TV Show

The Mighty Boosh

A British comic fantasy containing humour and pop-culture references. Episodes often featured elaborate musical numbers in different genres, such as electro, heavy metal, funk, and rap. The show has been known for popularising a style called "crimping"; short acappella songs which are present throughout all three series.

TV Show Stats +8%

3 seasons

20 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

2004

Rating

TV Show

7.6/10

149 votes • HD

Season 1

8 episodes
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Killeroo
Episode 1

Killeroo

Episode 1 • May 18, 2004

Bob Fossil sets up a highly illegal and shady kangaroo boxing match between the Killeroo and Howard. Howard thinks that by winning the fight he will impress the Head of Reptiles, Mrs Gideon. Vince enlists his uncle, a bare-knuckle fighter with a very strange accent, to help with Howard's training.

0.0
30m
Mutants
Episode 2

Mutants

Episode 2 • May 25, 2004

All is not well at the Zoo-niverse. Animals are disappearing one by one. Things go from bad to worse when Joey Moose, one of the zookeepers, goes missing. When Mrs Gideon reports that her python is also on the missing list, Howard is determined to save the day. Howard and Vince stumble across Dixon Bainbridge's secret laboratory and the terrible truth behind his ‘experiments' comes to light.

0.0
30m
Bollo
Episode 3

Bollo

Episode 3 • Jun 01, 2004

Bollo, the eldest and most respected gorilla at the Zoo-niverse is gravely ill. Bob Fossil persuades Howard to dress in an ape suit, replacing Bollo, so that he can continue accepting sponsorship money for the gorilla. Everything's going smoothly until the Grim Reaper arrives and mistakenly takes Howard to Ape Hell instead. Vince sets off to rescue Howard and they run into trouble when they encounter the Ape of Death who is plagued with problem hair.

0.0
30m
Tundra
Episode 4

Tundra

Episode 4 • Jun 08, 2004

In an attempt to compete with daring adventurer Dixon Bainbridge, Howard and Vince set off in search of the Egg of Mantumbi - with the assistance of Gary Numan. Into the whiteness, the nothingness of the Arctic Tundra, the boys come face to face with hideous ice demon Black Frost. Luckily, Vince has befriended a polar bear.

0.0
30m
Jungle
Episode 5

Jungle

Episode 5 • Jun 15, 2004

Dixon Bainbridge, owner of the Zoo-niverse, is intent on selling to the highest bidder. There's a road being built through it and ‘if the animals won't work on it, they'll be underneath it'. Howard and Vince embark on an arduous trip deep into the Jungle Room, in search of the only man they think can help save the zoo - Howard's hero, Tommy Nookah.

0.0
30m
Charlie
Episode 6

Charlie

Episode 6 • Jun 22, 2004

Howard is hell bent on a career as a serious writer in the hope that he'll improve his chances with Mrs Gideon. However, when famous publisher Hamilton Cork arrives at the Zoo-Niverse, he decides to publish Vince's literary efforts about a pink bubblegum character called Charlie. Meanwhile, Bob Fossil has embarked on a new breeding programme for the pandas.

0.0
30m
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Season 2

6 episodes
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Call of the Yeti
Episode 1

Call of the Yeti

Episode 1 • Jul 26, 2005

During a break at Kodiak Jack's reclusive log cabin, Kodiak tells Howard of the mythical Yeti that lives in the forest. His desire for fame and fortune gets the better of him and Howard trades Vince for directions to the Yeti's lair. However, things don't go according to plan when the Yetis kidnap Howard and Vince is propositioned by a maniac trapper.

0.0
30m
The Priest and the Beast
Episode 2

The Priest and the Beast

Episode 2 • Aug 02, 2005

Vince and Howard are struggling to find the new sound needed to secure them a record deal with Pie Face Records. They enlist the help of Naboo who tells them the tale of musical gurus Rudy Van Disarzio and Spider Dijon, who only found their new sound after saving a town full of women from the evil Betamax bandit.

0.0
30m
Nanageddon
Episode 3

Nanageddon

Episode 3 • Aug 09, 2005

In an attempt to impress two goth girls, the boys stage a seance in their front room. Trouble ensues when they summon the most evil demon known to man, an old lady called Nanatoo, who does a runner with their flatmate, the Shaman Naboo's, most magic book. Naboo is livid and gets drunk, leaving it up to Howard and Vince to find the demon, retrieve the book and prevent Nanageddon.

0.0
30m
Fountain of Youth
Episode 4

Fountain of Youth

Episode 4 • Aug 16, 2005

When another bad gig is put down to Howard being old and past it, the boys use Naboo's magical amulet to transport themselves to the Fountain of Youth, where they hope to turn back the clock. However, to get there they must first go through the Desert of Nightmares where they encounter an evil cockney Sultan, a rebel army and Sandstorm, a beast made of sand that is incapable of love.

0.0
30m
The Legend of Old Gregg
Episode 5

The Legend of Old Gregg

Episode 5 • Aug 23, 2005

Following a somewhat poorly received gig, the boys decide to skip town for a bit. They take in a spot of fishing on Black Lake where, angry at Vince's fishing success, Howard sends him back to the local pub. Whilst Vince swaps tales with the locals at the King Prawn's Head, Howard is abducted by Old Gregg, the eerie merman who haunts the lake's waters.

0.0
30m
The Nightmare of Milky Joe
Episode 6

The Nightmare of Milky Joe

Episode 6 • Aug 30, 2005

While marooned on a desert island, Howard sees an opportunity to nurture his poetry and Vince takes to making bamboo fashion lines. However, with no-one to talk to but each other and nothing to eat but rancid coconuts, they soon find themselves in the midst of a coco-nightmare.

0.0
30m

Season 3

6 episodes
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Eels
Episode 1

Eels

Episode 1 • Nov 15, 2007

Naboo and Bollo are off on the Head Shaman's stag do, leaving Howard and Vince in charge of Nabootique.

7.5
28m
Journey to the Centre of the Punk
Episode 2

Journey to the Centre of the Punk

Episode 2 • Nov 22, 2007

When Vince bites a rare jazz record, the Jazz Beast enters his bloodstream.

5.0
28m
The Power of the Crimp
Episode 3

The Power of the Crimp

Episode 3 • Nov 29, 2007

When imitators Flighty Zeus steal their thunder, the boys unleash the 'Crimp'.

6.0
30m
The Strange Tale of the Crack Fox
Episode 4

The Strange Tale of the Crack Fox

Episode 4 • Dec 06, 2007

The Crack Fox enters Nabootique and steals a precious bottle of Shaman Juice.

8.0
28m
Party
Episode 5

Party

Episode 5 • Dec 13, 2007

Reluctant to celebrate his birthday, Howard finally succumbs to Vince's plan for a huge party.

3.5
28m
The Chokes
Episode 6

The Chokes

Episode 6 • Dec 20, 2007

Howard takes acting lessons to overcome stage fright and get work with director Jurgen Haabemaaster.

4.0
29m