The Mighty Boosh (TV series)
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| The Mighty Boosh | |
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 The Mighty Boosh |
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| Format | Comedy |
| Created by | Julian Barratt Noel Fielding |
| Directed by | Paul King |
| Starring | Julian Barratt Noel Fielding Michael Fielding Rich Fulcher Dave Brown |
| Theme music composer | Julian Barratt |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 20 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Steve Coogan Mark Freeland Henry Normal Lindsay Hughes |
| Producer(s) | Spencer Millman Alison MacPhail |
| Camera setup | Single camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes (approx.) |
| Production company(s) |
Baby Cow Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Three |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original run | May 18, 2004 – Present |
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| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy television show by The Mighty Boosh. The Mighty Boosh is a comic fantasy containing humour and pop-culture references. Episodes often feature elaborate musical numbers in different genres, such as electro, heavy metal, funk, and rap, as well as crimping; short vocal a cappella songs present throughout all three series. Barratt writes the music within the show, and performs it with Noel Fielding. Noel Fielding also designs many of the show's graphics and artwork. The TV series has many animated sequences, puppets and special effects. Barratt has said that he approached Noel Fielding with the idea of doing a show like The Goodies, as if it were a complete "world" rather than simply a sketch show.[1] Barratt and Noel Fielding play many of the recurring and one-off characters themselves, with other characters being played by other Boosh members Rich Fulcher, Dave Brown and Michael Fielding.
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[edit] Format
Series 1 opens and often closes with Howard and Vince addressing the audience in front of a curtain; the viewer is thereby led to believe that Howard and Vince wrote the show themselves. Series 2 leaves this format, instead starting in the characters' flat. Unlike the radio series, which is played as though real, the characters on the TV series all seem aware that they are in a TV show, and Vince especially will often break the fourth wall to address the audience and to comment on the situation. Little attention is paid to continuity; for instance, in the second series the shaman Saboo is shown being killed by the demon Nanatoo, but in series 3 he is alive and well.
[edit] Recurring themes
The Mighty Boosh has a number of recurring themes including references to Polo mints, Bailey's, Woodstock, satsumas, Carlos Santana, Level 42, Gary Numan, their production budget and the late slot the show was given before it became popular.
[edit] Characters
Though there are many recurring characters, the "central cast" consists of five characters:
- Howard Moon (Julian Barratt)
- Vince Noir (Noel Fielding)
- Naboo (Michael Fielding)
- Bollo (Peter Elliot (2004), Dave Brown (2005–present))
- Bob Fossil (Rich Fulcher)
Recurring characters include:
- The Moon (Noel Fielding)
- The Hitcher (Noel Fielding)
- Tony Harrison (Noel Fielding)
- Saboo (Richard Ayoade)
- Dixon Bainbridge (Matt Berry)
- Rudi van DiSarzio (Julian Barratt)
- Lester Corncrake (Rich Fulcher)
- Dennis (Julian Barratt)
- Kirk (Kirk Gaitskell-Kendrick)
- Old Gregg (Noel Fielding)
Notable guest actors and actresses include:
- Dee Plume and Sue Denim ("Mutants", "Electro", "Nanageddon")
- Razorlight ("The Priest and the Beast")
- The Horrors ("The Chokes")
- Gary Numan ("The Power of the Crimp")
- Roger Daltrey ("The Priest and the Beast")
[edit] History
[edit] Series 1: 2004
The Mighty Boosh made the transition from radio to television in 2004, when an eight part television series - called The Mighty Boosh - was commissioned by the BBC. It was directed by Paul King and produced by Baby Cow Productions. The pilot episode was directed by Steve Bendelack, and a large portion of the pilot episode was used in the actual series, in the episode Tundra. The pilot had a live audience because there had been doubts as to whether the successful stage show could translate to the screen, but the actual series did not.
Series 1 of the television version of The Mighty Boosh expanded on the radio series. It was first broadcast on BBC Three on May 18, 2004 and, from November 9, also on BBC Two, although in a different order and with the mild swearing censored or edited out.
[edit] Series 2: 2005
The second series began showing on BBC Three on July 26, 2005, though with a smaller budget. A full-length preview of the following week's episode was available online at the BBC's Boosh webpage. Series 1 was released on DVD (Region 2) on August 29, 2005, and Series 2 on February 13, 2006.
[edit] Series 3: 2007
Series 3 started airing on BBC3 from November 15, 2007. The DVD of this series was released on February 11.
[edit] Media
[edit] DVD releases
| Title | Release date | Bonus features |
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| The Mighty Boosh | 29 August 2005 | The Making of Series 1, Inside the Zooniverse documentary, History of the Boosh documentary, Boosh Music, outtakes, photo gallery, audio commentary on "Bollo", "Tundra", "Electro" and "Hitcher". |
| The Mighty Boosh 2 | 13 February 2006 | The Making of Series 2, Pilot episode, Boosh Publicity documentary, audio commentary on all episodes, photo gallery, outtakes, deleted scenes |
| The Mighty Boosh 3 | 11 February 2008 | The Making of Series 3, Boosh Publicity, deleted scenes, Mint Royale promo, Boosh Music, outtakes, trailer, audio commentary on all episodes |
[edit] Notes
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