Holiday (Goodies episode)

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The Goodies episode
"Holiday"
Episode №	73
Airdate	6 February 1982 (Saturday — 6.45 p.m.)
Director
Producer
Guest star(s)	(none)
Series IX December 27, 1981 – February 13, 1982
Snow White 2 Robot Football Crazy Big Foot Change of Life Holiday Animals Are People Too
List of The Goodies episodes

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

This episode is also known as "Holidays" and as "The Holiday'" and as "Holiday in Dunsquabbling".

1 Plot
2 Spoofs and impersonations
3 Notes
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Plot

Tim is fed up with being ignored by the overworked and short-tempered Bill and Graeme, and suggests a three-week holiday for two in a ramshackle, poorly-designed, leaky cottage called Dunsquabblin. After battling dismal weather, boredom, indoor birdwatching and failed attempts at relaxation, the team decide to stage 'a musical evening'.

[edit] Spoofs and impersonations

Bill impersonates Animal from the Muppet Show during his assault on the pots-and-pans drumkit.

The episode ends with a parody of The Good Old Days, a long-running BBC variety series, which degenerates into an Oi! shoutalong, complete with a destructive finale reminiscent of the Who.

[edit] Notes

Graeme makes references to Space Invaders, an early and extremely popular arcade game and plays with an oversized prop Rubik's Cube in one scene.
On the DVD audio commentary, Bill Oddie notes that the card game played in this episode, 'Spat', bears some resemblance to Mornington Crescent from Brooke-Taylor and Garden's radio series I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.

[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