The Goodies is a British television comedy series shown in the 1970s and early 1980s, which starred Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie. The series, which combines surreal sketches and situation comedy, was broadcast by the BBC, initially on BBC2 but soon repeated on BBC1,[1] from 1970 until 1980. The final seven-episode series was made by LWT and shown on ITV in 1981–1982.

During the course of the programme, 76 episodes of The Goodies aired, including two specials over nine series.

Since the death of Tim Brooke-Taylor from COVID-19 complications on 12 April 2020, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie are the two surviving cast members.

Series overview

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedAverage viewers
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First airedLast airedNetwork
178 November 1970 (1970-11-08)20 December 1970 (1970-12-20)BBC21.6
2131 October 1971 (1971-10-01)14 January 1972 (1972-01-14)2.3
Specials29 April 1972 (1972-04-09)24 September 1972 (1972-09-24)3.6
374 February 1973 (1973-02-04)12 July 1973 (1973-07-12)2.7
471 December 1973 (1973-12-01)12 January 1974 (1974-01-12)2.5
51410 February 1975 (1975-02-10)21 December 1975 (1975-12-21)8.8
6721 September 1976 (1976-09-21)2 November 1976 (1976-11-02)7.9
761 November 1977 (1977-11-01)22 December 1977 (1977-12-22)6.2
8614 January 1980 (1980-01-14)18 February 1980 (1980-02-18)TBA
9727 December 1981 (1981-12-27)13 February 1982 (1982-02-13)ITVTBA
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Episodes

Series 1 (1970)

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TitleOriginal air date
11"Tower of London"
"Beefeaters"
8 November 1970 (1970-11-08)
22"Snooze"15 November 1970 (1970-11-15)
33"Give Police a Chance"
"Love the Police" / "Police Public Image" / "Police Brutality"
22 November 1970 (1970-11-22)
44"Caught in the Act"
"The Playgirl Club" / "Compromising Photos"
29 November 1970 (1970-11-29)
55"The Greenies"
"Army Games"
6 December 1970 (1970-12-06)
66"Cecily"
"Servants" / "Haunted House"
13 December 1970 (1970-12-13)
77"Radio Goodies"
"Pirate Radio Station" / "Pirate Radio Goodies"
20 December 1970 (1970-12-20)
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Series 2 (1971–72)

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TitleOriginal air date
81"Scotland"
"The Loch Ness Monster"
1 October 1971 (1971-10-01)
92"Commonwealth Games"
"Sporting Goodies" / "Goodies of Sport"
8 October 1971 (1971-10-08)
103"Pollution"
"The Ministry of Pollution"
15 October 1971 (1971-10-15)
114"The Lost Tribe"
"The Lost Tribe of the Orinoco" / "Safari with Hazel Nuts"
22 October 1971 (1971-10-22)
125"The Music Lovers"
"The Music Master" / "The Stolen Musicians"
29 October 1971 (1971-10-29)
136"Culture for the Masses"
"Art for Art's Sake" / "For Art's Sake" / "Antiques" / "Art Restoration"
5 November 1971 (1971-11-05)
147"Kitten Kong"12 November 1971 (1971-11-12)
158"Come Dancing"
"Wicked Waltzing" / "Dancing"
19 November 1971 (1971-11-19)
169"Farm Fresh Food"
"Health Farm" / "Uncle Tom's Farm"
10 December 1971 (1971-12-10)
1710"Women's Lib"
"Sexual Liberation" / "Free to Live"
17 December 1971 (1971-12-17)
1811"Gender Education"
"Sex and Violence"
31 December 1971 (1971-12-31)
1912"Charity Bounce"
"London to Brighton"
7 January 1972 (1972-01-07)
2013"The Baddies"
"The Nicest Person in the World" / "Double Trouble" / "Bad Copies"
14 January 1972 (1972-01-14)
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Specials (1972)

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TitleOriginal air date
211"Kitten Kong: Montreux '72 Edition"9 April 1972 (1972-04-09)
222"'A Collection of Goodies' – Special Tax Edition"24 September 1972 (1972-09-24)
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Series 3 (1973)

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TitleOriginal air date
231"The New Office"
"Monster Machines" / "Moving Day"
4 February 1973 (1973-02-04)
242"Hunting Pink"
"Where There's a Will..." / "A Hunting We Will Go" / "Tally-Ho"
11 February 1973 (1973-02-11)
253"Winter Olympics"18 February 1973 (1973-02-18)
264"That Old Black Magic"
"Black Magic" / "Which Witch is Which?"
25 February 1973 (1973-02-25)
275"For Those in Peril on the Sea"
"The Lost Island of Munga" / "A High-Sea Adventure"
4 March 1973 (1973-03-04)
286"Way Outward Bound"
"Outward Bounds" / "Baby Army"
11 March 1973 (1973-03-11)
297"Superstar"
"Rock Star"
12 July 1973 (1973-07-12)
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Series 4 (1973–74)

