47:
321:. The next morning, Mrs Pike confronts Wilson in Mainwaring's office about Frank's feet, and tells him to ask Mainwaring to not let Frank go on any more marches. After his mother storms off, Frank apprises Wilson of a plan to avoid a twenty-mile march on Saturday: swap Mainwaring's boots over for a half a size smaller. Wilson thinks this is a good idea, not realising that the rest of Jones' section have had the same idea.
339:
Sedgewick returns and gives
Godfrey the water. He says it is not enough, and Sedgewick reluctantly goes to fetch another one, but the men have forgotten to ask about Mainwaring's boots, and are shocked when Sedgewick comes back with a full jug. Frazer asks about Mainwaring's shoe size and he comments
347:
The next morning, Mainwaring arrives stiffly, wearing the pair of size 6 shoes. He hobbles into the office, just as Mr
Sedgewick arrives with the pair of boots he left for repair last week: a 6½. The men joke with Mainwaring, not realising the truth, even when Mainwaring jovially tells Jones to lead
297:
After a fifteen-mile march, Mainwaring asks the men to have their feet ready for inspection in five minutes, while he and Wilson have a chat in the office. Mainwaring confides in Wilson that he knows that he is a shy and sensitive man who handles the men quietly and subtly. So he offers to inspect
340:
that he takes a 6½. Between the four of them, Jones' section finish the jug and ask for some more. As
Sedgewick trudges out, Jones searches desperately for a size 6, eventually finding one. When Sedgewick returns, they blame the mess on a mouse, and quickly make their escape.
294:'s feet, despite having a slight problem in his back that eventually results in him using a chair to inspect the men's feet. After he has finished, he concludes that everyone's feet are fine, but he decides to impose some long route marches to get their feet up to scratch.
305:
for Pike and Frazer. Frazer is none too keen on the idea, but when Walker announces that they do not have to pay for it if they do not like it, he assents. Mainwaring and Wilson reappear and inspect the men's feet, and it is revealed that the foot salve is in fact a
279:, he gives one to Wilson. Mainwaring unrolls his diagram, which displays a human foot in perfect working order, which is what everyone's foot should look like in a nicely fitting shoe. Wilson unrolls his diagram to show a ravaged foot, covered in bruises,
332:, and Sedgewick goes out back to get a glass of water, leaving the pair of boots on the stool. Jones scrambles up the ladder to try to find a pair of shoes half a size smaller than Mainwaring's, but then realises he does not know Mainwaring's
274:
Mainwaring is giving a lecture on transportation, and tells the men that whatever mode of transport they use, it all comes down to the same thing: the three Fs – fast feet, functional feet, and fit feet. Producing two
343:
Later, Pike and Wilson arrive and initiate the same plan, with every detail exactly the same. Wilson is therefore surprised when
Sedgewick knows that he is feeling faint and goes out to get a glass of water.
298:
Wilson's feet in private. Wilson protests by asking
Mainwaring who will inspect his feet. Mainwaring agrees, and proposes that he'll show Wilson his if he shows Mainwaring his.
453:
While toughening up his platoon's feet, Mainwairing has them take part in a barefoot football match. The song played during this is "I Came, I Saw, I Conga'd".
317:
After a few days, it is beginning to take its toll on the platoon, especially Pike, who has a nightmare about marching in bare feet, which are all swollen and
1213:
76:
328:, so they need a pair of size 8 boots for him, but they must be the same sort that Mainwaring has. After he finds a pair, Godfrey pretends to
1414:
688:
865:
826:
617:
1480:
1442:
1475:
1153:
1083:
523:
1407:
1104:
324:
Jones' section enter
Sedgewick's Shoe Shop, where Mainwaring buys his boots, and tell Mr Sedgewick that Jones is becoming an
1002:
683:
611:
1132:
1118:
1076:
900:
819:
709:
476:
98:
17:
69:
1160:
787:
773:
542:
1252:
1245:
956:
1305:
1009:
974:
833:
719:
666:
606:
601:
236:
872:
729:
1454:† Missing episode has been reconstructed using animation. ‡ Missing episode has been recreated with new cast
1319:
893:
886:
1220:
1058:
1023:
914:
516:
1351:
847:
780:
646:
1125:
981:
921:
659:
641:
636:
212:
156:
59:
1312:
1298:
1037:
942:
907:
63:
55:
1428:
1238:
1090:
935:
585:
456:
The title of this episode is drawn from the song of the same name, which is heard in the episode.
