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	"'''Royal Command'''" is an episode of the [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)\|The Goodies]]''.		"'''Royal Command'''" is an episode of the [[w:United Kingdom\|British]] [[w:comedy\|comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)\|The Goodies]]''.

	This episode is also known as "'''''Royal Command Performance'''''".~~{{Citation needed\|date=September 2019}}~~		This episode is also known as "'''''Royal Command Performance'''''".

	Written by [[The Goodies]], with songs and music by Bill Oddie.		Written by [[The Goodies]], with songs and music by Bill Oddie.

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	The Goodies are in charge of the [[Royal Variety Performance\|Royal Command Performance]], and the [[Royal family]] arrives for the occasion. Not realising that the Royal family always went to sleep during the performances, Graeme is horrified to find them asleep and prods them awake. The result of actually seeing the performances makes them demand another show. Tim comments: "I'd be happy to be an [[Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] — best of all, an [[Earl]] and an OBE." Graeme, looking at Tim, comments: "You'd be an [[earlobe]]!"		The Goodies are in charge of the [[w:Royal Variety Performance\|Royal Command Performance]], and the [[w:Royal family\|Royal family]] arrives for the occasion. Not realising that the Royal family always went to sleep during the performances, Graeme is horrified to find them asleep and prods them awake. The result of actually seeing the performances makes them demand another show. Tim comments: "I'd be happy to be an [[w:Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] — best of all, an [[w:Earl\|Earl]] and an OBE." Graeme, looking at Tim, comments: "You'd be an [[w:earlobe\|earlobe]]!"

	The second show is presented to the crowned heads of the world. The acts, which include [[Rolf Harris]] and [[Brotherhood of Man]], prove so unpopular that the Royals take control of the entertainment industry, introducing new series such as [[Panorama\|"Ponyrama]] with [[Robin Day\|Dobbin Day"]]; as it turns cruel and violent, it turns the royalists into a pack of wild animals lasting out for blood, which shocks Tim in to shame.		The second show is presented to the crowned heads of the world. The acts, which include [[w:Rolf Harris\|Rolf Harris]] and [[w:Brotherhood of Man\|Brotherhood of Man]], prove so unpopular that the Royals take control of the entertainment industry, introducing new series such as [[w:Panorama\|"Ponyrama]] with [[w:Robin Day\|Dobbin Day"]]; as it turns cruel and violent, it turns the royalists into a pack of wild animals lasting out for blood, which shocks Tim in to shame.

	When the Royal family are later injured from "Horse Riding on Ice" and bandaged in hospital, The Goodies take their place so that the Royal Family will not be missed by the public. A [[remount]] of the [[Coronation]] is announced as a tourist grab, which the real Queen accepts, due to having missed it the first time. The Goodies move into [[Buckingham Palace]], with Tim pretending to be the [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom\|Queen]], Bill pretending to be [[Charles, Prince of Wales\|Prince Charles]], Graeme pretending to be [[Anne, Princess Royal\|Princess Anne]], and a store [[mannequin]] is brought in to be the [[Duke of Edinburgh]] — and they make an appearance on the balcony where they wave to cheering onlookers. The Royal family, who are watching everything on television from their hospital beds, are pleased with what is happening, until they realise The Goodies intend to re-enact the Coronation, in [[Westminster Abbey]], with the genuine [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], so that Tim will be crowned as the Queen and the Goodies will be the new "Royal Family".		When the Royal family are later injured from "Horse Riding on Ice" and bandaged in hospital, The Goodies take their place so that the Royal Family will not be missed by the public. A [[w:remount\|remount]] of the [[w:Coronation\|Coronation]] is announced as a tourist grab, which the real Queen accepts, due to having missed it the first time. The Goodies move into [[w:Buckingham Palace\|Buckingham Palace]], with Tim pretending to be the [[w:Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom\|Queen]], Bill pretending to be [[w:Charles, Prince of Wales\|Prince Charles]], Graeme pretending to be [[w:Anne, Princess Royal\|Princess Anne]], and a store [[w:mannequin\|mannequin]] is brought in to be the [[w:Duke of Edinburgh\|Duke of Edinburgh]] — and they make an appearance on the balcony where they wave to cheering onlookers. The Royal family, who are watching everything on television from their hospital beds, are pleased with what is happening, until they realise The Goodies intend to re-enact the Coronation, in [[w:Westminster Abbey\|Westminster Abbey]], with the genuine [[w:Archbishop of Canterbury\|Archbishop of Canterbury]], so that Tim will be crowned as the Queen and the Goodies will be the new "Royal Family".

