello ( American duo)
Who's on First, Skit, it's
Longer about Baseball!
Yeah, I'll give that one to America; it's a comedy classic.
These too were always up to their odd jobs hustling every episode they did something different like handy men but would always end up coming across something dodgy going on just like scooby doo and the gang. Then they would have to figure it all out and save the day from bad people. LOL Even tho sometimes they were silly they were always very genius with it and had a protective aura around them. I found some of the jokes were meant for adults and teenagers as a classic like universal. Since i was age 6 i used to love it but i found it aimed for 7 to 9+ as it was in that age group too on TV. My favourite of all time. Absolute legends. I think maybe because it's very simple but classic it's for kids but it has a spark in it that we all appreciate.
The brothers made Chuckle Hounds for pre school children and went onto make about 300 episodes of Chucklevision which I think would be aimed at 5 to 12 years old. It doesn't surprise me that an American s struggling to follow something so complex.
Local legends. I’ve heard so many stories of people meeting them and how nice they were. Everybody loved them. .
Tinchy Stryder & The Chuckle Brothers | To Me, To You (Bruv) music video is brilliant x
I really want to see a reaction to this
You did have this sort of comedy over there, it's Laurel and Hardy really, but then given Stan Laurel was British and he wrote their act, perhaps it is a British thing. It was very much a kids show, a bit after my time, but comedy sketch shows aimed at kids was always a part of children's TV prior to their show. I think they probably were the best though.
I wonder if Stan Laurel influenced the abbot and Costello duo with their Woo’s on first base ?
Laurel and Hardy are one of the very few comedy acts that made me laugh out loud.
In more recent comedy, 'Phoenix Nights' does the same - it was fantastic.
I think children really liked the fact that they were treated as adults because most British children are used to the humour from their parents!!
How did I guess that Chucklevision would be at Tyler's level......
Having said that- they are still funny even now. And yes, we call this humour 'Dad jokes'
Everyone who had access to children's TV during this period would be very familiar with the Chuckle Brothers.
(It's not a sketch show btw- it's more of a sitcom with high speed gag delivery)
Not 'BOAT' but 'BOOT!!!!' The joke is he is cleaning HIS boot, not the car's boot (trunk) That's a northern British accent for you!
HOW COME THE COMPILATION HAD NOT A SINGLE 'TO ME, TO YOU!' example in it???????
No-one in the UK of a certain age can work with one other person to move a heavy load without saying 'To me, To You...' It's like the 'Friends' generation saying 'Pivot!' in a similar situation!
Why put the guy down when you agree with him ?, talk about shallow ,did you get your 5 likes dopamine hit ?
Got to agree with your first assessment. And you're not shallow you're right.
I once sat in a pub and opposite they were getting stuff out of their van for a theatre show opposite 😆 we was laughing “to you to to me” made my childhood me very happy! 🤣
2009 - 1987 = 32 now? I can't keep up with maths... Good to see you reviewing these two, though. Simple, enjoyable humour - and not just for kids!
Well he's using American 'math' not UK "Maths", they can't count anything over single figures.
@@user-qj7et4wv3q I saw an American maths problem the other day on Shorts.
3+3 x 3 they said A was not 18 it's 12 WTF
I did a double take as someone born in 1988, I was 21 in 2009
These guys are(were) from my hometown, Barry passed away a few years ago & used to live across from a friend of mine. Their shows were aimed at kids from about 3 to 12 or so & was jokes & slapstick, basic simple "funny" comedy & kids loved it. They were honorary ambassadors for Rotherham United football club(who play their games at the NEW YORK STADIUM named after the area where fire hydrants for New York City were made) & I've often walked into the stadium with Barry & his wife to watch a game. Paul still appears on TV occasionally but not in the old Chuclevision roles. Real down-to-earth Yorkshire lads, Barry is sadly missed. RIP😅
I'm from the UK and while I have heard of the Chuckle Brothers, I can't say I've ever watched them. That's an age thing I assume. For me, children's TV means The Flower Pot Men, the Herbs, Fireball XL5, Catweazle, Bagpuss, Noggin the Nog etc.
Tingha and Tucker, Pinky and Perky, Sooty and Sweep, Andy Pandy, The Woodentops and Tales of the Riverbank.
:D
Monday:Watch With Mother: Tuesday:Andy Pandy: Wednesday The Flowerpot Men : Thursday-Rah,Tah and Bobtail: Friday:The Woodentops circa 1961:)
Fireball XL5/Supercar/Captain Scarlet and The Mysterons/Stingray/Thunderbirds all Gerry Anderson:)
Thursday was changed to or from Tales of the Riverbank. I can remember the change, but not which way round it was.
