History Funny / TheYoungOnes

* The first radio broadcast that there is an escaped murderess comes from the radio station broadcasting the Gregorian chant, Captain Blood Radio (in the middle of the "Dull Religious Music Programme"). We cut away to the DJ, Billy Blood, a cyclops with a patch over his eye broadcasting from a ship on the high seas:

* Meanwhile, the reason the episode is called "Time" has finally become clear as Neil is carted off to a mediaeval peasant village... and happens to point at the huts just as the shells from Vyv's Howitzer land on them, convincing the peasants he is an evil sorcerer.

''[they sit down and start playing cards, ignoring the peasants as they charge through the door and begin rummaging through the lads' belongings]''

* Mike comes into Neil's bedroom where the others have gathered holding a fish. He asks "What's this?" to which Vyvyan replies "A fish, Mike!" He leaves, satisfied. He then comes back soon after and finishes the question "What's this fish doing in my bed?" Vyvyan replies, "It's not in your bed, Mike". He then leaves and comes back without the fish. "What's this fish doing in my bed?". The others reply, in unison "''WHAT FISH?''".

* When Mike uses a plunger for the toilet, the toilet suddenly comes to life and eats it. Mike's reaction is priceless. He runs off to get Domestos, and to top it all off, the toilet speaks at the end, wondering what Domestos even is before letting out a burp.

'''Vyvyan:''' That's probably Rick doing a bit of reading. ''(gets bottle out of fridge)'' Maybe a bit of oil will do the trick?\\

* After going to the pub to find that Music/{{Madness}} have just finished their set:

'''Vyvyan:''' ''[taking Community Chest card]'' Ah. "You have won second prize in a beauty contest." ''[Rick laughs derisively and picks up the dice]'' "Smash Rick over the head with the bank."\\

-->'''Vyvyan:''' [[TooDumbToLive Why won't it go off, Mike?]]
-->'''Mike:''' [[OnlySaneMan Why do you want it to go off?!]]

* The TV licence man decides to lie in wait until Vyvyan passes the television. He asks where the bathroom is and is told "Upstairs, just follow your nose." Which segues neatly into the musical number, as Mike had apparently told Dexy's Midnight Runners to set up in the lads' lavatory, where they perform their cover of Music/VanMorrison's "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)".

'''Vyvyan:''' [[ADateWithRosiePalms That's probably Rick doing a bit of reading]]. ''(gets bottle out of fridge)'' Maybe a bit of oil will do the trick?\\

--> '''Rick''': Neil, the bathroom's free, unlike the country under the Thatcherite junta!

* Sure enough, as Neil predicted, Jerzi Balowski ends up drinking Vyv's potion and turning into an axe-wielding homicidal maniac, of course. And while pursuing the lads in his homicidal rage, he also manages to end up in Narnia (where, unexpectedly he causes ''no'' chaos and which only serves to pride a shortcut to the basement).

* Sure enough, as Neil predicted, Jerzi Balowski ends up drinking Vyv's potion and turning into an axe-wielding homicidal maniac, of course. And while pursuing the lads in his homicidal rage, he also manages to end up in Narnia.

'''Vyvyan:''' That's probably Rick doing a bit of reading. ''(gets bottle out of fridge)'' Maybe a bit of oil will do the trick?\\

* Mike comes into Neil's bedroom where the others have gathered holding a fish. He asks "What's this?" to which Vyvyan replies "A fish, Mike!" He leaves, satisfied. He then comes back soon after and finishes the question "What's this fish doing in my bed?" Vyvyan replies, "It's not in your bed, Mike." He then leaves and comes back without the fish. "What's this fish doing in my bed?" The others reply, in unison "''WHAT FISH''?"

* Vyvyan's rant against ''Series/TheGoodLife''. What makes it funnier? He [[HiddenDepths begins to describe to Mike an episode]] ''[[HypocriticalHumor he actually enjoyed]]'' before complaining that [[EvilCannotComprehendGood "it was done all so BLOODY nicely!"]], angered that [[ArsonMurderAndJayWalking even the policeman was nice]]. Cue a policeman [[ThereWasADoor bursting through the front door]] to smash a chair over Rick's head.

'''Vyvian''': (''calms down'') Did you see the episode, right, where the pig was gonna have a baby?[[note]]"The Happy Event", Episode 2, Series 3.[[/note]] Now, that was quite a promising idea. (''fires up again'') But it was all done so ''bloody'' nicely! We didn't see anything! [[SuddenlyShouting EVEN THE POLICEMAN WAS NICE!]]

* The ''Series/UniversityChallenge'' sequence, perhaps the best-remembered scene in the series, sees the lads representing Scumbag College against a team from Footlights College, Oxbridge consisting of four {{Upper Class Twit}}s (played by Creator/BenElton and three soon-to-be-famous alums of Cambridge Footlights: Creator/StephenFry, Creator/HughLaurie, and Creator/EmmaThompson). The laughs start with Vyv writing a P on Rick's nameplate and Bambi (Griff Rhys-Jones) actually calling him Prick.

