"Are You Free?" and More of Mr Humphries' Best Bits | Are You Being Served?
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- He's a menswear assistant who always has a tale to tell. Whether it's taking on the role of director or measuring for a jacket, Mr Humphries is usually free.
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Back in the 70s we used to watch “Are You Being Served” with my paternal grandmother. She loved it and her favourite character was Mr Humphries; “such a funny little man, ‘I’m free!’ he says” as she described him at the time. She had no idea he was gay or even what a gay man was. She was born in 1901 and was a devout Catholic.
she knew
@@Marcel_Audubon I don’t know how old you are or where you are from but I suspect you do not have much of a grasp of just how Catholic Irish Catholics living in Ireland in the early 20th century were.
@@pbegley99 they were Catholic, not braindead
I watched it with my grandma too but in the 80s, as a kid I thought calling the cat a pussy was thee funniest thing ever! Mrs. Slocum was our favorite!
@@pbegley99 There's no gays in Ireland,
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John Inman was a treasure! I miss him.
RIP John!!🙏
I know he was British but I always considered him to also be an American treasure too :)
One of the best sitcoms every in the history of tv and an amazing character Mr. Humphrey was.
My favourite ever line of mr humphries was when he became engaged to mrs slocombe, he phoned his mother to tell her and to check the vicars availability. 'Oh i know the vicar will be shocked...not to mention the organist'
When I was a kid my local PBS station played this every night at 2300 or 2330. I'm happy to see it still holds up so well.
When John played his own Mother was brilliant!
thats true it can being surprise
Lol I forgot about his mother that was hilarious 😂
Captain Peacock: "Who's there?"
Mr. Humphreys: "PETER PAN!"
You wish, sweetie.
Boy, did Mr. Humphries eyes lit up when he saw that sailor...😉
When my son was 4 I taught him the I’m free bit, we always get a good chuckle from it.
That reminds me of when Mr Humphries said of his mother, "She's got a lot to answer for." 😂
All of Mr. Humphries's bits are his best bits.
Mr. Humphries: "Yeeees. They do say that about me."
1:23 “Oh, the masked stranger. Take my body but leave my jewels alone.”
“Good morning, Mr. Humphries.”
“I withdraw the offer.”
Shoot, you beat me to it.
PrinceoftheAbyss I’m sorry but that’s one of his beat lines.
@@E.JayViera Well, at least I got the 'Peter Pan' line.
My what a dashing handsome man.
Yes he is
@@ashleynorwood6493 5'7" guys are head to toe beautiful. The moustache guy was beautiful as well. Especially both of them together.
Yes he was
As a child,when my mother would watch this show, I had SUCH A CRUSH on him 😂😂😂
@@David_Jones8112 thanks for the compliment 😂 I’m 5’7 🤣
Love every character very much
You shall go to the ball! 😂
Yeah that was my favourite line too!!!!
This was the greatest comedy in the UK and here across the pond! John Inman is iconic as well as Molly Sugden!
I loved all this, I remember laughing at all the rude bits, mother was confused and shocked
"Stringvestite". Yes. Fabulous.
Damn I miss watching this show. I am an American and this show to date still is the funniest thing that was aired in any country. It surprised a lot of people. No scams, loveable characters great writing, clean jokes no profanity. Imagine if it could be updated.
Clean jokes? The innuendos must be going over your head.
I loved it in German Week, when he said he went camping.
Ground floor: perfumery
Stationery and leather goods
Wigs and haberdashery
Kitchenware and food
Going up
First floor: telephones
Gents' ready-made suits
Shirts, socks, ties, hats
Underwear and shoes
Going up
Second floor: carpets
Travel goods and beddings
Materials and soft furnishing
Restaurant and teas
"Perfumery"! Is that what the word is? It always sounded like "artillery" to me!
Thank you for clarifying.
I loved that song! 😄
I’ve always wondered what “soft furnishing” was? I’ve never heard of that, but a lot of scandalous women at Grace brothers worked there.
And poor Mrs Slocombe was not even given credit for all she had to do, she was selling everything from knickers and bras to wedding gowns and fur coats
all these shows fr this era are hilarious 🖒😂
In the US, we had Paul Lynde. In the UK they had John Inman.
George Peppard was more like Paul Lynde than John Inman.
@@David_Jones8112 Ok, I'm confused.
...and Charles Nelson Reilly!
