Nanageddon
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| The Mighty Boosh episode | |||||||
 Vince and Howard find themselves in Nanageddon |
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 3 |
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| Written by | Julian Barratt Noel Fielding |
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| Directed by | Paul King | ||||||
| Original airdate | August 9, 2005 | ||||||
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"Nanageddon" is an episode of the British comedy television series, The Mighty Boosh, that was first broadcast on 9 August 2005. It was made by Baby Cow Productions for BBC Three.
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[edit] Synopsis
In an attempt to impress two goth girls, Antharax and Ebola, Howard and Vince stage a seance in their front room. Trouble ensues when they summon the most evil demon known to man, an old lady called Nanatoo, who does a runner with their flatmate, the Shaman Naboo's, most magic book. Naboo is livid and gets drunk, leaving it up to Howard and Vince to find the demon, retrieve the book and prevent Nanageddon.
[edit] Plot
Vince offers Howard the chance to spend the night with two goth girls, Anthrax and Ebola, under the agreement that he dresses like a goth. It transpires Vince drunkenly bragged to the girls that he was a Warlock, stealing Naboo's book of black magic. Vince then inadvertently summons Nanatoo; the most evil demon known to man. The goth girls depart in disgust, distracting Howard and Vince from Nanatoo, who steals the book of black magic and also departs. Naboo and Bollo return, and immediately suss that Howard and Vince have summoned a demon. Naboo warns Howard and Vince of the imminence of Nanageddon, and is then summoned to the Board of Shaman who decide to remove his shaman powers, and send Saboo and Tony Harrison to retrieve the book of black magic, which neither succeed in doing; due mainly to arguing. Meanwhile, Howard and Vince retrieve the book from Nanatoo at the bingo, and flee back to the flat, pursued by Nanatoo and her army of Nanas. Naboo reverses the spell, causing Nanatoo to disappear. The next day, a gothic Naboo and Bollo accompany the goth girls out, leaving Howard and Vince disgruntled.
[edit] Cast
- Vince Noir/The Moon/Tony Harrison — Noel Fielding
- Howard Moon/Dennis — Julian Barratt
- Naboo — Michael Fielding
- Bollo — Dave Brown
- Saboo — Richard Ayoade
- Nanatoo — Margaret John
- Anthrax — Dee Plume
- Ebola — Sue Denim
- Bingo Announcer — Rich Fulcher
[edit] Cultural References
- Sue Denim and Dee Plume appear once again, but this time as two goth girls.
- The Cure are referenced several times in the episode, such as Vince saying that his hairspray ("Goth Juice") is made from the tears of Robert Smith (the band's frontman). At the end the Moon sings their song 'The Lovecats'.
- Vince changes his name to Obsidian to impress two goth girls he has met, the name is an allusion to the Dutch progressive death metal band of the same name and also the type of glass, which is typically black.
[edit] Production
- All of the members of the Board of Shamen in this episode are played by either friends, family, or regular members of the cast: (from left to right) the green-faced witch is played by Noel Fielding's mother, Kirk is played by Fielding's nephew, the head of the Board of Shamen is played by Julian Barratt, Saboo is played by Richard Ayoade, Tony Harrison is played by Noel Fielding and the old warlock is played by Barratt's father.
[edit] External Links
- Nanageddon at the Internet Movie Database
- Nanageddon at TV.com
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