The strange thing is, this is actually a very realistic portrayal of disfunctional / abusive family relationships. Better than most in "serious" dramas.
Serious dramas always go overboard, straight to the very worst. It's like the difference in portrayals of teenage life in the Inbetweeners versus other shows. The Inbetweeners show that most of the time is spent wishing it was like the TV shows, with actual interesting things happening. But that really, your life is very dull. Unlike the serious teen shows where in a group of six friends, one will get pregnant before 18, one will die of a drug overdose, one will be struggling with their sexuality, one will be getting physically abused by their dad, one will have a psychotically overbearing mother and the other will simply feel socially awkward and lonely all the time. None of them are ever shown sat watching the TV or playing an XBOX, bored out of their minds wishing some crazy antics would ensue.
I love the layers of this scene. Saffy grew up with money but with a mother who was negligent and reckless. Patsy grew up with a mother that abandoned her and left her penniless. Saffy had it slightly better than Patsy and Patsy despises her for it, especially when she calls Eddie out on how she failed as a parent.
Patsy is also jealous because Eddy is the only person who ever cared about her, but she has to share Eddy's time, attention and affections with Saffy, and she hates her for that.
@@nina1522 Patsy is always wary of the fact that despite all the neglect. Saffy always has a place in Eddie's heart. And comes before her in a lot of ways. Sure she's the cool best friend but Saffy will get the house and the money.
I also love that when Eddie tries to claim some people would say she was a great mother, even Patsy turns her head away and is like "well let's not get crazy."
Jennifer and Joanna are hilarious, but the whole show wouldn't work without Julia's acting chops. She really makes you feel for Saffy, I think she's a little underrated sometimes in how crucial she is to the show working.
Arguably the best scene from the entire show, and that's saying something. Masterfully acted, and the writing is just brilliant. There's real darkness here, real bitterness and resentment that rivals any drama, and yet it's also hilarious.
Yes. I love Eddie and patsy but I don't understand how can a mother sell her oun doughter. If my mom would ever do this to me I don't think I could forgive her
Everything about AbFab is stellar, but what's also worth mentioning is the physical comedy, especially Joanna Lumley's movements and facial expressions. Seriously, the range of her acting is phenomenal considering the memorable roles she's played over the decades, and in AbFab they often learned the lines on the day. It's a shame that Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Helen Mirren get all the recognition and accolades. Even Julie Walters, who is a comedy actor in the main, is praised to the hilt compared with Joanna Lumley, but I reckon she's better than them.
Joanna caused some issues in her early days. With her latest work and trips abroad - going the whole Michael Palin route: I'm sure she'll get her damehood. Probably next year, tbh.
This show is an outrageous comedy but it's almost painfully realistic about Edina and Patsy's narcissistic abusive personalities and what a toxic childhood they gave Saffy. It has surprising depth to it.
Outstanding performances: we might rightly feel ashamed for laughing at Saffy's tragic childhood memories and Patsy's heartless response. It's what real comedy is all about I suppose - laughter and tears!
Poor Saffron! If only she could go back and REALLY remember that day in the park. If she could, she would see the SMILE on her face, as she laughed at the antics of those two! When I look back at my less than ideal childhood, I swear the funniest moments were watching my parents make utter fools of themselves....and not even know it. I treasure THOSE memories more than anything I got at Christmas, lol.
They seem more interested in the park then Saffy did as a child - they came here to have fun themselwes and make her wait and watch: you can see Eddie getting ready to play when they got there!
If you listen to the commentary on the show, Jennifer laughs at how Patsy runs away after the "You had it all - I had nothing!" line - it shows how Patsy is afraid of Saffy
Every single time Saffy complains about having a crappy childhood, Patsy always goes off talking about how lucky Saffy was and that her childhood was worse. Patsy is a true piece of work!
I just realized how vicious and evil edina and patsy are so horrible to her own child! So cliqueish and mean girl like the series is fabulous but really does show the portrayal of toxic dysfunctional families i really relate to Saffy
The sad thing is that there really are people out there like Eddie and Patsy.. and really think this show is "validation" of how they wrecked children's lives and self-esteem. Still hilarious as Saffy always has passive aggressive ways of getting back!!
It’s true, she has - and she is strong against the odds. But you can also see how much her mother‘s shamelessness and abandonment snd recklessness has still influenced her. She’s frumpy, had to parent her own mother since she was a child, is old before her time, doesn’t allow herself carefree times and is in some ways caught in not wanting to ever be like her mother, which firmly places her at an opposite extreme. She’s also still constantly and daily abused and manipulated. She is aware of it, luckily, and can counter it, but still has to deal with it, and it’s constant and stressful. It’s the perfect portrayal of narcissistic abuse by this sort of ridiculous, grandiose, selfish mother.
