The Goodies - "Kitten Kong"

[pk]

Just been watching "Kitten Kong" which has to rate as the all-time best Goodies episode ever... there's a nifty torrent doing the rounds - Google "darkside kiten"

Or just look here...

http://www.mininova.org/tor/153260

Dunno if this is OK with the mods, but it's only a link I guess...

 

[Ranu]

That's the view from my office! (Minus the kitten)

 

[stavros]

Never seen enough of the Goodies. I fear I might compare them unfavourably to Python but you never know.

 

[G. Fieendish]

What's Twinkle doing with the Telecom Tower....?
I thought it was his "Scratching post".....?

 

[pk]

Never seen enough of the Goodies. I fear I might compare them unfavourably to Python but you never know.

No, totally different to the Python stuff, they had the same tools to work with, i.e. a BBC budget and a talented team of editors, but they didn't have the genius of Terry Gilliam and nor did they do the sketches in the same way - less surreal and intellectual jokes, and more exaggerations of obvious jokes and clever video effects.

Plus it was more character based - being that there were only three of the Goodies - they stayed in character, pretty much, unlike the Python team who were always stretching their ideas and inventing new ways to dress up...

Both hilarious, mind. Watching this episode reminds one just how shit the current comedy commissioners at the BBC are.

 

[stavros]

Both hilarious, mind. Watching this episode reminds one just how shit the current comedy commissioners at the BBC are.

Good point. What was the last decent new BBC comedy? At least Channel 4, for all their myriad of faults, have done The IT Crowd and Green Wing.

 

[pk]

The Channel 4 comedy commissioning department has more idea than that of the BBC will ever have...

 

[phildwyer]

Oh please, the Goodies were crap.

 

[pk]

Not as crap as you though, Dwyer.

Did you not like them as they weren't the right skin colour?

Now fuck off, there's a good chap.

 

[phildwyer]

Did you not like them as they weren't the right skin colour?

No, I didn't like them cos they were complete and utter shite. Need I do more than refer you to their theme song?

'Here we come
Into town:
Getting up
Falling down.
Goodies
Goody goody yum-yum.'

I ask you.

 

[pk]

No, I didn't like them cos they were complete and utter shite. Need I do more than refer you to their theme song?

'Here we come
Into town:
Getting up
Falling down.
Goodies
Goody goody yum-yum.'

I ask you.

Yes, and of course you would know all about judging a show by it's theme tune, as judging a book by its cover, and a person by the colour of their skin.

Fuck off Dwyer...

 

[phildwyer]

Yes, and of course you would know all about judging a show by it's theme tune, as judging a book by its cover, and a person by the colour of their skin.

It wasn't just the theme song, it was all rubbish. I don't think I've ever seen three more annoying men in all my life. Apart from yourself, but since you appear to be auditioning for the role of Roscoe P. Coltrane around here, I'll let you off lightly.

 

[pk]

I'll let you off lightly.

 

[meurig]

I've never found Graham Gardene (sp?) annoying.

But then he always had the air of a man who'd stumble onto an easy meal ticket and wasn't about to spoil it by acting.

The other two though...