"Communist with knife and fork seeks capitalist with steak and kidney pie."
Fake Arms on the S.S. Rumpo
Commercial Parodies
This page lists the most recurring bits, punch-lines and sight gags in The Benny Hill Show. This page is still a work in progress.
Bad Stunt Doubles[]
- Nosher Powell in Dan Dan The Laboratory Man in Undercover Sanitary Inspector
- John Gallant in "The New Avengers" in The Bionic Baby
Beautiful Girl, Bad Teeth[]
- Victoria Shellard in Friday Night Fever sketch in Friday Night Fever
- Clovissa Newcombe in a ”Miss Dimpton-on-Sea” quickie in News At Ten
- Sue Upton in the ”Hill’s Angels Grand Gala” in Women's Lib TV
- Sue Upton in Bijou Burlesque (aka ”Girls of All Nations”) in Cagney and Lacey
- Corinne Russell in The Gay Caballero in Holiday
- Denise Gyngell, Jane Paris and Samantha Spencer Lane in the Lovely Girls From Crete in Big Poppa
- Miki Harvey in Club Chica-Go-Go in Club Chicago-Go
Benny Hill's Cracked Fairy Tales[]
- "Bo Peep" in Great British Dancing Finals
- "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" in The Common Market Square Dance
- "Jack and Jill" in Jack and Jill
- "Little Jack Horner" in The Common Market Square Dance
Booby Trap[]
- Jane Eve in Time Is Running Out For Me - April 21, 1976
- Dennie Bayliss in When I Was a Lad - The Common Market Square Dance
Bottle Over Spoon[]
- Benny Hill in the Grand Wheelchair Rally in A Tribute to the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade
- Benny Hill in Chez When in R. Dibble: Handyman
- Bob Todd in Scuttle Chunnel Tunnel in Great British Dancing Finals
Came to Feed The Shark[]
Chasing The Olive[]
- Carol Mills on the S.S. Rumpo in Fun in the Kitchen
- Lee Gibson in Love For Sale in Great Mysteries with Orson Buggy
Coffin and the Stairs[]
- Bob Todd in Gavin Blod in Gavin Blod - The Man and his Music
- Benny Hill in Yield to the Dawn in The Police Raid in Waterloo Station
Clothes over the Curtain[]
- Leanne Robinson in Robin Hood - March 23, 1977,
- Susie Baker in Time Is Running Out For Me - Sale of the Half-Century
Commercial Parodies[]
Communist with Knife and Fork[]
- Dan Dan The Laboratory Man in Undercover Sanitary Inspector
- Baron Shtuk in Gavin Blod - The Man and his Music
Copy The Boss[]
Curtain Knocked Down[]
- Benny the Clown on WonderGran Meets Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hyde
- Benny the Clown in The Hot Shoe Show
- Casanova in A Packed Program
Departed Husband[]
- Jan Butlin in Look Number Seven from Opportunity's Knocking
- Jenny Lee-Wright in The Reluctant Bridegroom from Villain of the Year
Distracted On-Air[]
- Melvin Dragg in The South Blank Show
- Humphrey Bumphrey in Uplift with Humphrey Bumphrey from Undercover Sanitary Inspector
- Dickie Davies in The World of Sports
Distracting the Roomates[]
- Robin Hood in Murder On The Oregon Express
- Claude in Love Will Find A Way in Top of the Tops
Don't Miss The Bathroom[]
- King Henry in The Great Pretender in News At Ten
- Henry the Neighbor in New York Benny in Cagney and Lacey
Drink Poured Over Sugar Cubes[]
Expanding Bust Size[]
Rona Newton-John in "Look #7"
- Rona Newton-John (2x in Look #7) in The Underworld Water of Jacques Custard
- The She-Hulk in A Tribute to the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade
Failed Ventriloquist[]
- Benny Hill in The Sound of Frankenstein
- Newer Faces in A Packed Program
- Chow Mein in Benny Hill's World Tour: New York
Fake Arms[]
- Old Man in Time Is Running Out For Me in Sale of the Half Century
