02 November 2002

Xfm Series 2 August 2002 - August 2003 List of episodes

Episodes: 24 August 2002 (Transcript) 31 August 2002 (Transcript) 07 September 2002 (Transcript) 14 September 2002 (Transcript) ('Best of') 21 September 2002 (Transcript) 28 September 2002 (Transcript) 05 October 2002 (Transcript) 12 October 2002 (Transcript) 19 October 2002 (Transcript) 26 October 2002 (Transcript) 02 November 2002 (Transcript) 09 November 2002 (Transcript) 16 November 2002 (Transcript) 23 November 2002 (Transcript) 30 November 2002 (Transcript) 07 December 2002 (Transcript) 14 December 2002 (Transcript) 21 December 2002 (Transcript) 28 December 2002 (Transcript) ('Best of') 04 January 2003 (Transcript) 11 January 2003 (Transcript) 18 January 2003 (Transcript) 25 January 2003 (Transcript) 01 February 2003 (Transcript) 08 February 2003 (Transcript) 15 February 2003 (Transcript) 22 February 2003 (Transcript) ('Best of') 01 March 2003 (Transcript) ('Best of') 08 March 2003 (Transcript) 15 March 2003 (Transcript) 22 March 2003 (Transcript) 29 March 2003 (Transcript) 05 April 2003 (Transcript) 12 April 2003 (Transcript) 19 April 2003 (Transcript) 26 April 2003 (Transcript) 03 May 2003 (Transcript) 10 May 2003 (Transcript) 17 May 2003 (Transcript) 31 May 2003 (Transcript) 07 June 2003 (Transcript) 14 June 2003 (Transcript) 21 June 2003 (Transcript) 28 June 2003 05 July 2003 12 July 2003 19 July 2003 26 July 2003 02 August 2003 09 August 2003 16 August 2003

02 November 2002 is a memorable episode from the second series of the Ricky Gervais Show on Xfm. It features the first significant laughter from Karl on air, the first time no listeners were able to correctly answer Rockbusters and Karl selling his futon and desk combo live on air for £100.

Track Listing

1. Ladies Boobs (0:0:47)

Ricky asks Karl what he would do if he awoke with ladies boobs.

The Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs (00:02:14)

2. Selling A Futon (0:04:06)

Karl complains of the stresses of moving house, leading to him offering a table and futon to the listeners for £100. After Steve and Ricky comment that meeting Karl alone is worth £100, Karl becomes paranoid about meeting any purchasers at his house.

3. Prizes For Rockbusters (0:07:28)

Steve runs through the prizes for Rockbusters including, David Attenborough's "Life Of Birds" Video, best of David Bowie CD compolation, a "Madness" DVD, a "Country Legends" compolation and the DVD Film, "Hellraiser".

Richard Ashcroft - Check The Meaning (00:09:24)

4. Sold! (0:09:32)

Karl has sold the futon to a caller "Steve" leading to Steve to tell the story of a chair, which he believes to have come from an old peoples home, he once purchased, and muses on the possibility of selling this, the same way.

Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (00:14:24)

5. Celebrity Fit Club (0:15:19)

Karl instigates the seemingly weekly discussion about Celebrity Fit Club. This week they discuss the "BodPod" which measures body fat which measured one contestant at 60% body fat. Karl suggests that "The problem is he does like his food. But if he didn't do the exercise he wouldn't be as hungry and he might not get fat."

Death In Vegas w/ Liam Gallagher - Scorpion Rising (00:20:04)

6. Educating Ricky (Part 1) (0:20:21)

Story 1: Don't Worry About Him He Candle It
Story 2: I'm Kermitted To This Treatment
Story 3: The Police Are Causing A Bit Of A Stare

Ricky and Steve choose Don't Worry About Him He Candle It first, Karl then tells them the history of the saying "burning the candle at both ends", which started "years ago" when workers burnt a candle at both ends of the day.

7. Letter From Richard Anderson 1 (0:24:00)

Steve reads out the first email sent by Richard Anderson which said "Ricky, your show is appauling. Are you actually aware you are on the radio or has somone just secretly stuck a microphone on you?"