425:
1326:
995:
509:
430:
325:
224:
80:
1421:
1178:
1044:
1365:
1266:
1146:
949:
928:
759:
714:
560:
380:
311:
8:
1016:
879:
840:
310:. Mainwaring isn't impressed with the men's feet and proposes route marches and games of
1358:
1344:
1206:
1199:
1139:
1111:
550:
362:
1259:
724:
496:
472:
1435:
1185:
1097:
1051:
704:
367:
280:
1400:
1192:
570:
555:
407:
371:
329:
1372:
1291:
812:
794:
652:
575:
565:
398:
389:
1469:
1379:
1273:
1030:
533:
403:
250:
129:
28:
766:
580:
421:
416:
412:
307:
35:
439:
385:
358:
248:" is the third episode of the fourth series of the British comedy series
166:
492:
466:
434:
394:
376:
501:
333:
276:
266:
to achieve the three Fs – fast feet, functional feet and fit feet.
263:
318:
291:
284:
302:
262:
Captain
Mainwaring implements an unpopular series of lengthy
254:. It was originally transmitted on Friday 9 October 1970.
467:
Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000).
1467:
68:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
517:
113:3rd episode of the 4th series of Dad's Army
866:The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones
827:The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker
524:
510:
287:, which has been in an ill-fitting shoe.
99:Learn how and when to remove this message
1154:Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel
348:the men off on their twenty-mile march.
531:
14:
1468:
1408:Resisting the Aggressor Down the Ages
1105:The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones
505:
301:Meanwhile, Walker proposes some foot
40:
290:Mainwaring proceeds to inspect the
24:
1119:The King Was in His Counting House
460:
25:
1492:
1133:When Did You Last See Your Money?
486:
1481:1970 British television episodes
1214:Things that Go Bump in the Night
788:The Showing Up of Corporal Jones
45:
820:The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage
710:Dad's Army Appreciation Society
469:The Complete A-Z of Dad's Army
139:
13:
1:
1306:Is There Honey Still for Tea?
730:Bressingham Steam and Gardens
1476:Dad's Army series 4 episodes
894:Something Nasty in the Vault
887:The Bullet Is Not for Firing
743:
7:
1024:The Two and a Half Feathers
915:The Day the Balloon Went Up
834:Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret
257:
10:
1497:
1352:The Making of Private Pike
781:The Enemy Within the Gates
630:Adaptations & spinoffs
33:
26:
1452:
1443:The Love of Three Oranges
1389:
1336:
1283:
1230:
1170:
1126:All is Safely Gathered In
1068:
966:
857:
804:
751:
742:
738:
697:
676:
660:It Sticks Out Half a Mile
629:
594:
541:
235:
201:
196:
188:
173:
162:
152:
137:
127:
118:
1313:Come In, Your Time Is Up
1084:Keep Young and Beautiful
447:
177:9 October 1970
54:This article includes a
27:Not to be confused with
1429:Broadcast to the Empire
586:Chief ARP Warden Hodges
351:
269:
83:more precise citations.
1327:The Face on the Poster
982:Don't Forget the Diver
213:Don't Forget the Diver
1422:Battle of the Giants!
1299:When You've Got to Go
1179:The Deadly Attachment
689:Books and memorabilia
493:"Boots, Boots, Boots"
1415:Cornish Floral Dance
1239:Everybody's Trucking
1147:A Brush with the Law
1091:A Soldier's Farewell
1045:A. Wilson (Manager)?
950:No Spring for Frazer
929:Menace from the Deep
880:The Lion Has 'Phones
760:The Man and the Hour
561:Lance Corporal Jones
381:Lance Corporal Jones
336:in the first place.
1017:Put That Light Out!
