Would you like a new husband?
December 20, 2009 7:40 AM Subscribe
Can you help me find a comedy sketch involving old women and replacement husbands? I'm 99% sure it's from Monty Python, but haven't been able to find it after Googling or looking at Python sites. Full description inside.
I remember it pretty well, but not well enough to think of who the main actor was. In it, an old woman walks into the returns department of a store carrying a couple of suits and says, "I'd like to return these." The man behind the counter asks if there was a problem & the woman explains that, no, there was no problem, but she bought these years ago and her husband is now dead so she doesn't need them anymore. The man then asks if she has her receipts, and she replies, "Oh, no, but the lady will remember me." And, hey presto! out walks an even older woman who begins chatting with the customer. When the customer says her husband is dead, the woman behind the counter says, "I'm sorry. Would you like a new one?" and brings out a lineup of replacement husbands. The customer proceeds to choose a new husband.
It is possible it's from a Python film, or from a different sketch comedy show entirely. I suppose I could have made it up, though it seems unlikely. This is driving me crazy, so any help will be much appreciated!
I remember it pretty well, but not well enough to think of who the main actor was. In it, an old woman walks into the returns department of a store carrying a couple of suits and says, "I'd like to return these." The man behind the counter asks if there was a problem & the woman explains that, no, there was no problem, but she bought these years ago and her husband is now dead so she doesn't need them anymore. The man then asks if she has her receipts, and she replies, "Oh, no, but the lady will remember me." And, hey presto! out walks an even older woman who begins chatting with the customer. When the customer says her husband is dead, the woman behind the counter says, "I'm sorry. Would you like a new one?" and brings out a lineup of replacement husbands. The customer proceeds to choose a new husband.
It is possible it's from a Python film, or from a different sketch comedy show entirely. I suppose I could have made it up, though it seems unlikely. This is driving me crazy, so any help will be much appreciated!
Response by poster: Oops. So it is! Thank you!
posted by bibliophibianj at 7:55 AM on December 20, 2009
posted by bibliophibianj at 7:55 AM on December 20, 2009
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I think you want this sketch
posted by merocet at 7:47 AM on December 20, 2009