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TitleOriginal air date
301"Camelot"1 December 1973 (1973-12-01)
312"Invasion of the Moon Creatures"
"Big Bunny" / "On the Moon with Big Bunny"
8 December 1973 (1973-12-08)
323"Hospital for Hire"
"The National Health Service" / "Doctors"
15 December 1973 (1973-12-15)
334"The Goodies and the Beanstalk"24 December 1973 (1973-12-24)
345"The Stone Age"
"Archaeologists" / "Tyrannosaurus Rex" / "Pot-Holing" / "Let's go Pot-Holing" / "Dinosaur"
29 December 1973 (1973-12-29)
356"Goodies in the Nick"
"The Great Goodies Bank Robbery" / "Bank Robbery"
5 January 1974 (1974-01-05)
367"The Race"12 January 1974 (1974-01-12)
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Series 5 (1975)

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TitleOriginal air date
371"The Movies"
"The British Film Industry" / "The Black & White, Western, Epic Movie" / "BBC" / "The Choices of Film Creation"
10 February 1975 (1975-02-10)
382"Clown Virus"17 February 1975 (1975-02-17)
393"Chubbie Chumps"
"Radio 2" / "The Beauty Contest" / "Housewives" / "Radio Contest" / "Miss Housewife"
24 February 1975 (1975-02-24)
404"Wacky Wales"
"Welsh Rugby"
3 March 1975 (1975-03-03)
415"Frankenfido"10 March 1975 (1975-03-10)
426"Scatty Safari"
"The Existence of Rolf Harris" / "Pied Piper Goodies versus the Rolf Harris Plague"
17 March 1975 (1975-03-17)
437"Kung Fu Kapers"
"Ecky-Thump"
24 March 1975 (1975-03-24)
448"Lighthouse Keeping Loonies"
"The Lighthouse Men" / "A Little Light Housekeeping" / "Lighthouse Loonies"
31 March 1975 (1975-03-31)
459"Rome Antics"7 April 1975 (1975-04-07)
4610"Fleet Street Goodies"
"Cunning Stunts" / "The 'Goodies Clarion' Newspaper"
14 April 1975 (1975-04-14)
4711"South Africa"
"Apartheight" / "A South African Adventure"
21 April 1975 (1975-04-21)
4812"Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms"
"Cream Cave" / "Cream Rush Fever"
28 April 1975 (1975-04-28)
4913"The End"
"Encased in Concrete" / "Concrete on the Outside" / "Entombed"
5 May 1975 (1975-05-05)
5014"The Goodies Rule – O.K.?"21 December 1975 (1975-12-21)
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Series 6 (1976)

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511"Lips, or Almighty Cod"
"Cod"
21 September 1976 (1976-09-21)
522"Hype Pressure"
"The Rock and Roll Revival"
28 September 1976 (1976-09-28)
533"Daylight Robbery on the Orient Express"5 October 1976 (1976-10-05)
544"Black and White Beauty"12 October 1976 (1976-10-12)
555"It Might as Well Be String"19 October 1976 (1976-10-19)
566"2001 & A Bit"
"The Future of the Goodies"
26 October 1976 (1976-10-26)
577"The Goodies – Almost Live"
"The Goodies in Concert"
2 November 1976 (1976-11-02)
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Series 7 (1977)

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TitleOriginal air date
581"Alternative Roots"
"The Goodies Find Their Roots" / "Hoots, Toots and Froots"
1 November 1977 (1977-11-01)
592"Dodonuts"8 November 1977 (1977-11-08)
603"Scoutrageous"
"Scouting Adventures" / "Boy Scouts"
22 November 1977 (1977-11-22)
614"Punky Business"
"Punkerella" / "Rock Goodies"
29 November 1977 (1977-11-29)
625"Royal Command"
"Royal Command Performance"
6 December 1977 (1977-12-06)
636"Earthanasia"
"The End of the World Show" / "The End of the World"
22 December 1977 (1977-12-22)
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Series 8 (1980)

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641"Goodies and Politics"
"Politics" / "Timita"
14 January 1980 (1980-01-14)
652"Saturday Night Grease"
"Discotheque"
21 January 1980 (1980-01-21)
663"A Kick in the Arts"
"Summer Olympics"
28 January 1980 (1980-01-28)
674"U-Friend or UFO?"
"Close Encounters"
4 February 1980 (1980-02-04)
685"Animals"
"Animal Liberation" / "Animal Lib" / "Watership Down"
11 February 1980 (1980-02-11)
696"War Babies"
"World War 2"
18 February 1980 (1980-02-18)
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Series 9 (1981–82)

