BAAADDAD PUNK DOC (MeeBOX)

[asubjectiveopinion]

I lost it completely at "clarion call for the working classes".

[EvilStreaks]

did he say "dead going unburied, thanks to labour?" He's mint. I want him.

[alexshala]

hahahah WHO IS BILLIE

[MisterSting]

I couldn't make it to Manchester that night. I was watching ELP.

[MissIcia]

So this is BaaadDad. 

[Phimmmm]

Who IS Billie?!

[SimonB198207]

Even i was at the Freetrade Hall back in the day. There was me, George Formby, Amedeus Mozart, Fat Boy Slim, and Steve Coogan, who was filming 24 Hour Party People...

i robbed Johnny Rottens wallet... gave it him back recently on the set of one of his Countrylife Butter adverts. We went for a pint but didn't get served 'cos we only have 70s money...

[weavehole]

These have got to be real quotes from old (mid nineties) documentaries / I<3 pUnk progs right?

I'm guessing Danny Baker, Mark Perry and Kenneth Wolstenholme were the actual contributors...

[Kaaney17]

oh malcolm was just a wanker and everyone knew it

[hiltonhoughton]

This is brilliant. Someone needs to do a similar one on "Cliched Memories Of Alternative/Grunge"....

Back in 1991 bands like Love/Hate and Kix were everywhere, and guys like U2 and REM couldn't get a break. Everyone had big hair and songs were all about work and beer and relationships. Then I saw Nirvana on MTV going "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" playing their one chord over and over. I threw away my GNR and Crue albums and bought all the Bush and Silverchair stuff.......

[tobybenedetto]

Shergar, Princess Di, Biggy, all there.

[yamuboy]

This is brilliant! I couldn't stop laughing :)

[neckbeardpride]

Loved Scooch, pity he OD'd in a squat with Stipe and Bono in '79. R.I.P., dear friend.

[afearofbuttons]

Is this a fake?

[PantheonLincoln]

Yes. It's a parody of pretty much every single documentary ever made about Punk. Adam Buxton (And his dad!) did this for a TV pilot called "Meebox".

[afearofbuttons]

You mean to tell me this isn't real?

[oldskoolmacboy]

I was there too. I went with my surrogate parents Carol Vorderman and Charles Haughtry, I was only 5 at the time but it didn't stop me pogoing with the rest of the crowd. John spat on me, I saved it and kept it in a jar. I still have it.

[spacemonkey240672]

Respect to Baaad Dad! The Forrest Gump of punk.

I enjoyed this mockumentary on at least 13 separate levels. Discuss.

[riseup20twelve]

i was at that gig too!! with Ainsley Harriott (he taught me how to cook in a crowd that night) and Plato and a Stegosaurus.. It was utter anarchy I remember me and a bunch of medieval servants were tearing up bits of paper for at least half an hour

[SimonB198207]

hardcore! : )

[lostinasda]

Being a massive fan of punk and punk documentarys this is every punk documentary ever made.

[jrh767]

Long live the buxton family!

[asubjectiveopinion]

Big up da Nigel!

[maugawn]

JUST COMING!

[hamsarney]

Stephen!!!!!

[lukeycoulson]

effing cool. hahaha

[chunk123123]

meebox was on tv??1?

[zammmechat]

for like a day.

didn't get picked up.

:(

[greenhowie]

limmy's show didn't get past the pilot either... bbc = the tale of fail.

[zammmechat]

i officially hate the bbc

but then again

i would hate to see this on fox

[eightySeventh]

Pretty sure Limmy's still waiting for a reply. The guys from Burnistoun say that they're waiting.

[internetmale]

apparently both Limmy and the Burnistoun lot have got full series now :)

[kyle2point]

what the fuck why did i never see meebox advertised. GET A NEW SHOW !

[BurtKocaine]

Billie, Scootch, Robbie Williams hahahahahh...

[joanofmarc]

Heheheh. Nice use of an obscure Fred Schneider solo song.

[Davidivesfilms]

BAAAAAAD DAD!

[douglby]

oi Adam Buxton you've ripped off your mate Armando Iannucci a bit with this and his interviews with dear old Hugh

"it was called jungle then, not drum and bass - that came later"

[mistertarmac]

Not really. On a very base level they maybe share the joke of 'older gentleman talking about pop culture', but that tends to just be the carrier - Hugh's humour had its roots firmly in Iannucci's own brilliantly ridiculous universe, a man 'reminiscing' about contemporary issues. Baaaddad was more focused on Nigel Buxton's own views and getting an amusing reaction out of a refined and pleasant old chap.

Besides, Baaaddad pre-dates Hugh by four or five years.

[douglby]

I stand corrected - assumed this was a new video. You can see where I was coming from though

[mistertarmac]

Nah, you're right, I think this is a new video, but BaaadDad's been going for years - there were similar segments to this on the Adam & Joe show in the mid 90s. But yeah, I see where you're coming from - I just find them equally brilliant but in very different ways.

[giantlawnmower]

This is one of the funniest things I've seen all year - my dad is an 'old timer' and you have no idea how many punk documentaries I have sat through that say EXACTLY those things. Stop on, same this wasn't commissioned...

[SUJATASONI79]

is you perhaps a public school cnut?

[alman53]

What was the music on BaaadDad Undercover?

[pizt]

He is right about Malcolm :P

[GUGUG]

Top Quality Stuff

[alman53]

Is this recent? He must be like 84?

[ElRous]

Sorry to post up here again but I thought I should let Dr Buckles know that the Guardian Guide is still on his side! Check out the TV listing at the foot of pg89 today (2 Aug 08). It's a shame for Taylor but more shame on BBC3! I think that's about three times this year the guide has mentioned Buxton. In other news, welcome back to the radio! Brills.

