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After the closing credits: hair dressers trying to climb Mount Everest, a preview for the movie ''A Magnificent Festering'', a family trying to reach the fire brigade by phone, Mr. Smoke-Too-Much visiting a travel agency, and Anne Elk's theory about the brontosaurus.

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After the closing credits: hair dressers trying to climb Mount Everest, a preview for the movie ''A Magnificent Festering'', a family trying to reach the fire brigade by phone, Mr. Smoke-Too-Much visiting a travel agency, and (Miss) Anne Elk's theory about the brontosaurus.



* CaptainObvious: Anne Elk, whose theory about the Brontosaurus (which, she repeatedly tells us, belongs to her) is just a vague description of its shape.
* CharacterFilibuster: Mr. Smoke-Too-Much rants at the travel agent about everything he hates about package tours. We leave for the Anne Elk interview, and when we return to the travel agency he's still going on.

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* CaptainObvious: (Miss) Anne Elk, whose theory about the Brontosaurus (which, she repeatedly tells us, belongs to her) is just a vague description of its shape.
* CharacterFilibuster: Mr. Smoke-Too-Much rants at the travel agent about everything he hates about package tours. We leave for the (Miss) Anne Elk interview, and when we return to the travel agency he's still going on.
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* CaptainObvious: Ann Elk, whose theory about the Brontosaurus is just a vague description of its shape.

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* CaptainObvious: Ann Anne Elk, whose theory about the Brontosaurus (which, she repeatedly tells us, belongs to her) is just a vague description of its shape.

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After the closing credits: hair dressers trying to climb Mount Everest, a preview for the movie ''A Magnificent Festering'', a family trying to reach the fire brigade by phone, Mr. Smokes-Too-Much visiting a travel agency, and Anne Elk's theory about the brontosaurus.

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After the closing credits: hair dressers trying to climb Mount Everest, a preview for the movie ''A Magnificent Festering'', a family trying to reach the fire brigade by phone, Mr. Smokes-Too-Much Smoke-Too-Much visiting a travel agency, and Anne Elk's theory about the brontosaurus.



* CharacterFilibuster: Mr. Smoketoomuch, of the "Travel Agent" sketch, whose MeaningfulName has never even occurred to him before.

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* CharacterFilibuster: Mr. Smoketoomuch, of Smoke-Too-Much rants at the "Travel Agent" sketch, whose MeaningfulName has never even occurred travel agent about everything he hates about package tours. We leave for the Anne Elk interview, and when we return to him before.the travel agency he's still going on.



* TinyHeadedBehemoth: According to one theory about the Brontosaurus, it was thin at one end, much much thicker in the middle, and then thin again at the far end.

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* TinyHeadedBehemoth: According to one theory about the Brontosaurus, it was thin at one end, much much thicker in the middle, and then thin again at the far end.end.
* UnwinnableJokeGame: Summarize Creator/MarcelProust's 7-volume, 4000-page epic in 15 seconds.
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** Also, a joke involving the replace B with C gag was removed. In the record version of the sketch and live version, Eric says "What a silly bunt!" before going into his rant, making a reference to [[CountryMatters Bountry Matters.]]

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** Also, a joke involving the replace B with C gag in the "Travel Agent" sketch was removed. In the record version and the live version of the sketch and live version, sketch, Eric says "What a silly bunt!" before going into his rant, making a reference to [[CountryMatters Bountry Matters.]]
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Buxom Is Better has been renamed.


* BuxomIsBetter: Who won the first prize in "All England Summarizing Proust Competition"? The girl with the biggest tits. And she didn't even have to summarize anything.

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* BuxomIsBetter: BuxomBeautyStandard: Who won the first prize in "All England Summarizing Proust Competition"? The girl with the biggest tits. And she didn't even have to summarize anything.
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* CaptainObvious: Ann Elke, whose theory about the Brontosaurus is just a vague description of its shape.

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* CaptainObvious: Ann Elke, Elk, whose theory about the Brontosaurus is just a vague description of its shape.
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Meganekko is no longer a trope. It's a Fanspeak term. Moving wicks to Bespectacled Cutie when appropriate.


* {{Meganekko}}: Anne Elk

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And now, it's: The All-England Summarize Proust Competition, hair dressers trying to climb Mount Everest, a preview for the movie ''A Magnificent Festering'', a family trying to reach the fire brigade by phone, Mr. Smokes-Too-Much visiting a travel agency, and Anne Elk's theory about the brontosaurus.

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And now, it's: The All-England Summarize Proust Competition, Competition

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hair dressers trying to climb Mount Everest, a preview for the movie ''A Magnificent Festering'', a family trying to reach the fire brigade by phone, Mr. Smokes-Too-Much visiting a travel agency, and Anne Elk's theory about the brontosaurus.
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* DropTheCow: *BONG* Start again... (Looney waves at the camera)

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* DropTheCow: *BONG* Start again... (Looney waves at the camera)camera).

