History Series / FilthyRichAndCatflap

-->'''Richie:''' I'm storing all this up, you know. ''All'' of it! And one day, Edward Catflap, out of the blue, completely by surprise, you're going to ''die!'' Everyone will think it's an accident–except me, and the [[HockeyMaskAndChainsaw strange, enigmatic figure with the chainsaw]].

* RageBreakingPoint: Richie reveals his in Episode Two, after Eddie throws out one barb too many while attacking his feeble talent.

** This trope is mercilessly lampooned throughout the entire series, and at one point Eddie straightforwardly [[DiscussedTrope lays out]] the series' core premise for the audience:

* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Filthy manages other entertainers besides Richie. Among his talent repertoire is Lawrence Olivier, the one-armed turd impressionist.

* TheStarscream: Eddie fits this trope at times, particularly in Episode [[Spoiler:Two]].

* {{Fanboy}}: Richie is rather obsessed with real-life 1960's-era scouser comedian [[Creator/JimmyTarbuck Jimmy "Tarby" Tarbuck]]. [[spoiler:Despite his repeated insistence that Tarby is a close friend, nobody in-universe appears to take this seriously.]] Richie has a framed poster of Tarby hanging in his living room, and babbles incessantly about him throughout the series.

* TheStarscream: Eddie fits this trope at times. [[spoiler:Particularly in Episode Two.]]

--> [[spoiler:'''Richie:''' If you don't want to get beaten up, you shouldn't be poor. It's as simple as that!]]

** This trope is viciously lampooned throughout the entire show, and at one point [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] by Eddie in one of his tirades:
---> '''Eddie:''' Look. If there's one thing I hate in [[BritishMedia British entertainment]] more than you, it's that vast army of ex-[[StandUpComedy stand-up comics]], who did one half-funny gag on Sunday Night at the London Palladium in [[TheSixties the middle 60s]], and have made a fortune doing GameShows ever since!

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: All three leads, as well as nearly every supporting character in the entire series, is one of these—to the point where the show doesn't bother to draw clear distinctions between who and who isn't one, but instead deals in ''degrees of affliction''.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: All three leads, as well as nearly every supporting character in the entire series, is one of these—to the point where the show doesn't bother to draw clear distinctions between who and who isn't one, but instead deals in ''degrees of affliction'' instead.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: All three leads, as well as nearly every supporting character in the entire series, is one of these——to the point where the show doesn't bother to draw clear distinctions between who and who isn't one, but instead deals in ''degrees of affliction'' instead.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: All three leads, as well as nearly every supporting character in the entire series, is one of these, to the point where the show doesn't bother to draw clear distinctions between who and who isn't one, but instead deals in ''degrees of affliction'' instead.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Nearly every main and supporting character of the entire series is one, to the point where the show doesn't bother to draw clear distinctions between who and who ''isn't'' one of these, but instead deals in ''degrees of affliction'' instead.

* Cloudcuckoolander: Nearly every main and supporting character of the entire series is this, to the point where the show doesn't bother to draw clear distinctions between who and who ''isn't'' one of these, but instead deals in ''degrees of affliction'' instead.

-->'''Eddie:''' Right. ''{beat}}'' All coppers are bastards!

-->'''Eddie:''' Right. ''[{{beat}}]'' All coppers are bastards!

'''Richie:''' Uh-uh-uh––if that were our criteria for putting things in ''"the cub,"'' we would have put you in one ages ago, wouldn't we? ''[{{beat}}]'' Because you're so whiffy.\\

* DoubleEntendre: ''Filthy Rich & Catflap'' practically embodies this old chestnut of a gag formula, and perpetually alternates between celebrating it and skewering it. This trope is even name-checked outright in the first episode.

* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Subverted. As Filthy points out in Episode [[spoiler:Four]], Eddie rarely does a good job as Richie's minder, and often participates himself when Richie gets beaten up.

-->'''Eddie:''' Right. ''[beat]'' All coppers are bastards!

'''Richie:''' Uh-uh-uh––if that were our criteria for putting things in ''"the cub,"'' we would have put you in one ages ago, wouldn't we? ''[beat]'' Because you're so whiffy.\\

* RecognitionFailure: Mixed with a dash of OddNameOut in Episode Six. Richie and Eddie meet Midge Ure, lead singer of Music/{{Ultravox}}. Unfortunately, since the pair have absolutely no idea who Midge Ure is, and since they also have a rather loose grasp on reality in general, they mistake Ure for (in order): Music/{{Sting}}, Music/GeorgeMichael, and Australian novelty singer [[https://youtu.be/ANaGQpt_ibI Joe Dolce.]]

* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: According to Filthy in Episode [[spoiler:Four]], Eddie never does his job as Richie's minder, even joining in when Richie gets beaten up.

'''Eddie:''' Yeah, I got it––I just didn't think it was funny. That's all.

-->'''Jumbo Whiffy:''' ''[regarding his secretary]'' You've met Jill, I take it? I don't know what I'd do without her. Terrific pair of, uh... ''[gestures against his chest]'' ...'''eyes,''' eh? ''[boisterous laugh]''

''(Richie and Eddie are thrown out)''

*** There's also a ventriloquist with a bird puppet who's a parody of Creator/RodHull and Emu.

* AssShove: Indirect threat.

-->'''Jumbo Whiffy:''' ''(regarding his secretary)'' You've met Jill, I take it? I don't know what I'd do without her. Terrific pair of, uh... ''(gestures against his chest)'' ...''eyes,'' eh? ''(boisterous laugh)''

-->'''Eddie:''' Right. ''(beat)'' All coppers are bastards!

'''Richie:''' Uh-uh-uh––if that were our criteria for putting things in ''"the cub,"'' we would have put you in one ages ago, wouldn't we? ''(beat)'' Because you're so whiffy.\\

--> '''Eddie:''' Then it'll be the first one on the show this week! ''(thumbs-up the camera)''

--->'''Filthy''': And then give that comic the world's best gag——

* RecognitionFailure: Mixed with a dash of OddNameOut in Episode Six. Richie and Eddie meet Midge Ure, lead singer of Music/{{Ultravox}}. Unfortunately, since the pair have absolutely no idea who Midge Ure is or what he does, and since they also have a rather loose grasp on reality in general, they mistake Ure for (in order): Music/{{Sting}}, Music/GeorgeMichael, and Australian novelty singer [[https://youtu.be/ANaGQpt_ibI Joe Dolce.]]

* RecognitionFailure: In Episode Six, Richie and Eddie meet Midge Ure, lead singer of Music/{{Ultravox}}. Unfortunately, since the pair have absolutely no idea who Midge Ure is or what he does, and since they also have a rather loose grasp on reality in general, they mistake Ure for (in order): Music/{{Sting}}, Music/GeorgeMichael, and Australian novelty singer [[https://youtu.be/ANaGQpt_ibI Joe Dolce.]]

* ClumsyCopyrightCensorship: Though the series has been issued on DVD twice––first in 2004 and then as a ''25th Anniversary Edition'' in 2012––Episode [[spoiler:Six]] was the victim of this trope on both occasions. [[spoiler:The original 2004 DVD cuts out Eddie's confused medley of [[Music/ThePolice "Roxanne" and "Message in a Bottle,"]] along with Midge Ure singing a line from "[[Music/{{Ultravox}} Vienna.]]" Both DVD releases heavily butcher a scene featuring Richie and Eddie acting out bits from ''Theatre/{{Oliver}}'', cutting out lyrics from the songs "Consider Yourself," "Where is Love?" and "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two."]]

* OneLiner: A staple of this series. All three leads are constantly cracking wise during each episode, either to each other or to the audience (or both), and it's usually played completely straight. Of course, this is quite subversive for a series that's dedicated to lampooning old-time showbiz.

* CannotTellAJoke: At one point in Episode Three, Richie inexplicably starts loudly boasting about his vast comic ability while standing in a supermarket checkout queue. A pensioner politely––but firmly––asks to hear a joke. Richie, aghast that his bluff was called, panics and stammers out a scatological onomatopoeia.

* ClumsyCopyrightCensorship: Though the series has been issued on DVD twice––first in 2004 and then as a ''25th Anniversary Edition'' in 2012––Episode [[spoiler:Six]] was the victim of this trope on both occasions. [[spoiler:The original 2004 DVD cuts out Eddie's confused medley of [[Music/ThePolice "Roxanne" and "Message in a Bottle,"]] along with Midge Ure singing a line from [[Music/{{Ultravox}} "Vienna."]] Both DVD releases heavily butcher a scene featuring Richie and Eddie acting out bits from ''Theatre/{{Oliver}}'', cutting out lyrics from the songs "Consider Yourself," "Where is Love?" and "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two."]]

* RecognitionFailure: In Episode Six, Richie and Eddie meet Midge Ure, lead singer of Music/{{Ultravox}}. Unfortunately, since the pair have absolutely no idea who Midge Ure is or what he's done, and since they also have a rather loose grasp on reality in general, they mistake Ure for (in order): Music/{{Sting}}, Music/GeorgeMichael, and Australian novelty singer [[https://youtu.be/ANaGQpt_ibI Joe Dolce.]]