RaspberryLucozade Best known now for the controversy it stirred up, 'Heil Honey I'm Home' was a sitcom pilot written by Geoff Atkinson. It concerned Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun living next door to a Jewish couple, Rosa and Arnie Goldenstein. It was not poking fun at Hitler's maltreatment of Jews as some may have thought it would, if that had been the idea, it would never have gone beyond the commission stage. 'Heil Honey I'm Home' was in fact a spoof of American sitcoms from the '60's such as 'I Love Lucy' and 'I Dream Of Jeannie' as was evident by the spoofing of all the clichés that dogged American sitcoms of that era - the corny jokes, canned laughter ( every time a character appeared on set they would be met with uproarious applause ), cheesy theme music and cheesy title. A pre-opening credits caption labelled the show as a lost sitcom pilot from the '60's which has recently been rediscovered. However, unsurprisingly, the point was missed entirely with viewers and it ( pardon the pun ) bombed immediately.Neil McCaul donned the square moustache to play the infamous dictator while sexy Danica Fairman was given the role of Eva Braun. Playing their neighbours Arnie and Rosa were Gareth Marks and lovely Caroline Gruber ( who both appeared together in the hilarious 'Bottom' episode 'Finger' ). The theme tune was written and composed by its writer, Atkinson and the underrated Kate Robbins ( who also wrote the theme tune for Cilla Black's 'Surprise Surprise' ).The plot follows the attempts of Hitler hoping to impress Neville Chamberlain ( Patrick Cargill ), who is paying a visit to the Hitler household. However, things predictably go wrong when the Goldenstein's turn up the their home with their plain niece Ruth ( Laura Brattan ) and humiliate Adolf in front of Mr. Chamberlain.It was not particularly bad but all in all it wasn't particularly good either. There were too few funny gags and the canned laughter annoyed from the start ( and yes, I know, before you say anything, that the canned laughter was intentional but it still bugged the hell out of me ). McCaul certainly made the best of the role as did Denica Fairman and Gareth Marks and Caroline Gruber fared well enough as the Goldenstein's but all in all it was more miss than hit.BSB was discontinued in 1990 after being swallowed up by Sky Television, which meant 'Heil Honey I'm Home' was dropped straight after the screening of the pilot. No other channel would touch it with a barge role and to this day, a further eight episodes ( which had Maria Friedman replacing Danica Fairman in the role of Eva Braun ) have yet to ever be screened or released on DVD. If it should by chance surface, though I doubt it will, it will be safe to assume that it will not be recognised as an undiscovered classic.Funniest moment - The Goldenstein's niece Ruth meeting Neville Chamberlain and immediately becoming smitten by him, much to his fear. ''Do you want a lock of my hair for your wallet?'' she asks, meaning of course for him to keep in his wallet. Terrifed, Chamberlain responds: ''Sounds like a fair exchange!''. And, trust me, that really is the best joke in the whole show.

bob the moo Presented as a lost American sitcom that was never heard from again until lost tapes were found and shown again, this sitcom is an "I Love Lucy" style sitcom which features Hitler and Eva Braun living in an apartment block and dealing with all the comic confusions and communication breakdowns that all sitcom couples seem to have. Of course the irony of the fictional "rediscovered" framing of the show is that the actual show itself was binned after one episode and never seen again apart from some bad copies floating around on the internet.The reason for this was supposedly on the grounds of bad taste to have a show featuring Hitler as a comedy figure – thus making light of history. Of course this is a fair accusation to level at the show, but also not a totally straight one since other shows such as Allo, Allo, films such as The Producers and others have used WWII and the Nazis as comedy figures and have been successful. No, while the accusations of poor taste may have come, I'd guess what sank the show was that frankly the first episode is not at all funny. Instead of spoofing Hitler it appears to be more about aping the conventions of the American sitcom while using these characters. I was surprised to see Geoff Atkinson as one of the writers – I know him from very sharp work with Bremner, Bird & Fortune, so it was disappointing to see nothing really clever or challenging about the content beyond the shock value of the characters.The performances are pitched well to play into the sitcom style but the material they have is weak and soon I got tired of their big delivery and the laugh track doing all the work. Pop-culture History will recall that this was the show that got removed for being in bad taste, however the evidence we are left with that, while some in the papers may have kicked up the usual hand-wringing as they do with many shows, what probably saw this show pulled was that nobody had any interesting in fighting for a show that didn't appear to be any good.

funrocket This may be the worst show I've ever seen. Aside from the tastelessness of having a sitcom about Hitler, it just isn't funny or entertaining in any way. It is very similar to a 1950's sitcom in its cornball humor and contrived situations, but while it can be well done like in I Love Lucy, it's just not funny here. I think the show was based around the novelty "look, it's Hitler as a bumbling sitcom figure" but it just fell flat in every regard. The guy playing Hitler is so hammy that its hard to sit through that alone. I wonder what could have possibly made the network think this was a good idea to air. I thought America had some tasteless show, but the Brits had us beat this time. America would never air a sitcom about Hitler, although we did have that show about Lincoln's slave, The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer. Chances are you'll probably never see this show, since it only aired one episode and will probably never be released on DVD.

Dark_linkoc Yes, sure "Heil honey I'm home" might sound like a bad idea, what with placing Hitler in the middle of a comedy sitcom but the show delivers. It's just seems so novelty and retro, what with the laughter track and clap track, "Heil honey I'm home" set's the standards for all Hit-com's (Hitler Comedys).Whilst some may be offended by the crude jokes it is important to remember many of the first generation veterans are..well..dead, so deal with it and laugh it up because "Heil honey I'm home" just doesn't stop with the laughs...So to "Heil honey I'm home" i say, whens the next episode due?