'Allo 'Allo - The Complete Series One [DVD]

...going wrong. If you are a fan of British comedies, this is one of the best (in my opinion). Follow the adventures of a philandering French publican during World War 2. With a cast of unforgettable characters, he must try to avoid being shot by the French resistance for helping the Germans; he must try to avoid being shot by the Germans for helping the French resistance, and he must try to avoid being shot by his wife for "helping" his two barmaids. Enjoy the antics, the running gags, and perhaps the funniest routine since "Who's on First?" in the first season of this great show.

I first bought the 1st series and watching it over and over, I just had to buy the COMPLETE SERIES, which is being delivered today (Fri. 28th, 2014 with One Day Shipping!). I can hardly wait to start watching the rest of the shows!!! Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft (God Bless his soul/RIP) are Great Writers of British Comedy!!! I also love the series 'Are You Being Served? (AYBS?). To those of you who haven't seen either one of these 2 particular shows then I suggest that you do if you love comedy. You won't regret it! And THANK YOU AMAZON for carrying a AWESOME Selection of Movies, Instant Videos, etc.!!! You guys ROCK!!! CONGRATS to your ENTIRE Workforce for a Job WELL DONE!!!Respectfully.Mr. L. De LeonTX.

"Listen very carefully I shall say this only once"First things first this comedy has possibly every aspect of comedic styles employed. From play within a play,musical, some of the best Irony and saucy adult puns anywhere and all based on a serious aspect of History between the British , the French and the Germans.Season ONE is merely the warm up as I have fortunately seen the entire series when it was shown in Barbados during the 90's. It was such a hit here that from time to time we Barbadians would raise it during conversation or joking around.Well that led to the question...I wonder if Amazon has it for sale...and Voila!! You cannot go wrong with this one and the acting is excellent and costuming just bang on...surely with all the conversion to American TV series things, Americans can seek the rights to adapt this one to suit the american experience during WWII as well.Have a good laugh people!!

This DVD set was absolutely hysterical. My husband and I laughed until our sides hurt. This is so different from the violent garbage on American TV. The first show you watch, you think - this is hard to understand. But you catch on pretty quickly. The writers are so good at keeping all those stories within a story going. How they juggle all those balls at once is a wonder to us. In the future we will buy more of these DVD's. I would recommend this to anyone who loves British humor.

Every gag in the book... shamelessly used, and with GREAT effect.I remember talking about Allo Allo to a friend of mine many years ago. He said, "It's no Hogan's Heroes." Of course, he's right... and many folks will make the same comment. However, you'll probably get more new viewers if you tell your friends that Allo Allo is the British Comedy series you'd get if you mated Soap, Three's Company, and perhaps just a little Benny Hill.The story starts very simple, but becomes a tangled farcical mess (intentionally)... so much so that the main character Rene (long suffering cafe owner in war-torn France) must take the audience into his confidence and explain what occurred in the previous episode.The guts of the show are as follows: the French Resistance wish to use Rene's bar to hide escaping British airmen until they may get returned back to England (with harebrained schemes). Meanwhile, the German Colonel (and his assistant Hans), Rene's regular paying customers, wish to hide some stolen art pieces in the cellar (including the painting of "The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies" by Van Klump) until after the war. All the while, Herr Flick of the Gestapo is looking for both the missing painting (of "The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies" by Van Klump) as well as escaping British airmen. Of course the Resistance and the German officers often use each other to avoid detection by Herr Flick. Occasionally wet celery, egg whisks, and flying goggles are required for a scene. How can Rene juggle all of this intrigue while keeping his affairs with waitresses secret from his wife Edith? Rene would say, "Your guess is as good as mine.""A comedy about Nazi occupied France?!?!?!", is probably the standard response. However, everyone gets a proverbial pie in the face... there are the French peasants, the French Resistance ("Listen very carefully..."), the British airmen, the German officers (Hans is truly hilarious with a hidden clock in Season 2), Herr Flick of the Gestapo, and of course the girls (especially Yvette... va-va-va-voom!)... not to leave out dear Lieutenant Gruber, his introduction is a perfect example of the type of gags the series is known for (actor Guy Sinner is one of the show's repeat scene stealers).A few bad puns, plenty of sexual innuendo, several catch phrases (if you like that sort of thing you'll probably love Allo Allo), and a simple solution to the French/German/English (and later Italian and Yank English) language problem. These gags, costume changes, and excessive mugging characters lasted nine seasons ending with the Yanks liberating poor Rene and his wife (and followed by an old Rene running off with his waitress Yvette in modern days) plus a tenth anniversary special.Series One is quite funny, but just you wait for the Christmas special after Series Two... a plot to do away with General Von Klinkerhoffen including a drug in a mug made by a pill from the till... not to mention a bomb that is set off by a candle with a handle on a Gateau from the Chateau.

When the first episode started to roll I rapidly felt somewhere between shocked and perplexed. By the time the last episode ended I wanted more. That is a good sign. However, the English sense of humor is somewhat different than the American sense of humor. I would have preferred that they omitted the laugh track: too much laughing at marginally funny dialogue. The viewer should always laugh (or not laugh) on their own. This is true for American sit-coms, too.

Typical example of British humour.Crazy, over the top and completely enjoyable.

Good dvd and funny!! This cast is everyones dream comedy team. Enjoyed this series very much and would recommend it.

One of the best Britcoms!