The Goodies (1970-82). Anything, Anytime.
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2024
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Stam Fine Reviews the classic British Comedy series that ran from 1970 -1982 and starred Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, and the late Tim Brooke-Taylor as hyper-stylised versions of themselves. We look at the show's history, best bits, minor controversies, and of course, the pop songs.
Note: Normally this channel makes dumb jokes about the things we review, but in the case of a comedy, we just do a normal review and let The Goodies do their thing.
November 9th 2020 was the 50th Anniversary of the show's first broadcast. 2020 also unfortunately saw one of the Goodies, Tim Brooke-Taylor, pass away.
We hope you enjoy our Review of The Goodies.
Ecky-Thump!
0:00 Intro
1:48 The Goodies
4:38 Early Years
9:54 Music
11:03 Mid 70's Peak
14:19 A Kid's Show?
15:13 1976
16:58 1977
18:18 The Final BBC series
20:01 Going Commercial
21:54 Bits that did not age well
23:30 The Goodies' Legacy 
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The ecky - thump story is legendary . A woman wrote to the BBC saying that her and her husband were watching when he was laughing so much he died. She wanted to thank the BBC and The Goodies for making his final half hour such a happy one
yes echy thump was a pisser!
Lucky Sod, one of the nicer ways to go meet your maker.
@@markfryer9880 I'd say his parents had already died by that stage.
That tha no's is racist to us northan Falk , so thau can tak tha Sen for a long walk , just joking of course .
Ecky-thump is the secret of Lancastrian Global Domination.
I grew up in Sydney in the 70s and 80s. Man we were lucky with content, no stupid reality tv, just great hokey humour. Dr Who and The Goodies every night. Thunderbirds at 6am every Saturday. Star Trek reruns Saturdays. Loved being a kid then. Big Bunny forever!
I grew up in Melbourne during the same period. I really enjoyed the British TV shows.
@@diracflux I grew up in country Vic (Ballarat) in the same period and also loved the British TV shows as a kid. Metal Mickey, The Tripods, Chocky, and The Goodies especially.
We watched them in the 80’s week day afternoons with Doctor Who and Monkey Magic. Great fun.
Yes!
Monkey a classic show. We used to come into school next day and talk about it it was a big favourite with teenage lads in the UK
Late 70's for me. Goodies then Dr Who... best after school TV scheduling in the entire history of all sentient species ever, if not better.
Here in the UK, Monkey 🐒 was shown Friday 6pm on BBC2. Later read the English translation of the Chinese story.
The perfect afternoon line up 😘
Out of all the COVID related deaths, Tim Brooke Taylor’s hurt the most. The Goodies was my childhood, because I had a parent who loved it and bought the first DVDs of the series. It’s still a comfort show for me.
Yes. It caught me by surprise. RIP Tim.
Totally agree. RIP Tim and thank you Sir for all the laughs.
Wait WHAT? I wasn't aware of this.
@@SuperPerry1000 yeah he passed away last April I think? Very sad day.
Totally agree
I loved the Goodies, it was the ultimate in silliness. We 70s kids were mostly outdoors, but this was a reason to stay in.
'Stay in and watch the Goodies' sounds like a great past-time.
So true, nail on the head! We were out playing cricket in the street but were back in when the Goodies were on.
@@prp3231 I was flying kites, fishing or shooting. I was brought up in the poor end of the shires. Still came in for The Goodies!
@@Lumibear. we were playing cricket with tennis balls and neighbour's wall for wickets in the streets of London when there weren't many parked cars. The local park was only five mins away! 😂
@@prp3231 nothing changes then 😂
Around 2005, The Goodies tour came to my town in Australia, ..it was great and a thrill to see Tim and Graeme in person (Bill appeared with pre recorded clips) .an everlasting regret is that I quickly left after the show not knowing that they would shortly be coming out to meet and sign autographs for audience members who stayed behind.
RIP The Goodies. RIP Tim Brooke-Taylor.
