<P> The Young Ones is a British sitcom , broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1982 to 1984 in two six - part series . Shown on BBC2 , it featured anarchic , offbeat humour which helped bring alternative comedy to television in the 1980s and made household names of its writers and performers . In 1985 , it was shown on MTV , one of the first non-music television shows on the fledgling channel . In a 2004 poll , it ranked at number 31 in the BBC 's list of Britain 's Best Sitcoms . The show 's title relates to the song of the same name , written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett , and sung by Cliff Richard and The Shadows , which was a No. 1 UK hit single . </P>
<P> The Young Ones is a British sitcom , broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1982 to 1984 in two six - part series . Shown on BBC2 , it featured anarchic , offbeat humour which helped bring alternative comedy to television in the 1980s and made household names of its writers and performers . In 1985 , it was shown on MTV , one of the first non-music television shows on the fledgling channel . In a 2004 poll , it ranked at number 31 in the BBC 's list of Britain 's Best Sitcoms . The show 's title relates to the song of the same name , written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett , and sung by Cliff Richard and The Shadows , which was a No. 1 UK hit single . </P>
when did the young ones air on mtv
when did the young ones air on mtv
1985
1985