The Lost Tribe (Goodies episode)
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The Lost Tribe is an episode of the British
comedy
television series The Goodies
— a BAFTA
-nominated series for Best Light Entertainment Programme.
This episode is also known as "The Lost Tribe of the Orinoco".
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
Then Hazel arrives and asks the Goodies to find her father, Professor Nuts, who had disappeared from home years ago. Hazel has found her father's diary, and she gives it to the Goodies. Tim, Bill and Graeme decide that the best way to find Professor Nuts was to do everything exactly he did.
The Goodies enter their quick-change cupboard, and leave the cupboard in the correct type of clothing for their coming adventure. When Hazel enters the cupboard, she thinks that it is not working properly because, when she emerges from the cupboard, she is only dressed in a large-size bath towel
.
Tim does not want to take Hazel with them, because he thinks that women always sprain
their ankles, and would therefore prove to be a problem to them during their travels, so the Goodies leave without her. However, Hazel catches the bus to where they have set up camp for the night, so the Goodies have no choice but to allow her to accompany them on their journey.
Graeme sets up a canvas television (which surprisingly works well — until Graeme is told that it would be impossible for a canvas TV set to work) and a canvas clock. Having Hazel with them makes it impossible for Tim, Graeme and Bill to sleep, so Graeme winds the clock forward to dawn
so that they can resume their journey.
Treading in Professor Nuts' footsteps leads them to him and the mysterious Tribe of the Orinoco, and unexpected chaos ensues as a result — including the Orinoco tribe wanting to eat the Goodies for dinner.
Will the Goodies survive their fate — and what will happen next?
United Kingdom
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comedy
Comedy
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television series The Goodies
The Goodies (TV series)
The Goodies is a British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s. The series, which combines surreal sketches and situation comedy, was broadcast by BBC 2 from 1970 until 1980 — and was then broadcast by the ITV company LWT for a year, between 1981 to 1982.The show was...
— a BAFTA
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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-nominated series for Best Light Entertainment Programme.
This episode is also known as "The Lost Tribe of the Orinoco".
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
Plot
Tim, Bill and Graeme are shivering. The weather is freezing cold and the Goodies are too poor to have heating in the office. Bill and Graeme are both wearing beanies on their heads, but there is no warm headwear for Tim to wear, so he puts a teapot cosy onto his head to keep it warm. It is so cold that Tim's cup of tea rapidly becomes a tea-flavoured ice block.Then Hazel arrives and asks the Goodies to find her father, Professor Nuts, who had disappeared from home years ago. Hazel has found her father's diary, and she gives it to the Goodies. Tim, Bill and Graeme decide that the best way to find Professor Nuts was to do everything exactly he did.
The Goodies enter their quick-change cupboard, and leave the cupboard in the correct type of clothing for their coming adventure. When Hazel enters the cupboard, she thinks that it is not working properly because, when she emerges from the cupboard, she is only dressed in a large-size bath towel
Towel
A towel is a piece of absorbent fabric or paper used for drying or wiping. It draws moisture through direct contact, often using a blotting or a rubbing motion. Common household textile towels are made from cotton, rayon, bamboo, nonwoven fibers or a few other materials.-Types of towels:* A bath...
.
Tim does not want to take Hazel with them, because he thinks that women always sprain
Sprain
A sprain is an injury in a joint, caused by the ligament being stretched beyond its capacity. A muscular tear caused in the same manner is referred to as a strain. In cases where either ligament or muscle tissue is torn, immobilization and surgical repair may be necessary...
their ankles, and would therefore prove to be a problem to them during their travels, so the Goodies leave without her. However, Hazel catches the bus to where they have set up camp for the night, so the Goodies have no choice but to allow her to accompany them on their journey.
Graeme sets up a canvas television (which surprisingly works well — until Graeme is told that it would be impossible for a canvas TV set to work) and a canvas clock. Having Hazel with them makes it impossible for Tim, Graeme and Bill to sleep, so Graeme winds the clock forward to dawn
Dawn
Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of the twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the presence of weak sunlight, while the sun itself is still below the horizon...
so that they can resume their journey.
Treading in Professor Nuts' footsteps leads them to him and the mysterious Tribe of the Orinoco, and unexpected chaos ensues as a result — including the Orinoco tribe wanting to eat the Goodies for dinner.
Will the Goodies survive their fate — and what will happen next?
Quote
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- Tim: "Why didn't you say your surname was Nuts, Hazel?"
- Hazel Nuts: "I try to keep it to myself."
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External links
- ("The Lost Tribe" is listed under its alternative title at IMDb)