‘Saffy: I glimpsed into worlds I should’ve known nothing about. Worlds with no morals and no responsibilities! And not just glimpsed- you took my face with your four hands and pushed it up against the window! Patsy: WE SHOULD’VE PUSHED IT THROUGH!’ 💀
"It comes back!" *cLuNk* 😄 The thing is, Patsy had a shitty childhood too. She and Saffy could have had something to bond over, but everything was so dysfunctional they could only resent each other. 😕
Patsy actually told Saffy about her own dysfunctional childhood in two episodes. Those episodes were the one where Patsy gives Saffy and Mother a makeover for daytime TV and the one were Mother accidentally locked Edina, Saffy and Patsy in the living room 🛋️and yet Saffy was awful to Patsy even then. At least when Saffy argues with Edina and Patsy we the viewers know and understand what's going on as Bubble and Mother clearly didn't as it is implied Mother has something similar to Alzheimer's and Bubble is always acting thick and stupid in general but the end results are 100% pure comedy gold!
the first time i saw this i thought that patsy was eddie's wife and love interest hence the jammed acoustics from Saffy's heart - the freudian father figure complex - the father figure replaced by Patsy
You’re confusing the characters with the actresses. Julia is 10 years younger than Jennifer, who is 12 years younger than Joanna. Eddy is way more than 10 years older than Saffron.
@@garym6338 Jennifer was born in 1958. Julia 1968. And Johnna 1946. So no I did not confused the actors with their characters. The only thing I got incorrect was Johnna being 10 years older when she's actually 12. I was just pointing out that they're all about 10 years apart
@@Andysaid420 And you got it wrong again, still confusing the characters with the actors. You said Saffron is just 10 years younger than Eddy, which is blatantly not true. Saffy is a character who is the daughter of character Eddy. Eddy did not have Saffy at 10. Therefore, Saffy is not “just 10 years younger than Eddy”. She is way more than 10 years younger. However, the actress for Saffron (Julia) IS only 10 years younger than the actress for Eddy (Jennifer). This is what I meant by you confusing characters and their actors.
@@garym6338 it took you a week to respond and you completely disregarded that I even called the actors by their actual names and their actual birth years. So how was any of that confused? 🤣 some one is confused here certainly it's not me.
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The strange thing is, this is actually a very realistic portrayal of disfunctional / abusive family relationships. Better than most in "serious" dramas.
Abusive parents are usually compleatly self-interested.
Serious dramas always go overboard, straight to the very worst.
It's like the difference in portrayals of teenage life in the Inbetweeners versus other shows. The Inbetweeners show that most of the time is spent wishing it was like the TV shows, with actual interesting things happening. But that really, your life is very dull.
Unlike the serious teen shows where in a group of six friends, one will get pregnant before 18, one will die of a drug overdose, one will be struggling with their sexuality, one will be getting physically abused by their dad, one will have a psychotically overbearing mother and the other will simply feel socially awkward and lonely all the time. None of them are ever shown sat watching the TV or playing an XBOX, bored out of their minds wishing some crazy antics would ensue.
😴😴
Fr this reminds me of my family lmao
I agree. It was comedy with a dark undertone.
I love the layers of this scene. Saffy grew up with money but with a mother who was negligent and reckless. Patsy grew up with a mother that abandoned her and left her penniless. Saffy had it slightly better than Patsy and Patsy despises her for it, especially when she calls Eddie out on how she failed as a parent.
Patsy is also jealous because Eddy is the only person who ever cared about her, but she has to share Eddy's time, attention and affections with Saffy, and she hates her for that.
@@nina1522 Patsy is always wary of the fact that despite all the neglect. Saffy always has a place in Eddie's heart. And comes before her in a lot of ways. Sure she's the cool best friend but Saffy will get the house and the money.
I also love that when Eddie tries to claim some people would say she was a great mother, even Patsy turns her head away and is like "well let's not get crazy."
The subtle genius detail of Patsy and Eddie getting interested, excited at Saffy's small fashion rant is everything.
Indeed. lol
I'd missed that until now, wow that was a good detail.
She was, very briefly, speaking a language they understood.
They weren't getting excited... watch it again, Eddy is trying to hush her up from pissing off Patsy.
I’m dying of laughter with Patsy and the swing.😂😂😂
Yeah. It was worth Saffy going with them just to see that!
I love that even as a child, Saffy knew she needed to warn Patsy.
