The Young Ones (TV series) is extremely violent and regularly attacks Neil and Rick with pieces of wood, cricket bats, other large objects or simply his fists. For some reason he looks up to Mike, whom he never attacks and often addresses as "Michael". He despises Rick more than he does Neil; for example when Rick, Mike and Neil meet his mother at a bar in the episode "Boring", he calls both Neil and Mike his friends, but refers to Rick as "a complete bastard." This antagonistic relationship between Rick and Vyvyan makes them virtually inseparable, as the two spend by far more time together
Time (The Young Ones) Time (The Young Ones) "Time" is the tenth episode of British sitcom "The Young Ones". It was written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer, and directed by Paul Jackson. It was first aired on BBC Two on 5 June 1984. The episode begins with opening credits and setting which parodies the popular American soap opera "Dallas". Neil is running a Texas oil company and Rick as an American client furious at Neil's way of business - signing over oil wells and giving away money to the public. Neil is woken from this "beautiful" dream by a deeply hungover