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The Best Episodes of Comedy Playhouse Season 4

Every episode of Comedy Playhouse Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Comedy Playhouse Season 4!

Comedy Playhouse is a long-running British anthology series of one-off unrelated sitcoms that aired for 120 episodes from 1961 to 1975. Many episodes later graduated...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Barnaby Spoot And The Exploding Whoopee Cushion" is the best rated episode of "Comedy Playhouse" season 4. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Dick Clement and written by Marty Feldman, Barry Took, it aired on 5/28/1965. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Mother Came Too".

  • Barnaby Spoot And The Exploding Whoopee Cushion
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    #1 - Barnaby Spoot And The Exploding Whoopee Cushion

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 5/28/1965

    Barnaby Spoot, the lowly assistant in a novelty shop managed by short-tempered Mr Bostock, is determined to make his mark in the novelty trade by inventing new gags. Unfortunately, his latest device is typical: a talking cheese (the Chatty Cheddar) that no one wants. So Spoot decides to wreak revenge on the conglomerate that controls the shop by assassinating the entire board of directors with....

    Director: Dick Clement

    Writer: Marty Feldman, Barry Took

  • Mother Came Too
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    #2 - Mother Came Too

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 6/4/1965

    Arthur Pratt struggles to break away from his domineering mother.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Here I Come Whoever I Am
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    #3 - Here I Come Whoever I Am

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 6/11/1965

    32-year-old Ambrose Twombly yearns to fall in love.

    Director: Dennis Main Wilson

    Writer: Marty Feldman

  • Happy Family
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    #4 - Happy Family

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 6/18/1965

    Problems of Ted coping with a wife and four daughters.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Richard Hills

  • Memoirs Of A Chaise Longue
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    #5 - Memoirs Of A Chaise Longue

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 7/2/1965

    Stories of various couples who have 'used' a chaise longue through the years.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Marty Feldman

  • Murray And Me
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    #6 - Murray And Me

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 7/8/1965

    Murray tries to learn ""The Knowledge' (all the streets in London) in order to qualify as a taxi driver.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hudd
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    #7 - Hudd

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 7/15/1965

    A solo vehicle for comedian Roy Hudd, later developed into a six-episode series, with no continuing characters or situations.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Derek Collyer, George Evans

  • Till Death Us Do Part
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    #8 - Till Death Us Do Part

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 7/22/1965

    Working class bigot Alf fights with his more liberal daughter and son-in-law on every conceivable issue.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Johnny Speight

  • The Time And Motion Man
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    #9 - The Time And Motion Man

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 7/29/1965

    Time and Motion man Kingsley Binns lets his job spill over into his private life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

  • Sam The Samaritan
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    #10 - Sam The Samaritan

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 8/5/1965

    Exploits of three sailors on leave in 1910.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Vital Spark
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    #11 - The Vital Spark

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 8/12/1965

    Misadventures of Captain Para Handy and his hapless crew aboard ""The Vital Spark.""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Betsy Mae
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    #12 - Betsy Mae

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 8/19/1965

    A twleve-year-old schoolboy has written a winning essay on the works of children's author Betsy Mae Meadows. His prize is a visit to her home—and naturally she detests actual children.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A