What would you consider to be the best British comedy TV show ever made?

I was going to say The Goodies, but someone just HAD to mention the The Young Ones. Now I'm tied between the two - The Goodies contained some of the best modern-era slapstick ever filmed, and it was funny in such a pure way while still managing to be dirty in parts. The Young Ones, however, was hilariously vulgar and beautifully low-budget (name another show that features a ginger punk sticking his head out of a two-story window, yelling "Shut up, you bastards!" at a clock tower). It was also remarkably simple - the humour generated from fights between Vivian and (p)Rick, where they would just throw props at each other, is a good example of this.

To summarise, I really can't choose. What do you think?

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Personally, I prefer the Goodies, there's just something about the odd situations, their bizarre remedies for problems, the slapstick and spoofs they did that appeals to me. The Goodies were also a great precursor or influence to a lot of later British comedy shows. The Young Ones I never quite got into (blasphemy, I know).
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by Anonymous on May 2nd, 2007
I understand, and I partly agree with you. You can watch The Goodies and get sucked into their odd little world.
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by Halskiisaklink on May 2nd, 2007
Remember the episode when they melted the north pole ?I saw it some 30 odd years ago and still remember it vividly.
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by ENigma on October 5th, 2011

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