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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
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Mrs. Barker-Finch is pseudo-hyphenated.. Hyacinth says Mrs. Barker-Finch is pseudo-hyphenated only because he was a Barker and she was a Finch, and she cannot stand that kind of snobbery.
| Sheridan calls and says he needs £400 to go on a walking holiday with his friend Tarquin in Iceland. Hyacinth said, 'Why can't you and Tarquin...' What? | 'Keeping Up Appearances' Our Hyacinth
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'...walk at Flinton-on-Sea?'. Sheridan and Tarquin want to walk around Iceland to explore geysers. Hyacinth pronounces it, 'Geezers.'
| Hyacinth wants the furniture delivery truck with the royal warrant to park right in front of her house so Mrs. Barker-Finch can see it. Why does she want to one-up Mrs. Barker-Finch? | 'Keeping Up Appearances' Our Hyacinth
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Mrs. Barker-Finch chatted during Hyacinth's piano recital and ruined Hyacinth's rallentendoes.. Mrs. Barker-Finch talked about her vacation during Hyacinth's recital.
| Daddy began dating a woman Our Daisy called 'Mrs. Thing'. Hyacinth told Rose she couldn't go on calling her 'Mrs. Thing' and that she must learn the proper pronounciation of her name. How was it spelled? | 'Keeping Up Appearances' Our Hyacinth
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Mrs. Zbygn. Hyacinth couldn't pronounce it, either, and also referred to her as Mrs. Thing.
She didn't want the dog getting dog hair on what used to be her sofa.. Come along, Richard.
'There goes Daddy with my tuna mayonnaise.'. Hyacinth also hoped that Daddy wouldn't drive at speeds incompatible with her cut-glass condiment set.
'On his income, I don't know how he could afford to be burgled.'. 'Elizabeth...I'm going to be alarmed.'
He doesn't put on a tie for the picnic.. 'Oh, Richard.'
| When Hyacinth calls on Emmett and Elizabeth to tell them about the imminent arrival of her new three-piece suite and the reception she's having to celebrate its arrival, Emmett hides behind a curtain. Does that annoy Hyacinth? | 'Keeping Up Appearances' Our Hyacinth
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No. She thinks he's shy and secretly attracted to her.. 'She'll sing at me, I just know it.'
brother. Emmit is Elizabeth's brother who moved in with Elizabeth after his divorce. Emmit is probably wondering what the lesser of the two evils are, being divorced, or living next door to Hyacinth.
Slaps the top of it with his hand. It's amazing that he never knocks the ashtray off the top though. Such skill!
| When the Major cancels his golf date with Richard, who does the Major suggest Richard golfs with? | Keeping Up Appearences
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Porky Hooten. Hyacinth agrees that the name Porky Hooten sounds noble. The golf outing never happens though, much to Richard's relief.
| Hyacinth and Richard take some senior citizens to an outing on the seaside. Who is the woman who constantly complains of feeling sick? | Keeping Up Appearences
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Mrs. Lomax. Mrs. Lomax, although she still found the stomach to pack down three large ice cream sundaes.
a pair of skis. She bought Richard the skis mainly for the purpose of traveling with them on top of the car. The idea was for them to look upper classed.
"She'll sing at me". Poor Emmit was always afraid to leave the house until he thought the coast was clear. Hyacinth was always under the impression that Emmit loved her voice.
"oh, nice". And how many times have we heard that from Onslow?
remove their shoes. On occasion, she will also ask Richard to place himself between the guest and the wall, as not to dirty her wallpaper.
| While picking Daddy up from the police station, Richard meets an acquaintance who asks Richard how long he's been married. What is Richard's answer? | Keeping Up Appearences
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32 years. He was then asked if he got time off for good behavior...
| People sometimes telephone Hyacinth's home by accident, when in fact they are trying to call whom? | Keeping Up Appearences
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the Chinese takeaway. This annoys Hyacinth a great deal.
| Richard gets a fungus infection on his foot. But Hyacinth orders him to say the problem is what? | Keeping Up Appearences
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gout. Hyacinth tells people that gout afflicts those who over-indulge on finer living. She sure makes gout sound pleasureful.
| Hyacinth drags Richard to the golf course in hopes of impressing the president of Frosticles Frozen Foods. What does Hyacinth ask Onslow to do? | Keeping Up Appearences
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to let Richard throw him out of the golf course. Hyacinth wants Richard to try to get an executive position at Frosticles, and feels that Richard can impress the president of the company by "removing that suspicious person". The plan backfires, and the job is offered to Hyacinth after she manhandles some hoodlums.
| What always happens when Hyacinth walks down the sidewalk toward Onslow and Daisy's front door? | Keeping Up Appearences
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Barking dog in car startles her, knocking her into hedges. The dog barks at Hyacinth, and Hyacinth only.
Mary Millar. Sadly, Mary Millar, who played Rose number two (the pretty one) succumbed to cancer.
hand painted periwinkles. This china was featured at Hyacinth's "candlelight suppers".
| 'The Bucket woman', who insists that her surname is pronounced 'Bouquet', has three sisters. Their given names have something in common. What is it? | 'Keeping Up Appearances': The Basics
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They're all named for flowers.. Mrs. Bucket's name is Hyacinth. Her sisters are Violet, Daisy, and Rose.
Violet. Though Hyacinth loves to boast of Violet's wealth, she is embarrassed by Violet's cross-dressing husband, Bruce.
Daisy. Hyacinth is always embarrassed by the slovenly Daisy and her easygoing slob of a husband, Onslow.
Rose. Rose is forever embarrassing Hyacinth with her short skirts and constant flirting with the neighbor and the vicar.
Richard. Richard has everybody's pity. Alas for Richard, he is forced into early retirement and no longer has work as an escape from his wife's bustling and preening.
| Mrs. Bucket's next-door neighbor lives in constant fear of being invited for coffee, lest she break one of Mrs. Bucket's prized pieces of Royal Doulton with the hand-painted periwinkles. What's this timid neighbor's name? | 'Keeping Up Appearances': The Basics
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Elizabeth. Elizabeth's husband is occasionally mentioned but never seen; he's out of the country on business.
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