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	=== Home media ===		=== Home media ===
	The five Swedish compilation episodes were released on DVD in July 2005 by Tango Entertainment in the [[United States\|US]] (Region 1)<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009GX1ZQ Amazon.com]</ref> and in January 2007 by Pinnacle Vision in the UK (Region 2).<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0009U5CC2 Amazon.co.uk]</ref> This includes the [[Four Yorkshiremen sketch]], written and performed by [[Cleese]], [[Graham Chapman\|Chapman]], Brooke-Taylor and [[Marty Feldman]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://radiohaha.typepad.com/central/2006/06/episode_1.html#ep1interview \|title=Tim Brooke-Taylor interview \|publisher=Radiohaha.typepad.com \|date=3 June 2006 \|access-date=8 June 2009\| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090529075428/http://radiohaha.typepad.com/central/2006/06/episode_1.html\| archive-date= 29 May 2009 \| url-status= live}}</ref> The DVD incorrectly states these as "recently recovered episodes", presents them as episode numbers 1 through 5, in the wrong compilation-series order (the correct order is DVD ep# 4, 3, 1, 5, 2), with no mention on the DVD that the content is in fact a compilation. The episodes on all DVD releases are soft, grainy, and generally low picture quality, even considering the material's age.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/16810/at-last-the-1948-show/\|title=At Last the 1948 Show\|website=DVD Talk\|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref> [[Eric Idle]] appears in three of the episodes (2, 4, and 5), but never speaks except for a brief line in the teaser of episode 4.		The five Swedish compilation episodes were released on DVD in July 2005 by Tango Entertainment in the [[United States\|US]] (Region 1)<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009GX1ZQ Amazon.com]</ref> and in January 2007 by Pinnacle Vision in the UK (Region 2).<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0009U5CC2 Amazon.co.uk]</ref> This includes the [[Four Yorkshiremen sketch]], written and performed by [[John Cleese\|Cleese]], [[Graham Chapman\|Chapman]], Brooke-Taylor and [[Marty Feldman]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://radiohaha.typepad.com/central/2006/06/episode_1.html#ep1interview \|title=Tim Brooke-Taylor interview \|publisher=Radiohaha.typepad.com \|date=3 June 2006 \|access-date=8 June 2009\| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090529075428/http://radiohaha.typepad.com/central/2006/06/episode_1.html\| archive-date= 29 May 2009 \| url-status= live}}</ref> The DVD incorrectly states these as "recently recovered episodes", presents them as episode numbers 1 through 5, in the wrong compilation-series order (the correct order is DVD ep# 4, 3, 1, 5, 2), with no mention on the DVD that the content is in fact a compilation. The episodes on all DVD releases are soft, grainy, and generally low picture quality, even considering the material's age.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/16810/at-last-the-1948-show/\|title=At Last the 1948 Show\|website=DVD Talk\|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref> [[Eric Idle]] appears in three of the episodes (2, 4, and 5), but never speaks except for a brief line in the teaser of episode 4.

	The DVD was re-released in May 2012 by One Media iP, a digital-only (streaming media format) label (no physical DVD) based in the UK, available for free on their OMP YouTube channel. This release has the compilation episodes in the same (mis-)order, and includes the 2 bonus interview tracks from the original DVD as well. They describe the episodes as compilations, but their description of what original episodes they are taken from is wrong (one episode claims the excerpts are all from series 1 when in fact they are all from series 2).		The DVD was re-released in May 2012 by One Media iP, a digital-only (streaming media format) label (no physical DVD) based in the UK, available for free on their OMP YouTube channel. This release has the compilation episodes in the same (mis-)order, and includes the 2 bonus interview tracks from the original DVD as well. They describe the episodes as compilations, but their description of what original episodes they are taken from is wrong (one episode claims the excerpts are all from series 1 when in fact they are all from series 2).

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	\| num_episodes = 13 (2 missing)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/1887/at_last_the_1948_show_2_episodes_discovered/\|title=At Last The 1948 Show episodes rediscovered\|first=British Comedy\|last=Guide\|date=16 September 2015\|website=British Comedy Guide\|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>		\| num_episodes = 13 (2 missing)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/1887/at_last_the_1948_show_2_episodes_discovered/\|title=At Last The 1948 Show episodes rediscovered\|first=British Comedy\|last=Guide\|date=16 September 2015\|website=British Comedy Guide\|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>
	\| related = ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' (1967–1969)		\| related = ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' (1967–1969)
	\| company = [[w:Paradine Productions\|Paradine Productions]] for [[w:Rediffusion London\|Rediffusion London]]		\| company = [[Paradine Productions\|Paradine Productions]] for [[Rediffusion London\|Rediffusion London]]
	}}		}}

	'''''At Last the 1948 Show''''' is a [[w:satire\|satirical]] television show made by [[David Frost]]'s company, [[~~w:Paradine Productions\|~~Paradine Productions]] (although it was not credited on the programmes), in association with [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Rediffusion London]]. Transmitted on Britain's [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] network in 1967, it brought [[w:Footlights\|Cambridge Footlights]] humour to a broader audience.		'''''At Last the 1948 Show''''' is a [[satire\|satirical]] television show made by [[David Frost]]'s company, [[Paradine Productions]] (although it was not credited on the programmes), in association with [[Associated-Rediffusion\|Rediffusion London]]. Transmitted on Britain's [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] network in 1967, it brought [[Footlights\|Cambridge Footlights]] humour to a broader audience.

