One scene I never understood

[girlfriendofmrlucas]

In "Founder's Day" when Mrs. Slocombe and Miss Brahms fight- they take on personalities of the male customer's wife and mistress. I don't get it. :shrug: Is the fight over how much money they make?

[frankdicer]

I think its just a matter of them getting too carried away with their role playing and
forgetting they were trying to make a sale. But you're right, in the final analysis, always "follow the money"

[minki]

I think they got carried away with the role play too: the two of them grousing about how much they (the wife or the mistress) deserve more because of what they "have to go through".

[Cat_Lover]

I thought the same as minki & frankdicer.

[John Inman Fan]

A little OT, but I love your tagline! :)

Back on topic: I saw it as a matter of them getting too much into the business of customer's lives in terms of opinions, etc. instead of just making a sale and getting on with it. A thing that all store people can take a lesson from. ;-)

Marlies

I think its just a matter of them getting too carried away with their role playing and
forgetting they were trying to make a sale. But you're right, in the final analysis, always "follow the money"

[girlfriendofmrlucas]

but the scene doesn't make any sense....I don't even think it's that funny

[luvtrevor]

Yes, like it or hate it but that didn't seem to be the typical AYBS kind of scene. I thought it was unusual for the series.

[frankdicer]

Yes, like it or hate it but that didn't seem to be the typical AYBS kind of scene. I thought it was unusual for the series.
What? you mean they were actually dealing with a customer ??? :)
That is atypical for an AYBS episode. Most of the customer interaction on AYBS could probably
be described as "a glancing blow".
Anyway seriously, Miss Brahms did not always see eye-2-eye with madame slocombe.
In fact, in some episodes she appears to be trying to replace her. And if you (i.e. Mrs slocombe) rubbed her the wrong way, well, she could hold her own to say the least.
I'm just saying that the two women were not above a fracas on the floor.

[Tiddles]

but the scene doesn't make any sense....I don't even think it's that funny

Next time you view it, take away all the notions you've had in the past and just kinda "go with it". Slocombe and Brahms are each trying terribly hard to get the sale by taking on the characters of wife and mistress in front of the "cheater". If you look at the scene as pure competition between rivals, it's really very funny indeed.

[sonosun]

Yeah as Tids said it's the money, a great motivator.:)

[Diana Yarswick]

Don't they fit the parts though?

[Tiddles]

I've always gotten a real charge out of that scene. I think it's brilliantly played, very broad comedy.

[girlfriendofmrlucas]

I've always gotten a real charge out of that scene. I think it's brilliantly played, very broad comedy.

so broad it goes over my head:lol:

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

I think they got carried away with the role play too: the two of them grousing about how much they (the wife or the mistress) deserve more because of what they "have to go through".


That's it in a nustshell and that has to be one of my favorite scenes from the show !!! :lol:

[Goldie]

I've always gotten a real charge out of that scene. I think it's brilliantly played, very broad comedy.

Completely agreed! :thumbup:

[frankdicer]

so broad it goes over my head:lol:

would that make it TWO broad?

[Dean]

Next time you view it, take away all the notions you've had in the past and just kinda "go with it". Slocombe and Brahms are each trying terribly hard to get the sale by taking on the characters of wife and mistress in front of the "cheater". If you look at the scene as pure competition between rivals, it's really very funny indeed.

I was going to say that - but you said it better

[Lmsbartow]

I took the scene as Mrs. Slocombe being sympathetic to the wife and Miss Brahms being sympathetic to the mistress. It was different and I liked that scene. They really got some jabs in to each other. . . lol.