The Goodies videography
This is a listing of official video releases of the British comedy trio The Goodies
Series 1 - 8 (1970–1980) were made by the BBC, and first broadcast on BBC2. Series 9 (1981–1982) was made by LWT for ITV.
The Goodies episodes
DVD and pre-recorded VHS releases of episodes
Series One
No. | Prod. | Episode titles | DVD releases | VHS pre-recorded releases | Original TV broadcast dates |
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101 | 11/5/0/2521 | Tower of London | | | 8 November 1970 |
102 | 11/5/0/2524 | Snooze | | | 15 November 1970 |
103 | 11/5/0/2523 | Give Police a Chance | | | 22 November 1970 |
104 | 11/5/0/2522 | Caught in the Act | | | 29 November 1970 |
105 | 11/5/0/2526 | The Greenies | | | 6 December 1970 |
106 | 11/5/0/2525 | Cecily | | | 13 December 1970 |
107 | 11/5/0/2527 | Radio Goodies | | | 20 December 1970 |
Series Two
BBC title "The Goodies B"
No. | Prod. | Episode titles | DVD releases | VHS pre-recorded releases | Original TV broadcast dates |
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201 | 11/5/1/2151 | Scotland | | | 1 October 1971 |
202 | 11/5/1/2152 | Commonwealth Games | | | 8 October 1971 |
203 | 11/5/1/2154 | Pollution | | | 15 October 1971 |
204 | 11/5/1/2153 | The Lost Tribe | | | 22 October 1971 |
205 | 11/5/1/2155 | The Music Lovers | | | 29 October 1971 |
206 | 11/5/1/2156 | Culture for the Masses | | | 5 November 1971 |
207 | 11/5/1/2157 | Kitten Kong | | | 12 November 1971 |
208 | 11/5/1/2158 | Come Dancing | | | 19 November 1971 |
209 | 11/5/1/2159 | Farm Fresh Food | | | 10 December 1971 |
210 | 11/5/1/2160 | Women's Lib | | | 17 December 1971 |
211 | 11/5/1/2161 | Gender Education | | | 31 December 1971 |
212 | 11/5/1/2162 | Charity Bounce | | | 7 January 1972 |
213 | 11/5/1/2163 | The Baddies | | | 14 January 1972 |
214 | Special | Kitten Kong ('72 Montreux) | | | 9 April 1972 |
215 | Special | A Collection of Goodies (Special Tax Edition) | DVD | | 24 September 1972 |
Series Three
BBC title "The Goodies Series Three A"
No. | Prod. | Episode titles | DVD releases | VHS pre-recorded releases | Original TV broadcast dates |
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301 | 11/5/2/2271 | The New Office | | | 3 February 1973 |
302 | 11/5/2/2272 | Hunting Pink | | | 10 February 1973 |
303 | 11/5/2/2273 | Winter Olympics | | | 17 February 1973 |
304 | 11/5/2/2274 | That Old Black Magic | | | 24 February 1973 |
305 | 11/5/2/2275 | For Those in Peril on the Sea | | | 3 March 1973 |
306 | 11/5/2/2276 | Way Outward Bound | | | 10 March 1973 |
307 | 11/5/2/2277 | Superstar | | | 12 July 1973 |
Series Four
BBC title "The Goodies Series Three B"
No. | Prod. | Episode titles | DVD releases | VHS pre-recorded releases | Original TV broadcast dates |
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401 | 11/5/2/2280 | Camelot | | | 1 December 1973 |
402 | 11/5/2/2281 | Invasion of the Moon Creatures | | | 8 December 1973 |
403 | 11/5/2/2278 | Hospital for Hire | | | 15 December 1973 |
404 | Special | The Goodies and the Beanstalk | | | 22 December 1973 |
405 | 11/5/2/2283 | The Stone Age | | | 29 December 1973 |
406 | 11/5/2/2282 | Goodies in the Nick | | | 5 January 1974 |
407 | 11/5/2/2279 | The Race | | | 12 January 1974 |
Series Five
BBC title "The Goodies 1974 / The Goodies Autumn 1974 (last six episodes)"
No. | Prod. | Episode titles | DVD releases | VHS pre-recorded releases | Original TV broadcast dates |
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501 | 11/5/4/2042 | The Movies | | | 10 February 1975 |
502 | 11/5/4/2041 | Clown Virus | | | 17 February 1975 |
503 | 11/5/4/2044 | Chubbie Chumps | | | 24 February 1975 |
504 | 11/5/4/2045 | Wacky Wales | | | 3 March 1975 |
505 | 11/5/4/2046 | Frankenfido | | | 10 March 1975 |
506 | 11/5/4/2049 | Scatty Safari | | | 17 March 1975 |
507 | 11/5/4/2048 | Kung Fu Kapers | | | 24 March 1975 |
508 | 11/5/4/2047 | Lighthouse Keeping Loonies | | | 31 March 1975 |
