Crazy Gang the League Cup. It is difficult to determine precisely when the term fell out of use. However, as Wimbledon became more established in the top flight of English football after promotion in 1986, their style of play became much more sophisticated over time and their players' bizarre behaviour was no longer as unexpected to the media as before. It can be said that the nickname lost much of its previous effect at the point it became official — when the club's owner Sam Hammam decided to use it in the club's own marketing. This was carried to the extent that
The Crazy Gang at the London Palladium, which later became their adopted home. In 1938 they appeared at the Palladium in the hit revue "These Foolish Things" alongside the Sherman Fisher Girls. After being signed by Gainsborough Pictures, they then made several films. The first was "O-Kay for Sound", in 1937, and the best remembered was their war-time film "Gasbags" (1940). They kept people entertained during the war years with their irreverent comedy style, and Flanagan and Allen's very popular songs also contributed to their success. All their films were directed by Marcel Varnel, the Frenchman who directed a long list of classic