The Mighty Boosh: Series 1-3 [DVD]

If you love mighty boosh this is a must have

"...your face, an oval of cream, your nose...a slope of delicious cream, your ears...two cream flaps.." That, or something close to it, is a love poem recited by Howard Moon from series one and what got me out of bed in the middle of the night to sober-up in the cold of the bathroom.Series Two I already knew quite well and was my reason for buying myself this treat just after Christmas - the least funny time of the year - and series three, especially the first two episodes - almost bested all my expectations.The Mighty Boosh is magical and sweet. It gets dark sometimes in the magic forest, but not rancid - the scarey creatures never get the upper hand and that's because there is a joyful wellspring at the heart of it. Howard Moon and Vince Noir bicker and try to out-do eachother whilst remaining utterly inseperable - if only because Vince has to rescue Howard from whatever trouble his wearing of trousers that are not only too big for him but usually made of a tweedy-type fabric has got him into. Vince basically overcomes every danger by smirking at it and re-styling its hair, and if he can't then he phones Naboo, their stoner shaman friend who turns up with Bollo, his familiar - a gorilla who also DJs - and sorts most things out. The plots are almost the same every episode - but then so are the plots to Doctor Who and it doesn't matter. We don't want to be diverted by clever-clever plots - not that this world is particularly surreal. It all hangs together quite logically - but it's a childish world where many more things can be. The sets are like the Wizard of Oz, the musical pieces brilliantly observed spoofs whilst also being somehow genuinely musical. "It's genius!" as Vince would say.Okay, so in series one Bob Fossil can get on my wick - and I prefer it when that member of the team is disguised as a number of different characters - which he does do very well.Before you think I'm made of fluff and angel-breathe, I do also enjoy 'The League of Gentlemen', but I wouldn't recommend watching that AFTER The Boosh because it will seem awfully actorly, serious and bitter, plus the laugh track will get on your nerves (The Boosh doesn't have one).

This is an excellent chance to catch up with any episodes you may have missed when they were first shown a few years ago c.2004-2007. If TMB is new to you, then it should appeal if you liked the increasingly abstract world of Father Ted, or Reeves and Mortimer's wilder flights of fancy, except this show goes way beyond that; it creates a universe with characters you could never imagine - nearly all male and all different, with the the two principal characters, jazz-freak Howard and fashion-obsessed Vince bickering at the centre; Series 1 is set in a zoo, 2 and 3 in a shop but with the action taking place in all kinds of unlikely settings. There is a documentary explaining how it all came about, and a host of other extras. Once you get into the idea, all the episodes stand alone, so you can watch any one again and savour the madness! With so many amusing lines, this is a show to enjoy alone or with a gang of mates. Unless the occasional use of the f-word offends, what's not to like?!

If you like the Mighty Boosh then I highly recommend buying this item. If you have never seen the Mighty Boosh then I still highly recommend you purchase this item. There slightly surreal and exaggerated brand of humor is enough to make the youngest to the oldest person burst out into fits of laughter.From the Arctic Tundra to the Nabootique there are many fantastical locations that see the boys, Vince and Howard, get into many scrapes with such creatures as Black Frost while searching for the Egg of Mantumbi to Old Gregg, with his mangina, after getting chased out of London after a music gig went wrong. Other creatures and characters making appearances are Milky Joe, Howard's coconut headed friend, Spider Dijon who is Rudi, the psychedelic monks band mate, Yetis, a Green Mad Man called the Hitcher, with a polo over one eye and a fox addicted to crack.These are just some of the characters you will meet in the world of The Mighty Boosh.

Brilliant series - I always knew I would like this show but never got round to watching it when it aired back in 2004. I have had to ration myself otherwise I would have watched all episodes back to back. I found it took a little tie to get over some of the comedic devices used as I had seen them before - then I realised that I had seen them in later productions so obviously was watched where they had been hatched. Given this it made for an easier experience. You need to give yourself to the series and suspend everything for maximum enjoyment. Noel Fielding is amazing and I liked the way that some of the filming was obviously non scripted and some of his responses made Julian laugh on camera. The Howard Moon character is superb - really allows the cuddly stupidness of Fielding to come out. At this price you could not get better value.

Can't sing their praises highly enough. I think Noel and Julian are absolutely right when they say you can't describe it, just watch it. Even so, I'm gonna give it a go, 'cause that's what these things are for. It's very unique, raw, very funny. They've created a world that is normal and yet vey strange, and also strangely (considering how weird it does get) completely comfortable to watch (apart form the crack-fox. Brilliant). This has all three series and many other goodies besides, including lots of documentry footage, interviews, a p*iss take of/homage to the gorilla cadbury ad, plently of exra scribbles from Noel and even some stickers for the younger audience. Really good value for money, I love it.

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