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The daily life and adventures of four students sharing a house.
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The Young Ones — Season 1

Critics Reviews

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Guardian Staff Guardian Heralding in alternative comedy's 80s boom, The Young Ones swapped plotlines for surrealism, dialogue for a hail of "bastards!" and the pretence of a structurally sound set for a load of kicked-in prop walls. Sep 15, 2018 Full Review Jason Heller AV Club Almost every line of the script is a quotable gem readymade for a cult following. Sep 14, 2018 Full Review IGN Staff IGN Movies It was like an atomic bomb exploding all over television screens, the show combining slapstick and surrealism with jokes about politics, class and giant sandwiches falling from the sky. Nov 7, 2018 Full Review Bonnie Stiernberg Paste Magazine The show's surreal humor, slapstick gags and frequent breaking of the fourth wall helped pave the way for more "alternative" comedy, and it even aired on MTV in 1986 as one of the network's first non-music shows. Sep 11, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mason M hilarious sitcom! my dad got season 1 and 2 on dvd way back and i watch it often! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/27/24 Full Review Rene R I really enjoy this TV show I love this show can't stop laughing especially the stuff in the house they talk like their pet the rats the cleaning supplies they're like puppets I love all the episodes they'll never be a show like this one one of a kind the best characters on this show Vivian the bastard☆☆☆☆, Mike the cool person, Neil the hippie, Jerzei Balowski, the people's poet Rick rest in peace we miss you. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/09/22 Full Review Audience Member The Young Ones was an unexpected show, not only for the world but for myself over 25 years later. I saw bits of it on Comedy Central but having finally sat down and watched it, I was shocked by how daring and insane this show was. It has an oddly tenuous, yet not entirely removed, relationship with reality, and many of the situational moments are incredibly creative. More significantly, however, the character dynamics are absolutely perfect: You have an anarchist, a suicidal hippie, a grifter and a wannabe hardcore political activist. Combine these characters with insane plots and Cast them with genuinely perfect matches for the characters, and you've got four of the best main characters of any show this side of Red Dwarf. This show is pure high-energy mania, combined with some happy dips into intense controversial material, and the world of television is all the richer because of this show. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Completely hilarious and the original series about nothing, should have lasted more than 2 seasons! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review e h I just loved the quirky craziness of this show. Lentils anyone? FYI RT: This show never aired on the BBC's prime channel BBC 1. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Adrian Edmondson

Vyvyan

Rik Mayall

Rick

Nigel Planer

Neil

Christopher Ryan

Mike

Alexei Sayle

the Balowski Family

Ben Elton

Baz

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Nov 9, 1982 Demolition Four dissimilar students share a dilapidated North London house. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 16, 1982 Oil Vyvyan strikes oil in the basement of the new house; Mike orders Neil and Rick to dig up the oil. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 23, 1982 Boring The boys try to amuse themselves when they are plagued by boredom. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 30, 1982 Bomb The boys awaken and discover an atomic bomb in their kitchen. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 7, 1982 Interesting The boys throw a party with interesting results. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 14, 1982 Flood London is under water; lions are in Mike's room. Details

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Season Info

Director
Paul Jackson, Geoff Posner
Screenwriter
Ben Elton, Rik Mayall, Lise Mayer, Alexei Sayle
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Nov 9, 1982