W.H.O.R.K. a la Pimple

Pimpleattemptstoteachalargefriendtorideabicycle,withdisastrousresults.　　(ThereisnotenoughsurvivingfootageofthisFredEvansPimplecomedytosaymuchaboutit.AlthoughtheNationalFilmandTelevisionArchivecataloguehasa1914dateforthefilm,itseemslikelytobeearlier.ItalmostcertainlyfollowedthepatternofPimpleandtheSnake(1912)orPimple'sMotorbike(1913),withasimpleset-up-inthiscasePimpleteachingafatmanhowtorideabike-followedbyaseriesofincidentsinwhichtheycrashintoinnocentbystandersandtradespeoplebeforetheyarestoppedandretributionisexacted.Thisusuallyinvolvessomekindofphysicalpunishmentmuchinthewayofcomicstripcharactersbeingwhackedforsomemisdemeanour.ThedeliberatemisspellingofW-H-ORK,withtheextra'h',isafeaturethatcropsupinPimplefilmsoccasionally,althoughthereasonisobscure.)　　(http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/730648/index.html)