The Goodies is a British television comedy series shown in the 1970s and early 1980s, starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie. The series, which combines surreal sketches and situation comedy, was broadcast by the BBC, initially on BBC2 but soon repeated on BBC1,The Penguin TV Companion (2nd Edition) — Jeff Evans, Penguin Books Ltd., London, 2003 from 1970 until 1980. The final seven-episode series was made by LWT and shown on ITV in 1981–1982.
Since the deaths of Tim Brooke-Taylor on 12 April 2020 and Bill Oddie on 25 July 2026, Graeme Garden is the only surviving member of the trio.
Series overview
Episodes Series 1 (1970)
Series 2 (1971–72)
Specials (1972)
Series 3 (1973)
Series 4 (1973–74)
Series 5 (1975)
Series 6 (1976)
Series 7 (1977)
Series 8 (1980)
Series 9 (1981–82)
The Goodies episodes in DVD format
DVD and pre-recorded VHS releases of episodes
Series One
No. Prod. Episode titles DVD releases VHS pre-recorded releases Original TV broadcast dates 101 11/5/0/2521 Tower of London 8 November 1970 102 11/5/0/2524 Snooze 15 November 1970 103 11/5/0/2523 Give Police a Chance 22 November 1970 104 11/5/0/2522 Caught in the Act 29 November 1970 105 11/5/0/2526 The Greenies 6 December 1970 106 11/5/0/2525 Cecily 13 December 1970 107 11/5/0/2527 Radio Goodies 20 December 1970
Series Two BBC title "The Goodies B"
No. Prod. Episode titles DVD releases VHS pre-recorded releases Original TV broadcast dates 201 11/5/1/2151 Scotland 1 October 1971 202 11/5/1/2152 Commonwealth Games 8 October 1971 203 11/5/1/2154 Pollution 15 October 1971 204 11/5/1/2153 The Lost Tribe 22 October 1971 205 11/5/1/2155 The Music Lovers 29 October 1971 206 11/5/1/2156 Culture for the Masses 5 November 1971 207 11/5/1/2157 Kitten Kong 12 November 1971 208 11/5/1/2158 Come Dancing 19 November 1971 209 11/5/1/2159 Farm Fresh Food 10 December 1971 210 11/5/1/2160 Women's Lib 17 December 1971 211 11/5/1/2161 Gender Education 31 December 1971 212 11/5/1/2162 Charity Bounce 7 January 1972 213 11/5/1/2163 The Baddies 14 January 1972 214 Special Kitten Kong ('72 Montreux) 9 April 1972 215 Special A Collection of Goodies (Special Tax Edition) 24 September 1972
Series Three BBC title "The Goodies Series Three A"
No. Prod. Episode titles DVD releases VHS pre-recorded releases Original TV broadcast dates 301 11/5/2/2271 The New Office 3 February 1973 302 11/5/2/2272 Hunting Pink 10 February 1973 303 11/5/2/2273 Winter Olympics 17 February 1973 304 11/5/2/2274 That Old Black Magic 24 February 1973 305 11/5/2/2275 For Those in Peril on the Sea 3 March 1973 306 11/5/2/2276 Way Outward Bound 10 March 1973 307 11/5/2/2277 Superstar 12 July 1973
Series Four BBC title "The Goodies Series Three B"
No. Prod. Episode titles DVD releases VHS pre-recorded releases Original TV broadcast dates 401 11/5/2/2280 Camelot 1 December 1973 402 11/5/2/2281 Invasion of the Moon Creatures 8 December 1973 403 11/5/2/2278 Hospital for Hire 15 December 1973 404 Special The Goodies and the Beanstalk 22 December 1973 405 11/5/2/2283 The Stone Age 29 December 1973 406 11/5/2/2282 Goodies in the Nick 5 January 1974 407 11/5/2/2279 The Race 12 January 1974
Series Five BBC title "The Goodies 1974 / The Goodies Autumn 1974 (last six episodes)"
No. Prod. Episode titles DVD releases VHS pre-recorded releases Original TV broadcast dates 501 11/5/4/2042 The Movies 10 February 1975 502 11/5/4/2041 Clown Virus 17 February 1975 503 11/5/4/2044 Chubbie Chumps 24 February 1975 504 11/5/4/2045 Wacky Wales 3 March 1975 505 11/5/4/2046 Frankenfido 10 March 1975 506 11/5/4/2049 Scatty Safari 17 March 1975 507 11/5/4/2048 Kung Fu Kapers 24 March 1975 508 11/5/4/2047 Lighthouse Keeping Loonies 31 March 1975 509 11/5/4/2050 Rome Antics 7 April 1975 510 11/5/4/2051 Fleet Street Goodies 14 April 1975 511 11/5/4/2043 South Africa 21 April 1975 512 11/5/4/2052 Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms 28 April 1975 513 11/5/4/2053 The End 5 May 1975 514 Special Goodies Rule – O.K.? 21 December 1975
