Does anyone remember???

[rainbowd4c]

It's so strange that I remembered this. But it popped up in my head yesterday when I got the curtains caught in the vacuum. I don't remember when exactly this was. I want to say it was 70s maybe 80s. I'm pretty sure it was a British comedy. I remember the setting being a store and some salesman cleaning up the store. I think it was a Hoover Convertible with attachments. The salesman decided to clean a mannequin and stuck the hose up the skirt up the mannequin and managed to suck the slip and skirt off the mannequin.

I was really young when I saw this. I think it was on PBS. I don't know because it's been so long. I'm not even sure how to look the clip up.

Thoughts?

 

[suckolux]

The first thing that came to my mind, was are you being served?

 

[aussie-plugs]

Andy chance it's Jerry Lewis in "Who's Minding t

There's a segment in that where a Convertible bag blows up like a balloon and it floats around the sales floor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who's_Minding_the_Store?

 

[aussie-plugs]

And the video ...

... to save you searching

https://www.google.com/search?q=who...YigUyDQgDEAAYhgMYgAQYigXSAQk4NzE2ajBqMTWoAgCw

 

[rainbowd4c]

Not it. But still pretty funny. If I remember this was a British TV series and the sales man was using the vacuum with the attachments and sicked the skirt and slip off of the model. Like I said. I was really young.

 

[rainbowd4c]

I think it was the Are You Being Served. It looks familiar.

 

[paul]

ARE YOU BEING SERVED "Cold Store" - originally aired March 20, 1975:

 

[rainbowd4c]

Paul. Thank you so much!!!!!

 

[eurekaprince]

Detective Paul solves another mystery!!!

Now here is a follow-up question: what cylinder vacuum is that?

 

[rainbowd4c]

I'm guessing it was a Hoover.

 

[paul]

Model?

You're welcome, Andy!

Yeah, just call me Paul Tracy, Brian—haha!

Unfortunately, I came up short finding the exact model of the vac in the sitcom vid. The closest resemblance I found was a 1960s-looking catalog page of the Hoover model P451 cylinder posted in thread 18746 by uksausage. I surmise that the one in the video is a later model of the P451's styling. What do you think?

It would be helpful if someone would post a model timeline of Hoover Ltd. cylinders.

 

[ilovehoovers]

The video is unfortunately not showing up for me - could you possibly take a screenshot of the cylinder? I used to have a 417G (the same as you pictured above), so I know them in and out. I'll be happy to help!

 

[paul]

Here you are, Jett:

 

[ilovehoovers]

No, I don't believe that's a Hoover model at all. I'm no expert on other brands, but it seems to have much more of a Goblin look to it, as seen below.

https://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?25318

 

[rainbowd4c]

This was a fun thread. Thank you all for the great responses!!!