The Young Ones

Summary

The Young Ones is a television series^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,113 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Young Ones's instance of is recorded as television series^[3].
• The Young Ones was directed by Paul Jackson^[4].
• Ben Elton wrote the screenplay for The Young Ones^[5].
• Rik Mayall wrote the screenplay for The Young Ones^[6].
• Lise Mayer wrote the screenplay for The Young Ones^[7].
• Alexei Sayle wrote the screenplay for The Young Ones^[8].
• The Young Ones's genre is sitcom^[9].
• The Young Ones's genre is sketch comedy^[10].
• The Young Ones's genre is college life television program^[11].
• A cast member of The Young Ones was Adrian Edmondson^[12].
• A cast member of The Young Ones was Rik Mayall^[13].
• A cast member of The Young Ones was Nigel Planer^[14].
• A cast member of The Young Ones was Christopher Ryan^[15].
• A cast member of The Young Ones was Alexei Sayle^[16].
• The original language of The Young Ones was English^[17].
• The Young Ones's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[18].
• The Young Ones began on November 9, 1982^[19].
• The Young Ones ended on June 19, 1984^[20].
• The Young Ones's official website is recorded as http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/y/youngonesthe_1299003473.shtml^[21].
• The Young Ones's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Young Ones (TV series)^[22].
• The Young Ones's theme music is recorded as The Young Ones^[23].
• The Young Ones's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+12'}^[24].
• The Young Ones's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Young Ones'}^[25].
• The Young Ones's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[26].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[27]

• Country: GB^[28]

• Began / founded: 1986^[29]

• Ended / dissolved: 1986^[30]

• Community tags: awesome, fictional artist, fictitious artist, fictitious-artist^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 58d0c5fb-6ad3-49ee-9eef-379dff939848^[32]

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Authorship and Creation

The Young Ones was directed by Paul Jackson^[4]. Screenwriters include Ben Elton^[5], Rik Mayall^[6], Lise Mayer^[7], and Alexei Sayle^[8]. Cast members include Adrian Edmondson^[12], Rik Mayall^[13], Nigel Planer^[14], Christopher Ryan^[15], and Alexei Sayle^[16].

Publication

The original language of The Young Ones was English^[17]. Genres include sitcom^[9], sketch comedy^[10], and college life television program^[11].

Why It Matters

The Young Ones ranks in the top 5% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,113 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]