The Goodies

Kung Fu Kapers AKA Ecky-Thump - S5-E7

Trivia: In the previous episode on the wall of the Goodies' office was some graffiti reading "it's gibbon time". In this episode the graffiti now says "it is still gibbon time". This was to promote their single "Funky Gibbon" which was released when this episode was first broadcast, the Goodies released five novelty songs in 1974 and '75 - Funky Gibbon was the most successful, reaching number 4 in the charts, the opening line of Funky Gibbon is "Come on everybody, it's gibbon time".

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Kitten Kong - S2-E7

Trivia: On many recent specials and Live-shows, Tim has mentioned that in the scene where the Cat is dragging him face-down along the ground in the park a dog came out of nowhere and laid some do-do in his path. Since Tim didn't want to ruin the scene, he decided to continuously move himself right over it. Clearly it's something he hasn't forgotten.

Gavin Jackson

The Bunfight at the OK Tea Rooms - S5-E12

Trivia: Graeme Garden made sure his back was padded for the death scene at the end where he planned to throw himself backwards onto the ground. When the time came, he twisted around and landed flat on his unpadded front, to the eternal amusement of his co-stars.

Frogglin

Kung Fu Kapers AKA Ecky-Thump - S5-E7

Trivia: On 24 March 1975 Goodies fan Alex Mitchell died laughing while watching the episode "Kung Fu Kapers" in which Tim Brooke-Taylor uses a set of bagpipes to defend himself against Bill Oddie, Master of the ancient martial art "Ecky-Thump". After twenty-five minutes of continuous laughter Mitchell died from heart failure. His widow later sent the Goodies a letter thanking them for making Mitchell's final moments so pleasant.

Kitten Kong - S2-E7

Trivia: When Tim is being dragged along by the cat a bit of a brown something appears. He said in an interview that this was a long stop motion sequence. During filming a small dog ran through the shot and relieved itself right in his way. Because being stop motion it would have taken too long to re-shoot the scene, Tim volunteered to be dragged into and smeared over the mess, for the sketch.

Kitten Kong - S2-E7

Revealing mistake: When the Goodies are at the park with their animals, Graeme tries to teach his tortoise tricks. When the tortoise jumps, you can see the wire making it 'jump'.

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