Goody

Goody, Goodies, or Goody's may refer to:

General meanings

• Goodwife or Goody, a former courtesy title of married women
• Confectionery or candy
• Goody or goodie, a hero or protagonist in a story or film^[1]

People

• Goody (name)
• Sam Goody, music and entertainment retailer in the United States

Geography

• Goody, Kentucky, an unincorporated community

Food

• Goody (dessert), an Irish pudding-like dish

Brands

• Goody (brand), a brand of hair styling products owned by Newell Rubbermaid
• Goody's Powder, a pain reliever sold primarily in the southern United States
• Goody's (restaurant), a fast food chain in Greece and neighboring countries
• Goody's (store), a retail clothing chain in the United States

Film and TV

• The Goodies, a UK comedy trio, Grahame Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Bill Oddie
• The Goodies (TV series), a British television comedy series in the 1970s and 1980s

Games

• Goody (video game), a 1987 video game

Music

Albums

• Goodies (George Benson album), recorded in 1968
• Goodies (album), a 2004 album by Ciara
• Goodies: The Videos & More, a 2005 DVD by Ciara

Songs

• "Goodies", song by The Goodees 1969
• "Goodies" (song), a 2004 song by Ciara
• "Goody Goody", a 1936 song composed by Matty Malneck, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer
• "Goody Two Shoes" (song), 1982 song by Adam Ant

See also

• The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes, children's story (1765)
• Goodey, a surname
• Goudie, a surname
• Goudie (band), a glam rock band from Austin, Texas

References

1. The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) ISBN 0-19-861263-X - p.790 "goody (also goodie)(pl. -ies) informal, Brit. a good or favoured person, espeially a hero in a story or film".