Classic.This comedy will live for centuries. Thank God we have the recordings.

Harry could read the utter stuffing out of a piece of gibberish cobbled together by that other character, the infamous.. Spike. And then there's Sellers. A madman. Certifiable.

That 'Anastasia' pun was brilliant.

When we lost the Goons we never realised how much they would be missed, such a rich and diverse talent! A good imagination is essential to understand the humour of these 3. God bless ‘em all!

@TheAussieLeo

3 жыл бұрын

Keep Calm and Carry on dear friend.

@synthonaplinth5980

2 жыл бұрын

but...but...I'm American...we don't have imaginations....

@nealbradleigh5069

22 күн бұрын

I concur, from this of the Big Pond.

As an American born of a family of British extraction into the mid-Atlantic seaboard round about the early 50's, the Goons were a part of my childhood which my Yankee playmates were nearly all completely unaware of prior to them hearing me Da's recordings I'd have me Mum play for us whenever they'd come over on a playdate. Oh, how we'd laugh and laugh at the absurd voices and sheer silliness of their antics...! My mates loved coming round, and did so on many an afternoon. We'd all sit round on the floor in the family room "indian-style" for a "laugh and a listen"" to "those Goons".

I heard my first Goon Show probably in 1954 or '55. I shall be 70 in June.I have been hooked all my bloody life. Sheer comic genius.

@forcemultiflier1746

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I to, for many years, have found myself with my ear glued to the steam powered Wireless, while building my Platinum plated - Molybdenum alloy- reciprocating pudding gun !!

@jamesrivis620

5 жыл бұрын

Errol Fellows 76 here and same.

@jcee6886

5 жыл бұрын

I don't know why but I read your post in the voice of grid pipe thin.

@Steve20127

4 жыл бұрын

@@jcee6886 : Hercules GRYTPYPE THYNNE!

@peterclinch4583

4 жыл бұрын

Beet U by 8 years i still can't get enough from fellow fan from AUSTRALIA 😍

Great memories of listening in to the Light Programme with my dad. The radio was great back then with the Goon Shows, Round the Horn, Beyond Our Ken and many more. Funny funny shows. Loved them then and still do.

@howler6490

2 жыл бұрын

Sundays at 14:00,navy lark,round the horn etc. Awesome. Sundays at 21:00,I'm sorry I'll read that again...plus 1 other. This was tim brooke-taylor,oddie and garden...the goodies in another creation. Wonderful stuff...

The legs conversation has to be my favorite exchange between Bluebottle and Eccles, the secrecy of Eccles' statement of looking up his Daddy's trousers make it even more funny when he reveals "That's where he keeps his legs!!!" Then Bluebottle's next statement is pure gold.

So much better than most recent comedy.

Ive been a huge huge fan of the Goons. The BFBS used to play the Goons at 9 oclock on a Sunday morning in Aden. Found their humour very helpful during a bout of depression, the silly story lines lifted my spirits for a few hours after listening to a Goon show cassette.

@garrywatters1140

3 жыл бұрын

They were still playing them on Sunday morning in Germany in the seventies. That was my introduction to the Goons as a 13 year old.

One of the great episodes! The drinking scene between Colonel Chinstrap (from ITMA) and Major Blooknok is marvellous: "I expect you're wondering why you've sent for me". "We'll have to drink our way out!"

@Ozwarlock0

9 жыл бұрын

Jack Train's character Colonel Chinstrap was pretty well typecast in this role as an alcoholic military man and it stood him in good stead.

@johnlawrence2757

5 жыл бұрын

Adrian Edwards thé goons were always at their best when taking the piss out of « the ruling classes »

@jcee6886

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnlawrence2757 best exemplified in another episode when neddie said something like "I haven't done a day of work in my life, and here's an OBE to prove it"... To the audience's rapturous applause and cheering.

@johnlawrence2757

5 жыл бұрын

g cantstansya Poor Old Harry: I could never quite work out what he was doing there, but I suppose he was the one opened doors for them

@synthonaplinth5980

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnlawrence2757 Harry was the 'straight man' as it were.

We used to go climbing, driven in my mates Land Rover...a buddy, dave, was as big a goon freak as myself and we would do extracts from favourite shows...voices included. We even bought goon show script books... Amazing what you can do with a few pints in you!

Peter Sellers (RIP) and his voice impersonations are brilliant

Now,i know why the beatles and Britain loved them .BRILLIANT

My favourite Goon Show of all.

The greatest piece of Radio ever recorded…. Go Goons.

I remember the Goon Show on the radio c 1955 or so, in New Zealand. Before TV, It still sounds "modern". Still brilliantly clever.

@wadeconnell1493

4 жыл бұрын

Yes Lad...I was about at the time. Sadly, my lovely Grannie turned off 2YA (Wellington) with the comments...those Damned Goons. Took me decades to recover....

Love the Hughie Green impression - and I mean that most sincerely folks!

@stevechurch4728

2 жыл бұрын

the clapometer say's different 0nly 23 not enough for the next show.

Milligan and co at their best! Clever, witty and very funny from start to finish.