Yeah you’re right
So sad 😞
I know right
Spot on they were magnificent
Yes, his passing really hurt.
They imported this on CBC in the seventies; and I was hooked immediately. On everyday at 5, and I never missed an episode. "Time to scrape the fuzz out of your belly button." is a line I will never forget.
Australia had this show on repeat for about 20 years on ABC tv, pure awesome, and they ripped on Rolf Harris before it was popular ;P
The Goodies followed by Dr Who. Good times.
Pretty much the same program schedule as TVNZ!
They also used to rip on Tony Blackburn. I loved the sequence where they released him into the wild and as he was running free one of them shot him.
They really hated Rolf 😅
The Rolf Harris Olympics...lol
I was heartbroken when we lost Tim. The Goodies were an important part of my childhood, and they still make me laugh decades later. Thanks for this video! Oh yeah, I am an Aussie too!
I'm Australian and the intro song takes me back to childhood, the goodies then doctor who, while smelling the dinner My mother was cooking in the kitchen
Happiness and silliness and side splitting laughs for so many families in the antipodes in the 70s. I had a Goodies yearbook that was my most treasured gift for Christmas 1975.
Used to watch this, Monty Python, and Benny Hill with my older brothers Sunday nights on PBS here in the States back in the 1970s. Good times!
Alfred E. Neuman used to crack me up as a misunderstood adolescent in late 1950's. Bent humour has saved my insanity.
One of the greatest shows that I have ever seen, and in my opinion, of all time. As an Australian child I would come home from school eager to not miss an episode, they will always hold a special place in my heart. The saddest part is that the children of today are not interested in anything unless it's new and only if society tells them it's popular.
I always assumed they were bigger in England than Australia, but when they toured here in 2005 they said they were blown away by the attention they got in 'the colony' as opposed to their home.
In fact in a venue I was working at they commented on a crew members Goodies T shirt they thought he wore especially, but in reality he didn't even know they were going to be there - it was his favourite shirt he wore all the time
RiP Tim, I hope you've finally become the Earlobe you always wanted to be
Cool!
First off. You sir were cheated out of being the name for the research vessel. Now, I found a Goodies T-shirt in Target and have worn it since. I actually found a box full of them and have slowly gone through them over the years.
@@michaelversace4441 So THAT's what happened to all the Goddies merch.... that Italian luxury fashion label bought it all up!
They didn’t show it enough over here (England). I’m 49 and just have vague memories of enjoying watching them.
Australia LOVES EVERYONE!! Look at Suzi Quatro, Abba, amongst others... all of them receive better in Oz than anywhere else and completely LOVED by Aussies!
Im a Brit, grew up with the Goodies, just the silliness and things that would take you to new comedic traits was enough, still think that now, with great fondness, and they did some brilliant humour. I dont like to look too far into comedy, if its funny, well thats all enough for me.
The Goodies will always be the best 👌 🏆 I had a wonderful childhood and they were a great part of it. Thank you Goodies.
Vale Tim. 🕊
Best show Eva. Responsible for many Australian kids of the era growing up with a great sense of humour.
The Goodies on ABC at 6pm - part of many Australian childhood & teenage years.
Memories of Beanz Meanz Heanz, Ecky Thump, Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms etc.
same here in New Zealand; our national sense of humour is very British.
@@racketman2u I didn’t know that. Glad the Kiwis got to join in on the fun of being silly as well.
Goodies at 6pm, Dr Who at 6:30pm, the episode cliffhanger would be at about 6:55pm so you knew it was coming. Then the parents would insist on watching the (boring) ABC news at 7. Later, Dr Who would be given a rest and the ABC would have 'Monkey' at 6:30pm. And yes, none of us could work out whether Tripitaka was a boy or a girl. But it didn't matter. Because it was monkey magic!
@@jimenycricket8431 The fourth member of that holy quartet was the Kenny Everett Video Show. Some combination of it, The Goodies, Monkey, and Doctor Who filled the 6-7 slot for years.
