History HoYay / TheMightyBoosh

** Howard toys with the idea of [[SuddenlySexuality "going gay"]], though he initially claims not to fancy Vince - but Vince refutes this idea, replying that ''all'' men in fact fancy him as he is the [[EvenTheGuysWantHim "Confuser".]] Towards the end of the episode, we find out the Howard's never even kissed anyone. He defends it as a choice, saying that when he makes the leap across the "physical boundary," it'll be forever. Later, Howard and Vince kiss (with tongues) for some time, albeit to save Vince's life. After the kiss, Howard 'admits' his love for Vince, claims to be very definitely gay -- "Massive Gayist" was the exact term he used -- and declares that the constant bickering that has defined their relationship from the beginning is a result of the deep [[UnresolvedSexualTension sexual tension]] between them (which is of course what the {{Yaoi Fangirl}}s had been claiming for ages). Although Vince is shocked by this declaration and denies it all, he becomes very angry and jealous when he sees Howard flirting with a girl. He suddenly appears to be under the impression that he and Howard really ''were'' in a relationship and is very bitter about being dumped, claiming that he'll "never love again". He also ultimately finds a himself a girl, but in the next episode, there is no sign of either girl...

!!Examples:

** This whole scenario is made even more suspicious by the fact that in Noel and Julian's short "Sweet", they use the "Don't touch me", "Such a joker", "I'm not kidding", "Ahhhh~", "No, really, don't touch me" joke with Pete (Noel) and Stitch (Julian). It's later revealed that [[spoiler:Stitch is actually in love with Pete.]] Needless to say, [[spoiler:they become lovers.]]
* For some reason, Vince likes to spray paint dirty messages onto the shutters of the shop. The messages describe in varying details all the 'acts' Howard will engage in for money. It gets weirder when Vince ''insists'' Howard does engage in those sorts of activities... the question is, how would Vince know? I think we all know the answer to that one: a good, old fashioned dose of {{UST}}.
* In "Fountain of Youth", Vince has Howard made into his own personal slave. It gets odd when Howard is [[GoGoEnslavement forced to wear just a loincloth]], and Vince has him bought into his tent, then grins in a... erm... very suggestive manner.
** Not to mention the fact that, the entire time he's left alone to talk with Howard, Vince is twisting the peacock feather around his face, brushing his cheeks with it, all the while lounging on the floor with his lips parted, shirt unbuttoned, never once breaking eye contact. This troper was under the impression that Vince was trying to seduce Howard.
*** Seconded. I don't know about other tropers, But I don't look at my platonic friends the way Vince was looking at Howard.
*** Eyefucking, the term is definitely eyefucking
** During the audio commentary for this scene, Noel mentions that it was turned into porn by someone on the internet. When Rich expresses disbelief, he adds, "It's true, you can see it on the internet, it's filthy. Slightly turned me on when I read it."
* In the priest and the beast, Spider nearly has sex with Rudie, albeit by accident.

* Howard and Vince have their own romantic theme music, for heavens sake! It's playing during The call of the yeti when Howard and Vince are alone in the cabin, and it's playing during the infamous kiss
* The episode entitled "Party" from Season 3 is probably the most infamous in terms of SlashFic [[FanficFuel Fuel]]. Howard toys with the idea of [[SuddenlySexuality "going gay"]], though he initially claims not to fancy Vince - but Vince refutes this idea, replying that ''all'' men in fact fancy him as he is the [[EvenTheGuysWantHim "Confuser".]] Towards the end of the episode, we find out the Howard's never even kissed anyone. He defends it as a choice, saying that when he makes the leap across the "physical boundary," it'll be forever. Later, Howard and Vince kiss (with tongues) for some time, albeit to save Vince's life. After the kiss, Howard 'admits' his love for Vince, claims to be very definitely gay - I think "Massive Gayist" was the exact term he used - and declares that the constant bickering that has defined their relationship from the beginning is a result of the deep [[UnresolvedSexualTension sexual tension]] between them (which is of course what the {{Yaoi Fangirl}}s had been claiming for ages). Although Vince is shocked by this declaration and denies it all, he becomes very angry and jealous when he sees Howard flirting with a girl. He suddenly appears to be under the impression that he and Howard really ''were'' in a relationship and is very bitter about being dumped, claiming that he'll "never love again". He also ultimately finds a himself a girl, but in the next episode, there is no sign of either girl...

