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i_am_joe's_spleen — Sun, 14 Oct 2001 21:10:21 -0800

Goodie goodie yum yum! Why, O why has the only worthwhile cultural product of the late 20th century been so cruelly ignored? The Goodies made a man out me. And they made a man out of my wife. They rule OK. What brain-warping TV is their equal now?

By: Kafkaesque

Kafkaesque — Sun, 14 Oct 2001 21:22:39 -0800

Ha I loved The Goodies when I was a young sprout. The over-affectionate Bush Baby was indeed a thing of genius.

By: websavvy

websavvy — Sun, 14 Oct 2001 21:33:13 -0800

I remember reading that one man basically laughed until he died while watching the Goodies. His wife thought that was a pretty good way to go, if it was his time...

By: Marquis

Marquis — Sun, 14 Oct 2001 21:41:03 -0800

While I don't remember (or perhaps had no cause to remember) the Goodies, your post got me thinking about my two favourite programs, growing up... Pob [1 2], and the slightly less superfantastic Alias the Jester.

By: StOne

StOne — Sun, 14 Oct 2001 22:30:01 -0800

The Goodies used to air on PBS, which brought many hilarious British comedies to American audiences (also Fawlty Towers, 'Allo! 'Allo! and Keeping Up Appearances).

By: hector

hector — Mon, 15 Oct 2001 04:14:17 -0800

Eckie Thump!

By: viama

viama — Mon, 15 Oct 2001 04:15:43 -0800

I can't think of any comparably zany British comedy today that compares with the Goodies. The only show running today that shares the same spirit is Family Guy, IMHO.

By: asok

asok — Mon, 15 Oct 2001 04:33:56 -0800

cartoons - make up most of the 'brain-warping' kids tv nowadays. having said that, i am no longer a kid, so probably not in a position to comment. if you are looking for comedy, which continues the irreverent abstract silliness of the goodies, try these: big train, smack the pony , spaced, jam, attention scum!, the fast show, adam and joe, armstrong and miller, hapiness and brasseye. in fact, father ted, may be the most goodies-like of the bunch.

By: davidmsc

davidmsc — Mon, 15 Oct 2001 05:11:13 -0800

Never saw the Goodies - my loss. I did live in UK from 76-79, at the impressionable age of 9-12, and disinctly recall "The Saturday Banana," "The Kenny Everett Video Show," and "The Tomorrow People." However...you wanna talk kidshows? You wanna talk influential? Look no further than The Bugaloos! Pure cheese. But the gal (Joy) was a babe, eh? And she just had a birthday on Friday.

By: Markb

Markb — Mon, 15 Oct 2001 05:15:03 -0800

If you're looking for TV nostalgia, TV Cream is about the most comprehensive site about (mostly 70's and 80') British TV on the net. It's also quite well written. For anyone who grew up in Britain in the 70's, the sweets and comics section is a must too.

By: MiguelCardoso

MiguelCardoso — Mon, 15 Oct 2001 05:16:13 -0800

Do you get The League of Gentlemen in the U.S.? Or the Royle Family? They're both brilliant.

By: Summer

Summer — Mon, 15 Oct 2001 06:24:11 -0800

My boyfriend bought a Goodies video from the bargain bin recently and to be quite honest, it was rubbish. The only thing I remember about the Goodies from my childhood is a gigantic Dougal running round the countryside. I also remember Tim Brooke Taylor dressing up as John Travolta. I think I thought that was quite funny. The funniest thing I've seen recently is 'You've Bin Laden' on the Frank Skinner show, where our favourite friend Osama was seen walking into doors, falling into rivers and tripping up in front of his laughing terrorist friends. Basic humour but how I laughed.

By: lotsofno

lotsofno — Mon, 15 Oct 2001 06:24:40 -0800

sifl-n-olly. who thought a puppet show could be that frickin' funny.

By: feelinglistless

feelinglistless — Mon, 15 Oct 2001 15:21:44 -0800

The funniest story I've heard lately is that the FX budget on the TV version of 'The Hitch-hiker's Guide To The Galaxy' was so large that the BBC couldn't afford a series of 'The Goodies' that year, which led to them going to ITV...