having a closing-down sale, and the British Royal Family has fled Earth for a new life on Saturn. Graeme tries to book a taxi to join the revellers, but it turns out to be too far away. The Goodies share their feelings, worst embarrassments and mutual recriminations with the others, leading to complete personality overhauls for both Tim (who changes clothes completely) and Bill (who shaves his beard off, puts a suit on and takes his pet off his head, purely so that Tim can see him for who he truly is). Tim comes back into the room, showing off his belly button. Shocked, Bill says: "Cover up your nakedness!" to which Tim replies: "This isn't nakedness. This is my... BELLY BUTTON!!" Bill, now even more shocked, says: "Wash your mouth out." Tim and Bill look anxiously at the clock as it reaches midnight, but there is a surprising final revelation from Graeme, who says that the world would not end at midnight due to his putting the clock forward by half a minute. The world then explodes (an explosion sound is played with the white background, followed by a BBC1 station ID with the mirror globe spinning until it blows up). Cultural references The Muppet Show "The Stripper" 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 ("Earthanasia" is listed under an alternative title at IMDb) The Goodies (series 7) episodes 1977 British television episodes