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The [[Spiritual Successor]] to ''[[The Young Ones]]'' and ''[[Filthy Rich and Catflap|Filthy, Rich & Catflap]]'', inspired loosely by ''[[Waiting for Godot]]''. It ran to three series on [[The BBC]] before transferring to [[Theatre]] as a series of two-man shows.
Came forty-fifth in ''[[
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=== Provides examples of: ===
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[[Puff of Logic|*hand disappears*]] }}
* [[The Ditz]]: both of them.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]?: Eddie and Richie are often referred to as being a married couple; Richie is Eddie's 'wife', they call each other 'darling' and 'dreamboat' in front of strangers, and they are keeping some liqueur chocolates for their anniversary.
** 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.
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{{quote| '''Eddie''': ...Well, where ''are'' they?<br />
'''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.
{{quote| Richie: Where have these mousetraps come from? Oh god dont move!<br />
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'''Richie:''' That's not cress, that's that yogurt you started during the Gulf War.<br />
'''Eddie:''' [eats it anyway] ...Doesn't ''taste'' like banana and peach... }}
* [[Fire
* [[Forgot to Pay The Bill]]: In one episode, the TV rental money got spent elsewhere and Richie and Eddie had to resort to playing chess.
* [[Friends Rent Control]]: Despite having lived on the dole ''since 1979'', they're in no danger of being kicked out for nonpayment. Even a flat as God-awful as theirs wouldn't drop the rent that low.
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* [[Immune to Drugs]]: Or alcohol, in Eddie's case. Technically, he's only been drunk once -- for about 17 years and counting.
** Then again, Eddie does imply he [[Cloudcuckoolander|might already be dead]], and thus, unable to get drunk.
* [[Is That What
* [[Large Ham]]: Richie.
* [[Lethal Chef]]: Just to show that there is no start to Richie's talents, he cooked Christmas dinner. His roast potatoes were carbonised, and broke the plate when he served them; the sprouts were closer to mash and he cremated the turkey. And the less said about his 'slap up grill for two' (with all the ingredients grown, found or foraged), the better. And whatever you do, don't try his sprouts Mexicain, a mix of sprouts, various spices and gunpowder.
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* [[Overly Long Name]]: (from DIGGER) Lady Natasha Latisha Sarah Jane Wellsley Estronski Ponsonski Smythe Smythe Smythe Smythe Smythe Oblamov Boblamov Dob.
* [[Perpetual Poverty]]: Neither of the characters has a steady income. In fact, they're only allowed to buy anything [[Rule of Funny|when there's a punchline to be had in it]].
* [[Phony Veteran]]: Richie, most notably ([[I Am One of Those, Too|and disastrously]]) in "Parade."
* [[Puff of Logic]]: They're trapped on a Ferris wheel that's due to be demolished. The Hand of God Himself appears to offer them a lift, but disappears when they realize they're both atheists and must therefore be hallucinating.
* [[Punny Name]]: There's about 3 in the second live show: Micheal McHooligan, Patricia O'Violence and Pat O'Cake.
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