The Two Ronnies: The Ministry of Pollution

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  • The Two Ronnies
    Series Two (1972)
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  • @franceskronenwett3539
    @franceskronenwett3539 3 роки тому +120

    Ronnie Barker was the most versatile and funniest person ever. His sketches were brilliant.

    • @rjwh67220
      @rjwh67220 Рік тому +2

      Yeah, but Ronnie was pretty dang funny, too.

    • @HarryJSmith
      @HarryJSmith Рік тому +4

      @@rjwh67220Ronnie’s brilliant, but gotta respect Ronnie. He’s quite the comedian

  • @thanqualthehighseer
    @thanqualthehighseer 2 роки тому +50

    It horrifying how accurate this actually was.

    • @Jones607
      @Jones607 Рік тому +3

      Uncanny is what it is. One of many of Ronnie’s ‘send-up’ sketches of the future, that weren’t far off the mark.

    • @shereekendall1003
      @shereekendall1003 Рік тому +2

      Yes we even can learn alot from our past tv shows...of how accurate this is of what Ronnie is talking about...even though its funny comedy...theres is a teaching here to us about the destruction of earth! And its all biblical too!🙏...its enough to send shivers up our spines😨

    • @Jones607
      @Jones607 Рік тому +3

      @@shereekendall1003
      One generation passes away, and another generation comes; But the earth abides forever.
      Ecclesiastes 1:4
      The Earth will never be destroyed, God would never permit it.

    • @shereekendall1003
      @shereekendall1003 Рік тому +1

      @@Jones607 It will abide forever...but not as it is now...as dear Ronnie pointed out....back then no one really understood the reslitics of what was going to happen...they laughed because its a comdey show...i to laughed because hes a very funny man...both Ronnie's were😂....but getting back to the signs of the times...yes generations will come and generations will go...until all is lost here on earth...Matthew 24-51...that reads right thru to the end of Matthew....because its all signifigant to what is coming and what is to be...this earth is going to be cleansed and nsmed paradise...just as Jesus said to the man at his side on the cross...i say this...today you will be with me in paradise...Jesus mean't, that will happen when the Father sends me back...coz as we all know it hasn't happened yet...he was promising, to that man that asked Jesus not to forget him...and that is why christians of nowadays are asking Jesus not to forget them...simpley because they knew what Jesus had promised to the man at the side of him on the cross...see what im trying to explain...im thinking you do😊🙏...so at the end of the day...there will be a new earth called paradise...and a new Jeuruselum in heaven called the kingdom of God...Amen🙏....i find so many people argue with the word of God...i dont have time to argue with people that think other people are right or wrong...like ive said, at the end of the day, God wants us to understand him, without confusion😊for he is an easy God he delights in us when we see things that are truth...on the other hand...there is saton spinning webs of lies and deceit...trapping people and twisting God's word...Jesus does not have time for such ignorance...nor do i😊....thankyou for your input on what we have found to be quite accurate regarding Ronnie Barker's comedy news show😂😂😂...i was only 10years old when i watched that show with my parents and sibblings...although i didnt understand it...i sure do now😊have a great blessed day🙏😊

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 2 місяці тому

      @@shereekendall1003 Of course not as it now. Nobody ever said that. As for that thief, whyever would Jesus have not meant exactly what he said? ;-)

  • @chriswilson2431
    @chriswilson2431 3 роки тому +70

    That must have been the one moment he nearly broke character, “some people (raise of eyebrows) some people”
    A true professional. The sweet shop sketch is also a scream.

    • @danfred579
      @danfred579 Рік тому +6

      Lol he almost lost it there. You can hear the change of his voice🤣

    • @SpiritmanProductions
      @SpiritmanProductions Рік тому +2

      At 03:00, for those wondering.

    • @frenzalrhomb6919
      @frenzalrhomb6919 Рік тому +3

      @@SpiritmanProductions To have been able to stay in character for 3 whole minutes, while delivering this kind of material, just shows you the standard of professionalism required to be a great comic in the first place. I don't think I could have kept a "straight face" for much more than 30 seconds without bursting out, laughing my bloody head off!! ...
      Kudos to you, Mr Ronald Barker, for all those side splitting moments you had me in as a teen in 1970s Australia ... And yes, even we had T.V back then, too!! ... Hard to believe, I know, but true nonetheless!!
      R.I.P. Ronnie Barker.

