The Podfather Trilogy
Leave the cannolis.
The Podfather Trilogy is a series of three podcasts that Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington are giving away for free as a 'thank you' to everyone who supported the first three series of podcasts. Just as the first series of the podcasts was, The Podfather Trilogy is available via Guardian Unlimited. The release dates were:
- 31 October 2006 (Halloween)
- 23 November 2006 (Thanksgiving)
- 24 December 2006 (Christmas)
Episode One - Halloween
Tuesday 31st October 2006
Length: 37:22
Ghostly drivel abounds as Steve consults a text-based oracle. Karl experiences a kidney probing and suggests that doctors should deny the elderly medical treatment. Steve returns home to Bristol and lies to some 9-year-olds to gain their approval. Karl reluctantly becomes a godfather. Ricky tells of some lighter moments at the morgue. Karl explains the ins and outs of neurosurgery.
Quotes:
"She was your bog standard old woman." - Karl on a recently deceased neighbor
"There's too much fruit about." - Karl on agricultural excess
"There was some woman in a cafe the other week that I was sat in. She sat down with a mate and was talking loudly, going on about 'Oh, the baby's lovely! It's got lovely big eyes, and really big hands and feet!' Now that doesn't sound like a nice baby to me. I felt like saying it sounds like a frog." - Karl on ugly babies
"Do you think Halloween will get more popular [in the UK] if they find out ghosts are real?" - Karl during a discussion of America's obsession with Halloween
Episode Two - Thanksgiving
Thursday 23rd November 2006
Length: 38:58
Steve and Karl don't understand why Ricky has chosen to do this podcast on a strictly American holiday. Karl has a rant about the rigidity of holidays. Ricky asks Karl to choose five people to help him create a new society on a distant planet. Karl goes to visit a professional leg-rubber. The legendary "kicking my height" story is revisited. Steve reads some choice excerpts from Karl's diary. Plus there's another shoddy competition.
Quotes:
"I don't like fun." - Karl sums himself up
"I wouldn't put a date on Pancake Tuesday. Just have 'em when you want." - Karl has a problem with holidays
RICKY: "How old are you?" KARL: "I'm thirty-... thirty-three." RICKY: "Right. Sorry to start off with such a hard question."
"I was still using my eyes even though I had 'em shut." - Karl reveals a possible superpower
Episode Three
Sunday 24th December 2006
Length: 43:36
Karl reflects on the past year and singles out an unlikely highlight; Steve stocks up on yuletide essentials; Karl advocates an anarchic Christmas; Karl's diary draws to a close with revelations of bothersome footwear and worry-holes ... and Ricky provides an emotional exit en route to the orphanage.