SVS: “Jeeves and Wooster”

Last updated on: May 15, 2015 at 4:47 pm by Joseph Susanka

SVS: “Jeeves and Wooster” 2015-05-15T16:47:49-06:00 Joseph Susanka

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Earlier this week, right after I discovered (and almost-simultaneously posted) this hilarious little clip of Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry preparing to fight a rather unusual duel, I was inspired (by the aforementioned clip) to see if the duo’s true comedic masterpiece — the side-splitting “Jeeves and Wooster” series from the early 1990’s — was available from any of the usual streaming suspects.

I sort of assumed it wasn’t, but I was wrong. And how. You can Buy-and-Watch individual episodes from AMAZON INSTANT, you can buy the actual, physical Complete Season from AMAZON (for an astonishingly low price), or — and this is my favorite option — you can watch it on HULU. For free (with commercials). Or on IMDB (also for free and with commercials, though I think they’re really just embedding the Hulu episodes).

Lemme try that one more time: For. Free. GO!

Bertram Wooster, a well-intentioned, wealthy layabout, has a habit of getting himself into trouble and it’s up to his brilliant valet, Jeeves, to get him out.

So, so British. I suppose that means it might not be for entirely everyone. But it’s some of the funniest TV ever made. (Which is unsurprising, I suppose, given that it’s source material is some of the funniest stuff ever written.)

The series quality is not entirely even — the later episodes are not quite as charming (collectively) as their predecessors, and the American ones are a bit hit-and-miss. (Both of which are things that can be said of Wodehouse’s works, as well, come to think of it.) But Fry and Laurie are always-and-astonishingly fantastic together, and the series is worth watching for their comedic chemistry alone. (Not saying you have to watch it for that alone. Just that you can if you want to.)

Also, I just realized that this is the second TV show I’ve recommended in recent weeks that reminds me overwhelmingly of my dad. In fact, Hugh Laurie is the only human I know of that actually looks and sounds and moves and smiles more like my father than Dick Van Dyke. I can barely watch House because of it.

Tally-ho!

Well I don’t think I’m going too far, Jeeves, when I say that this just about takes the giddy biscuit!

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