XFM The Ricky Gervais Show Series 1 Episode 13 - What were the things in Gremlins called?

The Ricky Gervais Show Broadcast 23rd February 2002.
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[@riggenbachi]

I love that you can hear the smile in Karl's voice when he remembers they're called Gremlins

[@riggenbachi]

+mylittlechannel have you never hear that expression?

[@riggenbachi]

I assure you it exists. What a mong. ;)

[@ferise1]

Mogwai you idiot....😄

[@riggenbachi]

+Bejamin Parker I know. "Mong" is an insult Ricky used on Karl once, it's short for Mongoloid.

[@jiayojames]

they're not called gremlins though, he clearly meant mogwai

[@RussianLizard94]

That 'Oggy oggy oggy' segment might be my favourite part of these XFM shows. I remember crying laughing the first time I'd heard it

[@Daniel-ku8hj]

KNOCK KNOCK

[@RussianLizard94]

@@Daniel-ku8hj 🤣

[@lightrays3595]

I'm sure they're still sending out that signal into outer space to this day! The little green men just can't resist it! 👽😂

[@jburck8659]

one thing ive noticed about this podcast/youtube channel, no one ever fights on these feeds. everyone is happy and enjoys karl.

[@GoblinsOnTheRoad]

Shut up you nob head ;)

[@CjwTech]

Fuck off you twonk

[@markwilliams7054]

Das Lanken Pissenstreak

[@dollyabby]

so true!!!

[@studkickass513]

Rhys Palmer are you still talking about the octopus?

[@aperry8810]

Karl's laugh at 6:20. This is why I like the first series, everyone seems to get on more

[@cmpc724]

Definitely the best series. Just good harmless fun!

[@lottery131985]

“It’s a bit weird that they’ve only just found him” Karl is genuinely hilarious

[@NatS3703]

"his head come off. " - James Dean's death report.

[@notmyname9261]

"He had an helmet on . . ."

[@deltaframes-os4km]

'ead.

[@williamsmith666]

@@deltaframes-os4km 'is 'ead.

[@Cartoonishly]

Hearing Karl laugh about the aliens knocking is such a treat

[@Milan_Smidt]

10:48 ''If the girlfriend's listening now, go and have a wash or something.'' XD

[@stalk8r]

+Milan Smidt I love how the conversation goes on, but you can hear Ricky recovering from that, trying not to laugh, for the next minute :D

[@indecentproposal9473]

Brilliant

[@HaydnG266]

I've been laughing like mad over that tonight.

[@LittleLiamful]

Karls laugh from 6:10 is the best, he's so happy.

[@riggenbachi]

+LittleLiamful his laugh could stop wars and cure cancer.

[@HaydnG266]

@@riggenbachi I'm not sure about that

[@riggenbachi]

@@HaydnG266 oh I'm sure. definitely not exaggerating at all 100% sure

[@victoriaollier2345]

Oggy Oggy oggy!

[@SamA-ll2dt]

@@riggenbachi No that's jaffa cakes

[@HeatyFrog]

Karl: I'm not trying to offend anyone, but they do all look- Ricky: RIGHT! Steve: ... They do all look- Ricky: NO NO DON'T

[@Raven-Claws88]

XFM lawyers collectively breathed a sigh of relief at this point... lol

[@spreadthelove77]

Ted Clarke 😂😂👌🏼👌🏼

[@acidwr10]

Anyone know what time that was?

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

Dyl W: 38:15

[@notmyname9261]

I always thought it was Steve shouting lol

[@k45207]

38:14 I love how Ricky immediately knew Karl was going to say something super offensive 😂

[@hustler666100]

then he says Oriental not realising that's derogatory

[@colonelsanders1349]

@@hustler666100How’s it derogatory?

[@hustler666100]

It might not have been back then@@colonelsanders1349

[@Vingul]

@@hustler666100 it's not derogatory, just slightly archaic

[@sanmtlyre0225]

"He shat himself to death" "but no one would doubt him" then Ricky's laugh killed me xd

[@xFatBoySlimm]

i wish karls voice wasnt so quiet compared to others :(

[@kufijerry]

yeah sadly i think it may have been karls fault haha

[@martin-pz6ds]

@@kufijerry right! lol

[@odw_99]

Karl probably just put his mic at a lower level because he wasn’t a part of the trio at this point and he didn’t think he contributions were worthy on comment

[@garyphilipmcadam]

There’s some versions kicking around where someone has boosted the volume on the Karl bits

[@oceandwell]

@@garyphilipmcadam as much as I appreciate that, we can’t do that to the legend Man Moth

[@nueee8878]

"There was a load of sparrows somewhere..." Hahaha!

