TV presenter and comedian Bill Oddie dies at 85

7 points by zeristor 10 hours ago | 5 comments

BLKNSLVR 9 hours ago |

I grew up on The Goodies. Long time ago now, but I think it shaped my impression of comedy as much as Monty Python.

A more recent favorite comedy series is The Mighty Boosh, who list The Goodies as a strong influence.

Vale Bill Oddie, thank you for what you provided.

defrost 10 hours ago |

IIRC ... everybody and their dog seemed to cover Bill Oddie's Wild Thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMxFYfXCe4Y

perilunar 7 hours ago | |

uh, The Goodies covered The Troggs' Wild Thing: https://youtu.be/gSWInYFVksg

ggm 10 hours ago |

He put twitching (bird watching) on the map.

zeristor 10 hours ago |

The Goodies always seemed like a parallel Monty Python.

Barry Took brought together the team for Monty Python.