Episode 48: “The Punch and Judy Affair" (special co-host Mr. Kyle!) - a podcast by Jeff & Brandon

“I can’t go on… I can’t go on!”

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Welcome special guest host Mr. Kyle!

Rocky Horror Picture Show voices.

Yay vaccines!

Is AYBS cause of divorce?

We love PBS! (Mrs. Slocombe’s hair color was impactful for young gay boys growing up)

The HUGE crossover of Keeping Up With Appearances.

A cosplay scene of Bucket/Slocombe battle at our future AYBS convention!?

“Knotts Landing” and “Dallas” lesson for the children.

Cleaner’s Strike! The Grace Bros muck in.

Mr. Humphries didn’t have time to dry his hair this morning.

What is a SCAB or crossing a picket line?

A Point of Display Unit with a smokin’ hot gusset.

Rumbold wants to restore the happy store atmosphere with a children’s party! (?)

What is “Oranges and Lemons”? Rumbold is SO out of touch with what kids would enjoy.

The Manageresse shows up! (She’s a gay icon, you know).

Ketchup on spaghetti? The Italians are about to riot.

UK cooking queen Fanny Cradock makes a reference!

What -is- blancmange which was retrieved by Capt. Peacock from Miss Pickthorpe's cleavage? An almondy milk gelatin desert.

“Punch and Judy” is a performative art puppet show that used polari and has been performed since at least the 1600s in Britain.

How can Americans understand the cultural weight of P&J? Mickey Mouse maybe?

Humphries’ “WC” knit sweater vest: Mr. Brandon needs to add this to his wardrobe!

Punch and Judy had no specific script but just a general story.

The actor who performed Punch and Judy is called “a punch man”. If he swallows his swazzle, he becomes “the Professor”.

What’s a “swazzle”?

Mr. Goldberg’s jewish jokes!

Was the Punch and Judy episode censored from PBS’s airwaves? The panel ponders.

The sweet scene between Rumbold and Humphries: aww!

The “Bye Bye Birdie” musical is where the final song/dance number comes from.

Yet another Mad Men reference!

This was Trevor Bannister’s last episode as Mr. Lucas (and he got the best role as playing Punch).

(And Mr. Goldberg and Miss. Bakewell also say farewell).

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