The Nightmare of Milky Joe
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| “The Nightmare of Milky Joe” | |||||||
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 Howard converses for the first time with Milky Joe |
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 6 |
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| Written by | Julian Barratt Noel Fielding |
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| Directed by | Paul King | ||||||
| Original airdate | August 30, 2005 | ||||||
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"The Nightmare of Milky Joe" is an episode of the British comedy television series, The Mighty Boosh, that was first broadcast on 30 August 2005. It was made by Baby Cow Productions for BBC Three.
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[edit] Synopsis
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.
[edit] Plot
Howard and Vince plan to travel to America to perform on the Pie Face Showcase. Due to Howard's fear of flying, they travel by boat, but are thrown overboard and stranded on a desert island for Vince's giving the captain a haircut whilst he slept. Howard's condition quickly deteriorates due to lack of nourishment, so they decide to eat coconuts. Howard begins keeping a journal, and Vince fashions bamboo drainpipes. Howard and Vince begin arguing, and separate to build huts: Vince's elaborate and complicated, compared to Howard's board on a stick. Howard fashions a male companion out of a coconut, calling it Milky Joe. Howard eventually builds a proper hut with the help of Milky Joe. Vince then fashions a female companion out of a coconut called Ruby. This makes Howard jealous, who fashions a wig for Milky Joe and temporarily calls her Jemima. Howard then sings a song about isolation. Vince then fashions another female companion out of a coconut called Precious Lilywhite. This agitates Howard further; he eventually persuades Vince to invite him to dinner with Precious and Ruby. Howard eventually ends up with Precious who turns out to be physically abusive. While Vince has a party on the beach, Howard accidentally kills Precious. Howard tells Vince about the murder, and the two try and cover it up but are caught on film (by the coconut filming the party) burying Precious. The coconuts begin moving of their own accord; coconut police begin chasing Howard and Vince, they are caught and sent to coconut court, where they are found guilty of murder, and used as attractions in a coconut shy (fronted by a character who resembles the Hitcher). At this point, Howard and Vince are splashed with water by a sailor, which awakens them from their rancid coconut-induced nightmare. They return home to watch the televised version of the Pie Face Showcase; headlined by Milky Joe and the Coconuts.
[edit] Cast
- Vince Noir/The Moon/The Hitcher Coconut/Judge Coconut — Noel Fielding
- Howard Moon/Milky Joe — Julian Barratt
- Naboo — Michael Fielding
- Bollo — Dave Brown
- Sailor/Bob Fossil — Rich Fulcher
[edit] Production
- A coconut version of The Hitcher briefly appears in this episode.
- In the audio commentary for this episode, Julian Barratt talks about the similarities between this episode and the film Cast Away starring Tom Hanks, in which his character is stranded on an island and becomes gradually more dishevelled throughout the film (mirrored by Howard's appearance in the episode). In the film, Hanks' character also befriends a volleyball which he gives a "face" and names Wilson; similarly, Vince and Howard befriend coconuts which they give names, faces, clothes and hair.
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