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'Allo 'Allo!: The Complete Series Three

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This 2 DVD set is of course, as funny as I remember the TV show being. However the second DVD contains only 2 shows and the rest of it is a chat show from England which discusses the pros and cons of trivialzing the war years with comic French resistance workers and Gestapo officers etc. Interesting but you would only want to see it one time. There are also trailers for other DVD's that they want you to buy filling up space on the DVD. So I think that the set is a bit of rip off considering that the cost is almost $40 with tax for Canadians.

I first watched Allo Allo in 1996, and I was completely hooked onto it. It has the most creative and novel concept I have seen in a TV show, and the humour can extract some good belly laughs from viewers. I have bought all 3 seasons on DVD and am hoping that BBC releases the remaining 6 seasons too!
Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once...
PLEASE BBC! Don't keep the fans waiting!!!

Allo Allo is one the greats in British comedy. It is classic and like the best of British it is funny without vulgarity. The story line is based around a French restaurant owner and his exploits with the resistance (who will only say anything once, inside joke if you purchase) and the Germans occupying the French town. Renee (the restaurant owner) has a wife that cannot sing worth two pence (pronounced tuppence) but believes she is a world class singer. His two bar girls are madly in love with him. A german officer (male) also believes Renee is so charming and irresistable. Top that off with a Mother in law bedridden with a sex drive of a nineteen year old, two British airmen trying to escape from France with the help of a bungling French resistance, a British spy posing as a French policemen who cannot pronounce or speak proper French (everything is spoken in English with a French accent to symbolize French). Finally a German commandant in charge of the town trying to hide stolen paintings from Hitler in order to pay for his retirement and a Natzi with a love for wearing womens clothing not to mention his attraction to Helga the Commandants secretary. All in all it is great classic British comedy, I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoyed the greats like Fawlty Towers, Only Fools and Horses, Open All Hours, Dad's Army and Black Adder. Watch for appearances by Kenneth Connor from the Carry On movies. Purchase and enjoy series one and two also, Jim Kindlon

Present day writers should take lessons from this series...humor does not have to be crude and X-rated to be funny. I enjoyed the series when it was on TV on PBS and now again with our teenage children. Cannot wait for the next series!

This is more of the most brilliantly-written comedy series ever. From the very first episode to the last, all the characters are consistent and hilarious. The plots are clever and each builds on previous episodes. Not a single word is wasted; each is carefully chosen to add something to the story.

It is set in France during WWII. The main character is Rene, played by Gorden Kaye, who owns a cafe, and occupies his days trying to balance getting along with the Germans, the French Resistence, the Communist Resistence, his wife, who thinks she can sing, his mother-in-law, British airmen, various onion-sellers, the Gestapo, and the two lovely waitresses with whom he is having affairs. As the episodes progress, you meet additional characters, who are always consistently hilarious.

As you may have read from other reviews, the "extras" here do not really add much, except additional glimpses of several of the Allo Allo actors on British TV game shows. They are worth watching once, but you will prefer watching the hilarious episodes of Allo Allo.

In some ways it's like the British series, "Are You Being Served." If you have ever enjoyed a single episode, you'll want to see all of them. This must be classic great humor, because you want to watch them over and over.

I love Allo Allo. You just laugh your head off when u see it. I have the collection and it is worth all the money you are going to spend on it.
So if you find yourself staying in on a Saturday night, this is a great way to spend it.
So if u need a good laugh, this is the thing to watch.
Viva La France

Great humor for the sophisticated viewer. Not bubble gum for the mind.Now if the rest of the series is released it will be a perfect comedy collection.

We collect British comedies and this is one of the best. Brilliant!!! Enjoyed every program. I am hoping the rest of the shows become available. Very funny and enjoyable. We have the 3 available dvds and watch them all the time.

Wonderful and highly entertaining madcap comedy, set in occupied France during WWII, with twists and turns that boggle the mind, and keep the entire family in splits... we have watched the show OVER and OVER and OVER again and laughed till we cried and almost died. Unfortunately only series 1-4 are currently available for American consumers. Can hardly wait for the remaining series 5-9. Very well done. Extremely clever situations that lead to more complex and hilarious scenarios all of which seem to have been conceived by a brilliant mind. Excellent value for the money. The all-British cast with their French and German accents are brilliant. The German Army and Gestapo portrayals are nothing short of spectacular.

Finally, the long-awaited comedy series is here... volume after volume. The series is a great pleasure to watch, with lots of laughter, "kinky humor", lots of slap-stick lines and physical comedy. Super quality television!!! a must-own DVD collection.