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The Goodies(TV show/series, 1970-1982)

30min per episode | Genre: Comedy

Scripted Reality in 9 seasons with 133 episodes

The GoodiesRating: 3.8/5 (with 9 votes)
The Goodies is a British television comedy series shown in the 1970s and early 1980s. The series, which combines surreal sketches and situation comedy, was broadcast by the BBC, initially on BBC2 but soon repeated on BBC1, from 1970 to 1980. One seven-episode series was made for ITV company LWT and shown in 1981–82. The show was co-written by and starred Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie (together known as "The Goodies"). Bill Oddie also wrote the music and songs for the series, while "The Goodies Theme" was co-written by Oddie and Michael Gibbs. Directors/producers of the series were John Howard Davies, Jim Franklin and Bob Spiers. An early title which was considered for the series was Narrow Your Mind (following on from Broaden Your Mind) and prior to that the working title was Super Chaps Three. ()
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About The Goodies

A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.

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The Goodies Seasons and Episodes

12/27/1981Season 9 - 14 episodes
#1 | 12/27/1981Snow White 2
The Goodies find themselves living next door to Snow White and the seven dwarfs.
#2 | 01/09/1982Robot
Due to dire financial conditions, Bill is fired and replaced with a baby robot; however Tim and Graeme need help with raising it and hire a strange, bearded, Swedish nanny.
#3 | 01/16/1982Football Crazy
Bill the soccer hooligan is in fine form as Tim becomes Chief of Police in a bid to stamp out such boorish conduct, with football then becoming so boring that its fans flock to the ballet instead.
#4 | 01/23/1982Big Foot
The Goodies set off to the Canadian Rockies in search of the mythical Arthur C. Clarke, but find all sorts of other weird creatures including the legendary Bigfoot.
#5 | 01/30/1982Change of Life
Bill's 40th birthday makes the Goodies decide to close the business due to old age.
#6 | 02/06/1982Holiday
A supposedly relaxing holiday in the seaside village of Dunsquabblin turns very stressful when the Goodies are trapped inside for 17 days due to heavy rain and snow.
#7 | 02/13/1982Animals are People Too
Graeme's pet shop has a special new line - people dressed up as animals, but they also suffer from being dumped so Tim sets up a protection society, while Graeme cruelly puts the strays to work.
#68Snow White 2
Snow White 2 is a special episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies. This episode is also known as "Pantomime" and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". This episode was made by LWT for ITV. As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
#69Robot
Robot is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies. This episode is also known as "Automation" This episode was made by LWT for ITV. As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
#70 | 01/16/1982Football Crazy
Football Crazy is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies. This episode was made by LWT for ITV. As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
#71Big Foot
"Big Foot" is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies. The episode is also known as "Bigfoot" and "In Search of Bigfoot" and "Arthur C. Clarke" and "In Search of Arthur C. Clarke". This episode was made by LWT for ITV. As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
#72 | 01/30/1982Change of Life
Change of Life is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies. This episode is also known as "Bill's 75th Birthday". This episode was made by LWT for ITV. As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
#73Holiday
Holiday is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies. This episode is also known as "Holidays" and as "The Holiday" and as "Holiday in Dunsquabbling". This episode was made by LWT for ITV. As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
#74Animals Are People Too
Animals Are People Too is the final episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies. This episode is also known as "Pets". This episode was made by LWT for ITV. As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
01/14/1980Season 8 - 12 episodes
11/01/1977Season 7 - 11 episodes
09/21/1976Season 6 - 14 episodes
02/10/1975Season 5 - 27 episodes
12/01/1973Season 4 - 14 episodes
02/04/1973Season 3 - 14 episodes
10/01/1971Season 2 - 20 episodes
11/08/1970Season 1 - 7 episodes
12/30/2005Specials - 20 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: London
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 11/08/1970
Last episode released on: 02/13/1982

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