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{{quote|''"I'm Chief Superintendent Lookout...Lookout of the Yard."'' |
{{quote|''"I'm Chief Superintendent Lookout...Lookout of the Yard."'' |
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''"Why, what would we see?"'' |
''"Why, what would we see?"'' |
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''"I'm sorry?"'' |
''"I'm sorry?"'' |
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''"What would we see if we look out of the yard?"'' |
''"What would we see if we look out of the yard?"'' |
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''"I'm afraid I don't follow that at all."''|''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''}} |
''"I'm afraid I don't follow that at all."''|''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''}} |
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** Lampshaded and parodied in the "Flying Fox of the Yard" sketch when Inspector Thompson's Gazelle of the Yard arrests the entire show for, amongst other things, "[[Hypocritical Humour|always saying it's 'so-and-so of the yard' whenever the fuzz arrives]]." |
** Lampshaded and parodied in the "Flying Fox of the Yard" sketch when Inspector Thompson's Gazelle of the Yard arrests the entire show for, amongst other things, "[[Hypocritical Humour|always saying it's 'so-and-so of the yard' whenever the fuzz arrives]]." |
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** And, in one instance, Arthur Lemming...of the British Dental Association! |
** And, in one instance, Arthur Lemming...of the British Dental Association! |
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{{quote|"Lemming, Lemming, Lemming of the BDA! Lemming of the BD, Lemming of the BD, BD BD BDA-A-A!"}} |
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* ''[[Hustle]]'' plays this one relatively straight in the 3rd season finale, with a detective famous for making big busts as the villain. He's not a nice man... |
* ''[[Hustle]]'' plays this one relatively straight in the 3rd season finale, with a detective famous for making big busts as the villain. He's not a nice man... |
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* [[Spike Milligan]] wrote a serial for ''[[The Two Ronnies]]'' entitled ''the Phantom Raspberry-Blower of Old London Town''. The investigating officer was Corner of the Yard<ref>aka. Ronnie Corbett</ref>. |
* [[Spike Milligan]] wrote a serial for ''[[The Two Ronnies]]'' entitled ''the Phantom Raspberry-Blower of Old London Town''. The investigating officer was Corner of the Yard<ref>aka. Ronnie Corbett</ref>. |
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{{quote|"Ha ha ha! 'Look out of the yard' - very good!" |
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