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The Best Episodes of The Ricky Gervais Show

Every episode of The Ricky Gervais Show ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Ricky Gervais Show!

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The Ricky Gervais Show is an American cartoon series produced for and broadcast by HBO and Channel 4. The series is an animated version of the popular British audio podcasts and audiobooks of the same

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9.0/10(4 votes)
#1 - Onion
S2:E42/4/2011
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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8.8/10(4 votes)
#2 - Clive Warren
S2:E11/14/2011
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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8.7/10(3 votes)
#3 - Doppleganger
S2:E21/21/2011
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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8.7/10(3 votes)
#4 - The Fly
S2:E31/28/2011
The trio discuss animals and diseases; evolution; a fly that is supposedly a pet; Karl's diary.
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8.7/10(3 votes)
#5 - Insects
S2:E52/11/2011
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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8.7/10(3 votes)
#6 - Kidneys
S2:E62/18/2011
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.
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The 20 WORST Episodes of The Ricky Gervais Show

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#7 - Night Club
S2:E73/4/2011
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.
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8.7/10(3 votes)
#8 - Future
S2:E83/11/2011
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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8.7/10(3 votes)
#9 - Natural History
S2:E93/18/2011
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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8.7/10(3 votes)
#10 - Leg Rubber
S2:E103/25/2011
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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8.7/10(3 votes)
#11 - Mrs. Battersby
S2:E114/1/2011
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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8.7/10(3 votes)
#12 - Art
S2:E124/8/2011
The trio discuss art, including Marcel Duchamp's Fountain and Damien Hirst's The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living as well as sculptures. Karl talks about a tricycle-riding fat woman nicknamed Miss Piggy who lived on the same estate as him.Ricky says that adaptations of literature and film can be improved by featuring the Muppets. Karl says that his favourite films are The Elephant Man, Kes and Mission: Impossible 2. Karl talks about his fondness of whistling, and Ricky says that he finds it annoying.
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8.7/10(3 votes)
#13 - Munchies
S2:E134/15/2011
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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8.7/10(3 votes)
#14 - Bryan's Brain
S3:E14/20/2012
Karl ruminates on museum collections, his invention for a mug coaster, and a new movie pitch.
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8.7/10(3 votes)
#15 - Armed Forces
S3:E35/4/2012
Karl explains why he would have liked to join the Army and recounts his most harrowing acts of bravery.
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8.7/10(3 votes)
#16 - Room 102
S3:E45/11/2012
Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss what things Karl would banish from the world, and what item he would take if stranded on an island.
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8.7/10(3 votes)
#17 - Karl's Day
S3:E55/18/2012
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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8.7/10(3 votes)
#18 - The English
S3:E65/25/2012
Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss the essence of Englishness, and what other nationality Karl would like to be.
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8.5/10(4 votes)
#19 - Comic Relief
S3:E24/27/2012
Karl feels he's getting up in age and is starting to spend more time with his doctors. No longer young and free, he thinks about his will, which he believes is a form of charity, though Ricky disagrees. Karl's attorney suggested he marry his girlfriend for tax purposes, which would finally give his parents a reason to meet hers.
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8.5/10(4 votes)
#20 - Law & Order
S3:E76/1/2012
Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss capital punishment, the Ten Commandments and hostage negotiation.
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8.0/10(2 votes)
#21 - Space Monkey
S1:E12/19/2010
Ricky and Stephen debate the merits of 20th century inventions with Karl; the guys introduce 'Monkey News.'
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8.0/10(2 votes)
#22 - Knob at Night
S1:E22/26/2010
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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8.0/10(2 votes)
#23 - Charity
S1:E33/5/2010
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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8.0/10(2 votes)
#24 - Dolphins
S1:E43/12/2010
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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8.0/10(2 votes)
#25 - Glass Houses
S1:E53/19/2010
Karl answers questions from fans; Karl deciphers the true meaning of sayings; Karl’s New Year’s resolution; “Monkey News.”
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Best Episodes Summary

"Onion" is the best rated episode of "The Ricky Gervais Show". It scored 9/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/4/2011. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Clive Warren".