Honestly, I'm aware that hyperbole gets thrown around a lot and people are forever saying 'the [blank]-est ever...', but for me the joke about changing the bulb is the greatest British joke ever written. It summarises our nation's love of pessimism, moaning, refusal to improve upon outdated systems, blasé acknowledgement of terrible design flaws, and oblique irritation in the face of peril. Its perfect!

@AquaShibby3000

Жыл бұрын

I'm American and I can tell you the first time I saw this, that exact joke nearly killed me. It's so perfect.

@Stoffstoffer

Жыл бұрын

Yup.. Ive used the bulb change line many a time

@SamuelBlack84

Жыл бұрын

We're rubbish and proud of it! 😂

@haveatyou1

9 ай бұрын

Wot's geometry got to do with anything?

@matthewpople9639

6 ай бұрын

There's the hard way, the easy way and the British way

There are more quality jokes squeezed into this 3 odd minutes than whole episodes of some modern sitcoms.

@disobey81

4 жыл бұрын

There were more jokes in this scene than in the whole of series 7 =D

@Cyborganna

3 жыл бұрын

@@disobey81 I think season 7 WAS the whole joke.

@doctorwhat3683

3 жыл бұрын

Insane when you think about it - this style of comedy was decided so Rob and Doug could write much faster. Deadline panics help so much with them, the good ideas and jokes come flying out.

@monstanoisebomb5996

3 жыл бұрын

Miranda cones to mind 😂😂😂

@RatelHBadger

2 жыл бұрын

@@monstanoisebomb5996 Miranda IS the joke

I like how Cat's sense of smell is so good he can smell things through the vacuum of space, so far away that they're not detectable by radar

@Willesden_Rab1_TV

2 жыл бұрын

daaam ...

@mattwho81

Жыл бұрын

Cats are often associated with a supernatural awareness. Red Dwarfs Cat May be trying to explain sensations the humans simply can’t process. So he calls it “Smell” because that’s what Lister can understand.

@cjwars2828

Жыл бұрын

just a thunk thought their whiskers can pick up changes in ships gravity as itself is unnatural so outside pulls give a feel

@CaptainCarling

7 ай бұрын

His nasal hairs were shimmying faster than the grass skirt on a fat Hawian hoola champion

@paulhellawell5920

4 ай бұрын

Fat Hawaiian hoola champions are overrated. @@CaptainCarling

Rimmer has the spine of a British politician.

@cultureofcritique9735

4 жыл бұрын

There's actually a Labour MP called Rimmer.

@thewordlove4316

4 жыл бұрын

a labour rat, indeed!

@MrOlgrumpy

3 жыл бұрын

@@Waaagh40KRed HA,ask the Argentines

@daniel213141

2 жыл бұрын

And Canadian.

@flinx649

Жыл бұрын

@@cultureofcritique9735 hahahahaha...love it!

"sir, are you absolutely sure, it does mean changing the bulb" funniest line in the whole scene.

@mihohobaba

8 жыл бұрын

+Fallout Brony Funniest line in the whole series for me!

@kylestubbs8867

5 жыл бұрын

Really? Even more than 0:50?

@kingdaniel69

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, great line. But I do like the "including Welsh" line too.

@Nooziterp1

2 жыл бұрын

Closely followed by 'All hands on deck. Swirly thing alert.'

@peterdefrankrijker

2 ай бұрын

This episode is chock full of fantastic comedy lines. White Hole is too.

"including Welsh" 😂

"No officer with false teeth should attempt oral sex in zero gravity." Words of wisdom, indeed.

@kylestubbs8867

4 жыл бұрын

I need to know the story behind that.

@ChrisDouglass2141

4 жыл бұрын

0:47 timestamp

@Toxic3610

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😂 this is the best rule

@nathanharris4105

Жыл бұрын

Someone learned that the hard way.

@RetroRobotRadio

7 ай бұрын

And you know that rules like that exists because someone tried.

