A sound trout thrashing would certainly be appropriate, but wouldn’t the ideal be to beat the proprietor about the head and shoulders with a wedge of cheese on a stick? Reserve the trout for the humorless git who complained about the skit.
I do agree, however, that the Cheese Shop would probably not play as well with a middle-school audience as some of the other well-known skits. If they were set on it, I’d support them, though. If they choose to do another one for the right reasons, rather than some ridiculous PC crap, that’s fine, too.
What really puts “cheese shop” over for me is the bouzouki player bits. How were the kids planning on dealing with that little detail? As for the skit’s violent conclusion, maybe they could alter the outcome by having the Cleese character announce at the end, “I’m very sorry but I’m going to have to slap you with a trout,” suddenly produce said trout from his right side (specially tailored trouser leg pocket?), and whap him with it. That way you get, in effect, two classic routines for the price of one.
I doubt “crunchy frog” would be approved either (at least in its original form) because of the “Constable Clitoris” character. I’m sure that part would go over well with the J.H.S. crowd, though. They’d probably have to change his name to “Constable Cherry” or somesuch.
I think the trout is a fine idea. I like the idea of a cheese shop with no cheese, but a fine selection of dead fish any one of which would be perfect for smacking Mr. Wensleydale.
Remember, if you are going to do The Cheese Shop verbatim, the Cleese character, when told that the Camembert is pretty runny, responds with “I don’t care how fucking runny it is.”
I just figured it out. It means jizzing on a woman’s back and then throwing the sheet on her. Then when she stands up the sheet sticks to her back making her look like superman with a cape. At least that is what the Urban Dictionary says.
I just have to say that there is a Greek restaurant in town that always has similar sounding music playing in the background, and I can’t go in the place without thinking of the Cheese Shop sketch!
I don’t see why kids wouldn’t enjoy the Cheese Shop, but if they have the Argument Clinic as an alternative, I’d certainly recommend they go with it - IMHO, it’s the funniest MP sketch ever.
I thought it had something to do with what would really happen if the Man of Steel tried to have sex with a mere mortal. Especially if he actually ejaculated inside her (or him, for that matter).
That may not make much literal sense vis-a-vis a rap lyric, although it dovetails with the sexual boasting, misogyny, and general crudeness that characterizes a lot of rap music.