Don't tell him your name Pike

[greenlake]

So much of the humour around that day would be considered totally un PC now. Can't see them running many Freddie Starr re-runs anytime soon.

Tom and Jerry cartoons now come with a warning....

BBC News - Tom and Jerry cartoons carry racism warning

[barrydidit]

The correct quote is "Don't tell him Pike" as in:

Nasi: "your name vill also go on ze list, vat is it?"

Mainwaring: "don't tell him Pike"

Nasi: "Pike!"

Quite right, however; Nasi?

[Sysman]

Dad's army is all about non pc Gerry bashing

There's a lot more to it than that.

My father found the funniest bits were those portraying incompetence, because they reminded him very much of life in the real army during WW2.

Very true to life, complete with pompous officers, jobsworths. doom merchants, spivs and well meaning but hopeless types.

[Sysman]

Tom and Jerry cartoons now come with a warning....

BBC News - Tom and Jerry cartoons carry racism warning

There have been claims of racist stereotyping in the depiction of a black maid in the cartoon series.

I always thought she was the owner of the house, being as she was the only one you saw. Who is being the racist here?

The claims of racism are longstanding. When the original versions were shown on US television in the 1960s some scenes were edited.

There have also been complaints about the characters smoking cigarettes, with changes made to recent screenings.

A few years ago one of the Italian channels had cartoon half hour showing a lot of stuff stretching back to the 40s. Some of the anti-Nazi snips were stunningly blatant propaganda, but let's face it a war was on.

"Hata Mari" as depicted in one cartoon was very seductive

Good historical education as far as I was concerned.

[KentPhilip]

I'm not sure why they are re-making it. WW2 was 70 years ago - it's not in anyone's conciousness any more. Sure the humour was good, but it was only really stuck because it was relevent to peoples' relatively recent war experiences, and their immediate families.

[jmo21]

Tom and Jerry cartoons now come with a warning....

BBC News - Tom and Jerry cartoons carry racism warning

My kids love Tom and Jerry!

[VectraMan]

I'm not sure why they are re-making it.

I'd have thought the opportunity to make money is probably the reason.

I always thought Dad's Army was a bit overrated to be honest. Allo Allo was better, and probably more historically accurate.

[d000hg]

I'd have thought the opportunity to make money is probably the reason.

It's not like one can imagine this will be sold to other countries though, like Sherlock or Dr. Who?

The special remake of Open All Hours was just dire so I'm not at all optimistic. Think I'd rather watch the original.

[Doggy Styles]

Arthur Lowe was a genius, and did that part perfectly. Can he be replaced?

[original PM]

It's not like one can imagine this will be sold to other countries though, like Sherlock or Dr. Who?

The special remake of Open All Hours was just dire so I'm not at all optimistic. Think I'd rather watch the original.

Did not know they did one...

Occasionally catch re runs of the original on one of the free view channels - it is occasionally funny but the jokes are so telegraphed.

Programmes like this belong to a more innocent era - one which seems to have been lost forever.