Brilliant! I was a child in Canada 🇨🇦 in the late 70s/early 80s and this prepared me for Monty Python. Dr Who was also such wonderful entertainment. But, The Goodies hold a special place in my heart. ❤️. Wonderful video. Thanks for uploading it!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Tim got his OBE. We'll miss you Tim 🥰
I am perhaps one of very few that watched these first in England, and then continuing in Australia after migration. One of the fondest TV memories of the 70's
Saw "I'm sorry I haven't a clue" live about 10 years ago, Graeme was so cleaver....but Tim was the person who shocked us all with very bad language which he offered with such charm we all roared with laughter.
Lovely story.
I grew up with The Goodies - I love love love ALL the songs. They remind me of my childhood!
before they were broadcast on Australian television, Tim was out here on a promotional tour, I was home, off school sick and saw his interview on the "Mike Walsh show" and instantly knew it was a show I had to see.
And that was how m love for their comedy started, and continues to this day.
Mike Walsh, that's a name I've not heard in decades. Daytime Talk Show History is written by the victors. In this case, Ray Martin.
Thank you for this❣️ I'd only heard and read about the Goodies, and it's lovely to SEE some of the best bits😄👍🏽👏🏾❣️😘
British person here. my dad introduced me to the goodies. this is the fist time I've seen a great fan video for it. It makes me happy.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
In my memory, it still stands as one of the greatest shows of all time. Unparalleled. Together with the original and great Dr. Who and Monkey Magic made my childhood an incredibly joyful experience that stays with me today.
Very fair review, enjoyed it, thank you. I was also at that DVD launch event, very happy I did - although I was really disappointed by Stewart Lee's choice of questions. I love Stewart Lee, my favourite comedian by far, but that was a really good opportunity missed to talk with the 3 Goodies about the Goodies' career in the level of detail you have alluded to.
Stewart Lee is an unfunny narcissistic twadge who insults those who don't laugh at his tiresome tirades.
@@jaysmith2858Well said.
Fond memories, the Goodies and Dave Allen at large were comedy highlights of the 1970's.
The phantom raspberry blower of old London town.
Thanks for this! This was pared up with Benny Hill her in Southern California in, I want to say ‘78 and ‘79. I absolutely loved this show and I never really saw it again. the episode I remember the most was King Kitty where I giant cat attacks Westminster. I loved British comedy, I still do.
In 78 our pbs station started to show them. We kids were heartbroken watching the final episode
Ah when comedies were funny. The 1970s. When you belly laughed and your ribs hurt and tears streamed, and not a smug "Aren't I so clever" one liner in sight. Just the joy of being silly.
I remember this the first time around... brilliant funny part of my childhood...RIP Tim.
I was born in 1965 and it was my favourite show.
I remember laughing so hard I could hardly breathe!
No other show has done that since.x
Canadian here. I think it was probably 1975, I was visiting a friend. He says I have to watch this new British TV show with him, called the Goodies. It was definitely different than anything I had seen.
Stumbled on this randomly, as a kid who grew up in Australia during the 80's and 90's, The Goodies were always something I watched, same as Doctor Who reruns. Love the nostalgia reminder.
Did you find the episode with the second doctor playing as a baddie?
As a child growing up in 70's Britain the Goodies was a massive part of my child hood. Every time I hear that song from Evita (even when Madonna sang it) I always had Tim in my head singing marg and tina lol. There is a channel on free view in the Uk that show TV from the 70's and 80's including the Goodies and actually on the whole I have found on rewatching the gooides fares alot better than the average 70's misoginistic, racist, homophobic "comedy". Although some stuff hasn't aged well like you say it was of it's era and for those of us who lived in the 70's this stuff was absolutely representitive of real life sadly. I did find myself laughing alot still at some old Goodies episodes and I am suprised how well they held up. Great vid
Thank you for posting this on my birthday. Still gutted over Tim Brooke-Taylor's death.
I'm the same. The Goodies show was a big part of my childhood. I'm glad you enjoyed the vid.
