Superstar (The Goodies)

"Superstar"
The Goodies episode
Episode no.	Series 3 Episode 29 (of 76)
Produced by	Jim Franklin
Starring	Tim Brooke-Taylor Graeme Garden Bill Oddie
Original air date	7 July 1973 (Saturday — 9.50 p.m.)
Guest actors
Barbara Mitchell as "Isabel Chintz" John Peel as the Host of "Top of the Pops" (plus other guests)

"Superstar" is a special episode^[1] of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies.

This episode is also known as "Rock Star".

Written by The Goodies, with songs and music by Bill Oddie.

Plot

Using the name "Randy Pandy", Bill becomes a superstar who is obsessed with his fame, and Tim and Graeme have to save him from the consequences of his pop stardom

Guest stars

• Barbara Mitchell as "Isabel Chintz"
• John Peel as the "Host of "Top of the Pops"
• Julian Chagin as "Maxie Grease"
• The Fred Tomlinson Singers as the "Singing Nuns" and "Mincing Monks"
• Elaine Carr, Frances Pidgeon and Lynn Brotchie as dancers ("Pan's Nuns")

Cultural references

• Top of the Pops

References

1. "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

• Superstar at the Internet Movie Database