Who am I to question a long English television tradition? In Germany, I mean.
Do you know who Freddie Frinton was? Or May Warden? Nope. Don’t feel so bad. If English is your native language and you live in the US or the UK, then you’re not alone. But a German would likely know the names, or surely at least know their most famous characters.
Happy New Year!
Observing Hermann 
Reblogged this on From a heart of a loafer.
There ought to be a good Ernie Kovacs sketch that could replace this. Otherwise, SCTV’s 1984 parody is a great New Year’s Eve episode.