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FIST
OF FUN SERIES ONE, SHOW FIVE - BROADCAST 9th May 1995 |
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This
leads to a pre-recorded insert that tells of the Shrewsbury-based anti-modern
community, "The Conkies", named after Ian Conkie - their founder.
They have eschewed any invention that came after the 6th of December
1983. Their pastimes involve playing old Atari video games, and the
staples of their diet include toasted sandwiches and Soda Stream drinks.
Stew does try his best to point out the lunacy of their community, but
they're not listening. They seem to like living their bizarre lie. Returning to the Studio sees more of Peter's lifestyle hints. After showing off his new pants, Peter suggests simulating going to an open-air rock concert by going to the High Road & looking at the drunk old lady who dances around singing "Eye Of The Tiger" outside the Abbey National. You can also join in the fun of the National Lottery for no expense, by getting a form and filling it in as the numbers are called out on the television, and imagining what it would have been like if you'd filled them in an hour previously & won. An alternative is "Lottery Scratch". Scratch yourself six times in different places, and if three or more of the scratches bleed, you win an extra scratch. He closes his segment with a recipe for "Easy Pasta". Simply put some pasta in your mouth until the saliva makes it go soft, and then serve. Hideous. Rich comes over and shows Peter some of the fan-mail he's been getting. He's been getting presents by the looks of things, this week some sweets have been sent in. But they accidentally fall into a bin & accidentally get burned by a stray match. Once again, Richard warns the viewing public that the more they send in, the more they'll hurt him. |
Another
of Stew's true fables is brought in at this juncture, in defense of
Rich's accusations that he is a wazzock. This week's fable is that of the Ant & The grasshopper, or rather - "The Ant & The Man". As Stew finishes his story, he hears noises from within Rich's "Julia Sawalha Shrine" and goes in to investigate. He finds Rich inside wearing night goggles, and shouting "I love you Julia". Stew notices a number of pictures on the inside of the shrine, including a number featuring Keith Allen, who purportedly had a bit of a thing going with Julia Sawalha. Keith is obviously a hate object for the jealous Herring. This is confirmed by the presence of a large metal skewer through the pictures of him. |
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Rich tells how he's just passed his driving test this week, but that the lessons have cost him so much he can no longer afford to buy a car, bus tickets, or shoes. It's at this juncture that we meet Peter Dibdin (pictured left), Rich's driving instructor, a pedantic middle-aged man who keeps his lunch in the glove compartment & wears comfortable driving shoes & gloves. Another
"trademark" Lee & Herring attack on religion follows
next as Stew recounts his journey on London's South Circular road.
He had passed a church which bore a sign stating that "You won't
get to Heaven on the South Circular". "No", he agrees,
but "I will get to Tooting, where I live. Where all my stuff's
kept." Finally
spotted by Stew, 'Jesus' comes clean & admits that he wasn't the
real Jesus after all, just one of his helpers helping him out through
a busy |
As the end of the show draws near, Pete announces that Donny Oddlegs has gone missing. Rich finds him, hanging from a noose in the Studio. And promptly throws him into a burning bin. While Pete laments his burning friend, Rich & Stew return to their crates. |