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	Tim, Bill and Graeme decide to go to [[Scotland]], where they hope to be able to catch the [[Loch Ness Monster]] for the zookeeper to put into the ''Monster House''. When they arrive in Scotland, they shop for supplies to help them catch the monster, and the tourism agent makes them spend a lot of money by selling them a huge number of assorted supplies for the job.		Tim, Bill and Graeme decide to go to [[Scotland]], where they hope to be able to catch the [[Loch Ness Monster]] for the zookeeper to put into the ''Monster House''. When they arrive in Scotland, they shop for supplies to help them catch the monster, and the tourism agent makes them spend a lot of money by selling them a huge number of assorted supplies for the job.

	They hunt for [[Haggis]], which runs away from them, raise a family of [[sporran]]s, and Tim is put into danger by the [[venomous]] [[Bagpipes]] [[spider]] before Graeme kills it. Later, when Tim sets up to fish for the Loch Ness Monster, he finds it difficult to use the enormous [[fishing rod]] as well as having difficulty with the huge number of supplies which he has purchased to bait the [[fish hook\|hook]] of the fishing line. Graeme and Bill are also experiencing problems with their purchase of heavy [[diving suit]]s and ~~diving~~ [[~~helmets~~]]. Descending into the depths of [[Loch Ness]], Bill and Graeme discover that Tim is also there. Tim, who has not bought a diving suit, is holding his [[breath]], an [[umbrella]] and a huge egg which he has purchased from the tourism agent (who has another shop at the bottom of Loch Ness). Graeme and Bill realise that it has all been a [[scam]] and, advising Tim to leave the giant-size egg behind, they discard their heavy diving gear to go to the surface of Loch Ness. It is there they find what they have been looking for, as the Loch Ness Monster surfaces slowly under them.		They hunt for [[Haggis]], which runs away from them, raise a family of [[sporran]]s, and Tim is put into danger by the [[venomous]] [[Bagpipes]] [[spider]] before Graeme kills it. Later, when Tim sets up to fish for the Loch Ness Monster, he finds it difficult to use the enormous [[fishing rod]] as well as having difficulty with the huge number of supplies which he has purchased to bait the [[fish hook\|hook]] of the fishing line. Graeme and Bill are also experiencing problems with their purchase of heavy [[diving suit]]s and [[diving helmet]]s. Descending into the depths of [[Loch Ness]], Bill and Graeme discover that Tim is also there. Tim, who has not bought a diving suit, is holding his [[breath]], an [[umbrella]] and a huge egg which he has purchased from the tourism agent (who has another shop at the bottom of Loch Ness). Graeme and Bill realise that it has all been a [[scam]] and, advising Tim to leave the giant-size egg behind, they discard their heavy diving gear to go to the surface of Loch Ness. It is there they find what they have been looking for, as the Loch Ness Monster surfaces slowly under them.

	The Goodies are delighted at their find, and set about taking their quarry home with them to [[Cricklewood]]. It escapes from them a few times but they manage to tie it to the roof of several taxis and get it to the office. The zookeeper is thrilled, and even more so with the egg, until Tim explains it's just a [[souvenir]]. However, the Zookeeper doesn't mind because he's learned that another monster was recently found and put into a zoo in [[Russia]], and that there are hopes the two zoos can get them to mate. This prompts "Nessie" to panic and reveal that "she" is in fact the tourism agent in a huge mechanical costume and that to his knowledge there really is no monster in Scotland at all. The depressed Zookeeper returns to his bridge to jump into the river, but the Goodies call him back when the egg hatches in Graeme's arms to reveal a genuine, live baby Nessie which he can put in his zoo.		The Goodies are delighted at their find, and set about taking their quarry home with them to [[Cricklewood]]. It escapes from them a few times but they manage to tie it to the roof of several taxis and get it to the office. The zookeeper is thrilled, and even more so with the egg, until Tim explains it's just a [[souvenir]]. However, the Zookeeper doesn't mind because he's learned that another monster was recently found and put into a zoo in [[Russia]], and that there are hopes the two zoos can get them to mate. This prompts "Nessie" to panic and reveal that "she" is in fact the tourism agent in a huge mechanical costume and that to his knowledge there really is no monster in Scotland at all. The depressed Zookeeper returns to his bridge to jump into the river, but the Goodies call him back when the egg hatches in Graeme's arms to reveal a genuine, live baby Nessie which he can put in his zoo.

