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The Spike Milligan TV version was pretty true to the original, but I think Spike included some extras not penned by JB Morton. In particular the spoof adverts for "Snibbo" and " Threadgold's Thoroughgrip Garterettes" were accompanied by jingles. I'm not sure if the verses for these ads were by Morton or Milligan. Example:
A peer was stalking a roebuck In a misty Scottish glen. BANG! went his well-charged rifle. A miss, then BANG! again. "TWO misses", roared his lordship, as his stockings trailed in the wet, "Serves me right for not wearing a Thoroughgrip Garterette"
Beachcomber often read from letters he received. My favourite: "Get your orang-utan off my lawn, or I'll set fire to your bidet" Signed, Well Wisher
Beachcomber's reply: "...I know all about you and a certain Miss Maureen Body of Hampstead Heath - and other open spaces"
THe Goons and Monty Python simply picked up the baton.
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