AYBS?

What the hell is this?

It looked dreary and pale. And the images seemed haloed and fuzzy. This was the Hotter than Hell of Britcoms, or PBS generally. It was Are You Being Served?, a show that almost never was. And one where the “poof”—and the main character—was almost fired for acting gay.

It was “Our Figures Are Slipping,” Series 1 Episode 3, and it was one month after my fourth birthday. But I never started seeing thee until college. Summer vacations and there they were—the gay guy with white hair, and the old chubby woman with multicolored. Hair.

They say that the series started as a vehicle by the writers (David Croft & Jeremy Lloyd) for Trevor Bannister, to make him a TV star. Well, this episode, one of the best, proves it.

The show was supposed to be the Trevor Banister Comedy Hour. Like the Bob Newhart Show. Or Carole Burnette. Two of the unfunniest shows in history. (Disgustingly so.)

Anyway, you see that he was supposed to be the star and what his character was supposed to be. The lovable cheeky jokester and trouble-maker.