I lose it every time I hear the part when Karl gets so close to understanding the proverb about the old man planting a seed, he gets so so close and Ricky and Steve sound so proud, and then he says "but I'm sort of guessing he enjoyed gardening anyway"

"What do you do for a living?" "I'm a rapist." "Right then."

"His head was in great condition... It just wasn't attached to his body"

The more of these I watch the more I end up siding with Karl here.

"eh I'll put ya in a home" dead

"I wasn't free. I was there from 9 to 6." XD

"I'm not spending tax payer's money on cupboards to put the fat kid in" 😂

President Pilkington: “Where’s your mum?” Little Ricky: “She... She left... It’s just our dad and he’s a vegetable...” President Pilkington: “Right i’ll put you in a home.” *dials phone* FUCKING SAVAGE

the "I'll put you in a home" line damn near killed me i was laughing so hard.

The animators did an amazing job, it's so interesting and fun with the background sounds, music and little tiny intricate details. Even though you've listened to all the podcasts and stuff, re watching this is so awesome

"Was Rosa Parks just a troublemaker?" -Karl Pilkington

You gotta give Karl props for how well he always does in the improv situations Ricky keeps throwing him into. Professional actors wouldn't be half as good as he is.

Karls fascination with bugs is so fucking weird and fascinating.

Karl actually has a pretty solid and intelligent sense of personal responsibility.

"Rosie Whatsit." lol

11:10 'What do you do, what's your work?' 'I'm a rapist' Absolutely killed me lol

"He had a helmet on but his head come off" The way he says it is almost child-like talking about it as if it was a toy LOL!

"what's your job?" "I'm a rapist"

Karl Pilkington = The most interesting person on youtube

I like the trope that we never get to see suzannes face in these

how do you put a rubber band on a lamp post?

“As the counselor, I’m not spending tax payers money to build closets to keep the fat kid in” Karl has more integrity than any real politician

“With death comes beauty” - The Zodiac Killer

Around 8 minutes Karl totally owned the conversation. Why didn't you make him wear a helmet? Why didn't you make him wear shoes when he went out this morning?

This is my favorite bit when Ricky plays Steve's wife. lol!

Karl’s caring for insects is really touching.

2:00 when Carl brings up that he enjoyed gardening anyway after basically getting the essence of the proverb, he does the thing that he always does. He reduces things, takes the pomposity out of them and puts them in a context that maybe others haven't thought of. In other word what he's saying here is that old man in the proverb, like every human being will do things for mixed reasons, not just out of altruism but also out of a simple enjoyment of gardening (or more generally whatever altruistic activity he chooses to engages with). It's like he's not just focussing on what you're meant to "get" from the proverb. Instead he extends the meaning: the idea that an altruistic act is hardly ever devoid of some kind of enjoyment of that act. And Merchant annoyingly zeroes in on Karl focussing on "gardening". When what Karl really is focussing on is the enjoyment aspect of altruism. Of course sometimes he does miss the point but still he's really interesting how he thinks

Ricky turned the Rosa Parks story that he did with Karl into a comedy bit, I've noticed that Ricky has taken a lot of Karl's thoughts and ideas and turned them into jokes.

Every single time Karl goes “ehhhh” I know something brilliant is going to be said.

I love Stephen's little additions, his sense of humour really cracks me up.

Ricky and Stephen are the ultimate NPCs

"Totally smooth down there. Like an action man" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I agree with Karl about the crash helmet.

Karl is usually the one to make me laugh but sometimes Stephen Merchant just comes out of left field with a gem like "I'm a rapist" and it catches me so off guard

I love how dramatic it gets when Suzanne says “I’ve sorted it” 😂

8:33 He just destroyed his own argument. People still smoke even through they know the dangers, just like people still drank during prohibition full well knowing the dangers. Placing artificial repercussions isn't going to change that.

The inner workings of Karl's mind are fascinating

"Why didn't you force him to wear a helmet? You made him a vegetable!" Well if that's the logic, why is unhealthy food allowed? How many people are dying from cardiovascular diseases?

Karl was absolutely right in his point about helmets.

"30 quid a week as a busdriver and I'm getting grief" Karl is an absolute legend.

As a black man, I love Karl's frank honesty here. So many people try and pretend they are 'anti-racism', when in reality it's just a smoke screen. I doubt they even care. I wasn't there, but the whole Rosa Parks thing is romanticised by people who had a similar vantage point as me.

Karl is the best irl representation of absurdist philosophy. Ricky and Stephen are still stuck in the enlightenment while Karl has surpassed existentialism.

karl is so perceptive when it comes to the little creatures of the world.

“She sorted it.” Fucking kills me every single time.

I think Karl's slightly right with the Motorcycle thing tho :/

The way Karl has more sympathy and compassion for insects than actual human beings lmao

The whole "I feel like I'm being treated like a slave" is a metaphor? Karl isn't literally imply that he feels like a slave, he just feels like he's being treated like expendable shit

Karl is the most pure librarian I’ve listened to in my entire life...

I think Karl just has all of his empathy for insects instead of humans.

