A Conversation for I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue - the Radio Series
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Sergeant Mushroom Started conversation Jan 2, 2001
the best kazoo-swanny whisle one ever was when they did Bonny and Cher's 'I got you babe.' Sheer genius.
No, I KNOW I can't spell.
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Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence Posted Jan 2, 2001
Yes, that was unusually good.
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Gwennie Posted Jan 3, 2001
Well done and thank you for an amusing article that was an excellent accompaniment to my morning infusion of tea! 
I've also "had a nose" round your h2g2 home page whilst consuming a whole pot of tea and found it most entertaining (your page - not the tea). 
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Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence Posted Jun 24, 2001
I've now released the Tea links from post-Beeb limbo,
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Thin Lizzy Posted Oct 1, 2002
I'm with Gwennie-That was a great entry! We used to listen to "I'm sorry I haven't a Clue" in the car on the way to wherever it was we were going. The first bar and a half of that music at the beginning always confused me-it sounded like some American march tune(As the theme tune for "Monty Python's Flying Circus" was), until the silly beat started, and we all sat bolt upright to listen to it!
Lizzy
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the Chairmaker Posted Oct 3, 2002
I think the first bar of the theme tune is the German national anthem...
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Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence Posted Oct 7, 2002
It is indeed - and I suspect Humph of some involvement in the tune, being a rather good jazz trumpeter with his own band and all.
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ex-sanitiser Posted Jun 15, 2005
I seem to recall the theme tune first being used in the 1965 comedy film "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines" (See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059797/ ) The tune was heard at every appearance of the large, accident-prone German character played by Gert Froebe (who also played Goldfinger). This would explain why it starts with the German anthem, but immediately collapses into a pompous, wobbly mess, ending in discord. Can anyone confirm?
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the_greatest_person Posted Feb 3, 2006
i thought it was the german bloke from magnificent men too,
the best part of the film to hear the theme is where he has just fallen into d water after his hot air ballon dule with the frenchie.
i know i sound like a retentive nerd but im not really.
despite the fact im typing a post about a small piece of music from a fairly obscure film at nearly midnight.
i have a life!! really i do. honest...
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- 1: Sergeant Mushroom (Jan 2, 2001)
- 2: Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence (Jan 2, 2001)
- 3: Sergeant Mushroom (Jan 2, 2001)
- 4: Gwennie (Jan 3, 2001)
- 5: Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence (Jun 24, 2001)
- 6: Thin Lizzy (Oct 1, 2002)
- 7: the Chairmaker (Oct 3, 2002)
- 8: Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence (Oct 7, 2002)
- 9: Thin Lizzy (Oct 9, 2002)
- 10: ex-sanitiser (Jun 15, 2005)
- 11: the_greatest_person (Feb 3, 2006)
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