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10-22-2001, 06:33 AM

my favorite of course is "fawlty towers". i just bought the box set of the series and it's awesome!!!

i also remeber a series called "good neighbors" which was great!!!

japfles · 10-24-2001, 05:45 AM

'Good Neighbors'?? A Britcom?
Tell us more please, can't remember that one.

JethroSimpson · 10-26-2001, 04:58 PM

I've never heard of Good Neighbours either and I've been watching Britcoms for years!

japfles · 10-27-2001, 08:41 AM

Do you mean 'The Good Life' by any chance?

Mossopp · 10-27-2001, 02:41 PM

There definately NEVER was a Britcom called 'Good Neighbours'. Like Japfles suggested, you might be thinking of 'The Good Life'. Although there was a Britcom (I think it was made in the 70's) called 'Love Thy Neighbour' - perhaps that's what you're thinking of.

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- Angela, 'My So-called Life'

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- Gordie, 'Stand By Me'

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17Mar59 · 01-08-2002, 09:59 PM

Ok,the problem here is that Good Neighbors was the
AMERICAN title of show the original British title was something
else and it might have been The Good Life,but I don't know for
certain.
The plot was about a couple who decided to become
self-sufficent in the suburbs of London and they lived next to
a more affluent couple,the wife was a BIG snob and she was
played I believe by Penelope Keith;the husband was played
by the actor who played the title character on Yes,Minister
and Yes,Prime Minister series.

japfles · 01-09-2002, 09:02 AM

Yes, that's definitely "The Good LIfe".

17Mar59 · 01-12-2002, 07:51 PM

I wonder why PBS decided to change the title of the show
from The Good Life to Good Neighnors when it was brought
over here from the UK.

10-22-2001, 06:33 AM	#1
lindmurr Guest Posts: n/a	I Love Britcoms my favorite of course is "fawlty towers". i just bought the box set of the series and it's awesome!!! i also remeber a series called "good neighbors" which was great!!!
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10-24-2001, 05:45 AM	#2
japfles The Japster Frequent Poster Join Date: May 10, 2001 Location: Durham, UK Posts: 145	'Good Neighbors'?? A Britcom? Tell us more please, can't remember that one.

10-26-2001, 04:58 PM	#3
JethroSimpson Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 01, 2001 Location: England,UK Posts: 1,080	I've never heard of Good Neighbours either and I've been watching Britcoms for years!

10-27-2001, 08:41 AM	#4
japfles The Japster Frequent Poster Join Date: May 10, 2001 Location: Durham, UK Posts: 145	Do you mean 'The Good Life' by any chance?

10-27-2001, 02:41 PM	#5
Mossopp asleep at the wheel Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 30, 2000 Location: Helensburgh, Scotland Posts: 3,726	There definately NEVER was a Britcom called 'Good Neighbours'. Like Japfles suggested, you might be thinking of 'The Good Life'. Although there was a Britcom (I think it was made in the 70's) called 'Love Thy Neighbour' - perhaps that's what you're thinking of. ------------------ "This life has been a test. If it were an actual life you would have recieved instructions on where to go and what to do." - Angela, 'My So-called Life' "...everything was there and around us. We knew exactly who we were and exactly where we were going. It was grand." - Gordie, 'Stand By Me' "First you gotta do the Truffle Shuffle!" - Mouth, 'The Goonies'

01-08-2002, 09:59 PM	#6
17Mar59 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 03, 2002 Location: washington state Posts: 475	Ok,the problem here is that Good Neighbors was the AMERICAN title of show the original British title was something else and it might have been The Good Life,but I don't know for certain. The plot was about a couple who decided to become self-sufficent in the suburbs of London and they lived next to a more affluent couple,the wife was a BIG snob and she was played I believe by Penelope Keith;the husband was played by the actor who played the title character on Yes,Minister and Yes,Prime Minister series.

01-09-2002, 09:02 AM	#7
japfles The Japster Frequent Poster Join Date: May 10, 2001 Location: Durham, UK Posts: 145	Yes, that's definitely "The Good LIfe".

01-12-2002, 07:51 PM	#8
17Mar59 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 03, 2002 Location: washington state Posts: 475	I wonder why PBS decided to change the title of the show from The Good Life to Good Neighnors when it was brought over here from the UK.