"The Goodies – Almost Live" is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies.
| "The Goodies – Almost Live" | |
|---|---|
| The Goodies episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 6 Episode 7 |
| Directed by | Jim Franklin |
| Original air date | 2 November 1976 |
| Guest appearances | |
| Musical director:
Musicians:
Backing vocals: | |
This episode, which takes the form of a pop concert, is also known as "The Goodies in Concert".[citation needed]
The Goodies also appear as "Pan's Grannies".
Written by The Goodies, with songs and music by Bill Oddie.
Songs
editThe songs, featured in the show (in chronological order), are:
| Song title | Announced / Introduced by |
Sung by (Goodies' singers mentioned only) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Goodies Theme | Graeme | Bill (accompanied by Tim and Graeme) | Series 6 to 8 theme. |
| Please Let Us Play | — | Tim, Bill and Graeme | From The New Goodies LP. |
| Good Ole Country Music | — | Graeme as a 'Cowboy' (Dog and Chicken sounds: courtesy of Bill) |
From The New Goodies LP and later released on the B-side of Bounce. |
| Cactus in my Y-Fronts | Graeme | Tim as the 'Midnight Cowperson' (accompanied by Bill and Graeme) |
Originally written for I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again and included on Nothing to Do with Us. |
| Poor Old Soul and Funky Chicken | — | Bill, Graeme and Tim | |
| Funky Gibbon | — | Bill, Graeme and Tim | Released as a single in 1975 and included on The New Goodies LP. |
| Sick Man Blues | Graeme | Bill and Tim (Graeme hands out paper bags to audience) |
Originally written for I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again. |
| The Inbetweenies | — | Bill (accompanied by Tim and Graeme) | Released as a single in 1974. |
| Black Pudding Bertha | — | Bill (accompanied by Tim and Graeme) | Released as a single the previous year. |
| Nappy Love | — | Bill (accompanied by Tim and Graeme — and their hand puppets) |
Originally written for I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again. Released as a single in 1975 and included on The New Goodies LP. |
| Bounce | Tim | Bill (accompanied by Tim and Graeme) | From "The Goodies Rule – O.K.?" and released as a single earlier in 1976. |
| The Last Chance Dance | — | Bill (Tim demonstrates the song with a girl) | Released on the B-side of Make a Daft Noise for Christmas in 1975. |
| Wild Thing | — | Bill (accompanied by Tim and Graeme) | Released on the B-side of Nappy Love, included on The New Goodies LP and used in "The Goodies Rule – O.K.?". |
| The Goodies Theme | — | Bill (accompanied by Tim and Graeme) |
References
edit- "The Complete Goodies" — Robert Ross, B T Batsford, London, 2000
- "The Goodies Rule OK" — Robert Ross, Carlton Books Ltd, Sydney, 2006
- "The Goodies Episode Summaries" — Brett Allender
- "The Goodies — Fact File" — Matthew K. Sharp