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The Mighty Boosh is a zany British comedy series about two friends, Howard Moon (Julian Barratt) and Vince Noir ([[Noel Fielding]]), who have bizarre adventures together. Howard is a humorless braggart with a love for jazz and a penchant for getting into trouble, and Vince -- the "King of the Mods", the "Mayor of Camden", and the face of Cheekbone magazine -- ends up saving Howard [[Once an Episode]], which tends to involve him talking to animals and wearing silly outfits. They eventually have to fight a [[Monster of the Week]] (usually in song) while meeting a range of strange characters, many of whom are also played by Barratt and Fielding.

 

 

The humor of the show is based on a combination of non sequiturs, pop culture references, psychedelic visuals, and musical interludes, along with the clearly low budget -- but nonetheless very creative -- settings and costumes. The humor ranges from the silly to the surreal, but always stays happy and sweet: very much like a children's show, only with balls jokes.

'''This show provides examples of:'''

* [[Aerith and Bob]]: Lampshaded with the Shaman Tony Harrison.

* [[Almost Kiss]]: Howard and Vince have come close to this a couple of times. They've also, you know, kissed.

* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: More than once. No wonder the shippers love this show so much.

''' Vince:''' You think [Nanatoo] is in the forest? }}

* [[Brainwashed]]: Howard, Vince, Naboo and Bollo in "The Call of the Yeti"

* [[Brick Joke]]: "Student loans" in "Eels", among others.

** "That flute is worth over 35 euros."

** "Howard Moon, Colon, Explorer". Seasons apart, even.

* [[The Cameo]]: Roger Daltrey, Gary Numan, the bands Razorlight and the Horrors

** The Crack Fox pretty much had no reason for wanting to become all-powerful. (Do you need a reason for that?)

*** Deleted scenes give him a motivation, effectively making him a [[Dark Messiah]] for urban animals trying to [[Kill All Humans]].

* [[Decapitation Presentation]]: The Hitcher does this with {{spoiler|Vince and Howard}} in the live show. [[I Love the Dead|He doesn't just hold them up]].

* [[Deranged Animation]]

* [[The Ditz]]: Bob Fossil, zoo manager doesn't know the names of any of the animals in the zoo, calling them such things as "grey leg-faced man" (elephant), and "black-and-white Chinese person who eats sticks" (panda). Here's his description of a kangaroo:

{{quote| "Oh. You know those guys, with the little hands? You know, with the big pockets? You know, with the little version of themselves in the front pocket?"}}

{{quote| '''Party Guest 1''': Who is he? he's amazing!<br />

'''Party Guest 2''': Is he ''christ?'' }}

* [[Cute Kitten]]: Naboo gives Howard a picture of kittens in a barrel to look at, as a form of Anger Management therapy.

* [[Evil Laugh]]: The hitcher, especially in the live show

* [[Evil Twin]]: Played with - the 'Flighty Zeus', consisting of Lance Dior and Harold Boon, who copy Vince and Howard and essentially try to steal their lives.

* [[Flashback Cut]]

* [[Fish People]]: Old Gregg.

* [[Foreshadowing]]: Howard and Vince's conversations throughout ''Party'' set up the episode's little "birthday surprise" and its aftermath in several ways: {{spoiler|Howard practically falls in love with a girl he'd only spoke to once and states that if he doesn't get with a woman soon, he's "going gay". Vince tries to explain that it's not that simple and that Howard is the least gay person he knows. Howard also says he doesn't fancy Vince, but Vince egotistically insists that all men do. Later, Howard is revealed to be a virgin who's never even kissed anyone. He declares that when he finally does "make that leap across the physical boundary, it'll be forever".}}

* [[Fountain of Youth]]

* [[Hermaphrodite]]: Old Gregg. He's got a manginaaaa!

** Howard as well apparently. According to Old Gregg he has a "Shenis"

** Dixon Bainbridge (i.e. Matt Berry) is also the voice of the volcano on the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pacJDl4pZqg Volvic Revive advert].

** The Head Shaman's wife, Methuselah the extreme sports calendar model, is Jill Tyrrell of Nighty Night on the [[BBC]].

* [[Ho Yay]]: Between almost all of the characters at one point or another, most prolifically Howard and Vince. It's all intentional, [[The Mighty Boosh (TV)/Ho Yay|and has its own page]].

* [[I Have Many Names]]: Rudi van DiSarzio: "I go by [[Overly Long Gag|many]] names..."

** Saboo is definitely a close second.

* [[Just Friends]]: Hinted at consistently between Howard and Vince

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: "Party," which has some fun with the age difference between Howard and Vince (and actors Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding).

* [[Large Ham]]: Dixon Bainbridge, in particular. The Hitcher also qualifies here, and the other characters have their moments.

* [[Leitmotif]]: Naboo's theme

* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]

* [[Magical Realism]]: though [[Your Mileage May Vary]], the Boosh could definitely qualify as magical realism, as it involves elements of magic that the characters generally take in stride and pay little mind to.

** This essay deals with the idea: http://accio-arse.insanejournal.com/9396.html

* [[Nobody Poops]]: Dear '''god''', subverted in "The Hitcher".

** Taken further in the first stage show, where he pisses on the audience members.

* [[No Name Given]]: [[Die for Our Ship|The Pencil Case Girl]] and Vince's love interest at the end of "Party".

** She was revealed to be Old Gregg wearing a disguise in a deleted scene.

* [[No Indoor Voice]]: Bob Fossil and Dixon Bainbridge.

* [[Noodle Incident]]: ''Many'' many. But, the Incident With The Binoculars. It was in The Guardian.

* [[Odd Couple]]: Howard and Vince, and Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding, for that matter.

* [[Official Couple]]: If you count the Live show, then it's Howard and Old Gregg.

* [[Ominous Latin Chanting]]

* [[Once an Episode]]: The Moon, the musical numbers... it's got a couple of [[Once an Episode]] bits.

* [[Perky Goth]]: Vince, temporarily, in "Nanageddon".

{{quote| '''Vince:''' You're going to have to get a bit dark, like me.<br />