The Goodies – Almost Live
Appearance
"The Goodies – Almost Live" | |
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6 episode | |
Directed by | Jim Franklin |
Original air dates | 2 November 1976 (Tuesday — 9 p.m.) |
Guest appearances | |
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"The Goodies – Almost Live" is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies.
This episode, which takes the form of a pop concert, is also known as "The Goodies in Concert".
The Goodies also appear as "Pan's Grannies", which are obviously based on the dance group Pan's People.
Written by The Goodies, with songs and music by Bill Oddie.
Songs
The songs, featured in the show (in chronological order), are:
Song title | Announced / Introduced by |
Sung by (Goodies' singers mentioned only) |
Notes |
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The Goodies Theme | Series 6 to 8 theme. | ||
Please Let Us Play | From The New Goodies LP. | ||
Good Ole Country Music | (Dog and Chicken sounds: courtesy of Bill) |
From The New Goodies LP and later released on the B-side of Bounce. | |
Cactus in my Y-Fronts | (accompanied by Bill and Graeme) |
Originally written for I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again and included on Nothing To Do With Us. | |
Poor Old Soul and Funky Chicken | |||
Funky Gibbon | Released as a single in 1975 and included on The New Goodies LP. | ||
Sick Man Blues | (Graeme hands out paper bags to audience) |
Originally written for I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again. | |
The Inbetweenies | Released as a single in 1974. | ||
Black Pudding Bertha | Released as a single the previous year. | ||
Nappy Love | (accompanied by Tim and Graeme — and their hand puppets) |
Originally written for I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again. Released as a single in 1975 and included on The New Goodies LP. | |
Bounce | From "The Goodies Rule – O.K.?" and released as a single earlier in 1976. | ||
The Last Chance Dance | Released on the B-side of Make a Daft Noise for Christmas in 1975. | ||
Wild Thing | Released on the B-side of Nappy Love, included on The New Goodies LP and used in "The Goodies Rule – O.K.?". | ||
The Goodies Theme |
References
- "The Complete Goodies" — Robert Ross, B T Batsford, London, 2000
- "The Goodies Rule OK" — Robert Ross, Carlton Books Ltd, Sydney, 2006
- "The Goodies Episode Summaries" — Brett Allender
- "The Goodies — Fact File" — Matthew K. Sharp