They were all 'Watch with Mother' - the name of the slot. Monday was Picture Book
I see no one mentioned Thomas the tank engine although I suppose there is an American version so what about brum
I grew up watching this show it's a classic. I enjoyed watching every day running home from school just to watch them. RIP Barry and thank you ❤
Recommend the Two Ronnies "four candles" sketch.
The Chuckle Brothers are legendary in the UK. Basically if you're between the ages of 20 and 40 it's likely you will have watched them at some point. ChuckleVision started off as more of a breakfast TV magazine show (hence the name Chuckle-Vision), with each episode revolving around Paul and Barry tackling a different subject matter e.g. Dance, Magic, Fashion - and featured regular contributions from a storyteller (Billy Butler) and a magician (Simon Lovell). From the third series onwards, the show changed format and became more of a sitcom, which ensured its longevity. Basically, each episode revolved around the brothers getting a new job and losing it by the end of the episode through their own incompetence. And believe me they did everything: landscaping, building, painting, engineering, detectives, you name it, they attempted it. The other guy you see in many of the clips is their real life older brother Jimmy Patton, part of another double act, The Patton Brothers, with their other brother Brian (who also appeared in the show). Jimmy regularly cropped up as the Chuckles' boss who gives them a job and ends up regretting it. He played a no-nonsense man who kept them on their toes with his own catchphrase "No slacking!" which he would utter in every episode that he appeared. The show ran for 22 years, 21 series and a staggering 292 episodes, one of the few British shows to rival average sitcom episode totals in the US.
The clip you watched doesn't show any slapstick but the show is full of it: tripping over, pies in the face, banana skins, destroying things - it's part of the show's foundations as much as the wordplay between Paul and Barry. I think the fact the dialogue was so simple but ingenious is what makes it timeless. I will likely laugh at simple jokes like this for as long as I live compared with comparatively drawn-out, convoluted jokes.
It's really hard to describe how much of an institution the Chuckle Brothers were for several generations of kids growing up. The catchphrases have become immortalised into British culture, "To Me, To You" especially was voted in a poll as one of Britain's favourite catchphrases. It has basically become compulsory to use it when moving furniture around. Paul and Barry also toured for over 20 years in theatres across the country. I went to see a few of the shows and and they never disappointed. A lot of them were based around a theme or a spoof. They did spoofs of Star Trek, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones, etc. They brought their brothers, Jimmy and Brian, along with them and Brian would famously shout "Get out of it!" (his own catchphrase) at kids in the audience and they would retort it.
It was a sad day in the UK when Barry died. The two brothers had been a double act for over fifty years and it really was the end of an era.
I can only assume Tyler has never watched the ICONIC Fawlty Towers……sheer British comedic brilliance🤣😂😍
The other guy in the name sketch was one Barry and Paul's older brothers. Their two older brothers Jimmy and Brian were regulars in Chucklevision.
My daughter loved these two, we went to see their show locally and we adults laughed just as much.... Old Music hall Variety jokes !! The other chap is their brother. The boot is at the back of the car. And did you ever see Laurel and Hardy ?
I actually met the Chuckle Brothers as a kid. Multiple Times. My parents took me to several of their pantomime shows (How incredibly British!). They were lovely and Chucklevision was always great. Looking back at it, in this video, you're right that the comedy is actually surprisingly witty and fun as an adult.
The "Mr Watt and Mr Hoo" sketch is a reworking of a famous Abott and Costello sketch called "Who's on First"
The Chuckle Brothers - very fondly remembered by many. But I had to smile why you said this was quite complicated, more like adult humour. In the U.K. this is generally considered to be quite childish, simple, silly humour! I guess that’s the difference between US and U.K. humour. But ‘Dad’ jokes - that definitely fits the bill here.
Each episode would have its own story-line (quite often with the Chuckle Brothers getting a new job of some sort, or else given a task to do) and generally messing it up, with comedic consequences.
They were once part of a much bigger act with their other brothers. Paul and Barry then went off seperately going by the name of The Chuckle Brothers. The show itself was called Chuckle Vision. Before that they did a show dressed up as two dogs called The Chuckle Hounds which relied on purely visual silent humour. Their older brothers sometimes made guest appearances in Chuckle Vision.
Thanks for a great reaction.
