Product Details

• Actors: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan, Alexei Sayle
• Directors: Paul Jackson
• Writers: Rik Mayall, Alexei Sayle, Ben Elton, Lise Mayer
• Producers: Paul Jackson, Geoff Posner
• Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: BBC Warner
• VHS Release Date: July 19, 2000
• Run Time: 101 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004WG5T
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,957 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, the greatest comedy show ever comes to the States!, October 20, 1999

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Captain Opinionated (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Young Ones: Cash Interesting Summer Holiday [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"The Young Ones" was a groundbreaking TV show from Britain in the early '80s. Created, written, & performed by a group of comedians from England's "alternative" comedy scene, it centered around the misadventures of four ill-matched roomies all attending Scumbag College: the trendy Leftist (and complete moral coward) Rik Turpin (Rik Mayall); the violent Punker with the metal-studded forhead, Vyvyan Basterd (Adrian Edmondson); the lewd, manipulative, scheming pint-sized Cockney hustler Mike "the Cool Person" (Christopher Ryan); and the downtrodden, morose hippie Neal Pye (Nigel Planer). They were joined every week by their zany, Eastern-European landlord, Mr. Balowski (Alexei Sayle, who also played any number of Mr. Balowski's relatives). A stream-of-consciousness sitcom loaded with rude, outrageous slapstick humor, it featured guest appearances by other great Brit comedians [Jennifer Saunders ("Absolutely Fabulous"), Dawn French ("French & Saunders"), Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie ("A Bit of Fry & Laurie"), Emma Thompson ("Sense & Sensibility"), Robbie Coltrane ("Cracker"), and Mel Smith & Griff-Rhys Jones ("Alas Smith & Jones")]. It was written by Mayall, Lise Mayer, and Ben Elton (Elton also having written "The Black Adder" series, among others). Sandwiched into the crazed comedy were musical spots from well-known pop acts of the eighties (Dexy's Midnight Runners, Madness, Motorhead, etc.). Thrown in some puppets, explosions, living fairy tales, random acts of comic violence, time-space juxtapositions, commentaries from God, and copious flatulence jokes, and you have the funniest TV show of all time... one which would never be gotten away with on American TV. Screened from time to time of Comedy Central & MTV, here they all are in the original, uncut (yes, they were censored from time to time for U. S. viewers) versions! Buy them all and laugh your bollocks off!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not so young anymore-but still hilarious, May 9, 2000

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John Nelson (North Fond du Lac, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Young Ones: Cash Interesting Summer Holiday [VHS] (VHS Tape)

THE YOUNG ONES episodes, CASH, INTERESTING and SUMMER HOLIDAY is the final volume in THE YOUNG ONES episode collection and it is definetly one of the best collections of they're shows, after BAMBI, NASTY, and TIME. Punk Vyvian, whiner Rick, hippie Neil and schemer Mike all return for another batch of manic hilarity. All of the episodes are side splittingly funny and are required for anybody who is a fan of Brittish television. CASH has the boys burning they're precious possesions in the Winter time for warmth since they're out of money and then force Neil to get a job when Vyvian makes a rather important and unusal announcement. In INTERESTING Mike is throwing a party which, after the pub closes, turns into a free-for-all blowout. The scene where Rick finds a "present" in Jennifer Saunder's purse in this episode by itself is a laugh riot. Finally in SUMMER HOLIDAY, the term is over and the boys are bored with nothing to do but set Rick on fire, ruin Neil's birthday and demolish the living room and kitchen. THE YOUNG ONES is quite possibly one of the best shows on television that was ever made, why aren't shows this good today?

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How much do I miss the Young Ones, let me count..., June 7, 2004

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Rocco Dormarunno (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Young Ones - Cash/Interesting/Summer Holiday [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My wife introduced me to these maniacs years ago, and I'm still hooked. These three episodes are among the best.

CASH--After Neil announces that there's a "poltergoost" in the house, the lads realize that things aren't really just disappearing: they are being burned for firewood. The cash just isn't there. After composing (and fortunately burning) a letter to Neil's bank manager, Vyv announces his delicate condition and Neil is selected to become the breadwinner. How? By joining the police department. The episode turns upon itself several times with hilarious effect. This is truly among the best. (NB--An all-star new wave supergroup performed Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues", when my wife taped it years ago. However, the scene doesn't appear on this tape! Must've been a copyright issue.)

INTERESTING--Actually, this is truly among the best also. The boys throw a house party, and the cameos abound. Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, and the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are hysterical party-crashers who run into Santa Claus and a nineteenth century chimney sweep. Oh, and Neil flies passed the Space Shuttle and encounters aliens. Typical party for the lads.

SUMMER HOLIDAY--The weakest of the three, and it's still incredibly funny. This finale to the show features Mr. Balowski evicting the boys, a night spent sleeping in the streets, and a bank robbery that features a bimbo teller who only knows how to say, "Good morning, how can I help you?" And Rik finally runs into Cliff Richards, but not in the way he wanted to.

Another terrific trio of comedy.