The Humor of Benny Hill

This page lists the most recurring bits, punch-lines and sight gags in *The Benny Hill Show*. This page is still a work in progress.

## Bad Stunt Doubles

* Nosher Powell in Dan Dan The Laboratory Man in Undercover Sanitary Inspector
* John Gallant in "The New Avengers" in The Bionic Baby

## Beautiful Girl, Bad Teeth

* Victoria Shellard in Friday Night Fever sketch in Friday Night Fever
* Clovissa Newcombe in a ”Miss Dimpton-on-Sea” quickie in News At Ten
* Sue Upton in the ”Hill’s Angels Grand Gala” in Women's Lib TV
* Sue Upton in Bijou Burlesque (aka ”Girls of All Nations”) in Cagney and Lacey
* Corinne Russell in The Gay Caballero in Holiday
* Denise Gyngell, Jane Paris and Samantha Spencer Lane in the Lovely Girls From Crete in Big Poppa
* Miki Harvey in Club Chica-Go-Go in Club Chicago-Go

## Benny Hill's Cracked Fairy Tales

* "Bo Peep" in Great British Dancing Finals
* "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" in The Common Market Square Dance
* "Jack and Jill" in Jack and Jill
* "Little Jack Horner" in The Common Market Square Dance

## Booby Trap

* Jane Eve in Time Is Running Out For Me - April 21, 1976
* Dennie Bayliss in When I Was a Lad - The Common Market Square Dance

## Bottle Over Spoon

* Benny Hill in the Grand Wheelchair Rally in A Tribute to the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade
* Benny Hill in Chez When in R. Dibble: Handyman
* Bob Todd in Scuttle Chunnel Tunnel in Great British Dancing Finals

## Came to Feed The Shark

* Maria in WonderGran Meets Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hyde
* Golden Days in The Sound of Frankenstein

## Chasing The Olive

* Carol Mills on the S.S. Rumpo in Fun in the Kitchen
* Lee Gibson in Love For Sale in Great Mysteries with Orson Buggy

## Coffin and the Stairs

* Bob Todd in Gavin Blod in Gavin Blod - The Man and his Music
* Benny Hill in Yield to the Dawn in The Police Raid in Waterloo Station

## Clothes over the Curtain

* Leanne Robinson in Robin Hood - March 23, 1977,
* Susie Baker in Time Is Running Out For Me - Sale of the Half-Century

## Communist with Knife and Fork

* Dan Dan The Laboratory Man in Undercover Sanitary Inspector
* Baron Shtuk in Gavin Blod - The Man and his Music

## Copy The Boss

* The Loser in WonderGran Meets Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hyde
* Opener in Undercover Sanitary Inspector

## Curtain Knocked Down

* Benny the Clown on WonderGran Meets Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hyde
* Benny the Clown in The Hot Shoe Show
* Casanova in A Packed Program

## Departed Husband

* Jan Butlin in Look Number Seven from Opportunity's Knocking
* Jenny Lee-Wright in The Reluctant Bridegroom from Villain of the Year

## Distracted On-Air

* Melvin Dragg in The South Blank Show
* Humphrey Bumphrey in Uplift with Humphrey Bumphrey from Undercover Sanitary Inspector
* Dickie Davies in The World of Sports

## Distracting the Roomates

* Robin Hood in Murder On The Oregon Express
* Claude in Love Will Find A Way in Top of the Tops

## Don't Miss The Bathroom

* King Henry in The Great Pretender in News At Ten
* Henry the Neighbor in New York Benny in Cagney and Lacey

## Drink Poured Over Sugar Cubes

* The Hitchhiker in Is This Your Life
* Server in A Packed Program

## Expanding Bust Size

* Rona Newton-John (2x in Look #7) in The Underworld Water of Jacques Custard
* The She-Hulk in A Tribute to the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade

## Failed Ventriloquist

* Benny Hill in The Sound of Frankenstein
* Newer Faces in A Packed Program
* Chow Mein in Benny Hill's World Tour: New York