	The show starred [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]], [[Graham Chapman]], [[w:John Cleese\|John Cleese]], [[Marty Feldman]] and [[w:Aimi MacDonald\|Aimi MacDonald]]. Cleese and Brooke-Taylor were also the programme editors. The director was Ian Fordyce. Chapman and Cleese would later be among the founders of the [[Monty Python]] comedy troupe, and several of the sketches first performed in ''At Last the 1948 Show'' would later be performed by Monty Python in various formats.		The show starred [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]], [[Graham Chapman]], [[John Cleese\|John Cleese]], [[Marty Feldman]] and [[Aimi MacDonald\|Aimi MacDonald]]. Cleese and Brooke-Taylor were also the programme editors. The director was Ian Fordyce. Chapman and Cleese would later be among the founders of the [[Monty Python]] comedy troupe, and several of the sketches first performed in ''At Last the 1948 Show'' would later be performed by Monty Python in various formats.

	While only two episodes of the show had been thought to survive, efforts to locate missing episodes have been fruitful, with seven episodes being accounted for by 2013. On 23 October 2014, two episodes were recovered by the [[w:British Film Institute\|British Film Institute]] from the [[David Frost]] collection, and a further two episodes were recovered the following year, making the number of complete episodes eleven out of thirteen.<ref name="bfi 2015">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/bfi-announces-re-discovery-pre-python-classic-tv-series-last\|title=BFI announces re-discovery of pre-python classic TV series At Last the 1948 Show\|website=British Film Institute\|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>		While only two episodes of the show had been thought to survive, efforts to locate missing episodes have been fruitful, with seven episodes being accounted for by 2013. On 23 October 2014, two episodes were recovered by the [[British Film Institute\|British Film Institute]] from the [[David Frost]] collection, and a further two episodes were recovered the following year, making the number of complete episodes eleven out of thirteen.<ref name="bfi 2015">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/bfi-announces-re-discovery-pre-python-classic-tv-series-last\|title=BFI announces re-discovery of pre-python classic TV series At Last the 1948 Show\|website=British Film Institute\|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	Frost approached Cleese, Chapman and Brooke-Taylor to star in a sketch series. They suggested Marty Feldman, until then a comedy writer.<ref>Roger Wilmut ''From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980'', London: Eyre Methuen, 1980, {{ISBN\|0-413-46950-6}}.</ref> The series bridged the radio series ''[[I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again]]'' and television's ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' and ''[[The Goodies]]''. It also led to Feldman's television series ''[[Marty (TV series)\|Marty]]'' (which also featured Tim Brooke-Taylor). The convention of comedy scenes interspersed by songs was abandoned. It still used [[w:punch line\|punchlines]], which would often be dispensed with in ''Monty Python's Flying Circus''.		Frost approached Cleese, Chapman and Brooke-Taylor to star in a sketch series. They suggested Marty Feldman, until then a comedy writer.<ref>Roger Wilmut ''From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980'', London: Eyre Methuen, 1980, {{ISBN\|0-413-46950-6}}.</ref> The series bridged the radio series ''[[I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again]]'' and television's ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' and ''[[The Goodies]]''. It also led to Feldman's television series ''[[Marty (TV series)\|Marty]]'' (which also featured Tim Brooke-Taylor). The convention of comedy scenes interspersed by songs was abandoned. It still used [[punch line\|punchlines]], which would often be dispensed with in ''Monty Python's Flying Circus''.