[@studkickass513]

Nu Eee SPARROWS SOMEWHERE!!!

[@KubbsWickedSoul]

SPARROWS SOMEWHERE!

[@billgrundy7974]

Unbelievable, can remember this day! I was "Belch", fantastic stuff. Thanks to Ricky and Steve for letting us on

[@WollongongWacko]

I'm trying to think of a question, that's wicked cool, thanks for letting us know.

[@MinaF99]

Haha did you ever manage to deliver a baby?

[@billgrundy7974]

Mina F haha sadly we failed to deliver that one (pardon the pun)

[@automaticmidnight4393]

Holy shit. I must ask, what happened to "Sko"?

[@Livikyu]

Fantastic! How much did you raise? What did Steve look like at that time? I felt like he was probably fairly close to your age at that point?

[@MrMongoose221]

I've listened to these so much that even when I can't really hear Karl as I have the volume on low I know exactly what he's saying based on the other twos reactions.

[@pancraseash9002]

Round and tound we go ive listen to these literally 1000s of times

[@TheOssumPawesome]

English: Quite good.

[@studkickass513]

TheOssumPawesome You give Karl far too much credit. I assume it was closer to "english quit good"

[@Thirteen31Music]

I was already a fan of of these 3 after listening to the podcasts but a friend gave me a dvd with all the XFM shows on while I was in Uni - must have listened to it a millions times and these still make me laugh. Still have the DVD incase these ever get taken down.

[@justinkline8437]

"I'll probably be heading over to LA, NYPD."

[@GooglyEyedJoe]

38:15 - "Thing is though and not sounding bad 'ere and not trying to offend anyone but they do all the..." "RIGHT." "..same." That silence xD

[@capnhawkins]

"I'm so sorry."

[@studkickass513]

"I'm not offending anyone. They DO all look the same!" Lmfao! The most ignorant, racist, unbelievable thing that Karl's ever said!

[@wanalikdemfeet]

"But, it went down such a storm" LMFAO

[@sneezydeezymcdeluxe7015]

That was good that, you can do that again tomorrow night if you you want n that.

[@SIGHBOY6]

i cant listen to the Gremlin conversation the same knowing Karl meant Mogwai the whole time. :C

[@chriskelly9361]

I know! As always, Karl was spot on and nobody believed him!

[@fruitsalad5802]

@@oedipamaas2067 nonono they weren't trying to be entertaining... ricky and steve are just both complete idiots too

[@fruitsalad5802]

@@oedipamaas2067 great argument. listen to the clip with your ears next time

[@hankochai]

I love how Ricky gets nervous when Karl starts talking about Asian people, right after Ricky called Bruce Lee a “Chinaman.”

[@icepac2010]

Well to be fair, what Karl said was worse

[@ofrenic]

But he is

[@johnnyhammer]

@@icepac2010 What exactly is wrong with what he said?

[@fitz171]

What's wrong with Chinaman?

[@alexelvin2912]

@@fitz171 the word racist comes to mind mate

[@Danwell86]

13:30 The things in Gemlins were called Mogwai when they were friendly. They were only called Germlins when they become evil!

[@fitz171]

😮 what!?!?!

[@FambosYootos]

I've been shouting that for 20+ years

[@FrailCaesar]

Sat listening to these for the hundredth time while I work from home during the Coronavirus crisis. Thank god for this nonsense!

[@tumourfish1035]

*undreth

[@tuscanyiscol]

@@tumourfish1035 z,

[@jozsefmolnar7606]

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[@Sightation]

Mental health medicine for me here in U.S. on election day 2020.

[@FrailCaesar]

@@Sightation did it go the way you wanted it to?

[@dball_94]

“With hot weather, comes weird spiders an’ that” 21:41

[@drake128]

Only thing I've ever skipped in the entire catalogue is when the toffs come in.

[@james.pearson]

I listen through it to hear Ricky mishear them saying female presenter as female placentor. As well as Steve sounding like he's mocking them the entire time

[@reubensj7366]

What about Camfield episode?

[@gowkie3940]

"I read that there was a load of sparrows somewhere, maybe that's the start of it".

[@MinaF99]

15 years later and weirdly I think that karl is absolutely right about kylie

[@Randy.Bobandy]

+Mina F He was spot on with that one!

