Karl's dad - The train story

Karl shares an amusing anecdote about his dad

[@Burguois]

I like how every story about Karl's Dad involves Karl stitching him up somehow. Pretending to be a copper, nicking from the phone box, crashing a train etc.

[@stopdropandroll]

Dont forget the forest gump kid in a wheelie bin

[@tarashaw9418]

Awe so cute, you could totally hear how impressed Karl was with his dad!!

[@mcwhertortk]

One of the best of Karl's stories

[@angryhobo212]

"I'm sorry I can't move the train right now because the conductor went to the bathroom, let me go see if I can find him"

[@sayno2lolzisback]

He was 18 though. I would have done the same

[@TheAmateurEditor]

@@sayno2lolzisback Exactly. I'm a cop and I've pulled over a few teenage lads driving without valid/full licenses or insurance and when it all comes to light, it's usually a case that there was a need for the car to be moved, the person tasked wasn't available at the time and instead of waiting, an eager lad made a stupid decision.

[@orth82]

Gotta love those little glimpses into his dad's personality! Karl also once said that his dad was a more condensed version of him, or something to that effect :)

[@rainman11985]

I wish they'd got his parents on the podcast. They couldn't have lived upto your imagination so it would have been a bit of a let down but I still would have loved to hear it. His Dad's sounds like a more confident\outgoing Karl, imagine the comedy gold a CONFIDENT Pilkington would come out with.

[@123reletive123]

I bet christmas with the pilkingtons is a right laugh

[@kingofrivia1248]

Karls family definitely needs to get a tv show. I hope they are well i mean its been ages now they must be very old.

[@LeonEyedass]

Karl's dad is the best

[@hardcorejoey88]

Steve says Karl's Dad is like Ronny Biggs but this is before the anecdote about the train begins! Anyone else think that was a massive coincidence?

[@chriswalls5648]

Ronnie Biggs was an inept criminal. That's the joke. Trains are just coincidental.

[@hohaia01]

Yeah, different generation. My dad met Tito (former leader of Yugoslavia) when he was hiding from the Germans after escaping from prison during WWII.

[@orth82]

this is pre-podcast comedy gold from the XFM radio show they did years ago. If you haven't heard them yet I suggest you do a search, as they are actually much funnier than the podcasts (which I also love)

[@callum110597]

Crashed into a signal box? Now I'm getting memories of Thomas the Tank Engine. Remember? Donald's tender crashed into a signal box!

[@josephmarrison4606]

Lightening McQueen Thought exactly the same thing Mate.

[@ofjeworstlust69]

Few people know this but that scene was based entirely on Karl's dad

[@MasterHopkins94]

Some say he's an exaggerated version of Karl.

[@thagrammarnazi]

I'd love to see Karl and his family in a 'TOWIE' style show, The Only Way Is Manchester?

[@theextrareich6581]

Slow it down to 0.75 and they all sound like stoners especially Karl

[@SilverToster]

I wonder if his dad like him or karl like his dad

[@adamliddle2060]

katarzyna muszynska karl is like his mum if you have heard all the stories. putting tipex on spiders and shit

[@morganlast5498]

A child is like the parent. Not the other way around, seeing how the parent would of had their personality already defined by the child's birth. Common sense, wow.

[@123reletive123]

runs in the family lol

[@orth82]

Sorry about the embarrassingly late reply, JW. Just read your comment today. I found this photo in Karl's newest "Idiot Abroad" book. A highly recommended read! :)

[@lukedonnachie8797]

If you believe that,in the words of ricky“your an idiot”3 to 4 million pounds worth of damage haha

[@edenm.1114]

Nice song choice after the story (Blur-Out of Time)

[@christianazacarias]

3:15 - 3:32 "weird, innit??"

[@andrewmay1299]

There’s a lot that doesn’t add up there to be honest. At best a lot that’s been exaggerated over time. I can’t believe that Karl’s dad wouldn’t have been sacked for that. I can’t believe the amount of money quoted or the amount of time that the station was apparently shut for while they fixed it. I also don’t believe that he’d have been off work and still getting paid, for several weeks, after being responsible for such a disaster. Is there any record of this at all?

[@JoeyXSmith]

July 20th 1959: July 20 - United Kingdom - A light engine overruns signals and crashes into Dock Junction Signal Box, near St Pancras, London. Trains are handsignalled into and out of St Pancras for several days before the signal box can be repaired and returned to service. Source: Wiki train accidents: 1950-1959

[@lornemalvo3298]

Ha..I though Karl was going to have a go at Steve...

[@williamfinucane]

what podcast is this from??

[@grantlauzon5237]

This sounds like a fantasy from an American perspective.

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

😂

[@leviathon18]

anyone know the name of the song at the end??

[@S7EVE_P]

Blur - Out of Time. Cracking track

[@dannycheesums]

Weird init

[@paulmorphy6187]

Ricky laughs at practically everything Karl says, without Ricky laughing Karl is rather boring

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

Nope.