"The Goodies" (1970) TV series 1970-1981

Creators:

Tim Brooke-Taylor
Graeme Garden
Bill Oddie

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | unknown

Release Date:

8 November 1970 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Long running British situation comedy with the vaguest of situations. The Goodies are a three man agency whose brief is to do 'anything...

Plot Keywords:

Slapstick | Surrealism | British | Spoof | Trio

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Bill Oddie	...	Bill Oddie / ... (76 episodes, 1970-1982)
Tim Brooke-Taylor	...	Tim Brooke-Taylor / ... (76 episodes, 1970-1982)
Graeme Garden	...	Graeme Garden / ... (76 episodes, 1970-1982)

Also Known As:

Narrow Your Mind (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (76 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

The constant references to gibbons date back to the 1960s radio series "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again" which starred the Goodies alongside John Cleese, David Hatch and Jo Kendall. This explains the huge laugh in the "Radio Goodies" episode where Graeme calls their pirate ship "The Saucy Gibbon". The 1975 season contains graffiti references to "Funky Gibbon", scrawled on the wall near Graeme's computer. This was a novelty single recorded by the team that reached number four on the British charts.

Quotes:

Bill: Listen! If he goes, I go.
Graeme: It's a deal.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (2008) (TV)

One of the forgotten classics of British Comedy

The Goodies are a very funny British comedy group that grew out of a radio show called "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again" (sometimes called "The Wonder Show".) The radio series also had John Cleese and a few others.

The writing for this group is always very sharp and filled with unexpected and dreadful puns.

If you can find a copy of this, rent, buy or borrow it! (That goes for any of their other movies.)