I love the fact this show went straight from Rosa Parks, to a wasp and a cricket having a fight.

Karl getting close to making good points but Ricky shutting him down before he can is honestly one of the most infuriating parts of the podcasts.

Karls ability to deliver absurd scenarios and lines without cracking amazing

"What do you do for a living?" "I'm a rapist"

7:10 Totally agree with Karl. Why was the dad not able to think it through for himself? Because regulations and rules decided everything for him, so he never had to properly think. And the regulation still can't force me to stop at a stop sign. Transfering a little concious decision making back to the citizens? I'm for it... If you're not, you prolly think people are immoral idiots that would steal, rape and murder around if it wasn't forbidden...

Thanks to Karl Pilkinson I now have whole new outlook on Rosa Parks. The nuance...

I find myself agreeing with Karl a lot. He may not formulate the ideas well but he uses bare bones common sense and is freedom loving (I think).

Karl actually hit the nail on the head on two points; 1) there is beauty in death, and 2) The problem is everyone is looking for someone to blame. And actually, what he said about wasps hunting crickets is partially true.

Karl is absolutely correct on the crash helmets lol

Steve Merchant saying "I'm a rapist" is the funniest shit.

I've since realized Karl makes alot of good points in this show, but he never gets taken seriously xD

"I've sorted it."

3:16 that’s definitely meant to be Abbey Road.

Karl makes some unironically good points about familys who can't afford kids having kids

9:21 " I'm not spending tax payers money on cupboards" 😂

Libertarian Carl is my kinda guy

the dramatic lighting on Suzanne saying "I sorted it" kills me

"We've already painted the bedroom black." "We want our kid to be a Satanist." "Joke, little joke from us." That interaction cracks me up

"But his head come off." I love Karl

Karl despite being constantly mocked and misrepresented, retains his integrity and always puts forward his view (and insightful it is) with the greatest civility.

He's heads in great condition, its just not attached to his body! Psml

Karl's right on the nanny state

Karl talking about wage slavery and stuff. Like they treat him like he’s stupid but he’s really not. Like the bit about “the guy got some joy out of planting the tree” in the metaphor, understanding that even if you don’t benefit doing good does bring you some joy too.

I agree with President Pilkington

I just love it when Karl says 'Knockn' about'

I never thought I’d ever end up agreeing with Karl but when it came to the crash helmet & responsibility I was on his side! Lol

Dear God when karl said "I'm gonna put you in a home". I was eating a burrito and I laughed so hard I had beans come out my nose and now it's burning. Karl is a national treasure

"We want him to be an accountant...........gay accountant." Omg I died

that's actually a very good point about taking personal responsibility.

I’ve learnt more from Karl than I did in school. God do I wish I was joking.

"With death comes beauty.... You can have that one" FML Crying here

“ but his head come off” is just a great example of the perfect comedic timing karl possesses.

"Are you going to extrapolate some analogy from this?" "Uh, I think so." He should have been honest and said, "I don't know what that means." But that's Karl. When he was asked to define 'analogy', instead of saying he didn't know, he offered, "A little story told quickly."

Fun fact, slaves didn’t build the pyramids

Karl might be the greatest example of Chaotic Neutral ever in real life.

i love karls social engineering. "Don't let them breed"

I agree with Karl about the nanny state and the helmets

The animators are to be highly commended. Even down to the expressiveness of Karl’s fingers and hands.

The head was in great condition... It just wasn't connected to his body anymore!

Its ironic how i used to laugh at this guy when this first came out, now I've grew into exactly who he is 😂😂😂

The things Karl says, really make sense if you think about it. Simple yet so profound

3:22 just realised that’s abbey road, it has the beetle car in the background as well from the Beatles album cover

"I've sorted it " 🤣🤣🤣

This is one of the first times I paid attention to the sound of the episode than the visuals, the score is actually really good, it's almost cinematic!

I like how when Karl makes good points, Ricky still bursts out laughing as if Karl just said the dumbest shit ever. If you ask me he is the biggest idiot in the room, it is just that Karl is put in the spotlight way more. I forgot the third guy's name (blonde, glasses), but he is the one who calls him out on his stupidity but lets him off when he says something remotely normal or even smart. Ricky on the other hand just interrupts him every 8 seconds and laughs at _literally anything_ Ricky says.

This is hands down, the best Episode of the whole show.

Actually, there have been evidence suggesting that the builders of the pyramid were very well treated

Notice how every time Ricky mocks Karl's point he puts on a northern accent, I think Ricky thinks he represents northerners in general 😂

I've listened to every single XFM, podcast & HBO episode, multiple times, for years. Karl does lose his temper sometimes but it's not too common. When I say he's "in on it," what I mean is, Karl realizes they are messing with him for the show. That's not to say off mic/camera they still don't mess with him, but if you watch any of the videos where they weren't on the air, like the "ricky squeezes Karl's head" video, Karl's a bit more animated & not quite so stoic. I'm not suggesting they're

“Rosie Parks”

4:35 “he had a helmet on… but his head come off…” cracks me up every single time, Karl is a national treasure