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A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.
Episode 48 : The Goodies Rule – O.K.?
January. 01,0001
The Goodies Rule – OK.? is a special episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies.
The costume designer for this episode was BBC costume designer Dee Robson.
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
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Episode 46 : Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms
January. 01,0001
Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms is an episode of award-winning the British comedy television series The Goodies.
This episode is also known as Cream Cave and as "Cream Rush Fever".
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
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Episode 45 : South Africa
January. 01,0001
South Africa is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies.
This episode is also known as "Apartheight" and as "A South African Adventure".
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
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Episode 44 : Fleet Street Goodies
January. 01,0001
Fleet Street Goodies is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies.
This episode is also known as "Cunning Stunts" and "The 'Goodies Clarion' Newspaper".
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
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Episode 43 : Rome Antics
April. 07,1975
Rome Antics is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies.
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
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Episode 42 : Lighthouse Keeping Loonies
January. 01,0001
Lighthouse Keeping Loonies is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies.
This episode is also known as "The Lighthouse Men" and as "A Little Lighthouse Keeping" and also as "Lighthouse Loonies".
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
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Episode 41 : Kung Fu Kapers
January. 01,0001
Kung Fu Kapers is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies.
This episode is also known as "Ecky-Thump".
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
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Episode 40 : Scatty Safari
January. 01,0001
Scatty Safari is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies.
This episode is also known as "The Existence of Rolf Harris" and "Pied Piper Goodies versus the Rolf Harris Plague".
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
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Episode 39 : Frankenfido
March. 10,1975
Frankenfido is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies.
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
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Episode 38 : Wacky Wales
March. 03,1975
Wacky Wales is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies.
This episode is also known as "Welsh Rugby".
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
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Episode 37 : Chubbie Chumps
January. 01,0001
Chubbie Chumps is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies.
This episode is also known as "Radio 2" and "The Beauty Contest" as well as "Housewives" and "Miss Housewife".
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
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Episode 36 : Clown Virus
February. 17,1975
"Clown Virus" is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies.
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
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Episode 35 : The Movies
January. 01,0001
The Movies is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies.
This episode is also known as "The British Film Industry" and "The Black & White, Western, Epic Movie'" as well as "BBC" and "The Choices of Film Creation".
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
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Episode 14 : Goodies Rule - OK?
December. 21,1975
The unwanted Goodies finally hit the big time after years of failure, only for the government to topple and all forms of fun to be banned, requiring a civil uprising and a puppet government.
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Episode 13 : The End
May. 05,1975
The Goodies’ office accidentally gets covered in concrete, leaving them trapped for a century. They desperately try to survive while they grow hungry and slightly mad…
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Episode 12 : Bunfight at the OK Tearooms
April. 28,1975
With hardly a penny to their name, the Goodies go prospecting for gold - and discover Cornish cream.
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Episode 11 : South Africa
April. 21,1975
The Goodies are forced to emigrate to South Africa where the absence of black people forces a new form of segregation called apart-height, mainly affecting short people like jockeys and Bill.
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Episode 10 : Cunning Stunts
April. 14,1975
Bill is fired from the Goodies' newspaper for being a hopeless reporter and after he is rejected by the love of his life, he decides to end it all by entering the Eurovision Raving Loony Contest.
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Episode 9 : Rome Antics
April. 07,1975
In 55AD the early Goodies venture to Rome to provide entertainment for the fruit-fancying Emperor, but are eventually confronted by Attila the Hun and the invading Barbarians.
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Episode 8 : Lighthouse Keeping Loonies
March. 31,1975
The Goodies answer an advert for 'a little light housekeeping' and find themselves stuck for five years in charge of an 'overgrown lamp post'.
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Episode 7 : Kung Fu Kapers!
March. 24,1975
Bill reveals himself to be a Grand Master of the infinitely more subtle and superior Lancastrian martial art of Ecky Thump.
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Episode 6 : Scatty Safari
March. 17,1975
The main attraction at The Goodies Star Safari Park, Tony Blackburn, is hearing the call of the wild and pining for his freedom. The trio realise that they can no longer keep such a magnificent beast in captivity, and release him. But who should they get to replace him?
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Episode 5 : Frankenfido
March. 10,1975
Graeme's dog breeding venture gets out of hand and Tim's only chance to win at Crufts is to dress Bill in a dog costume, which forces Graeme to create a shaggy monster of his own.
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Episode 4 : Wacky Wales
March. 03,1975
An invitation to an eisteddfod in Wales has the Goodies in all sorts of trouble with the Reverend after they dare to break many of the puritanical local laws and actually try to entertain people.
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Episode 3 : Chubby Chumps
February. 24,1975
Tim has become rather flabby while the others have been away fishing, but trims himself down thanks to a brainwashing radio DJ and enters the Miss Housewife of the Year Contest.
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