List of The Ricky Gervais Show (TV series) episodes
The Ricky Gervais Show is a cartoon series produced for and broadcast by HBO. The series is an animated version of the popular British audio podcasts and audiobooks of the same name, which feature Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant (creators of The Office and Extras), along with colleague and friend Karl Pilkington, talking about various subjects behind the microphone. The TV show consists of past audio recordings of these unscripted "pointless conversations," with animation drawn in a style similar to classic era Hanna-Barbera cartoons,[1][2] presenting jokes and situations in a literal context. The animated Ricky Gervais Show has aired three 13-episode seasons since it premiered in the United States on February 19, 2010. The second season started on January 14, 2011, and a third season began airing in April 2012.
There were some plans for a possible fourth season as well, which would have used newly recorded audio,[3][4] but this was shelved. On June 16, 2012, Ricky Gervais announced that the show will not get a fourth season in the foreseeable future. "My worry is that as we've used up all the best material we'd have to record hours and hours of new stuff and it might ruin the naivety of the whole thing. Never say never though, like The Office. But certainly for now", explained Gervais.[5]
The first season was released on region 2 DVD on July 19, 2010.[1] The region 1 (North American) DVD was released on January 4, 2011.[6]
Topics include a lion-mutilation story in Cambodia; what to know about donating to charities; public nudity; violence in animal sanctuaries; sexual aids for men and women.
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"Charity"
David 'Pez' Hofmann
March 5, 2010 (2010-03-05)
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Topics include Karl’s theory on a reverse-aging process; charitable gifts for families in need; the merits of space travel; a choice of superpowers; personal mottos. Also: a “Monkey News” segment about a Moscow TV station.
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"Dolphins"
Jake Castorena
March 12, 2010 (2010-03-12)
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Karl admits that he is getting a face rub at a spa; The customs of undocumented tribes in New Guinea; Ricky and Karl’s trip to an antiquities store; A fan’s email warns of dangerous dolphins.
Karl tells Ricky and Stephen about his pitch of a movie starring "Clive Warren" and Rebecca De Mornay. Stephen reads more pages from Karl's diary, revealing Karl's dislike of camping in Australia and his habit of saving insects from falling into a swimming pool.
Karl discusses what his doppelganger would be like. Ricky gives Karl a riddle. Karl and Stephen say what they do not like about Ricky's cat. Stephen discusses his holiday in Rio, where he went for Carnival.
Ricky gives Karl some animal facts. Karl ponders the question of whether you control your brain, or your brain controls you. From Karl's diary we investigate the curious case of the invisible Chinese man, why blind people have affairs, the feasibility and usefulness of putting a mirror on the Moon, and birthdays.
Karl shares his thoughts on why insects are so deserving of his attention. Karl talks about his disappointment when learning about a killer octopus; what he would change in crabs; more stuff about insects. Karl's diary is also mostly about insects.
Karl talks about having been rushed to hospital. He says that kidney stones were found and he had a catheter put into his penis. Karl ponders a phenomenon; Karl's diary; and more.
Karl ponders height extremes when he learns that one of his new fans is actor Warwick Davis.
Stephen talks about a night when he and his friends visited a nightclub in London. The bouncer refused them entry due to them not having any girls with them.
Karl's diary is about his hospital visit for his kidney and a TV documentary in which he believes a monkey acted as a toll taker on a bridge.
Karl makes several predictions about humanity's distant future, including his belief that everyone will be ugly, that we will be physically weaker, the little finger will cease to exist, trousers will cease to be produced and we will blend all of our food.
Stephen says that if he knew it were the last day of Earth's existence, he would smash up a bar and kill a person. Karl says that he would kick a duck up the arse.
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"Natural History"
Spencer Laudiero
March 18, 2011 (2011-03-18)
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Ricky talks about undiscovered species. He talks about a drawing he did when he was in his early teens of an animal which consisted of a lion's head, a gorilla's arms, the body of a rhinoceros, the tail of a scorpion and the legs of a cheetah. Karl says that his design for an animal would consist of the head of an owl, an armadillo's body on a slug base and with peacock feathers.
Karl talks about having met a man who had drawn a design for a car which enabled defecating while driving. Karl says his father had a friend who kept a monkey as his pet.
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"Leg Rubber"
Derek Evanick
March 25, 2011 (2011-03-25)
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Karl discusses his childhood memories of having thousands of Tic Tacs in his house, given to his father by a friend.
A discussion about curing blindness in mice trials.
Karl tells of his visit to a "professional leg rubber", who tells Karl ridiculous things and charges £48 for half an hour.
Karl talks about the brain having two sides and "sensing" when trouble is near. He recounts having eaten a beetle, having been lost in London and having talked to a ghost in Cornwall. Karl then reveals that the ghost encounter was something his mother told him, rather than a personal memory of his. He talks about his aunt not wanting double glazing. He says that if he was a manager, he would sack staff who were absent due to thick snow impeding their route to work.
Karl's Diary includes his belief that Martians are more advanced than us because their days are longer, allowing for greater productivity. Another of his diary entries is about a pub whose new owners have been criticised for barring a regular customer, who is a horse.
Karl discusses his thoughts about problems, holidays and happiness. Whilst recounting having met an older man on holiday, Karl finally laughs.
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"Bryan's Brain"
Joey Adams
April 20, 2012 (2012-04-20)
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Karl has another movie idea; this one starring Tom Cruise playing a struggling actor called Bryan who looks like Ted Danson ... in the body of Cruise.
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"Comic Relief"
Alec Megibben
April 27, 2012 (2012-04-27)
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Karl talks to Stephen and Ricky about why he has not made a will or married.
The trio talk about various charitable causes and their attitudes to them.
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"Armed Forces"
Stephen Sawran
May 4, 2012 (2012-05-04)
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Karl explains why he would like to join the Army and recounts his most harrowing acts of bravery. He says that his brother was beaten up by German women whilst in the Army and stationed in Germany, before being kicked out for different reasons.
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"Room 102"
Howie Perry
May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)
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In an altered version of Room 101, Karl decides which things that annoy him belong in "Room 102".
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"Karl's Day"
Sean Pendergrass
May 18, 2012 (2012-05-18)
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Karl describes to Ricky and Stephen an average day in his life.
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"The English"
Anne Walker Farrell
May 25, 2012 (2012-05-25)
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Karl, Ricky and Stephen talk about what it means to be English.
