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"The Funky Gibbon" is a novelty song by Bill Oddie and recorded by The Goodies. It was arranged by Tom Parker ("with interference from Bill Oddie") with the musical backing provided by members of the R&B band Gonzalez and released as a single in February 1975.
In 1974–75, they chalked up five hit singles in twelve months: "The Inbetweenies", "Black Pudding Bertha", "Nappy Love" and "The Funky Gibbon" (all performed during the episode "The Goodies – Almost Live"), and "Make a Daft Noise for Christmas". "The Funky Gibbon" was their biggest hit, reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart.
The Goodies Sing Songs From the Goodies was the 1974 debut LP record released by The Goodies.It was initially issued in January 1974 as The Goodies Sing Songs From the Goodies (Decca catalogue number SKL 5175), and was then later reissued in May 1975, retitled as The World of the Goodies with a different cover picture (Decca catalogue number SPA 416), as part of Decca's extensive World Of ...
Oddie, Brooke-Taylor and Garden then co-wrote and appeared in their television comedy series The Goodies (1970–1982). The Goodies also released records, including "Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me"/"The In-Betweenies", "The Funky Gibbon" (co-written by Oddie with Dave MacRae) and "Black Pudding Bertha", which were hit singles in 1974–75 ...
The Goodies Sing Songs From The Goodies, (reissued as The World of the Goodies) LP — 1975 The World of the Goodies (reissue of The Goodies Sing Songs From The Goodies) LP — 1975 The New Goodies LP: LP: 25 (UK) 1976 Nothing To Do With Us: LP — 1978 Beastly Record: LP —
Garden's best known television work is freeform sitcom The Goodies, which he wrote and performed along with Tim Brooke-Taylor and Bill Oddie from 1970 to 1982. The three appeared in the Amnesty International show A Poke in the Eye (With a Sharp Stick) (during which they sang their hit song "Funky Gibbon").
"The Goodies – Almost Live" is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies. This episode, which takes the form of a pop concert, is also known as "The Goodies in Concert". [citation needed] The Goodies also appear as "Pan's Grannies". Written by The Goodies, with songs and music by Bill Oddie.
"Big Foot" is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies. The episode is also known as "Bigfoot", "In Search of Bigfoot", "Arthur C. Clarke" and "In Search of Arthur C. Clarke". [citation needed] This episode was made by LWT for ITV, and was written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, with songs and music by Bill Oddie.