I trust you weren’t too busy to remove the crumpet…
It would take a superman to get him out of there, not the kind of weed who blubs just because somebody gives him a slice of rabbit pie instead of birthday cake.
You know, it’s funny that there’s a new Blackadder in every generation, yet they never seem to get married . . . except Blackadder the First, and his bride was 12 years old . . .
One presumes that each Blackadder can honestly claim to come from a long line of bachelors! 
Well, they’re bastards, of course!
The balladeer must have cursed all Blackadder descendants with his song after Blackadder’s near-marriage to Bob in “Bells”: “So Flashheart tweaked the Adder’s beard / From now he always shall be single…”
Well, they’re dead, if that’s what you mean…
Count me in as another who likes the first series just as much as the others. I like how the first Edmund is really not quite so bright, and Baldric actually is the more cunning one. Then the progression of later Edmunds getting smarter (and sharper wit) and Baldrics getting dumber. And you’ve gotta love Brian Blessed… “Whaaaaaat!!!”
Favorite episode from the first series is definitely “Queen of Spain’s Beard”.
Favorite line from Flashheart has to be in BA4, when he talks about treating his airplane like he treats his women…
“I get inside her 5 times a day and take her to heaven and back!” (WOOF!)
Back and Forth was okay, but Christmas Carol was great – the best of the specials, by far.
“No, my Lord Pigmot, I did not vanquish the Nibble-Pibblies, because you just made them up.”
I always like the episode of “Blackadder Goes Forth” where Captain Blackadder is arrested for shooting General Melchet’s favorite carrying pigeon. While he’s in the brig (stockade?) awaiting trial, he has this exchange with the soldier guarding him:
Blackadder: I’m writing to retain legal counsel.
Soldier: Don’t you think that’s rather a waste of money, sir?
B: Not when you’re talking about Larsen E. Pettifogger [I forget the lawyer’s actual name].
S: Oh, yes! Pettifogger!
B: Remember the Case of the Bloody Knife? A man stabbed another man in public, waved the knife around and shouted, “Yes, I did it, I’m glad I killed the bastard!” Pettifogger not only got him acquitted, he got him knighted in the New Year’s Honour’s list, and the dead man’s family had to pay to clean the blood stains out of his clothes.
S: And he’s no slack hand as a prosecutor, either!
B: No, he isn’t! Remember Oscar Wilde?
S: Butch Oscar!
B: Yes . . . big, bearded, 111 illegitimate children, author of the pamphlet “Why I Like To Do It With Girls” . . . Got him sent down for being a whoopsy!
Oh no, sir, that’s gobbleijuke!
Edmund: Oh, no need for that, Perkins, I’ll just dash off a couple of notes, one asking for a sponge bag, and the other sending for my lawyer.
Perkins: Oh, your lawyer now, yes sir. Don’t you think that might be a bit of a waste of money, sir.
Edmund: Not when he’s the finest mind in English legal history. Ever heard of Bob Mattingburg?
Perkins: Oh, yes indeed, sir! A most gifted gentleman!
Edmund: I remember Mattingburg’s most famous case, the case of the bloody knife. A man was found next to a murdered body, he had the knife in his hand, thirteen witnesses that seen him stab the victim, when the police arrived he said, ‘I’m glad I killed the bastard."’ Mattingburg not only got him off, but he got him knighted in the New Year’s Honours list, and the relatives of the victim had to pay to have the blood washed out of his jacket.
Perkins: There is a job under the prosecution involved, sir.
Edmund: Yes, well, look at Oscar Wilde.
Perkins: Oh, butch, Oscar.
Edmund: A big, bearded, bonking, butch Oscar. The terror of the ladies. 114 illegitimate children, world heavyweight boxing champion, and author of the best-selling pamphlet, Why I Like To Do It With Girls. Mattingburg had him sent down for being a whoopsie.’
Interesting to compare Gen Melchitt’s reaction to the grisly fate of Speckled Jim to his of poor old Flossie the Rabbit…
“I’ve got a plan! And it’s as HOT as my PANTS!”