Fave Moments From The Canteen

[Tiddles]

I think many of our fave scenes take place in the canteen!

Whether it's Mrs. Yardswick *banging* plates down with a fury....or Mr. Grainger drinking his soup with a straw....or aiming spaghetti bolognese into his "little red lake"... :lol: these moments are quite precious to us fans!

What's your favorite "lunchtime" etc. canteen memory?

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[Old Mr. Grace]

My favorite canteen moment was from "Strong Stuff This Insurance" when the men are doing pushups on the floor to prepare for their physical.

[Goldie]

In TEDOMS, I love it when Mrs. Slocombe walks into the canteen wearing that blonde wig :shock: .. that always cracks me up.. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

When Grainger is having trouble with his custard in "No Sale". :lol:

[Very Young Mr Grace]

When the canteen is "expanded" by knocking down the wall to the Executive Dining Room !! :mrgreen:

[Very Young Mr Grace]

When Grainger is having trouble with his custard in "No Sale". :lol:

How did you arrive at that hypothesis???? :lol:

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

When Grainger is having trouble with his custard in "No Sale". :lol:

How did you arrive at that hypothesis???? :lol:

Don't ask me. My mind is likea likea likea likea....:lol2:

[frankdicer]

Two cyanide tablets!!!! -- for Mrs. Slocombe on her b-er-er-th-day

[Tiddles]

b-er-er-th-day

:lol: :lol: :lol: That's a classic!

[Miss Whimsey]

How about when Mrs. SLocombe mistakenly drinks the fizzy coffee intended for Mr. Grainger? I also love the Christmas cracker disguises.

Miss Whimsey

[dazzlestar14]

Ooh Ooh Ooh, one of my favourites is on "Father Christmas Affair" when Mrs.Slocombe finally gets fed up with Lucas' insults and she dumps her junket on him! A classically excellent moment!

[sonosun]

I remember reading in the newspaper about U S Congressmen spending Thousands of dollars on junkets. I hope they weren't spilling them. :eek:

[Tiddles]

How about when Mrs. SLocombe mistakenly drinks the fizzy coffee intended for Mr. Grainger?

It was her cup of coffee. She ended up stirring it with "the fizzy pen."

[frankdicer]

Ooh Ooh Ooh, one of my favourites is on "Father Christmas Affair" when Mrs.Slocombe finally gets fed up with Lucas' insults and she dumps her junket on him! A classically excellent moment!

Dazz, I'll keep that in mind if we ever in a canteen together and I say something to tick you off(accidentally of course)....I'll make sure junket isn't on the menu first :lol:

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

The Canteen is my favorite part of the store. The way it changes every Season and even sometimes within a Season. No wonder the Staff never got a rise with all the profit going into redecorating !!!

[frankdicer]

The Canteen is my favorite part of the store. The way it changes every Season and even sometimes within a Season. No wonder the Staff never got a rise with all the profit going into redecorating !!!


Ever try to read the posters on the wall in the canteen? I think there is one
about drinking on the job and another about safety but couldn't tell you where or when they appear....This is a job for a DVD player with freeze-frame and zoom.

[dazzlestar14]

Don't worry Frank, I would never do that to you. I would use Jello instead, lol. But yes, the freezing and zooming helps out a lot!

[frankdicer]

Don't worry Frank, I would never do that to you. I would use Jello instead, lol. But yes, the freezing and zooming helps out a lot!
Oh, well, jello....no worries!

[Tiddles]

Ever try to read the posters on the wall in the canteen? I think there is one
about drinking on the job and another about safety but couldn't tell you where or when they appear.

We had a discussion over on The Old Board about this, I think. David or Greg may remember what is was about. I seem to remember a screen cap, too. :?

[sonosun]

Holy Posterboard Batman. It sounds like a job for SuperGreg :lol:

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

Well, I searched for the damned things and I can't find them. I'll keep looking and if I find them, I'll post them !!

[dazzlestar14]

OMG! OMG! OMG!

