Tony Hancock and
Sid James in a 1959 episode of '
Hancock's Half-Hour'
The episode, entitled '
The Horror Serial' was a spoof of the television series 'Quatermass and the Pit, which had concluded a mere 4 days before this episode was screened
Tony: What would you do if a Martian was under here?
Sid: I’d give him a punch up the bracket.
Tony: Has it not occurred to you that a Martian might not have a bracket to punch up?