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The Young Ones

The Young Ones was an anarchic British sitcom which ran for two seasons in 1982 to 1985. Although set in North London, many of the external scenes were filmed in Bristol. It revolves around the lives of four students sharing a house at the fictional "Scumbag College": violent punk rocker/metal head Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson); friendless anarchist Rick (Rik Mayall); long-suffering hippie Neil (Nigel Planer); and the undersized cool person Mike (Christopher Ryan). Alexei Sayle also starred in the first series as members of the Balowski family, as the students' Russian landlord, Jerzei, and as various other characters in the second series.

It was noted for combining a traditional sitcom style, where four differing personalities interact with one another in accordance with the post-punk rock ethos of the time - slapstick violence, non sequitur plot-turns - and surrealism. It also contained popular music of the period. The series was written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall, and Lise Mayer, with additional contributions by Alexei Sayle (mostly his own performances). It was directed by Geoff Posner and produced by Paul Jackson for the BBC between 1982 and 1984. The show developed a cult following throughout the English-speaking world.

The series originated in London's comedy club circuit during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the cast gained popularity performing at The Comedy Store in London. Sayle was the most prominent act, drawing attention to the club as the manic, aggressive compere. University friends Edmondson and Mayall worked together as a part of the double act "20th Century Coyote". Planer was in a double act with Peter Richardson, ("The Outer Limits"). As The Comedy Store became popular, Sayle, "20th Century Coyote" and "The Outer Limits" — along with French and Saunders and Arnold Brown — set up their own comedy club called The Comic Strip in a nearby Soho strip club, the Raymond Revue Bar. The Comic Strip fast became one of the most popular venues in London, and came to the attention of Jeremy Isaacs of Channel 4. Richardson negotiated a deal for six self-contained half-hour films, using the group as comedy actors rather than stand-up performers.

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The Young Ones Episodes

The Young Ones Season 1

1. 1- 1 9 Nov 82 Demolition
2. 1- 2 16 Nov 82 Oil
3. 1- 3 23 Nov 82 Boring
4. 1- 4 30 Nov 82 Bomb
5. 1- 5 7 Dec 82 Interesting
6. 1- 6 14 Dec 82 Flood

The Young Ones Season 2

7. 2- 1 8 May 84 Bambi
8. 2- 2 15 May 84 Cash
9. 2- 3 29 May 84 Nasty
10. 2- 4 5 Jun 84 Sick
11. 2- 5 12 Jun 84 Time
12. 2- 6 19 Jun 84 Summer Holiday

The Young Ones Special

S- 7 25 Apr 86 Comic Relief

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The Young Ones Comments

Is it just me or does it seems like they made heaps more episodes of the young ones, well alot more than 12. It is sort of like Faulty towers..

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