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blakey
05-28-2009, 02:29 PM
Just how many jobs has WC's mother actually had?

Part time usherette
Babysitter
Taking in Laundry
Mobile Ice cream seller for god's sake!!!!!

Any other silly Mother Humphries careers we can think of?
DebLovesJohnInman
05-28-2009, 04:00 PM
Chorus Line Dancer


:anglophile:
Bionic Grainger
05-28-2009, 05:10 PM
Probably not a paid job - but she made tapestries for the Church (wonder where she had put the arrow?).
Lady Stableforth
05-28-2009, 06:12 PM
plus she had to lengthen the chain on the skirt as well
cpl.er...Capt. Joe
05-28-2009, 08:36 PM
She used to entertain sailors in her parlor (at least one with a tatoo of a hunting scene where the fox's tail went....) so I guess she volunteered at the U.S.O. -- or whatever they call it in the UK.

She also cared for milkmen that have gotten kicked in the head by their horses, so I guess she was a first-aid nurse too!
sonosun
05-28-2009, 09:30 PM
Babysitting was one of her jobs. Mr Humphries took over for her in Friends and Neighbors. "Mr Humphries give me a baby."
blakey
05-29-2009, 03:40 AM
Dearie me, all these jobs mentioned must be in the episodes I dont have..sound so farfetched for his mother to be doing.

Apart from John in drag, do we ever get see humphries mum at all?
Lady Stableforth
05-29-2009, 05:29 AM
no, john inman played his mother in Happy Returns and Heir Apparent
blakey
05-29-2009, 10:50 AM
Cue the music from 'Psycho'! :lol:

:humpmad:Mother, Mother! Ohh, Blood Mother!!
minki
05-29-2009, 03:46 PM
Wasn't she a bingo caller at one point? I keep thinking that she was...
Greg WibblyWobbly
05-29-2009, 04:49 PM
no, john inman played his mother in Happy Returns and Heir Apparent

The first time we see her/him is in "Founder's Day" when she was filmed because of going to bingo.

http://lordgreg.minki.net/humpmum.jpg
blakey
05-30-2009, 03:54 AM
John makes quite a good woman! :lol:
Lady Stableforth
05-30-2009, 06:10 AM
sorry again i got the episodes mixed up
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Lady Stableforth
05-30-2009, 06:19 AM
i love hearing wendy richard asking "who's he?" when john inman appears as his mother in Founder's Day
Sienna
05-30-2009, 10:09 AM
Apart from John in drag, do we ever get see humphries mum at all?

Sadly no. John in drag is Mr Humphries' mother.
Melchett
06-02-2009, 08:55 AM
Don't we also see Mrs. Humphries on the Best of AYBS American Special?
Lady Stableforth
06-02-2009, 09:52 AM
Yes, she wins a trip to Hollywood not taking her loving son and tells stories about his work at Grace Bros.
blakey
06-02-2009, 01:39 PM
Don't we also see Mrs. Humphries on the Best of AYBS American Special?

what on earth is that?!?!?
Red Shadow
06-02-2009, 04:42 PM
It was a clip show. It was shown on many PBS stations in the 90s and early 2000s. It features Mr Humphries' mom on vacation in America and writing letters to Mr. Humphries. The two of them talk about things that happened on the show, and then you see clips of those moments.
Lady Stableforth
06-02-2009, 06:44 PM
it is included in the dvd set
Greg WibblyWobbly
06-03-2009, 01:02 AM
it is included in the dvd set

The "US" release that is.
blakey
06-03-2009, 03:15 AM
Cool, we're not treated to any such extras on the UK ones :(
What volume is this on? Ive just ordered 11 from amazon, the one with harmon on the front?
Melchett
06-03-2009, 08:08 AM
Cool, we're not treated to any such extras on the UK ones :(
What volume is this on? Ive just ordered 11 from amazon, the one with harmon on the front?

I forget which one it's on. It's either one of the last DVD's from each box set. Greg will be able to tell you...
Greg WibblyWobbly
06-04-2009, 01:40 AM
Are we still talking the "Best of AYBS?" special ?? That's one the US disc Volume 14 with Mrs. Humphries on the cover.
Miss Humphries
06-12-2009, 06:47 PM
In the episode, The Sit In, when they are about to be regulated to the Bargain Basement, doesn't Mr. Humphries say that out of embarassment his mother will have to resign from the co-op? Don't know if that qualifies as a job......
Melchett
06-16-2009, 08:36 AM
In the episode, The Sit In, when they are about to be regulated to the Bargain Basement, doesn't Mr. Humphries say that out of embarassment his mother will have to resign from the co-op? Don't know if that qualifies as a job......

Hmm.. good point...
Sienna
06-16-2009, 10:53 AM
I think it meant that she couldn't go shopping to the co-op anymore. If the co-op is anything like the Belgian co-op at least.

I would LOVE to see that Best of Special thing. But of course it isn't available here and my dvd player probably won't play an American dvd. :(
Bionic Grainger
06-16-2009, 06:42 PM
Sienna - I highly recommend an All Region or Multi-region DVD player. I have one so I can buy dvds from Amazon.co.uk that we can't get here. I love it!
Sienna
06-17-2009, 03:47 AM
Hmm, I know. The thing is, we've already got 4 DVD players at home and all of them strictly region 2. Anyway. I'll just pray they'll think to put it on a UK DVD! (I did see it on VHS too on Amazon.com, but that is ALSO in a format my VHS player won't play :roll:)
Melchett
06-18-2009, 11:06 AM
Or another idea is to just buy a second DVD-ROM player for your home PC. That's what a lot of people do. Just install the second DVD-ROM into a second slot. If it's Windows, right-click the drive in My Computer, and change the region to whatever region you want (presumably Region 1 for US) and then play all your Region 1 DVD's in that drive. It's a lot cheaper (like US $40) than buying another DVD player.