Editing Men Behaving Badly (section)

==Reception==
A BBC article suggests that Gary and Tony were "a reaction against the onset of the caring, sharing '[[Male feminism|new man]]'. It appeared to revel in a [[politically incorrect]] world of booze, burps and boobs". Critics Jon Lewis and Penny Stempel have stated that the show "allowed male viewers to indulge in vicarious [[lad culture|laddism]], whilst allowing female viewers to ridicule the bad but lovable Tony and Gary". They further commented that "it was also a genuine sitcom in that the humour came from the characters and their context". Simon Nye remarked: "I don't do mad, plot-driven farragoes. You have to allow your characters time to talk."<ref name="LewisStempel1999"/>

''Men Behaving Badly'' boosted the acting careers of all four of the main cast. The final episode in 1998 drew 13.9 million viewers. The show was criticised by the [[Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents]] for its portrayal of a "lad's culture of boozing and irresponsibility".<ref name=telegraph>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1400677/Return-for-the-men-behaving-less-badly.html| title=Return for the men behaving less badly| work=The Telegraph| date=8 July 2002| access-date=11 July 2017}}</ref>