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* {{Bowdlerise}}: Bowdlerisation ruined the "Summarize Proust" sketch by cutting out the marginally offensive part of a punchline (future versions changed it to a shoddily spliced version which simply cut the offending word instead of the whole exchange):

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* {{Bowdlerise}}: {{Bowdlerise}}:
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Bowdlerisation ruined the "Summarize Proust" sketch by cutting out the marginally offensive part of a punchline (future versions changed it to a shoddily spliced version which simply cut the offending word instead of the whole exchange):


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** Also, a joke involving the replace B with C gag was removed. In the record version of the sketch and live version, Eric says "What a silly bunt!" before going into his rant, making a reference to [[CountryMatters Bountry Matters.]]
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* DropTheCow: *BONG* Start again... (Looney waves at the camera)


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* PoliceAreUseless: Trying to call the cops will result in them putting the phone off the hook. The firemen are no better.
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* ChattyHairdresser: A team of them climb up Mount Everest and eventually open a salon on the slope.

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'''Contestant:''' Well, strangling animals, golf, [[spoiler:and masturbating.]]

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'''Contestant:''' Well, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking strangling animals, golf, golf]], [[spoiler:and masturbating.]]]]
* BuxomIsBetter: Who won the first prize in "All England Summarizing Proust Competition"? The girl with the biggest tits. And she didn't even have to summarize anything.



* BuxomIsBetter: Who won the first prize in "All England Summarizing Proust Competition"? The girl with the biggest tits. And she didn't even have to summarize anything.

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And now, it's: The All-England Summarize Proust Competition, hair dressers trying to climb Mount Everest, a preview for the movie ''A Magnificent Festering'', a family trying to reach the fire brigade by phone, Mr. Smokes-too-Much visiting a travel agency, and Anne Elk's theory about the brontosaurus.

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And now, it's: The All-England Summarize Proust Competition, hair dressers trying to climb Mount Everest, a preview for the movie ''A Magnificent Festering'', a family trying to reach the fire brigade by phone, Mr. Smokes-too-Much Smokes-Too-Much visiting a travel agency, and Anne Elk's theory about the brontosaurus.


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* NewhartPhoneCall: Spoofed; the episode features several of these, but all the audience hears is the character saying "yes... yes... yes... no... yes..." repeatedly. Punctuated by checking their shoe size.
* RunningGag: Shoe size?
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* TinyHeadedBehemoth: According to one theory about the Brontosaurus, it was thin at one end, much much thicker in the middle, and then thin again at the far end.
* WeInterruptThisProgram: ...to annoy you, and to make things generally more irritating.

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* TinyHeadedBehemoth: According to one theory about the Brontosaurus, it was thin at one end, much much thicker in the middle, and then thin again at the far end.
* WeInterruptThisProgram: ...to annoy you, and to make things generally more irritating.
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* CaptainObvious: Ann Elke, whose theory about the Brontosaurus is just a vague description of its shape.

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And now, it's: The All-England Summarize Proust Competition, hair dressers trying to climb Mount Everest, a preview for the movie ''A Magnificent Festering'', a family trying to reach the fire brigade by phone, Mr. Smokes--too-Much visiting a travel agency, and Anne Elk's theory about the brontosaurus.

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And now, it's: The All-England Summarize Proust Competition, hair dressers trying to climb Mount Everest, a preview for the movie ''A Magnificent Festering'', a family trying to reach the fire brigade by phone, Mr. Smokes--too-Much Smokes-too-Much visiting a travel agency, and Anne Elk's theory about the brontosaurus.



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* {{Bowdlerise}}: Bowdlerisation ruined the "Summarize Proust" sketch by cutting out the marginally offensive part of a punchline (future versions changed it to a shoddily spliced version which simply cut the offending word instead of the whole exchange):
-->'''MC:''' What are your hobbies, outside summarizing?\\
'''Contestant:''' Well, strangling animals, golf, [[spoiler:and masturbating.]]
* BuxomIsBetter: Who won the first prize in "All England Summarizing Proust Competition"? The girl with the biggest tits. And she didn't even have to summarize anything.
* CharacterFilibuster: Mr. Smoketoomuch, of the "Travel Agent" sketch, whose MeaningfulName has never even occurred to him before.
* {{Meganekko}}: Anne Elk
* MusicalisInterruptus: The Proust song in the Proust-summarizing competition sketch.
* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: Parodied. Mr. Smoke-too-much apparently has ''never'' gotten a comment on [[LukeNounverber the fact that his name is a meaningful phrase]].
* TinyHeadedBehemoth: According to one theory about the Brontosaurus, it was thin at one end, much much thicker in the middle, and then thin again at the far end.
* WeInterruptThisProgram: ...to annoy you, and to make things generally more irritating.
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Title: ''The All-England Summarize Proust Competition''

Original Airdate: 16/11/1972

And now, it's: The All-England Summarize Proust Competition, hair dressers trying to climb Mount Everest, a preview for the movie ''A Magnificent Festering'', a family trying to reach the fire brigade by phone, Mr. Smokes--too-Much visiting a travel agency, and Anne Elk's theory about the brontosaurus.
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