The Young Ones was a popular British sitcom, first seen in 1982, which aired on BBC2. Its anarchic, offbeat humour helped bring alternative comedy to television in the 1980s and made household names of its writers and performers. Soon after, it was shown on MTV in its early days, being one of the first non-music television shows to appear on the fledgling channel.

The programme revolved around four undergraduate students sharing a house: violent punk rocker Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson), pompous anarchist Rick (Rik Mayall), long-suffering hippie Neil (Nigel Planer), and the mysterious and diminutive Mike (Christopher Ryan). It also featured Alexei Sayle, who played the quartet's landlord, Mr. Balowski, and other members of the Balowski family.

The show combined a traditional sitcom style with violent slapstick, non sequitur plot-turns and surrealism. These older styles were mixed with the working and lower-middle class attitudes of the growing 1980s alternative comedy boom, in which all the principal performers except Ryan had been involved.

Although the series was set in North London, many of the external scenes were filmed in Bristol. All four characters attended the fictional Scumbag College, although they were never seen attending the institution and were rarely seen studying.

The show was voted #31 in the BBC's Best Sitcom poll in 2004.

In an interview, Joe Elliott of Def Leppard said that the 1984 music video "Me & My Wine" was based off of the show.

The Young Ones (US title: "Wonderful to Be Young!") is a British musical released in 1961, featuring singer Cliff Richard. The musical was directed by Sidney J. Furie and was produced by Kenneth Harper and Andrew Mitchell for the Associated British Studios at Elstree. The original screenplay was written by Peter Myers and Ronald Cass, who also wrote most of the songs. The cast included Robert Morley, Carole Gray, Melvyn Hayes, Teddy Green, Richard O'Sullivan, Robertson Hare, Gerald Harper, Rita Webb, and The Shadows. Herbert Ross choreographed the musical numbers.

Four mis-matched university students share a house in North London: Neil, the hippy; Mike, the cool person; Rick, a would-be anarchist studying sociology; and Vyvyan, the punk medical student who is prone to extreme violence. Together with their bastard Russian landlord, the world of these "bachelor boys" is surreal and violent, but ultimately hilarious. Written by Alexander Lum

Vivian, Rick, Mike and Neil are four college students who share a house in North London: Vivian is a violent punk who smashes everything to pieces, Rick is a political fan of Cliff Richards, Mike is the serious and bossy cool person and Neil is the depressed hippie who does most of the cooking and cleaning in the house and his only desire is to commit suicide. Vivian, Rick, Mike and Neil's pay their rent to their Russian landlord Jerzey Bolowski and his various family members. The world of "The Young Ones" is surreal, hilarious and violent as the show also interacts with other characters in "The Young Ones" world and features live performances from bands. Written by Daniel Williamson