The Young Ones

1982 - 1984

Follows the incredibly weird misadventures of four slacker college students sharing a house in London.

• Stars: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan, Alexie Sayle
• Created by: Ben Elton, Rik Mayall, Lise Mayer

Episode Tropes

• Here's Johnny!: Season 1, episode 6, "Flood" (1982). Jerzei accidentally drinks Vyvyan's experimental potion from the fridge, and it transforms him into an axe-weilding homocidal maniac. He chases after the gang, hacks through a door, pokes his head in, and shouts, "Heeeeere's Jerzei!"
• Trading Places: Season 2, episode 1, "Bambi" (1984). The gang wakes up one morning wearing each other's clothes and taking on each other's personalities: Rick is now Vyvyan, Vyvyan is Mike, Mike is Neil, and Neil is Rick.
• Hostage Situation: Season 2, episode 5, "Sick" (1984). After escaping from a prison van during a street brawl, "Brian Damage Balowski" breaks into the house and holds the gang hostage with a shotgun.
• American Gigolo: Season 2, episode 6, "Summer Holiday" (1984). When the gang is thrown out of their house, Rick gets the bright idea to prostitute himself to make some money. They run into a former classmate of theirs, and Rick offers to show her "a good time" for lots of money.