[@rogerhalliwell3104]

I think he was right about Jenny Powell as well

[@chriskelly9361]

And gremlins AKA Mogwai.

[@fahimjaowad8717]

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[@simbobcrafts4843]

They didn't know what the lost prophets singer was up to though 🤣

[@DDoig1]

I never realised Mark and James were the same people as Sko and Belch. All these years I thought they were four different people.

[@DreamClean]

DDoig1 Sorry but how? They only give two job descriptions and one of them says "Mark or Sko"

[@bretn7]

I always skip those two useless posh twats

[@MrHappyclappy123]

@@DreamClean I have no idea why but I always thought there was four of them until I read this

[@MrMongoose221]

Omg you've blown my mind. I always thought there were four too and he introduces two normal names and two funny names lol

[@MrMongoose221]

@@DreamClean He says Mark and James or Sko and Belch. But when I first heard it I missed the or and thought he was talking about four people.

[@lobsterairsoft499]

Steve "that's true enough" Merchant

[@harvg123]

Stephen "Arbitrary" Merchant

[@GooglyEyedJoe]

Steve "Man Alive" Merchant

[@rsk3469]

Steve “goggle eyed” Merchant

[@Super_tramp142]

Steve “alright ladies, what’re you having to drink? Are you mental? I meant half a mild or summit” Merchant

[@tommyshelby5904]

Steve "Sure Sure" Merchant

[@drewdonahue123]

The oh no that Karl says right after he realized gremlins were in gremlins is so sweet

[@VadersFist95]

And he was right too, the creatures are Mogwais, until they get fed after midnight.

[@kygodragon4782]

​ So all in all they were gremlins, as they always have the gremlin gene in them but they just need a certain item to activate it. Just like how every human has cancer but it doesn't affect us until it is activated. Karl was correct.

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

"We're having a serious chat" might be one of the most underrated quotes.

[@dale2442]

36:08 “You’ve gotta really get yer rollers clean” 36:57, Karl: “They do all look-“ Ricky: “RIGHT”

[@arturobandini4078]

I like Ricky's delayed response to Karl's 'Go and have a wash or something' comment. You can almost hear the laughter machine turning slowly in Ricky's head as he begins to realise the stupidity of Karl's comment! Edit: I've just counted the belated response, and it was 22 seconds, haha.

[@joet8862]

They included that discussion about Bruce Lee in the Office

[@kermitthepog7063]

18:44 for when the toffs leave

[@HaydnG266]

Why? That segment with them was quite funny.

[@babyshambler]

Always fast forward that part.

[@mrcheese461]

Thanks sir

[@BigSpuds]

'he needs to get it sorted' might be the best bit of this podcast. Karl said it like he was talking to a friend and he would get it sorted 😂😂

[@justinkline8437]

"You're suffering from Tall."

[@kygodragon4782]

I'm suffering from massive dick being too rich and successful.

[@kiteracer95]

18:45 to skip the annoying Tarquins

[@notmyname9261]

I think this might be one of the best early episodes. So many bits from this that stuck.

[@Wookieeoo]

Karl is too quiet! I can't hear him on the motorway so I turn it up and then I get my ears destroyed by Ricky

[@Dilkingt0nne]

6:14 awww the laugh 😍

[@youdontseeanoldmanhavinatw4904]

34:00 very underrated Karl moment. "How do you put a snake down?"

[@tonystevens2783]

thanks man moth for all your work, cheers

[@fayylmao]

every time i hear the end of there is a light that never goes out, i expect to also hear a slide whistle accompaniment

[@sneezydeezymcdeluxe7015]

When the two blokes turn up for charity, does anyone think that could have been the inspiration for Gareth's mates to turn up in the comic relief episode of the Office?

[@michaelapicard991]

omg maybe.. would the time lines match up?

[@michaelapicard991]

Also i just realized they Ricky says Oggy at 6:30

[@michaelapicard991]

Also i just realized they Ricky says Oggy at 6:30

[@sneezydeezymcdeluxe7015]

@@michaelapicard991 Yep. I think so. Season 2 aired in September 2002, this episode of XFM aired in February of the same year.

[@arturobandini4078]

It's possible. In any case, Sko and Belch are as cringey as the two geeks who turn up in that particular episode of The Office.

[@justinkline8437]

"We were hoping if maybe there were a female presenter here-" "What are you saying?"

[@blairmettam7642]

Still here in 2019......EIGHTEEN years after it’s original publication and still good for a laugh!!

