Ecky thump, the 1970s would have been unbearable without tim. The goodies 5x07 kung fu kapers aka ecky thump simkl. Image caption the kung fu kapers episode was shown on bbc one in march 1975. Kung fu kapers is an episode of the awardwinning british comedy television series the goodies. Hardly anybody really says ecky thump in real life any more, though they may have done some years ago. Mar 01, 2020 hardly anybody really says ecky thump in real life any more, though they may have done some years ago. Its a stock phrase of comedians when they want to portray a big, thick northener from yorkshire or more usually lancashire. During christmas that year, channel 5 repeated the classic 1973 episode the goodies and the. Watch all 14 the goodies episodes from season 5,view pictures, get episode information and more. Kung fu kapers sketch is named the greatest ever moment from tv show the goodies kung fu kapers episode from the goodies chosen as winner at bristol festival the comedy show starred graeme garden, bill oddie and tim brooketaylor the bristol slapstick festival brought the men together at the redgrave theatre. All episodes are really funny, with some absolute classics in there as well.
Hooked on a cancan and the goodies hq remaster youtube. The goodies s01e07 radio goodies video dailymotion. The goodies season 5 episode 7 kung fu kapers aka ecky thump. When tim and graeme decide to take up kung fu, bill introduces them to the infinitely nobler art of ecky thump. The goodies won the silver rose in 1972 for this special episode at the rose dor festival, held in montreux, switzerland. Montreux 72 edition, and was first broadcast in 1972.
Bill reveals himself to be a grand master of the infinitely more. As always, it was written by the goodies, with songs and music by bill oddie. Kung fu kapers 1975 after bill masters the marital art of eckythump, his demonstrations leads to a black pudding tubehitting craze taking hold across britain. Til in 1975, a man died of laughter watching the kung fu kapers episode of the goodies. Til in 1975, a man died of laughter watching the kung fu. When tim and graeme decide to take up kungfu, bill introduces them to the infinitely nobler art of ecky thump. The goodies kung fu capers tv episode 1975 plot summary. His widow sent a letter to the goodies thanking them for making her husbands last moments so happy. In 2004, an episode of the bbc documentary series comedy connections was devoted to the goodies. Kung fu kapers episode from the goodies chosen as winner at bristol. The sketch kung fu kapers has been chosen as the greatest ever moment from 1970s and 80s tv show the goodies. In british slang, what is ecky thump, and where does it. Kungfu kapers, tower of london, saturday night grease and gender education were all brilliant.
The show was cowritten by and starred tim brooketaylor, graeme garden and. Much as i admire the zany slapstick of tim, graeme and bill, the best episodes for me were the ones set in a single room, usually at the end of the series when the budget was used up. His widow later sent the goodies a letter thanking them for making the final moments of her husbands life so pleasant. The goodies season 5 episode 23 rome antics watch on kodi. During the course of the programme, 76 episodes of the goodies aired. Pong played at age 8 or the very first video game and i cant even remember which console it was on. Kung fu kapers sketch is named the greatest ever moment from tv show the goodies kung fu kapers episode from the goodies chosen as winner at bristol festival the comedy show starred graeme garden, bill oddie and tim brooketaylor the bristol slapstick festival brought the men together at. One seven episode series was made for itv company lwt and shown in 198182. The series, which combines surreal sketches and situation comedy, was broadcast by bbc 2 from 1970 to 1980.
Its on the list along with that recent kenny everett boxset that for some reason ive still not gotten around to getting. Cinema wasteland spring 2012 the goodies episode by zomifud2. Episodes of the goodies finally released, via bbc store. The goodies start their own pirate radio service outside the 5 mile limit but it all starts to get out of hand as graeme wants to take over the world instead. Jan 25, 2020 image caption the kung fu kapers episode was shown on bbc one in march 1975. The goodies kung fu capers tv episode 1975 on imdb. Kung fu kapers sketch is named the greatest ever moment. The goodies season 5 episode 7 kung fu kapers aka ecky. The goodies kung fu capers tv episode 1975 release info. Apr 07, 2011 this feature is not available right now.
