The Best Episodes Written By Julian Barratt

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   #1 - Killeroo

   S1:E15/18/2004

   Bob Fossil sets up a highly illegal and shady kangaroo boxing match between the Killeroo and Howard. Howard thinks that by winning the fight he will impress the Head of Reptiles, Mrs Gideon. Vince enlists his uncle, a bare-knuckle fighter with a very strange accent, to help with Howard's training.

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   #2 - Bollo

   S1:E36/1/2004

   Bollo, the eldest and most respected gorilla at the Zoo-niverse is gravely ill. Bob Fossil persuades Howard to dress in an ape suit, replacing Bollo, so that he can continue accepting sponsorship money for the gorilla. Everything's going smoothly until the Grim Reaper arrives and mistakenly takes Howard to Ape Hell instead. Vince sets off to rescue Howard and they run into trouble when they encounter the Ape of Death who is plagued with problem hair.

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   #3 - Tundra

   S1:E46/8/2004

   In an attempt to compete with daring adventurer Dixon Bainbridge, Howard and Vince set off in search of the Egg of Mantumbi - with the assistance of Gary Numan. Into the whiteness, the nothingness of the Arctic Tundra, the boys come face to face with hideous ice demon Black Frost. Luckily, Vince has befriended a polar bear.

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   #4 - Charlie

   S1:E66/22/2004

   Howard is hell bent on a career as a serious writer in the hope that he'll improve his chances with Mrs Gideon. However, when famous publisher Hamilton Cork arrives at the Zoo-Niverse, he decides to publish Vince's literary efforts about a pink bubblegum character called Charlie. Meanwhile, Bob Fossil has embarked on a new breeding programme for the pandas.

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   #5 - Hitcher

   S1:E87/6/2004

   After Ivan the bear becomes angry and escapes from his cage, Fossil arranges a place for Ivan at an Animal Offenders Institute. All Howard and Vince have to do is get there and back, in one piece, without falling foul of the Hitcher.

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   #6 - Call of the Yeti

   S2:E17/26/2005

   During a break at Kodiak Jack's reclusive log cabin, Kodiak tells Howard of the mythical Yeti that lives in the forest. His desire for fame and fortune gets the better of him and Howard trades Vince for directions to the Yeti's lair. However, things don't go according to plan when the Yetis kidnap Howard and Vince is propositioned by a maniac trapper.

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   #7 - The Nightmare of Milky Joe

   S2:E68/30/2005

   While marooned on a desert island, Howard sees an opportunity to nurture his poetry and Vince takes to making bamboo fashion lines. However, with no-one to talk to but each other and nothing to eat but rancid coconuts, they soon find themselves in the midst of a coco-nightmare.

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   #8 - The Legend of Old Gregg

   S2:E58/23/2005

   Following a somewhat poorly received gig, the boys decide to skip town for a bit. They take in a spot of fishing on Black Lake where, angry at Vince's fishing success, Howard sends him back to the local pub. Whilst Vince swaps tales with the locals at the King Prawn's Head, Howard is abducted by Old Gregg, the eerie merman who haunts the lake's waters.

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   #9 - Nanageddon

   S2:E38/9/2005

   In an attempt to impress two goth girls, the boys stage a seance in their front room. Trouble ensues when they summon the most evil demon known to man, an old lady called Nanatoo, who does a runner with their flatmate, the Shaman Naboo's, most magic book. Naboo is livid and gets drunk, leaving it up to Howard and Vince to find the demon, retrieve the book and prevent Nanageddon.

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    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - The Power of the Crimp

    S3:E311/29/2007

    When imitators Flighty Zeus steal their thunder, the boys unleash the 'Crimp'.

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Journey to the Centre of the Punk

    S3:E211/22/2007

    When Vince bites a rare jazz record, the Jazz Beast enters his bloodstream.

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    8.3/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Eels

    S3:E111/15/2007

    Naboo and Bollo are off on the Head Shaman's stag do, leaving Howard and Vince in charge of Nabootique.

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    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - The Strange Tale of the Crack Fox

    S3:E412/6/2007

    The Crack Fox enters Nabootique and steals a precious bottle of Shaman Juice.

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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - The Chokes

    S3:E612/20/2007

    Howard takes acting lessons to overcome stage fright and get work with director Jurgen Haabemaaster.

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    5.4/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Party

    S3:E512/13/2007

    Reluctant to celebrate his birthday, Howard finally succumbs to Vince's plan for a huge party.

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