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The Best Episodes of The Ricky Gervais Show

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The Best Episodes of The Ricky Gervais Show

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  1. Background image for Clive Warren
    8.7/10(202 votes)

    #1 - Clive Warren

    S2:E1

    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.

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  2. Background image for Future
    8.6/10(148 votes)

    #2 - Future

    S2:E8

    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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  3. Background image for Munchies
    8.4/10(141 votes)

    #3 - Munchies

    S2:E13

    Ricky asks Karl if he would give up his real life to live in a virtual reality isolation tank. 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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  4. Background image for Insects
    8.3/10(147 votes)

    #4 - Insects

    S2:E5

    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.

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  5. Background image for Leg Rubber
    8.3/10(136 votes)

    #5 - Leg Rubber

    S2:E10

    Karl discusses his childhood memories of having thousands of Tic Tacs in his house, given to his father by a friend. 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 his visit to a Harley Street doctor's surgery for a medical. In the waiting room, he was surprised to find Boyz among the magazines. He looked through it, thinking it might enlighten him about the appeal of homosexual sex.

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  6. Background image for Onion
    8.2/10(140 votes)

    #6 - Onion

    S2:E4

    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.

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  8. Background image for Mrs. Battersby
    8.2/10(135 votes)

    #7 - Mrs. Battersby

    S2:E11

    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.

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    8.2/10(157 votes)

    #8 - Bryan's Brain

    S3:E1

    Karl ruminates on museum collections, his invention for a mug coaster, and a new movie pitch.

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    8.2/10(145 votes)

    #9 - Karl's Day

    S3:E5

    Karl walks Ricky and Stephen through a typical day in his life. After being woken by his girlfriend Suzanne going off to work, he mulls about, taking his breakfast while sitting on the bed as he listens to the radio.

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  11. Background image for Law & Order
    8.2/10(132 votes)

    #10 - Law & Order

    S3:E7

    Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss capital punishment, the Ten Commandments and hostage negotiation.

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  12. Background image for Doppleganger
    8.1/10(150 votes)

    #11 - Doppleganger

    S2:E2

    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.

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  13. Background image for Natural History
    8.1/10(128 votes)

    #12 - Natural History

    S2:E9

    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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    8.1/10(131 votes)

    #13 - Earth

    S3:E9

    Karl contemplates the beginnings of the Universe, evolution, recycling and toilets abroad.

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    8.1/10(134 votes)

    #14 - Society

    S3:E10

    Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss the laws of society and civil rights.

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    8.1/10(124 votes)

    #15 - Wartime

    S3:E11

    Karl interprets the meaning of wartime sayings and imagines a scenario in which he is the wife of a GI.

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  17. Background image for The Year
    8.1/10(124 votes)

    #16 - The Year

    S3:E13

    Karl ruminates on the insect world; Stephen recalls the horrors of buying condoms.

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  18. Background image for Space Monkey
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Space Monkey

    S1:E1

    Ricky and Stephen debate the merits of 20th century inventions with Karl; the guys introduce 'Monkey News.'

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  19. Background image for Knob at Night
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Knob at Night

    S1:E2

    Stephen shares a news story about 42 midget warriors who were mutilated by a single lion in a Cambodian ring fight, as well as the latest email from a fan, Paul "The Party Animal" Parker, who describes a Serbian man who invented a sex machine for women. Karl ponders how to avoid being conned into donating to charities. That conversation segues into a discussion of sex and butt plugs. A dialogue about America's first nudist organization leads Ricky to critique naked gym jocks, inspiring a revelation from Karl. The guys debate if there is ever a good time to eat the penis of a kangaroo? In Monkey News: A pair of chimps are shot to death after viciously attacking a male visitor to an animal sanctuary, targeting his nose, limbs and genitals.

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  20. Background image for Charity
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Charity

    S1:E3

    Adding to his wish list of improbable inventions, Karl offers up a serum that ages dead people backwards. Also up for discussion: Do African families really want goats as charitable gifts? Is a space flight worth the money and effort? If you could have any super power, what would it be? How rare is it to see a Chinese homeless person? In "Monkey News," a Moscow network fired so many employees it had to hire a chimp to host a talk show, with Cher as one of the guests.

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  21. Background image for Dolphins
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Dolphins

    S1:E4

    Karl admits he's getting a face rub at a spa, but frets he'll end up getting an enema as well. Also: A discussion about the customs of undocumented tribes in New Guinea. Ricky and Karl's recent trip to an antiquities store, where Karl wondered, "What's the newest thing you've got?" An e-mail from an Australian fan insisting there are dangerous armed dolphins ready to do battle. In "Monkey News," Karl recounts the marital regrets of a sympathetic zookeeper who brings home a lonely monkey

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  22. Background image for Glass Houses
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Glass Houses

    S1:E5

    Karl answers questions from fans; Karl deciphers the true meaning of sayings; Karl’s New Year’s resolution; “Monkey News.”

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  23. Background image for Cobblers
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Cobblers

    S1:E6

    After receiving a fan letter asking what body part he could live without, Karl recalls when he tried to wash the dishes without using his thumbs. Other fan mail questions: If Karl could be anyone in the world, who would he be? What does he think of the philosopher Descartes? What does he make of the saying “a stitch in time saves nine”? In “Monkey News,” a builder complains when he discovers a chimp working at a new construction site, only to be told the chimp is a good worker.

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  24. Background image for The Diary
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #23 - The Diary

    S1:E7

    Ricky and Stephen read passages from Karl's diary, which chronicles his daily observations, as well as profound thoughts. A fan letter asks the guys if they had any nicknames growing up; In "Monkey News": When one member of a bobsled team unexpectedly quits at the Winter Olympics, the team secretly replaces him with a monkey.

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  25. Background image for Nuts
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Nuts

    S1:E8

    A fan letter asks Karl: If he were on a sinking ship, and could only save either Ricky or Stephen, who would he choose? Karl finds a news report that hedgehogs will be extinct by 2025. Also up for discussion: the story of a man who has a transplanted kidney from a woman and now claims he has an increased interest in housework. In "Monkey News": The owner of an airline reportedly hired a monkey to fly as co-pilot during a strike.

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  26. Background image for The Jockey
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - The Jockey

    S1:E9

    More e-mail questions for Karl, such as: If Karl could talk to any animal, which would it be and what would he say? Highlights from Karl's diary, including why he doesn't like meetings, and why he and his girlfriend always get in an argument after she gets a haircut. In "Monkey News": A story from the 1950s about a gangster who bought a racehorse. When none of the jockeys wanted to be involved with him, he got a monkey to race the horse.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Clive Warren" is the best rated episode of "The Ricky Gervais Show". It scored 8.7/10 based on 202 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/14/2011. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Future".