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	"'''Gender Education'''" (also known as "'''Sex and Violence'''"~~{{citation needed\|date=September 2019}}~~) is an episode of the [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)\|The Goodies]]''. Written by [[The Goodies]], with songs and music by [[Bill Oddie]].		"'''Gender Education'''" (also known as "'''Sex and Violence'''") is an episode of the [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)\|The Goodies]]''. Written by [[The Goodies]], with songs and music by [[Bill Oddie]].

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	* The special effects sequence of [[BBC Television Centre]] being blown up was reportedly screened at BBC functions and parties, where it attracted huge cheers. [[Bill Oddie]], speaking to author Robert Ross for the book ''The Goodies Rule OK'', said "everyone who's worked there has wanted to blow the place up at some stage—and we did it!".~~{{citation needed\|date=September 2019}}~~		* The special effects sequence of [[BBC Television Centre]] being blown up was reportedly screened at BBC functions and parties, where it attracted huge cheers. [[Bill Oddie]], speaking to author Robert Ross for the book ''The Goodies Rule OK'', said "''everyone who's worked there has wanted to blow the place up at some stage—and we did it!''".

	===Background===		===Background===
	Worried about their credibility, The Goodies created this episode with the sole intention of annoying Mrs Whitehouse, who had written to the BBC to praise the team's wholesome family-orientated humour, clearly overlooking the fact that the first episode contained, in the words of Bill Oddie, "drug references, tits and a royal scandal".		Worried about their credibility, The Goodies created this episode with the sole intention of annoying Mrs Whitehouse, who had written to the BBC to praise the team's wholesome family-orientated humour, clearly overlooking the fact that the first episode contained, in the words of Bill Oddie, "''drug references, tits and a royal scandal''".

	[[Tim Brooke-Taylor]] explains, "We made Mary Whitehouse - we hoped - seem crass, with lines like: Bill: 'What does your husband do?' Mrs Carthorse: 'He keeps his distance.{{' "}}<ref name="TBT"/>		[[Tim Brooke-Taylor]] explains, "We made Mary Whitehouse - we hoped - seem crass, with lines like: Bill: 'What does your husband do?' Mrs Carthorse: 'He keeps his distance.{{' "}}<ref name="TBT"/>

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{{Distinguish|Gender and education|Single-sex education}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox television episode
| series = [[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]
| image =
| caption =
| series_no = 2
| episode = 11
| director = [[Jim Franklin (director)|Jim Franklin]]
| writer =
| producer = [[John Howard Davies]]
| editor =
| production =
| airdate = 31 December 1971
| length =
| guests = * [[Beryl Reid]] as Mrs. Desiree Carthorse
* [[Richard Wattis]] as TV show host
* [[Alex Macintosh]]
* [[John Lawrence (actor)|John Lawrence]]
* [[Jim Collier]]
* [[Valerie Stanton]]
* Tony West
| prev = [[Women's Lib (The Goodies)|Women's Lib]]
| next = [[Charity Bounce]]
| episode_list = List of The Goodies episodes
}}

"'''Gender Education'''" (also known as "'''Sex and Violence'''"{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}) is an episode of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]''. Written by [[The Goodies]], with songs and music by [[Bill Oddie]].

==Plot==
Mrs. Desiree Carthorse ([[Beryl Reid]], a deliberate parody of [[Mary Whitehouse]])<ref name="TBT">{{cite news|last=Brooke-Taylor|first=Tim|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3984004.ece|title=Why The Goodies had to 'get back' at Mary Whitehouse|work=The Times|date=24 May 2008|access-date=16 September 2015}} (subscription required)</ref> approaches [[The Goodies]] as the ideal people to make a clean sex education film about the facts of life. However, she thinks that S-E-X is a sin and does not want the word to be mentioned during the film.

The Goodies respond with an absurdly coy film ("How to Make Babies by Doing Dirty Things") that could not possibly offend anyone, but the use of the word 'gender' in the opening credits disgusts her to such an extent that she refuses to watch the rest of the film and begins legal proceedings, at which point The Goodies learn that her husband "keeps his distance".

The Goodies are then publicly attacked by everyone. To improve their image, they abduct Reginald Wheelbarrow MP (clearly a parody of [[Gerald Nabarro]]) and take his place on a chat show. Upon being uncovered, they learn the BBC's policy and are asked to make violent films for the [[BBC]]; Tim and Graeme are horrified about this and refuse the request, but Bill decides to do so and releases a string of violent films, including a very violent version of ''[[Cinderella]]'', called ''Sinderella''.

Tim, Graeme and Mrs Carthorse decide to end Bill's violent programming, but Bill, who has become obsessed with violence, goes on the rampage and wreaks havoc, resulting in the BBC Television Centre being destroyed, leaving "[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] back on top".

[[File:BBC Television Centre Exploded.png|thumbnail|The scene where Bill explodes BBC Television Centre.]]

The absence of the BBC from the airwaves results in a vacuum in Mrs Carthorse's evening activities (formerly consisting of turning the television off) causes her to ask The Goodies what people do without television. When some romantic encounter is shown to her with the aid of a telescope, she rushes through the street demanding that people "Stop it! Stop it!".

Afterwards, The Goodies escort three young ladies out from the closet in their office, and then proceed to play chess against them during the closing credits.

==Notes==
* The special effects sequence of [[BBC Television Centre]] being blown up was reportedly screened at BBC functions and parties, where it attracted huge cheers. [[Bill Oddie]], speaking to author Robert Ross for the book ''The Goodies Rule OK'', said "everyone who's worked there has wanted to blow the place up at some stage—and we did it!".{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

===Background===
Worried about their credibility, The Goodies created this episode with the sole intention of annoying Mrs Whitehouse, who had written to the BBC to praise the team's wholesome family-orientated humour, clearly overlooking the fact that the first episode contained, in the words of Bill Oddie, "drug references, tits and a royal scandal".

[[Tim Brooke-Taylor]] explains, "We made Mary Whitehouse - we hoped - seem crass, with lines like: Bill: 'What does your husband do?' Mrs Carthorse: 'He keeps his distance.{{' "}}<ref name="TBT"/>

According to Brooke-Taylor, Whitehouse did not complain to the [[BBC]] about the series until the episode ''[[Saturday Night Grease]]'' was broadcast in 1980.<ref name="TBT"/>

==DVD and VHS releases==
{{Main|The Goodies videography}}
This episode has been released on DVD.

==References==
{{reflist}}
* "''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==
* {{IMDb episode|id=0591027}}

{{The Goodies episodes}}

[[Category:1971 British television episodes]]
[[Category:The Goodies (series 2) episodes]]
[[Category:Television episodes about censorship]]