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Original title
The Mighty Boosh
Released
5/18/2004
Origin country
GB
Genre
Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production companies
Baby Cow Productions
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
20
A British comic fantasy containing humour and pop-culture references. Episodes often featured elaborate musical numbers in different genres, such as electro, heavy metal, funk, and rap. The show has been known for popularising a style called "crimping"; short acappella songs which are present throughout all three series.
Pilot Episode: Howard Moon and Vince Noir are keepers at the Zoo-niverse but are not happy with their lot – particularly when new employee Dixon Bainbridge is immediately put on a pedestal by owner Bob Fossil due to his adventures and impressive moustache. Keen to show he is more than a match for Bainbridge, Howard takes Vince on a dangerous mission to be the first to recover a mysterious jewel deep in the frozen tundra of the Artic.
Are you ready to set sail into the future? Climb aboard HMS Boosh, hoist the Perspex anchor, set the controls for the heart of the sun and come navigate the electrical seas with Cyborg Patrick and his neon barnacles. In this live boosh presentation you will see Howard wrestle with the problems of the universe in tiny shorts while Vince gets his hair extra big and flounces about, Bob fossil's dance moves will turn you on then anger you over and over until you puke. You shall then weep with salty joy as Bollo and Naboo move about and say stuff in their own special way. The Boosh are mighty and sailing at you, strap your eyes onto your brain double tight cos its gonna get choppy like electric sushi.
Documentary of the creation of Series 1 of The Mighty Boosh.
This short film follows the formation of the Barratt/Fielding partnership, the development of their weird play/standup show and charts their road to the Beeb via Edinburgh and festival successes.
Outtakes from episodes of Series 1.
Outtakes from the Commentary for Series 1.
The song "Freak" from Episode "Killeroo"
The song "Killeroo" from Episode "Killeroo"
The song "Mutants" from Episode "Mutants"
The Song "Ape of Death" from Episode "Bollo"
The song "Tundra Rap" from Episode "Tundra"
The song "Mod Wolves" from Episode "Jungle"
The song "Calm a Llama Down" from Episode "Jungle"
The song "Charlie" from Episode "Charlie"
The song "Electro Boy" from Episode "Electro"
Song "The Hitcher" from Episode "Hitcher"
Documentary of the publicity tour for Series 2.
Documentary of the creation of Series 2 of The Mighty Boosh.
Outtakes from episodes of Series 2.
Deleted and extended scenes from episodes of Series 2.
Sweet is an early collaboration of The Mighty Boosh comedy duo Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding, and features in the extras of The Mighty Boosh Series 2 DVD. It is narrated by Noel Fielding as Pete Sweet, and tells the story of his torrid relationship with Poppy, the imaginary sister of his friend Dave.
The song "El Sonido Neuvo" from Episode "The Priest & the Beast"
The song "Isolation" from Episode "The Nightmare of Milky Joe"
The song "Love Games" from Episode "The Legend of Old Gregg"
The song "Milky Joe & the Coconuts" from Episode "The Nightmare of Milky Joe"
The song "Nanageddon" from Episode "Nanageddon"
The song "Rudy's Quest" from Episode "The Priest & the Beast"
The song "Sea Funk" from Episode "The Legend of Old Gregg"
The song "Searching for the New Sound" from Episode "The Priest & the Beast"
The song "Spider Lovin'" from Episode "The Priest & the Beast"
The song "The Chosen One" from Episode "Fountain of Youth"
The song "The Soup Song" from Episode "Fountain of Youth"
The song "Yeti Magic" from Episode "Call of the Yeti"
Backstage footage of The Mighty Boosh Live, recorded at Brixton Academy.
Bonus footage of The Mighty Boosh Live, recorded at Brixton Academy.
Bonus footage of The Mighty Boosh Live, recorded at Brixton Academy.
Bonus footage of The Mighty Boosh Live, recorded at Brixton Academy.
Sketches from (Un)natural Acts.
Series 2 BBC3 Trailer (easter egg)
Compilation of all musical segments from Series 1. Includes: (1) Mod Wolves, (2) Ape of Death, (3) Killeroo, (4) Tundra Rap, (5) Mutants, (6) Charlie, (7) Electro Boy, (8) The Hitcher.
Compilation of all musical segments from Series 2. Includes: (1) Yeti Magic, (2) Searching for the New Sound, (3) Rudy's Quest, (4) Spider Lovin', (5) El Sonido Nuevo, (6) Nanageddon, (7) The Chosen One, (8) The Soup Song, (9) Love Games, (10) Isolation, (11) Milky Joe & the Coconuts
Compilation of all musical segments from Series 3. Includes: (1) Eels (A Pie & Mash-up), (2) I Did a Shit on Your Mum, (3) Future Sailors, (4) Looking Backwards, (5) The Crimp, (6) A Higher Place, (7) Bouncy Bouncy, (8) Sammy the Crab, (9) It's What's Inside That Counts
Howard Moon and Vince Noir have adventures whilst working at a zoo, with the shaman Naboo the Enigma and his familiar, Bollo the Gorilla. Along with their boss, Bob Fossil and the zoo-owner, Dixon Bainbridge. The Mighty Boosh's first series was originally broadcast between 18 May 2004 and 6 July 2004. A DVD of the series was released on 29 August 2005 in Region 2. Series 1 began to air in America on Adult Swim from 29 March 2009.
Bob Fossil sets up a highly illegal and shady kangaroo boxing match between the Killeroo and Howard. Howard thinks that by winning the fight he will impress the Head of Reptiles, Mrs Gideon. Vince enlists his uncle, a bare-knuckle fighter with a very strange accent, to help with Howard's training.
