The Goodies
Created by Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Bill Oddie
On BBC Two
A frenetic, anarchic British sketch-comedy series built on surreal absurdism and rapid-fire gags, with no narrative stakes and high rewatchability.
A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.
Questions people ask
Is The Goodies sad? No. Less sad than 92% of series.
Is The Goodies easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 79% of series.
Is The Goodies scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.
Is The Goodies violent? Not especially. Less violent than 70% of series.
Does The Goodies leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Goodies
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Goodies
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Goodies, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Goodies, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Goodies, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
