“Sit. Twenty-four years ago a doctor told your mother and me that it was impossible that we could ever have children.”
“Oh. Why not?”
“I can’t remember the precise reason. It was something to do with penises, I think. We decided to adopt a child.”
Every note of this is pitch perfect, from the “walking accident” that claimed Hugh’s real parents to the way Stephen spits out the name Teece.
“I knew it! It sounds funny, Father, but in my heart I knew there was something. I realize now that I have been waiting for this moment all my life.”
“Yes! Yes, it must be so.”
“Where do I find this beast, this Pewnack the destroyer?”
“He lives in Saffron Walden.”
“Saffron Walden, right.”
Tags: a bit of fry and laurie, abofl friday, television
Hugh is so lanky and Stephen is so tall!!
…in my own clothes!
I love them so much.
brilliant in every single way.
I had completely forgotten about this skit until I rewatched all the seasons recently. <3
I plan to use this method to eject my spawn from the best in a few years. I have begun laying the groundwork by making cryptic comments about their futures and then breaking off suddenly and saying “but no, you are still to young; the time is not right, not yet!”
Sometimes I almost regret not having children.
One of my favorites!