Editing The Famous Five (section)

==Parodies==
===The Comic Strip Presents...===
The Five inspired the [[parody]] ''[[Five Go Mad in Dorset]]'' (1982) and its 1983 sequel ''Five Go Mad on Mescalin'', both produced by [[The Comic Strip]], in which the characters express sympathies with [[Nazi Germany]] and opposition to the [[Welfare State]], homosexuals, immigrants and Jews, in an extremely broad [[parody]] not so much of Blyton but of views perceived to be common in the 1950s.<ref>Milmo, Cahill [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/back-for-more-jolly-japes-the-return-of-the-famous-five-427139.html "Back for more jolly japes: the return of the Famous Five"] ''The Independent'', 5 December 2006</ref> The parodies were deliberately set towards the end of the original Famous Five "era" (1942–63) so as to make the point that the books were already becoming outmoded while they were still being written. Both parodies made use of Famous Five set pieces, such as the surrender of the criminals at the end when Julian states "We're the Famous Five!", the arrival of the police just in the nick of time, and the appeal for "some of your home-made ices" at a village shop. Unlike the books, the four children in the Comic Strip parody are all siblings, and none is the child of Aunt Fanny and Uncle Quentin.

The series was revived in 2012 with ''[[Five Go to Rehab]]'', with the original cast reprising their roles, now well into middle-age. Reuniting for Dick's birthday after decades apart, the four and Toby lament how their lives took unexpected paths while Dick drags them on another bicycle adventure, which he had meticulously planned for fourteen years. In a reversal, George had married a series of wealthy men whom she cuckolded with, among others, one of her stepsons (her continuing penchant for bestiality with the latest Timmy is also implied); whereas Anne has become a strongly opinionated vegan spinster and is suspected by Dick of being a "dyke" – an accusation made against George by Toby in the original ''Five Go Mad in Dorset''. George and Julian have been committed to an alcoholics' sanatorium, the latter owes a large debt to African gangsters, and Anne recently served a prison sentence for setting her nanny aflame. Robbie Coltrane reprised both of his roles. ''Five Go to Rehab'' utilises a form of a [[floating timeline]]; although the original films' events are said to have taken place thirty years in the past and "five years after [[World War II|the war]]", the reunion film appears to be set approximately contemporaneous to its filming.

===Other parodies===

Parodies began early: in 1964, only the year after the last book was published, [[John Lennon]] in his work ''[[In His Own Write]]'' had the short story ''The Famous Five through Woenow Abbey''. Amidst a plethora of deliberate misspellings, he lists ten members of the Five, and a dog named Cragesmure.

[[Viz comic]] has parodied the series' style of writing and type of stories on a number of occasions.{{fact|date=December 2021}}

In the late eighties, Australian comedy team ''[[The D-Generation]]'' parodied The Famous Five on their breakfast radio show as a five-part serial entitled ''The Famous Five Get Their Teeth Kicked In''. The parody was based on the first book ''Five on a Treasure Island''.

The fourth short story in ''[[Fearsome Tales for Fiendish Kids]]'' by [[Jamie Rix]] is named "The Chipper Chums Go Scrumping", which is about five children in 1952 on a picnic in Kent during the summer holidays. After their nap, the youngest wants an apple to eat so the children decide to steal from a nearby orchard, but they are caught by the owner, who is armed with a [[shotgun]]. It was later adapted for the ''[[Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids (TV series)|Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids]]'' cartoon, which aired on [[CITV]] in 2000.

A 2005 story in ''[[The Guardian]]'' also parodies the Famous Five. It argues that Anne, Dick, George and Julian are [[caricature]]s rather than characters, portraying Anne as having no life outside of domestic labour. It highlights what the writer, [[Lucy Mangan]], considers to be the power struggle between Dick, George and Julian while Anne is sidelined.<ref>Mangan, Lucy [http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/childrenandteens/story/0,,1672558,00.html ''The Famous Five – in their own words''] The Guardian, 22 December 2005</ref>

On 31 October 2009, the [[BBC]] programme ''[[The Impressions Show]]'' featured a sketch in which [[Ross Kemp]] meets The Famous Five. It was a parody of his [[Sky One]] show, ''Ross Kemp on Gangs''.

British comedian [[John Finnemore]] did a radio sketch in which Julian and George run into each other as adults and reminisce. It is revealed that Julian has gone on to a career as a smuggler and regularly has to deal with copycat groups of children trying to thwart his plans. George is a happily married mother, Dick has gone to live in a commune in America, and Anne has just been released from prison having murdered a man with a ginger beer bottle.

''[[Bert Fegg's Nasty Book for Boys and Girls]]'' features "The Famous Five Go Pillaging", – a short story which parodies the writing style of [[Enid Blyton]]; five children witness the collapse of [[Roman Empire|Roman imperialism]] and their friends and family are slaughtered by 9000 invading [[Vikings]].

The satirical website [[The Daily Mash]] reported a lost Blyton manuscript titled "Five Go Deporting Gypsies".<ref>{{cite web|title=Auction uncovers 'Five Go Deporting'|url=http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/auction-uncovers-five-go-deporting-201102233570|website=The Daily Mash|date=23 February 2011 |access-date=13 June 2015}}</ref>

A spoof series of five books written by Bruno Vincent was published in November 2016. The books are titled ''Five Give Up the Booze'', ''Five Go Gluten Free'', ''Five Go On A Strategy Away Day'', ''Five Go Parenting'' and ''Five on [[Brexit]] Island''.<ref name="spoof">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36369366 |title=Enid Blyton's Famous Five spoof books to be published |access-date=25 May 2016 |newspaper=BBC News|date=24 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bookdepository.com/Five-on-Brexit-Island-Bruno-Vincent/9781786483843?redirected=true&selectCurrency=GBP&w=AFC7AU968DTZ8ZA80CPSAFPR&pdg=aud-288863512949:cmp-642865427:adg-46262001568:crv-185510280216:pos-none&gclid=CPDIypaF3NUCFc8y0wodWvEBRg|title=Five on Brexit Island : Bruno Vincent : 9781786483843|first=Book|last=Depository|website=www.bookdepository.com|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref> Vincent went on to write several more titles in the series: ''Five at the Office Christmas Party'', ''Five Get Gran Online'', ''Five Get On the Property Ladder'', ''Five Go Bump in the Night'', ''Five Escape Brexit Island'', ''Five Get Beach Body Ready'', ''Five Lose Dad in the Garden Centre'', and ''Five Forget Mother's Day''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bruno Vincent |url=https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/contributor/bruno-vincent/ |website=Quercus |access-date=17 February 2019|date=22 January 2019 }}</ref>

In November 2017, Return to Kirrin was released, written by Neil and Suzy Howlett. Set in 1979, it involves the Five (now middle-aged) reuniting on Kirrin Island, to discuss Julian's plans to develop Kirrin into a theme resort. Julian has become a successful stockbroker, Dick is a well-meaning but inept and overweight policeman, Anne is a worrisome housewife, and George is a feminist community worker (with her flatulent bulldog Gary in tow). Adventures then ensue, involving a host of other original characters.<ref>{{cite book|title=Return to Kirrin|id= {{ASIN|199981200X|country=uk}}}}</ref>