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 2 місяці тому

      @@frenzalrhomb6919 That's why they have rehearsals. 🙂

  • @zulkiflijamil4033
    @zulkiflijamil4033 3 роки тому +40

    "Southampton will join Northampton to become one enormous Hampton " and " Scotland will be one way northwards into the Sea" , oh gosh ! These are bloody hilarious lines to brighten our days. Great jokes down memory lane.

  • @joeking1019
    @joeking1019 4 роки тому +127

    Absolute genius. RIP Ronnie, you made us laugh so much.

    • @cyrilo-ol5xb
      @cyrilo-ol5xb 4 роки тому +9

      Wonderful memories of a master comedian......Sadly missed!

  • @1969Kismet
    @1969Kismet 4 роки тому +67

    The most sensible plan to tackle pollution I've heard so far ; )

  • @robertchapman6795
    @robertchapman6795 Рік тому +6

    Once upon a time, there was excellent quality comedy. 🤣
    Now it’s a dystopian reality! 😬

  • @MusicFanatical1
    @MusicFanatical1 5 років тому +112

    If he was a politician he could make the people believe anything he said.

  • @GrasshopperKelly
    @GrasshopperKelly Рік тому +15

    Well this aged like the finest Whiskey I've ever had.

  • @jimramsey8887
    @jimramsey8887 Рік тому +7

    We've becom a sad population since the humour of Ronnie.. He and Ronnie Corbett were Brilliant.

  • @philipjohnson3225
    @philipjohnson3225 3 роки тому +12

    That’s the best ending note I’ve ever heard

  • @markcampbell5140
    @markcampbell5140 3 роки тому +19

    Two absolute legends!

  • @philipmanning7352
    @philipmanning7352 5 років тому +25

    Good comedy will live forever.good old Ronnie.

  • @stephenord3403
    @stephenord3403 4 роки тому +11

    Genius, loved you Ronnie

  • @pamrush5078
    @pamrush5078 5 років тому +15

    Very clever play on words Ronnie Barker was so super very clever and witty with his use of play on words

  • @CymruEmergencyResponder
    @CymruEmergencyResponder 6 років тому +77

    2:57 is the only time I’ve ever seen him nearly break!

    • @chrisdavies5935
      @chrisdavies5935 5 років тому +8

      m.ua-cam.com/video/CwLFYH-lJVQ/v-deo.html
      Corpses here when he accidently pulls his dressing room key out and has to improv out of it!

    • @SergeantSarge
      @SergeantSarge 4 роки тому +3

      Yup it’s very subtle but a testament to his talent

  • @miroshahn1392
    @miroshahn1392 3 місяці тому +1

    "And that is the spot where my wife threw ink at me." 😂 0:39

  • @zulkiflijamil4033
    @zulkiflijamil4033 3 роки тому +6

    "Staines will join Underhill and be known as Understaines " haha. 😂🤣😆😅 ...and Southampton will join Northampton and become one enormous Hampton" 🤣😂😅

  • @mrfozz3742
    @mrfozz3742 4 роки тому +20

    3:33 let me end on a more optimistic note...MMMMM 🤣

    • @missasinenomine
      @missasinenomine 4 роки тому +1

      Congratulations on winning the comments copy cat prize.

    • @martinputt6421
      @martinputt6421 4 роки тому

      @@missasinenomine Congratulations on being a misery

    • @missasinenomine
      @missasinenomine 4 роки тому +1

      @@martinputt6421 Misery? Congratulations on being blind. How many times do you have to read the same comment? Scroll down 5 & 10 comments & see. What's the POINT in posting the SAME comment over & over again? I'm not a misery. Just observant.

  • @mountainstartemple6041
    @mountainstartemple6041 3 роки тому +6

    this is late 2020 and quite frankly, living in Understains is sounding more and more appealing!