*** By the end of the kiss, they both seem to have totally forgotten the Head Shaman

** It's a [[RunningGag running gag]] that Vince is constantly mistaken for Howard's wife or girlfriend. What's particularly suspicious is the fact that they never set people straight on the matter. Most of the time they barely even ''react'' - maybe the implication is that they're so used to people making that particular mistake they hardly notice any more, but still.
* When Vince and Howard are about to be frozen to death by Black Frost, [[DyingDeclarationOfLove their last words to each other are a (slightly embarrassed) declaration of love]]. Cue awkward silence when Black Frost is killed.
** They're also ''tied'' to one another at the time. Which doesn't help.
** The whole exchange, for those who were wondering:

* Howard is totally oblivious to Vince's jealously towards anyone who may try and form a relationship with him -- this is quite possibly [[SelectiveObliviousness selective obliviousness]] and his dismissal of Vince's feelings for him in the episode 'Party' certainly are.

* As videos like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMOUQcS9okM this]] demonstrate, the actors who play Howard and Vince (although they are both straight and have long-term girlfriends) are frequently to be found draped over one another, hugging, holding hands, even kissing. Nothing wrong with that of course, but it does add fuel to the fire.
** Even two years since their last Live tour, when the pair of them have barely been seen together having been working on separate projects, some fans have notably been losing interest, especially in the slash. Then Noel Fielding participates in a celebrity dance show for charity where he's dressed (complete with red dress and long, brown wig) as Kate Bush, dancing her video for Wuthering Heights. All thoughts of the Ho Yay being dead vanished when at the end of his dance on the live final, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_02JooS40Q "Heathcliff" arrives to sweep "Cathy" off her feet]].
*** [[http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg97/RachelEmms/82f933d9.jpg Ehm.]]

* Vince admits that after getting very drunk ''he'' once ended up in Howard's wheelbarrow.

* A really weird example here...when Howard and Vince kiss in the aforementioned 'Party' episode, the Head Shaman Dennis (also played by Julian Barratt, i.e. Howard) is watching them - he thinks his wife is cheating on him with Vince, and Vince's attempts to convince him otherwise are what led to the kiss in the first place - and it's implied that Dennis has a rather, um, [[WhatIsThisFeeling ''unexpected'']] reaction to the man-on-man proceedings. He immediately excuses himself, claiming that he needs to "go away and re-think some basic principles."

* Bob Fossil also attempts to kiss Naboo. In the Live Show it's implied that Fossil and Bollo had a fling at some point.
** Not so much implied as blatantly stated, really.

