The ITV Panto: Difference between revisions

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[[Pantomime]] is usually for the [[Theatre]], but [http://www.its-behind-you.com/tvpanto.html occasionally] some productions are either filmed specifically for [[Live Action TV]], or [[Theatrical Productions]] are recorded so that the general populace can enjoy them.

[[ITV]] is no exception. Just before the [[Turn of the Millennium]] they decided to record a production of "[[Jack and ~~The Beanstalk (Literature)|Jack and The~~ Beanstalk]]" written by Simon Nye, the writer behind [[Men Behaving Badly]]. It did very well in the ratings, and three more production were recorded, the last in 2002. ITV now shows the repeats as a [[Christmas Special|regular feature over the festive period]].

[[ITV]] is no exception. Just before the [[Turn of the Millennium]] they decided to record a production of "[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]" written by Simon Nye, the writer behind [[Men Behaving Badly]]. It did very well in the ratings, and three more production were recorded, the last in 2002. ITV now shows the repeats as a [[Christmas Special|regular feature over the festive period]].

The productions, listed by year of broadcast, are as follows:

* "[[Jack and ~~The Beanstalk (Literature)|Jack and The~~ Beanstalk]]" 25th December 1999

* "[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]" 25th December 1999

* "[[Cinderella (~~Literature~~)|Cinderella]]" 2nd January 2000

* "[[Cinderella (novel)|Cinderella]]" 2nd January 2000

* "[[Aladdin (~~Literature~~)|Aladdin]]" 25th December 2000

* "[[Aladdin (novel)|Aladdin]]" 25th December 2000

* "[[Dick Whittington ~~(Literature)~~|Dick Whittington]]" 1st January 2002

* "[[Dick Whittington and His Cat|Dick Whittington]]" 1st January 2002

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* [[Actor Allusion]]: At one point, Jack stomps off in a huff, saying he'll eventually be in his own place, where he'll sit around in his pants drinking beer. Bear in mind Jack is [[Men Behaving Badly|played by Neil Morrissey, in a panto written by Simon Nye]].

* [[Added Alliterative Appeal]]: Dame Dolly and "the golden hen what lays golden heggs".

* [[Aren't You Forgetting Someone]]: Jack never did rescue Tim...

* [[Aren't You Forgetting Someone?]]: Jack never did rescue Tim...

* [[Audience Participation Song]]: [[Invoked]] by Dame Dolly because, in her own words "[[Can Not Tell a Lie|we have to fill in the next ten minutes]] [[No Fourth Wall|while they change the scenery around]]".

* [[Authority in Name Only]]: Just what is Dolly a Dame ''of''?

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** And Goldilocks is back to her usual house-breaking tricks...

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Typical for a panto, but in the aforementioned [[Audience Participation Song]] they really go for some [[Refuge in Audacity]]

{{quote| ''Dame Dolly:'' Now, boys and girls, can you guess what I like doing when I'm done in the dumps? *cue guffaws from audience* [[Lampshaded|Yes, yes]], [[Parental Bonus|older boys and girls]], sometimes I like doing [[A Date ~~With~~ Rosie Palms|that]]...}}

{{quote| ''Dame Dolly:'' Now, boys and girls, can you guess what I like doing when I'm done in the dumps? *cue guffaws from audience* [[Lampshaded|Yes, yes]], [[Parental Bonus|older boys and girls]], sometimes I like doing [[A Date with Rosie Palms|that]]...}}

** Let's not forget Jill's [[Unusual Euphemism|shirt potatoes]]...

** Or how pleased Jack was when he heard Jill [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot|had a girl friend]]...

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* [[Androcles' Lion]]: In one scene, Cinders helps out the [[Fairy Godmother|Good Fairy]] (who's in disguise). That apparently is what convinces him to help her.

* [[Bad Impressionists]]: Buttons is one.

* [[Burning ~~With~~ Anger]]: The [[Wicked Stepmother]] experiences this when she realises Cinderella was the one who kissed the prince.

* [[Burning with Anger]]: The [[Wicked Stepmother]] experiences this when she realises Cinderella was the one who kissed the prince.

* [[Camp]]: [[One Word Examples|Dandini, just... Dandini]].

* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Buttons, [[The Woobie|the poor schmuck]]...

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* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: Cinderella is this... except to spiders.

* [[Gratuitous Iambic Pentameter]]: The Good Fairy talks in this, but only for casting spells and exiting the stage.