[ThomasRowsell]

all the punk docs are the same, its high time some one took the piss, well done mr buxton

[Aaghmonsters]

Sir, your dad is awesome. Wanna swap?

[PallasAthene12]

Baaaddad! LEGEND! You can see where Adam gets it from...

[longclawson]

Have asked BBC 3 to put me down for a "You Must Be Mad" vote for not commissioning this. Quality....

[osheasis]

Love Baaaad DAD!! I wish he was my Baaaad Grandad!!! :)

[DreamedOfHugeSpiders]

"get rid of all that baggage... and be reprogrammed"

quality!

[ElRous]

That's shocking news about MeeBOX. It was the best slice of comedy I've gorged on this year. I suppose that unless you're prodding around with obese and/or unfit people, ridding youths of Primark guilt or writing comedy that clearly doesn't have the energy to get past the 1st draft, you don't stand much of a chance wiv da 16-24s! A shame. Is there any way you can post some of JGreenwood's music from the show? Your compy-genius bro would know... Keep the youtube coming... the fans appreciate it.

[Rantomon]

For sure... Don't forget atomic Kitten BaaDad. They reinvented Punk for a new generation.

[youtubinfool]

i really hope this gets comissioned and wish that i'd seen it on TV. funniest show i've seen in a while.

[ElRous]

BaadDad is a legend. He is our leader.

[gawkygavotte]

My dad thinks Talc-y Malc-y is a wanker too. But then again he thinks that everyone is a wanker, including me... and probably you. But I like you Mister Buxton sir, and your Dad.

[EilertPilarmDM]

Brill stuff there mr-buxton of Engloid. :o)

[jonthegoon]

Skooch

HA....!

[killslay]

saw meebox on bbc iplayer, great show good sir. its good to see baaaddad on our screens yet again

[TechState]

lol "scooch"... your dad is so cool. good job man.

[GrandDizzy]

The difference between Adam Buxton and a normal person is that he is better!

A new Adam & Joe Show is long overdue. (Or at least new presenters for Songs of Praise.)

[Scrabble31]

LOL @ scooch. What a band, they really did us proud. Great to see to the return of baaaaaadad

[valeblaize]

wots the song @ 53 secs, the second song???????????? sorri i'm thick !!! much love x x

[PantheonLincoln]

The song is "New Rose" by The Damned.

[marcobillie]

The Damned - New Rose

[colinohyeah17]

i wish my dad was that cool, or will be that cool when he's that old.......

[phitdemon]

As usual Mr. Buxton, you fail to disappoint. Top stuff sir, top stuff!

[trevsweb]

watched the show... bit of a hit and miss comedy program... not sure i would watch the whole series

[Trunks378]

Fucking Favulous, Adam, especially the end list

[indieabby88]

*snicker* Robbie Williams.

[WAAAAAAAAAAAY]

hehe this is fkkn brilliant

[vincevl]

Loved every second Adam.

I'm enamoured by the liquid filled BBC3 logo bit; I'd love to see that fleshed out when you get com. :)

[MEHOLE]

The coolest dad ever!

[mauricemicklewhite]

I wish he was my dad.

[Kie77]

I watch meebox on the iplayer today and thought it was ace. Adam clearly loves youtube :) I hope he does more of his phone in voice clips - they're the besr!

[CubeFarmFilms]

Seeing that BADDDAD is in MeeBox has made me even more gutted that I missed it :(

[PowerdByWill]

It's on bbc iplayer! I missed it too.

[baconex]

BBC iPlayer!

[Tomurow]

Ha ha - this was brilliant. More tiresome cliches plaease Adam!

[SunnyD2004]

Never mind everyone at the (lesser) free trade hall starting a band - almost everyone viewing this video has made a comment

[TheEpochofN]

Hi Adam. It was a pilot, so the shit bits were shit, and the funny bits - like this - were very funny indeed. What do we have to do so you get a pilot commissioned, and it's all funny bits? I trust you not to be rubbish when you get properly rich and famous.

Just promise not to find a runner to tie up with electrical tape and giggle inanely at all the time, once you make it big in America.

[somegreybloke]

Does anyone fancy uploading MeeBox to somewhere where we can watch it outside the UK? Stupid BBC with their stupid "we don't show our stuff to the foreigns" philosophy.

[ArashiTempest]

You could wait for the DVD so that buying it will support the much underrated work of a comedy legend.

[somegreybloke]

I could, but there probably won't be a DVD unless there's a series, which will mean late 2009 at the very earliest. And I live on the internet, which means I demand instant gratification at all times.

Besides, Adam doesn't need the money. He's got a job on the radio, so he must be loaded.

[DexterAndCromwell]

"Everyone who was at the Manchester Free Trade Hall gig went on to start a band - Pete Shelley, Bernie Sumner, Morrissey, Thom Yorke, Michael Stipe, Bono, Suggs, Lolly, Billie, Schooch, Robbie Williams..."

That cracked me up.

[PoppyMonsterMunch]

Yeah Baaaddad, them keyboard solios are rubbish :-D

[fernxtwo]

schooch. jesus.

[crackleofpigskin]

BAAADDAD should have his own show!

Or at least just give MEEBox a series, silly BBC!

[lostmoontree]

wooo. great

[cheekychen]

nice one :]

[modroom]

Keeping it real, nice one.

[joannepsi]

I love Adam's dad, he was one of my favourite bits of the A&J show.

[benjula2006]

fantastic.

[cmcc212]

Gota love BadDad