* I can't believe Saboo and Tony Harrison have yet to be mentioned. Okay, one of them's a snarky humanoid shaman and the other's a...weird pink head with tentacles. But seriously, the BelligerentSexualTension is undeniable. And things get very freaky when Saboo is rubbing sun screen into Tony's head.
* In 'The Power of the Crimp', after Vince and Howard break into a crimp in order to intimidate Lance Dior and Harold Boom, Vince states, 'Those crimps are private, our things for nighttimes when we are alone.' Really
** Later in the same episode, when they find out that Lance and Harold stole their crimp they also say something along the lines of "We've been crimping for years! In our room, at night times, but we have been doing it!" They share a bedroom, do they?
* There's a serious 'that didn't happen' moment for Howard and Vince in the frequently referred-to episode, 'Party'. After Vince tells Howard how he feels, Howard awkwardly and uncomfortably has to give Vince a just friends speech. Among other things, he says, 'Vince, that was a ''momentary'' lapse of judgement.' Ironic since not a few moments earlier, Vince had to give the same speech to Howard.
* Notice in the scene right after the kiss, Howard states that the two have a deep, molten powerful sexual tension between them. Whilst Vince denies loving Howard, he certainly doesn't say anything about not being attracted to him.
** Actually, Vince never even denies loving Howard. He just thinks Howard's crazy to love ''him''.
* What, no examples from the Radio Series? It's got plenty, but a particularly shiny one involves Ceruvial Brooks (Voiced by Noel), a man with the legs of a ram who wants desperately to marry a pretty lady, and Tony Ice (voiced by Julian), a "traveling hobo". Suffice to say that Ceruvial initially mistakes Tony for a lovely lady, and the two proceed to do a duet. The song being Married on the Morrow, which is probably the closest thing to a love song in the Boosh. It's also more than a bit implied that from Ceruvial's end at least, it's directed at Tony, not just generally about love. (Tiny little eyes? Come on now.)
** It's not close to a love song; it is a love song
* Don't forget to consider 'What's Inside That Counts.' The name says it all. Ahem.
* In 'The Nightmare of Milky Joe,' Howard attempts to eat Vince (no! not that way. In a [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalistic]] way). Vince is very confused and asks Howard if he is trying to 'Come onto him'. When Howard denies this, Vince stares at him for a few seconds and then says, 'Are you ''sure'' you're not coming onto me?'. That's HoYay if I ever saw it
* In the live future sailors tour, Sunflash, played by Noel Fielding, is an [[CampGay effeminate]], [[WholesomeCrossdresser mini-skirt-wearing]] oddball with a really weird accent which he claims is a mixture of 'Chinese and Chav- Chavese.' He's quite obviously gay, and is in a long term relationship with his sex partner/robot. They kiss at least four times during the show, and at one point Sunflash says 'we love each other'
** Also, at the end of Sunflash and said robot's song, they cuddle and Sunflash says very quickly, "We bum each other!"
** In that same show, Vince asks Howard if he is going to 'bum' him. Yeah. That's hardly subtext anymore, is it?
*** Especially when you take into account that in another show of the same tour, they decided that Wednesdays are bumming days. Howard's response when Vince asks if he's going to bum him? "...Better make it Wednesday..."
*** In that same show, Vince slaps Howard on the arse. Really
* In 'Killeroo', when Howard reveals that he has naked pictures of himself in an envelope, Vince's first action is to seize the envelope and look inside. Howard then tries to strip.
* Literally every single conversation between them sounds like flirting. For example, Howard once threatened to [[UnresolvedSexualTension put his moves on Vince]] Vince's response? to tell Howard he has 'felt his moves' which are 'like being caressed by natural yoghurt.'
** Not to mention that was their first conversation in the first episode.
** Especially blatant here is the fact that these two can often be found staring at each other or staring into each other's eyes. At the end of the clip, Howard finally looks at the camera and has to push Vince, who's still staring at him, out of the frame.
*** That scene is made ''especially'' blatant by the fact that Vince appears to be egging Howard on:
--->'''Howard:''' Don't start showing out!
--->'''Vince:''' Or what? (smirk)
** This is quite honestly one of the things that made me a fan of the show, opening that way. Vince flirted so hard with Howard, it was unreal. He spent that whole opening scene staring and grinning while Howard tried to act all manly. I can't believe this is at the bottom of the page... IT'S THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENS ON THE SHOW.
*** Not to mention that Vince is ''staring at Howard the entire time''. You can feel the [[UnresolvedSexualTension UST]] a ''mile'' off
* In Mighty Boosh Live, Vince tries his best to get Howard into a pair of tiny pink underpants. When Howard refuses, Vince wears them on his head instead. A short while later when Howard strips, [[SexyShirtSwitch he is shown to actually be wearing the underpants.]]
* Can't believe no one even mentioned "The Power of the Crimp" when Harold "helped" Lance out the door by touching his butt. It was completely obvious. And they were supposed to be copying Vince and Howard. Think about it.
* In "Chokes", when Howard walks in after his acting montage wearing some flattering black clothing, the look Vince gives him could only be described as lust.

* The Hitcher sort of implies a liking for Howard. At least, he claims to love him and announces that if Howard were a woman he'd rape him behind the shop counter. He then pisses in Howard's face for an inordinate length of time, which is bound to be ''[[FetishFuel someone's]]'' [[FetishFuel idea of a come-on]] (okay, this sounds more like assault than affection, but they're basically one and the same where the Hitcher's concerned).