Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister
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Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister are two of the characters from the 1950s United Kingdom radio comedy series The Goon Show. performed by Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan, respectively. They are both, apparently, elderly and often play significant roles in the story. Neither appears to be particularly bright. In one incident, Henry claimed to have an idea, forgot it, remembered it, told Minnie, forgot it again, was told by Minnie and then declared, "What a good idea." Minnie then went on to ask what was a good idea. Minnie is a fan of "modern, sinful dancing".
Some of the more classic comments between them are as follows:
Henry: There's a war on, Min. Min: Oh, I better get the washing in.
Henry: Min, I'm going to Hungary. Min: I'll put your dinner in the oven Henry.
Henry: Min, this gentleman is going to South America. Min: Oh. Goodbye.
Henry Crun also once was in charge of sending Neddie Seagoon to South America so search for a missing person. For a good three minutes, he appeared to be taking down Neddie's details, asking him to spell everything, usually more than once, and even falling asleep before finally saying, "It's no good, I'll have to get a pencil and some paper and write all this down."
Henry wears false teeth, as demonstrated in the episode The Whistling Spy Enigma, when they fall out during his whistling. He is also bald, as when Neddie told him he wouldn't harm a hair on his head, he delcared, "If you can find a hair on my head I'll pay you for it."
It is also suggested that both these characters form part of the band, a note made in the episode Skradje. Minnie plays the saxophone and Henry plays a carpet loom (but Minnie put the safety catch on before leaving him alone).
In The Last Goon Show Of All, they were found driving the easy rider piano.
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