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* PaperThinDisguise: The Goodies' disguise themselves as Sir Reginald Wheelbarrow by dressing in identical suits, wearing a comically long false moustache and TalkingInUnison. Yet the presenter is surprised to learn that there were three people inside the costume.
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* VictoryIsBoring: The absence of the BBC from the airwaves leaves a hole in Mrs. Carthorse's eve ring routine of turning her television on and off.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: InUniverse, Tim is disgusted that Bill's BloodierAndGorier Cinderella movies is aimed at kids.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: InUniverse, Tim is disgusted that Bill's BloodierAndGorier Cinderella movies is aimed at kids.
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* VictoryIsBoring: The absence of the BBC from the airwaves leaves a hole in Mrs. Carthorse's eve ring evening routine of turning her television on and off.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: InUniverse, Tim is disgusted that Bill's BloodierAndGorier Cinderellamovies movie is aimed at kids.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: InUniverse, Tim is disgusted that Bill's BloodierAndGorier Cinderella
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* AccidentalHero: Blowing up the BBC Television Centre gets Mrs. Cart horse to congratulate the Goodies, since with ITV being the only network available, [[TakeThat nobody wants to watch television anymore]].
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* AccidentalHero: Blowing up the BBC Television Centre gets Mrs. Cart horse Carthorse to congratulate the Goodies, since with ITV being the only network available, [[TakeThat nobody wants to watch television anymore]].
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* BloodierAndGorier: Bill's production of Sinderella, which has Cinders shot dead by Buttons because it's "St. Valentine's Day ", and a scene where the Princes strangles the Ugly Stepsisters. There's also a scene involving a hangman's noose.
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* BloodierAndGorier: Bill's production of Sinderella, which has Cinders shot dead by Buttons because it's "St. Valentine's Day ", Day", and a scene where the Princes strangles the Ugly Stepsisters. There's also a scene involving a hangman's noose.
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'''Mrs. Carthorse:''' He keeps his distance.
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'''Mrs. Carthorse:''' He keeps his distance.distance.
* VictoryIsBoring: The absence of the BBC from the airwaves leaves a hole in Mrs. Carthorse's eve ring routine of turning her television on and off.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: InUniverse, Tim is disgusted that Bill's BloodierAndGorier Cinderella movies is aimed at kids.
-->'''Bill:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint You wouldn't do Cinderella for adults, would you]]?
* VictoryIsBoring: The absence of the BBC from the airwaves leaves a hole in Mrs. Carthorse's eve ring routine of turning her television on and off.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: InUniverse, Tim is disgusted that Bill's BloodierAndGorier Cinderella movies is aimed at kids.
-->'''Bill:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint You wouldn't do Cinderella for adults, would you]]?
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* ComplainingAboutShowsTheyDontWatch: The movie produced by the Goodies is so absurdly coy it couldn't possibly offend anyone. But the use of the word "gender" in the opening titles causes Mrs. Carthorse to refuse to watch the rest and turn the trio into pariahs. The fact that the word can easily be changed means nothing to her.
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* ComplainingAboutShowsTheyDontWatch: ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch: The movie produced by the Goodies is so absurdly coy it couldn't possibly offend anyone. But the use of the word "gender" in the opening titles causes Mrs. Carthorse to refuse to watch the rest and turn the trio into pariahs. The fact that the word can easily be changed means nothing to her.
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The Goodies are instructed by [[MoralGuardians Mrs Carthorse]] to make an S-E-X education film where there's no reference to [[RunningGag S-E-X]]; they do their best by using gender instead where S-E-X has to be used but it's not good enough.
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* AbusiveParents: One of the negative letters the Goodies receive during their controversy period is from Tim's mother.
* AccidentalHero: Blowing up the BBC Television Centre gets Mrs. Cart horse to congratulate the Goodies, since with ITV being the only network available, [[TakeThat nobody wants to watch television anymore]].
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: After a string of legitimate sounding critique of the film, the presenter finishes with "a bit off".
* BitingTheHandHumour: In perhaps the ultimate example of this trope, the climax has Bill blow up the BBC Television Centre
* BloodierAndGorier: Bill's production of Sinderella, which has Cinders shot dead by Buttons because it's "St. Valentine's Day ", and a scene where the Princes strangles the Ugly Stepsisters. There's also a scene involving a hangman's noose.
* {{Bowdlerise}} InUniverse example with "How to Make Babies by Doing Dirty Things", the gender education film made by the Goodies with no mention of sex.