[@steveryan4410]

Listening in 2023..still great

[@abbysomnia624]

it's 2024 now and I'm back listening for the millionth time!

[@kygodragon4782]

It's 2024 and all the real fans are still here.

[@lornabrand3477]

Love these guys always laughing high vibrations

[@pvthudson5069]

"With hot weather comes weird spiders and that"

[@a_b897]

"He does what he sees."

[@HerHollyness]

It does wind me up when they tease Karl about the Gremlins thing. He hears the word Mowgli and asks what the things in Gremlins are called. Everyone knows he means Mogwai, except apparently Steve and Ricky! Grrr.

[@JohnMcDonnellThe3rd]

+HerHollyness The only thing I have to say is 48:10 on.

[@Christophee1987]

I'm guessing Ricky and Steve forgot that name, but realised later on and addressed it on air.

[@JohnMcDonnellThe3rd]

That sounds about right. I think I over listened to these so I'm on a break right now, looking forward to starting at the beginning again.

[@GarryWilliams555]

They still teased him about this for years after. Made themselves look like prats lol

[@ferise1]

Yes it's Mogwai isn't it....

[@madmaniac2552]

ferise1 Yes! Thank you for realising that too. It's frustrating to listen to.

[@oedipamaas2067]

Madmaniac they knew it was mogwai, it was just a good opportunity to show karl what he said sounded ridiculous out of context and they made one of the most memorable jokes from the show

[@HaydnG266]

They acknowledge that about half an hour after

[@rchaffer]

Mogwai

[@oneminhistory]

Lovely stuff. Love to Man Moth!

[@dimed2338]

I wonder if these students have listened back to this and realised how lucky they were..I'd love to be in a room with these 3

[@LittleWittleKitty]

One of them actually commented on this video :)

[@maxcohen13]

Karl was absolutely right about the Chinese remark. I studied Chinese in college with a professor who was originally from China. When he moved to America as a 20-year-old, he remembers genuinely being scared while looking at American children playing in a nearby park with their parents sitting on the side talking with each other. He thought "How in the world can the parents tell which child is theirs? They must take the wrong child home all the time. They all look the same!" He still thinks this way today.

[@f104G]

I read a comment somewhere recently which said that the commenter's colleague, who was Korean, was always having Chinese people addressing him in Mandarin. So it seems the orientals can't even tell themselves apart.

[@maxcohen13]

@@f104G That is true! It's amazing how "political correctness" destroyed basic human nature.

[@f104G]

@@maxcohen13 I think that's the only real goal of political correctness.

[@FearItself187]

I was on a Japan Airlines flight sitting next to a Chinese guy and the Japanese flight attendants kept speaking Japanese to him. He had to tell them in English that he didn't understand them.

[@yatub3391]

On my 3rd listen to these and Iv only just really listened to the alien bit. Absolutely hilarious. Can you believe this was an actual radio station. Nothing will come close.

[@LittleWittleKitty]

Manmoth.... The tshirts are great!

[@adamfelts5355]

It's a shame Karl didn't pick up on Steve saying 'the things in gremlins were called gremlins' just seconds before Ricky questioned him on it. Coulda saved some face Karl

[@tottenham2294]

Karl was in the right the things from gremlins are called mogwi

[@IAmClownbaby]

It's not gremlins though. Mogways.

[@billylapworth]

Karl has won!

[@BigEats99]

one of my favourites this one

[@KubbsWickedSoul]

“We’ve got songs and chat.. and things.” Got to love the things.

[@Pebble_Collector]

In the early shows Karl's mic is so low but when I go to turn it up Ricky's is deafening and his laugh keeps waking me up

[@riggenbachi]

42:16 Stephen's got some pipes.

[@WollongongWacko]

but he doesn't approve of tobacco usage..

[@seanknights9089]

When ricky is impersonating elvis, it literally has me in stitches 🤣

[@Aalborg42]

His head came off :D

[@n0rdicwarking]

"I saw something in the news in the week that a load of sparrows, or something, were somewhere."

[@Sssseeeeyyyba.7452]

Steve: Calm down what was your name Bo? Po? Po? Ricky: Sco 18:35

[@Sheza58]

Always felt rhe need to defend Karl about the Gremlins thing. He was grasping for the word Mogwai

[@LookItsEddd]

Gonna be the first to point it out. Karl's thinking of "Mogwai" and getting confused with the Jungle Book character, the pets in gremilns are called Mogwai.

