"The Young Ones" Episode 1 "Demolition" Quiz

Answer: Rick

The series begins by showing Rick dancing around to a version of "The Young Ones" sung by the cast of the show. We learn that Cliff is Rick's favourite singer. Neil is stirring a pot in the kitchen, Mike and Vyvyan have yet to appear.
The Cast of "The Young Ones" later teamed up with Sir Cliff to record a version of "Living Doll" for charity. The single went to number one.

Answer: A severed leg

Typically, Vyvyan arrives by crashing through the wall. He is pleased with his trophy from the morgue and sets about attaching the leg to the front of his car as a mascot!

Answer: Special Patrol Group

Special Patrol Group (SPG) was the toughest hamster in the world; in nearly every episode he met with extreme violence but always bounced back for more. In this opening episode he is put into a cooking pot on the stove. After he has eaten all of the food in the pot, he is then 'jet-propelled' into obscurity.

Answer: The council need to evict them from the house.

Vyvyan has a letter from the council which states that their house is due for demolition the following day. Vyv has a rather strange solution; he wants to demolish it first before the council get there!

Answer: Euripides

"Euripides trousers; you menda these trousers" says one rat to the other. However their in-depth discussion of Greek tragedies shows a certain dramatic irony once Rick spots their presence!

Answer: Guitar

Rick is disgusted to see the rats and grabs the first thing to hand to bash them with. The first thing just happens to be Neil's guitar. Neil whines, "My grandfather made that guitar entirely out of matches on his deathbed".

Answer: Eleven plus Eleven

Nine Below Zero were a highly regarded London blues-based band, they had supported both The Who and The Kinks on tours. Despite critical acclaim they never really achieved commercial success and the first incarnation of the band folded after their third album failed to sell in any great numbers.

Answer: Jerzei

Jerzei is the students' landlord; he is probably from Russia but always denies this, claiming to be English, however his accent suggests otherwise.
In one scene Alexei Sayle comes out of character to do part of his stand-up routine.

Answer: Lentils and seaweed

The students appear to subsist on a diet of lentils, chickpeas and beans (apart from corn flakes and tomato sauce), so a supplement of seaweed would probably have been very welcome. Unfortunately Neil drops the whole lot on the floor.

Answer: A snooker cue

Mike emerges from the house with a snooker cue in one hand and a cube of chalk in the other; this is rather strange as there is no sign of a snooker table in the property. However, as Mike had plans to turn the house into an entertainment complex I guess anything is possible.