The Greenies
| "The Greenies" | |
|---|---|
| 1 episode | |
| Directed by | Jim Franklin |
| Original air dates | 6 December 1970 (Sunday — 10.50 p.m.) |
| Guest appearances | |
| George Benson as "..." Richard Caldicot as "..." Timothy Carlton as "..." Pauline Devaney as "..." | |
The Greenies is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies — a BAFTA-nominated series for Best Light Entertainment Programme.[1][2][3]
This episode is also known as "Army Games".
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
Plot
The Goodies are annoyed when they discover that the Army is building a military establishment on what had been supposed to be a children's playground.
Disguised as members of the military, they provide the plans to the soldiers who are to build the equipment. The Goodies "assist" the Army and their plans lead to the Army 'equipment' looking more like a children's playground than the sleek military equipment the Army is expecting.
Then the Army gets another shock — the people who the Goodies had arranged to turn up to test the equipment, are not exactly what the Army had been expecting to see.
Spoofs and cultural references
References
- ^ Light Entertainment Production nomination — official BAFTA website
- ^ Best Light Entertainment Programme nomination — official BAFTA website
- ^ Information is given, by the BBC, about the BAFTA-nomination on the back of the "The GOODIES ... At Last ... Back for More, Again!" DVD cover.
- "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
External links
- The Greenies at IMDb