@@StamFine mine also.This means a lot.Thanks.
Great video, and like you, I had the privilege of being in the audience for the 2018 Leicester Square Theatre show. Wonderful seeing them all together and enjoying the warmth people had for them :)
I adored the Goodies as a Brit kid in the 70s. The episodes weren't just funny, they were surrealist escapism. We would spend as much time in the evenings as we could out on our bikes, but we would always get home to see them on TV. Me and my pals used to line up to sing the Funky Gibbon.
ok, then you can do do do the funky gibbon.
'Bill and Tim became ultra violent bunnies' this made me laugh, it just sums up their creativity and hilarity.
as a kid, you didn't need to know "Clockwork Orange" to get a kick out that episode.
You look at the state of the TV industry now and realise this could never work again. No one wants to put the time or effort in. God bless the Goodies.
The woke TV executives would not allow it, regardless of time and effort. 99% of today's comedy has turned to innocuous mush and the other 1% of comedians who tell the PC crowd to go get f**ked are the ones who have the largest followings and earn the most, but rarely get their own TV shows.
@@andymanaus1077 the generation who wag a finger at the freedom of the 1970s as sexist, racist and bigoted are the same people who have literally cheered the re-introduction of segregation and the promulgation of racism and censorship.
I think a lot of the jokes in the "South Africa" episode would be unthinkable as family viewing now. The piano at 11:59
When I was 13, my mother gave me the 19" black and white TV, because she had gotten a 25" color TV for the living room. Switching around channels, I found that OETA, my local PBS affiliate, was running these wonderful British shows, Doctor Who and Monty Python's Flying Circus! Oh, and they also showed The Goodies, at least for a little while. No, seriously, I thought The Goodies were pretty fun, but I guess they didn't do as well as Who and Python, because they didn't show them for too long.
Thirty years later, thanks to the internet, I was able to revisit the show and watch most of the episodes. it's still pretty fun! Kitten Kong is truly classic.
Nice to find something that reminded me of British TV in the early 70's. I was sorry to see that Tim Brooke-Taylor is no longer with us.
I met Bill a few years ago. It was an amazing experience for me. I’m a Kiwi Goodies fan and it will always go down as one of my all time favourite shows.
That brought back a lot of memories. I was Assistant Film Editor on the 1976/77 series.
Great. I can only imagine how much work went into editing some of those sequences.
@@StamFine Quite a lot...no cgi in those days.
Being a Brit in my mid-40s, The Goodies were a little bit before my time. I've always been aware of them and do vaguely remember seeing the show on telly back in the early 80s, but it took watching this brilliant video made by an Aussie for me to realise just how funny and clever their comedy actually was! I genuinely laughed out loud several times!
I also took particular pleasure in seeing Graeme circling 'The North Wales Scenic Route' where I live and cover extensively in my driving job!
Cool!
I remember it well watching as a kid. Rip Tim
Loved watching them as a toddler in the 70’s, great memories.
Yep me too, Saturdays and Dr who a shame it wasn’t repeated, it probably wouldn’t be very P C now shame
I'm envious of you Aussies now, as you got to watch these more recently than us Brits, given that they've never really been repeated despite Monty Python regularly being given repeats.
RIP Tim Brooke-Taylor. I was lucky enough to meet him at a convention in February 2020, and got his autograph. Sadly missed.
As others have said,was very much a childhood staple watching it on the ABC in the evenings Down Under. Fave episodes for me were the likes of Snooze,Cecily(Tim as a Nanny),& others highlighted on this video👍 Glad I have some of these on DVD but a shame I never saw a full collection locally. Tim & Bill arguing about Scone's pronunciation was one a few on-going gags through the show. Nice video & RIP Tim. 💙
What great afternoons after school, watching The Goodies over dinner. As well as Monkey Magic and Dr Who. For my entire High School years. The ABC was so much better than our one other (commercial) tv channel (in Hobart, Tasmania).