  • @commandert5
    @commandert5 4 роки тому +46

    At first I thought this was going to be a ministry dedicated to creating pollution

    • @voxorox
      @voxorox 4 роки тому +10

      I'm still not convinced otherwise.

    • @zd308
      @zd308 3 роки тому +1

      The Goodies had one of those

  • @extremeconcepts1
    @extremeconcepts1 3 роки тому +31

    Don't let Boris J watch this as he'll may enact this into policy

    • @leslieaustin151
      @leslieaustin151 11 місяців тому +1

      Ah, BorisJ made himself into a joke instead… except we weren’t laughing because he screwed us all.

  • @dishybear
    @dishybear 3 роки тому +12

    Pure platinum comedy!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @billba
    @billba 2 роки тому +6

    He knew of the evil possible by humanity.

  • @EddieGaster
    @EddieGaster 9 років тому +44

    I feel sorry for anyone living in Understains.

  • @mountainstartemple6041
    @mountainstartemple6041 3 роки тому +4

    3:02 ... ah he almost lost it but regained his serious composure LOL

  • @oludotunjohnshowemimo434
    @oludotunjohnshowemimo434 6 місяців тому

    Natural comical talent Ronnie B had and great comical timing. A legend and a genius.
    His comical partner Ronnie C, both comical geniuses

  • @Aran-vc7rx
    @Aran-vc7rx 5 років тому +11

    This is brilliant comedy.

  • @leetylr
    @leetylr 8 років тому +55

    03:33 let me end on a more optimistic note "# mmmm" lol xxx

  • @vodaredhill1704
    @vodaredhill1704 2 роки тому +4

    Pure bloody genius .

  • @johnnythefox1851
    @johnnythefox1851 Рік тому +2

    And people thought this was a joke!!

  • @harrycooke6349
    @harrycooke6349 6 років тому +21

    Genius won't see the like again sadly missed

  • @nathanclark3139
    @nathanclark3139 7 років тому +68

    I really wanna live in Ham Sandwich...

    • @NuisanceMan
      @NuisanceMan 5 років тому +5

      Too late - there's already a Mayo Clinic there.

    • @RyanUptonInnovator
      @RyanUptonInnovator 5 років тому +8

      You wouldn't like the subway there.

    • @commentfreely5443
      @commentfreely5443 5 років тому +4

      not so many terrorists there.

    • @malcolmdale
      @malcolmdale 3 роки тому +3

      There actually are two towns in Kent, England not far from each other called Ham and Sandwich.

  • @ianmillerphotography
    @ianmillerphotography 5 років тому +16

    I live in one enormous Hampton apparently.

  • @amazingthings947
    @amazingthings947 4 місяці тому

    I just love these two 😂

  • @bar10ml44
    @bar10ml44 3 роки тому +3

    2021 and it’s completely accurate

  • @thepub245
    @thepub245 Рік тому +2

    He was pretty accurate about the problems of too many people.

    • @robertfish4052
      @robertfish4052 Рік тому

      Whoops apocalypse has the answers. Peter cook.

  • @theeaskey
    @theeaskey 4 роки тому +7

    A lot of this has come to pass.. bypass all the town's drive all day and go nowhere.

  • @catalinforcos232
    @catalinforcos232 3 роки тому +1

    bloody brilliant

  • @peteholder7134
    @peteholder7134 2 роки тому +3

    I wonder if Spike Milligan wrote this one.

  • @reevethomas1083
    @reevethomas1083 4 роки тому +2

    Who’s watching post-1995 and isn’t complaining about their two feet?

    • @moonmelder2965
      @moonmelder2965 3 роки тому +1

      post 1995? I'm watching this during the end of the world (2020) as a way to divert my brain squirrel from running the wheel to fast!

