Whimsy & Rage

I feel like my two emotions are whimsy and rage. It's confusing.

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 20, 2020

Sounds like a buddy cop duo

Whimsy & Rage

Terry Whimsy & Bruce Rage

— Vanishing Point Recs (@VPRecordsStore) March 21, 2020

I'm back in a positive mood this morning. Why? Because of this brilliant suggestion by Corey. I'm going to spend today watching Season 1 of Whimsy & Rage in my head. https://t.co/bVSyInomoP

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 21, 2020

Audio drama series for the VPR daytime show. Please. PLEASE.

— Ashley Bird (@ashbirdtweets) March 21, 2020

I'd like to think they were 'Good Cop/Bad Cop' but it was Bruce Rage who was really easy going…

— Vanishing Point Recs (@VPRecordsStore) March 21, 2020

And Terry Whimsy, despite his name, is actually quite difficult to get on with. The other officers often call him 'Whimsy Sour' under their breaths.

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 21, 2020

Yep, I heard he has a drinking problem

— Vanishing Point Recs (@VPRecordsStore) March 21, 2020

And concocts limericks for every case

— Martyn Stonehouse (@MartynAudio) March 21, 2020

Oh yes, I remember. That trait was first shown in the episode 'Irish Whimsy' in which Terry was visited by an elderly Irish relative… with a dark secret.

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 21, 2020

Exciting news gang… The original Whimsy & Rage TV theme tune has just been re-released on Soundcloud! https://t.co/cGwgmIDHYm

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 22, 2020

It’s great to hear this old classic again. The use of Cage to rhyme Whimsy and Rage….subtle but brilliant. It’s a theme tune that could only have been written in the 80s, no way it could have been written today…this afternoon even!

— Many Elephants (@many_elephants) March 22, 2020

Well, well, well, I’ve just taken a listen and this is everything I imagined it’d be plus something extra. ???????

— FOREST ROBOTS ™ (@forestrobots) March 22, 2020

Well. There it is. The best thing that's happened this year. pic.twitter.com/psI4TJPo1C

— Lucie De Lacy (@lucie_delacy) March 22, 2020

@ClarkCX and @VPRecordsStore it’s amazing what you can find when digging through my back catalog of 80s cop show soundtracks on cassette tape. Remember this beauty from the “Whimsy & Rage” show? Would always play when something was about to go down! pic.twitter.com/EhID9iCyQ9

— Many Elephants (@many_elephants) March 26, 2020

Can't believe you still have it on tape! It makes me feel nostalgic and tense in equal measure. Love it.

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 26, 2020

Episode 1, Rage Fright: Normally confident Bruce has a crisis of confidence after his partner and mentor retires. Will his new partner Terry be able to help him get back on track?

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 21, 2020

My favorite ep was 'Rage Against The Machine'

After a cyberbot attack that rendered his partner incapacitated, Bruce Rage waged war on the robots.

It's said it inspired the name for a funk metal band

— Vanishing Point Recs (@VPRecordsStore) March 21, 2020

Remember that Ep when Rage got put on traffic duty after following (what turned out to be) "suspect" Intel from Dave The Liar…

"Road Rage" was a classic

— Vanishing Point Recs (@VPRecordsStore) March 22, 2020

Remember that EP where Whimsy & Rage had to infiltrate the live music scene with Rage masquerading as a blind pianist to draw out the corrupt promoters who were performing shady dealings on the side?

“Rage Charles”

What a classic!

— Many Elephants (@many_elephants) March 22, 2020

Yeah that was great, but let's not forget there were some pretty great 'Terry' episodes too.

I loved 'Whimsy & Coke'. You know, where Terry goes undercover in a drugs ring and Bruce is worried about how far he'll go to get a bust… and a fix! ?

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 22, 2020

Yeah that was a good one.

Nearly as good as when they had to masquerade as a classic British comedy duo to bring down the criminal element of London Weekend Television.

“Morecrime and Wise”

Whimsey as a short little straight man and Rage with thick rimmed glasses! Class!

— Many Elephants (@many_elephants) March 22, 2020

Very true.