I'm hearing you brother , 😂. Great time to grow up
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Didn’t show it enough over here in Blighty. Brought back happy memories from when I was a kid (49 now). They didn’t repeat it over here and I didn’t know about the reunion in 2018.
I remember the Goodies. They had a relatively brief presence in Toronto in the early 70's. I don't think I even saw more than two or three episodes before they vanished. I distinctly recall the giant kitten episode and one where the mutton chop guy jumped out of bed, put on all his clothes like coveralls with the zip hidden under the tie, lifted his bed to the wall, opened the door in it's bottom and walked out of the room. I thought that was brilliant.
I was in secondary school at the time of the goodies, it was essential viewing and was the talk of the class the day after the recent show, ffs it was brilliant, us brits loved it.
Im from the States. They would air episodes on WTTW our local Public Television station in Chicago on Saturdays. I was a teen in the late 70's and couldn't wait till late Saturday afternoon
Goodie Goodie Yum Yum!!
Thanks for this review. When I was 9 years old I literally pissed myself once watching them. It was the episode where TBT became Nero. When they were running away from Rome burning they jumped on the back of a cart and the horse flew in the air. At that point I couldn't hold it in anymore
The Goodies were a gateway drug to British comedy for me. i think Mon-Thurs 6pm before Dr Who on Aunty. I was just talking about The Goodies today with my mother who is 90 years old now. We used to watch The Goodies with dinner on our laps and laugh until we'd choke and splutter our meals. Such fun and such great memories for us, so it was lovely to find this excellent video. It made me both laugh and cry with the recalled gags and the recollections of that time and the show's part of our lives. I'll show my mother if I can ever manage to get back into Oz :) thanks for the video; excellent!
American Goodies fan here. We first got the show on Public Television as of sometime in the mid-1970's, often as a lead-in to Monty Python's Flying Circus, so for many of my generation the two shows are sort of a tandem act. That said, while Python enjoyed healthy repeat rotation almost through 1990, The Goodies more or less faded to obscurity in the States by 1980 or so, briefly resurfacing for sporadic repeats around 1983/1984. And if memory serves, we only got series 1 through 5. I didn't see the remainder until DVD many years later. I still love them. And R.I.P. to the one and only Tim Brooke-Taylor.
PBS seems to have been a godend to Americans who wanted something slightly different from what the networks were screening.
GoodiesGoodieGoodieyumyum....
Awesome show, still watch them on dvd , RIP TIM
Loved the Goodies growing up by as a Brit not an Aussie I never got the re-runs. Always loved the three and followed their projects, Bills birdwatching in particular. Great review, love your style.
Aussie here. Love the Goodies. Great show
This was my childhood in the UK and this was an excellent doc, thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!
Good God this has been the first time since i was a kid that i have see the Goodies an man i still find it funny even after all this time.
Thank you for sharing this
Glad you enjoyed!
The reason the BBC were so reluctant to repeat the show was pretty much down to them jumping ship to ITV, the BBC's main competetor, which they considered a betrayal and wanted to have no association with them afterwards.
The BBC and ITV are best friends now, co-owning BritBox and a ton of other satelitte channels together.
I don't have Britbox but do they have The Goodies?
@@StamFine unfortunately not, although hopefully they will soon. They add lots of new stuff on pretty much a weekly basis
The BBC didn’t repeat anything at that time. I was astonished to see 24 hour TV and endless repeats of BBC series when I came to Australia... in Was terrific to be able to see the ones I had missed... for a while. They repeated some episodes many more times than others, which was annoying. I suppose the August Bank Holiday Island and the Costa Munga had less relevance for Australian auciences but it was still brilliant!
It's still a bit of a mystery though. The BBC have repeated lots of other shows since, including Morecambe and Wise who also "defected" to ITV. A tragedy that whole generations have been deprived of The Goodies and the Beanstalk.
