Season 2 Episode 2

Show Description

Ricky and Steve remind the listeners who Karl is by asking a few difficult questions such as “What age are you?”. They also describe some of the freakish kids Karl went to school with.

Karl tells a ridiculous story about a doctor and some parrots, explains the derivation of the phrase “Throwing the baby out with the bath water” and comes up with a new feature called “What’s the Song”.

Ricky and Steve are not impressed with Karl’s new quiz, even more so when a caller claims he ripped off the idea from Simon Mayo. Steve is sceptical about Ricky taking up boxing and reminds him that he once almost choked to death on some dust.

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Ricky comes in early to play football with Karl and reveals he won’t be there next week as he’s off on holiday. Steve gets upset with Ricky’s childlike diet and talks about an audition he once had for The Pirates of Penzance.

Karl tells a go-kart anecdote which reminds Ricky of his very own go-kart related story. Steve is furious when he finds out Ricky went to a secret David Bowie gig without telling him.

Karl apparently has telepathic friends and is convinced a man walked 32 steps after having his head chopped off. Cockroaches can live 9 days without a head and Ricky stuffs his mouth with toilet paper.

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The Parrot's blood story comes from a Feb.2, 1931 article in Time Magazine. Google Parrot's blood or Lillian Fisher.

this is the funniest episode i've ever heard!

The invention of Rock Busters ! Yey !

"A dunno, just be friendly". Fucking brilliant.

I think Ricky is totally wrong here: Rockbusters rocks!

my god, fantastic! classic pilkington... and steves laugh at the end is just adorable!

"Kick some sand in it's eyes... and it'll leaves it a bit annoyed and it'll leave"