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Keeping Up Appearances: Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket [VHS]

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This video is absolutely hysterical. For any fans of Keeping Up Appearances, you must have this one for your collection. You will really enjoy remembering all of the hilarious episodes as Daisy and Onslow read Hyacynth's Diary. For those not very familiar with Keeping Up Appearances, this video is a great introduction to some of the best bits from episodes. You'll definitely want to see every episode in full after viewing this video!

When my wife received this tape as a gift, I initially thought it was a silly ole British sitcom and paid no attention. Little did I know that once I started watching 'Keeping Up Appearances' I would like it so much. The humor and writing for the show is very clever and hilarious. It's amazing what Hyacinth (the main character) will do to make it appear that she is above everyone. The characters are very well developed and the storyline is pretty tame (unlike constant sexual references in American sitcoms). This collection of some of the best parts of 'Keeping Up Appearances' is my favorite. My wife and I watch it over and over!

This video makes a fantastic gift to those have laughed at Hyacinth's life's hopes and the "hoi pollois" which always result at the end. For those who are thinking of buying this video for their own video library, as I have done, I must put a positive word or two for the high bred quality from which video is from. Once you pop this video into your VCR, the neighborhood will want to know why all that laughter is emanating from your house. This video is full of the best clips from the greatest series ever aired, "Keeping Up Appearances."

I really wanted to let everyone know that this tape is the best. Hyacinth and all the other people are sooooooooooooo hilarious!!!!!!!! I have never seen something so funny! What a great movie!

This video shows excerpts of those occasions when our beloved star Hyacinth is at her most annoying moments in various shows.... I find the humour amusing, witty and amazing. She has this knack of sending chills down my spine with her ways....I LOVE HER! It's definitely a must see...must own..video...Wish it was available on DVD.

This largely unsatisfying outing has been mistaken for a fabulous introduction to the series. This is as fallacious as saying that the _Happy Days_ episode where they showed clips from other episodes is a great way to meet the Fonz.

This is definitely no way to first meet Hyacinth Bucket. No, this is a way for the BBC to make some quick cash off of unsuspecting fans of the show. The way to meet her is as we all did: get a full-length episode and work from there.

Now, what's different about British comedy from American is that it doesn't really matter which episode you choose. With few exceptions, characters don't really change and mature in British comedies. Unllike, say, M*A*S*H, where characters come and go, and Hotlips undergoes significant character metamorphosis from the first season to the last, Hyacinth is the same each episode, with many of the same scenes being replayed in each episode.

So, feel free to choose blindly from other _Keeping Up Appearances_ videos. You won't find a bad one, outside of this one, in the lot.

Myself I'd rather have a bacon crisp