All Episodes of Lead Balloon
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Season 1
6.3/1062 votesLoading...Rubbish
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2006
Rick fronts a lame government TV recycling campaign which backfires spectacularly. He falls out with café-owner Michael over a homemade fruitcake, and has a full-on row with unhinged baby-present shopkeeper Maureen.
Director: Alex Hardcastle
Writer: N/A
7.2/1041 votesLoading...Wayne
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2006
A teaspoon crisis in the Spleen household leads Rick to petty theft. Meanwhile, Rick's sleep is disturbed by the paperboy, Wayne, who is very punctual, very noisy and has a brain the size of a walnut.
Director: Alex Hardcastle
Writer: N/A
7.2/1040 votesLoading...£5000
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2006
Rick gets in a punch-up at an awards ceremony and ends up with a black eye. Marty is preparing to pitch a programme to the BBC and Michael is delighted that Rick has accidentally sponsored him a small fortune for his Skipathon.
Director: Alex Hardcastle
Writer: N/A
6.9/1036 votesLoading...Allergic
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2006
Rick discovers he may have inadvertently killed one of Britain's best-loved entertainers, but he's preoccupied by a missing shoe-organiser. Meanwhile Rick prepares for upcoming appearance on topical news panel show Bullet in the News.
Director: Alex Hardcastle
Writer: N/A
6.8/1037 votesLoading...Pistachio
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2006
Rick buys himself a scooter but worries that it makes him look gay. Hosting the Air Conditioning and Climate Control Awards goes disastrously, and a trip to the local dry cleaner ends in a heated argument.
Director: Alex Hardcastle
Writer: N/A
7.0/1033 votesLoading...Fatty
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2006
Rick is publicly humiliated on TV by daytime chat-show host Adam Green. He also has an unfortunate encounter with an acquaintance at the gym, and Ben manages to destroy Rick's brand new DVD player by taking the back off.
Director: Alex Hardcastle
Writer: N/A