to the music. After that we see a long shot of Cool's head pulling a selection of funny faces while his head spins all the way round. His head then explodes revealing a variety of Mechanical works and Cogs inside his head, the lights go out and the Cool It logo appears on screen. Series 3 The third series of six, 30-minute episodes were first broadcast between 1 September and 6 October 1988, on Thursdays at 9 pm. Along with Cool, this time around the writers consisted of Keith Donnelly, Paul Alexander and Barry Faulkner. Highlights included; Impressions of Ventriloquist Dummy's, a parody of the Four Tops called "The Four Bottom's" performing the song "Mooning" and singing the Elvis Presley song "Are You Lonesome Tonight" in Japanese. The opening titles for Series 3 started with Cool relaxing on a chair watching television and then for no apparent reason the Series 2 titles appear on screen. Cool uses the remote control to change channels but it appears on screen again, he gets increasingly frustrated and starts pulling faces. He then presses a red button at the top of the remote which operates a huge swinging ball that smashes the TV screen. Christmas special A final Cool It special was aired on Tuesday 18 December 1990. Filmed in front of a live audience in Birmingham, it included impersonations of the Gremlins, Terry Wogan interviewing Michael Crawford and a routine about the hazards of the M25 Motorway. Cool then made the move to ITV with the shows Cool Head (1991) and the self-titled Phil Cool (1992). VHS releases There were two VHS releases of Cool It, the first one was a best-of compilation of Series 1 released in 1985, the second entitled Cool It Too contained the best moments from Series 2. Cool It has not yet been released on DVD, but videos from the show have been uploaded to YouTube. References External links 1985 British television series debuts 1990 British television series endings BBC television comedy 1980s British comedy television series 1990s British comedy television series English-language television shows