Episode

The Goodies: Commonwealth Games

Name: The Goodies: Commonwealth Games
Released: 1971-10-08
Duration: 30 min
Cast: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Corbet Woodall, Patrick Moore

The GoodiesSeason 21971-10-08

Overview

The Goodies take part in the Commonwealth Games as the British team against the August Bank Holiday Islands - with the entire Commonwealth at stake.

Details

Series: The Goodies
Season: Season 2
Episode: Episode 2
Air date: 1971-10-08
Runtime: 30 min

Episode context

Commonwealth Games is Episode 2 in Season 2 of The Goodies. It aired on 1971-10-08. The runtime is 30 min.

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Episode 1: The Loch Ness Monster 1971-10-01 | 30 min The Goodies help a suicidal zookeeper to locate a monster for London Zoo's Snowdon Monster House.

Episode 3: Pollution 1971-10-15 | 30 min The land is covered in pollution and the Goodies suspect corruption.

More episodes from this season

Episode 4: The Lost Tribe 1971-10-22 | 30 min The Goodies are asked to find Professor Knutts who went missing whilst leading an expedition to find the Lost Tribe of the Orinoco in 1951. They eventually find him - in Sevenoaks.

Episode 5: Music Lovers 1971-10-29 | 30 min Musicians are being kidnapped all over the country, so The Goodies become famous musicians too, eventually get stolen and come face-to-face with their arch-enemy - The Music Master.

Episode 6: For Art's Sake 1971-11-05 | 30 min Tim's crusade to stop rich Americans from buying all of Britain's art treasures sees him bidding a huge amount of money for one painting, forcing the Goodies to take drastic action to pay for it.

Episode 7: Kitten Kong 1971-11-12 | 30 min The Goodies' Animal Clinic looks after various problem animals, including Twinkle the kitten who, thanks to Graeme's growth formula, grows to a massive size and terrorises London.

Episode 8: Dancing 1971-11-19 | 30 min Asked to be part of a formation dancing team, the Goodies find that dancing isn't as gentle and pure as they thought, especially when they encounter Delia Capone and her corrupt team.

Episode 9: Farm Fresh Food 1971-12-10 | 30 min Disgusted at the awful cuisine served up at Ye Olde Shepherds Restaurant, the Goodies head to the farm of Tim's uncle for some fresh country food, only to be further disappointed upon arrival.

Episode 10: Free to Live 1971-12-17 | 30 min Bill reports Graeme and Tim to the Women's Liberation Front after he disapproves of their treatment of Graeme's new totty. As a punishment, they are sent to work for Lord Charles (a male chauvinist) - Graeme as the butler and Tim as the maid.

Episode 11: Gender Education 1971-12-31 | 30 min In response to a proposed appalling BBC film (for schoolchildren, mark you) on S-E-X education, Mrs. Desiree Carthorse - the self-proclaimed most powerful person in the field of television, if not the world, enlists The Goodies to make her version: 'How to Make Babies by Doing Dirty Things'.

Episode 12: Charity Bounce AKA London to Brighton 1972-01-07 | 30 min The Goodies are bouncing on space hoppers from London to Brighton for charity. However, they continue to bounce on around the world much to the horror of their tight-fisted sponsor.

Episode 13: Double Trouble 1972-01-14 | 30 min The Goodies' bid to win the Nice Person of the Year Award is being sabotaged by the mysterious Dr. Petal and his evil robot doubles of them and other famous people.