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.

MartinHafer Who in the world thought THIS would be a good idea for a comedy?! After all, the idea of a sitcom involving Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun living in an apartment building is not only bizarre but in pretty bad taste. Apparently, the British public was not amused and only the premier episode was aired--but apparently they shelved seven more. Apart from the Holocaust, repeated bombings of Britain and millions dead, I can't see why the Brits were not thrilled to see such a show!!! I only today found out about this notorious show when I saw an article on a website for Popmatters--where they listed it as the #1 biggest screw-ups in TV history. And, they included a link so I could watch the show. Now the show was not 100% horrible--the actors tried hard. But the writing was so broad and the subject matter so distasteful that I could see why it never aired beyond one episode. Imagine--the Hitlers living next door to the Goldsteins--and their relationship is a bit like an angrier version of the Mertz's and Ricardos. And, while it's disgusting to contemplate, it seems as if the writer was trying to show how the annoying Goldsteins perhaps led Hitler to develop his 'final solution'. Sick...but also worth seeing just once so you can see just how bad TV can be. Now if only I could find a copy of movie "The Day the Clown Cried"--as it is in similarly bad taste.By the way, the worst part about the show was the omnipresent and VERY loud laughtrack. Hearing the supposed audience guffawing at these sick lines of dialog is so surreal and twisted. Hitler....with a laughtrack!

TheRowdyMan First broadcast on UK Satellite TV in 1990, 'Heil Honey…' is a parody of 1950's sitcoms similar to 'I Love Lucy'. Watching the pilot episode 18 years after it was pulled off television, it's hard not to draw comparisons to the 'adult-comedy' shows of recent times. Compared with the newer animated shows like 'Family Guy', 'South Park','Drawn Together' - even a sitcom making the most evil man of the 20th century look like Jackie Gleason, seems tame by today's standards. In fact, it could have easily passed as a quick 60 second cut-away on 'Family Guy'.One show that springs to mind is the short-lived sitcom parody: "That's My Bush!" (2001). Both embrace the formulas of their target genres, while using the absurdity of having these historic figures as the protagonists in such a trivial medium.It's hard to rate the series as only the pilot episode was broadcast (a copy, which was taped on a home viewers VCR, can be found on YouTube). So it's not fair to judge whether or not the one-note joke would have gotten old or if the show would have taken a different direction. It's rumoured that eight episodes of the series were filmed. With the master tapes being wiped, after the flood of complaints from that initial screening (although there have been reports of the show screening outside the UK). If the master tapes are still out there in some warehouse, we may yet see a DVD release of this lost example of proto-South Park humour.

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?