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701"Snow White 2"
"Pantomime" / "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"
27 December 1981 (1981-12-27)
712"Robot"
"Automation"
9 January 1982 (1982-01-09)
723"Football Crazy"16 January 1982 (1982-01-16)
734"Big Foot"
"Bigfoot" / "In Search of Bigfoot" / "Arthur C. Clarke" / "In Search of Arthur C. Clarke"
23 January 1982 (1982-01-23)
745"Change of Life"
"Bill's 75th Birthday"
30 January 1982 (1982-01-30)
756"Holiday"
"Holidays" / "The Holiday" / "Holiday in Dunsquabbling"
6 February 1982 (1982-02-06)
767"Animals Are People Too"
"Pets" / "Tim's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to People"
13 February 1982 (1982-02-13)
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The Goodies episodes in DVD format

DVD and pre-recorded VHS releases of episodes


Series One

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10111/5/0/2521Tower of London
DVD
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8 November 1970
10211/5/0/2524Snooze
DVD
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15 November 1970
10311/5/0/2523Give Police a Chance
DVD
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22 November 1970
10411/5/0/2522Caught in the Act
DVD
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29 November 1970
10511/5/0/2526The Greenies
DVD
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6 December 1970
10611/5/0/2525Cecily
DVD
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13 December 1970
10711/5/0/2527Radio Goodies
DVD
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20 December 1970
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Series Two

BBC title "The Goodies B"

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20111/5/1/2151Scotland
DVD
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1 October 1971
20211/5/1/2152Commonwealth Games
DVD
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8 October 1971
20311/5/1/2154Pollution
DVD
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15 October 1971
20411/5/1/2153The Lost Tribe
DVD
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22 October 1971
20511/5/1/2155The Music Lovers
DVD
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29 October 1971
20611/5/1/2156Culture for the Masses
DVD
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5 November 1971
20711/5/1/2157Kitten Kong
-
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12 November 1971
20811/5/1/2158Come Dancing
DVD
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19 November 1971
20911/5/1/2159Farm Fresh Food
DVD
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10 December 1971
21011/5/1/2160Women's Lib
DVD
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17 December 1971
21111/5/1/2161Gender Education
DVD
VHS
31 December 1971
21211/5/1/2162Charity Bounce
DVD
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7 January 1972
21311/5/1/2163The Baddies
DVD
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14 January 1972
214SpecialKitten Kong ('72 Montreux)
DVD
VHS
9 April 1972
215SpecialA Collection of Goodies
(Special Tax Edition)


DVD
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24 September 1972
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Series Three

BBC title "The Goodies Series Three A"

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30111/5/2/2271The New Office
DVD
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3 February 1973
30211/5/2/2272Hunting Pink
DVD
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10 February 1973
30311/5/2/2273Winter Olympics
DVD
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17 February 1973
30411/5/2/2274That Old Black Magic
DVD
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24 February 1973
30511/5/2/2275For Those in Peril on the Sea
DVD
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3 March 1973
30611/5/2/2276Way Outward Bound
DVD
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10 March 1973
30711/5/2/2277Superstar
DVD
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12 July 1973
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Series Four

BBC title "The Goodies Series Three B"

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40111/5/2/2280Camelot
DVD
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1 December 1973
40211/5/2/2281Invasion of the Moon Creatures
DVD
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8 December 1973
40311/5/2/2278Hospital for Hire
DVD
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15 December 1973
404SpecialThe Goodies and the Beanstalk
DVD
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22 December 1973
40511/5/2/2283The Stone Age
DVD
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29 December 1973
40611/5/2/2282Goodies in the Nick
DVD
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5 January 1974
40711/5/2/2279The Race
DVD
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12 January 1974
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Series Five

BBC title "The Goodies 1974 / The Goodies Autumn 1974 (last six episodes)"

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50111/5/4/2042The Movies
DVD
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10 February 1975
50211/5/4/2041Clown Virus
DVD
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17 February 1975
50311/5/4/2044Chubbie Chumps
DVD
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24 February 1975
50411/5/4/2045Wacky Wales
DVD
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3 March 1975
50511/5/4/2046Frankenfido
DVD
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10 March 1975
50611/5/4/2049Scatty Safari
DVD
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17 March 1975
50711/5/4/2048Kung Fu Kapers
DVD
VHS
24 March 1975
50811/5/4/2047Lighthouse Keeping Loonies
DVD
VHS
31 March 1975
50911/5/4/2050Rome Antics
DVD
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7 April 1975
51011/5/4/2051Fleet Street Goodies
DVD
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14 April 1975
51111/5/4/2043South Africa
DVD
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21 April 1975
51211/5/4/2052Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms
DVD
VHS
28 April 1975
51311/5/4/2053The End
DVD
VHS
5 May 1975
514SpecialGoodies Rule – O.K.?
DVD
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21 December 1975
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Series Six

