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Jeeves & Wooster: Jeeves Saves the Cow-Creamer [VHS]

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The title's strangely intriguing, right? Don't worry, follow your instinct on this one. Since all of the J&W series are hilarious, it's hard to rank them, but I have to say that this is without a doubt one of the best. Bertie Wooster, a young British gentleman of the 1920's who is con- stantly getting stuck in one bumbling scheme or another, is called upon by his aunt to restore one of her husband's treasured knickknacks from the man who stole it- chaos erupts, and who can Bertie turn to but his scarily wise butler. Hugh Laurie, who plays Bertie, is one of the funniest comedians I have ever seen- even when he's not really doing anything except, say, nodding his head or something, the man is constantly hilarious. Why isn't this on instead of "Friends"?

The adaptations of PG Wodehouse's Wooster and Jeeves stories staring Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry are all excellent. I saw them all on Masterpiece Theatre on PBS a few years ago and have been hooked ever since.
The humor is very subtle... Hugh Laurie's portrayal of Bertie Wooster really makes it all work.