The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy (themselves), Dorothy Granger (maid), Charles McMurphy (streetcar driver), Fay Holderness (Mrs Hardy).Director: JAMES PARROTT. Dialogue: H.M. Walker. Story: Leo McCarey. Film editor: Richard Currier. Photography: George Stevens. Song, "Smile When the Raindrops Fall", by Alice K. Howlett. Other songs composed by Hal Roach, and T. Marvin Hatley. Production manager: Henry Ginsberg. Sound recording: Elmer R. Raguse. Producer: Hal Roach. A Hal Roach Studios Production.Copyright 3 December 1930 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. U.S. release: 31 May 1930 (sic). 2 reels.U.K. release title: Aerial Antics.NOTES: In addition to her role as Tillie, the Hardy maid, Dorothy Granger, also has a bit part as the leggy puddle jumper who almost causes Stan to have an accident. COMMENT: In excellent form here, the boys attempt to attach a radio aerial to the roof of the Hardy home with not unexpected results, culminating in a fine slapstick finale. One of the best of the team's many amusing shorts.

As is usually the case, a series of unfortunate events lead to the near destruction of Oliver Hardy. Ollie would like the day off but his wife insists that he finally get on the roof and adjust the radio antenna. Of course, he will need someone to help and we know who that is. After destroying the chimney, there are continuous hilarious mishaps, including bricks falling on Ollie's head. It is classic to watch him sit there, thinking each brick is the last and the another falls. Oliver was the master of the despairing victim. Stanley means well but is a horror when it comes to fixing things. Eventually, Stan makes the mistake of tying a rope to the car to anchor the big guy. Well, it's expected and, once again, a delight. The car starting scene with Stan is stunningly funny.

The title is an absurdity. No hogs in sight. But it doesn't matter because the title might as well be as whimsical as the rest of the plot. Stan and Ollie are forced by Mrs. Hardy to install an aerial on the roof. In the course of failing, they manage to fall off the roof several times. The finale has them in a runaway car with Ollie stuck at the top of an upright ten-foot ladder.It's amusing and up to their usual standard, but not funnier than that. I've seen a more comic episode dealing with a similar problem on "Married With Children." However, fans will get a big kick out of it.

Oliver is having memory problems and is losing stuff which causes a fight with his wife. In a strop she demands he put up the aerial so her radio can pick up stations from Japan. Stan comes round and is enticed by the chance to hear Japan that he offers to help put the aerial up on the roof. However with two men on the job the chances of accidents doubles!After a seemingly pointless and confusing start this short settles down to be a very enjoyable film that has good routines that sound basic but are very well executed and are, more importantly, very funny. The opening title card talks about Hardy losing his memory and Laurel never having had one to lose. There is then a short scene where hardy can't find his hat and then the whole amnesia thing is forgotten as the film moves to the aerial plot. It gets much better at this point and is very funny.Although really it is simply a list of ways for one of the characters to fall down - it is done well and some of the bits are clever. The final sequence of the film is the best and must have been the most difficult to film. As always it is the delivery of the lead duo who make the material work (and last over decades). They do sterling work here – as always my favourite is Hardy. In this short more than others you can see him when he jumps up in frustration and points his fingers into the air – it reminds me so much of modern characters (such as George from Seinfeld) and it shows what an influence they have had.Although on paper this doesn't sound that inspired I assure you that, if you enjoy the comedy of Laurel and Hardy, that you'll find much to enjoy here. But even if you are yet to discover them this is a fine example of their talents before they progressed from shorts into features.