woman." Graeme then comments: "They'd keep you dry all night!" and Tim says: "I used to have a big black woman with a cane handle ...." Later they 'get' religion, Graeme becomes a monk, Tim becomes Jewish, and Bill becomes a Black Muslim. While Tim and Graeme show their ages, Bill never seems to change — he seems to be forever young. A rescue team finally arrives to rescue the Goodies — space suited Goodies from the future, but all that's left in the office is the skeletons of Graeme and Tim and the recently deceased corpse of Bill (who still hasn't aged). Just as they are about to leave, there is a cave-in, trapping the new Goodies where they experience similar difficulties. Immediately, the 'Future Tim' panics and assumes the pose of a teapot spout and handle, and comments: "I'm a teapot!" Cultural references Muhammad Ali Star Trek Notes The office is decorated with posters of David Essex and David Cassidy, both of whom grow beards as the episode progresses. Tim's and Graeme's elderly selves are based on Teddy and Freddy, professorial characters from the duo's Broaden Your Mind series (and revived on the 2007 UK stage tour, The Goodies Still Rule OK). Bill remarks that "under this lot (his beard and moustache) I look a bit like Liza Minnelli". Bill would later shave-off his beard for Earthanasia. This episode was set completely in the Goodies' office, because the show's budget had run out. DVD and VHS releases This episode has been released on both DVD and VHS. References "The Complete Goodies" — Robert Ross, B T Batsford, London, 2000 "The Goodies Rule OK" — Robert Ross, Carlton Books Ltd, Sydney, 2006 "From Fringe to Flying Circus — 'Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960-1980'" — Roger Wilmut, Eyre Methuen Ltd, 1980 "The Goodies Episode Summaries" — Brett Allender "The Goodies — Fact File" — Matthew K. Sharp External links The Goodies (series 5) episodes 1975 British television episodes