My fave Whimsy based ep was that one when he was held captive and subjected to torture by that guy with the bone density reduction laser gun.

It left him with temporary bone loss in his legs.

"Flimsy Whimsy" was a real tearjearker

— Vanishing Point Recs (@VPRecordsStore) March 22, 2020

It still chokes me up ?

— Many Elephants (@many_elephants) March 22, 2020

I enjoyed the whimsey summer episode, terry in June!!!

— Redders Rewind (@redders781) March 22, 2020

Sounds like a Russ Meyer film Redders

— Vanishing Point Recs (@VPRecordsStore) March 22, 2020

Remember that Ep when Whimsy gets sent on a reconnaissance mission to investigate a suspected drugs cartel infiltrating the fish industry in Lincolnshire?

"Whimsy in Grimsby"

— Vanishing Point Recs (@VPRecordsStore) March 26, 2020

Another classic!

Remember the one that is wholly set in Shropshire with a huge car and helicopter chase. It was a Shropshire bloodbath leading to the entire town population being slaughtered when Whimsy released an Exocet rather than switching on air con!

“Whimsy Wem Wipeout”

— Many Elephants (@many_elephants) March 26, 2020

You going to have a Huggy Bear type informant character?

— Many Elephants (@many_elephants) March 21, 2020

Of course, such a character is a requirement of the genre. In W&R the informant character is a DJ who gets the low-down on happenings while spinning tunes at the local disco. Due to his reputation as a source of information and profession he's known as @LippyKidMusic

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 21, 2020

I'd love to help out, but I'm currently learning my lines for the Persuaders reboot in readiness for when this car crash is out of the way… x

— Lippy Kid (@LippyKidMusic) March 21, 2020

Just to be clear, by 'this car crash' do you mean the worldwide pandemic? Or Whimsy & Rage?

Think carefully about your answer. ?

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 21, 2020

I've just dreamt that the informant should be called Dave the liar

Can't be trusted but they always use him

— Vanishing Point Recs (@VPRecordsStore) March 22, 2020

"Come on Dave, you expect us to believe you saw Billy Strangefinger talking to Mary Boons round the back of Dog on Tuesday evening? Everybody knows Billy runs the quiz at the Minted Lamb on Tuesdays!"

"Fair cop, I made it up."

"Okay, thanks Dave. See you soon."

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 22, 2020

Rage is prepared to meet his new partner, the dominant, alpha male tage is not prepared for what he meets for His new partner is also called terry, but SHE spells it Terri!!!

— Redders Rewind (@redders781) March 21, 2020

An old army major, who had joined the police in retirement to add some diciplone and procedure! Rage doesn’t follow the rule book, he’s a maverick, he flies by the seat of his pants, and doesnt think twice about bending the rules!! Anything to get his man/woman!!!

— Redders Rewind (@redders781) March 21, 2020

Sorry to be pedantic but I think you're talking about the reboot of the show John? After the original 80s series it was brought back in 2001 with a new more diverse cast. Many people prefer it to the original due to its more progressive approach. Sorry if I've misunderstood?

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 21, 2020

This is the best set of tweets I've ever read. Period.

— Lucie De Lacy (@lucie_delacy) March 21, 2020

Ahhhhhh i apologise! Yes you’re right! Rage is a firm believer in new technology and uses his fax machine and pager to help catch the new breed of villain!

— Redders Rewind (@redders781) March 21, 2020

Do you remember the episode 'Double Whimsy' from the 2001 series? Someone’s running around town using the name T. Whimsy. Is this a doppelgänger or is Terri losing her marbles? (Spoiler: It's Terry Whimsy from the original series who turns out to be… her dad!)

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 21, 2020

Whoa Major Major Twist!!!!

— Redders Rewind (@redders781) March 21, 2020

I always wished they'd never done that 'spin off' show with Rage's brother, Malcolm

Teaming him up with a fella called Tony Onion just seemed cheap to me

— Vanishing Point Recs (@VPRecordsStore) March 21, 2020

That signalled the brief demise of the franchise

— Redders Rewind (@redders781) March 21, 2020

Personally I thought it all went to ratshit when they brought in Scrappy Doo… x

— Lippy Kid (@LippyKidMusic) March 21, 2020

Setting the show in a culinary school for day release prisoners for was an 'interesting' move. It was like a cross between Grange Hill, Orange Is The New Black and Ready Steady Cook.

