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The Best Episodes of The Two Ronnies

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The Best Episodes of The Two Ronnies

The Two Ronnies is a British sketch show which aired on BBC1 from 1971 to 1987. It featured the double act of Ronnie Barker and...
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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Episode 7

    S4:E7

    Sketches include The Newsreader, The Similar Party Guests and part seven of Death Can Be Fatal. Michel Legrand plays one of his songs and The Plumstead Ladies gossip in song.

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    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.2/10(27 votes)

    #2 - Episode 1

    S8:E1

    Sketches include an episode of Mastermind where the contestant answers the question before last, there is a public service message by the local policeman, we get a simple explanation of why we're living longer, there is the first part of "The Worm that Turned", we get a simple explanation how doctor shopping can help, finishing other people's sentences in the local, Ronnie decides to change his approach and tells us a new joke, and the musical finale is Broadway Malady. The musical guest is Elkie Brooks.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(22 votes)

    #3 - Episode 2

    S7:E2

    More comedy, sketch and song with masters of mirth, Ronnies Corbett and Barker. Special guests are Manhattan Transfer who sing Snooty Little Cutie.

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    8.0/10(24 votes)

    #4 - Episode 2

    S8:E2

    Sketches include waiting for an audition for a musical, there is a spokesman on saving energy, what happens when your ears are improved, ordering tea at the roadside vendor, there is part two of "The Worm that Turned", a confusing conversation in the pub, what happens when you copy somebody else, Ronnie starts his story with a red nose, and the musical finale is down at the hunt.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Episode 4 : The Two Ronnies Christmas Special 1981

    S9:E4

    Sketches include a party with somebody who has very bad breath, some advice from a swami, job orientation for British Rail information, Piggy Malone and Charley Farley continue on the case called Band of Slaves, there's some yokels in the pub, Ronnie tells us about a golfer that he heard whilst at the dentist, and the musical finale is base on the cockney pearlies with special guests Chas & Dave. The musical guest is Sheena Easton.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Episode 6

    S9:E6

    Sketches include a bar where a man repeats what the barman and a woman says, we see the Open University's lecture on Intermediate Archaeology Unit Seven, Piggy Malone and Charley Farley continue on the case called Band of Slaves, the two village idiots have a wide-ranging discussion, Ronnie tells us what he does when he doesn't want to be recognised, and the musical finale is by The Hendon Symphony Orchestra performing Clapped Out Classics. The musical guest is Elkie Brooks.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Episode 8

    S9:E8

    Sketches include one day in the grocery store, a message by a spokesman from the Russian tourist bureau, train stations on a train trip, Piggy Malone and Charley Farley conclude the case called Band of Slaves, taking out an insurance policy to avoid becoming Jewish, Ronnie tells us about his daughters and then a joke that is potentially dangerous, the yokels aren't having a good time with the wife-swapping, and the musical finale is 'Crop of the Flops' hosted by The Two Jimmies with performances by Bad Habits, Chas & Dave, and Adam and the Nats.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Two Ronnies Christmas Special 1982

    S9:E9

    Christmas entertainment from Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, with special guest David Essex.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Episode 1: The Two Ronnies Christmas Special 1985

    S12:E1

    Sketches include a visit to the doctor by a short-sighted man with a tortoise, two tramps discuss their lives, a party with some party-goers wearing wigs and hair is big topic of conversation, we go to The Pink Rupee for a bit of rap, we see the documentary Little Big Shot set in America during prohibition and which is about the gangster Rockie Stallone, Ronnie tells his joke with a packing case on stage with him, there's hearing problems in the trenches in WWI, and the final musical is based on Alice in Wonderland. The musical performer is Phil Collins.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Two Ronnies Christmas Special 1987

    S12:E7

    The last ever Two Ronnies show. Christmas entertainment from Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett. Sketches include: 'The Pub Chat', 'The Wedding Party', 'Christmas Day at the Klondyke Saloon', 'Lefty and Sixty', and 'Pinocchio II: Killer Doll'. Musical guest Elton John sings 'Candle in the Wind'.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.8/10(24 votes)

    #11 - Episode 1

    S7:E1

    A man gets more than he bargained for when he goes in search of McCleary's Gold, and a shopkeeper boasts that his store stocks every kind of bean imaginable. Manhattan Transfer provide the music.

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    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #12 - Episode 5

    S7:E5

    Sketches, songs and monologues with Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker. The duo dress up again for musical finale Down Mexico Way.