509 | 11/5/4/2050 | Rome Antics | | | 7 April 1975 |
510 | 11/5/4/2051 | Fleet Street Goodies | | | 14 April 1975 |
511 | 11/5/4/2043 | South Africa | | | 21 April 1975 |
512 | 11/5/4/2052 | Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms | | | 28 April 1975 |
513 | 11/5/4/2053 | The End | | | 5 May 1975 |
514 | Special | Goodies Rule - O.K.? | | | 21 December 1975 |
Series Six
BBC title "The Goodies: Series Five / Series V"
No. | Prod. | Episode titles | DVD releases | VHS pre-recorded releases | Original TV broadcast dates |
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601 | 11/5/6/2001 | Lips, or Almighty Cod | | | 21 September 1976 |
602 | 11/5/6/2002 | Hype Pressure | | | 28 September 1976 |
603 | 11/5/6/2005 | Daylight Robbery on the Orient Express | | | 5 October 1976 |
604 | 11/5/6/2006 | Black and White Beauty | | | 12 October 1976 |
605 | 11/5/6/2003 | It Might as Well Be String | | | 19 October 1976 |
606 | 11/5/6/2004 | 2001 & A Bit | | | 26 October 1976 |
607 | 11/5/6/2007 | The Goodies Almost Live | | | 2 November 1976 |
Series Seven
BBC title "The Goodies: Autumn 1977"
No. | Prod. | Episode titles | DVD releases | VHS pre-recorded releases | Original TV broadcast dates |
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701 | 01157/2001 | Alternative Roots | | | 1 November 1977 |
702 | 01157/2002 | Dodonuts | | | 8 November 1977 |
703 | 01157/2004 | Scoutrageous | | | 22 November 1977 |
704 | 01157/2005 | Punky Business | | | 29 November 1977 |
705 | 01157/2003 | Royal Command | | | 6 December 1977 |
706 | 01157/2006 | Earthanasia | | | 22 December 1977 |
Series Eight
No. | Prod. | Episode titles | DVD releases | VHS pre-recorded releases | Original TV broadcast dates |
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801 | 1158/9671 | Goodies and Politics | | | 14 January 1980 |
802 | 1158/9672 | Saturday Night Grease | | | 21 January 1980 |
803 | 1158/9673 | A Kick in the Arts | | | 28 January 1980 |
804 | 1158/9674 | U-Friend or UFO? | | | 4 February 1980 |
805 | 1158/9675 | Animals | | | 11 February 1980 |
806 | 1158/9676 | War Babies | | | 18 February 1980 |
Series Nine
No. | Prod. | Episode titles | DVD releases | VHS pre-recorded releases | Original TV broadcast dates |
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901 | 90329 | Snow White 2 | | | 27 December 1981 |
902 | 90327 | Robot | | | 9 January 1982 |
903 | 90325 | Football Crazy | | | 16 January 1982 |
904 | 90328 | Big Foot | | | 23 January 1982 |
905 | 90326 | Change of Life | | | 30 January 1982 |
906 | 90330 | Holiday | | | 6 February 1982 |
907 | 90331 | Animals Are People Too | | | 13 February 1982 |
DVD releases in chronological order
The Goodies ...At Last
Australian title "The Goodies: 8 Delicious Episodes"
Bonus features include:
- * commentaries on three episodes (Kitten Kong, Beanstalk, & Lighthouse)
- * storyboards
- * out-takes
- * surviving Broaden Your Mind footage
- * laughter-free track on Goodies and the Beanstalk
- * a digital restoration featurette
The Goodies ...At Last a Second Helping
Australian title "The Goodies: a Tasty Second Helping"
Bonus features include:
- * commentaries on three episodes (The Movies, South Africa, & The End)
- * the Gymnasium sketch from A Collection of Goodies
- * Crackerjack clip (of The Goodies singing “A Man’s Best Friend is His Duck”)
- * Goodies Christmas Night with the Stars 1972 clip (aka The Goodies Travelling Instant Five-Minute Christmas)
- * commemorative booklet
- * restoration featurette
- * The Goodies in Conversation featurette
- * original script PDFs
The Goodies - Volumes 1 & 2
Australian title "The Goodies - The Tasty Box"
Bonus features include:
- * commentaries on six episodes (Kitten Kong, The Goodies and the Beanstalk, Lighthouse Keeping Loonies, The Movies, South Africa, & The End)
- * storyboards
- * out-takes
- * surviving Broaden Your Mind footage