We drum a good sense of humour into kids early. I watch this duo from a very young age, probably from 3yo to about 10 (1994 to 2001). Their nephew is now on Gogglebox with his sister but the lad looks so much like the shorter chuckle brother ❤
Their live shows were so good, the routines were incredibly polished. After the show they would stay & sign autographs for the kids and have their photos taken with them and chat to each and every one. True professionals. My kids (now in their late 20s) still have autographed programs from the show 😁
They were even funnier live. I saw them once in the 80s as a playworker with young kids. Their energy on stage was awesome!
The boot of a car is your 'trunk'
The other character actors in the show are their real life older brothers Jimmy and Brian who were very famous in the 50’s and 60’s and billed as the Patton Brothers,
Never knew that.Thanks.
parenting in britain is less "censored" and controlled, so they are more aware of adult conditions/situations than the average american child, making it easier for our kids to understand general humour. its also probably why our more "adult" comedians go beyond the average american humourist.
The basic premise tor ChuckleVision was that each week Paul and Barry would attempt to do a job and everything that can go wrong does. The variety of jobs and situations is why the show ran for 292 episodes. It would be interesting to see you reactbto a couple of full episodes, they're only twenty minutes each. I'd recommend No Getting Away and Goofy Golfers.
I used to watch these after school, at the same time as doing homework,revising for exams. 😂how we learned more British humour even from a young age😂.
As a former teacher of young children, I know they really like puns, and children's comic magazines were full of them - the cornier the better! Also British Pantomimes will use similar content with family audiences, able to appreciate some of each kind of humour.' I remember as a child when I started to 'get' some of the adult humour I was stopped from going pantos! BTW actor Henry Winkler is a great fan of pantos and has appeared in many in the UK.
Barry with that badminton net "I'm taking it down now because it's dry" 😂 I forgot how funny this show was. It's not sketch comedy, it's one story per episode but the compilation's editing did make it look fast paced 😄 Also, to anyone reading, if you're into really stupid comedy, there's a channel called Katan The Van who has incredible 'youtube poop' (YTP) short videos based on the Chuckle Brothers - YTP is clips of shows edited in stupid ways to be surreal and funny in case you haven't heard of it - it's not as big as it used to be but it really influenced a lot of internet comedy which came after and Katan the Van has made me cry laughing many times 😄
I met the chuckle brothers as a kid in a butlins. Loved those guys absolute legends.
I saw them live when o was about 7 and loved them. They were really lovely to everyone.
The who and what sketch was taken from Abbott and Costello's Whoses on 1st sketch about Baseball.
Chucklevision was a children's show that reached multiple generations.
TV legends, was brought up watching this, was telling me son about them, he watches Danny and Mick which I said is like the chuckle vision of the modern day.
It's basically written into our DNA to say "to me, to you" whenever two people are carrying something together 😂
My brother and nephew were moving a large reclining chair out of my Mums small bungalow and were struggling to get it out of the door. My brother said to him "to me" and all the adults in the room simultaneously said 'to you' and got a bad case of the giggles. Legends. RIP Barry x
I have very fond memories of the Chuckle Brothers! They started out as live comedy, I think, then sketches on other tv shows, then they finally got their own show. It's long been a staple of children's entertainment for adults to act like idiots so as make the kids feel good about themselves. There was never really an overarching plot line as such, just sketches.
Series 1-3 have been released on DVD, but they need to release the other 200 series - such a brilliant show!!
Had meet them on 4 times in the shows. They really good. Took time chat with there fans.
When my children were small mid 90s they were on tv. We took them to see pantomime in cambridge with them in.😊
That's awesome. He doesn't know what a pantomime is though
My first time seeing these two (Aussie) but would have loved this show as a kid. British comedy and crime shows can't be beaten in my view.
The lady saying she was also a medium was meaning she was a clairvoyant or could connect with the dead. He then didn’t see that and assumed it was her size she was talking about.
You DO see this style/dad jokes on movies like Naked Gun, Airplane (aka Flying High) and Mel Brooks' Spaceballs. And don't call me Shirley!
Tyler, they also do Slapstick as you expect. I don't know who compiled this particular presentation, but if you really want to understand fully, watch a couple of episodes in there entirety, some of the gags are linked to the theme of the episode and you didn't even get to hear the chuckle vision opening theme! That in itself is just awesome!
