Iconic Ambulance Challenge | Top Gear Classic

[@TopGearClassic]

Which of the trio are you trusting to save you in an emergency?

[@cbsGD]

none 😅😂

[@stanspelen]

I don't want these idiots to help me

[@superswag9861]

the Orangutan

[@Bradenham-qk2pz]

i'm better off saving myself than trusting THEM

[@aloyzinsabdonpacia5774]

If they respond to my emergency, I already accept my fate

[@12packersfan]

It took me almost a full decade to realize how hilarious it is that Richard’s patient delivery system is called the “coup de grace”

[@jtlampsu2]

I nearly peed my pants when I first saw that, Hilarious 🙂😆🙂

[@ilikespinning8074]

Why is it?

[@gamechiefprime3007]

@@ilikespinning8074 Coup de grace can be translated as a "blow of mercy." In this case, Hammond's delivery system is an act of mercy because it puts patients out of their misery, i.e, kills them.

[@pajtim9079]

"Hammond, you blithering idiot!" 🤣🤣 That response has made it even better.

[@matthewlok3020]

I have watched this literally a million times and I couldn’t stop laughing at how precisely Hammond hammered the patient into the window

[@davidzea-smith1417]

This is basically TG’s formula: James would’ve won, but made a mistake that cost him the game, Jeremy does something reckless and barely wins, and Richard fails in style.

[@yashwanthbalakrishnan9100]

Absolutely, but it never got boring for 22 years. Incredible.

[@danielnoye223]

Hello viewers, as you can imagine I've done this properly. Buffeting ensues.

[@Silverwing2112]

And James says "Cock." Gotta have that.

[@JonasHamill]

Plus Richard crashes and his car catches on fire

[@jakeadams101]

Imagine laying on the ground with 5 minutes to live and your EMT looks at you and is like *Tough luck my guy* and walks away lol

[@HyperVegitoDBZ]

or "2 minutes, waste of time"

[@predacon457]

It does happen, but most of the people who witness that...are unavailable for comment

[@max7971]

That’s exactly what you are taught at paramedic courses. The job is to save as many lives as possible, not fight for every single one. It’s a tough decision to make (luckily I didn’t have to make it yet) but it’s something every rescuer has to keep in mind.

[@gin6222]

that’s essentially what triage is

[@leokolev3695]

Or imagine being taken to hospital and before blacking out the last thing you hear is "this patient is really annoying me now"

[@top_banananaplays]

"Hammond you blithering idiot." Will never not be funny.

[@douglasbullet6456]

Jurassic Park in a nutshell

[@turkish1x]

lol i really likes james "ive been reasonably polite about this so far but i'd like you get out of the f'ing way"

[@serisothikos]

James imitating the puppetry is low-key the funniest part.

[@Faith01841]

I've rewatched this episode so many times 😭 Richard in particular is GOLD

[@sizakelecomfortmtshweni9530]

May's explanation to Jeremy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 "He got better" I'm dead ☠️🤣

[@ALhudaYDLaw]

had me rolling on the floor laughing 🤣

[@mattbrownell57]

​@@ALhudaYDLawso was the dummy 😂

[@philtee3038]

"So where is he?" "In the pub, I should imagine" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@DaSpaceJammer]

12:04 Jeremy with the handbrake turn, into a no look, behind the back, patient delivery assist to the hospital, at the buzzer, is some incredible driving. Sometimes his skill level is so good, it’s frightening. He’s absolutely perfect in every way measurable.

[@MrMarioski]

“Behold - my genius! [smug smile]”

[@Synapse-CrossroadsOfKnowledge]

YOU'RE IN GOOD SHAPE MY MAN, I CAN LOOK AFTER YOU!

[@treffer1]

Get in!

