Whoops Baghdad is a BBC television comedy programme first broadcast from 25 January to 1 March 1973. It stars Frankie Howerd, and was similar to his earlier programme Up Pompeii!, with the setting moved from Ancient Rome to mediaeval Baghdad. However, it was less successful than its predecessor, only running for six episodes and is little remembered, although all episodes apparently survive. The original proposed title, Up Baghdad, was rejected because it was felt that it might have been seen as supportive of the then-current Iraqi regime.
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Season 1
1973
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01. The Wazir Takes a Wife
1973-01-25
Six eccentric people find a farm in a post-nuclear valley. They do not believe that they are able to get along as a community, until a gigantic mutated spider threatens the farm. The survivors have to work as a team to be able to fend off the spider.
02. Festival Of Magic
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03. The Wizard Prang
1973-02-08
The group creates their own makeshift currency.
04. A Cargo of Crumpet
1973-02-15
The survivors find hallucinogenic berries.
05. Ali and the Thieves
1973-02-22
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06. Saved From The Harem
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07. Curtis Unglued
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Curtis becomes devastated after the loss of his necktie. When it is found again, it makes him believe he is in the year 1986, before the nuclear holocaust happened.
08. Dumb Love
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The group finds out Suzanne is in love, and the men clamor amongst themselves to see who is the one she has fallen for. When they find out she is in love with Jack, he is glad, but she cannot stand the fact he loves to go exploring and push his shopping cart around to collect things he finds on his expeditions. The song My Guy is the theme played all throughout this episode. Meanwhile, mutated squash has grown, which comes in all colors and makes a sound akin to "mach" when squeezed.
09. The Thanksgiving Show
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After a turkey is found on the farm, it grows into a gigantic turkey after eating radioactive grain.
10. Say It Ain't So, Santa
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Christmas is approaching, but it is not the same as the nuclear holocaust has ruined much of the world's evergreen tree population. While cleaning out the chimney, the group finds Santa Claus has visited the group, but appears depressed. He later reveals to the group that he is suffering survivor's guilt as his workshop at the North Pole had a fallout shelter, but the door slammed shut and Mrs. Claus and all the elves were unable to get inside. Stuart Pankin guest starred as Santa.