On the subject of misquotes, did Selwyn Froggitt (Bill Maynard) ever actually say "Magic, our Maurice"? He certainly said "Magic" a lot, and he certainly referred to his brother as "our Maurice"; but whether the two actually occurred together I wouldn't like to say. I found this interview in Northern Life magazine:
Interviewer (Karen Shaw): Ah, good old Selwyn, ‘Magic Our Maurice!’ What a great catch phrase…
Maynard: Did you know ‘magic’ became one of the biggest catchphrases throughout the world? I just copied it from a lad in my local village. He was a hell of a character. All I did was copy him.
Just "magic". Not "magic our Maurice". Even if he did say them together on occasion, I'm sure it wasn't in every episode.
Not one of the series I plumped for in any of the Network sales (I think Granada+ rebroadcast it, and that was enough to last me), but I am pretty sure, as you say, they were two separate catchphrases within the show. This is a google result from a search of the thread title, and that seems to be of the same opinion: https://nostalgiacentral.com/television ... -froggitt/
Anyone volunteering for a marathon watch to check?
Anyone volunteering for a marathon watch to check?
I hope that won't be necessary!
I think you have to be almost exactly my age (54) to fully appreciate the cultural significance of Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt. A few years to one side or the other, and you won't be aware of the phenomenon of people sticking their thumbs up and shouting "Magic, our Maurice". Something I still do to this day, no doubt to the bemusement of people around me...