* [[Hangover Sensitivity]]: The Ugly Sisters suffered from this in Act 2. Buttons [[Kick the Son of A Bitch|takes full advantage of this]].

* [[Hangover Sensitivity]]: The Ugly Sisters suffered from this in Act 2. Buttons [[Kick the Son of a Bitch|takes full advantage of this]].

* [[I Was Quite a Looker]]: The [[Wicked Stepmother]] was this... briefly... from the back.

* [[Informed Attractiveness]]: The Ugly Sisters inform everyone else of theirs in "(I've Got) Class".

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* [[Love At First Sight]]: [[Prince Charming]] and Cinderella experience this.

* [[Never Say That Again|Never Do That Again]]: [[Prince Charming]] really, '''really''' doesn't want Dandini to slap his thigh again. Ever.

* [[Non-Identical Twins]]: [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|The Ugly Sisters]], [[Informed Attribute|in spite of what they say...]]

* [[Non-Identical Twins]]: [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|The Ugly Sisters]], [[Informed Attribute|in spite of what they say...]]

* [[Padding]]: The Ugly Sisters indulge in some [[Slapstick]], followed with a [[Don't Try This At Home]]

* [[Pair the Spares]]: Buttons may not get Cinders, but he will have a deep and meaningful relationship with... a horse.

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* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]: Dandini lapses into this quite a bit...

* [[Speaks Fluent Animal]]: Cinderella ''believes'' she's this... whether she ''actually'' is depends entirely on how charitable you feel.

* [[What the Hell, Hero?|What The Hell, Buttons?]]: Buttons recommends [[Kick the Son of A Bitch|killing Cinderella's stepmother and feeding her to the wolves]]. The audience was ''supposed'' to act with horror to this...

* [[What the Hell, Hero?|What The Hell, Buttons?]]: Buttons recommends [[Kick the Son of a Bitch|killing Cinderella's stepmother and feeding her to the wolves]]. The audience was ''supposed'' to act with horror to this...

==== Aladdin ====

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*** Or Trisha!

* [[Chase Scene]]: Aladdin and the cops get into one of these when he [[Lawful Stupid|talks to a princess without a license]]. [[Funny Moment|They do stop half-way through for a breather...]]

* [[Don't Try This At Home]]: The Princess tells Abernazer she'd rather stick pins in her eyes than marry him. Both of them then [[Leaning On the Fourth Wall|tell the audience they really shouldn't do that]].

* [[Don't Try This At Home]]: The Princess tells Abernazer she'd rather stick pins in her eyes than marry him. Both of them then [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall|tell the audience they really shouldn't do that]].

* [[Dreadful Musician]]: Quite literally; if you have a love song, it helps to have at least '''one''' of your main leads can hold a tune...

* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: The Princess' name isn't actually mentioned, a fact that Aladdin [[Lampshades]] a few times.

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* [[History Marches On]]: Out of the suitable princes for the princess, two are [[British Royal Family|Prince Charlie]] and [[Tony Blair|Prince Tony]].

* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]: The Princess.

* [[Inept Mage|Inept]] [[Genie in A Bottle|Genie In A Ring]]: He can magic up an omelette...

* [[Inept Mage|Inept]] [[Genie in a Bottle|Genie In A Ring]]: He can magic up an omelette...

* [[Insistent Terminology]]: It's "''Abernazer''", not [[Running Gag|"a banana"!]]

* [[Love At First Sight]]: Aladdin and the Princess

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** And... well, anything the Genie of The Lamp says, really.

* [[The Unfavourite]]: Wishee-Washee. It's doesn't help he's a [[Cloudcuckoolander]]

* [[What Happened to ~~The~~ Mouse?]]: When Aladdin, his family and the Emperor show up, they mention how they got there by [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Hertz Carpets]]... in spite of the fact that Aladdin still had the magic ring.

* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: When Aladdin, his family and the Emperor show up, they mention how they got there by [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Hertz Carpets]]... in spite of the fact that Aladdin still had the magic ring.

* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Aladdin tries the old [[Open Sesame]] trick. When that doesn't work, [[Aside Glance|he turns to the audience]] and says [[Lampshaded Trope|"Wrong panto!"]]

* [[You Fool]]: Abernazer says this when the Princess hands him Aladdin's lamp.

* [[You Fool!]]: Abernazer says this when the Princess hands him Aladdin's lamp.