"sir, are you absolutely sure, it does mean changing the bulb" I have often said that this is the perfect example of how great Red Dwarf is...one of the best conceived and written jokes period.

Love how Kryten checks the lights come on when they go to "Blue Alert".

Seems this a hundred times but I still crack up at the thought of two guys having to go fetch a stepladder and muck about replacing lightbulbs in mid-battle...

Step up to red alert. Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb.

@Lord_Skeptic

7 жыл бұрын

DJC Vidz forget red let's go all the way up to brown alert

@johnh5646

6 жыл бұрын

My favourite line of the TV show. 😂

@DodderingOldMan

5 жыл бұрын

'The red, blue and green alert signs are all flashing. What does it mean, Kryten?' 'Either we're under attack, or we're having a disco.'

@syphon_9892

5 жыл бұрын

@@DodderingOldMan i think that quote was from se 7 ep 2

@traeyboy529

5 жыл бұрын

@@syphon_9892 The Space Core Directive is kind of funny but the lightbulb one is a lot more constructive and hilarious.

'Listen, butter pat head, my nostril hairs are vibrating faster than the springs on a Spaniard's honeymoon bed. I'm telling you there's something out there!'

"It does mean changing the bulb" classic

Love Rimmer and Kryten's Space Corp Directive skits throughout this series.

@ReddwarfIV

8 жыл бұрын

+Ghost051085 Space Corps Directive 196156? No non-commissioned officer shall oversee a production of Swan Lake in the Drive Room?

@ProfessorHeavyTF2

7 жыл бұрын

Space Corps Directive 195 states that in an emergency power situation, a hologrammatic crewmember must lay down his life in order that the living crew-members might survive. _(Someone carry on the reference.)_

@JohnSmith-bx1mp

5 жыл бұрын

@@ProfessorHeavyTF2 the Rimmer directive.....

@Lord_Skeptic

Жыл бұрын

@@ProfessorHeavyTF2 no chance you metal bastard

@jaysmith2858

Жыл бұрын

@@ProfessorHeavyTF2 Yes, but Rimmer Directive 217 states just as clearly, "No chance you metal b'stard".

67 people have longer yellow streaks than a stampede of diuretic camels

Possibly the most perfect 3 minutes of Red Dwarf in history...

"Broadcast on all known frequencies and in all known languages including Welsh" Brilliant!

This is a great scene. It sums up Red Dwarf perfectly

Lol Rimmer is indeed a smeg head but god help me I still love him!

@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785

5 жыл бұрын

Rimmer Rimmer Rimmer...

...All known languages, including Welsh!

@commentfreely5443

5 жыл бұрын

i thought that was what this was translated into. but it's a line.

@synthyawylder3297

4 жыл бұрын

Cymraeg!

@welshie6313

3 жыл бұрын

As a Welshman, I found this hilarious and watched it over and over :) Fantastic!

@EditorOfSL

3 жыл бұрын

@@welshie6313 I’m flattered it’s still counting as a known language three million years into the future.

One of the best shows ever put on tv. I've seen each episode at least two or three dozen times and it never gets old.

@evergreenthunder

4 жыл бұрын

I've heard it falls off after (during?) season 6 though

@danielkellyuk

4 жыл бұрын

@@evergreenthunder This is from season 6. It does drop off from season 7, although the last couple of seasons have been an improvement.

@chatteyj

4 жыл бұрын

@@evergreenthunder Yes season 7 and 8 are complete dog turd no way around it I'm afraid.

@demon_hawkeye5269

2 жыл бұрын

@@Waaagh40KRed being polluted by any politics is bad, unless it's making fun of them like it's always sunny in philledelphia (another masterpiece of a comedy) does

@demon_hawkeye5269

2 жыл бұрын

@@chatteyj they're a dip in quality, but are they really dog turd? I enjoyed them thoroughly, although not as much as the rest. I think at least season 7 was still a good time, with one of the most iconic scenes in the show, the Arnold Rimmer song which will never leave my head as long as I live

One of the best scenes ever, with Kryten again with the funniest lines stealing the scene. Superb comedy writers behind the series.