	Several sketches came from the 1963 [[w:Cambridge Footlights Revue\|Cambridge Footlights Revue]] entitled ''[[w:Cambridge Footlights Revue#.22A Clump of Plinths.22 .E2.80.94 .22Cambridge Circus.22\|Cambridge Circus]]'' (the revue was previously entitled ''A Clump of Plinths''), including Graham Chapman's solo routine "[[w:Colin "Bomber" Harris vs Colin "Bomber" Harris\|One-Man Wrestling]]". Certain sketches from the show would later be reused in the one-off John Cleese special ''[[w:How to Irritate People\|How to Irritate People]]'' ("Freedom of Speech"), as well as the second episode of ''[[w:Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus\|Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus]]'' ("One-Man Wrestling" again – now with play-by-play commentary added by Cleese – and "Hearing Aid Shop"). Further sketches were reprised in the Python stage shows, including the "[[Four Yorkshiremen sketch]]" (as featured on ''[[w:Live at Drury Lane]]'', ''[[w:Monty Python Live at City Center\|Live at City Center]]'', ''[[w:Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl\|Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl]],'' and ''[[w:Monty Python Live (Mostly)\|Monty Python Live]]''), "One-Man Wrestling" once again (''Drury Lane'', ''City Center'', and ''Hollywood Bowl''), "Secret Service" (''Drury Lane'' only), and a few that have never received official release: "Beekeeper," the aforementioned "Hearing Aid Shop," and "Minister Falling to Pieces." The "Beekeeper" sketch was also performed in the [[w:The Secret Policeman's Balls\|Secret Policeman's Ball]] stage shows, as were "Top of the Form" and "Take Your Clothes Off!". Another, the "Bookshop" sketch, was recorded in modified form for ''[[w:Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album\|Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album]]''. New versions of "Door to Door Undertaker" and "Memory Training Course" were also recorded during that album's sessions, but not included on the final version (they would, however, end up appearing on the widely bootlegged ''[[w:The Hastily Cobbled Together for a Fast Buck Album\|Hastily Cobbled Together for a Fast Buck]]'' album). "Psychiatrist", "Tea Boy on a Mission", and "Grublian Holidays" were also performed again by ''[[The Two Ronnies]]''.		Several sketches came from the 1963 [[Cambridge Footlights Revue\|Cambridge Footlights Revue]] entitled ''[[Cambridge Footlights Revue#.22A Clump of Plinths.22 .E2.80.94 .22Cambridge Circus.22\|Cambridge Circus]]'' (the revue was previously entitled ''A Clump of Plinths''), including Graham Chapman's solo routine "[[Colin "Bomber" Harris vs Colin "Bomber" Harris\|One-Man Wrestling]]". Certain sketches from the show would later be reused in the one-off John Cleese special ''[[How to Irritate People\|How to Irritate People]]'' ("Freedom of Speech"), as well as the second episode of ''[[Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus\|Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus]]'' ("One-Man Wrestling" again – now with play-by-play commentary added by Cleese – and "Hearing Aid Shop"). Further sketches were reprised in the Python stage shows, including the "[[Four Yorkshiremen sketch]]" (as featured on ''[[Live at Drury Lane]]'', ''[[Monty Python Live at City Center\|Live at City Center]]'', ''[[Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl\|Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl]],'' and ''[[Monty Python Live (Mostly)\|Monty Python Live]]''), "One-Man Wrestling" once again (''Drury Lane'', ''City Center'', and ''Hollywood Bowl''), "Secret Service" (''Drury Lane'' only), and a few that have never received official release: "Beekeeper," the aforementioned "Hearing Aid Shop," and "Minister Falling to Pieces." The "Beekeeper" sketch was also performed in the [[The Secret Policeman's Balls\|Secret Policeman's Ball]] stage shows, as were "Top of the Form" and "Take Your Clothes Off!". Another, the "Bookshop" sketch, was recorded in modified form for ''[[Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album\|Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album]]''. New versions of "Door to Door Undertaker" and "Memory Training Course" were also recorded during that album's sessions, but not included on the final version (they would, however, end up appearing on the widely bootlegged ''[[The Hastily Cobbled Together for a Fast Buck Album\|Hastily Cobbled Together for a Fast Buck]]'' album). "Psychiatrist", "Tea Boy on a Mission", and "Grublian Holidays" were also performed again by ''[[The Two Ronnies]]''.

	Monty Python's catchphrase, "And now for something completely different," parodying a phrase often used on [[w:Blue Peter\|Blue Peter]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/oct/08/johnezard.uknews2\|title=Now something different - which was made earlier\|website=[[w:TheGuardian.com\|]]\|date=7 October 2005}}</ref> originated in ''At Last the 1948 Show'', and was originally spoken by [[w:Aimi MacDonald\|Aimi MacDonald]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/sep/16/missing-episodes-of-monty-python-precursor-at-last-the-1948-show-found "Missing episodes of Monty Python precursor At Last the 1948 Show found"], ''The Guardian'', 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.</ref>		Monty Python's catchphrase, "And now for something completely different," parodying a phrase often used on [[Blue Peter\|Blue Peter]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/oct/08/johnezard.uknews2\|title=Now something different - which was made earlier\|website=[[TheGuardian.com\|]]\|date=7 October 2005}}</ref> originated in ''At Last the 1948 Show'', and was originally spoken by [[Aimi MacDonald\|Aimi MacDonald]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/sep/16/missing-episodes-of-monty-python-precursor-at-last-the-1948-show-found "Missing episodes of Monty Python precursor At Last the 1948 Show found"], ''The Guardian'', 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.</ref>

	The shows had no relationship to the year 1948; according to Cleese, the title referred to television executives' tendency to dither extensively over commissioning decisions.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Wilmut\|first1=Roger\|title=From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980\|date=1980\|publisher=Eyre Methuen\|page=144}}</ref> Feldman claimed in ''eyE Marty'', his posthumously published autobiography, that he came up with the title, which "meant nothing."<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Feldman\|first1=Marty\|title=eyE Marty: The Official Autobiography of Marty Feldman\|date=2016\|publisher=Rare Bird Books\|page=116}}</ref> The series was video-taped at what was later [[w:Fountain Studios\|Fountain Studios]], [[w:Wembley Park\|Wembley Park]], [[w:Wembley\|Wembley]].		The shows had no relationship to the year 1948; according to Cleese, the title referred to television executives' tendency to dither extensively over commissioning decisions.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Wilmut\|first1=Roger\|title=From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980\|date=1980\|publisher=Eyre Methuen\|page=144}}</ref> Feldman claimed in ''eyE Marty'', his posthumously published autobiography, that he came up with the title, which "meant nothing."<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Feldman\|first1=Marty\|title=eyE Marty: The Official Autobiography of Marty Feldman\|date=2016\|publisher=Rare Bird Books\|page=116}}</ref> The series was video-taped at what was later [[Fountain Studios\|Fountain Studios]], [[Wembley Park\|Wembley Park]], [[Wembley\|Wembley]].

