Home cinema - Mr. Ed

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Anyone remember Phyllis Diller in The Pruitts of Southampton?

C. 1966?

A riches-to-rags story (the opposite of "The Beverly Hillbillies").

Not very engaging, not least (as so often twith USA sitcoms) because it
was laden with America-specific cultural references which meant nothing
here.

Interesting point.
In the intervening 40 years we have become more leftpondian in outlook
due to the barrage of American sit-coms and the "celebraty culture"
I don't think the opposite is true.

Hah, this from a country that made tabloid harassment what it is today.
Did "Jordan", Jade Goody or the Victoria Beckham come from the US? Nope.
Britain has become the source on planet Earth for do-nothing
"celebrities" that do not much more than wear sunglasses for a living.
It's a more-than-cottage industry here in the UK, so don't go on blaming
the US for your own country's twisted versions of I Wish I Was A Royal
(aka "Fifteen Minutes Innit Enuf").

Oh you are so right and I hereby withdraw the expression "celebrity
culture" and substitute "Hollywood culture".

That took a long time, or did it smart on the way out?