Thu, Jan 2, 1975
Eddie is taking Joan for granted and she tries everything to get him to pay attention to her. She starts thinking about Reginald Truelove, her first boyfriend. One night when Eddie goes to the club, she invites Reggie over, but she has a change of heart by the time he gets there. Reggie answers the phone for her and tells her it's "Bloody Nora". She gets spooked and goes to the club to explain. Eddie is not there; she missed him. Next thing she knows, Eddie is in hospital for confronting Reggie.
Thu, Jan 9, 1975
Jacko comes back from holiday with news that he is getting married to a bingo caller he met on his travels. When she shows up, everybody thinks she's after his money; in fact, Joan knows this girl to be a gold-digger--and already married. She sends the girl packing and the wedding is off. Albert thinks Jacko will jump into the canal, and everybody heads out there to stop him.
Thu, Jan 16, 1975
Bill tells Eddie he is having relatives stay at his house. They get into a dispute and decide to settle it with a duel. Nobby lends them his antique guns and off they go. Jacko loads the guns with blanks, and when Nobby sees this, he switches them for the real thing. When one gun goes off, Jacko goes down and Eddie thinks he killed him. Jacko only fainted.
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Thu, Jan 23, 1975
Joan forces Eddie to babysit so she can go to the movies with Barbie. The vicar comes round and Eddie cons him into babysitting so he can go to the club. The wives come home early and the vicar goes to the club to tell Eddie. Joan is so mad at him, she locks his clothes in the wardrobe so he can't go to the darts match. Eddie wears Joan's clothes and gets in all kinds of trouble.
Thu, Jan 30, 1975
Eddie is researching his family tree. As a joke, Bill fakes an old portrait and says it is Eddie's ancestor. Eddie thinks he has royal blood and is lording it over everyone until Joan discovers that the documents were written in ballpoint pen. Mr. Pettigrew from Somerset House comes to the club and tells Eddie his ancestor was on the ship "The Bounty" and was indeed married to royalty: a black princess on Pitcairn Island.
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Thu, Feb 6, 1975
The annual concert is looking dismal without a celebrity. Eddie phones the Duke of Edinburgh and Bill pretends he knows Charlie Williams. Charlie's agent tells him that he is booked in for the concert. The boys, thinking he is an impersonator, coach him on how Charlie acts and speaks. When Eddie insults him, he walks out. The night of the concert there is no Charlie, but Arthur tells Eddie that he turned away a drunk who called himself the Duke of Edinburgh.
Thu, Feb 13, 1975
The girls get a part time job on Saturdays, so they hire two nannies for the day, sight unseen. After they go to work, two sexy ladies show up to look after the children. These nannies get Bill and Eddie to do all the work while they lounge around all day. Barbie and Joan come home and catch them eating a meal together. The men are barred from all football and Joan and Barbie go to the match in their place.
Thu, Apr 17, 1975
Barbie invites Joan and Eddie to dinner and sends Bill down to the club to get Eddie. When Bill gets there, Jacko is showing off the handcuffs worn by Dr. Crippen, the famous murderer. He puts them on Bill and Eddie and they are stuck without a key. While Jacko goes to find keys, Eddie and Bill go home to dinner. They break into the factory to find something to cut them off when Jacko arrives.
Thu, Apr 24, 1975
The club is having a Lady and the Tramp theme night: the men are to be tramps, and the ladies to be ladies. Not so simple for Jacko, who comes as the lady; his mother is the tramp. Unfortunately, the police crash the party because the club's liquor license has expired; Eddie forgot to renew it.
Thu, May 1, 1975
Bill decides to leave the social club and go to the Caribbean Club. When Jacko, Eddie and Arthur hear there is a stripper over there, they go over too. When Bill sees them, he refuses to sign Eddie in. Eddie calls the race relation board and Bill is investigated and given a warning. When Eddie goes back to the club, Bill throws Eddie's pint of beer on the floor and they are both barred.
Thu, May 8, 1975
Eddie wants to take an opinion poll at the club: "Are you for more blacks coming into this country"? The problem is, there are only 10 people and it is a tie. The next one to walk in the door will decide, but he happens to be a vicar and won't vote. He suggests they have it out in a boxing ring to decide who will win.
Thu, May 22, 1975
Eddie is sure he will get voted as president of the club for 10 years running; then Bill throws his hat in the ring. No one told Bill that the annual trip to the conference would mean Doris, a frisky lady who chases Bill all over the place, would be there. The night of the elections, a surprise candidate wins the election and a trip to the TUC conference with Doris.
Thu, Dec 11, 1975
Eddie campaigns for the Labour Party until he finds out his candidate is black. Bill invites everyone round for the election results and when Eddie sees that the candidate is white, he is stunned--until Charlie walks in. Apparently, Bill sent him to Eddie's house to impersonate the Labour candidate.
Thu, Dec 25, 1975
Eddie, Jacko, and Arthur have a meeting to vote for the darts captain for the upcoming Christmas tournament. Bill comes in and puts his name forward, so they decide on a drinking contest. Afterward, at home, Eddie must sleep on the couch, and he dreams they're all on a desert island; he is the dinner and Bill is the king. They win the darts match and Eddie gives the trophy to Bill.