 | A cracking little puppet series 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Gerry Anderson's first stab at puppetry with magical machines - something he decided to try because he became exasperated at developing puppets which could be seen to walk in even a semi-credible motion. A... read full review |
 | True British Comedy 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Britain in the 1980s was still wallowing in the post-Python era, Morecambe and Wise were still churning out the same routines they had 20 years earlier (and we were still laughing), and a succession of predicta... read full review |
 | And something about Miss Diaz too 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Not being a great film-goer, I wasn't exactly aware of what I was about tos ee when I entered the cinema to see There's Something About Mary (and I had no idea who anyone was on the screen). However w... read full review |
 | Not-So-Potty-Time 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Great for kids of the time, a history lesson in every episode delivered in the unmistakable Bentine style. The puppetry was never meant to be state of the art, and in that it succeeded. However what must have s... read full review |
 | Not quite such Young Ones 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Ron, Richie, and Eddie in order Filthy, Rich and Catflap, as played by Nigel Planer, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. This post-Young Ones anarchic comedy shows the evolution from that early period and the supe... read full review |
 | Black and white puppetry, for older kids! 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
I bought this item despite not remembering it when it was first shown on television, purely because of my liking for the later series of Gerry Anderson such as Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Ca... read full review |
 | Never has there been a more real outlook on modern life 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
The first series of Grumpy Old Men, including the Christmas special. The series which at long last heard the truth as told by those the truly know what it is like to be alive today men aged 35 to 50. That they ... read full review |
 | Cuddly Kenny Everett 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
I purchased in order to own a little personal nostalgia. Despite being sacked (on more than one occasion) for comments deemed inappropriate, he remained a hero of the people. Ironically the very same humour dee... read full review |
 | Listen very carefully, you can watch more than once! 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Even in the early days of the first series the characters were soon well-defined. Virtually every character had their own catchphrase, and was instantly recognisable because of this (even behind those unbelieva... read full review |
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Many years ago I was lucky enough to acquire the complete scripts of the Goons radio show. Lending the book to someone was not a wise thing to do, for I never laid eyes on that book (nor that someone) again. I ... read full review |
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