* When Neil's dad defends ''The Good Life'' and says he wants to protect Felicity Kendal, Vyvyan scoffs, "[[IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow It's the first time I've ever heard it called that!]]"

* Vyvyan's rant against ''Series/TheGoodLife''. What makes it funnier? He [[HiddenDepths begins to describe to Mike an episode]] ''[[HypocriticalHumor he actually enjoyed]]'' before complaining that [[EvilCannotComprehendGood "it was gone all so BLOODY nicely!"]], even complaining [[ArsonMurderAndJayWalking how the policeman was nice]]. Cue a policeman [[ThereWasADoor bursting through the front door]].
-->'''Vyvyan''': No! No! NO! We're not watching the bloody Good Life! Bloody bloody bloody! I hate it! [[SickeninglySweet It's so bloody nice!]] Felicity "Treacle" Kendal and Richard "Sugar-Flavored-Snot" Briers! What do they do now? Chocolate bloody Button ads, that's what! They're nothing but a couple of reactionary stereotypes, confirming the myth that everyone in Britain is a loveable, [[UsefulNotes/ATouchOfClassEthnicityAndReligion middle-class]] eccentric - and [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I - HATE - THEM!]]\\
'''Mike''': That was a highly articulate outburst, Vyvyan. I only hope they're not watching.

* Unbeknownst to the lads, there's a kingdom of marvels and wonders just below the surface of their garden, with a time traveller who has just returned with a video of the birth of Christ, Music/TheRollingStones cutting a new album, two hippos making love, assorted jugglers and fire eaters and other entertainers, a group of cackling {{Mad Scientist}}s rushing past with a body on a gurney... but the king and queen of this kingdom (who look as though they walked out of a pack of playing cards) are burned out on interesting things and would love nothing more than to meet someone "totally and utterly mind-numbingly boring". "But I suppose I never will," sighs the king, unaware that a person matching that very description has come within seconds of falling through his ceiling.

* After Neil's ImagineSpot in which he [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Hulks out]] after one insult too many from the other three, he returns to reality and finds his clothes really have been torn to shreds (but everything else was just his imagination). As he leaves in embarrassment, this exchange takes place:

-->'''Vyvyan''': No! No! NO! We're not watching the bloody Good Life! Bloody bloody bloody! I hate it! [[TastesLikeDiabetes It's so bloody nice!]] Felicity "Treacle" Kendal and Richard "Sugar-Flavored-Snot" Briers! What do they do now? Chocolate bloody Button ads, that's what! They're nothing but a couple of reactionary stereotypes, confirming the myth that everyone in Britain is a loveable, [[UsefulNotes/ATouchOfClassEthnicityAndReligion middle-class]] eccentric - and [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I - HATE - THEM!]]\\

'''Mike''': That was a highly articulate outburst, Vyvyan.

-->'''Vyvyan''': My entry is: [[LiteralMinded Cornflakes, cornflakes, cornflakes, cornflakes, cornflakes, cornflakes, cornflakes, cornflakes, cornflakes!]]

* Mike, upon learning they have a vampire trapped in the bathroom, comments, "This is actually very serious!" Mike, Rick and Neil all stare right at the camera...then Vyvyan photobombs the shot making a goofy face.

* Neil has just had a bath and is covering his crotch area with a flower pot. When Rick annoys Neil and Vyv eggs Neil on to the point where Neil is about to attack Rick, he holds a frying pan and lifts it up with both of his hands. Then Rick questions how the flowerpot is staying up.

* The ''Series/UniversityChallenge'' sequence, perhaps the best-remembered scene in the series:

* Vyv writing a P on Rick's name during the University Challenge bit and Bambi actually calling him Prick.

* The lads finally decide one of them has to get a job to solve their cashflow problem. They consult the "Situations vacant" pages in the newspaper... which are all blank except for a single Armed Forces recruitment advert (misspellings theirs):

* "I'd just like to take this opportunity, on national television, to assure you all, comrades, that honest to God, I have NOT sold out! Anyway, round about now, I usually have a Pot Noodle!"

'''Neil:''' Oh, painting myself white to deflect the blast.\\

* Vyvyan REALLY wants that bomb to go off. After smashing a bottle against the side of it, he laments...
-->'''[[TooDumbToLive Vyvyan]]:''' Why won't it go off, Mike?
-->'''[[OnlySaneMan Mike]]:''' Why do you want it to go off?!

'''Mike''': ''You are not to use it.''\\

* Creator/TheBBC would like to warn all small children that pushing people inside old fridges is a bloody stupid thing to do.
* The Christian door knocker (Creator/DawnFrench) being killed by a sandwich, then Neil and Rick's reaction to the sandwich.