Mate she was tripping balls 😂😂
Jennifer and Joanna are hilarious, but the whole show wouldn't work without Julia's acting chops. She really makes you feel for Saffy, I think she's a little underrated sometimes in how crucial she is to the show working.
And she has amazing range - from Saffy, to the party girl sister in Pride and Prejudice, to the hard-driving newspaper editor in Press Gang.
@@Elitist20And a freedom fighting chicken in Chicken Run.
I mean, she's a professional actor,@@Elitist20, it'd be worrying if she couldn't do those.
@@Elitist20 I used to love Press Gang.
I wouldn’t be worried, I just wouldn’t care.
Arguably the best scene from the entire show, and that's saying something. Masterfully acted, and the writing is just brilliant. There's real darkness here, real bitterness and resentment that rivals any drama, and yet it's also hilarious.
I love how they're on an acid trip whilst at the park...
Poor Saffy! Do you remember the episode in Morocco when they sold Saffy into the white slave trade?
Yes. I love Eddie and patsy but I don't understand how can a mother sell her oun doughter. If my mom would ever do this to me I don't think I could forgive her
They walked passed her in the street because Saffy was wearing a burqa
Patsy sold her, not Eddie...of course when she found out she didn't do anything to find her.
@@shaiwriter oh really, I probably forget about that
but she got the cute guy in the end!
Loved when Patsy was going after Saffy, looking for the shortest route around the coffee table!
Everything about AbFab is stellar, but what's also worth mentioning is the physical comedy, especially Joanna Lumley's movements and facial expressions. Seriously, the range of her acting is phenomenal considering the memorable roles she's played over the decades, and in AbFab they often learned the lines on the day. It's a shame that Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Helen Mirren get all the recognition and accolades. Even Julie Walters, who is a comedy actor in the main, is praised to the hilt compared with Joanna Lumley, but I reckon she's better than them.
Joanna caused some issues in her early days. With her latest work and trips abroad - going the whole Michael Palin route: I'm sure she'll get her damehood. Probably next year, tbh.
Her little move when she tries to figure out how to get around the coffee table and then when she beats her hasty retreat crack me up.
I agree. I have thought she was great since I was a kid watching her as Purdey. 😍
@@jjr1728she and dawn french were offered damehood’s but refused
@@daisyalice4092Joanna got her Damehood last year.
This is THE funniest scene of the entire series! "It comes back...."
Literally any scene in series 2 is funnier than this.
''We didn't have cameras in THOSE days'' LOL.
"It comes back!!"....POW..LMAO!!!
My Life is like a constant winter.
"She's so cold she has her periods in cubes" 😂😂😂😂
This show is an outrageous comedy but it's almost painfully realistic about Edina and Patsy's narcissistic abusive personalities and what a toxic childhood they gave Saffy. It has surprising depth to it.
They're not Abusive and toxic
They all are not, they're only just Real and adorable and obviously Wonderful.
@@AndreaVerduzco-yi5pioh but they are.
@@PaulaFletcher-z1vTo any Gen X Saffy had an average childhood.
Eddy: "She was standing too close to the candle."
Patsy: "Act of God!"
Saffy: "You were HOLDING the candle." 😂😂
I lived with you and that piece of flint 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
They had more fun than Saffy did in her own childhood!!
Lol. Poor girl.
‘We never had cameras in those days’.
Lori Ann White loool 😱😂😈
It's like in Raising Hope!
We didn't have that back then.
Pretty sure they were around...
I didn't say they didn't exist, I said WE didn't have them!
The little girl who plays the young Saffy is sooooo cute!
Ah, I know, she's adorable
she said it comes far!
I laughed out loud when Patsy got the swim in her face. 🤣
swing.
Being a teenager is thinking Eddy and Patsy are funny.
But being an adult is realizing Saffy was right all along
I love how in the park Eddie is doing the Adam Ant Prince Charming dance moves on the climbing frame.
Liz Clegg and wearing Vivienne Westwood
Omg YESSSSS i wasn't sure if anyone else got that reference 😂😂
I loved this show. It was hilarious and it still makes me laugh. British humor is fabulous.
Outstanding performances: we might rightly feel ashamed for laughing at Saffy's tragic childhood memories and Patsy's heartless response. It's what real comedy is all about I suppose - laughter and tears!
“She got a therapist on insurance”..
"It comes back!"
WHACK
God I love this show!!!
That last line slapped really, really hard.
I first saw Abs Fab over 20 years ago.. My first reaction was horror..Then, i realized I Was Safie!!! After that it became my favourite show!!! 😃
Omg she's the original Meg from Family Guy 😂
Dude that's a great parallel!
