Rhubarb (1969 film) Rhubarb (1969 film) Rhubarb was a 1969 British short film written and directed by Eric Sykes, starring Sykes and Harry Secombe. The dialogue consisted entirely of repetitions of the word ""rhubarb"", all the characters last names were "Rhubarb", and even the number plates on vehicles were "RHU BAR B". A baby "spoke" by holding a sign with the word ""Rhubarb"" written on it. "Rhubarb" is a radio idiom for unintelligible background speech. Typically extras would mutter the word over and over to provide ambience for a crowd or party scene. In "The Goon Show" the cast was usually only the
A Short Vision nature. Nevertheless, the film was controversial; hence, its popularity. Due to its popularity the film was shown again on 10 June. However, before showing it, Sullivan told parents to take children out of the room. Sullivan was incorrect when he first said "A Short Vision" depicted the effects of a H-Bomb on an "animal population". The film actually depicts the effects of a H-Bomb on humans and animals; not just animals. This leads some to believe that he did not watch the entirety of "A Short Vision" before airing it on his show. A Short Vision A Short Vision is