Downton Abbey: Watch the 8 funniest parodies

In honor of this Sunday's season four premiere, a look at the lighter side of the Abbey

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Downton Abbey fans have been waiting nearly a year to see how the show's many British characters will solve their many British problems after the tragic cliffhanger that ended season three. (Unless, of course, those fans live in the U.K.; for them, the fourth season premiered in September and ended in November.)

We're now just two days away from seeing what twists and turns Downton Abbey will take next. But if you can't wait for everyone's favorite period soap opera to return to the screen on Sunday night, ask your butler to brew you a cup of tea and sit down to watch the funniest Downton Abbey parodies the internet has to offer:

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.