<Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> 2 November 1982--20 January 2016 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Comic Strip Presents...debuted on 2 November 1982, the opening night of Channel 4 . Each episode was prefixed by an animated lead - in consisting of the words "The Comic Strip Presents" accompanied by a soundtrack consisting of a drum machine and a Farfisa organ rendition of Quando quando quando, together with a bomb labelled "Have a nice day", falling towards a map . In the early episodes the map was of a section of north Dorset and southern Wiltshire, centred on the town of Shaftesbury . </P> <P> The first episode was "Five Go Mad in Dorset", a parody of The Famous Five . It was written by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, who wrote most of the early episodes . "Five Go Mad ..." drew anger from some viewers for the way it mercilessly satirised a children's classic, although the Enid Blyton estate had given permission for the broadcast . A meeting was called to discuss the group's future with Channel 4, after complaints from viewers . </P> <P> The final episode of the first series was to have been a spoof chat show called "Back to Normal with Eddie Monsoon" (referred to as "An Evening with Eddie Monsoon" by some sources). It was never produced, as it was considered too vulgar even for the "alternative" Channel 4, and contained material that was possibly libellous . The script--which, uniquely for the Comic Strip, was written as a collaboration by the entire cast--was later published, along with the rest of the series, in book form . </P>

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