Coldgunner Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Not listened to any goon show content yet, but I adore Spike Milligans wartime memoirs. "A man named Neville Chamberlain, who liked to to Prime Minister impressions..." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Henry Crun - " Have you put the tiger out, Min?" Minnie Crun " I didn't know it was on fire, Henry" Minnie Bannister, please. The nature of the union, if any, between "Henreee" and "Min, Min of mine" is left to the febrile imagination of the average Goon Show addict, where, no doubt, it's best to leave it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted February 26, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2012 I believe they were once described as 'Man and Woman', quite respectable naturally, unlike Henry and Min themselves... (We'll all be murdered in our tigers...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jol Wilkinson Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Call of the West absolutely brilliant script, beautifully delivered. They were all great but that one tops the lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Re Min & Henry's relationship: Henry Crun: Come, dear little Minnie, I'll take you home with me Minnie, I'll give you a hot bath, rub you down with the anti-vapour rub, put a plaster on your back, give your little feet a mustard bath, and then put you to bed. Seagoon: Do you know this woman? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 One that fascinated me was "The Trans-Africa Air Canal". To be dug as a navigation aid and for somewhere for 'planes to ditch! Bloodnok in charge of the construction, as I recall. Haven't found that one on Tape/Record/Disc. I haven't heard that one either (apart from the bit about Bloodnok leaving the key under the mat), but a script is here: http://www.thegoonshow.net/scripts_show.asp?title=s07e22_the_africa_ship_canal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Lambton58 Posted February 26, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 26, 2012 From the Bandit of Sherwood Forest King john - "Don't mention that man's name" Sheriff of Nottingham "Which part of him shall we mention King john "I don't know, there's so much of him Sheriff of Nottingham "Well you asked Seagoon to play the part!" Seagoon "What? What? What?" In the same way "Which one's your favorite?" well, there's some many to choose from! These are a few of my favourites - in addition to the ones already mentioned. Dishonoured The Vanishing room (if only for Peter Sellars description of the village of Brodley on Cleat - if I ever do a west country layout it will be called Brodley on Cleat and will have a stone erected to the poet Sprandge, complete with the poet beneath it!) The Fear of Wages (complete with the entire Japanese Imperial Army in that tree) Tales of Old Dartmoor The MacCreekie Rising of '74 ( "We march north tay England!!" "But England's soooth of here?" "Aye, we're going tay march reet aroond the worrrld and come up behind them"! The Greenslade Story (Winds light to variable) The Great Tuscan Salami Scandal Ralph Lambton58 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I haven't heard that one either (apart from the bit about Bloodnok leaving the key under the mat), but a script is here: http://www.thegoonsh...rica_ship_canal Correct title is "The Great Trans Africa Canal", but also rendered as "The Africa Ship Canal" and "Trans Africa Aeroplane Canal". From my namesake: "We have broughted from England this modern Kelsop super canal digging machine. This machine can do the work of two men, but you'll have to help us, 'cos it takes three men to work it." A transcript of the show and a link to a website selling this and other Goon Shows on CD: http://www.thegoonsh...rica_ship_canal Snap! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Sapristi Bombet. has that Man the Lurgi? A favourite line... "have a gorilla, no thank you I don't smoke" F Or the variation on that: "Have a gorilla." "Oooh, taaa." A series of growls and bumps and wrestling noises follows. "Hey. Dese gorillas are strong! Try one of my monkeys ... they're milder." (That was from memory so apologies if I mangled it slightly). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 "Ahhh, you must be Ned Seagoon." "Why must I be Ned Seagoon?" "Who else could walk under that piano stool?" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Minnie Bannister, please. The nature of the union, if any, between "Henreee" and "Min, Min of mine" is left to the febrile imagination of the average Goon Show addict, where, no doubt, it's best to leave it... Sincere apologies for my elderly memory falling over - I really must get it a new prop - This bit of scaffolding will do nicely - <Loud splash> "Heeez fallen in the war-ter!" ,<Bluebottle> " You dirty rotten swine! You deaded me again!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodshaw Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Not the Goons but here's Peter Sellers in similar vein on the Muppet Show... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVw96wzmZC8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lakeview770 Posted February 27, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 27, 2012 The dreaded batter pudding hurler of Bexhill on Sea , Robin Hood and his merry men , and Napoleons Piano to name but a few Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iak Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0072vdz iPlayer magic frae the Beeb! And there is more tomorrow... http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jndr "Sapristi nabolis" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 "ill met by Goonlight" (I think)............ FX "sound of head being hit by large heavy object" Eccles: Owwww!, Owww! You'll, you'll, you'll pay for dat !!! FX: "Kerching" Eccles: Ta - want anudder go ? Just bl**dy hilarious - so many funny funny scenes - sheer genius. Had many of the script on audio tape - need to see if they're availble in a more modern format. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I recorded a whole lot on cassette tapes from ABC Radio National (here in Australia) when they were on every Saturday at noon. The Goon Show was always followed by the Science Show which was also compulsory listening for me. Unfortunately, while I still have most of these, the majority have oxidised and are almost unplayable now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Might still be worth checking to see if you've got any of the 100+ episodes still missing... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QRModeller Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 ... Had many of the script on audio tape - need to see if they're availble in a more modern format. This site has a free monthly episode available to download in mp3 format: http://www.thegoonshow.net/downloads.asp Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 For a look at the genius behind the Goons (Mr Milligana - the well known typing error) BBC4Xtra have a 3 hour programme dedicated to him, see here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01chydc Whilst the Goons would not have succeeded without Sellers and Secombe (and at the beginning Michael Bentine), Spike really made it a ground breaking, innovative and influential programme F Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Seagoon was the linking character, around whom all the other characters revolved. Most of the other characters paired off (one each for Sellers and Milligna) over time, apart from Bloodnok. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Flying Pig Posted February 28, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 28, 2012 From the Bandit of Sherwood Forest King john - "Don't mention that man's name" Sheriff of Nottingham "Which part of him shall we mention King john "I don't know, there's so much of him Sheriff of Nottingham "Well you asked Seagoon to play the part!" Seagoon "What? What? What?" That's no more curried eggs for you - 'twas actually in "Robin Hood (and his mirry mon)". And nobody seems to have mentioned The Case of the Missing CD Plates yet. Why, do you not like pigeon pie? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Taylor Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 China Story or The case of the vanishing room "In the county of 'Sissex, lies the hamlet of Brodley on Cleat, known locally as Brodley on Cleat: from the village of the same name. Population in 1899: four thousand, eight hundred and sixty-two. Population in 1954: eighty-seven. Principal exports: population" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Remember the intro to Tales from Montmartre (one of very, very few episodes to ever have a female guest star)? Peter Sellers as Grytpipe Thynne, acting as Paul Gaugin; "The year was 1899. It was a very bad year for me ... I died!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adams442T Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Radio4 extra has re-runs pretty continuously. I've had to stop listening to them on BBCiPlayer while on my exercise bike for fear of falling off with helpless laughter! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Yes, Goon Shows can be hazardous to health! On the other hand, laughter is the best medicine of all! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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