The complete bbc collection interview by andy rawll duration. The goodies the complete collection dvd episode disc guide. As always, the episode was written by members of the goodies. Graeme and tim must outwit bill, when he turns to his heritage of martial arts known as ecky thump. The goodies at no fixed abode the first uk goodies fan. After twentyfive minutes of continuous laughter mitchell finally slumped on the sofa and expired from heart failure. Now usually, i would say that my favourite episodes of the goodies are not the usual suspects like kitten kong or kung fu kapers. The strain on his body was too much and he suffered a fatal heart attack. Bill reveals himself to be a grand master of the infinitely more subtle and superior lancastrian martial art of ecky thump. Fans asked to vote for their favourite episode from surreal 1970s. I remember dad opening it and how we would play that thing all the time. In kung fu kapers, mastery in the lancastrian martial art of eckythump is shown by the size of the flat cap worn by the fighter. One sevenepisode series was made for itv company lwt and shown in 198182.
Every child and many an adult could do, do, do the funky gibbon. Upon bills arrival at the mystic east and its school of ecky thump, he is greeted by one of t exquisitely delicate ladies of t temple a roughlydressed cleaning lady with rollers in her hair who demanded proof of his devotion money, which she holds up to the light and then tucks inside the elasticised leg of her baggy knickers before she. The skit featured a kiltclad scotsman with bagpipes battling a man with a black pudding. The goodies s05 e07 kung fu capers video dailymotion. The series, which combines surreal sketches and situation comedy, was broadcast by bbc 2 from 1970 until 1980. At last back for more, again was released on region 2 in 2010 as well as a dvd box set containing all four volumes to celebrate 40 years of the goodies. Kung fu kapers caused alex mitchell to laugh nonstop for nearly a halfhour. This episode was infamous for literally causing a mans fatal heart attack from 25 minutes of nonstop laughter. Episode kung fu kapers masters of the great marshall art of eckythump. Goodies fans choose kung fu kapers as favourite episode bbc. A special episode, which was based on the original 1971 goodies kitten kong episode, was called kitten kong. The kung fu capers episode featured bill oddie as a blackbelt in ecky thump a littleknown lancastrian martial art which involved pelting.
The goodies s05e07 kung fu capers video dailymotion. Alongside tim brooketaylor, he cowrote the complete uxbridge. The goodies is a british television comedy series shown in the 1970s and early 1980s. It was written by the goodies, with songs and music by bill oddie. Its not difficult to see why, as once the episode introduces the central concept of ecky thump. Fans asked to vote for their favourite episode from surreal 1970s tv series the goodies have made their choice. The skit, which aired on march 24 1975, was announced as the winner at bristols.
The goodies won the silver rose in 1972 for this special episode at the rose dor festival, held. Jan 27, 2020 the sketch kung fu kapers has been chosen as the greatest ever moment from 1970s and 80s tv show the goodies. Soon the whole nation is gripped by black pudding fever. Ecky thump based on oddies blackpuddingwielding character in the 1975 episode kung fu kapers. With tim brooketaylor, graeme garden, bill oddie, michael barratt. Goodies fans choose kung fu kapers as favourite episode. I really wanted a complete set of the goodies but this was the closest we could find. The costume designer for this episode was dee robson. Watch the goodies season 5, episode 7 kung fu kapers aka ecky thump. Full episode bbc the goodies s1e2 ecky thump by interstellafella 0. The goodies kung fu capers tv episode 1975 trivia on imdb. Kitten kong, kung fu kapers ecky thump, lighthouse keeping loonies, saturday night grease, the movies, south africa, and bunfight at the ok tearooms.
On 24 march 1975 alex mitchell, a 50yearold bricklayer from kings lynn, england, died laughing while watching this episode, featuring a scotsman in a kilt battling a vicious black pudding with his bagpipes. The goodies rule ok is a special episode of the british comedy television series the goodies. The goodies was one of the first shows in the uk to use pioneering camera trickery. His widow later sent the goodies a letter thanking them for making mitchells final moments so pleasant. Kung fu kapers is an episode of the british comedy television series the goodies. When the goodies are asked to make a film about south africa to increase tourism, the influx of white people causes the.
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