[@Bradenham-qk2pz]

15 minutes ago is crazy still one of the most iconic episodes

[@TinyKatyushaLovesCali]

James walking like a puppet is still the best part

[@DodderingOldMan]

Heh, genuinely agree. I was a huge fan of Thunderbirds as a kid, seeing him do that was both hilarious and nostalgic :P

[@msjennie81]

Soothing reassuring tunes looses the entire thing in unofficial clips like this. Don't fear the reaper from the official episode is so fitting here. 😂 Btw, when May discover his patient is "in the pub, he imagines. Classic. 😂

[@zoid9969]

* loses

[@HALLish-jl5mo]

And the actual Thunderbirds music, not the legally distinct mess

[@Cako1000]

This channel is from the BBC though

[@HALLish-jl5mo]

@@Cako1000 Still not the original music. They will have had a license for only the initial airings, and would have to pay more to keep using it. So they swapped for generic music. This can be a big issue for shows. Daria couldn't get a DVD release for years due to music rights, and they had to completely redo the audio to scrub all the music and replace it with cheaper equivalents.

[@VanquishedAgain]

The worst is when they do the car modification clips and they say "so we found a shop. And cued the music!" Only for some garbage music to play instead of the A Team theme song

[@dalydaly-mf4ne]

one of my all time favourite, Richard at the end is gold

[@febinjohn2030]

Looking forward to seeing you all again in 10 years! May the algorithm unite us once more.

[@12packersfan]

James just standing there motionless when the race starts at 5:45 kills me

[@dr.bright6272]

He is Captain Slow for a reason.

[@cleanycloth]

I remember watching this when it first came out. Never seen my dad laugh so hard when Richard fired his patient into the hospital.

[@AkaixJK]

7:38 Just realised that James was trying to say "AMBULANCE" in reverse. Genius.

[@LordWaldema]

Iirc during the building of the vehicles he mentions he knows that they have "ambulance" written in mirror font on the bonnet but he couldn't find mirrored letters so he just put them on in backwards order.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

ECNALUBMA

[@josephj807]

It took me 14 years to find that out lol

[@fidelcatsro6948]

@@josephj807 !snoitalutargnoC 😺👍

[@josephj807]

@@fidelcatsro6948 😂

[@eroche913]

This challenge was one of the absolute best. I remember seeing the patient ejection through the window by Hammond on the Sunday night show and I nearly shat myself laughing

[@martinjrgensen8234]

Their police car challenge did that to me 😂

[@Raphael54433]

6:15 imangine surviving a disaster of that scale only to be pushed into the back of a hurse with someone else's arm

[@kafkaesk3449]

One of my favourite episodes of top gear. See you guys in 10 years when the algorithm recommends it

[@waler.]

this was easily one of my favorite segments from the entire show, it was so funny

[@ltdn]

The good old days when Top Gear was excellent. Bravo...

[@jdgoesham5381]

This show is a cure for depression. I'm not even really kidding. I've found when I'm having a really rough one that if I watch something like this show's old eps or listen to great stand up comedy my depression melts away. Which of course makes you think it's the laughter or just the big smile you get from those things but for me those two things are life savers. Even music can't do for me what they do. Thankfully I'm not a really depressive person but when I'm feeling it this is what I go for and it's really amazing.

[@top_banananaplays]

The biggest threat to our ambulance service are Peugeot drivers.

[@jackstewart2258]

Unless they are all gone we're all going to die

[@WolvieX23]

6:18 “With the patient’s carefully loaded…” - “GET IN!” 😂

[@Nippontradamus]

Also May using some other patient's hand to guide the stretcher

[@technowelliebobs4779]

Every few years I find myself coming back to Top Gear clips. The trio may be dead but their legacy lives on FOREVER

[@lukesmialkowski7870]

"THE" best Automotive Show ever created.Will miss watching these guys' shenanigans 🤣

[@Sharion.Inuyatt]

This is one of my favorite episodes ever, it’s just pure gold!

[@polarisnorth4875]

Laughed my head off to this. Perfect timing after a couple of horribly stressful days

[@topmandog1]

The copyright free thunderbirds music is half decent

[@harveymtz423]

I was hoping to hear Don't Fear the Reaper but I had a feeling copyrights couldn't allow it.

[@AdityaSangwan619]

13:00 had me rolling lmaooo

[@starcode5000]

6:18 May guiding the robot back in with the severed arm and then throwing it away will never not be funny to me

[@stuartbowlerwell2845]

This was absolute gold of a task. Everything was comedy timing brilliance. And that patient fired through the window 😂🤣😂

[@RicardoOtaviano]

You're in a good shape my man, i can look after you.