Rubbish. The BBC was always full of repeats in the 70s and 80s. Everyone would complain about how many repeats they had.
about 10 maybe closer to 15 years ago me my dad and brother where in the video/dvd rental shop looking for something to rent and my dad stopped in his tracks open jawed when he saw a dvd of the best goodies episodes, we sat and watched almost all of them (to name a few, kitten kong, ecky thump, lightouse, beanstalk) never laughed so much before!! Sadly there where only a selection of episodes on there and i couldnt really find anyone easily. Recently i managed to "procure" a copy of all 9 seasons (some black and white, some very low quality, but nonetheless all watchable!) and gave them all to my dad, and i kept a copy too! So every now and then when my internet's playing up (its sky, so that's quite often) i always have an offline library of one of the greatest comedies ever made! Still havent watched them all yet! i didnt want to binge through them all in no time. They're like a nice treat every now and then :)
Sweet!
...you'd be an 'Earl-obe'... OMG I lost it.
They do anything , anytime. So that includes a lot of puns and clever wordplay which nicely leads to hitting people over the head with black puddings.
Well Tim got an OBE in 2011, so he was at least partially an earlobe before his untimely death.
@@Dave_Sisson He was still 80 years of age - and probably the most hysterical or melodramatic of the three.
I loved watching repeats of The Goodies as a kid around 1994. Hilarious.
I used to watch the Goodies as a child..and Loved them..but i hadn't a clue what was going on..😁
Grew up watching the Goodies here in the UK in the 1970s. Unfortunately the BBC only repeated some episodes a few years ago around midnight. I have all the DVDs and the special autographed certificate by all three.
Nice!
Yank here I watched them all through the 70s. These guys also wrote most of the Doctor in the House which I love. So sad to hear about Tim Brooke-Taylor.
Great Memories, loved the show when I was young, and so many laughs even now
When the Beanz kid did cornflakes I lost it.
This is such a good overview of The Goodies.
A real in-depth look , bringing out the high lights
This should help BBC to decide which and what
to put out in future
A series of the best episodes from all years,
maybe with, graham and bill,
back in the office
after Tim’s funeral ✔️❤️
I waited so long for The Goodies to be released as a box set on DVD that I ended up missing its release in 2018 and only discovered it a few years later 😂 The Goodies along with Doctor Who were my favorite TV shows growing up in Australia, where they were aired back-to-back all the way into the early 90s.
Massively Massively underrated. Seen by many as a kids show but was soooo much more
In the "channel 2" world of Australian TV in the 70's and 80's, my staples were The Famous Five, The Wombles, Dr Who, and especially The Goodies. Thankfully my three eldest kids (23, 21, and 17) are also fans. Liked and sub'd. Thanks. $0.02
I grew up on them in England and then saw them all again when my family moved to Australia in 1973. (I was 15 then) Even now I can still quote Goodies lines to my son and get the correct response. He loved them as well.
Dib dib dib....
Next cab off the rank will be introducing them to the grandson
Sounds like a plan. It's a show that's stuck with a lot of people.
I made sure to do likewise for my children. It is especially important that in these furthest colonies of Empire we raise our heirs right proper cultured an' all.
I loved the Goodies in 70s UK. On revisiting them now for the first time: they still shine as 3 very funny men in these productions. Tim Brooke Taylor's death will sadden many people.
The standard Australian ABC 6:00pm-7:00pm late 70s-early 80s lineup was comprised of some combination of Kenny Everett Video Show, Goodies, Monkey and Doctor Who. They just cycled through them, five days a week, for years. Whichever two of these four 25 minute shows were filling the majority of that hour of television at any given time would be joined by a five minute “filler” program - either “Take Five” (just a time slot to show some music video or other) or “Come and Get it with Peter Russell Clarke” (a five minute cooking show). Roger Ramjet and Danger Mouse may also have filled that role at some point, or they may have been earlier in the afternoon. That hour - five days a week - was my favourite hour of television for years. Those warm nostalgic feelings are off the scale.
Yeah loved it - we were allowed one hour of TV per school day and we watched The Goodies/Dr Who double with ‘Come and Get it’ (with Peter Russell Clarke) sandwiched in between. Great memories.
you picked the best hour. "where's the Cheese?"
