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SERIES 3 - First broadcast 1976

1. The Early Birds

The Goods cause a rift with the Leadbetters after starting their work on the garden too early in the morning. They decide to look for a better, more “neighbour friendly” way to work.

First Broadcast: 10th Sep 1976


2. The Happy Event

Barbara and Tom are excitedly awaiting Pinky the pig to give birth. However, when she does, there are complications with a runt piglet involving an oxygen tank, a policeman and a dash to the hospital!

First broadcast: 17th Sep 1976


3. A Tug of the Forelock

So that the Goods can afford petrol for their new vehicle, Margo agrees to hire them as cleaners and gardeners around her house, but they soon begin to lose patience with her when she becomes a nightmare employer!

First broadcast: 24th Sep 1976


4. I Talk to the Trees

After an interesting chat with a man who works on their allotment, Tom decides that talking to plants may help them grow faster. Meanwhile, Margo is running for president of the Music Society.

First broadcast: 1st Oct 1976


5. The Wind-Break War

When Margo has ordered a new windbreak to be put up in her garden, the Goods object that it will cast a shadow over their soft fruits that need light. The neighbours end up sharing much confusion over where the windbreak should go.

First broadcast: 8th Oct 1976


6. Whose Fleas Are These?

Barbara and Tom panic when they discover they have fleas, fearing that they're from their animals. When taking a bath at the Leadbetters, they believe they have passed them onto Jerry and Margo but it is in fact the other way round!

First broadcast: 15th Oct 1976


7. The Last Posh Frock

Feeling very unfeminine, Barbara tries to make herself feel better by wearing her posh frock, but when it gets torn she is in tears. Tom only manages to hinder the situation by flirting with Barbara's old friend when she comes for dinner, making Barbara feeling unattractive and frumpy.

First broadcast: 22nd Oct 1976


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