L’Arroseur Arrosé [The Sprinkler Sprinkled) (1895) by Louis Lumière

The Image: Probably the first ever filmed comedy - and with a preconceived narrative - from 1896 - one of the oldest gags in the world through - secretly standing on the hosepipe that someones else is using to water the garden: Hilarity ensues...(Images here:) tristan@ ___________ All clips uploaded solely for celebration and education.... All clips have currently been passed by youtube copyright software, but I appreciate that individual copyright holders may still wish to manually protect their copyright by issuing a takedown order. Before contacting youtube officially - which results in this channel getting a strike - please consider contacting me personally: tristan@ and I will immediately remove the material. (Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use“ for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, education or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.)