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    7.8/10(22 votes)

    #13 - Episode 4

    S8:E4

    Sketches include greeting card rhymes gone wrong, there is a spokesman from the Royal Society for Mispronunciation, there is the next part of "The Worm that Turned", be careful what you wish for, we visit the participants at The Inventors' Convention, Ronnie bought this week's joke at a jumble sale, and in the musical finale we don the lederhosen and head to Bavaria for the Oktoberfest. The musical guest is Barbara Dickson.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #14 - Episode 5

    S8:E5

    Sketches include a shopping list with bad hand-writing at the local shop, an announcement from the Minnistry of Intelligense, the disadvantage of having one eye, there is the fifth part of "The Worm that Turned", some pub philosophy now that Britain is in the European Community, Ronnie reads his personal file that the BBC has on him, and the musical finale is by the Rochdale Ringers. The musical guest is Elkie Brooks.

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    Director:Unknown
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    7.7/10(22 votes)

    #15 - Episode 7

    S7:E7

    A spokesman argues for independence for Ruislip, and a notorious film comes in for some mockery in Last Mango in Paris.

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    7.7/10(21 votes)

    #16 - Episode 8

    S7:E8

    Light entertainment comedy show. Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett present sketches and spoofs while Manhattan Transfer bring the music.

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    7.7/10(22 votes)

    #17 - Episode 7

    S8:E7

    Sketches include the sweet shop where nothing is too much trouble, commentating whilst waiting for an orchestral performance in the Princess Charlotte Hall in Eckham, if you're dizzy in the morning, there is the penultimate part of "The Worm that Turned", a party where an Englishman learns something about the Scottish clans, Ronnie starts with a message for the dogs watching and finishes with a golf story, and the musical finale has a Star Wars theme. The musical guest is Elkie Brooks.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(37 votes)

    #18 - The Two Ronnies Christmas Special 1984

    S10:E7

    Kerstentertainment van Ronnie Barker en Ronnie Corbett.

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    Director:Unknown
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    7.6/10(58 votes)

    #19 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    The main sketches are the news report put together in a hurry, unable to control himself at a party, a doctor with a cure for saying things twice, Hampton Wick episode 1, sending flowers through Interpol, Paris, getting a hearing aid. Big Jim Jehosophat and Fat-Belly Jones draw the show to a conclusion with their blue-grass performance. The musical guests are Tina Charles and New World, and Alfredo does a vaudeville act.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.6/10(22 votes)

    #20 - Episode 3

    S7:E3

    Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker star in more comedy sketches and songs, including more from Sid and Lil, and George and Edie.

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    7.6/10(22 votes)

    #21 - Episode 6

    S7:E6

    Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker star in sketches, songs and monologues. Manhattan Transfer provide the music, while the Kamikaze Theatre Company perform in a different sort of musical finale.

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    7.6/10(22 votes)

    #22 - Episode 3

    S8:E3

    Sketches include visiting the Arnold Murray School of Dancing, we hear from a spokesman from the Ministry of Poetry, how men can describe a bra's size, there is the next episode of "The Worm that Turned", what happens when you put a swear box in the local, manners at the bank, Ronnie tells us how the BBC DG is unhappy with the quality of his jokes, a house visit by the doctor, the final musical comes from the sultan's harem. The musical guest is Elkie Brooks.

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    Director:Unknown
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    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #23 - Episode 6

    S8:E6

    Sketches include a robbery where nothing works, there is a talk about money and what to do if you can't get enough of it, grounds for divorce, there is the next part of "The Worm that Turned", being honest at a party, Ronnie tells us things are tense on the home front, and the musical finale is by the Beefeaters at the Tower of London. The musical guest is Barbara Dickson.

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    Director:Unknown
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    7.6/10(23 votes)

    #24 - Episode 5

    S11:E5

    Sketches include a restaurant where the waiter wants the diners to hurry up so that he can go, we have a message from Dr. Paul Smith who is the president of the Royal Society for the Relief of Sufferers of Mispronunciation, two tramps discuss their lack of money, two former actors who are now cat burglars meet while working, two tramps discuss food, we go the Trocadero Bootle and listen to Cliff Clive and the Jivers, Ronnie tells us about his school days, we go the Alhambra in Southend and see one of Max Speed's last performances with The 'Nifty Nickers' Girls, the final drama is a spy thriller called 'Tinker Tailor Smiley Doyle'. The musical performer is Elaine Paige.

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    Director:Unknown
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    7.5/10(22 votes)

    #25 - Episode 2

    S10:E2

    Sketches include a library where the books are sorted by some unusual methods, we see an episode of One Good Turn hosted by Norman Barrel with Al Vermont (The Chocolate Coloured Cough Drop), we go to a party were there is a psychic medium, we have a sing in the local pub, Godfrey and Humphrey discuss Humphrey's sister, two shipwrecked sailors are in a lifeboat, Ronnie has received a letter from an old classmate, and the final drama is Hercule Poirot in Murder is Served. The musical guest is Stephanie Lawrence.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 7" is the best rated episode of "The Two Ronnies". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Terry Hughes and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/13/1975. This episode scored 1.8 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 1".