An Oddie, But A Goodie

Sorry about the pun.
Although it might possibly have been appreciated by its subject.

Another part of my childhood gone –
Bill Oddie – comedian, conservationist, birdwatcher, and one third of the Goodies has died.

😦

I remember The Goodies being on at the same time as the news, so we didn’t always get to watch it.
But – once seen, hard to forget.
I think a lot of people around my age would remember giant kittens and ecky thump 😀

Just for a laugh…

Leave it to them to make a crossover between Star Wars and Doctor Who!

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With You Right To The End

A brief memorial for Tim Brooke-Taylor, who died yesterday from complications from COVID-19.
I grew up watching the Goodies in the evenings during the week, and clearly remember a giant (but cute) destructive kitten, a peculiar beanstalk fairy tale, and a variety of funny situations whose topical and political undertones I didn’t pick up on back then. Now I am older, and apparently wiser, I still laugh when I watch it again.
For an overview, here’s a compilation clip. I’d recommend getting a DVD or finding it online, and watching the whole series.

There’s a whole lot of his other work to catch up on, some of which is shown in this clip.

R.I.P. Tim. Thank you for making us laugh 😦

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