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** One Creator/{{BBC}} exec, who was trying to push the station into a trendier direction and had no time for its heritage of popular old shows, publicly said "Over my dead body!" to requests for Goodies re-runs. To this date the BBC has only ever repeated one episode, and that was far from being the best, as a grudging nod to the show's thirtieth anniversary. Fans also pointedly wish her a happy birthday every year.
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** ''[[Creator/OrsonWelles Orson bloody Welles]]'' of all people. He had seen Tim and Graeme's previous series, ''Broaden Your Mind'', and was so enthused by it that he enlisted Tim, Bill and Graeme to work on a short film with him in 1968 called ''One Man Band'', which sadly remained unfinished and unreleased, although [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ewT3wzhgq0 some of the footage]] featuring Tim, Graeme and Orson has survived. After this, Tim and Orson also both appeared in a 1969 Italian comedy film called ''The Thirteen Chairs'' (also known as ''12+1'').
** Creator/StevenSpielberg is also a fan, and attempted to make a ''Goodies'' movie in the mid-to-late seventies, which sadly didn't come to pass.
** ''[[Creator/OrsonWelles Orson bloody Welles]]'' of all people. He had seen Tim and Graeme's previous series, ''Broaden Your Mind'', and was so enthused by it that he enlisted Tim, Bill and Graeme to work on a short film with him in 1968 called ''One Man Band'', which sadly remained unfinished and unreleased, although [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ewT3wzhgq0 some of the footage]] featuring Tim, Graeme and Orson has survived. After this, Tim and Orson also both appeared in a 1969 Italian comedy film called ''The Thirteen Chairs'' (also known as ''12+1'').
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* FatalMethodActing: {{Averted}}. During the 1981 ChristmasSpecial "Snow White 2", the collapsing house scene went wrong, and fell on the trio, nearly killing them.
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** Apparently the controller of the BBC hated the series over the episode "South Africa" (a satire about apartheid [[GoneHorriblyWrong that did not go very well with execs]]), but was unable to kill the show off due to its popularity. So while it had a good long run, there have been very, ''very'' few repeats of the show on British TV, even in recent years. For instance, their 30th anniversary was celebrated by... a cheaply made documentary and ''one'' repeated episode on TV. And Tim, Bill and Graeme had to take matters into their own hands to get the show out on DVD.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The series just ''oozes'' TheSeventies, from the hair to the clothing to the events, topics and people satirised. It's been suggested that this is one of the reasons that, while it at the time rivalled and even arguably eclipsed ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' in popularity, it's far less well known today, as it was much more contemporary than Python. [[ScrewedByTheNetwork Well, that and the BBC refusing to repeat it for years since it ended.]]
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* BigNameFan: ''[[Creator/OrsonWelles Orson bloody Welles]]'' of all people.
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** ''[[Creator/OrsonWelles Orson bloody Welles]]'' of all people.
** *** To elaborate, Orson had seen Tim and Graeme's previous series, Broaden Your Mind, and was so enthused by it that he enlisted Tim, Bill and Graeme to work on a short film with him in 1968 called ''One Man Band'', which sadly remained unfinished and unreleased, although some of the footage featuring Tim, Graeme and Orson can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ewT3wzhgq0
** ''[[Creator/OrsonWelles Orson bloody Welles]]'' of all people.
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** To elaborate, Orson had seen Tim and Graeme's previous series, Broaden Your Mind, and was so enthused by it that he enlisted Tim, Bill and Graeme to work on a short film with him in 1968 called ''One Man Band'', which sadly remained unfinished and unreleased, although some of the footage featuring Tim, Graeme and Orson can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ewT3wzhgq0
*** After this, Tim and Orson also both appeared in a 1969 Italian comedy film called ''The Thirteen Chairs'' (also known as ''12+1'').
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** Apparently the show was canceled so that the special effects budget for ''The Goodies'' could be reallocated to the effects heavy and very expensive TV version of ''Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.
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** Apparently the show was canceled (on the BBC at least) so that the special effects budget for ''The Goodies'' could be reallocated to the effects heavy and very expensive TV version of ''Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.''Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', which caused the move to LWT (now a part of ITV).
