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The Mighty Boosh Revisited: S1E4, Tundra

June 8, 2014 by Becca Moody Leave a Comment

Episode: S1E4, Tundra

Air Date: 8 June 2004

Summary: This episode has elements from the Boosh’s beginnings as it used many ideas from the television pilot and one of the radio episodes. Dixon Bainbridge has just returned from his trip to the Tundra where he failed to successfully steal the Egg of Mantumbi and Howard is annoyed at the attention Bainbridge is getting because he didn’t actually do anything. Despite the fact that the last person to get near the egg was frozen by the ‘icy bastard’ that is The Black Frost, Howard and Vince decide to make an attempt and head out to the Tundra in Gary Numan’s private jet. While they are there, Vince is abducted by a giant polar bear and Howard is visited by one of the Parka People who takes him to the cave where the egg is (though the little man is taking him there to kill him, not help him).

What Else? This episode features the often forgotten song: the Stickleback Crimp, and also has the brilliant little scene where Bob Fossil is interviewing two cavemen-like people to be Howard and Vince’s replacements: they just point at things saying ‘Topshop’ constantly. The brilliant Tundra song comes from this episode as well; one of the few genuine songs from The Mighty Boosh that is more than a few lines long. Vince claims he is ‘like Mowgli, the retro version’ and Howard’s moustache is accused of being more of a ‘cappuccino stain’.

Quote of the Episode:

Howard: The wind is my only friend.

Wind: I haaaaaate you.

Howard: Shut up wind!

Familiar Faces: Dave Brown as The Black Frost and Bob Fossil’s replacements for Howard and Vince were played by Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding themselves.

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Posted in: Revisited Tagged: British Comedy, Comedy, Dave Brown, Julian Barratt, Matt Berry, Mike Fielding, Noel Fielding, Rich Fulcher, Sitcom, The Mighty Boosh, The Mighty Boosh Revisited
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