	A total of thirteen 25-minute episodes were made within a year, six in the first series and seven in the second.		A total of thirteen 25-minute episodes were made within a year, six in the first series and seven in the second.
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	=== Series 1 ===		=== Series 1 ===
	Series 1 was not shown in [[w:ITV Granada\|the Granada region]].		Series 1 was not shown in [[ITV Granada\|the Granada region]].
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	=== Series 2 ===		=== Series 2 ===
	In [[w:ITV Granada\|the Granada region]], each episode was shown three days after the dates specified below at 10.30 in the evening.		In [[ITV Granada\|the Granada region]], each episode was shown three days after the dates specified below at 10.30 in the evening.
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	*[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/559951/index.html British Film Institute Screen Online]		*[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/559951/index.html British Film Institute Screen Online]

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	{{The Goodies}}		{{The Goodies\|state=collapsed}}

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	=== Series 2 ===		=== Series 2 ===
	In [[ITV Granada\|the Granada region]], each episode was shown three days after the dates specified below at 10.30 in the evening.		In [[w:ITV Granada\|the Granada region]], each episode was shown three days after the dates specified below at 10.30 in the evening.
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	=== Series 1 ===		=== Series 1 ===
	Series 1 was not shown in [[ITV Granada\|the Granada region]].		Series 1 was not shown in [[w:ITV Granada\|the Granada region]].
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	\| num_episodes = 13 (2 missing)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/1887/at_last_the_1948_show_2_episodes_discovered/\|title=At Last The 1948 Show episodes rediscovered\|first=British Comedy\|last=Guide\|date=16 September 2015\|website=British Comedy Guide\|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>		\| num_episodes = 13 (2 missing)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/1887/at_last_the_1948_show_2_episodes_discovered/\|title=At Last The 1948 Show episodes rediscovered\|first=British Comedy\|last=Guide\|date=16 September 2015\|website=British Comedy Guide\|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>
	\| related = ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' (1967–1969)		\| related = ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' (1967–1969)
	\| company = [[Paradine Productions]] for [[Rediffusion London]]		\| company = [[w:Paradine Productions\|Paradine Productions]] for [[w:Rediffusion London\|Rediffusion London]]
	}}		}}

	'''''At Last the 1948 Show''''' is a [[satire\|satirical]] television show made by [[David Frost]]'s company, [[Paradine Productions]] (although it was not credited on the programmes), in association with [[Associated-Rediffusion\|Rediffusion London]]. Transmitted on Britain's [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] network in 1967, it brought [[Footlights\|Cambridge Footlights]] humour to a broader audience.		'''''At Last the 1948 Show''''' is a [[w:satire\|satirical]] television show made by [[David Frost]]'s company, [[w:Paradine Productions\|Paradine Productions]] (although it was not credited on the programmes), in association with [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Rediffusion London]]. Transmitted on Britain's [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] network in 1967, it brought [[w:Footlights\|Cambridge Footlights]] humour to a broader audience.

	The show starred [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]], [[Graham Chapman]], [[John Cleese]], [[Marty Feldman]] and [[Aimi MacDonald]]. Cleese and Brooke-Taylor were also the programme editors. The director was Ian Fordyce. Chapman and Cleese would later be among the founders of the [[Monty Python]] comedy troupe, and several of the sketches first performed in ''At Last the 1948 Show'' would later be performed by Monty Python in various formats.		The show starred [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]], [[Graham Chapman]], [[w:John Cleese\|John Cleese]], [[Marty Feldman]] and [[w:Aimi MacDonald\|Aimi MacDonald]]. Cleese and Brooke-Taylor were also the programme editors. The director was Ian Fordyce. Chapman and Cleese would later be among the founders of the [[Monty Python]] comedy troupe, and several of the sketches first performed in ''At Last the 1948 Show'' would later be performed by Monty Python in various formats.

	While only two episodes of the show had been thought to survive, efforts to locate missing episodes have been fruitful, with seven episodes being accounted for by 2013. On 23 October 2014, two episodes were recovered by the [[British Film Institute]] from the [[David Frost]] collection, and a further two episodes were recovered the following year, making the number of complete episodes eleven out of thirteen.<ref name="bfi 2015">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/bfi-announces-re-discovery-pre-python-classic-tv-series-last\|title=BFI announces re-discovery of pre-python classic TV series At Last the 1948 Show\|website=British Film Institute\|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>		While only two episodes of the show had been thought to survive, efforts to locate missing episodes have been fruitful, with seven episodes being accounted for by 2013. On 23 October 2014, two episodes were recovered by the [[w:British Film Institute\|British Film Institute]] from the [[David Frost]] collection, and a further two episodes were recovered the following year, making the number of complete episodes eleven out of thirteen.<ref name="bfi 2015">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/bfi-announces-re-discovery-pre-python-classic-tv-series-last\|title=BFI announces re-discovery of pre-python classic TV series At Last the 1948 Show\|website=British Film Institute\|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	Frost approached Cleese, Chapman and Brooke-Taylor to star in a sketch series. They suggested Marty Feldman, until then a comedy writer.<ref>Roger Wilmut ''From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980'', London: Eyre Methuen, 1980, {{ISBN\|0-413-46950-6}}.</ref> The series bridged the radio series ''[[I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again]]'' and television's ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' and ''[[The Goodies]]''. It also led to Feldman's television series ''[[Marty (TV series)\|Marty]]'' (which also featured Tim Brooke-Taylor). The convention of comedy scenes interspersed by songs was abandoned. It still used [[punch line\|punchlines]], which would often be dispensed with in ''Monty Python's Flying Circus''.		Frost approached Cleese, Chapman and Brooke-Taylor to star in a sketch series. They suggested Marty Feldman, until then a comedy writer.<ref>Roger Wilmut ''From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980'', London: Eyre Methuen, 1980, {{ISBN\|0-413-46950-6}}.</ref> The series bridged the radio series ''[[I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again]]'' and television's ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' and ''[[The Goodies]]''. It also led to Feldman's television series ''[[Marty (TV series)\|Marty]]'' (which also featured Tim Brooke-Taylor). The convention of comedy scenes interspersed by songs was abandoned. It still used [[w:punch line\|punchlines]], which would often be dispensed with in ''Monty Python's Flying Circus''.

