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1984. The Young Ones. University Challenge.
- Published_at:2014-05-03
- Category:Film & Animation
- Channel:Jasvir Lota
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- description: "Bambi" was the seventh episode of British sitcom The Young Ones. It was written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer, and directed by Geoff Posner. It was first aired on BBC2 on 8 May 1984, as the premiere episode of the show's second season. It is one of the most remembered episodes for its famous University Challenge sequence. This scene also showcased the two emerging sides of British comedy at the time: The Young Ones, representative of the new British 'Punk' Alternative Comedy scene, against Comedians who represented the new 'Oxbridge' Comedy Scene. "Bambi" The Young Ones episode Episode no. Series 2 Episode 1 Directed by Geoff Posner Written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer Produced by Paul Jackson Featured music Peter Brewis Original air date 8 May 1984 Running time 34:52 As with all episodes of The Young Ones, the main four characters were student flatmates Mike (Christopher Ryan); Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson); Rick (Rik Mayall); and Neil (Nigel Planer). The titles character was portrayed by Griff Rhys Jones in a parody of real-life University Challenge presenter Bamber Gascoigne, while Jones' comedy partner Mel Smith has a cameo as a security guard. The opposing University Challenge team, from (the fictional) Footlights College, Oxbridge, comprises Lord Monty (Hugh Laurie); Lord Snot (Stephen Fry: who had himself appeared on University Challenge while a Cambridge student); Miss Money-Sterling (Emma Thompson); and Kendal Mintcake (Ben Elton). Alexei Sayle appears briefly as a train driver to deliver his trademark monologue. Robbie Coltrane and Tony Robinson portray the medical doctor and his assistant. The episode's musical guests, the heavy metal group Motörhead, perform the 1980 single "Ace of Spades".
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