From Griff;
Not posting because of post count!
But did they use the word "vibrator" in the 60s. It sounds very dubious to me.
I think that's a possible line of enquiry to debunk this.
I'll post this for you. 
I don't believe it myself, it seems to freeze too long. If it had been a quick flash I'd be more inclined.
I would think so, the vibrator was the 3rd common household appliance after the light bulb and the hoover.
N.B. Griff can't you delete a couple of old posts and give yourself some breathing room?
Quote: Nil Putters @ May 27 2009, 3:44 PM BSTFrom Griff;
I'll post this for you.
I don't believe it myself, it seems to freeze too long. If it had been a quick flash I'd be more inclined.
I agree I think the shot lingers too long. Surely if this is real, people would have noticed the odd word, were there any complaints at the time?
I think this is genuine.
I do remember hearing 'bristols' in the programme, because my mum explained what it meant as we watched it!
I'm 99.99% sure it's genuine because I remember seeing it years ago.
Steptoe and Son was never a family comedy, though (apart from being about a father and son). Aaron will probably be able to tell us what times it was broadcast but I wouldn't be surprised if it was post watershed, and I think it was a favourite of Mary Whitehouse's for complaint.
Steptoe and Son was a black comedy so I'm sure Galton and Simpson would have stooped to a bit of crudity as well. It was the 70s. Anyway, it was all part of Albert's character. He was a dirty old man after all.
Quote: billwill @ May 28 2009, 1:20 AM BSThttp://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&um=1&newwindow=1&sa=1&q=victorian+vibrator&btnG=Search+Images&aq=f&oq=
Ye Gods! The first Victorian steam-driven vibe!
On another note -
The American remake of Steptoe, "Sanford & Son". Seriously. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5dHXzmV24U
Steptoe & Son used to be on about 7.30 I'm sure. And it started in the 60s.
I've seen that episode so many times and I can't remember the language on the board being that strong. I will get the DVD out and check that the language was that strong, as it may cleverley have been inserted by some YouTube buff.
Here is a fresh screen cap from the Complete Series DVD set; you can see the board is exactly the same down to the handwritten 'K'.
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5853/steptoescrabbleboard.jpg
Is the freeze time the same? Seemed awfully long.
Badge is correct - it was broadcast at 21:25. I've not had a chance to double-check myself as yet, but I do seem to recall having seen it in the past, and following the screen cap it doesn't seem that there's much argument now.
P.S. MTpromises, you can cap just the frame, not your whole screen. In VLC, 'Snapshot' under the Video menu.
Yep just watched it and having seen the episode so many times, I realised that yes, it did contain all the words on YouTube.
Quote: Nil Putters @ May 28 2009, 5:21 PM BSTIs the freeze time the same? Seemed awfully long.
I just hit "play all" so the total run time would be for all 4 or 5 episodes on the disk.
Aaron - I used a desktop cap to add validity. The way a movie bad guy uses a daily newspaper to prove the kidnapped person is still alive.
