American Reacts Top Gear - Funniest Moments from Series 17

[@holdtightadele8017]

The Princess Diana joke is usually reference to her fatal crash, but in this context I believe it was referring to her vocal advocacy and campaigns against landmines.

[@whovianhistorybuff]

Correct, that machine was used for clearing minefields

[@SaintPhoenixx]

The Nurburgring is a legendary racetrack in Germany, one of the most famous tracks in the world. James hates it because lots of car manufacturers test and develop sporty cars to go round the Nurburgring, in doing so, they create a car with terrible, hard suspension which ruins the ride when you're on normal roads. He instantly hates any car that sayd it was developed on the Nurburgring, since it's almost certainly going to have been ruined and be terribly uncomfortable for normal road use.

[@almostyummymummy]

I happen to agree with him on that.

[@mlee6050]

Be fine if normal roads was decent quality but they often always rough

[@j94_couch]

Pan-Am (Pan American Airways) was a US airline, one of the biggest in the world, and it operated from 1927 to 1991

[@galaxspace1]

Very surprised he didnt know about it. It was one of the big corpo icons of the USA

[@anglosaxon5874]

@@galaxspace1 Americans don't know much about their own country/history/the world either, You can see many vids on here on that. Gen Z our "future"....NOT!

[@Oddballkane]

Catch me if you can. Was in that movie I guess he has never watched that.

[@tonybaker55]

Was also famous for "landing" in Lockerbie.

[@BasherBrookes]

I think when he said what’s PanAm it was very much tongue in cheek…

[@lorddante9048]

You need to watch the Top Gear challenge specials as they are amazing. The funny bits and clips are ok but unless you watch full episodes or the specials you can’t fully appreciate the show.

[@Rallarbusen]

Agree, full episodes are way better. My favourite is the 'Race to the North', S13 E1.

[@cpmahon]

Pan Am, otherwise known as Pan American was originally famous for its luxury. It went bankrupt in the early '90s I believe.

[@kumasenlac5504]

3:10 Just after I got my first-ever frequent-flyer card.... It wasn't my fault it went bankrupt - I never got to use the card. )o: 7:12 "Purple burglar alarm" is even better... 10:25 The phrase you seek is 'perfect foils for each other'.

[@williambranch4283]

Pan Am was owned by Howard Hughes. Who was a airplane pioneer before he ran a movie studio and went nuts.

[@alieffauzanrizky7202]

Props to pan am, without them we wouldn't get the majestic 747

[@colin3567]

@@williambranch4283 Juan T. Trippe*

[@m.hstudioproductions6642]

Yes, Pan Am went bankrupt in 1991.

[@IIChristisKingII]

Growler-british slang for extremely hairy lady parts.

[@stirlingmoss4621]

hence the 'trimmed down version' line. Brilliant. Shame the lad doesnt get it.

[@IIChristisKingII]

@@stirlingmoss4621 and the going outside to wax my growler. 😁

[@judithkelly2556]

Or in Yorkshire it's slang for a pork pie

[@10thdoctor15]

"The British are back... I mean here." 🤣🤣

[@martinscott-reed5379]

A growler is referring to a females genitalia. So when James said "I'm just going outside to wax the growler" he was alluding to a woman...erm....weeding her lady garden.

[@matthewwalker5430]

Wow! I suddenly felt really old when I heard an American ask "what is Pan-Am?"

[@tome5866]

I'm pretty sure the princess Diana joke is reference to her campaign on land mines and that army tank is used to clear land mines

[@stewartphillips1782]

"What is PanAm?", you make me feel old!

[@ratowey]

A Growler is British slang for an unkempt lady Garden.

[@andy2950]

Lady Diana Spencer famously campaigned against land mines. That machine is a mine clearer.

[@Mviews-hb4ib]

Ahh I didn't hear it all and thought he was saying if she was riding in one of them she wouldn't of died lol

[@onemoreminute0543]

These old episodes bring back memories- I used to watch the show tons back when I was younger with my parents.

[@kurtsudheim825]

This was season 17, when it was at its peak, before falling down then coming to an end. If you were still watching this series with your parents you're making me feel very old

[@onemoreminute0543]

@@kurtsudheim825 I still remember hearing the news about the OG trio leaving the show. Obviously what Clarkson did was stupid, but I was hoping that at least May and Hammond would stay on. NO ONE has been able to replace those three on the newer seasons and their interactions. They had such an incredibly entertaining dynamic.

[@iKvetch558]

Oh gosh...the boys trying to make their own versions of trains may well be the funniest comedy bit ever done for a factual television program...in all of history. 😂😂💯💯✌✌

[@chrissyboi88b]

I drive massive excavators and it's so much fun, I'd definitely recommend to anyone to give it a go. I can do a few tricks like cutting a cucumber with a knife taped to the bucket thats 20 feet away from me.

