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{{Infobox Goon Show episode
| title =
| series = [[The Goon Show]]
| image =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| series_no = 1
| episode = 12
| director =
| writer =
*[[Spike Milligan]]
*[[Larry Stephens]]
*[[Jimmy Grafton]]
| presenter = [[Andrew Timothy]]
| producer = Leslie Bridgmont
| music =
*[[Stanley Black]] and the Dance Orchestra
*The Stargazers: ''Hiawatha’s Mittens''
*Geldray: ''[[Ol' Man River|Old Man River]]''
*Ellington: ''Little Girl''
| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#SLO|SLO]] 93368
| recording_date = {{Start date|1951|08|12|df=y}}
| airdate = {{Start date|1951|08|16|df=y}}
| length =
| guests =
| prev = [[Show 11]]
| next = [[Show 13]]
| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs|—]]
| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums|—]]
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The first series shows didn't have episode names ''per se'', but for ease of reference using the show number is to differentiate them.

At this point in time, the show was called '''''Crazy People'''''.

'''''Show 12''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]] (Crazy People). It is the twelfth show in the first series.

The show was recorded at 8.15pm on Sunday {{Date|1951-08-12}} The recording took place at [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian I]], 135–137 [[Bond Street|New Bond Street]], London.

The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Thursday {{date|1951-08-16}} at 8pm (in London only). It reached a peak listenership of 0.4m. The show then had its repeat on the Home Service at 9.30am on Saturday morning {{Date|1951-08-18}} which achieved a peak listenership of 0.4m.

The show starred [[Harry Secombe]], [[Peter Sellers]], [[Michael Bentine]], [[Spike Milligan]], [[The Stargazers (vocal ensemble)|the Stargazers]], [[Max Geldray]], [[Ray Ellington|the Ray Ellington Quartet]] with [[Stanley Black]] and the Dance Orchestra. The show was produced by Leslie Bridgmont (due to [[Dennis Main Wilson]] being on leave) and was announced by an uncredited [[Andrew Timothy]].

== Sketches ==
*Jones tells Hershel about his time in the [[Boer War]].
*Captain Osric Pureheart discusses his Bentine Lurgi-Driven Truck.
*Sir Harold Porridge searches for a missing professor in ''The Quest for Cloot Wilmington''.

==Music==
*[[The Stargazers (vocal ensemble)|The Stargazers]] sang ''Hiawatha’s Mittens'' {{small|(Dwight Latham/[[Moe Jaffe]])}}
*[[Max Geldray]] played ''[[Ol' Man River|Old Man River]]'' {{small|([[Jerome Kern]])}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] played ''Little Girl'' {{small|(Madeline Hyde/Francis Henry)}}

==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#SLO|SLO 93368]] (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2017 |page=27|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=9781785298776}}</ref>

==References==
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