** LWT themselves screwed The Goodies over as well, signing them on for three series, then cancelling the series after just one due to low ratings. The Goodies did get paid for the three they'd signed on for, however their contracts meant that they couldn't work together using the name 'The Goodies' for two years because of this.
** LWT themselves screwed The Goodies over as well, signing them on for three series, then cancelling the series after just one due to low ratings. The Goodies did get paid for the three they'd signed on for, however their contracts meant that they couldn't work together using the name 'The Goodies' for two years because of this.
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** The working title for the show was "Narrow Your Mind", in reference to an earlier show the trio had made called "Broaden Your Mind", which was [[MissingEpisode lost to the BBC's tape wiping policy]].
** Creator/StevenSpielberg was a fan of the show, and at one point actually approached Tim about the possibility of making a Goodies feature film. For various reasons, it never came off.
* WriteWhoYouKnow: Averted, despite all three characters being [[TheDanza Danzas]], their real personalities had little similarity to the characters on the show. Bill the character was a HeroicComedicSociopath, Bill the guy was an ActualPacifist, for example. Both Bills were keen ornithologists, though, because that was something he was known for. Tim would later say that the characters were exaggerations of how the public perceived them; so Bill's passionate outspokenness became heroic comedic sociopathy, Graeme's medical degree made him a MadScientist, and Tim's posh accent and name made him an UpperClassTwit.
** The working title for the show was "Narrow Your Mind", in reference to an earlier show the trio had made called "Broaden Your Mind", which was [[MissingEpisode lost to the BBC's tape wiping policy]].
** Creator/StevenSpielberg was a fan of the show, and at one point actually approached Tim about the possibility of making a Goodies feature film. For various reasons, it never came off.
* WriteWhoYouKnow: Averted, despite all three characters being [[TheDanza Danzas]], their real personalities had little similarity to the characters on the show. Bill the character was a HeroicComedicSociopath, Bill the guy was an ActualPacifist, for example. Both Bills were keen ornithologists, though, because that was something he was known for. Tim would later say that the characters were exaggerations of how the public perceived them; so Bill's passionate outspokenness became heroic comedic sociopathy, Graeme's medical degree made him a MadScientist, and Tim's posh accent and name made him an UpperClassTwit.
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** The working title for the show was "Narrow Your Mind", in reference to an earlier show the trio had made called "Broaden Your Mind", which was [[MissingEpisode lost to the BBC's tape wiping policy]].
**WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/StevenSpielberg was a fan of the show, and at one point actually approached Tim about the possibility of making a Goodies feature film. For various reasons, it never came off.
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* WriteWhoYouKnow: Averted, despite all three characters being [[TheDanza Danzas]], their real personalities had little similarity to the characters on the show. Bill the character was a HeroicComedicSociopath, Bill the guy was an ActualPacifist, for example. Both Bills were keen ornithologists, though, because that was something he was known for. Tim would later say that the characters were exaggerations of how the public perceived them; so Bill's passionate outspokenness became heroic comedic sociopathy, Graeme's medical degree made him a MadScientist, and Tim's posh accent and name made him anUpperClassTwit.UpperClassTwit.
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* ChannelHop: From Creator/TheBBC to Creator/{{ITV}} (as an LWT production) in 1981. This was sadly short-lived; see ScrewedByTheNetwork below.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Apparently the controller of the BBC hated the series over the episode "South Africa" (a satire about apartheid [[GoneHorriblyWrong that did not go very well with execs]]), but was unable to kill the show off due to its popularity. So while it had a good long run, there have been very, ''very'' few repeats of the show on British TV, even in recent years. For instance, their 30th anniversary was celebrated by... a cheaply made documentary and ''one'' repeated episode on TV. And Tim, Bill and Graeme had to take matters into their own hands to get the show out on DVD.
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** Apparently the controller of the BBC hated the series over the episode "South Africa" (a satire about apartheid [[GoneHorriblyWrong that did not go very well with execs]]), but was unable to kill the show off due to its popularity. So while it had a good long run, there have been very, ''very'' few repeats of the show on British TV, even in recent years. For instance, their 30th anniversary was celebrated by... a cheaply made documentary and ''one'' repeated episode on TV. And Tim, Bill and Graeme had to take matters into their own hands to get the show out on DVD.