- * laughter-free track on Goodies and the Beanstalk
- * digital restoration featurettes
- * the Gymnasium sketch from A Collection of Goodies
- * a Crackerjack clip (of The Goodies singing “A Man’s Best Friend is His Duck”)
- * the Goodies Christmas Night with the Stars 1972 clip (aka The Goodies Traveling Instant Five-Minute Christmas)
- * a commemorative booklet
- * The Goodies in Conversation featurette
- * original script PDFs
The Goodies - The Complete LWT Series
Australian Title "The Goodies - The Final Episodes"
Bonus features include:
- * commentaries on two episodes (Change of Life and Holidays)
- * various 1975 Goodies musical performances from Shangalang (Funky Gibbon and Black Pudding Bertha) and Look Alive (Nappy Love, Wild Thing, and Make a Daft Noise for Christmas)
- * archive interviews from Sunday Sunday (1983) and This Morning (1993 and 1994), plus a 1978 interview with Tim & Graeme at the Cambridge Arts Theatre
- * a complete episode of Doctor in the House. The episode is Doctor on the Box, written by Graeme Garden & Bill Oddie and including a cameo appearance from Graeme
- * a complete episode of From the Top (entitled Growing Up...and Out), written by Bill Oddie & Laura Beaumont and starring Bill
- * a 1981 clip of Tim judging a turkey competition
- * original script PDFs
- * a stills gallery
- * a booklet written by Andrew Pixley
The Goodies ...At Last - Back for More, Again
Australian title "The Goodies ...At Last ...Back For More, Again!"
Bonus features include:
- * a booklet written by Andrew Pixley
The Goodies ...At Last (Repackaged)
Bonus features include:
- * a booklet written by Andrew Pixley
The Goodies ...At Last a Second Helping (Repackaged)
Bonus features include:
- * a booklet written by Andrew Pixley
The Goodies ...At Last the 40th Anniversary
- Tower of London
- Gender Education
- Kitten Kong (1972 Montreux)
- The Goodies and the Beanstalk
- Kung Fu Kapers
- Lighthouse Keeping Loonies
- Earthanasia
- Saturday Night Grease
- Radio Goodies
- Come Dancing
- The Movies
- South Africa
- Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms
- The End
- Scoutrageous
- Punky Business
- Cecily
- The Music Lovers
- The New Office
- The Goodies Rule - O.K.?
- Camelot
- It Might As Well Be String
- 2001 & A Bit
- Royal Command
- Snow White 2
- Robot
- Football Crazy
- Big Foot
- Change of Life
- Holiday
- Animals Are People Too
Bonus features include:
- * commentaries on two episodes (Change of Life and Holidays)
- * various 1975 Goodies musical performances from Shangalang (Funky Gibbon and Black Pudding Bertha) and Look Alive (Nappy Love, Wild Thing, and Make a Daft Noise for Christmas)
- * archive interviews from Sunday Sunday (1983) and This Morning (1993 and 1994), plus a 1978 interview with Tim & Graeme at the Cambridge Arts Theatre
- * a complete episode of Doctor in the House. The episode is Doctor on the Box, written by Graeme Garden & Bill Oddie and including a cameo appearance from Graeme
- * a complete episode of From the Top (entitled Growing Up...and Out), written by Bill Oddie & Laura Beaumont and starring Bill
- * a 1981 clip of Tim judging a turkey competition
- * original script PDFs
- * a stills gallery
- * four booklets written by Andrew Pixley
VHS releases
1980s
"The Goodies (1982)" — Thorn EMI Video
"The Goodies and the Beanstalk (1983)" — BBC Enterprises Limited
"The Goodies (1986)" — Thorn EMI Video
1990s
"Look out! It's ... The Goodies (1994)" — BBC Enterprises Limited
"Look out! It's ... The Goodies (1994)" — BBC Worldwide Ltd for release on ABC Video in Australia)
"Look out! It's ... The Goodies (1999) [US Reissue]" — BBC Enterprises Limited
2000s
"The Goodies ...At Last (2003)" — Network Video
- Tower of London
- Gender Education
- Kitten Kong (72' Montreux)
- The Goodies and the Beanstalk
- Kung Fu Kapers
- Lighthouse Keeping Loonies
- Earthanasia
- Saturday Night Grease
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