And both her mom and her mom's best friend are Peter Griffin. *lol*
Kumokun Domo lol 😂 😈
She’s the British version of Meg!!!😂
Aubrey Hart
Rather Eddie is Lois and Patsy is Peter. XD
ab fab was the best tv show ever. full stop.
anynextdon true 😂😈
is anyone else surprised Saffy turned out how she did?
She was a self raising flower.
Spoiled. Yes
One of the funniest damn scenes from this show. lol “so cold she has her periods in cubes”. lol
Poor Saffron! If only she could go back and REALLY remember that day in the park. If she could, she would see the SMILE on her face, as she laughed at the antics of those two! When I look back at my less than ideal childhood, I swear the funniest moments were watching my parents make utter fools of themselves....and not even know it. I treasure THOSE memories more than anything I got at Christmas, lol.
This serial it's super ! - Thanks from Lithuania
Love Eddy and Patsy's ideas of 1980s high fashion.
The small opening episode is one of my faves and as a side note I want Eddies outfit those jeans in particular are awesome Jen wears them so well
I think that is my favorite outfit that she wore on the whole show.
U were holding the candle....lol
Fabulously written
Sandra Jovic fabulously PLAYED!
Titicaca 😆😆😆
She was standing next to a candle.. You where holding the candle lol she so cold I bet she has her periods in ice cubes. 😂
We took her the park!
Yes we took you the park!
They way how they say it they sound like witches 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
*YeeEES we took you to the PaaAAARK*
They seem more interested in the park then Saffy did as a child - they came here to have fun themselwes and make her wait and watch: you can see Eddie getting ready to play when they got there!
It comes back!! 🥊
They didn't have cameras in those days 😂
About time Saffy stood up to them.
If you listen to the commentary on the show, Jennifer laughs at how Patsy runs away after the "You had it all - I had nothing!" line - it shows how Patsy is afraid of Saffy
Julia Sawalha is just *adorable* as Saffy! That thumbnail pic of her with those cute round glasses - she's lovely!
Every single time Saffy complains about having a crappy childhood, Patsy always goes off talking about how lucky Saffy was and that her childhood was worse. Patsy is a true piece of work!
such great writing. every word in this scene is comedy gold.
I just realized how vicious and evil edina and patsy are so horrible to her own child! So cliqueish and mean girl like the series is fabulous but really does show the portrayal of toxic dysfunctional families i really relate to Saffy
Edina and Patsy are not Evil And bad, they'e average & good , and heroic like us.
@@andreaverduzco8708 Of course you homosexuals would say that. Islam is right about you lot. Haram beyond beliefany acceptancd.
They're not evil, They're just Good, Heroic & pretty! They misunderstood. (Referencing Ruby Gillman the teenage kraken)
One of my favorite shows 😂❤
Patsy doesn't want to get slapped again.
It comes back!
I wonder if Seth MacFarlane based the character of Meg from Family Guy off of her. There are a lot of narrative and physical parallels.
The sad thing is that there really are people out there like Eddie and Patsy.. and really think this show is "validation" of how they wrecked children's lives and self-esteem.
Still hilarious as Saffy always has passive aggressive ways of getting back!!
It’s true, she has - and she is strong against the odds.
But you can also see how much her mother‘s shamelessness and abandonment snd recklessness has still influenced her. She’s frumpy, had to parent her own mother since she was a child, is old before her time, doesn’t allow herself carefree times and is in some ways caught in not wanting to ever be like her mother, which firmly places her at an opposite extreme.
She’s also still constantly and daily abused and manipulated. She is aware of it, luckily, and can counter it, but still has to deal with it, and it’s constant and stressful.
It’s the perfect portrayal of narcissistic abuse by this sort of ridiculous, grandiose, selfish mother.
@@marsfuture , thank you. That is a spot on analysis. I am glad I am not the only person who sees it.
She's got Adam and the ants DANCE down pat!!
It comes back! WHAM! LMAO
‘Saffy: I glimpsed into worlds I should’ve known nothing about. Worlds with no morals and no responsibilities! And not just glimpsed- you took my face with your four hands and pushed it up against the window!
Patsy: WE SHOULD’VE PUSHED IT THROUGH!’ 💀
Little Saffron is so cute.
"It comes back!"😅😊😂❤
Patsy being knocked out by the toddler swing will never not be funny as hell 🤣😂
"It comes back!"