All is not well at the Zoo-niverse. Animals are disappearing one by one. Things go from bad to worse when Joey Moose, one of the zookeepers, goes missing. When Mrs Gideon reports that her python is also on the missing list, Howard is determined to save the day. Howard and Vince stumble across Dixon Bainbridge's secret laboratory and the terrible truth behind his ‘experiments' comes to light.
Bollo, the eldest and most respected gorilla at the Zoo-niverse is gravely ill. Bob Fossil persuades Howard to dress in an ape suit, replacing Bollo, so that he can continue accepting sponsorship money for the gorilla. Everything's going smoothly until the Grim Reaper arrives and mistakenly takes Howard to Ape Hell instead. Vince sets off to rescue Howard and they run into trouble when they encounter the Ape of Death who is plagued with problem hair.
In an attempt to compete with daring adventurer Dixon Bainbridge, Howard and Vince set off in search of the Egg of Mantumbi - with the assistance of Gary Numan. Into the whiteness, the nothingness of the Arctic Tundra, the boys come face to face with hideous ice demon Black Frost. Luckily, Vince has befriended a polar bear.
Dixon Bainbridge, owner of the Zoo-niverse, is intent on selling to the highest bidder. There's a road being built through it and ‘if the animals won't work on it, they'll be underneath it'. Howard and Vince embark on an arduous trip deep into the Jungle Room, in search of the only man they think can help save the zoo - Howard's hero, Tommy Nookah.
Howard is hell bent on a career as a serious writer in the hope that he'll improve his chances with Mrs Gideon. However, when famous publisher Hamilton Cork arrives at the Zoo-Niverse, he decides to publish Vince's literary efforts about a pink bubblegum character called Charlie. Meanwhile, Bob Fossil has embarked on a new breeding programme for the pandas.
Vince is convinced that The Human League invented music. According to Vince, Howard's past career as a jazz trumpeter does not measure up. When Vince is offered a chance to join a new band, ‘Kraftwork Orange' with Johnny Two Hats and the Electro Girls, he's intent on leaving everything behind, including Howard.
After Ivan the bear becomes angry and escapes from his cage, Fossil arranges a place for Ivan at an Animal Offenders Institute. All Howard and Vince have to do is get there and back, in one piece, without falling foul of the Hitcher.
Howard Moon and Vince Noir have adventures whilst living in their flat, which they share with Naboo and Bollo. The Mighty Boosh's second series was originally broadcast between 25 July 2005 and 30 August 2005. The series features five main cast members: Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding, Rich Fulcher, Michael Fielding and Dave Brown. A DVD of the series was released on 13 February 2006 in Region 2, and on 21 July 2009 in Region 1. The DVD also included the pilot episode for 'The Boosh', made in 2003, before the first series. The episode was titled 'Tundra' and was remade for the first series.
During a break at Kodiak Jack's reclusive log cabin, Kodiak tells Howard of the mythical Yeti that lives in the forest. His desire for fame and fortune gets the better of him and Howard trades Vince for directions to the Yeti's lair. However, things don't go according to plan when the Yetis kidnap Howard and Vince is propositioned by a maniac trapper.
Vince and Howard are struggling to find the new sound needed to secure them a record deal with Pie Face Records. They enlist the help of Naboo who tells them the tale of musical gurus Rudy Van Disarzio and Spider Dijon, who only found their new sound after saving a town full of women from the evil Betamax bandit.
In an attempt to impress two goth girls, the boys stage a seance in their front room. Trouble ensues when they summon the most evil demon known to man, an old lady called Nanatoo, who does a runner with their flatmate, the Shaman Naboo's, most magic book. Naboo is livid and gets drunk, leaving it up to Howard and Vince to find the demon, retrieve the book and prevent Nanageddon.
When another bad gig is put down to Howard being old and past it, the boys use Naboo's magical amulet to transport themselves to the Fountain of Youth, where they hope to turn back the clock. However, to get there they must first go through the Desert of Nightmares where they encounter an evil cockney Sultan, a rebel army and Sandstorm, a beast made of sand that is incapable of love.
Following a somewhat poorly received gig, the boys decide to skip town for a bit. They take in a spot of fishing on Black Lake where, angry at Vince's fishing success, Howard sends him back to the local pub. Whilst Vince swaps tales with the locals at the King Prawn's Head, Howard is abducted by Old Gregg, the eerie merman who haunts the lake's waters.
While marooned on a desert island, Howard sees an opportunity to nurture his poetry and Vince takes to making bamboo fashion lines. However, with no-one to talk to but each other and nothing to eat but rancid coconuts, they soon find themselves in the midst of a coco-nightmare.
Howard Moon and Vince Noir have adventures whilst running Naboo’s second-hand shop. The Mighty Boosh's third series was originally broadcast between 15 November 2007 and 20 December 2007. The series features five main cast members; Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding, Rich Fulcher, Michael Fielding and Dave Brown. A DVD of the series was released on 11 February 2008 in Region 2 and 7 August in Region 4.
Naboo and Bollo are off on the Head Shaman's stag do, leaving Howard and Vince in charge of Nabootique.
When Vince bites a rare jazz record, the Jazz Beast enters his bloodstream.
When imitators Flighty Zeus steal their thunder, the boys unleash the 'Crimp'.
The Crack Fox enters Nabootique and steals a precious bottle of Shaman Juice.
Reluctant to celebrate his birthday, Howard finally succumbs to Vince's plan for a huge party.
Howard takes acting lessons to overcome stage fright and get work with director Jurgen Haabemaaster.
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