The Goodies: The Loch Ness Monster
Episode score
8.1
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The Loch Ness Monster
- 8.
- Season: 2
- Episode: 1
- First Aired: 10/1/1971
- Prod Code: 67324
After meeting a suicidal Zookeeper, who needs a monster for the new Monster House at the London Zoo, The Goodies travel to Scotland and attempt to capture the Loch Ness Monster. Add a recap »
- Director:
- Jim Franklin
- Stars:
- Bill Oddie (Bill)
- Tim Brooke-Taylor (Tim)
- Graeme Garden (Graeme)
- Guest Star:
- Bernard Bresslaw (the Zookeeper)
- Stanley Baxter (the Scottish Tourist Board man)
- Lynn Howard
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Cheaper Phone Bills: The cheapest time to phone your friends, is when they’re out. edit »
- This episode is sometimes known as "Scotland". edit »
- The face on the back of the board with BOO on it is of Scottish singer and comedian Andy Stewart, who is best known for his 60's television show The White Heather Club and songs such as "A Scottish Soldier" and "Donald, Where's yer Troosers?". He was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 1976. edit »
- Lord Snowdon is a famous British photographer, formerly Tony Armstrong Jones. He was made an Earl in 1960 after marrying the Queen's sister, Princess Margaret. They divorced in 1978. edit »
- In real life London Zoo does not have a Monster House. Pity really ... edit »
- London Zoo is a 36-acre conservation centre situated in Regent's Park which houses more than 650 species. The world's first scientific zoo, it was opened in 1828. edit »
- (trying to convince the Zookeeper to tell them what his problem is)
Tim: Please understand, we’ll be kind and considerate and help you in any way we can, but if you don’t tell us what the problem is…
Bill: We’ll chuck you back in the river! edit » - Graeme: Oh come on, it can’t be that bad!
Bill: Well I reckon it is.
Zookeeper: It is.
Bill: I reckon it really is.
Zookeeper: It really is!
Bill: I reckon he is an absolute, dismal failure!
Zookeeper: A dismal fa… (glares at Bill) now hang on!!! edit » - (about how he created the Snowden Aviary)
Zookeeper: I shoved a couple of pigeons in and called it an Aviary. And it’s been a big success!
Bill: That’s right. People come from miles around just to have a good laugh at it. edit » - Zookeeper: I even tried dressing four elephants in a budgie skin! Fooled no one… you ever tried teaching four elephants to say ‘Who’s a pretty boy? Who’s a pretty boy?’ edit »
- Tim: Tim, OBE…
Graeme: You berk!
Tim: You’re right. Timothy, OBE. edit »
- Tim: They do so too! I saw one on telly, yesterday, in an old film. ‘The Lost World’.
Most likely a reference to the 1925 movie The Lost World. Based on the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, it tells the story of dinosaurs still living deep in the Amazon Jungles. There have been numerous remakes of the film over the years. edit » - Graeme: ...you dance the Highland Fling until you drop dead!
The Highland Fling is probably the most famous of the Scottish Dances, thought to have evolved about 1790. It is typically performed to Bagpipe music. edit » - Graeme: It's the giant Bagpipe spider.
The Bagpipe is a traditional musical instrument, unique to Scotland. edit »
The Loch Ness Monster
The Bottom Line: "Not my favorite storyline"03/12/06 02:52am | report abuseThe Goodies are asked by a zoo keeper to capture the Loch ness Monster for the London Zoo monster house. The result as a decidingly average start to a second season. ...Continue »
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