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 (or "Modern Min") 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.
In The Affair Of The Lone Banana, Neddie Seagoon went to Henry Crun's shipping office to book a passage to Guatemala to search for Fred Nurke. For a good three minutes, Henry 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."
In The Mighty Wurlitzer, Neddie is at Daytona Beach, attempting to break the world land speed record for cinema organs; he discovers that Henry and Minnie are trying to achieve the same thing.
In Dishonoured - Again, Neddie is rescued by Minnie and Henry in their motor car, which arrives with many backfires, honking etc. As they come to a halt, the car expires dramatically, with a slowed down klaxon noise, ending in a plop, and the sound of small pieces of metal falling to the ground. Henry remarks: "Oh dear Min, the wick in the engine's gone out!"
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 declared, "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 Scradje. 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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| The Goons | Michael Bentine • Spike Milligan • Harry Secombe • Peter Sellers |
| Other Contributors | Ray Ellington • Max Geldray • Wallace Greenslade • Dennis Main Wilson • Larry Stephens • Wally Stott • Eric Sykes • Andrew Timothy |
| Radio and TV Series | The Goon Show • The Telegoons |
| Films | Let's Go Crazy • Penny Points to Paradise • Down Among the Z Men • The Case of the Mukkinese Battle Horn • The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film |
| Characters | Cast members and their Characters • Major Bloodnok • Bluebottle • Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister • Eccles • Hercules Grytpype-Thynne • Count Jim Moriarty • Neddie Seagoon |
| General information | Episodes and archiving • Running Jokes |
[edit] Spin-Offs
Jef Raskin once ran a technical-writing firm called Bannister & Crun, which produced manuals for computers and software. In the late 1970's, he accepted a contract with the startup company Apple Computer. B&C became the Publications Department at Apple, setting high standards for the personal-computer industry.
