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El feels that he is so vulnerable to the world that it’s almost like he has a sign on his back urging people to backstab him.
A gun and a metal pizzipe, a knizzife is to my rizzight
I'm lurkin' servin' on pussies who lack a purpose
I've got 'em filled up with frizzight like, "Mizzike is you all rizzight?" Run The Jewels – Jeopardy
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Mike is driven by thoughts of greed and obsession to get whatever he wants. He recognises these as demons inside him, but still he gives in.
This could in part be commentary on the excessive materialism in American society. People feel like they HAVE to own a particular item in order to be accepted or feel better about themselves.
“I Want It I Need It” is also the name of a song by Death Grips – it’s hard to overlook their influence. RTJ2 shares an aggressively dark and gritty sound with the cult industrial hip hop group.
RICK: Thirteen? What are you doing, starting a football team?
NEIL: No, no, killing myself! Killing myself. This is my last supper, right. The Young Ones (Ft. Ben Elton, Lise Mayer & Rik Mayall) – Demolition
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Making reference to the last supper of Jesus, where he predicted that one of his apostles will betray him. Of course this is pointless for Neil as there are only 4 members of the house.
MIKE: I don't think you're an aeroplane, Rick. The Young Ones (Ft. Ben Elton, Lise Mayer & Rik Mayall) – Demolition
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The title of the show and it’s theme tune comes from the 1962 Cliff Richard song, which came from the film of the same name (also starring Cliff). Rick, as explained later in this episode, is a big Cliff Richard fan, and referred to him many times throughout the show’s run.
The choice makes sense partly as all the characters are at University, so are in their youthful prime. But also, as explained by Rik Mayall in an interview with Ben Elton, the choice to name the show after it meant a contradiction with the punk movement of the early 70s/late 80s. It was very uncool to think Cliff was great at the time, thus creating a joke and differing conceptions of what being a young person in Britain is actually like (hanging around on the beach having fun vs. going to punk gigs and smashing things up).
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