The Greenies
| "The Greenies" | |
|---|---|
| The Goodies episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 1 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Jim Franklin |
| Original air dates | 6 December 1970 (Sunday — 10.50 p.m.) |
| Guest appearances | |
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"The Greenies" is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies.
This episode is also known as "Army Games".
Written by The Goodies, with songs and music by Bill Oddie.
Plot
The Goodies have been packing for the holiday on the seaside, but the coastal resorts have compromise by pollution and military activity so they decided to stay home until Tim remembers a beautiful quiet village down the coast of cornwall his childhood call penrudden cove.
So when they've arrive and the village is completely deserted with no locals, the Vicar is the only villager left and welcomes the trio to stay and explains why the others leaved the village for some reason.
The Goodies are disgust 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.
Cultural references
References
- "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