989:Boots, Boots, Boots
841:A Stripe for Frazer
246:Boots, Boots, Boots
121:Boots, Boots, Boots
1359:Knights of Madness
1345:Wake Up Walmington
1207:The Honourable Man
1200:We Know Our Onions
1140:Brain Versus Brawn
1112:If the Cap Fits...
1077:Asleep in the Deep
996:Sgt – Save My Boy!
901:Room at the Bottom
551:Captain Mainwaring
363:Captain Mainwaring
225:Sgt – Save My Boy!
197:Episode chronology
56:list of references
34:For the poem, see
1463:
1462:
1459:
1458:
1366:The Miser's Hoard
1267:The Captain's Car
1260:The Godiva Affair
1003:Don't Fence Me In
725:Walmington-on-Sea
715:Dad's Army Museum
426:ARP Warden Hodges
242:
241:
231:
230:
174:Original air date
109:
108:
101:
18:Boots Boots Boots
16:(Redirected from
1488:
1436:My Brother and I
1392:
1186:My British Buddy
1161:Time on My Hands
1098:Getting the Bird
1052:Uninvited Guests
774:Command Decision
740:
739:
705:Blitz and Pieces
607:Missing episodes
526:
519:
512:
503:
502:
482:
368:John Le Mesurier
237:List of episodes
203:
202:
184:
182:
146:
141:
116:
115:
104:
97:
93:
90:
84:
79:this article by
70:inline citations
49:
48:
41:
21:
1496:
1495:
1491:
1490:
1489:
1487:
1486:
1485:
1466:
1465:
1464:
1455:
1448:
1401:Santa on Patrol
1390:
1385:
1332:
1279:
1253:Gorilla Warfare
1246:A Man of Action
1226:
1193:The Royal Train
1166:
1064:
962:
957:Sons of the Sea
853:
800:
747:
734:
693:
672:
625:
590:
571:Private Godfrey
556:Sergeant Wilson
537:
530:
489:
479:
463:
461:Further reading
450:
445:
442:as Mr Sedgewick
408:Private Godfrey
372:Sergeant Wilson
354:
272:
260:
222:
210:
180:
178:
169:and David Croft
147:
144:
114:
105:
94:
88:
85:
74:
60:related reading
50:
46:
39:
32:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1494:
1484:
1483:
1478:
1461:
1460:
1457:
1456:
1453:
1450:
1449:
1447:
1446:
1439:
1432:
1425:
1418:
1411:
1404:
1396:
1394:
1387:
1386:
1384:
1383:
1376:
1373:Number Engaged
1369:
1362:
1355:
1348:
1340:
1338:
1334:
1333:
1331:
1330:
1323:
1316:
1309:
1302:
1295:
1292:Ring Dem Bells
1287:
1285:
1281:
1280:
1278:
1277:
1270:
1263:
1256:
1249:
1242:
1234:
1232:
1228:
1227:
1225:
1224:
1217:
1210:
1203:
1196:
1189:
1182:
1174:
1172:
1168:
1167:
1165:
1164:
1157:
1150:
1143:
1136:
1129:
1122:
1115:
1108:
1101:
1094:
1087:
1080:
1072:
1070:
1066:
1065:
1063:
1062:
1055:
1048:
1041:
1034:
1027:
1020:
1013:
1010:Absent Friends
1006:
999:
992:
985:
978:
975:The Big Parade
970:
968:
964:
963:
961:
960:
953:
946:
939:
932:
925:
918:
911:
904:
897:
890:
883:
876:
869:
861:
859:
855:
854:
852:
851:
844:
837:
830:
823:
816:
813:Operation Kilt
808:
806:
802:
801:
799:
798:
795:Shooting Pains
791:
784:
777:
770:
763:
755:
753:
749:
748:
736:
735:
733:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
701:
699:
698:Other articles
695:
694:
692:
691:
686:
684:Audio releases
680:
678:
674:
673:
671:
670:
667:High & Dry
663:
656:
653:The Rear Guard
649:
644:
639:
633:
631:
627:
626:
624:
623:
622:
621:
612:Radio episodes
609:
604:
598:
596:
592:
591:
589:
588:
583:
578:
576:Private Walker
573:
568:
566:Private Frazer
563:
558:
553:
547:
545:
539:
538:
529:
528:
521:
514:
506:
500:
499:
488:
487:External links
485:
484:
483:
477:
462:
459:
458:
457:
454:
449:
446:
444:
443:
437:
428:
419:
410:
401:
399:Private Walker
392:
390:Private Frazer
383:
374:
365:
355:
353:
350:
314:in bare feet.
271:
268:
259:
256:
240:
239:
233:
232:
229:
228:
216:
199:
198:
194:
193:
190:
186:
185:
175:
171:
170:
164:
160:
159:
154:
150:
149:
142:
135:
134:
125:
124:
112:
107:
106:
64:external links
53:
51:
44:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1493:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1473:
1471:
1451:
1444:
1440:
1437:
1433:
1430:
1426:
1423:
1419:
1416:
1412:
1409:
1405:
1402:
1398:
1397:
1395:
1388:
1381:
1380:Never Too Old
1377:
1374:
1370:
1367:
1363:
1360:
1356:
1353:
1349:
1346:
1342:
1341:
1339:
1335:
1328:
1324:
1321:
1317:
1314:
1310:
1307:
1303:
1300:
1296:
1293:
1289:
1288:
1286:
1282:
1275:
1274:Turkey Dinner
1271:
1268:
1264:
1261:
1257:
1254:
1250:
1247:
1243:
1240:
1236:
1235:
1233:
1229:
1222:
1218:
1215:
1211:
1208:
1204:
1201:
1197:
1194:
1190:
1187:
1183:
1180:
1176:
1175:
1173:
1169:
1162:
1158:
1155:
1151:
1148:
1144:
1141:
1137:
1134:
1130:
1127:
1123:
1120:
1116:
1113:
1109:
1106:
1102:
1099:
1095:
1092:
1088:
1085:
1081:
1078:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1067:
1060:
1056:
1053:
1049:
1046:
1042:
1039:
1035:
1032:
1028:
1025:
1021:
1018:
1014:
1011:
1007:
1004:
1000:
997:
993:
990:
986:
983:
979:
976:
972:
971:
969:
965:
958:
954:
951:
947:
944:
940:
937:
933:
930:
926:
923:
919:
916:
912:
909:
905:
902:
898:
895:
891:
888:
884:
881:
877:
874:
873:Battle School
870:
867:
863:
862:
860:
856:
849:
845:
842:
838:
835:
831:
828:
824:
821:
817:
814:
810:
809:
807:
803:
796:
792:
789:
785:
782:
778:
775:
771:
768:
764:
761:
757:
756:
754:
750:
746:
741:
737:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
702:
700:
696:
690:
687:
685:
682:
681:
679:
675:
669:
668:
664:
662:
661:
657:
655:
654:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
634:
632:
628:
619:
615:
614:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
599:
597:
593:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
548:
546:
544:
540:
536:
535:
527:
522:
520:
515:
513:
508:
507:
504:
498:
494:
491:
490:
480:
478:0-7528-4637-X
474:
470:
465:
464:
455:
452:
451:
441:
438:
436:
432:
429:
427:
423:
420:
418:
414:
411:
409:
405:
404:Arnold Ridley
402:
400:
396:
393:
391:
387:
384:
382:
378:
375:
373:
369:
366:
364:
360:
357:
356:
349:
345:
341:
337:
335:
331:
327:
322:
320:
315:
313:
309:
304:
299:
295:
293:
288:
286:
282:
278:
267:
265:
255:
253:
252:
247:
238:
234:
226:
220:
217:
214:
209:
205:
204:
200:
195:
191:
187:
176:
172:
168:
165:
161:
158:
155:
151:
143:
136:
132:
131:
126:
122:
117:
111:
103:
100:
92:
89:February 2019
82:
78:
72:
71:
65:
61:
57:
52:
43:
42:
37:
30:
29:Boots! Boots!
19:
1320:High Finance
988:
767:Museum Piece
744:
665:
658:
651:
618:Present Arms
602:Episode list
581:Private Pike
532:
468:
431:Janet Davies
422:Bill Pertwee
417:Private Pike
413:Ian Lavender
346:
342:
338:
323:
316:
308:felt tip pen
300:
296:
289:
273:
261:
249:
245:
243:
218:
207:
189:Running time
128:
120:
110:
95:
86:
75:Please help
67:
36:Boots (poem)
1221:The Recruit
1059:Fallen Idol
720:Jones's van
677:Merchandise
440:Erik Chitty
386:John Laurie
359:Arthur Lowe
167:Jimmy Perry
157:David Croft
153:Directed by
81:introducing
1470:Categories
1031:Mum's Army
848:Under Fire
647:Stage show
543:Characters
534:Dad's Army
395:James Beck
377:Clive Dunn
330:feel faint
251:Dad's Army
192:30 minutes
181:1970-10-09
130:Dad's Army
922:War Dance
642:2016 film
637:1971 film
471:. Orion.
334:shoe size
319:blistered
148:Episode 3
1393:Specials
1337:Series 9
1284:Series 8
1231:Series 7
1171:Series 6
1069:Series 5
1038:The Test
967:Series 4
943:Man Hunt
908:Big Guns
858:Series 3
805:Series 2
752:Series 1
745:Episodes
595:Episodes
435:Mrs Pike
312:football
277:diagrams
258:Synopsis
208:Previous
163:Story by
145:Series 4
138:Episode
936:Branded
326:officer
292:platoon
285:bunions
264:marches
221: →
206:←
179: (
133:episode
77:improve
475:
1391:000!!
448:Notes
303:salve
281:corns
62:, or
497:IMDb
473:ISBN
352:Cast
283:and
270:Plot
219:Next
850:"†‡
843:"†‡
829:"†‡
495:at
433:as
424:as
415:as
406:as
397:as
388:as
379:as
370:as
361:as
140:no.
1472::
1417:"†
1403:"†
227:"
215:"
66:,
58:,
1445:"
1441:"
1438:"
1434:"
1431:"
1427:"
1424:"
1420:"
1413:"
1410:"
1406:"
1399:"
1382:"
1378:"
1375:"
1371:"
1368:"
1364:"
1361:"
1357:"
1354:"
1350:"
1347:"
1343:"
1329:"
1325:"
1322:"
1318:"
1315:"
1311:"
1308:"
1304:"
1301:"
1297:"
1294:"
1290:"
1276:"
1272:"
1269:"
1265:"
1262:"
1258:"
1255:"
1251:"
1248:"
1244:"
1241:"
1237:"
1223:"
1219:"
1216:"
1212:"
1209:"
1205:"
1202:"
1198:"
1195:"
1191:"
1188:"
1184:"
1181:"
1177:"
1163:"
1159:"
1156:"
1152:"
1149:"
1145:"
1142:"
1138:"
1135:"
1131:"
1128:"
1124:"
1121:"
1117:"
1114:"
1110:"
1107:"
1103:"
1100:"
1096:"
1093:"
1089:"
1086:"
1082:"
1079:"
1075:"
1061:"
1057:"
1054:"
1050:"
1047:"
1043:"
1040:"
1036:"
1033:"
1029:"
1026:"
1022:"
1019:"
1015:"
1012:"
1008:"
1005:"
1001:"
998:"
994:"
991:"
987:"
984:"
980:"
977:"
973:"
959:"
955:"
952:"
948:"
945:"
941:"
938:"
934:"
931:"
927:"
924:"
920:"
917:"
913:"
910:"
906:"
903:"
899:"
896:"
892:"
889:"
885:"
882:"
878:"
875:"
871:"
868:"
864:"
846:"
839:"
836:"
832:"
825:"
822:"
818:"
815:"
811:"
797:"
793:"
790:"
786:"
783:"
779:"
776:"
772:"
769:"
765:"
762:"
758:"
620:"
616:"
525:e
518:t
511:v
481:.
244:"
223:"
211:"
183:)
123:"
119:"
102:)
96:(
91:)
87:(
73:.
38:.
31:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.