## Fake Arms

* Old Man in Time Is Running Out For Me in Sale of the Half Century
* Casanova in A Packed Program
* The Captain of the S.S. Rumpo in Fun in the Kitchen
* Dracula in Leprechaun TV
* Benny Hill and Johnny Hutch in Club Chica-Go-Go

## Fishing With A Hat

* Fisherman in Is This Your Life
* Fisherman in The World of Sports
* Hill's Little Angels' father in Pepy's Diary

## Flatulence from an Inner Tube

* Benny Hill with a beach ball blooper in Tommy Tupper in Tupper-Time
* Jackie Wright's Holiday in Jackie Wright: Holiday
* Scouts and Guides Annual Fete in Villain of the Year
* Bob Todd in Club Chica-Go-Go

## Frisbee With Food

* Benny Hill in Scouts and Guides Annual Fete in Villain of the Year
* Benny the Bum in "The Vagabond" in The Hot Shoe Show

## Furniture Obstructs View

* John Vyvyan in Man vs. Machine in Friday Night Fever
* Benny Hill in Dimpton Health and Sun Club

## Giant White Flag

* The Messenger in Cinema: The Vintage Years
* Casanova in A Packed Program in Great Mysteries with Orson Buggy

## Head On Nude Portrait

* Benny Hill in At The Crossroads in Jack and Jill
* Barry Otto in Benny Kelly in Benny Hill: Down Under

## Hidden Arm and Pinch

* Sue Bond and Benny Hill in Woodstick
* Caroline Sargeant and Benny Hill in Grand Wheelchair Rally
* Clare Smalley and Benny Hill in She-Hulk

## Hidden Message

* Opening tag in The Common Market Square Dance
* Quickie in Opportunity's Knocking
* Quickie in Top of the Tops
* Leprechaun TV (sketch) in Leprechaun TV

## Innocent Slap Victim

* Jackie Wright in Chez Ben in Women's Lib TV
* Jackie Wright in Big Poppa in Big Poppa
* Jackie Wright in Scouts and Guides Annual Fete in Villain of the Year

## It's True I Tell You!

* Andree Melly and Merwyn Cruddy with "warlocks" in Cinema: The Vintage Years
* Henry McGee and Louise LeClerc with "balances" in Big Poppa
* Benny Hill and Henry McGee with "balearic" in The Hot Shoe Show
* Fred Scuttle and Henry McGee with "warlocks" in Jack and Jill
* Benny Hill and Henry McGee with "parables" in R. Dibble: Handyman
* Anna Dawson and Benny Hill with "Bolivians" in Club Chicago-Go
* Benny Hill with "nipples" in "Movin' On" from Sale of the Half Century
* Benny Hill as Chow Mein with "aerosols" in Benny Hill's World Tour: New York

## Laundry Line

* Backyard of Disco Guy in Friday Night Fever
* Backyard of Joe Titmarsh in Cagney and Lacey

## Lifting A Camera Skirt

* Maurice Dribble's parents wedding photo in Is This Your Life
* Photo on Australian beach in Benny Hill: Down Under

## Matching Scarecrow

* Butch Cafferty in Butch Cafferty and the Fundance Kid
* Ginger Thompkins in Woodstick

## Men's Room/Women's Room

* Benny Hill in Cole in The Underwater World Of Jacques Custard
* Benny Hill in Hill's Angels:Lady Godiva in Holiday
* Benny Hill as R. Dibble in R. Dibble: Handyman

## Movie Parodies

* "Baby Doll" in Film Time at the National Film Theater
* "Bonnie and Clyde" in The World of Sports
* "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" in Butch Cafferty and the Fundance Kid
* "The Collector" in Tex Cymbal: Golden Boy
* "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" in WonderGran Meets Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hyde
* "Frankenstein" in The Sound of Frankenstein
* "Murder on the Orient Express" in Murder on the Oregon Express
* My Little Chickadee in Film Time at the National Film Theater
* "Saturday Night Fever" in Friday Night Fever
* "The Scarlet Pimpernel" in Women's Lib TV
* "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" in Sale of the Half Century
* "Woodstock" in Woodstick

