The Priest and the Beast
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| The Mighty Boosh episode | |
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| “The Priest and the Beast” | |
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| Episode no. | Series 2 Episode 2 |
| Guest star(s) | Alice Lowe as Monkey Lucy Montgomery as Townswoman Roger Daltrey as Himself Ray Fielding as Chris de Burgh |
| Writer(s) | Noel Fielding Julian Barratt |
| Producer | – |
| Director | Paul King |
| Original broadcast | 2 August 2005 |
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| “The Call of the Yeti” | “Nanageddon” |
"The Priest and the Beast" is the second episode of the second series of The Mighty Boosh.
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[edit] Synopsis
Vince and Howard are struggling to find a new sound needed to secure them a record deal with Pie Face Records. They enlist the help of Naboo who tells them the story of musical gurus Rudi Van Disarzio and Spider Dijon, who only found their new sound after saving a town full of women from the evil Betamax Bandit.
[edit] Songs featured
- "Searching For the New Sound" – a song about searching for the new sound, performed by Rudi and Spider
- "Rudi's Quest" – a song about finding the new sound, performed by Rudi on his own
- "Spider Lovin'" – performed by Spider in the bar
- "El Sonido Nuevo" – the song showcasing "the new sound", performed by Rudi and Spider
[edit] Minor characters featured
[edit] Spider Dijon
Spider (Fielding) is a member of the The Bongo Brothers.
[edit] Monkey
Also known as "The Woolen Bullet", Monkey is the outsider woman of the village in the episode 'The Priest and the Beast'. She's strange, she has visions, she drinks her own urine and she smells of peanuts, and we eventually learn that she deliberately makes herself unappetizing so that the creature called Betamax won't ravage her. Rudi Van Der Saniel's look reminds her of her cross-eyed dead father, and her look reminds Rudi Van Disarzio of the pig he used to have when he was younger. Far from being insulted, Monkey is delighted by the comparison, since she has a secret passion for her pet pig and longs to marry him and ride him around the village square. Rudi and Monkey share a strange understanding, and she asks Rudi that "the next time you see that pig, or eat a peanut sandwich...think of me."
[edit] Betamax Bandit
Betamax is a feared obsolete format who takes rule of a small run-down desert village in the episode 'The Priest and the Beast'. It was believed his anger originated from his becoming obsolete to VHS, until he reveals his rage is in reality because Spider Dijon made love to his wife. He vents his fury by killing any men he finds in the village.
He seems to be a formidable opponent in combat, able to reel in his enemies with strands of Betamax tape. He appears to be vulnerable to Fusion guitars licks, which turns out to be fortuitous for the Bongo Brothers, since this is Rudi Van DiSarnio's chosen form of attack when he encounters Betamax.
Betamax is defeated when Spider Dijon rewinds him back into his original cassette form. He is then taped over with the snooker.
He is voiced by Rich Fulcher.
[edit] Trivia
- Friends of the Boosh, Razorlight appear in this episode; they are also searching for the new sound, specifically in the desert, with a metal detector. In the same scene, Noel Fielding's father, Ray Fielding, can be seen playing Chris de Burgh
