Delberthot Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Eh? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2pBF0nwh4E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Wasn't this made as a 'treat' for the crew and not for public consumption? Still- it is pretty funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 I think it may have been children in need or similar; with Youtube etc these days it wouldn't happen anymore sadly, a similar version for In The Night Garden would be pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 [quote] [b] The "adult" version[/b] In 1979, the cast and crew of [i]Rainbow[/i] made a special exclusive sketch for the Thames TV staff [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tape"]Christmas tape[/url], sometimes referred to as the "Twangers" episode. This sketch featured plenty of deliberate sexual innuendo (beginning with Zippy peeling a banana, saying 'One skin, two skin, three skin, four...' before being interrupted), and was never shown at the time (as it was never intended to be screened to the general public.) It also included Geoffrey convincing the viewers to "bounce" their balls, but if they did not have any balls, they could ask a friend if they could play with his. Jane also claimed that she was "blowing a lot with Rodger". Soon, Zippy asked them to stop, suggesting whether to play with a blowing tube and maracas, so they could start singing the 'Plucking Song'. The clip became famous after being aired on [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Lewis-Smith"]Victor Lewis-Smith[/url]'s [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_4"]Channel 4[/url] programme [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Offal"]TV Offal[/url][/i] (1997) and was referred to as 'the pilot episode' in order to fit into the regular programme segment "The Pilots That Crashed"; however, the clip clearly was not a pilot, as Geoffrey Hayes was the regular presenter at the time. The clip became widespread with the advent of the internet, first as an e-mail attachment and later via online video websites such as YouTube, where to date it has received more than a million hits. This has led to many erroneous claims that the episode was publicly broadcast as a regular episode.[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_%28TV_series%29#The_.22adult.22_version"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_%28TV_series%29#The_.22adult.22_version[/url][/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Haha, it's been years since I saw this! I'm actually a little disappointed that it wasn't a dodgy episode that had slipped through the net and ended up being aired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) A fine little piece. Well spotted, Sir. Yet how times change. Were a similar spoof to be made today a disaffected cameraman might capture a copy and send it to the Daily Mail. Public outrage would ensue and the BBC Director General would appear on Newsnight to promise that 'this will never happen again'. The guilty parties would be ejected from the profession to be discovered years later doing 'off the books' panto in Worthing. Vive le smut! It makes the world go round. [color=#ffffff].[/color] Edited May 18, 2014 by skankdelvar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaby Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Try this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip5e9NUvX6A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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