OMG, you're totally right
my fav character :)
I love Mr. Humphries!
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Definitely my 1st favourite ever comedy series Mr Lucas was my favourite character from Are You Being Served my favourite episode was the one when Mr Lucas tampered with the tape of Joanna Lumley,s Character & I Also like the film 🎥 version when they went to the Costa Plonka
When they were going to export this to the States, an American bigwig said, "Great, but get rid of the homosexual." Good grief, he's the BEST THING IN IT!!!!!!
Mr. Humphries is a cool man.
Genius pure genius!!!!!!!!
Ah, we finally got to see what Draco Malfoy did with his retirement
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My dream
I just woke up and still in bed writing, writing just to not forget the dream I woke up with. Somehow I traveled back in time, how do I know this? Well, in my dream I could hear the music of the show of “Are You Being Served?”, and was being served by Mrs Slocombe without asking her, “Are you free?” I remembered thinking; I need proof that I was here and went back in time.
Good old days
I could just take an image with my mobile phone. The only problem with using it or even showing it is that it could give problems. You can’t come up with a device from another dimension plus it could give bad luck and provide a glitch in time. I remember telling misses Slocombe that my mother and I were always watching the show of “Are You Being Served” and really enjoyed it. At this very moment, I still hear the opening music of the show. She was the only one of the main characters of the show in my dream. There were no Mr. Humphries or Captain Peacock or Mrs Brahms I now remember.
A selfie
I was thinking standing at the counter. How can I bring back some proof that I stepped back in time and asked? Do you sell disposable cameras? To my surprise, she came up with a disposable camera that she must have got from another department. She also brought a syringe filled with a part developer. I remember only taking one image as proof, a selfie together with Mrs Slocombe.
The developer
A male colleague of hers advised me to suck water with the syringe that already had developer, which I did and that combination, the mix became red. I then added that to a certain amount of water and spilled that on the floor, something was going wrong. Mrs Slocombe said that the idea was to add the part of developer in the syringe to a certain amount of water. The next thing I now remember is that the rest of the whole dream I have been trying to figure out how I should develop that image, the developer had too much water, should I develop the film shorter or longer?
Conclusion
I finally figured it out, more water means a longer development. What make the film or developer was, no idea. The possible reasons for that dream are my Photographic journey working with film and analog cameras, last night bad ass movie about chemicals, when testing bad drugs it became red and maybe Longing back for the good old days home.
I am going back to sleep now.
Whoa.
I love hearing people’s dreams and that one is so cool! I used to sleep with tapes of AYBS, Keeping up Appearances, Last of the Summer Wine, and Vicar of Dibley playing. Sometimes if the tv was playing I would sort of “go into the story” in my dream.
What a great dream. Thank you for telling it. 😊
What a great dream. Thank you for telling it. 😊👍
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1:31 men’s apparel
Menswear
@@lueagle09 his deep voice when answering the phone is hilarious
❤️ Mr Humphreys!
I love mr.humphries
I don't remember the national service episode.. oh please tell me there's one I've never seen even though I have it on dvd.
Brilliant humour 🤣
This is why I have britbox... i love this show
"Oh, Mr. Rumbold, I hope this isn't going to take long. My labia's been locked up for eight hours
Mr Humphreys will always be my favorite. ❤
Childhood viewing lol 😆
Sad thing is all the main cast are now dead everyone of them
Mr Spooner played by Mike Berry isn’t dead, neither are most of the actresses who played Rumbold’s secretary’s.
@@Norfolkgal22 I said the main original cast and apart from candy Davis most the secretary's only lasted about one or two episodes but I repeat all the original cast are no longer with us
It is a shame are you being is my favourite programme to look at John inman makes the programme I seen them all the time they make me laugh
@@Norfolkgal22 what about Doremy Vernon (cafeteria supervisor)?
@David Ritchie Bert Spooner
Can someone please tell me the episode where Mr Humphries does the Karate Kick after showing the robes! Thank you!
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I used to love this show😂😂😂😂
What episode is that when Mr Humphries is wearing a traffic light, and says" I had 6 Yorkshire terriers on the end of this." Please someone know.
It's either in season 9 or 10, you should be able to find it on Wikipedia
cold comforts if I remember right.
