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The Best Episodes of The Young Ones

Every episode of The Young Ones ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Young Ones!

The misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the overblown political one addicted to Cliff Richard, Vyvyan the...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC Two

Best Episodes Summary

"Bambi" is the best rated episode of "The Young Ones". It scored 9.2/10 based on 769 votes. Directed by Paul Jackson and written by Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise Mayer, it aired on 5/8/1984. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "Summer Holiday".

  • Bambi
    9.2/10769 votes
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    #1 - Bambi

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 5/8/1984

    The reprobates from Scumbag College test their mental dexterity against Footlights College on a TV quiz show - but not before Vyvyan loses his head.

    Director: Paul Jackson

    Writer: Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise Mayer

  • Summer Holiday
    8.6/10518 votes
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    #2 - Summer Holiday

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 6/19/1984

    Summer term at college has ended, but Mike didn't know it had even started, and the boys have all summer to laze around. But Mr Bolowski evicts them, and they decide to rob a bank.

    Director: Paul Jackson, Ed Bye

    Writer: Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise Mayer

  • Nasty
    8.5/10548 votes
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    #3 - Nasty

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 5/29/1984

    It's an ordinary evening: Neil's having a bath, Rick's reading Cosmopolitan, and Mike and Vyvyan are trying to watch video nasties. But before the night is over, the gang will have to bury a vampire.

    Director: Paul Jackson

    Writer: Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise Mayer

  • Sick
    8.4/10511 votes
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    #4 - Sick

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 6/12/1984

    A bout of illness puts a strain on Vyvyan's usual easygoing approach to communal living. The somewhat delicate matter of Rick's lost virginity raises further consternation.

    Director: Paul Jackson

    Writer: Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise Mayer

  • Bomb
    8.3/10554 votes
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    #5 - Bomb

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/30/1982

    The students wonder what to do when an unexploded bomb lands in their house. Mike sees an opportunity to make money, Rick wants to use it as a blackmail tool and Vyvyan tries to detonate it, but Neil's just worried about surviving the inevitable blast.

    Director: Geoff Posner

    Writer: Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise Mayer

  • Cash
    8.3/10518 votes
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    #6 - Cash

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 5/15/1984

    The gang are desperately short of cash, forcing Neil to get a job. The army turn him down but he gets on surprisingly well being a police officer instead. Meanwhile, Vyvyan announces he's pregnant.

    Director: Paul Jackson

    Writer: Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise Mayer

  • Interesting
    8.2/10554 votes
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    #7 - Interesting

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/7/1982

    The boys decide to throw a party, but before long it descends into chaos. A preachy Christian turns up, Rick gets annoyed when their guests arrive early, Cinderella appears, and Vyvyan tries to impress some girls.

    Director: Paul Jackson

    Writer: Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise Mayer

  • Time
    8.2/10499 votes
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    #8 - Time

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/5/1984

    Neil gets kidnapped by a medieval knight, while Rick believes he's finally managed to seduce a woman.

    Director: Paul Jackson

    Writer: Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise Mayer

  • Boring
    8.1/10578 votes
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    #9 - Boring

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/23/1982

    Oblivious to terrorists, dancing vegetables, and card-playing mice, the gang are feeling incredibly bored, so they decide to go to the pub.

    Director: Geoff Posner

    Writer: Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise Mayer

  • Flood
    8.1/10518 votes
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    #10 - Flood

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/14/1982

    The guys may starve to death while monumental rain threatens to run them out.

    Director: Paul Jackson

    Writer: Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise Mayer

  • Oil
    8.0/10581 votes
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    #11 - Oil

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/16/1982

    The boys move into their new house while Vyvyan locates oil in the basement. Mike sees this as an opportunity to rule the house like a dictatorship with Vyvyan against Rick and Neil.

    Director: Paul Jackson

    Writer: Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise Mayer

  • Demolition
    7.8/10604 votes
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    #12 - Demolition

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/9/1982

    Depressed hippie Neil has plans on killing himself while Rick, Mike and Vyvyan go on ignoring him. The council plans on demolishing the house but have to beat Vyvyan who is using his body to destroy the house from the inside.

    Director: Paul Jackson

    Writer: Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise Mayer