Series Six BBC title "The Goodies: Series Five / Series V"
No. Prod. Episode titles DVD releases VHS pre-recorded releases Original TV broadcast dates 601 11/5/6/2001 Lips, or Almighty Cod 21 September 1976 602 11/5/6/2002 Hype Pressure 28 September 1976 603 11/5/6/2005 Daylight Robbery on the Orient Express 5 October 1976 604 11/5/6/2006 Black and White Beauty 12 October 1976 605 11/5/6/2003 It Might as Well Be String 19 October 1976 606 11/5/6/2004 2001 & A Bit 26 October 1976 607 11/5/6/2007 The Goodies Almost Live 2 November 1976
Series Seven BBC title "The Goodies: Autumn 1977"
No. Prod. Episode titles DVD releases VHS pre-recorded releases Original TV broadcast dates 701 01157/2001 Alternative Roots 1 November 1977 702 01157/2002 Dodonuts 8 November 1977 703 01157/2004 Scoutrageous 22 November 1977 704 01157/2005 Punky Business 29 November 1977 705 01157/2003 Royal Command 6 December 1977 706 01157/2006 Earthanasia 22 December 1977
Series Eight
No. Prod. Episode titles DVD releases VHS pre-recorded releases Original TV broadcast dates 801 1158/9671 Goodies and Politics 14 January 1980 802 1158/9672 Saturday Night Grease 21 January 1980 803 1158/9673 A Kick in the Arts 28 January 1980 804 1158/9674 U-Friend or UFO? 4 February 1980 805 1158/9675 Animals 11 February 1980 806 1158/9676 War Babies 18 February 1980
Series Nine
No. Prod. Episode titles DVD releases VHS pre-recorded releases Original TV broadcast dates 901 90329 Snow White 2 27 December 1981 902 90327 Robot 9 January 1982 903 90325 Football Crazy 16 January 1982 904 90328 Big Foot 23 January 1982 905 90326 Change of Life 30 January 1982 906 90330 Holiday 6 February 1982 907 90331 Animals Are People Too 13 February 1982
Video and DVD releases
1980s
"The Goodies (1982)" — Thorn EMI Video Football Crazy Robot Big Foot Change of Life
"The Goodies and the Beanstalk (1983)" — BBC Enterprises Limited The Goodies and the Beanstalk
"The Goodies (1986)" — Thorn EMI Video Football Crazy Change of Life
1990s
"Look out! It's ... The Goodies: Kitten Kong (1994)" — BBC Enterprises Limited Kitten Kong (72' Montreux) Scatty Safari Scoutrageous
"Look out! It's ... The Goodies: The Goodies and the Beanstalk (1994)" — BBC Enterprises Limited The Goodies and the Beanstalk The End Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms
2000s
"The Goodies ...At Last (2003)" — Network DVD
Tower of London Gender Education Kitten Kong (72' Montreux) The Goodies and the Beanstalk Kung Fu Kapers Lighthouse Keeping Loonies Earthanasia Saturday Night Grease
"The Goodies ...At Last a Second Helping (2005)" — Network DVD
Radio Goodies Come Dancing The Movies South Africa Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms The End Scoutrageous Punky Business
"The Goodies: The Complete LWT Series (2007)" — Network DVD
Snow White 2 Robot Football Crazy Big Foot Change of Life Holiday Animals
2010s
"The Goodies ...At Last - Back for More, Again (2010)" — Network DVD
Cecily The Music Lovers The New Office The Goodies Rule - O.K.? Camelot It Might as Well Be String 2001 & A Bit Royal Command
"The Goodies: The Complete BBC Collection (2018)" — Network DVD
Contains all 69 episodes of the BBC series.
"The Goodies: The Complete Collection (2019)" — Network DVD
Contains all 76 episodes of the series, plus extras from The Complete BBC Collection and The Complete LWT Series.
See also The Goodies discography The Goodies videography — the Goodies on DVD and VHS
Sources The Complete Goodies — Robert Ross, B T Batsford, London, 2000 The Goodies Rule OK — Robert Ross, Carlton Books Ltd, Sydney, 2006 From Fringe to Flying Circus — Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980 — Roger Wilmut, Eyre Methuen Ltd, 1980 The Goodies Episode Summaries — Brett Allender The Goodies — Fact File — Matthew K. Sharp
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