This series really delivered with comedy... I shall always be a dwarfer

Lmao. Legion with his incredible intelligence and us with..... Our red light bulb....

"Step up to red alert, sir are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb" XD

@Metalman200xdamnit

7 жыл бұрын

Red Alert.

@mashpolson1

7 жыл бұрын

Just waited to see who spotted that mistake ;)

Kryten gets the best line of Red Dwarf. Ever.

@johnforkan1492

5 жыл бұрын

Changing the bulb 💡

@dorialaura802

5 жыл бұрын

Yep

@Halinspark

4 жыл бұрын

"Or we could just use the teleporter, sir."

@shaunhunterit342

2 жыл бұрын

@@Halinspark He is only guilty of being Arnold Rimmer. That is his crime. It is also his punishment.

@user-iz8nm8om3g

4 ай бұрын

​@@shaunhunterit342That's another good one

"that's it! we're deader than tank tops!"

"sir, are you absolutely sure, it does mean changing the bulb" is one of my favourite lines in the whole show

From sixth season episode Legion, if memory serves. And while it is still a crack-up., I'm afraid my vote for best line in the show has to go to season 3's Timeslides where, upon learning they change time, Kryten states, "We could go back to Dallas, in November, 1963. Stand on the grassy knoll and shout, Duck!" The fact they actually did go to this time an place in a later season just makes it all the more delicious.

@Willesden_Rab1_TV

2 жыл бұрын

yeh the episode they time travel to dallas has no audience (or canned laughter) was still good but the punchlines didnt have that same vibe

@MD-vu1kr

3 ай бұрын

One of my personal favourites from time slides was lister addressing the Nazis. Don't listen to him, he's a complete nutter and he's only got one testicle.

@DiscoTimelordASD

Ай бұрын

​@@Willesden_Rab1_TVI agree with you on that.

@Willesden_Rab1_TV

Ай бұрын

@@DiscoTimelordASD bro my DVD version has no canned laughter = punchlines are silent ... but the version online has it with canned laughter SE.7 EP.1 TIKKA TO RIDE

I found this show accidentally on PBS at around midnight while flipping thru channels looking for something to watch. Finding one of the best shows I’ve ever seen and tuning in every week to see an episode as long as they carried the show. Doesn’t matter how many times I’ve seen an episode it’s still hilarious, that’s the mark of great writing and great actors making one of the best TV shows to ever be aired. Long may they reign!🎉❤😂

Space corp directive 34124 is my favorite joke in the entire show.

This was one of the best piece of writing in the whole series

@carnalea2424

4 жыл бұрын

Have you ever seen or remember the lateral thinking/mousse in Sweden 1971 script. Very clever and had me in hysterics.

This single sketch has got some of the best quotes in Red Dwarf.

I'm not doing my own smeggin ironing 😁

@Metal_Auditor

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This American has never been able to understand what he says there.

@RealityCheck6T9

5 жыл бұрын

From the look of him I'm not sure why he'd need anything ironing

@EditorOfSL

3 жыл бұрын

@@Metal_Auditor 🤦‍♀️

@DiscoTimelordASD

Ай бұрын

I'm with Lister.😂

punchline after punchline quality + quantity what an amazing show

"We're deader than tank tops"

Rimmer should really read the space core directives 😂

@ProperDaveXD001

2 ай бұрын

I personally think he's quoting a different edition of the directives to Kryten, which wasn't compiled before Red Dwarf was lost. Lister figured this out some time ago, but stays quiet because he thinks it's funny.