	Several sketches came from the 1963 [[Cambridge Footlights Revue]] entitled ''[[Cambridge Footlights Revue#.22A Clump of Plinths.22 .E2.80.94 .22Cambridge Circus.22\|Cambridge Circus]]'' (the revue was previously entitled ''A Clump of Plinths''), including Graham Chapman's solo routine "[[Colin "Bomber" Harris vs Colin "Bomber" Harris\|One-Man Wrestling]]". Certain sketches from the show would later be reused in the one-off John Cleese special ''[[How to Irritate People]]'' ("Freedom of Speech"), as well as the second episode of ''[[Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus]]'' ("One-Man Wrestling" again – now with play-by-play commentary added by Cleese – and "Hearing Aid Shop"). Further sketches were reprised in the Python stage shows, including the "[[Four Yorkshiremen]]" ~~sketch~~ (as featured on ''[[Live at Drury Lane]]'', ''[[Monty Python Live at City Center\|Live at City Center]]'', ''[[Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl]],'' and ''[[Monty Python Live (Mostly)]]''), "One-Man Wrestling" once again (''Drury Lane'', ''City Center'', and ''Hollywood Bowl''), "Secret Service" (''Drury Lane'' only), and a few that have never received official release: "Beekeeper," the aforementioned "Hearing Aid Shop," and "Minister Falling to Pieces." The "Beekeeper" sketch was also performed in the [[The Secret Policeman's Balls\|Secret Policeman's Ball]] stage shows, as were "Top of the Form" and "Take Your Clothes Off!". Another, the "Bookshop" sketch, was recorded in modified form for ''[[Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album]]''. New versions of "Door to Door Undertaker" and "Memory Training Course" were also recorded during that album's sessions, but not included on the final version (they would, however, end up appearing on the widely bootlegged ''[[The Hastily Cobbled Together for a Fast Buck Album\|Hastily Cobbled Together for a Fast Buck]]'' album). "Psychiatrist", "Tea Boy on a Mission", and "Grublian Holidays" were also performed again by ''[[The Two Ronnies]]''.		Several sketches came from the 1963 [[w:Cambridge Footlights Revue\|Cambridge Footlights Revue]] entitled ''[[w:Cambridge Footlights Revue#.22A Clump of Plinths.22 .E2.80.94 .22Cambridge Circus.22\|Cambridge Circus]]'' (the revue was previously entitled ''A Clump of Plinths''), including Graham Chapman's solo routine "[[w:Colin "Bomber" Harris vs Colin "Bomber" Harris\|One-Man Wrestling]]". Certain sketches from the show would later be reused in the one-off John Cleese special ''[[w:How to Irritate People\|How to Irritate People]]'' ("Freedom of Speech"), as well as the second episode of ''[[w:Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus\|Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus]]'' ("One-Man Wrestling" again – now with play-by-play commentary added by Cleese – and "Hearing Aid Shop"). Further sketches were reprised in the Python stage shows, including the "[[Four Yorkshiremen sketch]]" (as featured on ''[[w:Live at Drury Lane]]'', ''[[w:Monty Python Live at City Center\|Live at City Center]]'', ''[[w:Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl\|Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl]],'' and ''[[w:Monty Python Live (Mostly)\|Monty Python Live]]''), "One-Man Wrestling" once again (''Drury Lane'', ''City Center'', and ''Hollywood Bowl''), "Secret Service" (''Drury Lane'' only), and a few that have never received official release: "Beekeeper," the aforementioned "Hearing Aid Shop," and "Minister Falling to Pieces." The "Beekeeper" sketch was also performed in the [[w:The Secret Policeman's Balls\|Secret Policeman's Ball]] stage shows, as were "Top of the Form" and "Take Your Clothes Off!". Another, the "Bookshop" sketch, was recorded in modified form for ''[[w:Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album\|Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album]]''. New versions of "Door to Door Undertaker" and "Memory Training Course" were also recorded during that album's sessions, but not included on the final version (they would, however, end up appearing on the widely bootlegged ''[[w:The Hastily Cobbled Together for a Fast Buck Album\|Hastily Cobbled Together for a Fast Buck]]'' album). "Psychiatrist", "Tea Boy on a Mission", and "Grublian Holidays" were also performed again by ''[[The Two Ronnies]]''.

	Monty Python's catchphrase, "And now for something completely different," parodying a phrase often used on [[Blue Peter]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/oct/08/johnezard.uknews2\|title=Now something different - which was made earlier\|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]\|date=7 October 2005}}</ref> originated in ''At Last the 1948 Show'', and was originally spoken by [[Aimi MacDonald]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/sep/16/missing-episodes-of-monty-python-precursor-at-last-the-1948-show-found "Missing episodes of Monty Python precursor At Last the 1948 Show found"], ''The Guardian'', 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.</ref>		Monty Python's catchphrase, "And now for something completely different," parodying a phrase often used on [[w:Blue Peter\|Blue Peter]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/oct/08/johnezard.uknews2\|title=Now something different - which was made earlier\|website=[[w:TheGuardian.com\|]]\|date=7 October 2005}}</ref> originated in ''At Last the 1948 Show'', and was originally spoken by [[w:Aimi MacDonald\|Aimi MacDonald]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/sep/16/missing-episodes-of-monty-python-precursor-at-last-the-1948-show-found "Missing episodes of Monty Python precursor At Last the 1948 Show found"], ''The Guardian'', 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.</ref>

