and his upwardly-mobile wife Merle) and simple misunderstandings leading to a chain of humorous events. Guest stars on Kingwood Country Guest stars in the series included Graham Kennedy, Robert Hughes, Noeline Brown, Cornelia Frances, Ray Meagher, Henri Szeps and Bruce Spence, amongst others. Cast and characters Catchphrases The series has spawned some catchphrases such as: "Don't 'Dad' me boy/girl, I'm your father!". "Don't 'Mum and Dad' us boy/girl, we're your parents" was also used. "Pickle me grandmother!" [when surprised from behind] "Strewth! Give a man a heart attack!" "Strike me Catholic!" [when someone asks to drink his beer] "Put the money on the fridge!". Sometimes changed to "Put the money on the fridge Wog!" when Bruno asked Ted for a beer. "Somebody/someone should blow [current object of annoyance] up!" e.g. "Someone should blow those nuns up!" "The Kingswood! You're not taking the Kingswood!..." [insert far-fetched excuse] e.g. "I've just ducoed the tyres" or "I've just glad-wrapped the aerial!" or "I've just Mr Sheened the number-plate!" "When I was a boy... " [insert long-winded, far-fetched story] Always responded to with "Yeah, yeah sure Ted/Dad." "Hate, hate, vomit!" [when asked how his day went] "Bloody shambles, of course!" [the universal insult for a miserable, miserly old man] "Grumblebum!" [in response to someone mishearing his surname] "No, it's Bull-PITT. Yes - everyone says that". Also said often by Thelma when talking on the phone. "Where's the bloody Kingswood?" "Attila the Nun" "Bloody wogs!" "Bloody woman!" "Blow 'em all up!" "Watch it mate!" "No wonder the country's in a mess" "I win, you lose, and I'm the king of the castle" "Bloody nuns" "Never marry a woman mate" Episodes Home media A 'Best Of' DVD was released in 2003 featuring 13 out of the 89 episodes as well as the original skit on The Naked Vicar Show that spawned the series. A second 'Best Of' featuring an additional 13 episodes was also released in 2006. Then in September 2008 a third best of set was released. On 12 May 2010 The Best of Kingswood Country Volume 4 was released with another 13 episodes, which will mean that 52 out of 89 episodes will be available on DVD commercially. The Complete Series collection was released as an 11 disc DVD box set on 4 December 2019, from Via Vision Entertainment. It contains all 89 episodes of the show. Spin-off A spin-off to the series was