Great entertainment, and wow Max Geldray could really swing!

why in all my 36 years have I not heard this before, this is brilliant 😂

@ergbudster3333

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry. No. You are not nearly old enough to listen to this work of several filthy swine. No. No. It takes many many years to develop the inner substance to listen to vile crap like this.

@JamesJackson-zl8he

3 жыл бұрын

Same took 33 years for me

Absolutely brilliant comedy they can't write gibberish like that anymore, and there are simply no players like those either 😀

Back then this was the most listened comedy show in the history of the BBC. I never missed an episode One of my favorites was when they captured the entire Japanese army o the back of a truck (lorry)

@paulk4662

4 жыл бұрын

Brian Paris ah yes.. Fear of wages

Yes,the goons have saved what's left of my sanity during this COVID carry on.

We had a goons LP ,. Dartmoor Prison , loved it , was in the 6o's

Nothing comes close. Thank you so much for sharing.

This is the first time I heard this episode and found it hilarious, thanks for the effort. much appreciated.

We'll have to drink our way out!

That jazzy, upbeat closing theme: What's it called? That's my favorite of the various closing themes they used. Awesome orchestra! Thanks for posting this. The Goons live on!

@johnhutchinson7343

2 жыл бұрын

I believe it's "Crazy Rhythm" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Rhythm

@toonist123

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnhutchinson7343 John, thanks for the reply! I don't think it's Crazy Rhythm. Here's the theme I'm referring to. Hopefully this clip works; my first time trying this, so if it doesn't work I'll reply again with a link to the whole video and you can just go to the end (starts a 21:37). See what you think. I would love to ID this tune. kzread.infoUgkxAWt-Dr-llHW3na4urK9JvahBfWTStceN

@toonist123

2 жыл бұрын

​@@johnhutchinson7343 Or, heck, the song is featured in this very video, near the end, apparently in its entirety! ...Starting at 26:35. Would love to identify it!

@toonist123

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnhutchinson7343 FOUND IT. It's called "Lucky Strike," the last cut of this album: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZqEpZlviMXIZ8Y.html Starts at 1:15:04 into the video. Gotta love KZread...

@markschildberg1667

Жыл бұрын

This is the New Goon Signature Tune, composed and arranged by Wally Stott.

Pure genius still 😂😂😂

Well now colonel I suppose you're wondering why you sent for me😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Still brilliant

We will have to drink our way out of this. I cant stop laughing.

The puns in this episode are astronomical

@howler6490

2 жыл бұрын

These puns and the way of building on the previous could be used as a showpiece for british humour. Absolutely superb example...

Every man has his price!

What happened at the first transition to the music? There was a bit missing.

A frenzied, shrieking character waving a whiskey bottle. "Who was it?" You, sir.

@MaskedMan66

3 жыл бұрын

"Are you sure, Denis?" "Am I sure?" "Yes." "Of course I'm sure!" "Ah, thank you." "You weren't the only one in that nightshirt, you know!"

Takes me back waiting for hancocks half hour

People born today will be laughing at this in 70 years time

Brilliant

Col Chinstrap died leading the campaign against the Red Bladder and his 40000 balloons.......,he drowned...........from the inside, Les Griffiths Australia

CHINSTRAP: QUIET OUT THERE! Blasted goldfish.

Heres to the old country. Which old country? Any old country....Lol

18:06 Long drawers bit.

My boys

I

That's no duck, that's a chicken!

And Blue Bottle and Eccles!

Song @ 14:14 beautiful, what’s the name of it?

wirh the great Jack Train from ittma

Jack Train from.Itma played colonel chinstrap

Max Geldray, Ray Ellington, Wally Stott all on top form - you don't get "incidental" music like that any more!

@Methadonebunyip

7 жыл бұрын

John Lawrence damn right!

@jcee6886

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely spot on. First class musos!

@howler6490

2 жыл бұрын

Thankfully...never did like jazz although as a harmonica player I tolerated geldray.

i'm sure Jack Train was in this episode playing Chinstrap?

@Steve20127

4 жыл бұрын

He certainly was.....the old style show characters, giving way to the (then) new characters.

They don't write songs like that these days!

They always had Larry Adler on his harmonica for the interlude

@GoDamnWeird

5 жыл бұрын

Max Geldray.

@jamesrivis620

5 жыл бұрын

Richard Nunn Max Geldray. Fantastic orchestra too. Just listen to that bass go !!!

@jcee6886

5 жыл бұрын

Richard nun you filthy swine.... It's Max geldray. -major bloodknock OBE.

@georgewatson9622

4 жыл бұрын

@@jcee6886 Believe that the BBC wanted to drop Gildrey but Spike Milligan said that if they did he would not write another episode

Get rid of the subtitles,they don't follow the scripts!

@MaskedMan66

7 жыл бұрын

No, but they are hilarious!

I wish we find recording without the awful harmonica jazz and musical numbers.

@alanhayward8237

4 жыл бұрын

Some LPs had the music edited out - but it was fashionable at the time and you get used to it as part of the show.