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[[File:blackadder_6161.jpg|frame|[[Identical Grandson|They're all related?]] [[Sarcasm Mode|I never would have guessed!]]]]
[[File:blackadder_6161.jpg|frame|[[Identical Grandson|They're all related?]] [[Sarcasm Mode|I never would have guessed!]]]]


{{quote|''"I am a fully rounded human being, with a degree from the university of life, a diploma from the [[School of Hard Knocks]], and three gold stars from the [[Precision F-Strike|kindergarten of getting the shit kicked out of me]]"''.|'''Captain Edmund Blackadder''', ''Blackadder Goes Forth''}}
{{quote|''"I am a fully rounded human being, with a degree from the university of life, a diploma from the [[School of Hard Knocks]], and three gold stars from the [[Precision F-Strike|kindergarten of getting the shit kicked out of me]]"''.
|'''Captain Edmund Blackadder''', ''Blackadder Goes Forth''}}


A deliciously vicious collection of [[Britcom|British comedies]], all centering around various generations of the Blackadder family as embodied in its sole visible member, Edmund -- a cynical, snide and outright caustic British nobleman (he'd be a [[Deadpan Snarker]] if he could just stop sneering) who never seems to succeed at most of his schemes, but never quite loses either (except usually at the end, where he dies horribly or wins spectacularly). Each Edmund in each generation is aided by a [[Bumbling Sidekick]] in the shape of his corresponding Baldrick, an ignorant and filthy manservant and dogsbody of unhealthy habits and preoccupations. His typical [[Foil]] is a classic [[Upper Class Twit]] of far higher social station than his own, whom he is forced to serve hand and foot.
A deliciously vicious collection of [[Britcom|British comedies]], all centering around various generations of the Blackadder family as embodied in its sole visible member, Edmund -- a cynical, snide and outright caustic British nobleman (he'd be a [[Deadpan Snarker]] if he could just stop sneering) who never seems to succeed at most of his schemes, but never quite loses either (except usually at the end, where he dies horribly or wins spectacularly). Each Edmund in each generation is aided by a [[Bumbling Sidekick]] in the shape of his corresponding Baldrick, an ignorant and filthy manservant and dogsbody of unhealthy habits and preoccupations. His typical [[Foil]] is a classic [[Upper Class Twit]] of far higher social station than his own, whom he is forced to serve hand and foot.
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{{quote|'''Blackadder:''' Trust me to get the hard one!}}
{{quote|'''Blackadder:''' Trust me to get the hard one!}}
* [[Hello, Sailor!]]: The episode "Potato" is ''full'' of jokes about gay sailors, because it revolves around explorers and sea voyages. In "Money," Baldrick winds up being pimped out to sailors down at the docks.
* [[Hello, Sailor!]]: The episode "Potato" is ''full'' of jokes about gay sailors, because it revolves around explorers and sea voyages. In "Money," Baldrick winds up being pimped out to sailors down at the docks.
* [[I Want to Bear His Children]]: "Ink and Incapability" features an extensive [[Dream Sequence]] which isn't obvious at first, but which starts getting weirder and weirder, culminating in this exchange, which leads Edmund to realize he's dreaming:
{{quote|'''Dr. Johnson''': I think it's an awful dictionary. Full of feeble definitions and ridiculous verbiage.
'''Blackadder''': Are you sure?
'''Dr. Johnson''': I've never been more sure of anything in my life sir.
'''Blackadder''': I love you, Dr. Johnson, and I want to have your babies.}}
* [[Insult Backfire]]: In "Beer", two incidents involving Lady Whiteadder:
* [[Insult Backfire]]: In "Beer", two incidents involving Lady Whiteadder:
{{quote|'''Lady Whiteadder''': Has anyone ever told you you're a gibbering imbecile?
{{quote|'''Lady Whiteadder''': Has anyone ever told you you're a gibbering imbecile?
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