Monkey Dust is a British satirical cartoon, notorious for its dark humour and handling of taboo topics such as bestiality, murder, suicide and paedophilia. There were three series broadcast on BBC Three between 2003 and 2005. Following co-creator Harry Thompson's death, no further series were made.
The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.
The Paedofinder General rids a performance of pedophiles; Omar, Abdul and Shafiq threaten their local council; Brad Pitt stars as Ivan Dobsky in a Hollywood biopic, but the facts aren't true.
Skit subjects: celeb/enviros, work experience, loss and found, c*******, hobby, taxi, pitch, change, excuse, detective, hobos, incompetence, jack-of-no-trades, ac-tor, **y dreams, ***o.
Bono and Nelson Mandela hold a concert for Ivan Dobsky's release; celebrity mum Fran Chappell cuts a single with MC Chaos; One of the Yuppies is expecting.
Skit subjects: fire brigade, A.I., child custody, accident, busker, hotel, plutonium, name, **y, ***o, Anne Frank, *i, prison.
Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.
High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.
One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.
Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.
How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.
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