[@alanhilton7336caradventure]

they're all real good mates in real life that's why I like watching them because it shows.

[@holdtightadele8017]

British best friends literally are the most horrible people but they will stick by you through anything😂👌🏻

[@alanhilton7336caradventure]

@@holdtightadele8017 thanks.... you don't talk to many people do you.

[@holdtightadele8017]

@@alanhilton7336caradventure 🙄🤦🏼‍♂️And you came to that conclusion how? Dunno why you’re thanking me😂 Was just making a comment🤷🏼‍♂️

[@dcoughla681]

The 1960s/1970s spoof of various British or American TV action series is great!

[@Cobalt-Jester]

While a lot of things are scripted and edited, there's not really much you can do when random silly things happen. I think that's why the show works. Not only is it because of the chemistry between the hosts. It also due to bizarre things happening that could never be scripted or planned.

[@emaloney2211]

It wasn’t James May in the leathers, just a model that looked like him. It was from the 70’s so James was much younger than that model. The car called the Growler was funny because in Britain it’s a euphemism for a woman’s really bushy downstairs😳 all the jokes like a ‘trimmed down version for the Brazilian market’ and ‘wax the growler’ was just to make the audience laugh.

[@Pappa_66]

Thanks bro! Pan Am was a disaster world wide! Like "too big to fall/fail". Do not worry, the Dresden Cathedral has been rebuilt since😍😍They filmed a new episode "Scandinavian Flick" also here in Finland a while ago. It is for the 5th Season of GT. But this show was/is the best ever, no matter if you are a "car guy" or not! Best Regards from Finland!

[@newuk26]

At 11:00 the German car they're talking about called the "Growler", in UK slang a Growler is a woman's special bodily part

[@yusufabdoolla5919]

The British are back had me dead

[@Mark_Bickerton]

English Muff for the most part is fantastic, but like Oysters, can make you suffer if you get a bad 'un!

[@mlee6050]

I am so confused

[@Mark_Bickerton]

@@mlee6050 Dont worry, it will become clear when you get older!

[@mlee6050]

@@Mark_Bickerton I be 30 in 8 months

[@christianking3915]

Watch " Catch me if you can " with Di Caprio, that'll explain Pan Am 👊

[@wolfen210959]

You got it Connor, it was an absolute blast to watch, i can't imagine what it was like to make. These three guys took a niche show about cars and turned it into one of the most watched TV shows on the planet, good reaction. :)

[@Loki1815]

To perfect the things that you find very interesting, Hydraulics, Excavators, I.C.E. (Internal Combustion Engine), Four Stroke (suck, squeeze, bang, blow), you could always......

[@andrewmckenzie292]

Richard Hammond waiting is like Basil Fawlty :P

[@nicola1175]

Love a bit of top gear !

[@Ozvideo1959]

That could have been an actor or a stuntman playing the dummie.

[@10thdoctor15]

4:22 Get away from what? It's gone. 😂

[@IanDarley]

A growler is a euphemism for a very hairy lady part.

[@forsinain4946]

Definitely the most fun show to work on. Just ask Oisin Tymon ;)

[@oohermissus]

The music featured in the Bondesk sequence is from the '60s ITC series Department S.

[@AndrewHalliwell]

Top gear with those might be over but they're still at it in their Amazon series, the grand tour

[@Cobalt-Jester]

"give it the beans" or "give it beans". is a saying for when you want a person to give it a bit more. It comes from the full English breakfast. Usually the breakfast comes with grilled tomatoes or beans. To give it beans just means you are giving more effort something they didn't expect

[@NJG_76]

If ed edd and eddy became real life people it would be these three 🤣

[@vexron5872]

16:00 That's not James, kust looks very much like him. The time that magazine page was printed, James was either not even born yet or only a child

[@wrorchestra1]

Pan Am - Pan American World Airways. Went out of business in 1991 and was the American Flag Carrier (largest airline in USA) for many years. Not to be confused with Pam Ann who is a stand up comedian and former Cabin Crew whose comedy is based around the airline industry.

[@natureboy4397]

This dudes so chill.. good reaction bro 👍

[@russellpetrie119]

the perfect three that made this show into a 50 million pound a year income for the bbc

[@Arvipa.]

1:20 A normal digger like that is quite simple to use, especialy the ones with US commands, I found them a lot more intuitive than the ones we have in europe, but really its just a matter of habits

[@kevinbennersten1446]

15:30 i owned a bike that looked just like that, miss that thing even tho it burned by leg to hell once

[@lowlygrinder2977]

It wasn't really May that got lost, it was the camera crew he was following.