@@zebjensen4251 Sadly that isn’t the episode that was Season 2 but don’t worry I found the episode it’s Monkey Business from season 9
@@railworkskid9965 ahh ok my bad sorry
@@zebjensen4251 ahh it’s alright
@0:37 Hello, Sailor!
i miss this show in on 13 ( Unlucky for some) or PBS 21 on TV.
my Mother always like the Mystery never the Comedy's and i don't know why.
to bad here in the USA they don't aks are you being served ? , we aks may i help you with any thing at my job.
and i am always free to help with any one.
I can’t find any episodes of AYBS? on Britbox UK at the moment. I hope aome will arrive there soon.
@Gary Whittaker , that's a shame.
@@davidbarker5941 It is on Britbox via Prime Video for me, thankfully. You can try watching it via Amazon Prime Video, see if it'll work.
Search for episodes on UA-cam, a bunch of people have uploaded entire seasons, that’s how I watch when I need my Humphries fix.
@@SpiralBreeze There are a few episodes on UA-cam, but they can't be viewed properly.
David Barker what do you mean? This guy has tons of episodes:
ua-cam.com/play/PL32DD5A81B15F1FF9.html
Shame we can’t get this on the U.K. BritBox
This series isn’t available on the uk version of BritBox.
Mania28 try Amazon Prime video.
"You'll keep a civil tongue in your head, saucebox."
Me:
Of course not I'm not drunk
(Hopefully it makes sense)
hahaha🤣
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Confess by Rob Halford brought me here.
same, books right next to me as I watch this
TV gold! We can't do comedy anymore.
Here from it’s a gundam
Why! Does this guy Remind my of Julian Assange😅😅
You shall go to the ball
❤😂🎉 Great still 2024
My family love Lucas.....how is it not Humphries?
Pardon
Come on Britbox make the series available rather than just clips on UA-cam
Wish granted, I’m bing watching it then the spin off are you being served again
Are you free Mr. Granger?
(Waking up) yes, I’m free😂😂😂
The only reason I watched the show was Mr Humphries without him it would of been boring
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No, David, it's not subtle.
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Click. Like. Watch. Laugh
:-)
If this was adapted into an American sitcom, Leslie Jordan would play Mr. Humphreys. Bette Midler as Mrs. Slocum from California, R. Lee Ermy as Captain Peacock. Who would play the remaining cast?
0:37 As if.....
Must be related to Julian Assange...
Hahahaha because they are albino and camp? Lol
Is he or isn't he?
He is!
He isn't
the only character on the show that I didn't like was Mr Harmon.
Why that was the great Arthur English
Is Mr Humphries gay?
Yes
No, totally straight.
One episode does have him mentioning sitting on the fence to see into both gardens.
I'm glad they didn't make mr Humphries a gay. It would ruin the comedic effect.
He was obviously gay.
I think he was bi.
@@David_Jones8112 it was never official, but left ambiguous. It made for better comedy !
An appalling gay stereotype. I wonder if BritBox would promote black faced Rangi Ram from "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" nowadays? Double standards? From the BBC?
He was the only character on Are you being served? That I didn't like. I hated him as he was so false
Yet you choose to come back a full year after the last time you said the same thing to continue to belabor the point? You don't have to like him. But rest assured many more did like him than didn't.
He was a s*xh0t little beautiful mother you'd cut your own c0ck off to get with which is a catch-22 but you still would.
I really hated mr humphries, he was the worst character in that whole series
No. Mr. Spooner was the worst. Humphries was hilarious.
You think mr. Humphrey was too flamboyant? too free with his innuendos?
Yet you clicked on this link to watch him....?
S B how can you say that
@@edwardgradidge9612 people have too much negative energy. I don't go anywhere stuff I don't like..
Comic genius.
Hey! Mr. Humphries is homosexual, it's hilarious!
John Inman showed us positive representation during a time there was little. We love his comedic timing, energy and he made us feel valid. He was such a treasured icon for our community and British television as a whole.
@@emilyshoop9972Yes! Yes he did all those things. Plus, his effeminate mannerisms suggested he was a homosexual. Hilarious!
We just don't see that kind of brilliant writing these days.
No he isn't
@@emilyshoop9972 You're a woman. Gay men and women are 2 different things.
@@Triumph2024. I loved the Shooting Stars parody of AYBS where "I'm free!" is changed to "I'm gay!" - it's a brilliant satire on how bad this show was. I know gay men from the time say any representation was better than none but I think we're past someone being gay being a joke in and of itself. It's disappointing that there's still an audience for this garbage.
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