The Strange Tale of the Crack Fox

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“The Strange Tale of the Crack Fox”
The Mighty Boosh episode
Episode no. Season 3
Episode 4
Written by Julian Barratt
Noel Fielding
Directed by Paul King
Original airdate December 6, 2007
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"The Strange Tale of the Crack Fox" is an episode of the British comedy television series, The Mighty Boosh, that was first broadcast on December 6, 2007. It was made by Baby Cow Productions for BBC Three.

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[edit] Synopsis

Vince invites Crack Fox to the shop, but the animal uses the situation to steal some Shaman Juice. However when Boosh finds out, they need to get the bottle back otherwise Naboo might be trapped in Shaman's Death Row forever.

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Howard departs to a jazzercise class, leaving Vince to sort out the towering pile of bin bags in the back yard of the Nabootique. Whilst doing so, Vince meets an urban crack addict fox named The Crack Fox, whom he invites into the Nabootique. The Crack Fox then knocks Vince unconscious, and steals Naboo's powerful Shaman juice. Vince lies to Naboo, saying it is Howard who is responsible. Naboo then fires Howard, and is imprisoned by the Board of Shaman to be executed. Vince eventually decides to attempt to save Naboo, meeting Howard, who has taken up his old bin man job again, on the way. Howard and Vince descend to the sewers, discovering the Crack Fox, who has taken some Shaman Juice and wields supernatural power. Howard and Vince recover the Shaman Juice, and are chased through the sewers by the Crack Fox, who is eventually crushed to death by a bin lorry, which is waiting for him at the sewer exit. Howard and Vince then rescue Naboo, and the Board of Shaman celebrate by taking drugs.

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  • After learning that Howard used to be a binman, Vince says that he is going to tell his friends via social networking site MySpace.
  • Howard describes jazzercise as "working out to hot be-bop, circuit training to John Coltrane". In his jazzercise class, Howard leads two older men in aerobic exercises which involve them holding a saxophone each.
  • After seeing the Crack Fox's film, Vince sarcastically says "How that never won a BAFTA, I will never know".
  • The Moon very randomly refers to Coca-Cola Cherry by saying "You know that Diet Coke? Well, you can get cherries in it now".
  • When Naboo tells the Shamen Council about the fox, Tony Harrison says "A fox came in? What is this, Beatrix Potter?". This is a reference to the animal characters featured in children's books written and illustrated by the famous English author.
  • When Tony Harrison accuses Naboo of always smoking marijuana, Naboo replies by saying that he's one to talk and he's seen him at Glastonbury, with his nose burnt from poppers.
  • When the Shamen are making fun of Dennis for not being able to handle drugs, they recall one time that he used a glue gun to get high and thought he saw the Black Dog.
  • To prove that it is him using the girl in the shop as a conduit, Naboo recalls the time he caught Vince licking a picture of Terry Nutkins.
  • Donny the homeless man has a Chip and PIN machine and states that he is tax deductable.

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