Big Foot (The Goodies)
"Big Foot" | |
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The Goodies episode | |
Episode no. |
Series 9 Episode 73 (of 76) |
Produced by | |
Starring | Tim Brooke-Taylor Graeme Garden Bill Oddie |
Original air date |
23 January 1982 (Saturday — 6.45 p.m.) |
Guest actors | |
Charlie Stafford as the Spider Man | |
"Big Foot" is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies.
The episode is also known as "Bigfoot", "In Search of Bigfoot", "Arthur C. Clarke" and "In Search of Arthur C. Clarke".
This episode was made by LWT for ITV, and was written by The Goodies, with songs and music by Bill Oddie.
Plot
Tim and Bill watch "Part 97" of their favourite show The Mysterious World Of Arthur C. Clarke. A voiceover then informs them that the show has been cancelled due to the non-existence of Arthur C. Clarke.
Cultural references
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Stonehenge
- Loch Ness Monster
- Bigfoot
- Yeti
- UFO
- Patterson–Gimlin film
- The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
- Plesiosaur
DVD and VHS releases
Main article: The Goodies videography
This episode has been released on both DVD and VHS.
References
- "The Complete Goodies" — Robert Ross, B T Batsford, London, 2000
- "The Goodies Rule OK" — Robert Ross, Carlton Books Ltd, Sydney, 2006
- "From Fringe to Flying Circus — 'Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960-1980'" — Roger Wilmut, Eyre Methuen Ltd, 1980
- "The Goodies Episode Summaries" — Brett Allender
- "The Goodies — Fact File" — Matthew K. Sharp
External links
- Big Foot at the Internet Movie Database
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