@DiscoTimelordASD

Ай бұрын

​@ProperDaveXD001 I like to believe that Lister got drunk one night & actually learned the new ones with Kryton's help😂

This series is a Tour de Force of excellent writing. Lifelong fan.😻

@li-limandragon9287

2 жыл бұрын

I wish Cat got more of his own episodes, he’s technically the most interesting of the four. A cat humanoid whose religion is based around a slob.

People are quick to slag off the beep these days but if you make a list of the comedies through the decades there are plenty of gems to be had.

@Willesden_Rab1_TV

2 жыл бұрын

yes agreed mr brittas ... (but in colin's voice)

"I believe in reincarnation" _is a hologram_ Fantastic comedy

Imagine an episode where they launch out Kryten as decoy fodder, only to realise the crew made a mistake and there was no hostile ship so they have to track down Kryten.

What more is there to say about such an excellent clip? Except that at 2:54 you can see the boom mic in front of Rimmer's face.

@legitbeans9078

Жыл бұрын

Good catch lol 😂

@willyum3920

9 ай бұрын

👌nice one. I've seen this episode maybe 30 times. I used to watch Red Dwarf on loop on VHS as a kid... I'd never noticed that. Turns out I was a very unobservant child.

@DiscoTimelordASD

Ай бұрын

Bravo👍

The first time I heard that, I'm amazed my heart didn't explode with the strain of the laughter I was emitting. Genius. :D

@jaysmith2858

Жыл бұрын

Blimey Salty, we meet yet again! It seems we both like the same sort of content. I hope all's well with you.

@shugaroony

Жыл бұрын

@@jaysmith2858 Hi pal, yep we do keep running into each other on eclectic tastes, haha! I'm doing ok, and hope you are too! On Red Dwarf, I remember avoiding it when it was originally airing, but when I was playing a Star Wars MMO back in the day, a guildmate of mine who came from Tennessee picked up on my accent and we spoke about a lot of British tv that he watched, and he would always go on about Red Dwarf, so I decided to get into it, and so glad I did, it had some of the most hilarious episodes of sci-fi comedy of all! :D

One of the most memorable moments in red dwarf history 👍

@dorialaura802

5 жыл бұрын

Yes!

0:50 I've got to hear the story behind that rule.

@DiscoTimelordASD

Ай бұрын

There are so many unanswered questions about these directives😂

including Welsh hahahahahahha

@mdolinski4926

5 жыл бұрын

Is Welsh a funny language?

@nigeh5326

5 жыл бұрын

@@mdolinski4926 it's more than funny it's totally unintelligible to English speakers and hilarious to hear (sorry Cymru)

@mdolinski4926

5 жыл бұрын

@@nigeh5326 lol ok. I'm from across the pond. I'll have to Google a sample of It.

@nigeh5326

5 жыл бұрын

@@mdolinski4926 here's English comedian Russell Howard talking about Welsh lol kzread.info/dash/bejne/jImDlpqkl9Ssg7Q.html

@prg2812

5 жыл бұрын

@@mdolinski4926 I don't know, I just don't understand it. I don't think anyone does.

Rimmel always surrenders without fighting lol

@geminibarbie87

3 жыл бұрын

Rimmer*

Please to GOD bring back Ace Rimmer in the next series! Just even for a few seconds! He was a hilarious and awesome character!

The only Red Dwarf clip I can think of that compares is when Rimmer says wars are won by the side with the shortest haircuts. Includes the following exchange: [Rimmer] "Would it harm you to have hair like mine?" [Cat] "I have got hair like yours. Just not on my head..."

"Excuse me, gentlemen, while I have a panic attack under the scanner table."

The entire panels deader than A line flares with pockets in the knees! I dont even know if that line was in this episode but when cat said we are deader than tank tops, I heard him say that as well in my head lol

one of the the best lines ever, it does mean changing the bulb. Haaaaa!! love it

That changing the bulb joke has stuck with me since childhood, when this first aired. Such a small joke, but delivered so perfectly by Robert Llewellyn. He sounds so flat and serious about it.