[@Sheriff_GrimLaw]

Believe me, you're not the first to make this 'point'. Not even the first this week. x

[@DDnufcGamer]

First after ricky in this show I guess? :P

[@spazzitronmcgee6254]

+Eddie Roy I thought that too!! Has nobody else seen Gremlins?

[@JohnMcDonnellThe3rd]

+Eddie Roy 48:10

[@studkickass513]

I met Ricky and let him know. So, don't fret. It's all sorted.

[@Aalborg42]

I thank Ricky for telling me about Jimmy Webb :) He is amazing!

[@abbysomnia624]

"Karl, play a record. Ricky's having a heart attack."

[@ShadyPlatinum777]

“You got to really get your rollers clean”Mr K Dilkington

[@justinkline8437]

You used to go to the school you used to go to?

[@michae13james10]

I lost my s**t laughing at rickys impression of the aliens “ oggi oggi oggi “...😂

[@chriskelly9361]

"Buht it went dan such a storm" Ricky instant death

[@happygoplucky6456]

Even though I know the first recommended video will be the next episode, I still have to check

[@Sightation]

This earl Karl Pilkington is priceless! They don’t make people like him anymore. I adore him.

[@lilme7052]

never heard Karl laugh so much! I'm crying!

[@wolfofnovac5061]

Awesome, great episode of Karl basically whispering in the background

[@kingl4d602]

My cousin's had a moment like Karl's Gremlin question before. Never will forget it. He asked "What's that thing called that you use to hammer nails with?"

[@kingl4d602]

Also, Karl was obviously thinking of "Mogwai" which is what turns into a gremlin. And the thought of it because they mentioned Mowgli from Jungle Book. The obvious answer would be "Gremlins are the things from Gremlins" but in context, there's no reason to go in on him.

[@kygodragon4782]

It's called a screwdriver.

[@PaddyRoon7]

33:01 Karl claims to not believe in revision, then accidentally argues for revision being a good thing. Sums him up so perfectly lol

[@erizzle67]

Mogwai. Thanks to this I just read all about Bruce Lee and the "Bruceploitation" era. 20 minutes I'll never get back.

[@julienblower7452]

Ho look, he does wot he sees!

[@BIGBADmouse1]

I wonder how many times Steve says “that’s true enough” throughout these shows. He seems to say it a hell of a lot

[@teocantsleep4611]

Just read this as he, true enough, said it.

[@KrackDaddy]

6:12 very rare laughing from the K man

[@nathanpapp432]

Steve outs himself at 53:03

[@SixgunJones]

The year is 2022, and I am on my third full listen of this series, it's true happiness in audio form. I desperately want to hear Karl's take on Covid, Trump, the Oscar Slap and so many other things. Shout out to all you listening in 2022 🤘

[@sneezydeezymcdeluxe7015]

7th time through for me right now. I'm fucking addicted.

[@SixgunJones]

@@sneezydeezymcdeluxe7015 it's so damned funny. I would kill for some new episodes.

[@sneezydeezymcdeluxe7015]

@@SixgunJones Allegedly there's a company or person who has archived radio shows from loads of popular stations, and has an absolute shit ton of XFM recordings from around the time these were airing. Apparently they recorded XFM pretty much 24/7, so maybe they'll get round to going through the recordings and uploading them. I'd love to hear the first few episodes where they met Karl.

[@SixgunJones]

@@sneezydeezymcdeluxe7015 oh snap!! That would be so sick!!

[@studkickass513]

Oi, eh! You're a newbie, ain't ya? Welcome to the fam!

[@Daniel-ku8hj]

The whole knock knock talk is hilarious ahahaha. OGGY OGGY OGGY

[@notmyname9261]

6:13 that's a lovely laugh.

[@kieranflaherty3316]

This is definitely one of the best episodes 5:47

[@mckill85]

Ugh...I wanna shit myself to death...make it happen...😂😂😂

[@gabrielbrown4764]

Never heard the segment with those uni students before- unheard material!

[@jobandey]

9:09 "I wanna talk to you again, about this" Rare moment where I really think Ricky wanted to look out for Karl and make sure his relationship with his parents was a joke-able topic

[@ENigma-um8zw]

Lol 16:04 made me laugh so hard “female placenta”

[@Truffle_Pup]

"Go and have a wash" fuck me dead I can't stop laughing

[@JDAyane]

"What were the things in Gremlins called?" XDDDDD Oh dear.... XD