No the show was not for kids 10 and up but mostly aimed at kids in single figures like 5 - 9 years old. Their humour is pretty much everyday British humour so kids would be used to such humour but the Chuckle brothers exceled in this frequently dead pan, fast delivery. I think they they started out as entertainers for pre-school kids but not in the format as you are watching now of course.
the one that was missing is their most famous 'to me' to you' line. The Chuckles were a bit after my childhood but i still found them funny when i did see them. The beauty was they were just as greay lovely blokes off screen as on. Losing Barry hit Paul hard and he isnt on tV anymore. The last time i remember seeing them together was on a quiz show here called Pointless.
The chuckle brothers were great growing up, me and my sister loved them!, they would often start a new business, such as window cleaners, furniture delivery men etc, and they were terrible at their jobs and mess it up
You're never too old for Chucklevision . 😂😂😂😂 . Sadly Barry passed away in 2018 . The Chuckle Brothers have a family history in comedy Paul & Barry had 2 other brothers Jimmy & Brian who also formed a comedy double act in the 1950s called The Patton Brothers . And in some episodes of Chucklevision all 4 brothers appear .
I only remember the “ to me to you” sketch as it was a bit like the Friends “pivot” scene
Much of it is based on the old Bud Abbot and Lou Costello sketches from 1940-50's America.
Chuckle Brothers were good. 4pm broadcast aimed at parents who could watch with their kids after school. They made me laugh as a child and an adult
the "what" sketch is a take on abbot on costello "whos on first" sketch check it out very funny. the chuckle brothers were an intricle part of my childhood and humour
The WHO WHAT sketch was originally done by Abbot and Costello.
A lot of British children TV is designed to be adult friendly as is is often expected that parents would have to sit with their children, especially the younger ones. The comedy can be followed and enjoyed at multiple levels.
Tyler, if you’re wanting to watch some classic British comedy films, you can’t go far wrong if you seek out the Carry On series of films. Most of these films were made between the mid 50’s to the early 80’s, with mainly the same cast members. I believe that the first film was titled Carry On Sergeant. The main plot line centres on the experiences of a number of young men who are called up to the Army to perform their basic training for their National Service (the compulsory period of military service, which all males between certain ages had to attend from the end of the war so that in the event of another war breaking out the government would have a core group of men who could be called upon to reinforce the regular troops that would already be trained in all aspects of military service.). The last of the Carry On films was called Carry On Colombus if I remember correctly, but there were so many films covering so many different themes from teachers to camping, Cleopatra to C.O up the Jungle and C.O. At Sea, or C.O. at your Convenience set in a factory making new lavatory fittings. There’s even a Carry On Cowboy. set in the old Wild West of America.
This is something that will never be forgotten by me. I feel for you not having this in your childhood.
Legends! I used to rush home from school to watch this 😅
Everyone knows what Chuckle-vision is. (Millennials really, kids now probably wouldn’t) Was so sad when Barry died. 😢
Absolute legends. More for early teens or atleast over 10 yr old. But I loved these as a kid. The best ever
Too old for them as a teenager, so corny
I am pleased you liked this, as it sums up my sense of homour. Great memories, thanks again.
I watched them in a live show.. took the kids.. some of the humour was aimed at adults and went over the kids heads.. I was in hysterical laughter all way through..very funny guys..
that's my childhood right there, was basically a sketch show for children i watched it from about 5yo got the physical comedy then as i got older i understood more so enjoyed it more, its a lot like Bluey that i watch now with my kids there are jokes that i am sure are only in the show for mom and dad and as a dad i will have to show some to my kids, if you are doing kids TV then Saturday morning TV is def something you should look at back when we had 4 TV channels on a Saturday morning there would be a kids show on the BBC with in my childhood (90's)Live and Kicking for a few hours with cartoons, games early computer games controlled via the kids at home telephone tones interviews with bands music and all sorts and very British
In British English, the boot of a car is what you call the trunk of the car.
It was totally suitable for Adults and we all loved the program. Very British humor and prepared our children for life. Episodes were just them living their life, often in a new job each episode or new situation they have to handle. Like Laurel and Hardy it is highly appealing to children. We love our Sketch Shows in the UK. Adults one include - The Two Ronnies, Harry Enfield and Chums, Not the 9 O'Clock News, Alas Smith and Jones and many more. Today's top one is probably Little Britain.
22 years, a lot of kids saw this. A lot of parents probably grew up watching it
"Chuckle vision chu-chu-chuckle vision"
People born between 1970-1995 in the UK will probably remember the chuckle brothers on the TV.