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox television episode
| series = [[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]
| image =
| caption =
| series_no = 2
| episode = 1
| director =
| writer =
| producer =
| production =
| airdate = 1 October 1971
| length =
| guests =
* [[Stanley Baxter]] as Scottish Tourism Agent
* [[Bernard Bresslaw]] as Zookeeper
| prev = [[Radio Goodies]]
| next = [[Commonwealth Games (The Goodies)|Commonwealth Games]]
| episode_list = List of The Goodies episodes
}}
"'''Scotland'''" (also known as "'''The Loch Ness Monster'''"<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Two - The Goodies, Series 2, The Loch Ness Monster |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04fqycq |website=BBC |accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref>) 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==
The Goodies find a man about to commit [[suicide]] by jumping off a bridge and talk him out of doing so. It turns out that the man is the [[zookeeper]] in charge of the brand new ''Monster House'' at the [[London Zoo]] who is depressed because he does not have a [[monster]] [[wikt:exhibit|exhibit]] to put into it. [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and the [[Royal Family]] are coming to the grand opening in a few days, which prompts Tim to promise to find a monster in hopes of getting an [[OBE]].

Tim, Bill and Graeme decide to go to [[Scotland]], where they hope to be able to catch the [[Loch Ness Monster]] for the zookeeper to put into the ''Monster House''. When they arrive in Scotland, they shop for supplies to help them catch the monster, and the tourism agent makes them spend a lot of money by selling them a huge number of assorted supplies for the job.

They hunt for [[Haggis]], which runs away from them, raise a family of [[sporran]]s, and Tim is put into danger by the [[venomous]] [[Bagpipes]] [[spider]] before Graeme kills it. Later, when Tim sets up to fish for the Loch Ness Monster, he finds it difficult to use the enormous [[fishing rod]] as well as having difficulty with the huge number of supplies which he has purchased to bait the [[fish hook|hook]] of the fishing line. Graeme and Bill are also experiencing problems with their purchase of heavy [[diving suit]]s and diving [[helmets]]. Descending into the depths of [[Loch Ness]], Bill and Graeme discover that Tim is also there. Tim, who has not bought a diving suit, is holding his [[breath]], an [[umbrella]] and a huge egg which he has purchased from the tourism agent (who has another shop at the bottom of Loch Ness). Graeme and Bill realise that it has all been a [[scam]] and, advising Tim to leave the giant-size egg behind, they discard their heavy diving gear to go to the surface of Loch Ness. It is there they find what they have been looking for, as the Loch Ness Monster surfaces slowly under them.

The Goodies are delighted at their find, and set about taking their quarry home with them to [[Cricklewood]]. It escapes from them a few times but they manage to tie it to the roof of several taxis and get it to the office. The zookeeper is thrilled, and even more so with the egg, until Tim explains it's just a [[souvenir]]. However, the Zookeeper doesn't mind because he's learned that another monster was recently found and put into a zoo in [[Russia]], and that there are hopes the two zoos can get them to mate. This prompts "Nessie" to panic and reveal that "she" is in fact the tourism agent in a huge mechanical costume and that to his knowledge there really is no monster in Scotland at all. The depressed Zookeeper returns to his bridge to jump into the river, but the Goodies call him back when the egg hatches in Graeme's arms to reveal a genuine, live baby Nessie which he can put in his zoo.

==Music==

*Spooky Music
*The One That Got Away

==Cultural references==
* [[Loch Ness Monster]]
* [[Haggis]]
* [[Bagpipes]]
* [[Snowdon Aviary]]

==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=0591040}}

{{The Goodies episodes}}

[[Category:The Goodies (series 2) episodes]]
[[Category:1971 British television episodes]]
[[Category:Television episodes set in Scotland]]
[[Category:Loch Ness Monster in television]]