  • @angelaknowles8189
    @angelaknowles8189 4 роки тому +2

    spot on with what he said

  • @KOTYAR0
    @KOTYAR0 4 роки тому +5

    Damn, this used to be so... unreal

  • @annicemahmood6462
    @annicemahmood6462 Рік тому

    Brilliant!!!👍👍👍

  • @mainman7814
    @mainman7814 6 років тому +11

    The clever.... clever Ronnies

  • @imaginevinee
    @imaginevinee 2 роки тому +2

    There will be 4 Liverpools and 4 Klopps 🤣

  • @fintanwardell
    @fintanwardell 3 роки тому

    ✔️ Excellent.

  • @DrCory48
    @DrCory48 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome video

  • @johnsmith-rs2vk
    @johnsmith-rs2vk Рік тому

    BRILLIANT ! RIP PEACE RONNIE .

  • @robertkelly469
    @robertkelly469 Рік тому +1

    He could definitely push a noun against a verb.

  • @geoffaldwinckle1096
    @geoffaldwinckle1096 5 років тому +11

    I had two square feet in 1995. Didnt score even one goal...

  • @chriswilson2431
    @chriswilson2431 4 роки тому +9

    Just brilliant. How on earth did he hold himself together?!

    • @KingKuuppa
      @KingKuuppa 4 роки тому +2

      He almost didn't. There was that one moment when he almost lost it.

    • @lawrencedoliveiro9104
      @lawrencedoliveiro9104 4 роки тому +1

      3:03 He was close to losing it.

  • @caribstu
    @caribstu Рік тому +3

    Ronnie Baker was better at this prophecy thing than Nostradamus ever was.

  • @tubularap
    @tubularap 4 роки тому +3

    The Republic of Ireland is shown as part of the UK ... How could they be so careless with the graphics? - Thanks for these great Ronnies clips, btw.

    • @Steve14ps
      @Steve14ps 3 роки тому

      Maybe Ireland is taking over Britain!

    • @paulmcateer1595
      @paulmcateer1595 3 роки тому +1

      @@Steve14ps we built the place after all...😉

    • @VanillaMacaron551
      @VanillaMacaron551 3 роки тому +2

      kind of adds to the stupid government theme though.

  • @davidm793
    @davidm793 Рік тому +2

    15 minute cities, lockdowns and rationed breathing. Add this to our new vocabulary and we have a comedy sketch that Ronnie would suggest is too silly

    • @pigeon_the_brit565
      @pigeon_the_brit565 Рік тому

      what is wrong with 15 minute cities exactly?

    • @siegfriedbartel7122
      @siegfriedbartel7122 7 місяців тому

      ​@@pigeon_the_brit565 You do not know all the future measures and policies designed to enslave you? This is the moment I will not return to you here...enjoy the future...good bye...have fun...you will love it...

  • @pressureworks
    @pressureworks 2 роки тому +1

    Sheffield Wednesday !! UTO !!! ftb !

  • @user-fm6oz8mu7b
    @user-fm6oz8mu7b 2 місяці тому

    BRIGHTON BRIGHT LIVING ON....

  • @alisonclark4233
    @alisonclark4233 2 роки тому +1

    you are missed

  • @aaronisaac9105
    @aaronisaac9105 2 роки тому +2

    Haha sheffield wednesday 😂

  • @moonmelder2965
    @moonmelder2965 3 роки тому +7

    two Bristols ... "Bristol" always makes it into all British comedy

    • @JaneDoe-ci3gj
      @JaneDoe-ci3gj 3 роки тому +1

      I didn’t get that one. I’m Swedish so it might be a language thing. Please explain.🙏

    • @richardc316
      @richardc316 3 роки тому +5

      @@JaneDoe-ci3gj Bristol is a large English city, but it has also always been a slang term for Breasts (I'm not sure why), so saying there will be 2 Bristol's is humorous.

    • @gpz550a2
      @gpz550a2 3 роки тому

      @@richardc316 Bristol Cities rhymes with titties, so "a nice pair of Bristols" is a crude observation of a ladies chest. Schoolboy humour at its finest.

    • @richardc316
      @richardc316 3 роки тому

      @@gpz550a2 Thanks Tallpaul, I get the rhyme/slang, but I don't see why it's Bristol specifically? Why not Leeds Cities, or Manchester Cities?

