Bambi (The Young Ones)

"**Bambi**"
"Bambi"
The Young Ones episode
Episode no.	Series 2; Episode 1
Directed by	Paul Jackson
Written by	Ben Elton; Rik Mayall; Lise Mayer
Featured music	Peter Brewis
Original air date	8 May 1984
Running time	34:52
Guest appearances
	Featuring Motörhead With Robbie Coltrane as Dr. Carlisle; Hugh Laurie as Lord Monty; Stephen Fry as Lord Snot; Ben Elton as Kendal Mintcake; Emma Thompson as Miss Money Sterling; Tony Robinson; and; Griff Rhys Jones as Bambi Gascoigne; Mel Smith as Security Guard; Tamsin Heatley;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Flood"	Next →; "Cash"

"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 broadcast on BBC2 on 8 May 1984, as the first episode of the show's second series. It parodies University Challenge. 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.