** Apparently the controller of the BBC hated the series over the episode "South Africa" (a satire about apartheid [[GoneHorriblyWrong that did not go very well with execs]]), but was unable to kill the show off due to its popularity. So while it had a good long run, there have been very, ''very'' few repeats of the show on British TV, even in recent years. For instance, their 30th anniversary was celebrated by... a cheaply made documentary and ''one'' repeated episode on TV. And Tim, Bill and Graeme had to take matters into their own hands to get the show out on DVD.
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* WriteWhoYouKnow: Averted, despite all three characters being [[TheDanza Danzas]], their real personalities had little similarity to the characters on the show. Bill the character was a HeroicComedicSociopath, Bill the guy was an ActualPacifist, for example. Both Bills were keen ornithologists, though, because that was something he was known for. Tim would later say that the characters were exaggerations of how the public percieved them; so Bill's passionate outspokenness became heroic comedic sociopathy, Graeme's medical degree made him a MadScientist, and Tim's posh accent and name made him an UpperClassTwit.
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* WriteWhoYouKnow: Averted, despite all three characters being [[TheDanza Danzas]], their real personalities had little similarity to the characters on the show. Bill the character was a HeroicComedicSociopath, Bill the guy was an ActualPacifist, for example. Both Bills were keen ornithologists, though, because that was something he was known for. Tim would later say that the characters were exaggerations of how the public percieved perceived them; so Bill's passionate outspokenness became heroic comedic sociopathy, Graeme's medical degree made him a MadScientist, and Tim's posh accent and name made him an UpperClassTwit.
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** Less than half the total number of episodes have been released on DVD in the UK, allegedly due to the controller of the BBC not liking the show.
** Due to ABC in Australia pretty much playing the episodes on constant repeat, most of the material is now obtained from Aussie pirates, where the show has a HUGE following.
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** The BBC eventually ''did'' cancel the series (or rather, failed to continue it; there was never a formal contract), and it moved to ITV, where it was subjected to ExecutiveMeddling and died. Ironically, this is the season that ComedyCentral UK is allowed to show.
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** The BBC eventually ''did'' cancel the series (or rather, failed to continue it; there was never a formal contract), and it moved to ITV, where it was subjected to ExecutiveMeddling and died. Ironically, this is the season that ComedyCentral Creator/ComedyCentral UK is allowed to show.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Apparently the controller of the BBC hated the series over the episode "South Africa" (a satire about apartheid [[GoneHorriblyWrong that did not go very well with execs}]), but was unable to kill the show off due to its popularity. So while it had a good long run, there have been very, ''very'' few repeats of the show on British TV, even in recent years. For instance, their 30th anniversary was celebrated by... a cheaply made documentary and ''one'' repeated episode on TV. And Tim, Bill and Graeme had to take matters into their own hands to get the show out on DVD.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Apparently the controller of the BBC hated the series over the episode "South Africa" (a satire about apartheid [[GoneHorriblyWrong that did not go very well with execs}]), execs]]), but was unable to kill the show off due to its popularity. So while it had a good long run, there have been very, ''very'' few repeats of the show on British TV, even in recent years. For instance, their 30th anniversary was celebrated by... a cheaply made documentary and ''one'' repeated episode on TV. And Tim, Bill and Graeme had to take matters into their own hands to get the show out on DVD.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Apparently the controller of the BBC hated the series, series over the episode "South Africa" (a satire about apartheid [[GoneHorriblyWrong that did not go very well with execs}]), but was unable to kill the show off due to its popularity. So while it had a good long run, there have been very, ''very'' few repeats of the show on British TV, even in recent years. For instance, their 30th anniversary was celebrated by... a cheaply made documentary and ''one'' repeated episode on TV. And Tim, Bill and Graeme had to take matters into their own hands to get the show out on DVD.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The working title for the show was "Broaden "Narrow Your Mind", in reference to an earlier black and white show the trio had made called "Narrow "Broaden Your Mind", which was [[MissingEpisode lost to the BBC's tape wiping policy]].
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* WriteWhoYouKnow: Averted, despite all three characters being Danzas, their real personalities had little similarity to the characters on the show. Bill the character was a HeroicComedicSociopath, Bill the guy was an ActualPacifist, for example. Both Bills were keen ornithologists, though, because that was something he was known for. Tim would later say that the characters were exaggerations of how the public percieved them; so Bill's passionate outspokenness became heroic comedic sociopathy, Graeme's medical degree made him a MadScientist, and Tim's posh accent and name made him an UpperClassTwit.