- Casanova in A Packed Program
- The Captain of the S.S. Rumpo in Fun in the Kitchen
- Dracula in Leprechaun TV
- Benny Hill and Johnny Hutch in Club Chica-Go-Go
Fishing With A Hat[]
Fishing With A Hat
- Fisherman in Is This Your Life
- Fisherman in The World of Sports
- Hill's Little Angels' father in Pepy's Diary
Flatulence from an Inner Tube[]
- Benny Hill with a beach ball blooper in Tommy Tupper in Tupper-Time
- Jackie Wright's Holiday in Jackie Wright: Holiday
- Scouts and Guides Annual Fete in Villain of the Year
- Bob Todd in Club Chica-Go-Go
Frisbee With Food[]
- Benny Hill in Scouts and Guides Annual Fete in Villain of the Year
- Benny the Bum in "The Vagabond" in The Hot Shoe Show
Furniture Obstructs View[]
Giant White Flag[]
- The Messenger in Cinema: The Vintage Years
- Casanova in A Packed Program in Great Mysteries with Orson Buggy
Head On Nude Portrait[]
- Benny Hill in At The Crossroads in Jack and Jill
- Barry Otto in Benny Kelly in Benny Hill: Down Under
Hidden Arm and Pinch[]
Sue Bond and Benny Hill
- Sue Bond and Benny Hill in Woodstick
- Caroline Sargeant and Benny Hill in Grand Wheelchair Rally
- Clare Smalley and Benny Hill in She-Hulk
Hidden Message[]
- Opening tag in The Common Market Square Dance
- Quickie in Opportunity's Knocking
- Quickie in Top of the Tops
- Leprechaun TV (sketch) in Leprechaun TV
Innocent Slap Victim[]
- Jackie Wright in Chez Ben in Women's Lib TV
- Jackie Wright in Big Poppa in Big Poppa
- Jackie Wright in Scouts and Guides Annual Fete in Villain of the Year
It's True I Tell You![]
- Andree Melly and Merwyn Cruddy with "warlocks" in Cinema: The Vintage Years
- Henry McGee and Louise LeClerc with "balances" in Big Poppa
- Benny Hill and Henry McGee with "balearic" in The Hot Shoe Show
- Fred Scuttle and Henry McGee with "warlocks" in Jack and Jill
- Benny Hill and Henry McGee with "parables" in R. Dibble: Handyman
- Anna Dawson and Benny Hill with "Bolivians" in Club Chicago-Go
- Benny Hill with "nipples" in "Movin' On" from Sale of the Half Century
- Benny Hill as Chow Mein with "aerosols" in Benny Hill's World Tour: New York
Laundry Line[]
- Backyard of Disco Guy in Friday Night Fever
- Backyard of Joe Titmarsh in Cagney and Lacey
Lifting A Camera Skirt[]
- Maurice Dribble's parents wedding photo in Is This Your Life
- Photo on Australian beach in Benny Hill: Down Under
Matching Scarecrow[]
- Butch Cafferty in Butch Cafferty and the Fundance Kid
- Ginger Thompkins in Woodstick
Men's Room/Women's Room[]
- Benny Hill in Cole in The Underwater World Of Jacques Custard
- Benny Hill in Hill's Angels:Lady Godiva in Holiday
- Benny Hill as R. Dibble in R. Dibble: Handyman
Movie Parodies[]
- "Baby Doll" in Film Time at the National Film Theater
- "Bonnie and Clyde" in The World of Sports
- "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" in Butch Cafferty and the Fundance Kid
- "The Collector" in Tex Cymbal: Golden Boy
- "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" in WonderGran Meets Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hyde
- "Frankenstein" in The Sound of Frankenstein
- "Murder on the Orient Express" in Murder on the Oregon Express
- My Little Chickadee in Film Time at the National Film Theater
- "Saturday Night Fever" in Friday Night Fever
- "The Scarlet Pimpernel" in Women's Lib TV
- "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" in Sale of the Half Century
- "Woodstock" in Woodstick
Muscle Act[]
- Benny Hill in "Day a the Beach" in A Tribute to the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade
- Fred Scuttle in the Keep Fit Brigade in Benny's All-Star Finale
- Newer Faces in Gavin Blod - The Man and his Music
- Benny Hill in the Hill's Angels routine in The Hot Shoe Show
- Benny Hill in Opportunity's Knocking (sketch) in Opportunity's Knocking
- Benny Hill with Louise English, Clare Smalley and Sue Upton in Hill's Angels: Grand Gala in Women's Lib TV
- Benny Hill with Johnny Hutch in Club Chica-Go-Go
Name Tag[]
Name Tag
News At Ten[]
- Ann Afford in Big Poppa
- Nathan Whitechurch in Big Poppa
- Elsie in A Tribute to the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade
- Reginald Boozenquet in News At Ten
- Nathan Wylde in Great British Dancing Finals
Nodding And Shaking[]
- Coalpits from Coalpits
- Chow Mein in Chinese Package Tours from A Packed Program
No Milk![]
- Manolo Quickie on Great British Dancing Finals
- Bill Jardine and Lil in Big Poppa
- The Court Jester in Butch Cafferty and the Fundance Kid ("vinegar" replaces "milk")
Return The Ball[]
- Benny Hill with Libby Roberts in Dibbles Health Farm in Tex Cymbal: Golden Boy
- Jack Wright with Corinne Russell in Holiday in Holiday
Role Reversal[]
- Archie's Angels in Benny Hill: Down Under
- "Baby Boy" in Leprechaun TV
- Charlene's Angels
- Girls Girls Girls Nightclub (Jackie slaps Benny) from A Packed Program
- "Coalpits" in Coalpits
- The Stamp Collector in Tex Cymbal: Golden Boy
- "Woodstick" in Woodstick
Shot In Rear[]
- Sue Upton in R. Dibble in R. Dibble: Handyman
- Lee Gibson in Rolf Harris in Great Mysteries with Orson Buggy
- Corrine Russell in Holiday in Holiday
Small Cake/Big Cake[]
- Bill Jardine and Deputy Leroy in Big Poppa
- George and Vince in The Hitchhiker
- Richard Whatling in The Birthday Party
Stiff Arm[]
- Mighty Deodorant in Great Mysteries with Orson Buggy
- How To Meet Women in Benny Hill's World Tour: New York
Stretcher Dump[]
Stretcher Dump at the Scouts and Guides Annual Fete
- Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade in A Tribute to the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade
- Scouts and Guides Annual Fete in Villain of the Year
Sue Upton as An Old Lady[]
- Wonder-Gran in Leprechaun TV and WonderGran Meets Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hyde
- Old Lady in The Butcher
- Wheelchair Lady in Joggers in Club Chicago-Go
- Old Lady Driver in National Smile Week in The Halitosis Kid
Teeth Knocked Out[]
- Dracula in Wonder-Gran sketch in Leprechaun TV
- Henry McGee in The Widow in The South Blank Show
- Dilys Watling's "You Give Me Fever" in A Packed Program
- Newer Faces in Gavin Blod - The Man and his Music
- Benny Hill in a Blooper in Tommy Tupper in Tupper-Time
- Benny Hill in Opportunity's Knocking (sketch) in Opportunity's Knocking
- Andrew Francis in the Hill's Angels street fight in The Hot Shoe Show
- Benny Hill with the Hill's Little Angels in The Halitosis Kid
Television Parodies[]
- "The A-Team" on The B-Team
- "Aquarius" in Uplift with Humphrey Bumphrey
- "Barnaby Jones" in Murder on the Oregon Express
- "The Bionic Woman" in The Bionic Baby
- "Bonanza" in Cinema: The Vintage Years
- "Cagney and Lacy" in Cagney and Lacey
- "Cannon" in Murder on the Oregon Express
- "Charlie's Angels" in Benny Hill: Down Under and Women's Lib TV
- "Colditz" in Coalpits
- "Columbo" in Murder on the Oregon Express
- "Crossroads" in Jack and Jill and The Herd
- "Dave Allen at Large" in The South Blank Show
- "Dr. Ruth" in Benny Hill's World Tour: New York
- "Holiday" in Holiday.