    • @gpz550a2
      @gpz550a2 3 роки тому +1

      @@richardc316 ah right, not sure on that. I think for the purposes of Jane Doe it's irrelevant but I'm now curious as to why Bristol was chosen. Maybe it's a naval thing with ship's figureheads or something.

  • @fidelisfaber4961
    @fidelisfaber4961 4 роки тому +14

    Is this the minister running the UK's CoViD-19 response?

    • @moonmelder2965
      @moonmelder2965 3 роки тому +3

      now that would have been a good thing!

  • @Aran-vc7rx
    @Aran-vc7rx 5 років тому +10

    A more optimistic note. Mmmmm

  • @carolramsey6287
    @carolramsey6287 2 роки тому

    Haha! Right about McKrankieland!

  • @hughshrapnel4448
    @hughshrapnel4448 4 роки тому +1

    Very topical!

  • @frankirvine316
    @frankirvine316 4 роки тому +4

    I’d second that as well✅👍

  • @AntonyThorburn
    @AntonyThorburn 4 роки тому

    so true

  • @keithrobins3279
    @keithrobins3279 6 років тому +2

    Very clever

  • @GrrMeister
    @GrrMeister 4 роки тому +2

    *Be right out of a job right now - LockDown 2020*

  • @AstrosElectronicsLab
    @AstrosElectronicsLab 11 місяців тому

    True professional, 3:01 he nearly broke... and omg, 3:37 that's almost pitch perfect for the opening of "Somebody to love" by Queen.

  • @ilovetattoos9682
    @ilovetattoos9682 4 роки тому

    Best actor ever better then David Jason by far R I P X

  • @JaneDoe-ci3gj
    @JaneDoe-ci3gj 4 роки тому +4

    So funny!😂
    English subtitles please!🙏
    I would love to show this to my mother but she's hard of hearing!

    • @Michael.Scott.420
      @Michael.Scott.420 4 роки тому +1

      If you go to the settings icon in the corner of the video you should be able to choose English auto generated. Not sure how accurate it would be though. Hope I was of help

    • @Michael.Scott.420
      @Michael.Scott.420 4 роки тому +2

      If not, just play it nice and loud 😋

    • @moonmelder2965
      @moonmelder2965 3 роки тому +1

      @@Michael.Scott.420 actually doing this may create even more humourous stuff

  • @marialiyubman
    @marialiyubman 2 роки тому +1

    Still better than the green new deal.

  • @zapre2284
    @zapre2284 Рік тому +2

    Greta and the WEF would be proud.

  • @listen2meokidoki264
    @listen2meokidoki264 Рік тому

    I want my two square feet now!
    I just bought the shoes I thought at the time by mistake.
    So all's well that ends well - I always say.

  • @antiHUMANDesigns
    @antiHUMANDesigns Рік тому

    Absolutely fucking hilarious.

  • @bryanmcghee3213
    @bryanmcghee3213 Рік тому

    prodictive programming

  • @srinivasanp4930
    @srinivasanp4930 Рік тому +1

    😀😀😀😀

  • @gui18bif
    @gui18bif 4 роки тому +2

    Did he predict West Ham and East Ham merging

  • @leibylifschitz7189
    @leibylifschitz7189 4 роки тому

    קלפהם

  • @alexbraun2243
    @alexbraun2243 11 місяців тому

    Turning out to be a little bit of an omen now as of June 2023

  • @suirahplanogemo3407
    @suirahplanogemo3407 4 роки тому

    What does he say when he mentions the spot where his wife did something to him? I can hardly make out a word there

    • @leithscrumhalf4143
      @leithscrumhalf4143 4 роки тому +2

      "and that is the spot where my wife threw ink at me."

  • @steinkval240
    @steinkval240 3 роки тому +2

    Mmmmmmmmmmmmm

  • @robertfish4052
    @robertfish4052 Рік тому

    Mayor Khan is looking older these days.

  • @KootFloris
    @KootFloris Рік тому

    So in 1972 the potential damage was quite well known, and we did .... nothing. Hmm.

  • @alan-sk7ky
    @alan-sk7ky Рік тому

    0:26Talk about reality imitating art...

