The Mighty Boosh

Surreal British comedy in which Vince Noir and Howard Moon have adventures filled with oddball characters while working as Zoo Keepers, before pursuing a musical career and running a second-hand shop.

2004 HD 29min United Kingdom English

Julian Barratt Noel Fielding Michael Fielding Dave Brown Rich Fulcher Peter Kyriacou Victoria Wicks

Comedy Fantasy

slapstick comedy surreal post modernism

S1E1 - Killeroo 2004-05-18

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 Howards training.

S1E2 - Mutants 2004-05-25

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 Bainbridges secret laboratory and the terrible truth behind his ‘experiments comes to light.

S1E3 - Bollo 2004-06-01

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. Everythings 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.

S1E4 - Tundra 2004-06-08

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.

S1E5 - Jungle 2004-06-15

Dixon Bainbridge, owner of the Zoo-niverse, is intent on selling to the highest bidder. Theres a road being built through it and ‘if the animals wont work on it, theyll 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 - Howards hero, Tommy Nookah.

S1E6 - Charlie 2004-06-22

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

S1E7 - Electro 2004-06-29

Vince is convinced that The Human League invented music. According to Vince, Howards past career as a jazz trumpeter does not measure up. When Vince is offered a chance to join a new band, ‘Kraftwork Orange with Johnny Two Hats and the Electro Girls, hes intent on leaving everything behind, including Howard.

S1E8 - Hitcher 2004-07-06

After Ivan the bear becomes angry and escapes from his cage, Fossil arranges a place for Ivan at an Animal Offenders Institute. All Howard and Vince have to do is get there and back, in one piece, without falling foul of the Hitcher.

S2E1 - Call of the Yeti 2005-07-26

During a break at Kodiak Jacks 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 Yetis lair. However, things dont go according to plan when the Yetis kidnap Howard and Vince is propositioned by a maniac trapper.

S2E2 - The Priest and the Beast 2005-08-02

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.

S2E3 - Nanageddon 2005-08-09

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 Naboos, 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.

S2E4 - Fountain of Youth 2005-08-16

When another bad gig is put down to Howard being old and past it, the boys use Naboos 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.

S2E5 - The Legend of Old Gregg 2005-08-23

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 Vinces fishing success, Howard sends him back to the local pub. Whilst Vince swaps tales with the locals at the King Prawns Head, Howard is abducted by Old Gregg, the eerie merman who haunts the lakes waters.

S2E6 - The Nightmare of Milky Joe 2005-08-30

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.