The Young Ones is a British sitcom starring Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan, and Alexei Sayle. The show focused on the lives of four students and their landlord's family on different plots that often included anarchic, offbeat, surreal humour. It was voted number 31 in the BBC's Best Sitcom poll in 2004. It helped bring alternative comedy to British television in the 1980s and made household names.
The Young Ones was more notable for its use of violent slapstick and surreal elements such as puppets playing the role of talking animals or objects. It also featured a variety of guest appearances, including comedians, actors, and singers, who each took on the roles of supporting characters in an episode's plot or cutaway elements.