History Series / HouseOfFools

* Also happens when Beef tries to climb over an electric fence in "The Erik Affair".

** IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: All episodes are titled "The ______ Affair"

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: All episodes are titled "The ______ Affair"

** Beef breaking into song whenever he's introduced onscreen.

** Erik dry-wretching at something Bob has done, normally in provocative situations.

* BecomingPartOfTheImage: In the first episode, Vic punches a hole in a painting of an African pygmy tribesman [[ItMakesSenseInContext and puts is head though it]], with his face replacing that of the pygmy.

** Julie snapping photos of the male characters' crotches (usually Vic's).

** Bosh calling everyone a "twat".

** Bob spilling his coffee.

* OnlySaneMan: Bob, who is often visibly frustrated at being surrounded by idiots.
* RunningGag: By the bucketload, the most notable examples include:
** Vic saying "If I were an idiot, would I be able to do this?" and proceeding to do said idiotic thing.

** Bob's toupee coming off (and getting glue back on with a pritt-stick).

* SurrealHumour

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Bob's son Erik is an uptight, reclusive ManChild who spends most of the time locked away in his bedroom, openly insults his father and coldly shoots down any effort for Bob to even bond or make contact with him, yet he gets along great with Vic, who he sees as more of a father figure with Bob.

* FunnyForeigner: Bob's Norwegian son Erik, who is portrayed by real-life Norwegian Daniel Simonsen. Subverted as he is TheComicallySerious.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Bob's son Erik is an sulky, reclusive ManChild who locks himself in his bedroom, openly insults his father and cruelly shuns any effort for Bob to bond with him.

* TheUnfavorite: Bob is this in the eyes of his son Erik, who to add insult to injury, idolises Vic.

* FlashbackEcho: In "The Wig Affair", Beef mentions that the "rat beaver thing" that has stolen Bob's wig has lived in the house since their fathers lived there. Cue flashback to the 1970s, where the "rat beaver thing" steals Bob's father's caramel wafer. This then leads to [[FlashbackWithinAFlashback another flashback to the 1950s]], where it makes off with Vic's grandfather's brisket.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: The plot of the final episode of the first series centres around Vic entering a competition in which the first prize is a chimp. [[spoiler:He doesn't win.]]

* IAteWhat: In one scene in "The Probation Affair", Vic and Bob decide to make a pizza for a vegetarian guest, and plan to use some "sauce" that Beef bought from "a bazaar in Nairobi". [[spoiler:It turns out to be ''nerve agent'', and Vic, Bob and Beef immediately start feeling the effects. However, it doesn't kill them because it was "probably out of date".]]

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: The plot of the final episode of the first series, centres around Vic entering a competition in which the first prize is a chimp. [[spoiler:He doesn't win.]]

* LargeHam: The fact that Beef is played by MattBerry should tell you all you need to know.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: In the final episode of the first series, Vic enters a competition in which the first prize is a chimp. [[spoiler:He doesn't win.]]