The Goodies have become Advertising Men and Graeme reads from a blackboard with the letters 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D' written on it, and showing what is written about each letter — from 'D' to 'A'):
D is for 'Dumb' — (housewives – bless them)
C is for 'Clever'
B is for 'Brilliant'
A is for 'Advertising men'
Tim ('TBT') tells the others: "From today 'BO', 'GG' — save time — call you 'BOGG'."
When Bill & Graeme take charge of the ad campaigns, Tim is horrified at the lies they tell about the products they advertise, in mainly cruel and offensive ads made to threaten and bully housewives and their families. He wants them to advertise truth, because he is of the opinion that honesty is the miracle ingredient, but Bill and Graeme disagree with Tim's opinion. After sales figures plummet following truth in ads, The Goodies come up with other product options. Tim suggests that String is a pure, wholesome product, and Bill and Grahame agree to exploit it.
Later, Tim watches his favourite television programme Tomorrow's World, and is again horrified — this time because string is a failure as a product. He then discovers that some mysterious men are making a lot of money by keeping a stockpile of string, so that the world is dependent on them. Eventually, Tim learns that Graeme and Bill are the men behind the scheme. Tim is furious and intends to put Graeme's and Bill's string empire out of business. However, along the way he runs into many obstacles — including Bill and Graeme, themselves.
Song written by Bill Oddieedit
"Everybody Loves String" — sung by Bill, Tim and Graeme
the inevitable Heinz Baked Beans boy adverts (seen in previous series of The Goodies)
During the climax, Bill Oddie starts running in slow motion and performs a giant leap down from a tree to hand Tim Brooke Taylor a bomb in a shoebox. This was an overt nod to the bionic action of the Lee Majors series The Six Million Dollar Man, which was hugely popular at the time.
might, well, string, episode, british, comedy, television, series, goodies, goodies, episodeepisode, series, episode, 5original, date19, october, 1976, 1976, guest, appearancesraymond, baxter, himself, television, presenter, tomorrow, world, marcelle, samett, . It Might as Well Be String is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies It Might as Well Be String The Goodies episodeEpisode no Series 6 Episode 5Original air date19 October 1976 1976 10 19 Guest appearancesRaymond Baxter as himself television presenter for Tomorrow s World Marcelle Samett as Girl in the String advertisement Valerie Leon as Karate girlEpisode chronology Previous Black and White Beauty Next 2001 amp A Bit List of episodes Written by The Goodies with songs and music by Bill Oddie Contents 1 Plot 2 Song written by Bill Oddie 3 Cultural references 4 DVD and VHS releases 5 References 6 External linksPlot editThe Goodies have become Advertising Men and Graeme reads from a blackboard with the letters A B C and D written on it and showing what is written about each letter from D to A D is for Dumb housewives bless them C is for Clever B is for Brilliant A is for Advertising men Tim TBT tells the others From today BO GG save time call you BOGG When Bill amp Graeme take charge of the ad campaigns Tim is horrified at the lies they tell about the products they advertise in mainly cruel and offensive ads made to threaten and bully housewives and their families He wants them to advertise truth because he is of the opinion that honesty is the miracle ingredient but Bill and Graeme disagree with Tim s opinion After sales figures plummet following truth in ads The Goodies come up with other product options Tim suggests that String is a pure wholesome product and Bill and Grahame agree to exploit it Later Tim watches his favourite television programme Tomorrow s World and is again horrified this time because string is a failure as a product He then discovers that some mysterious men are making a lot of money by keeping a stockpile of string so that the world is dependent on them Eventually Tim learns that Graeme and Bill are the men behind the scheme Tim is furious and intends to put Graeme s and Bill s string empire out of business However along the way he runs into many obstacles including Bill and Graeme themselves Song written by Bill Oddie edit Everybody Loves String sung by Bill Tim and GraemeCultural references editTomorrow s World Mr Kipling s exceedingly good cakes Manikin cigars Condor pipe tobacco That string moment 1970s Milk Tray Hai Karate after shave the original star of these ads Valerie Leon is in this episode of The Goodies Captain Birdseye fish fingers Minced Morsels dog food ads with Clement Freud the inevitable Heinz Baked Beans boy adverts seen in previous series of The Goodies During the climax Bill Oddie starts running in slow motion and performs a giant leap down from a tree to hand Tim Brooke Taylor a bomb in a shoebox This was an overt nod to the bionic action of the Lee Majors series The Six Million Dollar Man which was hugely popular at the time DVD and VHS releases editMain article The Goodies videography This episode has been released on DVD References edit 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 SharpExternal links edit It Might as Well Be String at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title It Might as Well Be String amp oldid 1217394676, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
