The Goodies – Almost Live
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The Goodies – Almost Live is an episode of the British
comedy
television series The Goodies
— a BAFTA
-nominated series for Best Light Entertainment Programme.
This episode is also known as "The Goodies in Concert".
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
Included in the concert are the Goodies' hit songs "Funky Gibbon" and "In-Betweenies", as well as a rendition of The Troggs
' hit song "Wild Thing".
Other songs included in the concert are "That Good Old Country Music", "Cactus in My Y-fronts", "Nappy Love", "Bounce", "The Last Dance" and "Black Pudding Bertha" (their Ecky Thump
song).
The Goodies also appear as "Pan's Grannies", which are obviously based on the dance group Pan's People
, and is also a possible reference to a Superstar
, a previous Goodies' episode.
Great Britain
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comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
television series The Goodies
The Goodies (TV series)
The Goodies is a British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s. The series, which combines surreal sketches and situation comedy, was broadcast by BBC 2 from 1970 until 1980 — and was then broadcast by the ITV company LWT for a year, between 1981 to 1982.The show was...
— a BAFTA
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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-nominated series for Best Light Entertainment Programme.
This episode is also known as "The Goodies in Concert".
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
Plot
The Goodies give a live music concert, on stage, and dress appropriately for each of the songs.Included in the concert are the Goodies' hit songs "Funky Gibbon" and "In-Betweenies", as well as a rendition of The Troggs
The Troggs
The Troggs are an English rock band from the 1960s that had a number of hits in UK and the US. Their most famous songs include, "Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like You", and "Love Is All Around"...
' hit song "Wild Thing".
Other songs included in the concert are "That Good Old Country Music", "Cactus in My Y-fronts", "Nappy Love", "Bounce", "The Last Dance" and "Black Pudding Bertha" (their Ecky Thump
Kung Fu Kapers
Kung Fu Kapers is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies — a BAFTA-nominated series for Best Light Entertainment Programme.This episode is also known as "Ecky-Thump"....
song).
The Goodies also appear as "Pan's Grannies", which are obviously based on the dance group Pan's People
Pan's People
Pan's People were a British TV dance troupe, who are usually associated with the BBC TV music chart show Top of the Pops.In an era before pop videos, they danced to songs whose original artists were not available to perform them live...
, and is also a possible reference to a Superstar
Superstar (Goodies episode)
Superstar is a special episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies — a BAFTA-nominated series for Best Light Entertainment Programme.As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.-Plot:...
, a previous Goodies' episode.
Songs
The songs, featured in the show (in chronological order), are:- Please Let Us Play
- Good Ole Country Music
- Cactus in my Y-Fronts
- Funky Chicken
- Funky Gibbon
- Sick Man Blues
- The Inbetweenies
- Black Pudding Bertha
- Nappy Love
- Bounce
- The Last Chance Dance
- Wild Thing
- The Goodies Theme