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Smack the Pony is a British sketch comedy show that ran from 1999 until 2003 on Channel 4. Its title was intended to sound like a euphemism for female masturbation; the working title was Spot the Pony. The main performers and writers on the show were Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips. There were also regular appearances from Sarah Alexander and Darren Boyd. The show's popular theme tune was Dusty Springfield's song In the Middle of Nowhere, sung by Jackie Clune. In Germany, the first transmission of the show aired on ProSieben, where the theme tune was changed to Texas' 2001 version of I Don't Want a Lover, and featured a different title sequence. Smack the Pony est une comedie de sketch qui a commencé en 1999 juqu'en 2003 sur Channel 4. C'est un titre qui sonne comme la masturbation féminine, le titre qui fut travaillé était "Spot the Pony". Les acteurs principales et les écrivains de la comedie fuent Fiona Allen, Don Mackichan et Sally Philips. Ils étaient régulièrement paruent sous le nom de Sarah Alexander et Darren Boyd. Le thème du génerique de l'émission populaire était la musique de "Dusty Springfield" et "In the middle of nowhere", qui chanta (Jackie Clunel). En Allemagne, la première transmission de l'émission fut diffusée sur "ProSieben", où le génerique fut remplacé par la version 2001 du groupe Texas "I don't want a Lover" et qui inclut différents titres d'épisodes .
Among the show's regular themes were unsuccessful relationships, competition in the workplace and latent lesbianism, but sketches would also dip into the surreal; such as two women jumping from their car as they neared a parking space, and brushing in front of the path of their car to help it move further forward, as in curling. Two regular strands involved a series of different women making dating agency videos about their general likes and dislikes, and a musical parody that would close the show.
Parmis les thèmes réguliers de l'émission se portait des relations infructueuses, Une compétition de Lesbienne sur la place du travail, mais les sketches veulent aussi nous plonger dans l'irréel; Comme si deux femmes sautaientt de leur voiture ainsi elles se sont approchées près de la place du parcking, Elles ont balayés le devant de la voiture pour aider la voiture à passer.==Selected characters==Deux brins régulièrement impliqué une série de femmes différentes décisions [[date] de l'organisme] des vidéos sur ce qu'ils aiment et n'aiment pas en général, et une parodie musicale qui allait fermer le spectacle. Écouter Lire phonétiquement Dictionnaire - Afficher le dictionnaireadjectif0.sauteur0.plein d'animation
Most of the sketch characters in the programme are not recurring or permanent, just one-offs.
Dating Agency Videos - A part of almost every episode, where we see different women or often sisters/couples looking for a partner/partners. This was at first represented by a title screen featuring a picture of the person, and their name and age. This then was replaced by that of a website page.
Irritating Flatmate - An irritating nurse who shares a flat with two of her colleagues. She emphasises everything, which often leads to her flatmates' doing something behind her back, such as adding soap and cleaning chemicals to her yoghurt.
The Fake Diabetic - A woman who fakes having diabetes so she can have special offers and free items at shops and supermarkets, to which the staff treat it seriously. This skit only happened from season 3 onwards.
The Oblivious Women - Consists of three women (in different sketches) who are completely oblivious to very obvious things. Sketches included a dog-walking woman being asked to sign a petition so that owners could walk their dogs near the pond. She replies, "Oh, I don't know, I'm not really a dog person, I'm actually slightly phobic." The petition woman pauses, which results in the women realising she is walking a dog and screaming for help. Others included a woman not realising she was pregnant.
Singing Match - In this sketch, a woman sings along to a tune on the radio, only to be outshone completely by her co-worker who takes over in the following verse. During the rest of the song, her singing becomes more an more intense and extreme as she tries to get back at the other singer, and she ends up screaming and excusing herself with a paper cut in her finger. This particular sketch was voted number 22 in the 2005 Channel 4 programme, 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches, chosen by members of the public. It was written by Marie Findley of the Mediæval Bæbes and was also based on their antics.
Competitive rivals - This involves about three of the characters who try to 'outdo' each other by trying to subtly show off bigger and better items. For example, the 1st character brings out a bottle of water and starts drinking, the second spots this and smugly brings out a bigger bottle, the 1st character retaliates and brings out another bottle of water. It then resorts to the 3rd character with the best, guzzling down a bottle from a water dispenser.
Naked man - This recurring skit appears in a few first season episodes. The female cast members are going about their daily business when a totally naked man walks across the screen, gets off from bus etc. and causes the women to faint, then they pick themselves up. However in the DVD and current reruns, the men who appear with full frontal nudity are replaced by still shots of a naked torso, or wrestlers etc., which renders the skit meaningless. If the naked man is only seen from the rear, the skit is not censored.
High-heeled woman - This sketch was spread over all the series, and had a woman performing sports (such as a relay race or surfing) wearing inappropriate high-heeled shoes.
The "Vet" - The sketch featured more prominently from the second series. It featured a vet whom had difficulty recognising animals, asking questions about them ("And Henry is a...?" / "Hamster" / "Hamster, yeah.") She would then recommend silly / unusual diagnoses to the animals, such as telling a woman her kitten needed glasses.
The Ex - Another sketch that featured more in the second series. A woman clings to the leg of her ex-boyfriend constantly (at work, a nightclub, and even clinging to his leg at his wedding etc.), telling him that she's still in love with him, and hopes to reconcile (unsuccessfully, however).
List of episodes[modifier | modifier le code]
Series 1 (1999)[modifier | modifier le code]
- Episode 1: 19 March 1999
- Episode 2: 26 March 1999
- Episode 3: 2 April 1999
- Episode 4: 9 April 1999
- Episode 5: 16 April 1999
- Episode 6: 23 April 1999
- Episode 7: 30 April 1999
Series 2 (2000)[modifier | modifier le code]
- Episode 1: 14 April 2000
- Episode 2: 21 April 2000
- Episode 3: 28 April 2000
- Episode 4: 5 May 2000
- Episode 5: 12 May 2000
- Episode 6: 19 May 2000
- Episode 7: 26 May 2000
Series 3 (2002)[modifier | modifier le code]
- Episode 1: 11 January 2002
- Episode 2: 18 January 2002
- Episode 3: 25 January 2002
- Episode 4: 1 February 2002
- Episode 5: 8 February 2002
- Episode 6: 15 February 2002
- Episode 7: 22 February 2002
Specials (2002-2003)[modifier | modifier le code]
- Special 1: 26 December 2002
- Special 2: 3 January 2003
Awards[modifier | modifier le code]
In 1999 and 2000, Smack the Pony won an Emmy Award for the 'Best Popular Arts Show'. Two sketches from the show made it onto Channel 4's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches, the first being Saying Goodbye at number 39 and Singing Match at number 22.
Video and DVD[modifier | modifier le code]
In Britain, a VHS and DVD of The Best of Smack the Pony was released in 2002 and 2003 respectively. The complete first and second series were released on DVD in Germany (dubbed in German but with alternative English soundtrack) in January and June 2006 respectively.
There has never been a full DVD release of the series, with no prior explanation given.
Russian version[modifier | modifier le code]
Russian TNT-TV hosts a localised version of the show titled Women's League (russe : Женская лига, Zhienskaya Liga). [1]. The show features some recurring themes from the original, as well as the original content.
See also[modifier | modifier le code]
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External links[modifier | modifier le code]
- Smack the Pony at TV.com
- Smack the Pony at Channel 4 On Demand
- « Smack the Pony » (présentation de l'œuvre), sur l'Internet Movie Database
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