For a year now I've been wanting to tell you guys about something I saw in the canteen! But ever since I returned I forgot to tell you! I can't think of the episode off hand (it has something to do with Mrs.Slocombe, like "Goodbye Mrs.Slocombe" or "Fifty Years On") but I'll find the episode later. Anyways, on the wall where Mr.Spooner usually sits by at the end of the table, there is a poster with some people and one of them looks like old Rumbold. I'm serious! I will go look for the episode now and report back promptly! :wink:

[dazzlestar14]

Okay, the episode was "Fifty Years On".
For those of you with dvd's, the moment was around 8:25 into the episode.
They are in the canteen right after Mrs.Slocombe leaves so they can talk. Miss.Brahms says "In 3 days time, it's her birthday." If you look above Mr.Lucas' head (you may need to zoom out), there is a poster that says "What it is like to be a blood donor" or something like that. There are like 6 people on the poster. Look at the bottom, middle one and it looks like Rumbold. It's not very clear, but there is a possibility that he could be a blood donor. There was a lady on the poster who looked like one of the lift girls if I'm not mistaken.

[sonosun]

Cool Dazz I'll have to have a look at it. :D

[frankdicer]

Okay, the episode was "Fifty Years On".
For those of you with dvd's, the moment was around 8:25 into the episode.
They are in the canteen right after Mrs.Slocombe leaves so they can talk. Miss.Brahms says "In 3 days time, it's her birthday." If you look above Mr.Lucas' head (you may need to zoom out), there is a poster that says "What it is like to be a blood donor" or something like that. There are like 6 people on the poster. Look at the bottom, middle one and it looks like Rumbold. It's not very clear, but there is a possibility that he could be a blood donor. There was a lady on the poster who looked like one of the lift girls if I'm not mistaken.

Very hard to say, at first I was going to say no, but after a few times, I'm at a definite "don't know"!

Way cool find though Dazz!

[Tiddles]

If they took a special picture to make a poster for the canteen, I'd be surprised. There were budget restrictions. That aside, I am sure they never expected the show to be so popular about 30 years later and expected fans to notice what's on the canteen walls. I'll look at the scene tomorrow, but my guess is that a candid (cast?) pic with Nicholas Smith, et. al. was taken and they slapped it onto some poster board and made a blood drive poster to use to spruce up the canteen walls. Here's where Greg could work his magic and blow the thing up so we could really see it.

[dazzlestar14]

Just thought it was interesting, that's all. :wink:

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

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Here's the piture Dazz was refeering to. At first glance it does look like Jug Ears !!! :lol2:

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

Here's an interesting little "Canteen Tid Bit".
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Look at the poster above Lucas's head from eppy13 Coffee Morning. We see the "Toe Poster" behind Lucas which would be the left side of the canteen. Yet in the following picture, which is taken from eppy 14 Up Captain Peacock , the poster is NOW at the back of the canteen by the cash register.
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[Jeff Humphries]

You have a good eye there Wib ! You too Dazzlestar14 !

[dazzlestar14]

Thank you Jeff!
Yes Greg, that was another excellent observation made. I never think to look at the stuff on the walls, until I found the blood one. Thanks for showing the pic on here! :mrgreen:

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

Thanks to you both !!!! :mrgreen:

[msmith897]

Good job everyone.
One of my favorite canteen moments is the eppy when Mr. Slocombe's memory is "gone" becuase of the hit to the head by the golf ball. Mr. Humphries is scolding her for having gum etc. And she demands her jelly.. :D

[Tiddles]

Good job everyone.
One of my favorite canteen moments is the eppy when Mr. Slocombe's memory is "gone" becuase of the hit to the head by the golf ball. Mr. Humphries is scolding her for having gum etc. And she demands her jelly.. :D

I love Memories Are Made Of This and I think we're in the minority around here.... :wink: It's one of the silliest eps of the series, and yet I enjoy it time and again. It's one of my "comfort eps."

[msmith897]

You and me Tiddles...that's okay if the rest don't agree.
I think it's good fun. I don't like the ending but I really like watching her being naughty.

