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The Telegoons

  • TV Series
  • 1963– 1963–
  • 15m
IMDb RATING
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The Telegoons (1963)
FamilyComedy

The Telegoons is a comedy puppet show, adapted from the highly successful BBC radio comedy show of the 1950s,The Telegoons is a comedy puppet show, adapted from the highly successful BBC radio comedy show of the 1950s,The Telegoons is a comedy puppet show, adapted from the highly successful BBC radio comedy show of the 1950s,

IMDb RATING
7.6/10
42
YOUR RATING
  • Stars
    • Harry Secombe
    • Peter Sellers
    • Spike Milligan
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    • Harry Secombe
    • Peter Sellers
    • Spike Milligan
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    Harry Secombe
    Harry Secombe
    • Neddy Seagoonas Neddy Seagoon…
    11 episodes11 eps • 1963–1964
    Peter Sellers
    Peter Sellers
    • Bluebottleas Bluebottle…
    9 episodes9 eps • 1963–1964
    Spike Milligan
    Spike Milligan
    • Ecclesas Eccles…
    9 episodes9 eps • 1963–1964
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    The Telegoons is a comedy puppet show, adapted from the highly successful BBC radio comedy show of the 1950s,
    based on radio showstand up comedianspoofsocial satiresatire22 more
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    Am I the only person to admit remembering the TeleGoons?
    The telegoons were a puppet version of the BBC radio comedy programme "The Goon Show". Search on "Goons" for more info. The original radio scripts were simply rehashed to create telegoon episodes. The puppets looks were based on the actors doodles in their original scripts. While Harry Seacombe only provided the voice for Neddy Seagoon, Spike Millegan and Peter Sellars played numerous characters between them including Eccles, Minnie Bannister and Jim Moriarty (Spike), and Bluebottle, Henry Crun, Hercules Gridtype-Thynne and Major Dennis Bloodnock (Peter). Each episode placed the characters into new and often surreal situations, sometimes topical and normally stemming from the brain of Spike Milligan who went through several nervous breakdowns during the course of the original radio show.
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    • Oct 6, 1999

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    • Release date
      • October 5, 1963 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • A tribute site
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      15 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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