The Goodies- Why They're Not On The BBC

Five Possible Reasons The Goodies Haven't Been Repeated On The BBC

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[shampooed1]

The Goodies came to fame through the male-only 'Footlights Society' at Cambridge University, as did nearly all the BBC comedians of their time (eg Monty Python). Women campaigned to join, but weren't allowed. The flavour of a sexist, elite university society is what dominated BBC comedy until the 80s -- not 'common sense'. These aren't 'common values' -- they're the values of a small, but POWERFUL, minority.

[hootstootsochaye]

@shampooed1 Not really sure of your point, Do you think they should not be shown ?

[hootstootsochaye]

yes I suppose you're right, I can't very well post a video of why the goodies aren't on the bbc when the bbc are showing them. Think they've bowed to the critisicism of the 40 year anniversary, so congratulations to common sense and I look forward to watching the episodes as they were meant to be seen.

[tenderheart17]

Well thank goodness BBC have finally relented, and have just recently begun telecasting reruns of 'The Goodies'. Now... if they would just  televise the episodes at a sensible time, all would be well.

Thankyou ABC2, for running the episodes here in Australia...you've made a lot of people very happy.

[lozman67]

The Goodies were parodies.. they used the themes and language of the times against bigotry.. but had to use the language to do that, of course they did!

[HaHaHamHammer]

6. TC Raymond.

[TheGrunge619]

Back in the day they had FREEDOM of Speech.

[pingtran]

This is Satire. Dont you Yankies get it??  There is an example I just did!!! It is sending up the white appartied racists not the black people!!!

[meowool]

@lordyokel yeah like the ITV series and around 16 BBC episodes.

[Ragnemalm]

@shampooed1 "all the rubbish sexism and racism on the show " - do you mind anti-racism satire? This show often mocked the Black&White Minstrel Show, and might have affected its cancellation. I think their takes on racism is 99% great. (The yellow pages joke being an exception, but a fairly harmless one.) Check out "Alternative Roots" for a great example of The Goodies' view on racism. And South Aftrica of course.

Concerning sexism, compare them to The Benny Hill Show.

[thestripedtabby]

@shampooed1 Thanks, I completely agree with you, and I'd just add that it took the alternative comedians of the 1980s, including many women, to challenge that racism and sexism. Contrary to the anti-PC brigade, the best British comedy is built on satirizing the powerful and everyday life, not giving women and blacks a kicking. Give me The Comic Strip any day over this tripe. And yeah, it shouldn't be shown now - it's a relic of a (mostly) bygone attitude.