My claim to fame is agreeing a Mortgage for one of the Chuckle Brothers. I had to look at their accounts as part of the process and lets just say they did pretty well out of merch.🙂 These clips mainly focused on verbal jokes but they did a lot of slapstick as well.
Kids in the UK are exposed to our humour from a young age. A lot of our humour might be on a couple of levels so you start off getting the slapstick, silly stuff and dad jokes and as you get older you start catching the stuff that initially went over your head.
Christmas pantos are a good example. They include jokes for the young kids and their parents. Shrek is basically a panto.
I grew up in the 70s and loved The Two Ronnies, Dick Emery and the Carry On films, etc. My dad also let me stay up to watch Monty Python.
When I was seven I took piano lessons. My dad would pick me up afterwards and 'The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy' would just be starting on BBC Radio 4 so we'd listen to it together on the way home. It was only a 10 min drive so we'd just sit in the car on the drive until it finished. My mum would always wonder why it took us so long to get back!😀
A lot of British comedy starts off on BBC Radio 4. Radio comedy has to be verbal so there's lots of silly wordplay, satire, etc.
@spelokeir - Oh wow, thanks for sharing. Glad they did well.
kiddingme...when i was 7-9 i was watching fawlty towers porridge and rising damp on tv in the evenings, heady days.
Every time I move a object with someone I have to say “to me, to you’ it’s like Tourette’s it just comes out 😂 I’m moving house in a couple of weeks and its guaranteed it will slip out without me thinking about it 😂
They was the best double act England has ever seen. I met them both when I was a kid. It was a big shock when Barry died 😢 I will never forget them both
Not even close…. The two Ronnies? Ade Edmondson and Rik Mayall?!!!!!! Have you never watched like ANY OTHER British comedy?! 💁🏻♂️
@@YorkshiremanReacts26 the chuckle brothers was my childhood they will always be the best to me.
I do Like the chuckle brothers did use to watch, there is alot more British old Classic childrens tv from the 1970s to 1990s shows you should watch aswell.
My home town heroes lol... I met these guys a few times both of em were really down to earth guys.
The who and what section of this sketch, it reminds me of Abbott and Costello's who's on first base sketch, both hilarious. Always loved The chuckle brothers growing up, never missed a show and always had hurt ribs afterwards from laughing so much lol. 😂😂😂👌🏻
Far funnier than those two overgrown schoolboys Ant and Dec who are never off the telly.
At 14:00 in the USA you call it a “car trunk” in the UK we call it the “car boot”.
The who and what sketch is very Abbott and Costello (might even be a direct lift). Which is of course American humour.
Watched this with my children, that’s my excuse, and loved every moment
The Chuckle Brothers are from my town, used to see them around & down the pub.
Sadly Barry passed away in the last couple of years. Barry is the little one, Paul is the tall one. The other guy in some of their sketches is also one of their brothers, Jimmy.
They were VERY inspired by Laurel & Hardy. Barry had a statue in the front window of his house of Stan Laurel, Paul had Oliver Hardy... when Barry passed away, Paul now has both.
The brothers were working in entertainment before they broke on TV. They toured the Working Men's club circuit for years prior to their breakthrough.
In the UK when babies are born, the midwife slaps their butt to make them cry, then they are shown Monty Python to ensure they were born with a sense of humour...
If they aren't, we deport them to the USA...
The watt who comes from the American comedy duo Abbott and Costello. Who’s on first one of the greatest comedy sketches ever
Thank you. Im slowly getting my faith in people back again.
If memory serves chuckle vision was on BBC 1 in the afternoon just after we got home from school. It was a time when very few had satellite TV so most people only had 4 maybe 5 channels. Not every channel did children's entertainment and there were no dedicated children's channels then, so just a few hours a day. Morning entertainment was like 6 am to 9am on channels 3 and 5 on the weekend which was animation shows mainly aimed at the youngest audiences. I don't seem to recall early morning children's tv on the BBC if memory serves it was late afternoon ~4 pm to 5pm on weekdays to line up with kids getting out of school. The BBC's children shows were more aimed at older children if I recall and I don't remember the other channels competing in this segment. Basically there was very little choice so every child in the right age groups watched the same shows.
Danny Kaye, Abbot and Costello, Three Stooges, and many others, also did this style of comedy.
If you want another classic from the late 80s/early 90s that had a similar sense of humour, then I would heartily recommend Maid Marion And Her Merry Men. It took some of the classic tropes from the Robin Hood stories, but made Robin a vain idiot, while Maid Marion was the brains of the outfit.
yes Maid Mation and her merry men