The Baddies

"The Baddies"
The Goodies episode
Episode no. Series 2
Episode 20 (of 76)
Produced by
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor
Graeme Garden
Bill Oddie
Original air date 14 January 1972
(Friday — 10.15 p.m.)
Guest stars
Patrick Troughton as
"Dr. Wolfgang Amadeus Ratfink von Petal"
John Junkin as the
"Police Sergeant"
Peter Reeves as "..."
Felix Bowness as "..."
May Warden as "..."
Lola Morice as "..."
Series 2 episodes
List of The Goodies episodes

The Baddies 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 "The Nicest Person in the World" and as "Double Trouble" and also as "Bad Copies".

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

Contents

Prologue

During the episode:

Plot

The Goodies are surprised because everyone is against them. When they go to the local police station, they are informed that they are 'Baddies'. Indeed, while they are in the police station, talking to the Police Sergeant, the Goodies are simultaneously committing offences all over England. When the Police Sergeant accuses the Goodies of the crimes and disruptions, they point out to him that it could not have been them because they were there with him when the offences happened. The Police Sergeant eventually agrees with them.

The Goodies are not the only 'nice' people involved in offences. Many other nice people are also simultaneously committing similar offences, and all of the people involved are contestants in the "Nicest Person in the World" competition.

The Goodies investigate and find that a mysterious Dr. Petal is behind the occurrences.

So who will be crowned the "Nicest Person in the World" — and what will happen to the Goodies and the other 'nice' people in the competition?

Competitors

Quotes

Quote 1

  • Dr. Petal (about his only friend, his pet vulture Lucretia): "She only stays with me because she knows I've left her something in me will."
  • Bill: "What have you left her?"
  • Dr. Petal: "Me!"

Quote 2

  • Dr. Petal: "I helped the Americans with their H-Bomb, I helped the Russians with their missiles, I helped the British with their biological warfare. Why I even help the Nazis! Now how generous can you get?"

Note

The part of Dr. Wolfgang Amadeus Ratfink von Petal is played by Patrick Troughton, who is famous as the Second Doctor.

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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