The Old Young Ones on Radio Misfits

The Old Young Ones got old. Jon and Howie look back at the experience of rewatching all 12 episodes of the BBC cult show. They discuss how their opinions have changed after 30 years, how the guests gave new perspectives and where to go next.  [Ep14]

“The Young One”s end here. Jon and Howie welcome back Joe Pakovits (with corrected audio levels) to discuss the cruel tone the characters take, the final new set and the cutaways that push the envelope even for this series. Plus, Lenny Henry as Hitler, the mystery of Elephant Head, and how a bank robbery can get too busy.  [Ep13]

“The Young Ones” break their 2 episodes per show rules to create 3 episodes this show! Author and “Tonight Show” writer Mike Drucker joins Jon and Howie to revisit the show after seeing it once 15 years ago. They discuss the story structure similarity to “Family Guy”, the meta break that stays cracked throughout the episode and where Brian Damage ranks among Ale...

“The Young Ones” reminds everyone of the competition! “Watching TV” author Wally Podrazik joins Jon and Howie to talk early 80s soap opera parodies, unexplained time travel and a Blackadder dress rehearsal. Plus, French and Saunders, Monty Python and the difference between influential and illustrative. [Ep11]

Have we got a video? Next week we will, but first here’s the audio podcast for “Nasty”! Jon and Howie welcome musician and Britcom zealot Matt Tate to discuss the horror spin on the opening, the passing of the torch from Monty Python and a preview of Blackadder. Plus, why “Evil Dead” was topical, hating Shakespearan actors and selling out. [Ep10]

Do “The Young Ones” finally stick to a theme? Jon and Howie welcome New York Times reviewer Eddie Crouse to discuss the thread of poverty that created an extension to the main set, the silent comedy of Christopher Ryan and the missing musical number. Plus, 80s hippies, sexy neighbors and the unprecedented lengths the show will go for a fart joke. [Ep9]

Jon and Howie loved the first episode of The Young Ones second season, they want to talk to more people about it. Chicago’s King of Geeks Elliott Serrano joins the show for his first ever episode of “The Young Ones”. They discuss his reaction having being told nothing about it, how he wrestled with the tone, and how Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie and Emma Thompson made him feel like fr...

Hands up who likes this episode? “The Young Ones” second season starts with a bang and Jon and Howie had so much to say about it, they didn’t let anyone else on the show. Why is this the greatest episode of “The Young Ones?” How do Emma Thompson, Hugh Laurie, and Motorhead fit in? And who actually is Bambi? get ready for an hour of killer socks, decapitations, elephan...

The first season of “The Young Ones” comes to a close with some of the biggest swings yet. Jon and Howie welcome super-fan Joe Pakovits to the studio to discuss the Monty Python homages, comic book parodies and the characters that come out of nowhere. Plus, lion tamers, Narnia and a lot of Alexei Sayle with an axe. [Ep6]

It’s episode 5 of “The Young Ones” and it’s time to throw a party! Michelle Sileo returns to discuss the huge supporting cast and why some of them are here, the origins of “Beavis and Butthead” and Rik’s mood swings between sycophancy and impatience. Plus, “The Muppet Show”, dueling hippie performances, and how much it costs to rent a horse. [E...

This episode blows up, meaning it goes a full 90 minutes! Jon and Howie talk to radio personality Andrew Torres about how between the characters taking a moment to breathe, tighter transitions and self contained sketches, this may be the best episode of “The Young Ones” yet. Plus, Jon and Andrew’s days at the Museum of Television and Radio, the derivation of the word “yobbo...

Is a lack of a plot a satire of plots themselves? Jon and Howie welcome “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” senior producer Michael Brumm to figure out how this episode works. Why is the most interesting place in the world a Renaissance Fair in a cave? What’s the story behind the spotlight on the band Madness? And what about Ftumtch? [Ep3]

It’s moving day! Jon, and Howie welcome super-fan Michele Sileo to discuss the second episode, which is all about the boys moving into their permanent location, until it isn’t. The trio discuss the two separate episodes shoved together, the Muppet Show energy and why the two guys in the basement doesn’t work. Plus, lots of sad Niel.  [Ep2]

The “Young Ones” introduces the show by destroying its only location! Jon and Howie discuss how the staginess of this episode is influenced by the live alt scene of London in the late 70s, how each performer is given their moment in the spotlight and how Nine Below Zero may be the most British band ever. [Ep1]

Who are The Young Ones, and why are Jon Clarke and Howie Weingarten talking about them 40 years later? Jon and Howie discuss the origins of the world’s first punk sitcom, which took a stage show approach in attacking the state of television and a scattershot structure to bring in more of the British alt comedy scene. Plus, how Jon and Howie found the show 10 years after it aired and why the...