The Curse of Frankenstein
| "The Curse of Frankenstein" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 8 Episode: 18 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Charles Chilton |
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| Recording Number | TLO 47557 |
| First broadcast | 27 January 1958 |
| Running time | 29:48 |
| Guest appearances | |
| George Chisolm, no Ray Ellington | |
Show Notes
The script of The Curse of Frankenstein by Spike was a fragmented affair which saw the introduction of a regular litany recited by Lalkaka and Banajee, another appearance by George Chisholm, and Spike started ad-libbing the phrase ‘I don't like what they're sayin' Pat’ in an Australian accent. This interjection was apparently because of complaints about The Goon Show on ABC radio made by Queensland Senator Roy Kendall in the Australian Senate on 8 October 1957 (‘To put a show like that on the Sabbath day is disgracefu1’). The script was over-length, and even after various cuts the whole of the Ray Ellington Quartet's number had to be removed from the broadcast version; originally, this came just before Seagoon encountered Major Bloodnok and his party near the South Pole after announcer Wallace Greenslade declared that listeners were hearing Wuthering Heights Part Three.