[@luciensmallwood8439]

I love how well Jeremy played Virgil with the conveyor belt, to enter his 944 (TB2) through the roof and for the palm trees to drop in true Thunderbird 2 fashion!!!

[@jaredmclaren8638]

8:58 "I've been reasonably polite about this so far, but I would like you to get out of the f'kng way..." 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@FamtechVideos]

Oh I was waiting for this to be remastered! May more come soon!

[@dimapyrotir3371]

"He got better" 😭😭

[@gemmastaines5706]

He’s in the pub!!! 😂😂

[@WranglerJess97]

I've seen every episode of Top Gear and Grand Tour, there are so many funny moments, hilarious dialogue, and EPIC adventures. This skit/segment would absolutely land in my top 10 favorite episodes of Top Gear... "In the wuuurld"

[@AtheistOrphan]

Last week BBC4 showed the first-ever episode of Top Gear from 1977. Still had the same theme music!

[@camulusmagnus]

There are so many hilarious and fantastic moments with this challenge, from the Star Trek 'Red Alert' sound to James perfectly imitating the old 'Thunderbirds' motion, the sirens, with Richard shooting the patient through the window and James dragging his patient around being the crowning moments.

[@thunderbest3909]

Hearse shouldn't be the first vehicle to pick up a wounded patient 👀😆, James would just signal them that they're not coming on then.

[@EnforcerX71]

11:00 : Three things certain in life, Death, Taxes and Richard Hammond crashing.

[@Horndogthehorneddog]

Y’all uploading these has taken me back so crazy. Have to watch every time and never regret it. Seriously these dudes are some of the greatest ever when it comes to the art/craft of television

[@ffsazez2103]

One of the best classics ever

[@DawsonsMemes]

How have I never seen this thunderbird montage before 😂

[@RickVG02]

I wonder how many people nowadays will know Thunderbids (they should its so good)

[@topmandog1]

Copyright free thunderbirds *

[@rypieuwu]

i'm 18, i do

[@jtlampsu2]

I remember the original Tracy Island.. and not the one made in Blue Peter!

[@derekgrayjr]

"40 mins later, 2 of us arrived" lmao

[@manasnikhil]

No matter how many times I've watched this before, this always has me in tears!😂

[@Blitz-0012]

I never first got why James May starts walking funny during the Thunderbirds bit. I realise now that he's mimicking how the puppets walked!

[@footystar1GamingOfficial]

12:13 I've only just realised that part was edited, as it looked to be going into the wall, and they cut that out to make it look like it went in perfectly. Had me fooled for about 9 years...

[@eMikerism]

imo this is the funniest episode of top gear

[@TravMenace]

we never knew how good we had it back in the day

[@trainman86trainstramsandmore]

9:37 Hang on, I seem to remember that wasn't the re-assuring tune?

[@tomjarrett8290]

You’re right. It was Don’t Fear The Reaper

[@bartdegryse9345]

Prob copyright

[@trainman86trainstramsandmore]

@@bartdegryse9345 copyright is a bitch...

[@Acedia8938]

2:12 i just noticed, the Top Gear Poorly People Assistance Headquarters window cuts off words in exactly the right spot...

[@kokeko324]

"WATCH THIS🗣️" 10:06

[@usaccdecks8363]

"COCK" 🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@ajtheracer95]

*CRASH* C O C K 🗣️🗣️🗣️🤬🤬🤬🐓🐓🐓

[@paperPlanesAVIATIONOfficial]

"COCKING NOAURA😔😔😔😔😔"​@@ajtheracer95

[@RedSet_Diancie]

@@ajtheracer95C O C K I N G N O R A

[@dangerdean9066]

@@ajtheracer95 CRASH COCKING NORA

[@Wisnu_Wiidodo]

10:27 HAMMOND GET OUT OF MY WAAAYY🗣️🔥🔥‼️ I'M COMIN' THRU IN A PORSCHE TURBOOOO🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥 ‼️

[@NGMonocrom]

So, ironically, Clarkson is the best ambulance driver.... out of the three of them.

