177 - The Goon Show

The Goon Show (Series 7 Episode 1)<br /> <br />The Goon Show, originally under the title of Crazy People focused on the bizarre experiments of Prof Osric Pureheart, played by Michael Bentine working alongside Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe.<br /><br />After two series, Bentine left the show and as a result, a new title character was created - Neddie Seagoon. <br /><br />Episodes tended to involve Neddie trying to achieve some kind of greatness, often with the help of the idiotic but happy Eccles and the young Bluebottle. <br /><br />However, always willing to stop them and make as much money as possible were the impoverished Hercules Grytpype-Thynne and his French assistant Count Jim Moriarty. Also featuring alongside were the disgraced and flatulent Major Dennis Bloodnok, and elderly couple Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister.<br /><br />Written by Spike Milligan, Larry Stephens and Eric Sykes<br />Produced by Dennis Main Wilson, Peter Eton, Pat Dixon, Charles Chilton, Roy Speer, Tom Ronald and John Browell<br />A BBC production.<br />The Goon Show is available here: <a href="https://bbc.in/3mb3v7K" rel="noopener">https://bbc.in/3mb3v7K</a><br /> <br />The Comedy Slab Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Spotify and Youtube.<br /> <br />Subscribe for a new episode each Tuesday.<br /> <br />Get in touch - we're @ComedySlab on Twitter and ComedySlab on Facebook.