The Goodies - A Tasty Second Helping product reviews

Many years ago I caught an episode of The Goodies on TV, and was hooked right away. It was British humouor taken to extremes, in the same vein as Monty Python, but along slightly different lines. Whereas Monty was just aiming for surrealistic 'totally out there' laughs, The Goodies seemed to be trying to poke a bit of borax at the British Establishment in the process.
Of the 8 episodes on this 2-disc set, 2 really grabbed me as having something special. Movies was a strange and surrealistic approach to moviemaking, with the team splitting up to tackle things in their own unique way, from Tim's semi-romantic dramas, Bills attempts at black-&-white silent movies (where he paints all the sets in shades of grey and uses colour film!)... but the best bit of all is the totally whacky ending which you just have to see to believe. I can't explain it.
The second episode is probably my 2nd favourite episode from the the entire Goodies collection, Bunfight at the OK Tearooms. When the guys try goldmining, but instead stumble on a vein of pure Cornish Creme, things get messy thanks to Graeme's sudden burst of greed. So Tim and Bill team up to take him down. Their luck changes when they accidentally discover huge underground deposits of Strawberry Jam and free-range scones, leading to a power struggle and the inevitable sauce-out at the OK Tearooms. A brilliant parody of the Ol' Wild West days as only the British could ham it up.
This is a great collection, well worth the money to any connoisseur of British wit. If you have some Monty, maybe a dash of Kenny Everett and/or Benny Hill, you should already have The Goodies. If not, what are you waiting for?