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'''Eddie:''' Well, there's the telly... }}

 

* [[Away in a Manger]]: Parodied in 'Holy' when a baby gets left on the doorstep during the Christmas party. {{spoiler|It's the landlord's grandkid, not Baby Jesus.}}

* [[Big No]]: Eddie after finding out Richie's decided ''not'' to commit suicide.

'''Eddie:''' ''No! '''NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!''''' (nervous laughter) }}

* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: When Eddie sets up their stolen VCR he reads the German installation instructions out loud. The first step he reads is "Stecken dein Kopf in deine Arsch", which roughly translates as "Stick your head up your arse".

** However in this case Napoleon's phrase has been treated as [[Insult Backfire]] by many British politicians anyway, who praise the tradition of small business in the UK, so Richie wasn't exactly alone in drawing this interpretation.

** This qoute;

eddie: Jugs, what do you call em? }}

* [[Counterfeit Cash]]: This doesn't work too well, since Eddie winds up creating ''triangular'' fake banknotes (he claims they're supposed to be Welsh), and others with pornographically detailed portraits.

* [[Dead Baby Comedy]]

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Eddie, when [[The Alcoholic|sober]].

'''Eddie:''' Is this "Help, help, I'm trapped on a ferris wheel!" or, "Help, help, I'm burning to death!"? }}

* [[Deus Ex Machina]]: When they're trapped on a disintegrating ferris wheel, the hand of God comes down to save them. Then Eddie [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|issues a disclaimer on behalf of]] [[The BBC]] before pointing out:

[[Puff of Logic|*hand disappears*]] }}

* [[The Ditz]]: both of them.

** Also in the first stage show Eddie becomes Richie's legally adopted son and wife (the lawyer ran out of adoption papers) to get at £15,000, which turns out to be a debt from Richie's great uncle Norman.

* [[Double Entendre]]: Richie frequently misunderstands innocent questions like "How's your sausage?" and "May I drink your juice?", and Eddie lampshades it in the last episode.

** Eddie has a similar problem. Innocent questions from Richie are repeatedly interpreted as references to ill-fitting underpants or something similar.

"No, it's just the way my trousers are rucked up." }}

* [[Double Take|Double Triple Take]]: In the above pic, Eddie's [[Reaction Shot]] is just ten seconds of him flicking his eyes ''up'' at Richie and ''down'' at Richie's new swimming trunks, trying to reconcile what he's seeing with the person it's attached to.

'''Richie''': That's the thing! They're so tight you can't actually see them... Why did you make me buy a ''thong'', Eddie?! }}

* [[Drunk with Power]]: One episode sees Eddie and Richie put in charge of running their landlord's shop when he has to go to a funeral. Naturally, this goes straight to Richie's head, and as soon as he gets the white coat on he's threatening to punch old ladies, shouting abuse at a doctor who's just trying to buy champagne for his daughter's birthday, and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|making Eddie wear his suit jacket back-to-front]].

** Another shows the two catching a burglar in their flat who they sit on, tie to chair with sellotape and try to poison. It completly backfires.

Both: (make an raunchy noise and mousetraps catch their balls) }}

* [[Expy]] (of the characters they played in [[Filthy Rich and Catflap]])

** ...also pretty similar to the characters they played in ''[[The Comic Strip Presents]]: Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door'', ''[[The Young Ones]]'', and their "Dangerous Brothers" stage act.

* [[Extreme Omnivore]]: Eddie has eaten lard, straight from the pack and washed down with cooking oil, as well as yoghurt that was so old it had sprouted ''grass''.

'''Eddie:''' [eats it anyway] ...Doesn't ''taste'' like banana and peach... }}

* [[Fire-Breathing Diner]]: They turn this trope into Fire ''Farting'' Diner thanks to Richie's "sprouts mexicain."

* [[Shout-Out]] / [[Take That]]: A lot of guest characters and minor characters share names with various well-known footballers of the day (Lineker, Grobbelaar, etc). The references are not always flattering.

* [[A Simple Plan]]: Example from an early episode: Richie and Eddie have been stealing from the neighbor's gas line; now they have to come up with a way to disconnect it without getting caught...the kitchen explodes in the process.

'''Richie:''' What, your face? }}

** Another when they try to steal a [[Falklands War]] veteran's leg to put the money on a three-legged, blind race horse whose jockey gets shot.

** It was inspired by their West End production of [[Waiting for Godot]].

* [[Spot of Tea]]: A [[Running Gag]] with several disgusting variations, such as coagulated three-month-old tea, or elm tea

'''Eddie''' I bet they do, I bet they say what the bloody hell is this? }}

** Another when the Gas-man comes to read thier meter which is empty since they've {{spoiler|been stealling from the nieghbours}}

** Also in the first live show, Eddie tries to kill Richie with a concoction of tea and goat poison.

* [[Stock Yuck]]: The traditional British joke about Brussels Sprouts for Christmas.

** Made worse by the fact that the sprouts in question are being served in October. ''The following October''.

** And the hangover cure made of 7 raw eggs, washing up liquid, Domestos, Jeff Micro liquid and ant spray.

** In the third live show Richie offers Eddie some cocktails made of the most disguisting ingredients.

*** 3)tree bark, sea water and porcupine urine

* [[Strange Minds Think Alike]]:

'''Both simultaneously:''' Nah, it'd sink, wouldn't it. }}

* [[Talkative Loon]]: Richie

* [[Take That Me]]: They both do this in the fourth live show.

'''Eddie''': Oh, erm, he's got a girl's name... is it Julie Goodyear? }}

* [[Take You Aside Talk]]

* [[Those Two Guys]]: Spudgun and Dave Hedgehog.

* [[Those Wacky Nazis]]: Played with. Eddie doesn't seem to see anything unusual in having the surname Hitler.

'''Eddie''': Yes! That's her! }}

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Obviously.