Loads-a-Money

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Loads-a-Money is a brash, cash-flashing Cockney plasterer character created and performed by Harry Enfield, satirizing the greed and materialism of 1980s Thatcher-era Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy character
fictional character
associatedWith Harry Enfield and Chums
associatedWithPoliticalDebate Thatcher-era economic policies
catchphrase Loads-a-money
characterTrait brash
flashy
loud
characterType Cockney
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Harry Enfield
culturalImpact popularized the term loadsamoney
symbol of 1980s British greed
eraOfPopularity late 1980s
fictionalEthnicity English
fictionalOccupation plasterer
fictionalUniverse British television comedy
genre comedy
satire
hasAccent Cockney accent
hasSong Loadsamoney (Doin' Up the House)
humorStyle exaggeration
social satire
inspiredDiscussionOf class in Britain
economic inequality in the UK
language English
medium television
nationality British
notableBehavior cash-flashing
occupation plasterer
performer Harry Enfield
politicalContext Thatcher-era Britain
portrayedAs working-class tradesman made rich
portrayedIn Friday Night Live
Harry Enfield’s Television Programme
Saturday Live
satirizes 1980s Britain
Thatcherism
greed
materialism
yuppie culture
songChartPerformance UK Singles Chart hit
songPerformer Harry Enfield
songReleaseYear 1988
targetAudience British television viewers
timePeriodSatirized 1980s

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