There's a bit of Hyacinth Bucket in all of us! What memorable line comes to your mind *

[Oopsie Daisy]

There's a bit of Hyacinth Bucket in all of us! What memorable line comes to your mind when you hear her name or see her photo?

[Oopsie Daisy]

1. This is not the Chinese restaurant. This is a residential number and you are speaking to the lady of the house *

This is not the Chinese restaurant. This is a residential number and you are speaking to the lady of the house on a white, slim line telephone with last number redial facility.

[Hekate]

22. Love that. For awhile we kept getting calls for the front desk of a hotel in Hawaii...

Took me awhile to figure out that some lolo had written the wrong area code on the phones in the rooms, but I always said the same thing: “Sorry, but you have reached a private residence in California. And by the way, would you please tell the front desk that they need to take care of that label? “ I got quite a few chuckles.

Good old Hyacinth Bouquet.

[XarmyGal]

2. The first thing that comes to mind is

Hyacinth Bouquet

[Different Drummer]

3. "I love my family, but that's no reason I should be seen in public with them."

[Oopsie Daisy]

6. Yes... classic! 🤣😂

[Srkdqltr]

4. She is so. Hyacinth...

Makes me laugh just thinking of her.

[yorkster]

5. "Bookay residence, lady of the house speaking".

First 2 words in high C...

[Oopsie Daisy]

23. Sheridan! 🎶

[yorkster]

26. I can hear those trilling tones...

[Oopsie Daisy]

32. If there's one thing I can't stand...

[Gruenemann]

7. It's my sister Violet.

You know, the one with a Mercedes, a sauna, and room for a pony.

[Oopsie Daisy]

8. A true classic.

[HeartsCanHope]

9. I always felt so bad for Elizabeth.

"Elizabeth, if you could pass round my Royal Doulton with the hand-painted periwinkles." The cup rattling in the saucer always unnerved me!

[Oopsie Daisy]

10. Elizabeth and Emmett deserved an award for bravery!

[Different Drummer]

11. Emmett also deserved one for enduring Hyacinth singing at him.

[Oopsie Daisy]

13. Most of my pity goes to Richard.

He dreaded retirement.

[Different Drummer]

14. Hyacinth was very happy at the prospect of them spending more time together.

[kimbutgar]

12. Every year I watch the DVD Christmas episode and the one where Hyacinth go on the cruise and her sister

And husband won a free cruise and had a suite!

[Different Drummer]

15. "And another thing...it's not 'Bouquet', it's 'Bucket'. It was always 'Bucket'...until I met you."

Quote from Richard.

[Oopsie Daisy]

16. Mind the cows, Richard!

[Different Drummer]

18. How could Richard ever drive without Hyacinth "advising" him?

[dobleremolque]

17. "I hope you're not going to spoil things with lower middle-class humor." n/t

[Mousetoescamper]

19. "Now, what shall I wear to answer the telephone?"

[Oopsie Daisy]

33. Kindly clear this line!

[Mousetoescamper]

34. Ha! That rings a bell!

There's another where she's talking to the vicar and asks about the missionary positions in China. Maybe there's a meme. I haven't seen KUA in many years but always watched weekly when it was on my local PBS station. Are You Being Served was another favorite back then.

This thread is loads of fun. Thanks!

[Figarosmom]

20. Felt sorry for Elizabeth always spilling stuff as

Soon as Hyacinth showed up. Loved how she always referred to Rose or Daisy as "our Rose or Daisy.. And how the mailman never wanted to be caught delivering the mail. I miss this series. I miss those Sunday afternoons watching Last of the Summer Wine and Are You Being Served and Keeping up Appearances. At least As Time Goes By is still on.

[AllaN01Bear]

21. but , its spelt bucket !!! i know , i know . that line has stuck with me forever.

[C0RI0LANUS]

24. "No, we're not going to drown them. What a strange sense of humor you have, Sheridan."

[yorkster]

25. Every time I walk by a car I'm on dog bark

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alert. Startled Violet in the bushes is the image in my mind...

Meant Hyacinth of course...

[Oopsie Daisy]

30. LOL! Some of these ongoing gags will stick with us for the rest of our lives.

I, too, think of Hyacinth whenever I see a barking dog in a car.

[Lochloosa]

27. Rose, pull your skirt down before we're all excommunicated.

Rose was so misunderstood....

[Oopsie Daisy]

29. I loved Rose!

Her infatuation with the vicker... was something to behold... she was relentless.

[yorkster]

31. "That dishy vicker...."

[MLAA]

28. Richard I will not have you weeding in the front garden without a tie.

Mind the cyclist, Richard.
My Royal Doulton with the periwinkles.

[Different Drummer]

35. "Leave it! Leave it!"