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[edit] DVD Releases

I understand that English Wikipedia is edited by people from English speaking countries, but the region 2 DVD releases are quite absurd. Should be BRITISH DVD releases. For instance in Poland, all nine seasons of Allo Allo have been released (the last one in december 2007) and all specials. Only the Return of Allo Allo episode remains unreleased. And as polish stores such as empik.com or merlin.pl allow orders from everywhere (like amazon) all region 2 users can get the whole series on DVD, just with (optionary) Polish subtitles. So stating that it was not yet released in region 2 is IMHO quite stupid. I bought the DVD's on my visit to Poland (I'm in Warsaw at the moment), but the above might be true in other countries as well. So why mislead people? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.205.87.62 (talk) 19:25, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Assessment score

I have rated this article as a stub because of the relatively short length and as low importance as there is little to distinuish it from other television shows.--Opark 77 22:12, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyedit Tag

I have removed the copyedit tag for this page. Having read through the article, I do not believe that the grammar, syntax and presentation requires specific attention. On a separate note, I wonder if the list of character quirks is not perhaps a little too detailed. However, since I cannot know the feelings of most, and since it is valid information, I have not removed it. - Adaru 09:46, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Edit 28.11.05

Changed the text that said Gruber was gay to 'seemmingly gay'. The reason for this is the last episode, where Gruber and Helga (and the colonel) reunites with Rene something like 30-40 years after the war, happily married. Bjelleklang - [[User_talk:Bjelleklang|talk]] 04:13, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Edit 24.12.06

Changed exaggerated French accent to not-so-exaggerated French accent. I'm a native French speaker who often travels abroad so I gt some feedback from foreigners regarding my accent… Reply to David Latapie 06:13, 24 March 2006 (UTC)


I'm not sure of the specifics but shouldn't there be some mention here of the break in the series due to the near death of the star in a car accident. Lumberjack Steve 23:45, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Episode details

Since most of the major plots in 'Allo 'Allo! run over several episodes, I suggest that the main article just have summaries of the most major plots in each series, and we spin off the episode details to separate pages (one per series). I have done this for the first series. (Don't forget that this is an encylopedia, and we should avoid re-telling jokes - especially in the plot summaries in the main page.) I'm going by the rule of them "if a subplot can be omitted from the main page, with the main plots still making sense, then it should be" Bluap 00:20, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Accents on "E"s

I've just been through with some copy editing, but there's also the issue of the usage of Rene and Cafe. I have never watched this show, so I don't know how important these accented characters are, but it needs to be uniform over the whole article. Thathollygirl 22:57, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Alphonse or Alfonse

The correct spelling is Mr Alfonse. This is what is on the DVD subtitles, the BBC's comedy guide and the IMDb. Brandybordeaux 11:36, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup?

What is the reason for placing this tag here? Is the person who put it there going to explain? --Berks105 09:38, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Missing Painting

There is no reference in the artical to "The Cracked Vase With The Big Daisies" 172.206.108.47 18:43, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Edit 07.01.07

Corrected Herr Flick's relationship to Heinrich Himmler from 'nephew' to 'godson'. His referral to 'Uncle Heiny' is an affectionate term, not a literal one. Mickleditch 15:52, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

From memory, there's a scene where Herr Flick and General Von Klinkerhoven argue which has the greatest influence with the Fuhrer. (They refer to chamois leather underwear.) In this scene, Herr Flick also refers to his relationship with Himmler, but I can't remember whether he says that his godfather is Himmler, or that is uncle is Himmler. (It's certainly possible for both relationships to be true.) Bluap 00:37, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
In Episode 1.1 (first episode of the first series), Flick explicitly states Himmler was his godfather:
Flick: Why is it everybody is so frightened of me? Deep down, I'm quite a softy.
Helga: Destroy my illusions, Herr Flick!
Flick: I did not wish to be in the Gestapo, you know. My godfather, Heinrich Himmler, insisted.
MarkT123 (talk) 06:09, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 'Allo 'Allo returning

Apparently the BBC has confirmed that 'Allo 'Allo will be returning for a 1 off special (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6431533.stm). Its supposedly 'reuniting the original cast' and will be aired sometime in spring. I'll put something up sometime over the next few days unless someone else wishes to. Malbolge 23:56, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Looking into more detail, I'm not sure whether this will actually be a one-off episode, or a documentary (or both). The original story about it being an episode was in The Sun - this story was picked up by BBC News, without necessarily any official confirmation from the production team. When the BBC issue an official statement, it will be in the "press office" section of their website: [1] not their news website. Bluap 05:36, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Assessment score

I have rated this article as B class because it covers most important areas of the show and as of mid importance because of the longrunning nature of the show.--Opark 77 22:12, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hans Geering

Hans Geering - "'tler!": his abbreviated salute to the Führer. Geering is reportedly too lazy to use the full salute.

Taken from the main page...someone's totally forgotten his "Clomp" sound he made in earlier series...while others said "heil hitler" he would say "clomp" like the sound made by the clomping together of the boots after saying the aforementioned. I didn't edit this in because I thought I'd leave it to people more knowledgeable about the show :-) SmUX 22:25, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

It might sound like "Klomp", but he actually is saying "'tler". (This is supported by many interviews - e.g. the one with Sam Kelly in the recent "Comedy Connections" show on 'Allo! 'Allo! Bluap 19:58, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
Huh. I had always thought it sounded most like "Glub". Is there any way to get the "official" line on this (e.g. one of those interviews) online? Not that I don't believe you, I'd just be interested to see it. 72.81.246.128 21:37, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
"Officially" it is "'tler", as stated by Sam Kelly himself...however, I get the feeling that it alternates between the two throughout the show because sometimes it does sound like "'tler" (earlier series) and sometimes it sounds like "clomp" SmUX 19:39, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
I wouldn't be surprised if the Comedy Connections show were available for (illicit) download. Bluap 22:51, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Characters/Quirks Major Edit 22.04.07

This section had become very fragmented, cross-referencing and duplicating. Previous editors have added tiny pieces of information (sometimes insignificant) to the existing information, which has created content which does not always make the article read through correctly. To sort out these problems I have done the following:

Scrapped The Character Quirks Section
This section contained information which was already contained in the character's description. I have therefore amalgamated the Quirks section into the Character descriptions, as it has more relevance there and will prevent future duplication. This has cut the page size and length down as well.

Seperated Major Characters from Recurring ones
Although V Flockstuffen, Denise and Louise are part of the plot, they only appear in a handful of episodes compared to the other characters

Integrated more info into the plot
Text such as the use of "'Allo 'Allo" over the radio should appear in the plot, not in the character section.

Placed a hidden text in the characters section
This requests that editors should keep the characters section BRIEF, and place secondary and minor details in the individual character's pages.


Brandybordeaux 12:34, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fallen Madonna sold

It may be interesting to note that the actual Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies was sold for £4,000 [2] Richard W.M. Jones 11:49, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Allo-Allo-book2.jpg

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[edit] Inspiration

The whole situation of the series was based on / inpsired by the serious BBC drama Secret Army (TV series). I don't have a link for this but it is obvious to anyone who watched both programmes and it is mentioned in the Wiki article on Secret Army. Is this worth mentioning in the article?  SmokeyTheCat  •TALK• 15:39, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

It already is mentioned in this article Bluap 00:28, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
Sounds like it has a great deal in common with the American series Hogan's Heros. 162.27.9.20 19:29, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

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