*cLuNk* 😄
The thing is, Patsy had a shitty childhood too. She and Saffy could have had something to bond over, but everything was so dysfunctional they could only resent each other. 😕
Patsy actually told Saffy about her own dysfunctional childhood in two episodes. Those episodes were the one where Patsy gives Saffy and Mother a makeover for daytime TV and the one were Mother accidentally locked Edina, Saffy and Patsy in the living room 🛋️and yet Saffy was awful to Patsy even then. At least when Saffy argues with Edina and Patsy we the viewers know and understand what's going on as Bubble and Mother clearly didn't as it is implied Mother has something similar to Alzheimer's and Bubble is always acting thick and stupid in general but the end results are 100% pure comedy gold!
My favourite episode of the series. I felt so sorry for living with such monsters as Patsy and Eddie.
This show was always funny to me in a dark way because I find Saffy relatable.
"You were holding the candle!" I can't....😂
So much genius, I can't get my head around it! The best!
Ikr?
When that swing hits her she goes down like a rock......so freakin' funny.
I laughed my @SS off when the swing hit patsy
We need an ab fab flash backs compilation. Please :)
I love saffy her dress sence was classic . Shes my style icon 😂💖💖
Whenever I see Saffy I think of Jackie's startled, shaken reaction seeing Saffy the 1st time.
1:04 💀 Patsy looking away
Saffy was the original Meg!
Favorite episodes were their trip to France (not speaking French) and when Adwina goes on a diet!!! Sleep jogging!!! 😃😊😅🤣
"I can move my eyes."
Edina.
. *I ACTUALLY HATE THOSE TWO WOMEN IN THIS EPISODE.*
. *I HAVE TO REMIND MYSELF THAT THEY ARE ACTING.*
Yes they are despicable characters - Jennifer and Joanna often remind audiences of that in interviews
"It comes back" lol!
Comedy and Tragedy go together and this proves it.
Omg as if this was 20 years ago… I remember watching this when it aired!! 😟
I love them.They are fantastic,
I almost feel so bad for Saffy and than I start laughing my ass off
I used to love watching this show!😊
Will always stan Patsty and Eddie sorry
My mom has borderline. This show left me scarred. They did a major disservice by never letting Saffy get out of that, even at the end.
"YOU HAD EVERYTHING! YOU HAD EVERYTHING I NEVER HAD!"
No! You took it, I was always alone.
We took her to the park 😮😮
can't stop laughing at ''titicaca.'' 🤣🤣🤣
the first time i saw this i thought that patsy was eddie's wife and love interest hence the jammed acoustics from Saffy's heart - the freudian father figure complex - the father figure replaced by Patsy
🤣🤣🤣 Timeless!!!
Omg I just love the show💜💜💜💜💜🤣
"It comes back!"
Act of God, great excuse, cheers Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders
Lol
No Patsy Saffy took you and Eddie to the park whilst she watched and kept an eye on you both! 🙈😂
Saffy is just 10 years younger than Eddie. Patsy is 10 years older than Eddie.
You’re confusing the characters with the actresses.
Julia is 10 years younger than Jennifer, who is 12 years younger than Joanna.
Eddy is way more than 10 years older than Saffron.
@@garym6338 Jennifer was born in 1958. Julia 1968. And Johnna 1946. So no I did not confused the actors with their characters. The only thing I got incorrect was Johnna being 10 years older when she's actually 12. I was just pointing out that they're all about 10 years apart
@@Andysaid420 And you got it wrong again, still confusing the characters with the actors.
You said Saffron is just 10 years younger than Eddy, which is blatantly not true. Saffy is a character who is the daughter of character Eddy.
Eddy did not have Saffy at 10. Therefore, Saffy is not “just 10 years younger than Eddy”. She is way more than 10 years younger.
However, the actress for Saffron (Julia) IS only 10 years younger than the actress for Eddy (Jennifer).
This is what I meant by you confusing characters and their actors.
@@garym6338 it took you a week to respond and you completely disregarded that I even called the actors by their actual names and their actual birth years. So how was any of that confused? 🤣 some one is confused here certainly it's not me.
@@garym6338 I specifically said jennifer, Julia and Johnna (the actors real names) and their real birth year. Did you hit your head miss ?
Patsy's a punk, but what the hell is Eddie supposed to be? XD
New Romantic - like Adam Ant and Bow Wow Wow.
Who the hell knows? It’s Eddie. lol
The keeper upper.She goes with the affluent ever changing styles.
I MUST do this series
justice and buy the DVD
box set!!! It's brilliant,
they ALL are! 😂
💞😂💖 😂 💖😂💞
😂JoannaLumley 😂
💞😂💖 😂 💖😂💞
(who would have thought
she'd have a GREAT sense
of humour 😂)
"Piece of flint" hahaha hahaha
Relatable
Awww
That piece of flint!
act of God 😅😅😅😅😅😅
This looks like me trying to reason with my family.. U can't reason with insanity..
"It comes back" !