The Last Goon Show of All go of the sack. He has been eating coke to survive and letting his nephew, Little Jim, live in his boot. Possibly the highlight of the show, the encounter of Seagoon and Eccles produces what may be the quintessential Eccles quote: The philosophical appeal of this was not lost on the audience, who responded with slow-building but long-lasting laughter. Neddie eventually falls asleep, setting the stage for Bluebottle to re-emerge from his bloomers and thus begin a conversation with Eccles, usually another high-point in a "Goon Show". This section ends with Bluebottle persuading Eccles to help him push Seagoon down
Ambrose Eccles Ambrose Eccles Ambrose Eccles (c.1736–1809), full name Isaac-Ambrose Eccles, was an Irish Shakespearean scholar. He was the son of Hugh Eccles, of Cronroe, County Wicklow, and his wife Elizabeth Ambrose. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and then travelled in France and Italy, but returned home through illness. Eccles was in London in 1763, and was a guest of James Boswell at the Mitre tavern. He died in 1809, at his seat at Cronroe. Eccles was a dramatic critic, and published editions of several of Shakespeare's plays, in which he transposed scenes that appeared to him to be wrongly