--> This is a man. And this... isn't.
* ComplainingAboutShowsTheyDontWatch: The movie produced by the Goodies is so absurdly coy it couldn't possibly offend anyone. But the use of the word "gender" in the opening titles causes Mrs. Carthorse to refuse to watch the rest and turn the trio into pariahs. The fact that the word can easily be changed means nothing to her.
-->'''Tim:''' You mean you're going to condemn the film without even seeing it?\\
'''Mrs. Carthorse:''' Why should I change the habit of a lifetime?
* DodgyToupee: The presenter the Goodies clear their name in front of reveals that he's wearing one when the show is finished taping.
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** Mrs. Carthorse criticises the script for The Goodies' film, despite having written it herself.
** The BBC criticised the Goodies' film along with everyone else, but deliberately put out much worse during the controversy, and eventually hire the Goodies to produce more violent programming.
* NewhartPhoneCall: Mrs. Carthorse walks into the Goodies office while Tim is trying to call her, resulting in him thinking he's got through to her until he turns around to find her sitting down.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Mrs. Desiree Carthorse is an obvious potshot at real world moral guardian Mary Whitehouse.
** In a similar vein, the MP the Goodies impersonate is a TakeThat at Gerald Nabarro, described as a backbench MP who appears on talk shows to give looney, extremist points of view and receive free publicity and cheques in return.
* TakeThat: It's clear from the episode the lads were none too fond of Mary Whitehouse, given how crass they make her seem.
-->'''Tim:''' Mrs. Carthorse. It is Mrs. Carthorse, isn't it?\\
'''Mrs. Carthorse:''' Yes.\\
'''Bill:''' What does your husband do?\\
'''Mrs. Carthorse:''' He keeps his distance.
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* AbusiveParents: One of the negative letters the Goodies receive during their controversy period is from Tim's mother.
* AccidentalHero: Blowing up the BBC Television Centre gets Mrs. Cart horse to congratulate the Goodies, since with ITV being the only network available, [[TakeThat nobody wants to watch television anymore]].
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: After a string of legitimate sounding critique of the film, the presenter finishes with "a bit off".
* BitingTheHandHumour: In perhaps the ultimate example of this trope, the climax has Bill blow up the BBC Television Centre
* BloodierAndGorier: Bill's production of Sinderella, which has Cinders shot dead by Buttons because it's "St. Valentine's Day ", and a scene where the Princes strangles the Ugly Stepsisters. There's also a scene involving a hangman's noose.
* {{Bowdlerise}} InUniverse example with "How to Make Babies by Doing Dirty Things", the gender education film made by the Goodies with no mention of sex.
--> This is a man. And this... isn't.
* ComplainingAboutShowsTheyDontWatch: The movie produced by the Goodies is so absurdly coy it couldn't possibly offend anyone. But the use of the word "gender" in the opening titles causes Mrs. Carthorse to refuse to watch the rest and turn the trio into pariahs. The fact that the word can easily be changed means nothing to her.
-->'''Tim:''' You mean you're going to condemn the film without even seeing it?\\
'''Mrs. Carthorse:''' Why should I change the habit of a lifetime?
* DodgyToupee: The presenter the Goodies clear their name in front of reveals that he's wearing one when the show is finished taping.
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** Mrs. Carthorse criticises the script for The Goodies' film, despite having written it herself.
** The BBC criticised the Goodies' film along with everyone else, but deliberately put out much worse during the controversy, and eventually hire the Goodies to produce more violent programming.
* NewhartPhoneCall: Mrs. Carthorse walks into the Goodies office while Tim is trying to call her, resulting in him thinking he's got through to her until he turns around to find her sitting down.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Mrs. Desiree Carthorse is an obvious potshot at real world moral guardian Mary Whitehouse.
** In a similar vein, the MP the Goodies impersonate is a TakeThat at Gerald Nabarro, described as a backbench MP who appears on talk shows to give looney, extremist points of view and receive free publicity and cheques in return.
* TakeThat: It's clear from the episode the lads were none too fond of Mary Whitehouse, given how crass they make her seem.
-->'''Tim:''' Mrs. Carthorse. It is Mrs. Carthorse, isn't it?\\
'''Mrs. Carthorse:''' Yes.\\
'''Bill:''' What does your husband do?\\
'''Mrs. Carthorse:''' He keeps his distance.