	The shows had no relationship to the year 1948; according to Cleese, the title referred to television executives' tendency to dither extensively over commissioning decisions.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Wilmut\|first1=Roger\|title=From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980\|date=1980\|publisher=Eyre Methuen\|page=144}}</ref> Feldman claimed in ''eyE Marty'', his posthumously published autobiography, that he came up with the title, which "meant nothing."<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Feldman\|first1=Marty\|title=eyE Marty: The Official Autobiography of Marty Feldman\|date=2016\|publisher=Rare Bird Books\|page=116}}</ref> The series was video-taped at what was later [[Fountain Studios]], [[Wembley Park]], [[Wembley]].		The shows had no relationship to the year 1948; according to Cleese, the title referred to television executives' tendency to dither extensively over commissioning decisions.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Wilmut\|first1=Roger\|title=From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980\|date=1980\|publisher=Eyre Methuen\|page=144}}</ref> Feldman claimed in ''eyE Marty'', his posthumously published autobiography, that he came up with the title, which "meant nothing."<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Feldman\|first1=Marty\|title=eyE Marty: The Official Autobiography of Marty Feldman\|date=2016\|publisher=Rare Bird Books\|page=116}}</ref> The series was video-taped at what was later [[w:Fountain Studios\|Fountain Studios]], [[w:Wembley Park\|Wembley Park]], [[w:Wembley\|Wembley]].

	A total of thirteen 25-minute episodes were made within a year, six in the first series and seven in the second.		A total of thirteen 25-minute episodes were made within a year, six in the first series and seven in the second.

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	The DVD was re-released in May 2012 by One Media iP, a digital-only (streaming media format) label (no physical DVD) based in the UK, available for free on their OMP YouTube channel. This release has the compilation episodes in the same (mis-)order, and includes the 2 bonus interview tracks from the original DVD as well. They describe the episodes as compilations, but their description of what original episodes they are taken from is wrong (one episode claims the excerpts are all from series 1 when in fact they are all from series 2).		The DVD was re-released in May 2012 by One Media iP, a digital-only (streaming media format) label (no physical DVD) based in the UK, available for free on their OMP YouTube channel. This release has the compilation episodes in the same (mis-)order, and includes the 2 bonus interview tracks from the original DVD as well. They describe the episodes as compilations, but their description of what original episodes they are taken from is wrong (one episode claims the excerpts are all from series 1 when in fact they are all from series 2).

	In October 2015, One Media iP acquired the rights to three original full episodes that had recently been discovered, and released them on their YouTube channel as well. They are the two episodes discovered in David Frost's archives, ep. #1.1 and #2.7, and the episode discovered in a fan collection and screened in 2015, ep. #1.3. The three episodes are ~~unfortunately~~ presented in the wrong aspect ratio: the picture is squeezed horizontally to a ratio of 1:1 square.		In October 2015, One Media iP acquired the rights to three original full episodes that had recently been discovered, and released them on their YouTube channel as well. They are the two episodes discovered in David Frost's archives, ep. #1.1 and #2.7, and the episode discovered in a fan collection and screened in 2015, ep. #1.3. The three episodes are presented in the wrong aspect ratio: the picture is squeezed horizontally to a ratio of 1:1 square.

	In recent years, some of the other surviving, original full episodes have been uploaded on YouTube and other video-sharing websites. All of these have since been removed, and new uploads continue to be removed, due to claimed copyright restrictions and new YouTube rules, as well as internet policing by One Media iP. The five compilation episodes (in the same mis-order) plus the three original full episodes released by One Media iP are still available for free on YouTube, on the free streaming service [[Tubi]], and on [[Amazon Prime]], the subscription streaming provider. On Tubi and Amazon Prime, the three original episodes are numbered 6 through 8 in order of broadcast: ep. #1.1, 1.3, and 2.7 respectively. On these latter two providers, the squeezed 1:1 aspect ratio of episode #7 (1.3) is corrected.		In recent years, some of the other surviving, original full episodes have been uploaded on YouTube and other video-sharing websites. All of these have since been removed, and new uploads continue to be removed, due to claimed copyright restrictions and new YouTube rules, as well as internet policing by One Media iP. The five compilation episodes (in the same mis-order) plus the three original full episodes released by One Media iP are still available for free on YouTube, on the free streaming service [[Tubi]], and on [[Amazon Prime]], the subscription streaming provider. On Tubi and Amazon Prime, the three original episodes are numbered 6 through 8 in order of broadcast: ep. #1.1, 1.3, and 2.7 respectively. On these latter two providers, the squeezed 1:1 aspect ratio of episode #7 (1.3) is corrected.

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	\| num_episodes = 13 (2 missing)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/1887/at_last_the_1948_show_2_episodes_discovered/\|title=At Last The 1948 Show episodes rediscovered\|first=British Comedy\|last=Guide\|date=16 September 2015\|website=British Comedy Guide\|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>		\| num_episodes = 13 (2 missing)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/1887/at_last_the_1948_show_2_episodes_discovered/\|title=At Last The 1948 Show episodes rediscovered\|first=British Comedy\|last=Guide\|date=16 September 2015\|website=British Comedy Guide\|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>
	\| related = ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' (1967–1969)		\| related = ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' (1967–1969)
	\| company = [[Paradine Productions]] for [[Rediffusion London]]		\| company = [[w:Paradine Productions\|Paradine Productions]] for [[w:Rediffusion London\|Rediffusion London]]
	}}		}}

	'''''At Last the 1948 Show''''' is a [[satire\|satirical]] television show made by [[David Frost]]'s company, [[Paradine Productions]] (although it was not credited on the programmes), in association with [[Associated-Rediffusion\|Rediffusion London]]. Transmitted on Britain's [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] network in 1967, it brought [[Footlights\|Cambridge Footlights]] humour to a broader audience.		'''''At Last the 1948 Show''''' is a [[w:satire\|satirical]] television show made by [[David Frost]]'s company, [[w:Paradine Productions\|Paradine Productions]] (although it was not credited on the programmes), in association with [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Rediffusion London]]. Transmitted on Britain's [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] network in 1967, it brought [[w:Footlights\|Cambridge Footlights]] humour to a broader audience.

