Review of The Russians Are Coming

Watching this almost thirty years after being aired, it still makes me laugh. The premise has been described by others, which involves Del buying a pile of bricks witch happens to have boxes of lead under them. Cut into the episode to find our lovable trio nested in their nuclear fallout shelter and Del going on about how the glory of going to war will be obsolete. Cue Granddad's monologue speech about the truth of the First World War. You have to remember, when this was aired, there were still WW1 survivors alive, which makes this all the more poignant. A slap of harsh reality in a comedic scenario is the genius of John Sullivan. It is speeches like this that ought to be highlighted and pondered on. Well done, Granddad.