  • @Jlipnicki
    @Jlipnicki Рік тому

    The 70s are often maligned and the butt of jokes but it was not all bad, football at its best, rock music and BBC comedy.

  • @Languslangus
    @Languslangus 4 роки тому

    🚙🚙🚙

  • @antikoerper256
    @antikoerper256 9 років тому +19

    2:57 trying not to laugh

    • @joyjeetpaul2218
      @joyjeetpaul2218 6 років тому +1

      antikoerper256 absolutely right 😊

    • @moonmelder2965
      @moonmelder2965 3 роки тому +1

      yes I detected a small flutter in his voice .... he almost lost it but got back in character

  • @leibylifschitz7189
    @leibylifschitz7189 4 роки тому

    גם 2 סלפי

  • @mountainstartemple6041
    @mountainstartemple6041 3 роки тому +72

    "and in 2020, people will be forced to stay inside and warn masks and stay 6 feet from your fellow humanoid" .... this isn't funny anymore!

    • @andrewcarter504
      @andrewcarter504 Рік тому +4

      Warn masks? What are you warning them of.

    • @jakubgrimm575
      @jakubgrimm575 Рік тому

      Wearing a mask and standing away from someone makes it less likely for you to catch a illness from them, if they are Ill. If someone is sick, and you wait to see them until they get better. Then you are very likely to not catch an illness from them.

    • @Phil144gbp
      @Phil144gbp 11 місяців тому

      ​@@andrewcarter504bullshite

    • @chrisgmurray3622
      @chrisgmurray3622 11 місяців тому +1

      Hear hear!

  • @MrRahim37
    @MrRahim37 2 роки тому

    Ero2020
    S

  • @cathalb2007
    @cathalb2007 3 роки тому +2

    Why is Ireland on your map of Britain?

  • @robertdowell89
    @robertdowell89 4 роки тому

    B

  • @greatwesternproductions2857
    @greatwesternproductions2857 3 роки тому +9

    I’d much rather listen to him than Thunberg

  • @AntonyThorburn
    @AntonyThorburn 4 роки тому

    N.L.P. FFS

  • @ChallengeCommander
    @ChallengeCommander 6 років тому

    What does he say. That is the spot where my wife what??

    • @liamthomasltfpv2073
      @liamthomasltfpv2073 6 років тому +2

      ChallengeCommander "threw ink at me"

    • @ChallengeCommander
      @ChallengeCommander 6 років тому +3

      Liam Thomas LTfpv it's so obvious now. Cheers

    • @robertomonanni801
      @robertomonanni801 Рік тому +1

      @@liamthomasltfpv2073 thanks! I was having an hard time to understand this! The subtitles said "my wife incurred me" which did not make any sense.

  • @puddingpudding9579
    @puddingpudding9579 3 роки тому

    Scomo should watch this he might learn something

  • @charmainet5955
    @charmainet5955 5 років тому +4

    Does anyone get the 'two Bristols' joke?

    • @BadgerBotherer1
      @BadgerBotherer1 5 років тому +13

      Bristols are tits (Bristol cities=titties). They usually come in pairs.

    • @louieberg2942
      @louieberg2942 5 років тому +8

      @airscrew1 Say you to a person who wants to watch Two Ronnies. Never learned to share? Have to gatekeep those nasty young scoundrels away hm?

    • @alexsetzer3975
      @alexsetzer3975 5 років тому +2

      @@BadgerBotherer1 At first came in my mind City and Rovers, but on the other hand in german language (I'm from Austria) Tits means "Brüste" - close ;)

    • @moonmelder2965
      @moonmelder2965 3 роки тому +1

      I've watched enough Benny Hill to understand that joke .... referring to his Angels of course LOL

    • @jazura2
      @jazura2 2 роки тому

      @Jack Warner Why be rude?

  • @rupeshkumargupta1139
    @rupeshkumargupta1139 6 років тому +1

    Lol !Enjoy

  • @Aran-vc7rx
    @Aran-vc7rx 5 років тому +3

    And I say rubbish