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| Baldrick is the fictional servant and sidekick of ]'s television character ]. Just as Blackadder exists in many incarnations throughout the ages, so does Baldrick; wherever there is a Blackadder there is a Baldrick serving him. Initially Baldrick was the smart one and Blackadder the idiot, but as Blackadder's social status has fallen (Prince > Lord > Royal Butler > Captain) so has Baldrick's intelligence. | Baldrick is the fictional servant and sidekick of ]'s television character ]. Just as Blackadder exists in many incarnations throughout the ages, so does Baldrick; wherever there is a Blackadder there is a Baldrick serving him. Initially Baldrick was the smart one and Blackadder the idiot, but as Blackadder's social status has fallen (Prince > Lord > Royal Butler > Captain) so has Baldrick's intelligence. | ||
| An indication of their relationship: | |||
| ... | |||
| KATE | |||
| ⚫ | The character Baldrick is associated with the phrase "cunning plan". So much so that for example there is a landmine detection device that is so cunning that it is has been dubbed the Baldrick. ''(I heard about this on the radio in someplace like Cambodia or Afghanistan -- does anyone have a particular reference to it?)'' | ||
| The word is that your servant is the worst servant in London. | |||
| BLACKADDER | |||
| Mmmmm. That's true. Baldrick, you're fired. Be out of the house in ten minutes. | |||
| ... | |||
| BLACKADDER | |||
| ⚫ | See also ]. | ||
| Sorry, Baldrick. Any reason you're still here? | |||
| BALDRICK | |||
| I've got nowhere to go, my lord. | |||
| BLACKADDER | |||
| Oh, surely you'll be allowed to starve to death in one of the royal parks? | |||
| BALDRICK | |||
| /Talk | |||
| I've been in your service since I was two and a half, my lord. | |||
| BLACKADDER | |||
| Well, that must be why I'm so utterly sick of the sight of you. | |||
| ... | |||
| ⚫ | The character Baldrick is associated with the phrase "cunning plan". So much so that for example there is a landmine detection device that is so cunning that it is has been dubbed the Baldrick. ''(I heard about this on the radio in someplace like Cambodia or Afghanistan -- does anyone have a particular reference to it?)'' | ||
| ⚫ | See also ]. | ||
| ] | |||
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Baldrick is the fictional servant and sidekick of Rowan Atkinson's television character Blackadder. Just as Blackadder exists in many incarnations throughout the ages, so does Baldrick; wherever there is a Blackadder there is a Baldrick serving him. Initially Baldrick was the smart one and Blackadder the idiot, but as Blackadder's social status has fallen (Prince > Lord > Royal Butler > Captain) so has Baldrick's intelligence.
An indication of their relationship:
...
KATE The word is that your servant is the worst servant in London.
BLACKADDER Mmmmm. That's true. Baldrick, you're fired. Be out of the house in ten minutes.
...
BLACKADDER Sorry, Baldrick. Any reason you're still here?
BALDRICK I've got nowhere to go, my lord.
BLACKADDER Oh, surely you'll be allowed to starve to death in one of the royal parks?
BALDRICK I've been in your service since I was two and a half, my lord.
BLACKADDER Well, that must be why I'm so utterly sick of the sight of you.
...
The character Baldrick is associated with the phrase "cunning plan". So much so that for example there is a landmine detection device that is so cunning that it is has been dubbed the Baldrick. (I heard about this on the radio in someplace like Cambodia or Afghanistan -- does anyone have a particular reference to it?)
See also Baldric.