Charity Bounce

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The Goodies episode
"Charity Bounce"
Episode №	19
Airdate	7 January 1972 (Friday — 10.10 p.m.)
Director
Producer
Guest star(s)	Freddie Jones as "Mr. Sparklipegs" Jonathan Cecil as "Arthur Minion" Gilly McIvor as "Miss Simpkin"
Series II October 1, 1971 – January 14, 1972
Scotland Commonwealth Games Pollution The Lost Tribe The Music Lovers Culture for the Masses Kitten Kong Come Dancing Farm Fresh Food Women's Lib Gender Education Charity Bounce The Baddies
List of The Goodies episodes

Charity Bounce is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies.

This episode is also known as "London to Brighton".

1 Plot
2 Note
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Plot

The Goodies want to raise money for charity, by walking from London to Brighton. They approach Mr. Sparklipegs of Sparklipegs Toothpaste, to sponsor them. He convinces them to bounce on Space hoppers, instead, wearing giant-size toothpaste tubes to advertise his toothpaste. The Goodies reach Brighton — and keep on bouncing.

The Goodies bounce around the world and the miserly Mr. Sparklipegs, thinking of the huge amount of money he will have to pay them for the miles they had covered, tries to back out from paying them. When Mr. Sparklipegs reluctantly relents and is about to pay the Goodies, he is delighted when it is pointed out to him, by Arthur Minion, that the outcome is actually in his favour, and that he will not have to spend any money after all.

[edit] Note

Often regarded by fans and critics as the worst of the Goodies' episodes, the show also proved a painful experience for the cast, as their spacehopper-based toothpaste tube outfits contained metal plates that hit the performers' heads with virtually every bounce.

[edit] References

"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