## Muscle Act

* Benny Hill in "Day a the Beach" in A Tribute to the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade
* Fred Scuttle in the Keep Fit Brigade in Benny's All-Star Finale
* Newer Faces in Gavin Blod - The Man and his Music
* Benny Hill in the Hill's Angels routine in The Hot Shoe Show
* Benny Hill in Opportunity's Knocking (sketch) in Opportunity's Knocking
* Benny Hill with Louise English, Clare Smalley and Sue Upton in Hill's Angels: Grand Gala in Women's Lib TV
* Benny Hill with Johnny Hutch in Club Chica-Go-Go

## Name Tag

* Sue Bond in Pat
* Sue Bond in Mariscos
* Stephanie Marrian in Grand Wheelchair Rally

## News At Ten

* Ann Afford in Big Poppa
* Nathan Whitechurch in Big Poppa
* Elsie in A Tribute to the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade
* Reginald Boozenquet in News At Ten
* Nathan Wylde in Great British Dancing Finals

## Nodding And Shaking

* Coalpits from Coalpits
* Chow Mein in Chinese Package Tours from A Packed Program

## No Milk!

* Manolo Quickie on Great British Dancing Finals
* Bill Jardine and Lil in Big Poppa
* The Court Jester in Butch Cafferty and the Fundance Kid ("vinegar" replaces "milk")

## Return The Ball

* Benny Hill with Libby Roberts in Dibbles Health Farm in Tex Cymbal: Golden Boy
* Jack Wright with Corinne Russell in Holiday in Holiday

## Role Reversal

* Archie's Angels in Benny Hill: Down Under
* "Baby Boy" in Leprechaun TV
* Charlene's Angels
* Girls Girls Girls Nightclub (Jackie slaps Benny) from A Packed Program
* "Coalpits" in Coalpits
* The Stamp Collector in Tex Cymbal: Golden Boy
* "Woodstick" in Woodstick

## Shot In Rear

* Sue Upton in R. Dibble in R. Dibble: Handyman
* Lee Gibson in Rolf Harris in Great Mysteries with Orson Buggy
* Corrine Russell in Holiday in Holiday

## Small Cake/Big Cake

* Bill Jardine and Deputy Leroy in Big Poppa
* George and Vince in The Hitchhiker
* Richard Whatling in The Birthday Party

## Stiff Arm

* Mighty Deodorant in Great Mysteries with Orson Buggy
* How To Meet Women in Benny Hill's World Tour: New York

## Stretcher Dump

* Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade in A Tribute to the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade
* Scouts and Guides Annual Fete in Villain of the Year

## Sue Upton as An Old Lady

* Wonder-Gran in Leprechaun TV and WonderGran Meets Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hyde
* Old Lady in The Butcher
* Wheelchair Lady in Joggers in Club Chicago-Go
* Old Lady Driver in National Smile Week in The Halitosis Kid

## Teeth Knocked Out

* Dracula in Wonder-Gran sketch in Leprechaun TV
* Henry McGee in The Widow in The South Blank Show
* Dilys Watling's "You Give Me Fever" in A Packed Program
* Newer Faces in Gavin Blod - The Man and his Music
* Benny Hill in a Blooper in Tommy Tupper in Tupper-Time
* Benny Hill in Opportunity's Knocking (sketch) in Opportunity's Knocking
* Andrew Francis in the Hill's Angels street fight in The Hot Shoe Show
* Benny Hill with the Hill's Little Angels in The Halitosis Kid

