The Keith Harris and Orville Show

THE KEITH HARRIS AND ORVILLE SHOW
Made by: BBC
Shown on: BBC
Years shown: 1982-90

Dear God, I promise that I will never switch on the television set again, if you would only wipe all memory of this programme from my brain. Oh well, it’s worth a try. Unfortunately, nobody can easily forget this bright green duck in a nappy, who was manipulated by the baldy-permed ventriloquist, Keith Harris. There really was no point to Orville; he was supposed to be cute (“I wish I could fly, right up to the sky” etc), but most people would have preferred him with orange sauce. His nemesis, also being worked by the multi-tasking Harris, was the gangly monkey, Cuddles, who, judging by his voice, smoked at least forty a day. Like the rest of us, he always wanted to cause Orville considerable grievous bodily harm, but inevitably ended up caught up in his own traps. The Keith Harris and Orville Show featured all the usual music hall sketches and songs, but also, in later years, pop guests, who must have really thought they’d hit rock-bottom.

During the mid eighties, Orville was with the BBC, and Emu was over on ITV - so the question remains: who would have won a fight between Keith Harris and Rod Hull? Wouldn’t have minded watching that instead.

SQUARE EYES RATING: 1/10

(Thanks to Five TV's website for the borrowed pic)