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* WriteWhoYouKnow: Averted, despite all three characters being Danzas, [[TheDanza Danzas]], their real personalities had little similarity to the characters on the show. Bill the character was a HeroicComedicSociopath, Bill the guy was an ActualPacifist, for example. Both Bills were keen ornithologists, though, because that was something he was known for. Tim would later say that the characters were exaggerations of how the public percieved them; so Bill's passionate outspokenness became heroic comedic sociopathy, Graeme's medical degree made him a MadScientist, and Tim's posh accent and name made him an UpperClassTwit.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Apparently the controller of the BBC hated the series, but was unable to kill the show off due to its popularity. So while it had a good long run, there have been very, ''very'' few repeats of the show on British TV, even in recent years. For instance, their 30th anniversary was celebrated by... a cheaply made documentary and ''one'' repeated episode on TV. And Tim, Bill and Graeme had to take matters into their own hands to get the show out on DVD.
** The BBC eventually ''did'' cancel the series (or rather, failed to continue it; there was never a formal contract), and it moved to ITV, where it was subjected to ExecutiveMeddling and died. Ironically, this is the season that ComedyCentral UK is allowed to show.
** Apparently the show was canceled so that the special effects budget for ''The Goodies'' could be reallocated to the effects heavy and very expensive TV version of ''Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.
** The BBC eventually ''did'' cancel the series (or rather, failed to continue it; there was never a formal contract), and it moved to ITV, where it was subjected to ExecutiveMeddling and died. Ironically, this is the season that ComedyCentral UK is allowed to show.
** Apparently the show was canceled so that the special effects budget for ''The Goodies'' could be reallocated to the effects heavy and very expensive TV version of ''Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.
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* * KeepCirculatingTheTapes:
** Less than half the total number of episodes have been released on DVD in the UK, allegedly due to the controller of the BBC not liking the show.
** Due to ABC in Australia pretty much playing the episodes on constant repeat, most of the material is now obtained from Aussie pirates, where the show has a HUGE following.
** Less than half the total number of episodes have been released on DVD in the UK, allegedly due to the controller of the BBC not liking the show.
** Due to ABC in Australia pretty much playing the episodes on constant repeat, most of the material is now obtained from Aussie pirates, where the show has a HUGE following.
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** Creator/StevenSpielberg was a fan of the show, and at one point actually approached Tim about the possibility of making a Goodies feature film. For various reasons, it never came off.
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** Creator/StevenSpielberg was a fan of the show, and at one point actually approached Tim about the possibility of making a Goodies feature film. For various reasons, it never came off.off.
* WriteWhoYouKnow: Averted, despite all three characters being Danzas, their real personalities had little similarity to the characters on the show. Bill the character was a HeroicComedicSociopath, Bill the guy was an ActualPacifist, for example. Both Bills were keen ornithologists, though, because that was something he was known for. Tim would later say that the characters were exaggerations of how the public percieved them; so Bill's passionate outspokenness became heroic comedic sociopathy, Graeme's medical degree made him a MadScientist, and Tim's posh accent and name made him an UpperClassTwit.
* WriteWhoYouKnow: Averted, despite all three characters being Danzas, their real personalities had little similarity to the characters on the show. Bill the character was a HeroicComedicSociopath, Bill the guy was an ActualPacifist, for example. Both Bills were keen ornithologists, though, because that was something he was known for. Tim would later say that the characters were exaggerations of how the public percieved them; so Bill's passionate outspokenness became heroic comedic sociopathy, Graeme's medical degree made him a MadScientist, and Tim's posh accent and name made him an UpperClassTwit.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The working title for the show was "Broaden Your Mind", in reference to an earlier black and white show the trio had made called "Narrow Your Mind", which was [[MissingEpisode lost to the BBC's tape wiping policy]].
** Creator/StevenSpielberg was a fan of the show, and at one point actually approached Tim about the possibility of making a Goodies feature film. For various reasons, it never came off.
** Creator/StevenSpielberg was a fan of the show, and at one point actually approached Tim about the possibility of making a Goodies feature film. For various reasons, it never came off.