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The Goodies

  • TV Series
  • 1970–1982
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
2.1K
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Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, and Bill Oddie in The Goodies (1970)
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The adventures of a crazy trio whose motto is "we do anything, anytime, anywhere."The adventures of a crazy trio whose motto is "we do anything, anytime, anywhere."The adventures of a crazy trio whose motto is "we do anything, anytime, anywhere."

  • Creators
    • Graeme Garden
    • Bill Oddie
    • Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Stars
    • Tim Brooke-Taylor
    • Graeme Garden
    • Bill Oddie
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creators
      • Graeme Garden
      • Bill Oddie
      • Tim Brooke-Taylor
    • Stars
      • Tim Brooke-Taylor
      • Graeme Garden
      • Bill Oddie
    • 25User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

    Episodes

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    Tim Brooke-Taylor
    Tim Brooke-Taylor
    • Tim Brooke-Taylor…
    • 1970–1982
    Graeme Garden
    Graeme Garden
    • Graeme Garden…
    • 1970–1982
    Bill Oddie
    Bill Oddie
    • Bill Oddie…
    • 1970–1982
    Corbet Woodall
    • Newsreader…
    • 1970–1980
    Roland MacLeod
    • Mr. Makepeace…
    • 1970–1980
    Patrick Moore
    Patrick Moore
    • Patrick Moore
    • 1973–1980
    Ernie Goodyear
    • 1977–1980
    Sheila Steafel
    • The Queen…
    • 1973–1977
    David Rappaport
    David Rappaport
    • Robot…
    • 1981–1982
    Stuart Fell
    Stuart Fell
    • Prospector…
    • 1977–1982
    Michael Barratt
    • Nationwide Presenter…
    • 1975–1977
    Marcelle Samett
    • 1973–1980
    Norman Mitchell
    Norman Mitchell
    • Gerald…
    • 1971–1980
    The Fred Tomlinson Singers
    • Black and White Minstrels…
    • 1973–1977
    Michael Aspel
    Michael Aspel
    • Michael Aspel
    • 1971–1975
    Erik Chitty
    Erik Chitty
    • The Butler…
    • 1973–1976
    Barry Cryer
    Barry Cryer
    • Newsreader
    • 1975–1980
    James Muir
    • 1977
    • Creators
      • Graeme Garden
      • Bill Oddie
      • Tim Brooke-Taylor
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews25

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    Comedy

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      According to the program Curious and Unusual Deaths (2009), this show caused an English man to laugh so long in 1975 that he died.
    • Quotes
      • [the Goodies have been told there's half an hour to go before the end of the world]
      • Tim: At least there's time to do the ironing.
      • [Brings in the ironing board and a basket of laundry]
      • Tim: Just think, this is the end of Derby County... and the Muppets!
      • Graeme: The Muppets?
      • Tim: Yes, when we go, they'll go too, you know... oh, I do hope they don't suffer.
      • Graeme: They're not real, you know!
      • Tim: Well, of course they're real!
      • Graeme: Don't be silly... the Muppets are just dollies!
      • Tim: If they're "dollies", how come they can sing and dance and make sophisticated funny remarks?
      • Graeme: Look, Kermit the frog is a green sock.
      • Tim: [suddenly disturbed] What?
      • Graeme: Kermit the frog is a man on his knees with a green sock on his hand!
      • [to demonstrate, he uses a green sock as a glove puppet and imitates Kermit]
      • Graeme: "Hello frog lovers, and welcome to the Muppet Show! I'd like to welcome our very special guest, Miss Piggy. Yay-ay-ay-ay!"
      • Tim: Well she has GOT to be real.
      • Graeme: Pair of old y-fronts and a mop head.
      • [He holds up a pair of underpants and a mop head, and speaks like Miss Piggy]
      • Graeme: "Hello Kermit, spawn of my heart, frog of my dreams!"
      • [as Kermit]
      • Graeme: "Hi there Miss Piggy, and what can I do for you?" Fozzie Bear is a brown woolly jumper with a hat on!
      • [Holds up a brown pullover and a hat and speaks like Fozzie]
      • Graeme: "Oh boy, funn-y! Oh Kermit, I hope those two old guys don't heckle me!"
      • [Holds up two sponge balls and imitates Waldorf and Statler]
      • Graeme: "Boo boo, the bear's a comedian, the comedian's a bear! Boo, boo!"
      • [Waves a feather duster in Tim's face and bellows]
      • Graeme: "A-NI-MAL!"
      • Tim: [Nearly hysterical] No, stop it! Lies! LIES!
      • Graeme: [holds up the green sock again and sings] "Halfway up the stairs is the stair where I"...
      • Tim: NO!
      • [runs into the kitchen, screaming]
      • Graeme: I'll release his inhibitions through anger and violence! My life's work is at an end. I can die a happy man.
      • [Tim emerges screaming from the kitchen and throws the gas cooker at Graeme]
      • Graeme: You shouldn't have hit me with that! You'll ruin the cake!
    • Connections
      Featured in Comedy Classics of the 80's (1991)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 8, 1970 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Narrow Your Mind
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • London Weekend Television (LWT)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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