The Young Ones

Lalaith_Elf · 03-14-2004, 09:54 AM

I searched for a thread about this and I couldn't find one (if so then just close this one). I couldn't believe that there wasn't one!

Anyone seen the Young Ones? It's amazing, and absolutly hilarious.

***azalea*** · 03-20-2004, 10:46 PM

I'm glad I saw this before it dropped off the page! I have been a Young Ones fan for many years.

"Does anyone want the last chickpea?"
"I didn't even want the first one."

Lalaith_Elf · 03-21-2004, 05:05 AM

It has to be one of the best comedys ever, yet hardly anyone seem to like it. And I can't understand why? Vyv has to be my favorite character in it!

***azalea*** · 03-21-2004, 10:20 PM

I was always partial to Neil

.

What was your favorite episode? Mine is Bambi.
Especially the sketch with Rik and Neil on the train studying. And then the University challenge:

"Scumbag...Vyvian" "What?"

I also like this one:
"What's this"
"It's a fish, Mike." (he leaves and comes back)
"What's this fish doing in my bedroom?"
"It's not in your bedroom, Mike." (he leaves and comes back without the fish)
"What's this fish doing in my bedroom?"
(Everyone): "What fish?"

And then there was ET, the beginning scene a takeoff on Dallas:
(Rik)"I've just GOT to see ET"
"It's been out for two years, Mr. Malvenous, haven't you seen it yet?"
"Not the FILM! ET Fairfax, the oil tycoon, your boss"
"Mr. Fairfax will see you now."
"ET, I've just received this meeemo!" etc.

Did you ever see a series called The Comic Strip? It had Rik Mayall and the guy who played Neil. It was funny, but not like TYO. It was more subtle and a little odd.

Last Child of Ungoliant · 04-23-2004, 08:56 PM

i love the young ones,
i like Bottom aswell, that had
Rik Mayall and Ade Edmonson in, different,
but still funny!!

funniest bit ever has to be Alexei Sayle as Benito Mussolini,
and he is the spitting image aswell!!

***azalea*** · 04-23-2004, 09:04 PM

What about those little subliminal flashes of a picture they'd include in each show, like the one that's a closeup of someone's hands under running water? We used to record them and pause so we could see what it was.

Draken · 04-30-2004, 04:44 AM

I can remember when it came out, me and all my mates loved it - it was the sort of thing your parents either hated or didn't understand, which just added to the appeal.

I liked the totally random asides like the Four Riders of the Apocolaypse bit:

"Death, do you want a game of Travel Scrabble? DEATH, DO YOU WANT A GAME OF TRAVEL SCRABBLE?"

(pause)

"Death's DEAD!"

The Young Ones will always be one of the things that defines the Eighties for me.

03-14-2004, 09:54 AM	#1
Lalaith_Elf Her Infernal Majesty Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,188	The Young Ones I searched for a thread about this and I couldn't find one (if so then just close this one). I couldn't believe that there wasn't one! Anyone seen the Young Ones? It's amazing, and absolutly hilarious. __________________ "It is a good viewpoint to see the world as a dream. When you have something like a nightmare, you will wake up and tell yourself that it was only a dream. It is said that the world we live in is not a bit different from this." - Yamamoto Tsunetomo

03-21-2004, 05:05 AM	#3
Lalaith_Elf Her Infernal Majesty Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,188	It has to be one of the best comedys ever, yet hardly anyone seem to like it. And I can't understand why? Vyv has to be my favorite character in it! __________________ "It is a good viewpoint to see the world as a dream. When you have something like a nightmare, you will wake up and tell yourself that it was only a dream. It is said that the world we live in is not a bit different from this." - Yamamoto Tsunetomo

04-30-2004, 04:44 AM	#7
Draken Elf Lord Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Durham, England Posts: 694	I can remember when it came out, me and all my mates loved it - it was the sort of thing your parents either hated or didn't understand, which just added to the appeal. I liked the totally random asides like the Four Riders of the Apocolaypse bit: "Death, do you want a game of Travel Scrabble? DEATH, DO YOU WANT A GAME OF TRAVEL SCRABBLE?" (pause) "Death's DEAD!" The Young Ones will always be one of the things that defines the Eighties for me. __________________ I'm beset by self-doubt ....or am I?

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03-20-2004, 10:46 PM	#2
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	I'm glad I saw this before it dropped off the page! I have been a Young Ones fan for many years. "Does anyone want the last chickpea?" "I didn't even want the first one."

03-21-2004, 10:20 PM	#4
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	I was always partial to Neil . What was your favorite episode? Mine is Bambi. Especially the sketch with Rik and Neil on the train studying. And then the University challenge: "Scumbag...Vyvian" "What?" I also like this one: "What's this" "It's a fish, Mike." (he leaves and comes back) "What's this fish doing in my bedroom?" "It's not in your bedroom, Mike." (he leaves and comes back without the fish) "What's this fish doing in my bedroom?" (Everyone): "What fish?" And then there was ET, the beginning scene a takeoff on Dallas: (Rik)"I've just GOT to see ET" "It's been out for two years, Mr. Malvenous, haven't you seen it yet?" "Not the FILM! ET Fairfax, the oil tycoon, your boss" "Mr. Fairfax will see you now." "ET, I've just received this meeemo!" etc. Did you ever see a series called The Comic Strip? It had Rik Mayall and the guy who played Neil. It was funny, but not like TYO. It was more subtle and a little odd.

04-23-2004, 08:56 PM	#5
Last Child of Ungoliant The Intermittent One Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: here and there Posts: 4,671	i love the young ones, i like Bottom aswell, that had Rik Mayall and Ade Edmonson in, different, but still funny!! funniest bit ever has to be Alexei Sayle as Benito Mussolini, and he is the spitting image aswell!!

04-23-2004, 09:04 PM	#6
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	What about those little subliminal flashes of a picture they'd include in each show, like the one that's a closeup of someone's hands under running water? We used to record them and pause so we could see what it was.