# BBC Scotland video mentions mullet **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 2, 2022, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-scotland-video-mentions-mullet/970780 "2022-09-02T03:04:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-scotland-video-mentions-mullet/970780/1 "2022-09-02T03:04:11Z")
But just how old is it? It looks like it’s from the 50s, but then the barber mentions Elvis Costello. I think it must be a skit, anyone else have info on this? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RRlPIH6MdRY/maxresdefault.jpg "There's A Choice... Of One Haircut! | Raiders Of The Lost Archive | BBC Scotland") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRlPIH6MdRY) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-scotland-video-mentions-mullet/970780/2 "2022-09-02T03:09:17Z")
It just looks like an overdub to old film footage to me. (Or am I missing the question? Are you looking for the original source of the video?) ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-scotland-video-mentions-mullet/970780/3 "2022-09-02T03:15:33Z")
Yes, it looks authentic to me …and why would anyone go so much trouble to fake authentic-looking 50’s footage just to overdub it? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-scotland-video-mentions-mullet/970780/4 "2022-09-02T03:16:53Z")
Yeah, the video is authentic. The audio is dubbed. I guess I’m confused as to what the question is now. The source of the archival video? ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-scotland-video-mentions-mullet/970780/5 "2022-09-02T03:29:32Z")
It looks like the film stock predates the Mullet haircut by at least 20 or 30 years. It started in the US in the late '70s and is based on Native American hairstyles of the past. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-scotland-video-mentions-mullet/970780/6 "2022-09-02T03:44:16Z")
It sounds like overdubbing is much more apparent to experienced ears. I didnt even think of that. I did wonder if any Scots might know about “Raiders of the Lost Archive” and whether it was supposed to be comedy or serious. > [@dolphinboy](#): > > It looks like the film stock predates the Mullet haircut by at least 20 or 30 years. It also pre-dates Elvis Costello’s career by about that much. That was the only clue I had that it wasn’t from the 50s ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-scotland-video-mentions-mullet/970780/7 "2022-09-02T04:14:05Z")
The name of the YouTube channel is BBC Scotland Comedy. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-scotland-video-mentions-mullet/970780/8 "2022-09-02T04:23:25Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > It sounds like overdubbing is much more apparent to experienced ears. Eyes, not ears. Didn’t you notice that the timing of the barber’s mouth movements bears no relationship to the soundtrack? It’s _very_ obvious! ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-scotland-video-mentions-mullet/970780/9 "2022-09-02T07:44:20Z")
I guess what’s confusing to people is that it just isn’t very funny! But yes, a weak attempt at overdubbing a ‘comedy’ voiceover. ---
**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-scotland-video-mentions-mullet/970780/10 "2022-09-02T12:23:26Z")
I’d go as far as “mildly amusing”. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-scotland-video-mentions-mullet/970780/11 "2022-09-02T13:12:41Z")
It’s one of a whole series of overdubbing old clips: > **[BBC Scotland - Raiders of the Lost Archive - Available now](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000qt1v/episodes/player)** > > Available episodes of Raiders of the Lost Archive ---
**Author:** ![HorribleMutantBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/258eb7/32.png) [@HorribleMutantBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HorribleMutantBoy)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-scotland-video-mentions-mullet/970780/12 "2022-09-02T13:21:42Z")
BBC Scotland is the amateur wing of British TV. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-scotland-video-mentions-mullet/970780/13 "2022-09-02T18:26:18Z")
Well, I watched it on my phone, so I missed that! ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-scotland-video-mentions-mullet/970780/14 "2022-09-02T19:54:47Z")
Ah, that would explain it. On a big screen you could see they made no real attempt to synch the overdub with the lip movement - I think it was deliberate, part of making it a silly joke, along with the “Elvis Costello” anachronism.