Football Crazy (Goodies episode)

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The Goodies episode
"Football Crazy"
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Episode №	70
Airdate	16 January, 1982
Director
Guest star(s)	Wayne Sleep (as himself) John Cross as "..." Alan Forrester as "..." Kim Gavin as "..." Trevor Willis as "..." Fred Dinenage (as himself) Kenneth Wolstenholm (as himself)
Series IX December 27, 1981 – February 13, 1982
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The Goodies episodes

Football Crazy is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies.

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Football fans have become increasingly violent, and Bill, who is the worst offender, is arrested for disruptive behaviour by Tim (who has become a policeman). It is not Bill's first offence at the football and he proudly lists his previous misdemeanours as a spectactor.

Tim is of the opinion that the players are also to blame for the violence by the length of their shorts, and by their provocative on-field behaviour after scoring goals.

To cut down on the violence, is decided that the shorts should be longer, and that only one fan be allowed to watch each game as a spectactator in attendance — with a large number of police to keep the fan in check. Bill is the fan who is chosen to attend, and, being the only fan, he becomes increasingly violent and frustrated during the match because he has nobody to fight with.

Later, as a last resort against football violence, the sport is no longer played. However, although football no longer exists, the violence remains, and it finds a new outlet.

Tim and Graeme decide to attend the ballet at Covent Garden. While walking to the theatre, they are worried about the number of violent-looking young men, dressed as sports fans, who are heading in the same direction. Tim and Graeme are looking forward to seeing the ballet — but they are not impressed to discover that the violent-looking men are also members of the audience.

As the ballet starts, so, too, do the spectators, who are cheering or booing the dancers on the stage. Football spectator violence had become ballet spectator violence — and violent competition between football teams had now transferred to violent competition between the ballerinas and the male ballet dancers. The Goodies get caught up with what is happening on stage, and both Graeme and Bill dance, dressed as ballerinas with football socks, in opposition to the male ballet dancers.