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Cruise on the S.S. Rumpo
SKETCH-O-VISION
A VERY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME.
The setup
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The premise
Here’s the bit.
A slapstick sketch portraying the chaotic and unprofessional crew of the S.S. Rumpo cruise ship. The crew, including Benny Hill in multiple roles, engage in various visual gags and slapstick antics, from making passengers seasick to steal their food to spying on female guests. The sketch culminates in a classic Benny Hill chase scene with the inebriated crew pursuing the female passengers around the ship.
The funny people
Meet the cast. 17
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Highly quotable.
Note: This is a silent sketch and contains no dialogue.
Behind the scenes
The people who made it.
Benny Hill
Writer
A little extra
Notes from the archive.
The bar routine in this sketch is repeated in the "Madame Louise Summer Collection" on March 5, 1980. The "seasick" gag was recreated in the "Hill's Angels Ship's Cruise" routine in a 1983 episode.
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