Bambi (The Young Ones) Bambi (The Young Ones) "Bambi" is the seventh 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 BBC2 on 8 May 1984, as the premiere episode of the show's second season. Its parody of "University Challenge" has been widely acclaimed. This scene also showcased the two emerging sides of British comedy at the time: The Young Ones, representative of the new British 'Punk' Alternative Comedy scene, against comedians who represented the new 'Oxbridge' Comedy Scene. The episode begins with Rick telling
A Series of Psychotic Episodes full series. Elia's pilot first reached a shortlist of fifty, which was later reduced to ten finalists. Each finalist then recorded a new fifteen-minute pilot. The finalists' pilots were broadcast weekly on BBC Radio 7. Out of these, "A Series of Psychotic Episodes" was chosen as the winner and Elia awarded a series. One of the runners up, "Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows" written and performed by Stephen Carlin, was also given a full series. After "A Series of Psychotic Episodes" was broadcast, it was nominated for the comedy award in the Sony Radio Academy Awards. This was seen as unusual,