The Goodies - why?

[andy-hughes]

I watched TOTP2 last night and The Goodies were on doing The Funky Gibbon.

I know a lot of songs and TV shows do not age well, but i always found the Goodies to be utterly unfunny at the time, and surely no-one could even raise a smile at this turgid tosh.

As Mark Radcliffe said with thypical dry wit - "You had to be there ... but probably best that you weren't!"

[sue11]

It wasn't particularly funny but there was something quite lovable about it and as old geezer says it did make you smile from time to time.
I remember the Saturday Night Fever episode and the giant kitten sketch were a couple that did raise a smile or two.
There was a panel show that Graham Garden appeared on, I can't remember what it was called, I think it was shown in the nineties and I was quite impressed with his quick wit!

[Gromit]

Blowing off, it's a gas
Blowing off, it's a trip
It's a sin to hold it in so...
Let it rip!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr-xzeaRA-I&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Sir Alec]

My sister and I were huge Goodies fans. D97 was correct, the bike was called the Trandem.
http://mysite.verizon...es/trandem_guide.html

[cupid04]

Please, can anyone put on the Goodies sketch with the giant cat? Thankyou.

[Frank97]

[Sir Alec]

There are lots of much longer versions.........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr6CyU-Ev_M

[Frank97]

^^ Don't know what happened there?

[cupid04]

Thankyou. Perhaps someone will now start a Monty Python Sketch. And I'll
start with the 'dead parrot sketch' and the lumberjack song.' I like silly
humour! On another thread of course, wouldn't want to hijack andy-hughes post!

[Prudie]

I saw last night too and the song was always crapola but the Goodies used to make me laugh till I cried - especially the giant kitten.
They don't now but it was all part of growing up.

[HowardKennitby]

I liked The Goodies as well.

[Baldric]

Why?

Why not?

They were harmless and quite good fun imo.

[sophie_1003]

Don't find some of The Goodies stuff very funny but Kitten Kong is hilarious! Monty Python is much better in the silly humour category, and The Goon Show was brilliant.

[Sir Alec]

I too love Monty Python and I cried buckets when Spike Milligan died.

[Frank97]

This is truly terrible, but I quite like it!


If it works.

[Sir Alec]

Not really The Goodies, but it always made me laugh!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMaB0cqwcvI

[parkie]

Blimey we are going back aren't we?
Anyone remember Uncle Mac on Saturday morning wireless and 'Sparky and his magic piano'?