7.8/10600 votes#1 - 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
8.0/10578 votes#2 - 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
8.1/10576 votes#3 - 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
8.3/10553 votes#4 - 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
8.2/10553 votes#5 - 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
8.1/10516 votes#6 - 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
The Best Episodes of The Young Ones Season 1
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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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Demolition" is the best rated episode of "The Young Ones" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 600 votes. Directed by Paul Jackson and written by Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise Mayer, it aired on 11/9/1982. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Oil".