Bambi (The Young Ones) upstairs to go to sleep then run back down - each now appearing as another's persona (Mike as Neil, Rick as Vyvyan, Neil as Rick, and Vyvyan as Mike). The washing session goes well until one of the washing machines spits out the quartet's putrid clothing and all other machines deny them access. Vyvyan decides to use a "special blend of psychology and extreme violence" to trick one of the machines: he mentions Felicity Kendal's underwear and then forces their laundry into a lustful machine. Unfortunately, the group realises that none of them has the 50 pence pieces required by
Boring (The Young Ones) from the other characters. They are then revealed to be the subject of an article on the front of "The Guardian" with the headline "Police I.Q. Shocker". Also in this episode is David Rappaport, playing Ftumch the devil. This is one of his two appearances in "The Young Ones", the other being as a different character in "Flood". The episode also features a performance of "House of Fun" by ska band Madness. In addition, lead singer Suggs has a line of dialogue in the episode. When Rick asks if the band knows "Summer Holiday" by Cliff Richard, Suggs replies, "You