I got to see them live in Australia. Still very funny and they really read the crowd and also had some local jokes.
My father in law was a big mate of Bill Oddie due to their mutual interest in birdwatching. It was the mid seventies and I had taken a few tabs of LSD in those times . My father in law was a very clever man and he asked me to get him a tab as he had read so much about the effects etc. Anyhow , on the day he was to take it he asked me the question ' If I bump into Bill whilst I am walking around tripping will he think I am acting oddly (NPI)?' and I said ' No mate , but you will think that Bill is acting very strangely ; Needless to say he abstained from taking it .
LOL
Somewhere in between Hancock and Python, the Goodies kept Australia laughing. Where would we be without good British comedy and a home grown spliff ???
ancient Manchurian self defence art of "ecky thump", best episode ever !
call me "Ee bah Gum."
@@StamFine yorkshire drug dealer have found a way for ecstasy (mdma) to be absorbed directly into the mouth lining instead of pill form
its called "E by gum"
This is similar to Python's 'Lapgoch' the ancient Welsh martial art where you attack your future assailant before the thought of attacking YOU has even occurred to him !
Top notch! We grew up watching The Goodies. Celeb Safari Park, Boy Scouts and Kitten Kong are my faves
I credit my sense of humor from shows like the Goodies, Benny Hill, Are you being served, Get Smart, and Gilligan's Island, and the Carry on movies. In Canada We got shows from both The US and Britain. Yes I am old. But young at heart. Oh forgot the Two Ronnies. This was a nice trip down memory lane. Thank you.
Any time.
Funny, I don't remember you watching my TV.
Best show ever. Never got old.
R.I.P. Tim Brooke Taylor, due to covid-19. Thanks for all the laughs.
This is why the 1970's was so fantastic!
Ch 11 in Chicago ran them too briefly around when I was in 6th grade in 75.
At last you've found something to review that's so crazy it makes you sound normal!
Thank you for this video. Quite a comprehensive looks at the show from many angles. I'm an Aussie 'of a certain age' :-) and I loved watching this as a kid, but I feel like Goodies is a show that ages better in memory than on film.
there's stuff that dated and stuff that didn't. A giant Kitten or a shootout with tomato squirters will always be funny.
In Canada, another former British colony, we mostly just got Benny Hill. My exposure to Dr Who and Monty Python came from American PBS stations, whose signal trickled across the border.
Yeah sorry about Benny Hill. 😬
@@Jettypilelegs What's wrong with Benny Hill? It wasn't all just T&A and speed-up sequences that people just seem to only remember.
@@goodiesguy indeed, we’ll never forget Ernie, the fastest milk an in the West.
born in 1975 I'm an aboriginal Australian when I was child I used to watch this funny British show every afternoon
The ABC did good work, repeating it so often than it became such a huge part of our childhoods.
Same. It was repeated in the same time region as Mr Bean, Monty Python, Allo Allo, Are you being served, as time goes by, Keeping up Appearances, Fry & Laurie and so on.
I loved watching all The Goodies shows. I liked the surrealism and imaginative comedy sequences like the giant Dougal. This film is great as I didn't know the timeline in detail or a lot of the background to it, plus it's great to see these shows again.
Thanks!
Thanks for the thoughtful look at The Goodies. Interesting that the show was bigger in Australia and that it was big in Aus ten years later. I am one of the generation of Aussies that watched the Goodies and then Doctor Who every night after school. Great memories...
Ah, I remember tuning in to see this show in Canada. That was the first run, so I guess I'm old. The amount of work they went through for their gags astounds me now! They didn't stint on much.
I always appreciate shows where they make an effort, even for silly jokes.
I was one of their many millions who watched every week, every show was totally random and that's what made it so enjoyable.
thank you - stumbled across this quite by accident and had a happy half hour taking me back to growing up with the goodies - in a simpler england.
Born 76, I defiantly remember getting my good dose of The Goodies growing up :)
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