[Tiddles]

I love when John forks up that sausage and gives it a look. :lol:
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How about this:

:lucas01: Sugar...uh..Mrs. Slocombe?

:slocombe01: I'd like TWO BIG ONES!

:lucas01: Ahh-hahhhh-hahhhh-errrrr!!! :twisted:

:lol:

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:brahms01: Did you get your minute STEA-.... :lol: .......K??

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[Mr. Rust of Audio-Visuals]

My favorite's always been in "The Hero" when they're all joking on Peacock's boil, even Goldberg, who starts off trying to keep them quiet! The rest of the episode is pretty dumb, but that one scene, and the one after it in Rumbold's office, make up for it.

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

I love when John forks up that sausage and gives it a look.

You mean this one ?????

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Yes, it's a Wallie !!!

[sonosun]

:no: :lol2: :lol2:

[Very Young Mr Grace]

I'm trying to rememer Mr. Spooner's comments regarding Mrs. Slocombe reading the paper in "Is It Catching?"

"Mrs. Slocombe could open the times, sit on it, and read two pages at once!"

Great canteen moment..... :mrgreen:

[Tiddles]

I love this one....from Friends and Neighbors

Mr. H. is all giddy and fem when he says "Come on! Let's go look at the room." And he grabs a frosted fairycake (cupcake) and he flounces out. It's so cute. :lol:

[frankdicer]

My favorite's always been in "The Hero" when they're all joking on Peacock's boil, even Goldberg, who starts off trying to keep them quiet! The rest of the episode is pretty dumb, but that one scene, and the one after it in Rumbold's office, make up for it.

I love the puns, right up until Mr. Humphries spews! Miss Brahms seems to more than hold her own in this scene.

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

I love this one....from Friends and Neighbors

Mr. H. is all giddy and fem when he says "Come on! Let's go look at the room." And he grabs a frosted fairycake (cupcake) and he flounces out. It's so cute. :lol:

That's one for the "Is He or Isn't He" thread !!!:thumb: :lol:

[Tiddles]

Wendy just can't hold it together in Father Christmas Affair and she's giggling practically through all her lines. After all...she's looking straight on at Arthur Brough...who would purposely make his eating scenes as graphic as possible. I think Trevor was expecting to hear "CUT!!" at any second!

[msmith897]

One of my favorites moments is when Mr. Humphries has gone next door to the bar and had a few too many. I can't remember the episode name. I think it's the one that he and his mother have had a fight. It's nice to see him out of character.

[Tiddles]

One of my favorites moments is when Mr. Humphries has gone next door to the bar and had a few too many..

Conduct Unbecoming.

:harman01: "There's been a punch-up down at the pub!!"

:lol: Another ep that many people hate, and I love!

[dazzlestar14]

Mr.Grainger going: "Mammy! Mammy!!!!!!"
It was a precious moment, because that was all he could remember! :lol:

[LovelyMissShirleyBrahms]

I like the part in "The Hero" when they were all laughing behind Captain Peacock's back about the boil on his bum. :lol:

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

That scene was one of "The Hero"'s saving graces. The canteen scene was hilarious !!!

[dazzlestar14]

Yes, that was definitely one of the only good parts of "The Hero". :lol:

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

Yes, that was definitely one of the only good parts of "The Hero". :lol:

Amen Bruther Dazz !!!!:thumb:

[John Inman Fan]

I really liked The Hero scene in the canteen as well. All the phrases they used didn't help matters at all did they?! :)

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

I really liked The Hero scene in the canteen as well. All the phrases they used didn't help matters at all did they?! :)

The canteen part of "The Hero" was it's only saving grace. :lol:

[Tim]

I agree about The Hero canteen scene being great. I also liked Mrs. Slocombe Expects canteen scene, and how the eavesdropping progresses.

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

I agree about The Hero canteen scene being great. I also liked Mrs. Slocombe Expects canteen scene, and how the eavesdropping progresses.

Great scene !!! :thumbup: