Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em by Crawford himself, as well as featuring various well-remembered and much lampooned catchphrases, that have become part of popular culture. In a 2004 poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom, "Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em" came 22nd. The expression "Some mothers do have them" is meant to refer to someone clumsy or foolish. The wimpish, smiling Frank, sporting his trademark beret and trench coat, is married to the apparently normal Betty (Michele Dotrice) and in later series they have a baby daughter, Jessica. The character was popular with television impressionists such as Mike Yarwood in the 1970s, particularly his main catchphrase,
Discworld characters on the character Frank Spencer, from the 1970s British TV series "[[Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em]]". Spencer was played by actor [[Michael Crawford]], who is also known as the original performer of the title character in the musical "[[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|Phantom of the Opera]]". A professional scribe who in "[[The Truth (novel)|The Truth]]" has a career of writing down interesting news for various Lords and Ladies abroad, this led to him becoming the editor of the Disc's first newspaper, "The Ankh-Morpork Times". He has an obsessive dislike of lying, which he has however learned to work