## Television Parodies

* "The A-Team" on The B-Team
* "Aquarius" in Uplift with Humphrey Bumphrey
* "Barnaby Jones" in Murder on the Oregon Express
* "The Bionic Woman" in The Bionic Baby
* "Bonanza" in Cinema: The Vintage Years
* "Cagney and Lacy" in Cagney and Lacey
* "Cannon" in Murder on the Oregon Express
* "Charlie's Angels" in Benny Hill: Down Under and Women's Lib TV
* "Colditz" in Coalpits
* "Columbo" in Murder on the Oregon Express
* "Crossroads" in Jack and Jill and The Herd
* "Dave Allen at Large" in The South Blank Show
* "Dr. Ruth" in Benny Hill's World Tour: New York
* "Holiday" in Holiday.
* "Hollywood Greats" in Women's Lib TV.
* "The Hot Shoe Show" in The Hot Shoe Show
* "I, Claudius" in The Bionic Baby
* "The Incredible Hulk" in A Tribute to the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade
* "The Invisible Man" in Murder on the Oregon Express
* "Ironsides" in Great British Dancing Finals, The Common Market Square Dance and Murder on the Oregon Express
* "Jackanory" in The Common Market Square Dance
* "Kojak" in Murder on the Oregon Express, The Police Raid in Waterloo Station and Jack and Jill
* "Late Night Line-Up" in Uplift with Humphrey Bumphrey
* "Mastermind" in The Bionic Baby and Leprechaun TV
* "Match of the Day" in Coalpits
* "McCloud" in Murder on the Oregon Express
* "The Monte Carlo Show" in The Monte Carbolic Show
* "Movin' On" in Sale of the Half Century.
* "News at Ten" in News at Ten, Great British Dancing Finals, A Tribute to the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade and Big Poppa
* "Name That Tune" in Name That Tune
* "The New Avengers" in The Bionic Baby.
* "New Faces" in Gavin Blod - The Man and his Music
* "Omnibus" in Uplift with Humphrey Bumphrey
* "Opportunity Knocks" in Opportunity's Knocking
* "Parkinson" in Tex Cymbal: Golden Boy
* "Police 5" in Great British Dancing Finals
* "Police Woman" in Murder on the Oregon Express
* "Sale of the Century" in Sale of the Half Century and Women's Lib TV
* "The Six Million Dollar Man" in The Bionic Baby
* "The South Bank Show" in The South Blank Show
* "Starsky and Hutch" in A Packed Program
* "Stars On Sunday" in The Common Market Square Dance
* "Supersonic" in Sale of the Half Century
* "The European Song Contest" in The European Song Contest
* "The Family" in Tex Cymbal: Golden Boy
* "The Movie Makers" in Fun in the Kitchen and Film Time at the National Film Theater
* "The Old Grey Whistle Test" in Tex Cymbal: Golden Boy.
* "This is Your Life" in Is This Your Life and Sale of the Half Century
* "The Underwater World of Jacques Cousteau" in The Underworld Water Of Jacques Custard
* "Top of the Pops" in Top of the Tops and Tex Cymbal: Golden Boy
* "Victorian Scandals" in Villain of the Year
* "Wonder Woman" in Leprechaun TV and WonderGran Meets Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hyde

## 13th Floor/Not Superstitious

* New York Rap in Benny Hill's World Tour: New York
* The Hitch-hiker in The Sound of Frankenstein
* The Stamp Collector in Tex Cymbal: Golden Boy
* Henry McGee in O'Jack in The Police Raid in Waterloo Station

## Tinkler Behind the Tree

* Benny Hill in The Bucket in R. Dibble: Handyman
* Benny Kelly in Benny Hill: Down Under

## Umbrella Lifting Skirts

* Benny Hill and Jackie Wright with The She-Hulk in A Tribute to the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade
* Benny Hill and Henry McGee with Cheryl Gilham in Tex Cymbal: Golden Boy
* Benny Hill and Henry McGee with Jenny Lee-Wright in Great Mysteries with Orson Buggy
* Erica Lynley with Benny Hill in The Weather Hut in Carmen
* Rembrandt with Katie Randall in Rembrandt's Cottage in The Herd