[@matthewwalker5430]

By the way Connor, not only is the show in this guise (i.e. with Clarkson, Hammond & May) still around, you can watch now as it is owned by Amazon Prime. Its just no longer "Top Gear" but is now called "The Grand Tour"

[@Tass...]

How to be made to feel your age... When an American asks "What is Pan-Am?"

[@RK-zf1jm]

Princess Diana spent most of her life trying to support the banning and clearence of land mines, the machine jezza was driving is for clearing landmines `

[@paul1x1]

They make the 3 stooges look cerebral

[@shakeyhandsshedmodelrailwa2494]

the mexican flag is part of a running joke , the history was that hammond pissed off the mexican ambassador but as an american that is for you to find and do a follow up

[@mral8145]

The car is called ‘the growler’ that’s slang in the Uk for a hirsute vagina 😉. They’re making jokes about trimmed down and waxing!

[@andrewmckenzie292]

a pretty good house it is too.

[@10thdoctor15]

Pretty much? £670,000 is a really big house.

[@Cobalt-Jester]

Oh I forgot. if you are talking about a 400k car. then that price doesn't matter. A growler is a large and very hairy ladies private parts. The slang term for it is a "Growler"

[@swanvictor887]

not bad for just 'a car show' is it?!! lol.

[@stevemartin8938]

They started a new show called Grand Tour, when the bbc sacked them.

[@mlee6050]

Only Clarkson was sacked, the other two quit to support him or something

[@valeriehughes1008]

PANAM.....Pan American Airways!

[@williambranch4283]

Before woke, so good stuff. This show made my daughter care about cars.

[@angelavara4097]

Americans say burglerized when the word is burgled lol

[@paul1x1]

The three stooges reincarnated

[@markflint2629]

Growler is English and Australian for women’s lady bits

[@woj_tek]

man you should try reacting to best of james may: our man in japan

[@10thdoctor15]

"What is Pan Am?" says the American.

[@Isleofskye]

Yes but Connor is 29 and Pan Am ceased to be in 1991. Do The Math as our American cousins say😀

[@10thdoctor15]

@@Isleofskye I'm 25 and not American, and I know what it is.

[@Isleofskye]

@@10thdoctor15 Even Andy Bradbury knows what Pan Am is..

[@CM-1723]

React to the top gear robin space shuttle

[@goldboy150]

You have all the power in the world to choose when to pause. So how about you think of the sentence you want to say before you pause, then say it after you pause. Just a suggestion.

[@palantir135]

You probably never saw the Avengers.

[@Steve-gc5nt]

What is PANAM. Said no American. Till today. 🤭

[@kumasenlac5504]

The young seem to believe that everything was invented yesterday.

[@mlee6050]

Invented yesterday and closed down today Kappa

[@10thdoctor15]

What about trains gives you anxiety?

[@rl2204]

funny stuff

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

They are a great team , a pretty unique one . Top Gear has become an irrelevance since they left . These clips are a bit out of context but still funny , it would be better to concentrate on one challenge perhaps .

[@Cobalt-Jester]

Spending that on a car... That's a house. where I live £600,000 could buy you a lot of houses . They areshit houses either. My town is very old got it's cash through mills .. A tiny town with a lot of protected buildings. Voted best preserved town. We only won that because all the council tax money and lotto cash doesn't go into preserving the town ... It looks preserved because nowts been done.

[@RidesInforests]

How to say burglar in Glaswegian? BUGLA

[@benenty692]

Love Love love

[@tonybaker55]

Such a shame the BBC fired them.

[@seamuswilliamson3563]

Growler is a name for a woman's lady parts

[@thomaslowdon5510]

Its so funny An american asking whats Pan Am One of the largest international airlines.... theyve been in existance in Conors lifetime.altho not now

[@Isleofskye]

Yes but Connor is 29 and Pan Am ceased to be in 1991. Do The Math as our American cousins say😀

[@thomaslowdon5510]

@@Isleofskye lol lol ok.. But even so it must have been referenced on US tv a million times Over the years.. And many US movies feature Pan American airways..and he is a history buff supposedly...

[@Isleofskye]

@@thomaslowdon5510 I can't argue with that. If I did not like Connor so much I would say he is a TWAt(Minor British insult) lol

[@thomaslowdon5510]

@@Isleofskye haha l do like the guy alot..he's often funny...

[@sophiegeorge2816]

The new top gear is terrible I watched one episode and that was enough for me

[@Isleofskye]

Agreed Sophie but it ticks one box,at least like Doctor Who etc😀

[@matthewhenery4834]

Burglar Alarm… lmao. I’m not sorry; you’re a sexy beast. 😂✌️❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🏳️‍🌈