Editing Harry Hill (section)

===''Harry Hill'' (1997–2003)===
{{Main|Harry Hill (TV series)}}
Harry Hill got his own television series on [[Channel 4]] in 1997. Among the regular characters were Harry Hill's big brother, Alan, played by Al Murray, and his adopted son, Alan Jr., played by Matt Bradstock. [[Burt Kwouk]] also appeared in many episodes as Harry's "Chicken Catcher" – and each week, he would come up with an excuse as to why he has not yet captured a chicken, followed by a performance of the song "Hey Little Hen". In later series, Hill and Kwouk appeared in sketches as [[Karl Lagerfeld]] and [[Gianni Versace]].

Hill's screen wife Mai Sung also made several appearances on the show, mainly on the theme of trying to steal his [[Abbey National]] bank savings book. Another character that featured on the show was Stouffer the Cat, a [[glove puppet]] cat made from blue rubber. Stouffer would normally sit in a throne, supported by a rubber arm in the style of [[Rod Hull]], and was employed to intimidate guests during Hill's standup routines. Some of Stouffer's catchphrases are "he got a big face" and "sorted – respect due".{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}

At the end of each episode, an event called "The Badger Parade" was supposed to take place. The parade featured a number of [[puppet]] [[badger]]s that included "[[Gareth Southgate]] badger" and "[[Tasmin Archer]] badger", among others – however, every week, there would be some kind of problem, resulting in the badgers being unable to perform. In place of the badger parade, Hill would usually sing a song, with a guest that he had invited onto the show. A [[tie-in]] book relating to the series was released in October 1998, entitled ''Harry Hill's Fun Book''.

The series was cancelled in April 2000 but was revived by [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] in March 2003, as ''[[Harry Hill&nbsp;(TV series)#ITV1 (2003)|The All-New Harry Hill Show]]''. It was broadcast in between the first two series of Hill's new ITV show ''[[TV Burp]]''. Regular features on the ITV version included the Hamilton Challenge, featuring [[Neil Hamilton (politician)|Neil]] and [[Christine Hamilton]], and a butterfly in blue jeans. The Channel 4 series was revisited in August 2012, for a retrospective documentary entitled ''Whatever Happened to Harry Hill?''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/harry_hill_the_reunion/ |title=Whatever Happened To Harry Hill? – C4 Sitcom |publisher=British Comedy Guide |date= |accessdate=2022-09-18}}</ref>