[@fredenord2411]

The Peugeot driver is sooo good xD😂😅

[@_ford_crown_victoria_p]

I’ve been waiting for this video for so long

[@SteCork-t8x]

Even if they don't want to do any more foreign-travel Grand Tour stuff, this kind of thing would be cheap(ish) fun, and achievable, plus they'd be home in the evenings...

[@jippalippa]

00:06 that's such a post-modern looking location. Very cool place to film!

[@Gent82]

Ahh I wasn't imagining it. This is a re-upload, likely because of the Thunderbirds theme tune (which is on the as-broadcast version of this episode on iPlayer).

[@lestatlunar]

12:28 is he referring to a guy with a 1000 baby oils in his basement or its just me? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@stilesstratton9566]

Dude, this episode came out years before that incident.

[@drippy6686]

Love top gear so much.

[@VanquishedAgain]

I feel bad for the people who never got to watch Top Gear with the real music instead of the garbage royalty free music

[@ryansantiago6338]

"Patient to Hospital" to "Hammond, you blithering idiot!" is one of my favorite Top Gear/Grand Tour moments ever.

[@SaurianEntity]

James: 1. What a remarkable printer... 😂 2. Hello, and welcome aboard... the ecnalubma. 🤣 Never gets old.

[@burgermouth4166]

Exaggerated but valid proof to not privatize Healthcare

[@guitarman813]

08:08 - even as a Peugeot driver myself, I find this part hilarious!

[@PaleBrownDot]

1:14 Better than the actual Thunderbirds movie

[@cluckoftheduck]

3:57 A-GOG!!!

[@MarkCerbo]

Jeremy's Rambulance (aka a Porsche 944 with a built-in ramming device) siren sounds "Staying Alive," and he only delivers his patient, who came in second to James May, because the patient "got better."

[@jmercado2062]

I love James but the last thing I want to hear when I'm dying is "James May pilot bit"

[@pepepoopsonthefarright7531]

clarkson's patient - at the hospital may's patient - at the pub hammond's patient - through the window

[@AlluSRJ]

6:09 "you are in good shape my man i can look after you"

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

9:35 I always thought it was “Don’t fear the reaper” ???

[@maxo.9928]

Please give us the British Leyland challenge!

[@sombertownds149]

"he got better" same energy as tis but a flesh wound

[@realhuman5688]

13:05 just perfect lol

[@electricfootballhero1349]

First time I've laughed in about 48 hours, so thanks.

[@emanxindaweb69]

"Sorry about the noise. You'll be fine." Patient striking a car. I was dying 😂

[@TrevorSports]

The fake Thunderbirds theme is such shame, but this is still hilarious

[@charliejones3119]

1:21 James doing the thunderbird walk will never not be funny 😂😂

[@TrevorBrass]

Challenges like these were peak Top Gear.

[@joecrammond6221]

i don't know what's more amazing, the fact James reached the hospital first or the fact he didn't end up somewhere else instead

[@fasihq7590]

How old am I for this to be considered a classic, jheeze

[@ۥٴٴٴٴۥۥٴٴٴٴۥ]

1:19 I love how James walks like that 😂

[@patrickwilliamson29]

A big part of triage is looking at who you can help and whether it's worth it considering others might die so in fact, they were right in saying which has the longest to live

[@reahdhatgaming.1936]

those drifts by Clarkson . UFFF bro is a legend

[@Frictionl]

Without live episodes it's not virtually possible.

[@modelandrei6599]

Pure gold!

[@abhishekrao1525]

One of my favorite Cheap Car Challenges.

[@DaSpecialZak]

hammond came second in a blaze

[@acebubbles5023]

hammonds brakes being on fire when he arrives last is amazing😂

[@GXKid06]

Never seen the first 5 minutes of this one before

[@Trvs-du4cs]

Please give full episodes.

[@BobbySteelanus]

Yeah and 50 quid

[@kieran.grant_]

It's a shame about "don't fear the reaper" being cut, I always loved that gag

[@capt.proton5041]

I wish today's car presenters were so thoughtful and innovative.

[@Dannyboy314]

It's a crime against humanity that these 3 have stopped their trio.