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	This episode has a sequel — ''[[The Goodies (TV series)\|The Goodies']]'' episode "''[[For Those in Peril on the Sea (Goodies ~~episode~~)\|For Those in Peril on the Sea]]''" where the Music Master reappears (going by the name "Nasty Person").		This episode has a sequel — ''[[The Goodies (TV series)\|The Goodies']]'' episode "''[[For Those in Peril on the Sea (The Goodies)\|For Those in Peril on the Sea]]''" where the Music Master reappears (going by the name "Nasty Person").

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	This episode has a sequel — ''[[The Goodies (TV series)\|The Goodies']]'' episode "''[[For Those in Peril on the Sea (Goodies episode)\|For Those in Peril on the Sea]]''" where the Music Master reappears (going by the name "Nasty Person").~~{{citation needed\|date=September 2019}}~~		This episode has a sequel — ''[[The Goodies (TV series)\|The Goodies']]'' episode "''[[For Those in Peril on the Sea (Goodies episode)\|For Those in Peril on the Sea]]''" where the Music Master reappears (going by the name "Nasty Person").

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{{Infobox television episode
| series = [[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]
| image =
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| series_no = 2
| episode = 5
| director =
| writer =
| producer =
| production =
| airdate = 29 October 1971
| length =
| guests =
* [[Henry McGee]] as Music Master
* [[Corbet Woodall]] as himself (the "Newsreader")
* [[Norman Mitchell]] as Gerald
* [[Cilla Black]] as herself
* [[Ken Halliwell (actor)|Ken Halliwell]]
* [[Walter Henry (actor)|Walter Henry]]
* [[Patrick Milner]]
* [[Maria O'Brien (actress)|Maria O'Brien]]
* [[Katya Wyeth]]
| prev = [[The Lost Tribe (The Goodies)|The Lost Tribe]]
| next = [[Culture for the Masses]]
| episode_list = List of The Goodies episodes
}}
"'''The Music Lovers'''" 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==
Tim and Graeme are listening to a string quartet in an open-air classical music concert. Bill is also present at the concert, but he is listening to [[rock music]] on his radio. Suddenly, some men in dark-coloured suits force the string quartet members to leave the stage. Shocked and disbelieving at what they have just witnessed, the Goodies go home.

Both Graeme and Tim are very disappointed. They had been enjoying listening to the classical music, and they check the newspaper for some live classical music elsewhere, but find that all the live music concerts have been replaced by [[jukebox]] music. Turning on the television to hear classical music, they find that [[Moira Anderson]] is missing — and they are just in time to see [[Kenneth McKellar (singer)|Kenneth McKellar]] being dragged off stage. The live music television programmes are all being taken over by recorded music.

The Goodies decide to investigate what is happening and form their own music group so that they would also be stolen. Bill 'tunes' their piano so that all the notes sound identical. When Graeme complains, Bill 'tunes' the keyboard so that the keyboard will play musical tunes when a person moves his hand up and down the keyboard (Graeme makes him change the keyboard back to normal). The Goodies try various types of music, and various musical instruments (including a [[piano accordion]] which stretches to "the point of no return"). Finally, with Bill playing the guitar, and Graeme programming his computer to play orchestral music, they decide to sing "''[[Land of Hope and Glory]]''" — Bill is the principal singer, and Graeme and Tim sing harmony — with Tim receiving help with his harmony in the form of his "glee singers" (two very pretty girls). At the end of the song, they wait to be kidnapped, and are upset when only Tim's "glee singers" are stolen; the kidnappers reject them because they "ain't good enough."

The next step in their plan to be stolen has the Goodies giving a non-stop [[Woodstock Festival]]-type concert, in which they perform songs as various types of music groups. After a week of performances, which nobody comes to watch, they are about to give up their plan as being hopeless, but unbeknown to them, the Goodies have also been stolen.

They are driven to a house in the country, where they discover the identity of the mysterious being behind the kidnappings. Telling the Goodies that he is the Music Master, he explains the reason why the kidnappings occurred. The Goodies are not impressed and Graeme says: "You're a loony!", to which the Music Master replies proudly: "Thank you!"

Horrified at what they have found, the Goodies plan to right the situation — however, one of their decisions leads to unforeseen consequences for themselves.

The Goodies are enslaved by the Music Master until Bill finally comes up with an escape plan: to play the square dance rhythm and rescue all the musicians except [[Rolf Harris]] and [[Cilla Black]]. Gerald and the mobsters chase after the trio as they playing their instruments to get a head start and defeat them. But as the Music Master rides over the hill with his cannon organ, The Goodies call out the violinists to shoot violin bows as arrows on the defeated Music Master.

All the musicians are grateful to The Goodies and reward them with gifts but when Cilla finally escapes she blasts the trio with her high-pitched voice.

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

==Notes==
This episode has a sequel — ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies']]'' episode "''[[For Those in Peril on the Sea (Goodies episode)|For Those in Peril on the Sea]]''" where the Music Master reappears (going by the name "Nasty Person").{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

==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=0591044}}

{{The Goodies episodes}}

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

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