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Season 2, Episode 1: Elvis Costello / David Essex

Thames. Original Air Date—19 February 1979
Authors: Barry Cryer, Ray Cameron, Kenny Everett
Cast: Kenny Everett, Arlene Phillips, Hot Gossip
Choreography: Arlene Phillips
Also starring (not credited): David Essex
Captain Kremmen film: Cosgrove Hall Productions
Producer & Director: David Mallet

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Sketches [Entire episode, part 1: , part 2 (without audio!): , part 3: , part 4: ]:

• Before title sequence: Sid Snot: Bust, variation #1 [Appeared also in Best1]
• Your television speaking: Button marked, "Idiot", variation #1 [Appeared also in Best1]
• Ken with TVs: Doesn't it look great! [Appeared also in Best1]
• Hot Gossip: "I Feel Love" (by Donna Summer) [Appeared also in Best1]
• Sid Snot: Another bust, variation #2 [Appeared also in Best1]
• Ken as a baby in a buggy: When I grow up [Appeared also in Best1]
• Bowls, Video vault: Alka-Seltzer ad from America, Variation "Mamma mia" (with a real ad) [See also Variation "Jail" in S04e03]
• Brother Lee Love: The best boogie show [Appeared also in Best1 and Naughty2]
• Commercial time: Stench-a-Way with three Hot Gossip girls [Appeared also in Best1 and Naughty2]
• Ken bicyling in sweet scenery: Tony Blackburn's brain [Appeared also in Best1]
• MUSIC CLIP: Elvis Costello & the Attractions, "Oliver’s Army" (in sweet scenery) [Appeared also in Best1]
• Ken with TVs: Best (unseen) bits from part one [Appeared also in Best1]
• End of part one
• Brother Lee Love: I'm Brother Lee [Appeared also in Naughty2]
• Captain Kremmen [S02e01p01]: Losing power [Appeared also in Best1 and Naughty1]
• Silly Cowboy: Ms Kitty [Appeared also in Best1]
• French Marcel Wave: Naughty Hot Gossip ladies [Appeared also in Best1]
• Ken interviewing David Essex [Appeared also in Best1]
• MUSIC CLIP: David Essex, "Imperial Wizard" [Appeared also in Best1] [The first part of YouTube clip]
• Ken with TVs: That wraps up the show

CREATED: October 31, 2008. MODIFIED: August 9, 2013