It might look a little quaint now but 1959's The Best Of The Goon Shows was - for better or worse - probably the first item of mass-marketed comedy tie-in merchandise as we know it today. I had an absolute blast talking to @goonpod.bsky.social about it here...
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1959’s The Best Of The Goon Shows was possibly the first item of comedy tie-in merchandise as we know it today – and here’s a chat about the episode on the first side of the album…
