S4.E4

Donkey

Name: Donkey
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2001-09-21
Duration: 28 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha

Episode aired Sep 21, 2001
TV-14
28m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

290

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Jennifer Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous (1992)

Comedy

Eddy is worrying about her weight again, seeing herself as the "donkey" of her social circle, a fact that her bitchy friends endorse, so she goes on a punishing diet-and-exercise regimen whi... Read allEddy is worrying about her weight again, seeing herself as the "donkey" of her social circle, a fact that her bitchy friends endorse, so she goes on a punishing diet-and-exercise regimen which Saffy and Patsy oppose for different reasons. She even dreams that God and the Devil of... Read allEddy is worrying about her weight again, seeing herself as the "donkey" of her social circle, a fact that her bitchy friends endorse, so she goes on a punishing diet-and-exercise regimen which Saffy and Patsy oppose for different reasons. She even dreams that God and the Devil offer their own comments. Although she feels that she has shed the pounds, she's still seen ... Read all

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Trivia
When Katy Grin remembers having slime dumped on her on a game show, she calls out to Dawn French for revenge. Dawn French was Jennifer Saunders's co-star on the comedy sketch show French and Saunders (1987); from which came the sketch "Modern Mother and Daughter" which inspired Absolutely Fabulous (1992).

Goofs
There is a scene where Edina angrily throws a carton of yogurt in the kitchen sink from across the room because she can't eat what she wants. The yogurt splashes all over the screen and the next shot shows Saffie looking shocked. This was left in but was added into another take because it was actually a blooper, as the yogurt container was not supposed to break and got all over the lens of the camera that was placed in the window behind the sink, and the cast and audience broke out laughing. If you look at the next shot of Edina complaining to Saffie, part of the screen looks blurry where the crew tried to clean off the lens.

Quotes
Edina: I'd just once like to take my clothes off and not be marked by them...

Connections
References Sex and the City (1998)

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Featured review

7/10

A solid episode.

After some scathing comments from Katy Grin, Edina is feeling fat and uncomfortable, she goes on a diet, and attends a boot camp.

There are some funny moments throughout, but it's one of my least favourite episodes. It's Absolutely Fabulous, so it's still great, it's still an episode I watch regularly, but others in this series are better.

Favourite scene has to be the return of Marianne Faithfull, and her gorgeous song, The Ballad of Lucy Jordan, it's wonderful. Funniest moment, perhaps the scene where Edina discovers a muscle.

Julian Rhind Tutt, one of the best actors around, all of those Doctor Who jokes, that's a role this wonderful actor should have.

I love Jane Horrocks, I adore Bubble, I'm not much of a fan of Katy Grin, I get that they probably wanted to give Horrocks a stronger part, but she's just so annoying.

7/10.