It Might as Well Be String
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| The Goodies episode | |
| "It Might as Well Be String" | |
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| Episode № | 53 |
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| Airdate | 19 October 1976 (Tuesday — 9.10 pm) |
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| Guest star(s) | Raymond Baxter as (himself)
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| Series VI September 21 – November 2, 1976 |
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| List of The Goodies episodes | |
It Might as Well Be String is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies.
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[edit] Plot
The Goodies have become Advertising Men and Tim is horrified at the lies they tell about the products they advertise.
Tim wants them to advertise about string, because he is of the opinion that string is pure.
Later, Tim watches his favourite television programme "Tomorrow's World" and is again horrified — this time because string is a failure as a product. Then he discovers that some mysterious men are making a lot of money by keeping a stockpile of string, so that the world is dependent on them. When he attempts to discuss the situation with Graeme and Bill, he finds that they have left and left replicas of themselves to fool him. Tim also learns that Graeme and Bill are the men behind the scheme. Tim is furious and intends to put Graeme's and Bill's string empire out of business. However, along the way he runs into many obstacles — including Bill and Graeme, themselves.
[edit] Song written by Bill Oddie
- "Everybody Loves String" — sung by Bill, Tim and Graeme
[edit] Quotes
Quote 1
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- Graeme (reading from a blackboard with the letters 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D' written on it, and showing what is written about each letter — from 'D' to 'A'):
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- D is for 'Dumb' — (housewives – bless them)
- C is for 'Clever'
- B is for 'Brilliant'
- A is for 'Advertising men'
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Quote 2
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- Tim ('TBT'): "From today 'BO', 'GG' — save time — call you 'BOGG'."
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[edit] Spoofs and imitations
[edit] External link
| The Goodies — The Goodies TV series | ||||
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| Tim Brooke-Taylor — Graeme Garden — Bill Oddie | ||||
