A Collection of Goodies (Special Tax Edition)

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"A Collection of Goodies (Special Tax Edition)"
The Goodies episode
Episode no.Episode special
Directed byJim Franklin
Original air date24 September 1972 (1972-09-24)
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"A Collection of Goodies (Special Tax Edition)" is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies. The episode was written by The Goodies, with songs and music by Bill Oddie.[1]

Plot

The Goodies attempt to save money by inventing claims on a Tax Evasion Form.[2] The episode then sees Graeme's computer recalling the claims from the form. Once the claim has gone through, the Goodies perform to make money, but make nothing and then discover that they have been in the queue to the local unemployment office.[3]

Notes

The special used new linking material to accompany a compilation of footage from five of The Goodies segments from Engelbert with the Young Generation from early 1972.[4]

DVD and VHS releases

Extracts of the episode including the gymnasium sketch surfaced on DVD special features by the BBC. To date, this is the only episode to have never aired on free-to-air TV in Australia, and remains reasonably rare.[5] The episode was released on DVD for the first time in full along with all the other Goodies episodes in 2018.[6]

References

  1. ^ "A Collection of Goodies Special Tax Edition (1972)". BFI. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. ^ Brooke-Taylor, Tim; Garden, Graeme; Oddie, Bill (24 September 1972), A Collection of Goodies: Special Tax Edition, retrieved 10 April 2017
  3. ^ "The Official Goodies Rule – OK! Fan Club Website – Articles/Guides". goodiesruleok.com. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. ^ Brooke-Taylor, Tim; Garden, Graeme; Oddie, Bill (24 September 1972), A Collection of Goodies: Special Tax Edition, retrieved 10 April 2017
  5. ^ "The Official Goodies Rule – OK! Fan Club Website – Articles/Guides". goodiesruleok.com. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  6. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "The Goodies – A Binge of Goodies DVD – British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 22 June 2018.

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