Old Dirty Bastard - Unknown (00:24:50)

Steve and Ricky return to the e-mail after the break and term the nickname "Dicky". Karl sympathises with Anderson, saying that the show is "hard to listen to".

8. Steve Takes A Dump (0:26:30)

Steve recalls the time he dumped his old items outside, which lead to a homeless man taking them and having a "car boot sale" outside a shop.

Aqualung - Good Times Gonna Come (00:29:56)

9. OB (0:30:20)

A listner, Geoff Dunn, suggests Ricky and Steve do a live broadcast from Karl's flat. Karl rejects as they will "make a mess", "make loads of noise" annoying the woman downstairs and the "parking is really bad downstairs" culminating in Karl "not getting his deposit back"

10. Rockbusters (0:33:36)

The clues are: B: I don't like them birds, they shouldn't be allowed in this area.
PD: He doesn't like women yet he's got a couple of kids, thats a bit wierd
DC: That bloke who does sport on telly, he's got a little kid

Between the second and third clues, Ricky's laughing causes Karl to have a laughing fit at 34:30.

Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son (00:36:03) Nirvana - You Know You're Right (00:36:05)

11. Educating Ricky (Part 2) (0:36:11)

Ricky choses I'm Kermitted To This Treatment, Karl explains the origons of the saying "Frog In Your Throat", where doctors, "ages ago", put toads in peoples mouths to prevent patients from clothing their mouths during treatment. When Ricky points out that toads aren't frogs as the headline suggests, Karl says it fitted the clue better than the headline Have You Head The New Toad Day.

Ben Kweller - In Other Words (00:40:08)

12. Letter From Richard Anderson 2 (0:41:14)

Richard Anderson has been back in touch saying "Thanks Ricky for a really forgettable two hours of radio. I think I will spend my time next week counting my feet".

13. Frog In The Throat (0:40:14)

Karl returns to the topic of Educating Ricky (Part 2). Ricky explains why toad's backs are poisonous, Karl thinks it is a weak defense and suggests they would prefer "lobster claws" rather than the poison.

Electric 6 - High Voltage (00:43:40)

14. Educating Ricky (Part III) (0:45:28)

Karl explains that The Police Are Causing A Bit Of A Stare refers to a story where a man was arrested for appearing drunk in public, but he turns out to merely have one glass eye.

Song With A Story: The Kinks - Lola (00:48:25)

15. Rockbusters Answers (0:49:49)

Karl gleefully exclaims "we ain't got a winner" as no one has successfully answered the first one (despite the listeners' answer making more sense). Regardless, Steve does select a winner, who emailed "Karl you are a moron". Answers: Bangles: I don't like them birds, they shouldn't be allowed in this area.
Puff Daddy: He doesn't like women yet he's got a couple of kids, thats a bit wierd
Destiny's Child: That bloke who does sport on telly, he's got a little kid

Song For The Ladies: Frente - Bizzare Love Triangle (00:53:11)

Quotes

Karl: If you go to Argentina and have a steak you can wake up with breasts. (0:01:43)
Ricky: The bloke said what sort of wood is it. Karl said, what sort of a like a light brown colour. He said, what a beach coloured? Karl went it depends what beach you are on (0:09:95)
Karl: The problem is he does like his food. But if he didn't do the exercise he wouldn't be as hungry and he might not get fat.. (0:16:54)
Karl: You should never lick a toad's back. (0:38:54)
Karl: If I'm a moron, I might just get your address wrong when I send it to you then (0:52:35)

Trivia

• This episode is the first time no listeners were able to answer all three Rockbuster questions.

Playlist

The Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs
Richard Ashcroft - Check The Meaning
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising
Death In Vegas w/ Liam Gallagher - Scorpion Rising
Old Dirty Bastard - Unknown Song
Aqualung - Good Times Gonna Come
Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
Nirvana - You Know You're Right
Ben Kweller - In Other Words
Electric 6 - High Voltage
The Kinks - Lola
Frente - Bizzare Love Triangle