	The Queen, Duke, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, leave their hospital beds to defend their rights as the Royal family and to get rid of the imposters — and a rush for the [[Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom\|Coronation Crown]] ensues. Eventually, The Goodies are the new rulers, while the former Royals get their own comedy series on [[BBC 2]]		The Queen, Duke, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, leave their hospital beds to defend their rights as the Royal family and to get rid of the imposters — and a rush for the [[w:Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom\|Coronation Crown]] ensues. Eventually, The Goodies are the new rulers, while the former Royals get their own comedy series on [[w:BBC 2\|BBC 2]]

	==Cultural references==		==Cultural references==
	* [[Royal Variety Performance]]		* [[w:Royal Variety Performance\|Royal Variety Performance]]
	* The British Royal Family		* The British Royal Family

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* [[Ricky Newby]]
* [[Terry Denton]]
* [[Ernie Goodyear]]
* [[Sheila Steafel]] as the voice of the Queen
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"'''Royal Command'''" is an episode of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]''.

This episode is also known as "'''''Royal Command Performance'''''".{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}}

Written by [[The Goodies]], with songs and music by Bill Oddie.

==Plot==
The Goodies are in charge of the [[Royal Variety Performance|Royal Command Performance]], and the [[Royal family]] arrives for the occasion. Not realising that the Royal family always went to sleep during the performances, Graeme is horrified to find them asleep and prods them awake. The result of actually seeing the performances makes them demand another show. Tim comments: "I'd be happy to be an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] — best of all, an [[Earl]] and an OBE." Graeme, looking at Tim, comments: "You'd be an [[earlobe]]!"

The second show is presented to the crowned heads of the world. The acts, which include [[Rolf Harris]] and [[Brotherhood of Man]], prove so unpopular that the Royals take control of the entertainment industry, introducing new series such as [[Panorama|"Ponyrama]] with [[Robin Day|Dobbin Day"]]; as it turns cruel and violent, it turns the royalists into a pack of wild animals lasting out for blood, which shocks Tim in to shame.

When the Royal family are later injured from "Horse Riding on Ice" and bandaged in hospital, The Goodies take their place so that the Royal Family will not be missed by the public. A [[remount]] of the [[Coronation]] is announced as a tourist grab, which the real Queen accepts, due to having missed it the first time. The Goodies move into [[Buckingham Palace]], with Tim pretending to be the [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen]], Bill pretending to be [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]], Graeme pretending to be [[Anne, Princess Royal|Princess Anne]], and a store [[mannequin]] is brought in to be the [[Duke of Edinburgh]] — and they make an appearance on the balcony where they wave to cheering onlookers. The Royal family, who are watching everything on television from their hospital beds, are pleased with what is happening, until they realise The Goodies intend to re-enact the Coronation, in [[Westminster Abbey]], with the genuine [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], so that Tim will be crowned as the Queen and the Goodies will be the new "Royal Family".

The Queen, Duke, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, leave their hospital beds to defend their rights as the Royal family and to get rid of the imposters — and a rush for the [[Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom|Coronation Crown]] ensues. Eventually, The Goodies are the new rulers, while the former Royals get their own comedy series on [[BBC 2]]

==Cultural references==
* [[Royal Variety Performance]]
* The British Royal Family

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

==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==
*{{IMDb title|id=0591023|title=Royal Command}}

{{The Goodies episodes}}

[[Category:The Goodies (series 7) episodes]]
[[Category:1977 British television episodes]]