It Might as Well Be String

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The Goodies episode
"It Might as Well Be String"
Episode №	53
Airdate	19 October 1976 (Tuesday — 9.10 p.m.)
Director
Producer
Guest star(s)	Raymond Baxter as (himself) ("Television presenter for Tomorrow's World") Marcelle Samett as the "Girl in the String advertisement" Valerie Leon as "the Karate Girl"
Series VI September 21 – November 2, 1976
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It Might as Well Be String is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies.

1 Plot
2 Song written by Bill Oddie
3 Quotes
4 Spoofs and imitations
5 References
6 External links

[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 gone, 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

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'):

D is for 'Dumb' — (housewives – bless them)

C is for 'Clever'

B is for 'Brilliant'

A is for 'Advertising men'

Quote 2

Tim ('TBT'): "From today 'BO', 'GG' — save time — call you 'BOGG'."

[edit] Spoofs and imitations

Tomorrow's World
1970s Milk Tray ads
Hai Karate after shave ads (the original star of these ads, Valerie Leon, is in the Goodies episode)
Captain Birdseye fish finger ads
Minced Morsels dog food ads with Clement Freud
The inevitable Heinz Baked Beans boy adverts (seen in previous series of The Goodies)

[edit] References

"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