| "Big Foot" | |
|---|---|
| The Goodies episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 9 Episode 4 |
| Original air date | 23 January 1982 |
| Guest appearance | |
| Charlie Stafford as the Spider Man | |
"Big Foot" is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies .
The episode is also known as "Bigfoot", "In Search of Bigfoot", "Arthur C. Clarke" and "In Search of Arthur C. Clarke".[ citation needed ]
This episode was made by LWT for ITV, and was written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, with songs and music by Bill Oddie.
Tim and Bill watch "Part 97" of their favourite show The Mysterious World Of Arthur C. Clarke. A voiceover then informs them that the show has been cancelled due to the non-existence of Arthur C. Clarke himself. Graeme is seen by the audience to be hiding a wig and nearly letting slip to the others that he is in fact Arthur C. Clarke, fired by LWT when his disguise was discovered.
The gullible Tim and Bill embark on a trip to the North American Rockies in a quest to find their TV idol. The trio fearfully discover large footprints surrounding their cabin that they believe belong to the mysterious Bigfoot. However, Bill and Graeme later discover that the footprints were made by a sleepwalking Tim, his dodgy foot swelling to an enormous size after walking around the steep hills of the Rockies. Tim becomes the laughing stock of the Rockies and flees into hiding with his foolish-looking foot. Over time, Tim turns into a wild man, and becomes proud of his huge foot. Meanwhile Bill and Graeme hunt down the supposed Bigfoot, chasing Tim so far that their own feet grow huge,and causing the wild Tim to laugh hysterically back at them.
This episode has been released on both DVD and VHS.