This was probably my favourite episode of the Young Ones. Packed full of riotous laughs and alternative-ness, this is everything the Young Ones should be. The return of the Balowskis was absolutely hilarious - Billy's performance had me in stitches, especially when he was talking directly to us saying, "I've not always been mad, y'know..." Also featured in this episode - a terrorist siege in the Young Ones' house, on TV as a newsflash (interrupting Vyvyan's favourite programme "Bastard Squad), reported to us by BBC reporter Dan Prick (come on, just the name made me roar!), the Young Ones go down to the pub in which Madness are playing where Vyv meets someone from way back, and the Young Ones' house literally becomes "hell". Come on, when a TV episode's called "Boring", you know it's going to be anything but... 10/10
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''Smash Rick over the head with the bank!''
Rabical-9112 May 2017
Warning: Spoilers
A pretty low standard episode of 'The Young Ones'.
The boys are overwhelmed by boredom. Even a game of Monopoly does nothing to lift their spirits, nor does a trip to the pub. In fact, their boredom is so great they fail to even notice an armed siege taking place in their street and later their living room.
That's about really all there is to this episode. Nothing particularly funny happens. The late David Rappaport makes an appearance here as a diminutive demon who tortures a middle aged man ( Robin Parkinson ) in hell. Rappaport appeared in one more episode - 'Flood' - the final episode of series one. He later took his own life due to a long standing battle with depression ( brought on by his inability to land serious acting roles ). Pauline Melville is also cast here as Vyvyan's mother, who is even more nasty than her son!
The only real decent thing about the episode is the performance in the pub by Madness, belting out the brilliant 'House Of Fun'. Madness would later appear in the series two episode 'Sick', performing the equally excellent 'Our House'.
When this episode was repeated in the early '90's, much of it was cut due to the inclusion of racial language, which is used by a policeman ( played by Jim Barclay ). This was to satirise the racial issues that were affecting the police force in Britain at this time.
Funniest bit - Neil staring into the sky as the sun rises when suddenly the sun shatters into pieces. ''Morning has broken!'' grumbles Neil to the camera!
The boys are overwhelmed by boredom. Even a game of Monopoly does nothing to lift their spirits, nor does a trip to the pub. In fact, their boredom is so great they fail to even notice an armed siege taking place in their street and later their living room.
That's about really all there is to this episode. Nothing particularly funny happens. The late David Rappaport makes an appearance here as a diminutive demon who tortures a middle aged man ( Robin Parkinson ) in hell. Rappaport appeared in one more episode - 'Flood' - the final episode of series one. He later took his own life due to a long standing battle with depression ( brought on by his inability to land serious acting roles ). Pauline Melville is also cast here as Vyvyan's mother, who is even more nasty than her son!
The only real decent thing about the episode is the performance in the pub by Madness, belting out the brilliant 'House Of Fun'. Madness would later appear in the series two episode 'Sick', performing the equally excellent 'Our House'.
When this episode was repeated in the early '90's, much of it was cut due to the inclusion of racial language, which is used by a policeman ( played by Jim Barclay ). This was to satirise the racial issues that were affecting the police force in Britain at this time.
Funniest bit - Neil staring into the sky as the sun rises when suddenly the sun shatters into pieces. ''Morning has broken!'' grumbles Neil to the camera!
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