Demolition (The Young Ones) on their house instead. As with all episodes of "The Young Ones", the main four characters were student flatmates Mike (Christopher Ryan); Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson); Rick (Rik Mayall) and Neil (Nigel Planer). However, there are several telltale signs of this being the pilot episode - the characters' individual personalities aren't as fleshed out as in later episodes, Rick's outfit is different, and Vyvyan and Rick sport shorter haircuts. The episode also introduces their landlord Jerzei Balowski (Alexei Sayle), a character who would only appear once more during the first series, and twice more in total. Sayle, however, featured in every
Sick (The Young Ones) - follows, before Neil's parents knock the door as the riot continues in violent chaos around them. After breaking a wooden chair over Rick's back, Neil's mother complains that the show should be more acceptable, in the manner of a classic sitcom like "The Good Life", at which point, Vyvyan gives a highly articulate and vehement outburst against "The Good Life" by ripping apart the show's title page. Suddenly, the quartet go into a whole new sitcom involving the cultivation of plants in the back garden. Rick ends up supposedly killing Neil with a spade after he drones on too