The Goodies – Almost Live
7th episode of the 6th series of The Goodies
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Episode no. | Series 6 Episode 7 | ||
Directed by | Jim Franklin | ||
Original air date | 2 November 1976 (1976-11-02) | ||
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"The Goodies – Almost Live" is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies.
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
The songs, featured in the show (in chronological order), are:
Song title | Announced / Introduced by | Sung by (Goodies' singers mentioned only) | Notes |
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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
- "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
External links
- "The Goodies – Almost Live" at IMDb
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