- "Hollywood Greats" in Women's Lib TV.
- "The Hot Shoe Show" in The Hot Shoe Show
- "I, Claudius" in The Bionic Baby
- "The Incredible Hulk" in A Tribute to the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade
- "The Invisible Man" in Murder on the Oregon Express
- "Ironsides" in Great British Dancing Finals, The Common Market Square Dance and Murder on the Oregon Express
- "Jackanory" in The Common Market Square Dance
- "Kojak" in Murder on the Oregon Express, The Police Raid in Waterloo Station and Jack and Jill
- "Late Night Line-Up" in Uplift with Humphrey Bumphrey
- "Mastermind" in The Bionic Baby and Leprechaun TV
- "Match of the Day" in Coalpits
- "McCloud" in Murder on the Oregon Express
- "The Monte Carlo Show" in The Monte Carbolic Show
- "Movin' On" in Sale of the Half Century.
- "News at Ten" in News at Ten, Great British Dancing Finals, A Tribute to the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade and Big Poppa
- "Name That Tune" in Name That Tune
- "The New Avengers" in The Bionic Baby.
- "New Faces" in Gavin Blod - The Man and his Music
- "Omnibus" in Uplift with Humphrey Bumphrey
- "Opportunity Knocks" in Opportunity's Knocking
- "Parkinson" in Tex Cymbal: Golden Boy
- "Police 5" in Great British Dancing Finals
- "Police Woman" in Murder on the Oregon Express
- "Sale of the Century" in Sale of the Half Century and Women's Lib TV
- "The Six Million Dollar Man" in The Bionic Baby
- "The South Bank Show" in The South Blank Show
- "Starsky and Hutch" in A Packed Program
- "Stars On Sunday" in The Common Market Square Dance
- "Supersonic" in Sale of the Half Century
- "The European Song Contest" in The European Song Contest
- "The Family" in Tex Cymbal: Golden Boy
- "The Movie Makers" in Fun in the Kitchen and Film Time at the National Film Theater
- "The Old Grey Whistle Test" in Tex Cymbal: Golden Boy.
- "This is Your Life" in Is This Your Life and Sale of the Half Century
- "The Underwater World of Jacques Cousteau" in The Underworld Water Of Jacques Custard
- "Top of the Pops" in Top of the Tops and Tex Cymbal: Golden Boy
- "Victorian Scandals" in Villain of the Year
- "Wonder Woman" in Leprechaun TV and WonderGran Meets Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hyde
13th Floor/Not Superstitious[]
- New York Rap in Benny Hill's World Tour: New York
- The Hitch-hiker in The Sound of Frankenstein
- The Stamp Collector in Tex Cymbal: Golden Boy
- Henry McGee in O'Jack in The Police Raid in Waterloo Station
Tinkler Behind the Tree[]
Umbrella Lifting Skirts[]
- Benny Hill and Jackie Wright with The She-Hulk in A Tribute to the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade
- Benny Hill and Henry McGee with Cheryl Gilham in Tex Cymbal: Golden Boy
- Benny Hill and Henry McGee with Jenny Lee-Wright in Great Mysteries with Orson Buggy
- Erica Lynley with Benny Hill in The Weather Hut in Carmen
- Rembrandt with Katie Randall in Rembrandt's Cottage in The Herd