Animals (The Goodies)

"Animals"
The Goodies episode
Episode no. Series 8
Episode 68 (of 76)
Produced by
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor
Graeme Garden
Bill Oddie
Original air date 11 February 1980
(Monday — 8.10 p.m.)
Guest stars

Mel Smith as "..."
Patrick Moore as "himself"
Ronnie Storm as "..."
Ernie Goodyear as "..."

Series 8 episodes
List of The Goodies episodes

Animals is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies — a BAFTA-nominated series for Best Light Entertainment Programme.[1][2][3]

This episode is also known as "Animal Liberation"

As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.

Contents

Plot

Tim has been collecting various animals to take part in showbiz. However, Bill and Graeme have other ideas and put the animals to work in energy-saving domestic duties. Tim is horrified at what they have done.

Animals are granted equal rights with humans and it is now illegal for humans to exploit animals.

In the end, the humans have to disguise themselves as rabbits to escape from the fury of the animals.

Spoofs and cultural references

References

  1. ^ Light Entertainment Production nomination — official BAFTA website
  2. ^ Best Light Entertainment Programme nomination — official BAFTA website
  3. ^ Information is given, by the BBC, about the BAFTA-nomination on the back of the "The GOODIES ... At Last ... Back for More, Again!" DVD cover.

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