[Charles Henrickson]

very rare footage from 1951 showing the Goons in their first TV appearance.

The Goons were a major influence on the young lads who would later become Monty Python's Flying Circus.

[sofaman]

yes they were, plus, they were hysterically funny. I actually found a couple of them on the net. Downloaded it and had my son listen to it...it still works.

Milligan was a genius. I saw him on stage (twice) and he is still the only person that literally had me laughing so hard, that I couldn't catch my breath.

As kids, we would listen to the Goons every Sunday night...6 or 7 of us would get together every Sunday night at 6, huddle around the radio, and howl with laughter.

If you ever have the chance to read a couple of Milligan's books, do it. Make sure that you aren't reading in bed at night. I made that mistake. Woke Mrs S several times, laughing.

Two of his funniest: "Adolph Hitler: My Part in his Downfall".

And the sequel that he swore he would never write: "Adolph Hitler: His Part in My Downfall".