	The show starred [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]], [[Graham Chapman]], [[John Cleese]], [[Marty Feldman]] and [[Aimi MacDonald]]. Cleese and Brooke-Taylor were also the programme editors. The director was Ian Fordyce. Chapman and Cleese would later be among the founders of the [[Monty Python]] comedy troupe, and several of the sketches first performed in ''At Last the 1948 Show'' would later be performed by Monty Python in various formats.		The show starred [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]], [[Graham Chapman]], [[w:John Cleese\|John Cleese]], [[Marty Feldman]] and [[w:Aimi MacDonald\|Aimi MacDonald]]. Cleese and Brooke-Taylor were also the programme editors. The director was Ian Fordyce. Chapman and Cleese would later be among the founders of the [[Monty Python]] comedy troupe, and several of the sketches first performed in ''At Last the 1948 Show'' would later be performed by Monty Python in various formats.

	While only two episodes of the show had been thought to survive, efforts to locate missing episodes have been fruitful, with seven episodes being accounted for by 2013. On 23 October 2014, two episodes were recovered by the [[British Film Institute]] from the [[David Frost]] collection, and a further two episodes were recovered the following year, making the number of complete episodes eleven out of thirteen.<ref name="bfi 2015">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/bfi-announces-re-discovery-pre-python-classic-tv-series-last\|title=BFI announces re-discovery of pre-python classic TV series At Last the 1948 Show\|website=British Film Institute\|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>		While only two episodes of the show had been thought to survive, efforts to locate missing episodes have been fruitful, with seven episodes being accounted for by 2013. On 23 October 2014, two episodes were recovered by the [[w:British Film Institute\|British Film Institute]] from the [[David Frost]] collection, and a further two episodes were recovered the following year, making the number of complete episodes eleven out of thirteen.<ref name="bfi 2015">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/bfi-announces-re-discovery-pre-python-classic-tv-series-last\|title=BFI announces re-discovery of pre-python classic TV series At Last the 1948 Show\|website=British Film Institute\|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	Frost approached Cleese, Chapman and Brooke-Taylor to star in a sketch series. They suggested Marty Feldman, until then a comedy writer.<ref>Roger Wilmut ''From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980'', London: Eyre Methuen, 1980, {{ISBN\|0-413-46950-6}}.</ref> The series bridged the radio series ''[[I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again]]'' and television's ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' and ''[[The Goodies]]''. It also led to Feldman's television series ''[[Marty (TV series)\|Marty]]'' (which also featured Tim Brooke-Taylor). The convention of comedy scenes interspersed by songs was abandoned. It still used [[punch line\|punchlines]], which would often be dispensed with in ''Monty Python's Flying Circus''.		Frost approached Cleese, Chapman and Brooke-Taylor to star in a sketch series. They suggested Marty Feldman, until then a comedy writer.<ref>Roger Wilmut ''From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980'', London: Eyre Methuen, 1980, {{ISBN\|0-413-46950-6}}.</ref> The series bridged the radio series ''[[I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again]]'' and television's ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' and ''[[The Goodies]]''. It also led to Feldman's television series ''[[Marty (TV series)\|Marty]]'' (which also featured Tim Brooke-Taylor). The convention of comedy scenes interspersed by songs was abandoned. It still used [[w:punch line\|punchlines]], which would often be dispensed with in ''Monty Python's Flying Circus''.