The way they tried to make "Get stuffed!" a catchphrase was just dire.

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 21, 2020

Yep, it was quite clever though how Superintendent Head Chef, Gordon Turkey would solve cases based on victims eating habits

— Vanishing Point Recs (@VPRecordsStore) March 21, 2020

His "Mind Kitchen" I think he called it

— Vanishing Point Recs (@VPRecordsStore) March 21, 2020

That's right! That was the one part of that show that had some merit. I liked the montage sequence they always did where they showed him thinking with all the ingredients floating around his head.

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 21, 2020

"Don't you see Barbara? It's ALMOST the classic recipe for a stew but something's missing!?"

"Flour?"

"It's nice to know you care, Barbara"

"No, FLOUR…theres no sign of flour binding the meat with the sauce"

"That's it! Barbara, you've solved it!"

— Vanishing Point Recs (@VPRecordsStore) March 21, 2020

Rage solves the problem using something that has just been given to the higher echelons of the police- google! Gravy granules he says- gravy granules xxx

— Redders Rewind (@redders781) March 21, 2020

Ainsley Harriet was the problem, a much better chef than actor, and the look on Rages face when Harriet made him call it suzie salt and Percy pepper was the start of his spiral into alcoholism

— Redders Rewind (@redders781) March 21, 2020

Maybe I'm cynical but I reckon that plot line about Malcolm's drinking was only so they could once again bring back original Terry (who also had a drinking problem remember) in the episode 'TerryMal Illness'. That really was the low point for me.

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 21, 2020

I almost can’t wait for the Whimsy & Rage spin off series “The Lone Rager” after Whimsey is involved in a freak yachting accident while pursuing an eye patch wearing mobster. This just writes itself!

— Many Elephants (@many_elephants) March 21, 2020

The country continued to follow the life of rage even after he retired from the force, he decided to live out his life on a remote dairy farm in the Scottish highlands, he’d start a you tube channel and seek greater fame with the you tube generation! Rage n bull!

— Redders Rewind (@redders781) March 22, 2020

"WHAT'S UP YOUTUUUUBE! IT'S YOUR BOY BRUCE RAGE BACK AGAIN WITH ANOTHER TUTORIAL ON CHEESE MAKING! I'M GONNA TELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET LACTIC BUT BEFORE I DO, HIT THAT SUBSCRIBE BUTTON AND CLICK THE BELL FOR NOTIFICATIONS! NOW LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT SQUARESPACE."

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 22, 2020

I didn't like the Italian remake, they ditched Rage altogether and made the lead character a painter and decorator that solved crimes on the side.

"Leonardo Da Whimci" just seemed to be really flogging a dead format

— Vanishing Point Recs (@VPRecordsStore) March 21, 2020

These pesky Italians get involved in everything these days. They ruined Westerns by introducing spaghetti. The last thing Rage needs in his life is a tomato based product.

— Many Elephants (@many_elephants) March 22, 2020

Ragu? A simple change in a vowel and he becomes dark……..

— Redders Rewind (@redders781) March 22, 2020

He becomes the evil Dr Ragu? Man this plot goes way deeper than I thought.

— Many Elephants (@many_elephants) March 22, 2020

That's right, after a slow start in Italy the show was cancelled during season one. A group of fans set up a crowdfunding campaign on the website https://t.co/IqBtrZaOj3 with the aim of bringing Bruce back and relaunching the show. Fair to say it didn't make it worse.

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 22, 2020

I’m sure these were a UK Garage act from the early 2000’s.

— Many Elephants (@many_elephants) March 21, 2020

You're not wrong. The UK Garage act 'Wimsy 'n' RayGe' (real names Jonny Wimbleton and Ray Gedling) grew up watching Whimsy & Rage on daytime TV while bunking off school. They named their crew after the show in tribute.

— Your friend Pete (@YourFriendPete) March 21, 2020