The Goodies

Bill Oddie

Tim Brooke-Taylor

Graeme Garden

The constant references to gibbons date back to the 1960s radio series "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again" which starred the Goodies alongside John Cleese, David Hatch and Jo Kendall. This explains the huge laugh in the "Radio Goodies" episode where Graeme calls their pirate ship "The Saucy Gibbon". The 1975 season contains graffiti references to "Funky Gibbon", scrawled on the wall near Graeme's computer. This was a novelty single recorded by the team that reached number four on the British charts.

Episode 2.7 "Kitten Kong" was entered in the 1972 Montreax TV Festival and won the Silver Rose. In episode 3.1 "The New Office", Tim can be seen painting it gold.

According to Michael Palin's diaries he was a offered a 1980 guest spot.

Graeme: Don't worry, the windscreen won't shatter.

Bill: Listen! If he goes, I go.

Tim: But those aren't art lovers - they're Americans!