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JUST WHAT MAKES THE GOODIES SO GOOD?
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(contributed by Marilyn Burge)
(from "TV Week" magazine circa 1982)
Just what makes The Goodies so good?
A mixture of The Goons and Monty Python humor laced with madcap stunts from
silent movie greats like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.
"It's a show for all grown-up kids and adults who aren't so grown up.",
Goodies producer Bob Spiers said.
"I'm always amazed that millions of kids go out of their way to watch The
Goodies, because it's really a show for adults."
"The scripts are quite risque, particularly in the latest series."
"we have had a field day with the royal family, apartheid, and violence on
the football terraces which we expect to stir up quite a bit of
controversy." Spiers revealed.
The crazy trio - Tim Brooke-Taylor with his English public schoolboy looks,
Graeme Garden behind those specs as the scientific whiz-kid and Bill Oddie,
the token rebel non-conformist - have survived for more than 10 years.
In fact, they are more popular than ever.
"I guess their secret formula for success is that they get away with
murder. Adults who think they are adults but are really kids at heart see
them as they would love to be sometimes - daredevils game enough to try
anything for the price" Spiers said.
"Kids see them as they would like adults to be. Imagine having The Goodies
in charge of your school?"
"They live in a world of the absurd and in these days of terrorism and
mayhem we need to laugh at ourselves as much as we can."
Although The Goodies recently switched from the BBC to London Weekend
Television, the format will not change.
In the new series there's a new companion for the mad trio - a little robot
called appropriately "Robot".
One episode is all about Robot giving birth to another robot that develops
into a delinquent robot. Work that one out.
"We had a lot of fun making that. I think a lot of fans don't realise the
tremendous amount of work Tim, Graeme and Bill put into writing the scripts
before we add the stunts." Spiers said.
"Tim's a perfectionist and will work on a script until he thinks it is
perfect. There are no midway standards."
The Goodies product takes months of painstaking work from the script
through to the filming and editing.
"We all work as a team and I think that's why The Goodies have remained at
the top." Spiers said.
He thinks the latest scripts are the best so far.
"We have three more episodes to make to finish the series. It's got to the
stage where fans can't get enough."
The Goodies have recorded more than 70 programs with the BBC.
====================================
(contributed by Marilyn Burge)
(from "TV Week" magazine circa 1982)
Just what makes The Goodies so good?
A mixture of The Goons and Monty Python humor laced with madcap stunts from
silent movie greats like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.
"It's a show for all grown-up kids and adults who aren't so grown up.",
Goodies producer Bob Spiers said.
"I'm always amazed that millions of kids go out of their way to watch The
Goodies, because it's really a show for adults."
"The scripts are quite risque, particularly in the latest series."
"we have had a field day with the royal family, apartheid, and violence on
the football terraces which we expect to stir up quite a bit of
controversy." Spiers revealed.
The crazy trio - Tim Brooke-Taylor with his English public schoolboy looks,
Graeme Garden behind those specs as the scientific whiz-kid and Bill Oddie,
the token rebel non-conformist - have survived for more than 10 years.
In fact, they are more popular than ever.
"I guess their secret formula for success is that they get away with
murder. Adults who think they are adults but are really kids at heart see
them as they would love to be sometimes - daredevils game enough to try
anything for the price" Spiers said.
"Kids see them as they would like adults to be. Imagine having The Goodies
in charge of your school?"
"They live in a world of the absurd and in these days of terrorism and
mayhem we need to laugh at ourselves as much as we can."
Although The Goodies recently switched from the BBC to London Weekend
Television, the format will not change.
In the new series there's a new companion for the mad trio - a little robot
called appropriately "Robot".
One episode is all about Robot giving birth to another robot that develops
into a delinquent robot. Work that one out.
"We had a lot of fun making that. I think a lot of fans don't realise the
tremendous amount of work Tim, Graeme and Bill put into writing the scripts
before we add the stunts." Spiers said.
"Tim's a perfectionist and will work on a script until he thinks it is
perfect. There are no midway standards."
The Goodies product takes months of painstaking work from the script
through to the filming and editing.
"We all work as a team and I think that's why The Goodies have remained at
the top." Spiers said.
He thinks the latest scripts are the best so far.
"We have three more episodes to make to finish the series. It's got to the
stage where fans can't get enough."
The Goodies have recorded more than 70 programs with the BBC.