BBC title "The Goodies: Series Five / Series V"

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60111/5/6/2001Lips, or Almighty Cod
DVD
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21 September 1976
60211/5/6/2002Hype Pressure
DVD
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28 September 1976
60311/5/6/2005Daylight Robbery on the Orient Express
DVD
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5 October 1976
60411/5/6/2006Black and White Beauty
DVD
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12 October 1976
60511/5/6/2003It Might as Well Be String
DVD
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19 October 1976
60611/5/6/20042001 & A Bit
DVD
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26 October 1976
60711/5/6/2007The Goodies Almost Live
DVD
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2 November 1976
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Series Seven

BBC title "The Goodies: Autumn 1977"

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70101157/2001Alternative Roots
DVD
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1 November 1977
70201157/2002Dodonuts
DVD
-
8 November 1977
70301157/2004Scoutrageous
DVD
VHS
22 November 1977
70401157/2005Punky Business
DVD
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29 November 1977
70501157/2003Royal Command
DVD
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6 December 1977
70601157/2006Earthanasia
DVD
VHS
22 December 1977
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Series Eight

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8011158/9671Goodies and Politics
DVD
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14 January 1980
8021158/9672Saturday Night Grease
DVD
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21 January 1980
8031158/9673A Kick in the Arts
DVD
-
28 January 1980
8041158/9674U-Friend or UFO?
DVD
-
4 February 1980
8051158/9675Animals
DVD
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11 February 1980
8061158/9676War Babies
DVD
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18 February 1980
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Series Nine

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90190329Snow White 2
DVD
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27 December 1981
90290327Robot
DVD
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9 January 1982
90390325Football Crazy
DVD
VHS
16 January 1982
90490328Big Foot
DVD
VHS
23 January 1982
90590326Change of Life
DVD
VHS
30 January 1982
90690330Holiday
DVD
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6 February 1982
90790331Animals Are People Too
DVD
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13 February 1982
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VHS releases

1980s

"The Goodies (1982)" Thorn EMI Video

Football Crazy
Robot
Big Foot
Change of Life

"The Goodies and the Beanstalk (1983)" BBC Enterprises Limited

The Goodies and the Beanstalk

"The Goodies (1986)" Thorn EMI Video

Football Crazy
Change of Life

1990s

"Look out! It's ... The Goodies: Kitten Kong (1994)" BBC Enterprises Limited

Kitten Kong (72' Montreux)
Scatty Safari
Scoutrageous

"Look out! It's ... The Goodies: The Goodies and the Beanstalk (1994)" BBC Enterprises Limited

The Goodies and the Beanstalk
The End
Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms

2000s

"The Goodies ...At Last (2003)" Network DVD

Tower of London
Gender Education
Kitten Kong (72' Montreux)
The Goodies and the Beanstalk
Kung Fu Kapers
Lighthouse Keeping Loonies
Earthanasia
Saturday Night Grease

"The Goodies ...At Last a Second Helping (2005)" Network DVD

Radio Goodies
Come Dancing
The Movies
South Africa
Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms
The End
Scoutrageous
Punky Business

"The Goodies: The Complete LWT Series (2007)" Network DVD

Snow White 2
Robot
Football Crazy
Big Foot
Change of Life
Holiday
Animals

2010s

"The Goodies ...At Last - Back for More, Again (2010)" Network DVD

Cecily
The Music Lovers
The New Office
The Goodies Rule - O.K.?
Camelot
It Might as Well Be String
2001 & A Bit
Royal Command

"The Goodies: The Complete BBC Collection (2018)" Network DVD

Contains all 69 episodes of the BBC series.

"The Goodies: The Complete Collection (2019)"[3] Network DVD

Contains all 76 episodes of the series, plus extras from The Complete BBC Collection and The Complete LWT Series.

See also

Sources

  • The Complete Goodies — Robert Ross, B T Batsford, London, 2000
  • The Goodies Rule OK — Robert Ross, Carlton Books Ltd, Sydney, 2006
  • From Fringe to Flying Circus — Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980 — Roger Wilmut, Eyre Methuen Ltd, 1980
  • The Goodies Episode Summaries — Brett Allender
  • The Goodies — Fact File — Matthew K. Sharp

References

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