	Several sketches came from the 1963 [[Cambridge Footlights Revue]] entitled ''[[Cambridge Footlights Revue#.22A Clump of Plinths.22 .E2.80.94 .22Cambridge Circus.22\|Cambridge Circus]]'' (the revue was previously entitled ''A Clump of Plinths''), including Graham Chapman's solo routine "[[Colin "Bomber" Harris vs Colin "Bomber" Harris\|One-Man Wrestling]]". Certain sketches from the show would later be reused in the one-off John Cleese special ''[[How to Irritate People]]'' ("Freedom of Speech"), as well as the second episode of ''[[Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus]]'' ("One-Man Wrestling" again – now with play-by-play commentary added by Cleese – and "Hearing Aid Shop"). Further sketches were reprised in the Python stage shows, including the "[[Four Yorkshiremen]]" ~~sketch~~ (as featured on ''[[Live at Drury Lane]]'', ''[[Monty Python Live at City Center\|Live at City Center]]'', ''[[Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl]],'' and ''[[Monty Python Live (Mostly)]]''), "One-Man Wrestling" once again (''Drury Lane'', ''City Center'', and ''Hollywood Bowl''), "Secret Service" (''Drury Lane'' only), and a few that have never received official release: "Beekeeper," the aforementioned "Hearing Aid Shop," and "Minister Falling to Pieces." The "Beekeeper" sketch was also performed in the [[The Secret Policeman's Balls\|Secret Policeman's Ball]] stage shows, as were "Top of the Form" and "Take Your Clothes Off!". Another, the "Bookshop" sketch, was recorded in modified form for ''[[Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album]]''. New versions of "Door to Door Undertaker" and "Memory Training Course" were also recorded during that album's sessions, but not included on the final version (they would, however, end up appearing on the widely bootlegged ''[[The Hastily Cobbled Together for a Fast Buck Album\|Hastily Cobbled Together for a Fast Buck]]'' album). "Psychiatrist", "Tea Boy on a Mission", and "Grublian Holidays" were also performed again by ''[[The Two Ronnies]]''.		Several sketches came from the 1963 [[w:Cambridge Footlights Revue\|Cambridge Footlights Revue]] entitled ''[[w:Cambridge Footlights Revue#.22A Clump of Plinths.22 .E2.80.94 .22Cambridge Circus.22\|Cambridge Circus]]'' (the revue was previously entitled ''A Clump of Plinths''), including Graham Chapman's solo routine "[[w:Colin "Bomber" Harris vs Colin "Bomber" Harris\|One-Man Wrestling]]". Certain sketches from the show would later be reused in the one-off John Cleese special ''[[w:How to Irritate People\|How to Irritate People]]'' ("Freedom of Speech"), as well as the second episode of ''[[w:Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus\|Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus]]'' ("One-Man Wrestling" again – now with play-by-play commentary added by Cleese – and "Hearing Aid Shop"). Further sketches were reprised in the Python stage shows, including the "[[Four Yorkshiremen sketch]]" (as featured on ''[[w:Live at Drury Lane]]'', ''[[w:Monty Python Live at City Center\|Live at City Center]]'', ''[[w:Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl\|Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl]],'' and ''[[w:Monty Python Live (Mostly)\|Monty Python Live]]''), "One-Man Wrestling" once again (''Drury Lane'', ''City Center'', and ''Hollywood Bowl''), "Secret Service" (''Drury Lane'' only), and a few that have never received official release: "Beekeeper," the aforementioned "Hearing Aid Shop," and "Minister Falling to Pieces." The "Beekeeper" sketch was also performed in the [[w:The Secret Policeman's Balls\|Secret Policeman's Ball]] stage shows, as were "Top of the Form" and "Take Your Clothes Off!". Another, the "Bookshop" sketch, was recorded in modified form for ''[[w:Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album\|Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album]]''. New versions of "Door to Door Undertaker" and "Memory Training Course" were also recorded during that album's sessions, but not included on the final version (they would, however, end up appearing on the widely bootlegged ''[[w:The Hastily Cobbled Together for a Fast Buck Album\|Hastily Cobbled Together for a Fast Buck]]'' album). "Psychiatrist", "Tea Boy on a Mission", and "Grublian Holidays" were also performed again by ''[[The Two Ronnies]]''.

	Monty Python's catchphrase, "And now for something completely different," parodying a phrase often used on [[Blue Peter]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/oct/08/johnezard.uknews2\|title=Now something different - which was made earlier\|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]\|date=7 October 2005}}</ref> originated in ''At Last the 1948 Show'', and was originally spoken by [[Aimi MacDonald]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/sep/16/missing-episodes-of-monty-python-precursor-at-last-the-1948-show-found "Missing episodes of Monty Python precursor At Last the 1948 Show found"], ''The Guardian'', 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.</ref>		Monty Python's catchphrase, "And now for something completely different," parodying a phrase often used on [[w:Blue Peter\|Blue Peter]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/oct/08/johnezard.uknews2\|title=Now something different - which was made earlier\|website=[[w:TheGuardian.com\|]]\|date=7 October 2005}}</ref> originated in ''At Last the 1948 Show'', and was originally spoken by [[w:Aimi MacDonald\|Aimi MacDonald]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/sep/16/missing-episodes-of-monty-python-precursor-at-last-the-1948-show-found "Missing episodes of Monty Python precursor At Last the 1948 Show found"], ''The Guardian'', 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.</ref>

	The shows had no relationship to the year 1948; according to Cleese, the title referred to television executives' tendency to dither extensively over commissioning decisions.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Wilmut\|first1=Roger\|title=From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980\|date=1980\|publisher=Eyre Methuen\|page=144}}</ref> Feldman claimed in ''eyE Marty'', his posthumously published autobiography, that he came up with the title, which "meant nothing."<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Feldman\|first1=Marty\|title=eyE Marty: The Official Autobiography of Marty Feldman\|date=2016\|publisher=Rare Bird Books\|page=116}}</ref> The series was video-taped at what was later [[Fountain Studios]], [[Wembley Park]], [[Wembley]].		The shows had no relationship to the year 1948; according to Cleese, the title referred to television executives' tendency to dither extensively over commissioning decisions.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Wilmut\|first1=Roger\|title=From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980\|date=1980\|publisher=Eyre Methuen\|page=144}}</ref> Feldman claimed in ''eyE Marty'', his posthumously published autobiography, that he came up with the title, which "meant nothing."<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Feldman\|first1=Marty\|title=eyE Marty: The Official Autobiography of Marty Feldman\|date=2016\|publisher=Rare Bird Books\|page=116}}</ref> The series was video-taped at what was later [[w:Fountain Studios\|Fountain Studios]], [[w:Wembley Park\|Wembley Park]], [[w:Wembley\|Wembley]].

	A total of thirteen 25-minute episodes were made within a year, six in the first series and seven in the second.		A total of thirteen 25-minute episodes were made within a year, six in the first series and seven in the second.