Stoke me a clipper, I'll be back for Christmas!

@dylan4972

6 жыл бұрын

placticine Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.

@arnoldrimmer9161

5 жыл бұрын

Placticine did you honestly mean to get that wrong on purpose?

@GarethTheGreat325

5 жыл бұрын

@@arnoldrimmer9161 I'll be honest with you mate, I don't think he remembers if he did or not.

@MadScientist512

5 жыл бұрын

It's a reference to when Rimmer became Ace Rimmer.

I think my three favourite jokes in the entire show revolve around alert colours... 'The red, green and blue alert signs are all flashing, what does it mean, Kryten?' ... 'Either we're under attack or we're having a disco.' 'There's no such thing as brown alert!' ... 'You won't be saying that in a minute. And don't say I didn't alert you!' And of course this one.

Even the Daleks liked this clip.

@dorialaura802

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Lord_Skeptic

Жыл бұрын

One of them did

2:53 mike in shot

Each time i see this i still laugh! Best ever!

One of the all time best bits.... That high pace Smeggin Delivery.

2:53 I can't believe I never noticed the mic very clearly in shot

Legion, what an amazing episode

This and the Wilma Flintstone scene are peak Red Dwarf

2:54 Production mic at the top right :)

@MythicSuns

9 жыл бұрын

SenorKristobbalVLog thankfully it blends in well with the rest of the tech on the ship

@rmsbeautyxoox8419

6 жыл бұрын

Lol how did you notice that dedicated red dwarf fans from the red dwarf posse 😂 You are a dwarfer *it would be funny if you are watching this for the fun of it and not that obsessed and I sound like a complete and total idiot*

@dopiaza2006

5 жыл бұрын

0:35 too

@thewordlove4316

4 жыл бұрын

plus, the mic man's shadow at 3:00 ... it's part of the show's charm!

@scorchx3000

3 жыл бұрын

I love how the mic moves away, it's like "Oh shit, I'm on the show. Better move quick away before I'm noticed."

I don’t know why I did, but I fell in love with this show

@johnforkan1492

5 жыл бұрын

Four guys and a small set, but well written amazing casting.

I aspire to this level of comedy

Love this scene and always makes me laugh such a great show

One of the best scenes! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Psirens in my view one of the very best Red Dwarf episodes, there is something I just like about it.

Simple things like leaving in the mic in shot makes this show for me.

@georgemallard7116

2 жыл бұрын

Found it! 2:52

Love this show so much

Absolutely brilliant 🇬🇧👍

I really love Series VI.

I could watch this all night.

One the best scenes of this show 😁

Deader than tank tops 😂😂😂.

I could have sworn Rimmer was allegedly reincarnated from Alexander the Great’s chief eunuch.

I just love this show so much!!!!

Kryiton, go to red Alert. Sir it will mean I'll have to change the bulb. Classic comedy at its best 😅😅😅

The best sitcom ever❤

Genius bliss...

Perfect scene.

Love the series

So that's why I still say "smeggin eggs."

Change the bulb. 🤣

Quality show this was.

This series is one of the reasons I feel I lived in one of the greatest generations. Red Dwarf is simply one of the most uplifting, happy, funny and just plain feel good shows that will ever be. I'm an American though so it takes a second seat to Night Court.

Brilliant

0:52 LOL

Directive 34124 caught me out more than once as well.

Butterpat head! Lololololol :)

Great stuff

Are you absolutely sure, it does mean changing the bulb

I'm not doing me own smeggin ironing

One of the only scenes derived from the books that was even better onscreen.

they pack soooo many gags into that 3 minutes, and the actors pull off the writing perfectly - it's too bad that Rob Grant didn't keep working with Doug Naylor past season 5; things went off a cliff after they stopped writing together.

@ZeldaTheSwordsman

Жыл бұрын

This was a Series 6 bit.

@chemistryset1

Жыл бұрын

@@ZeldaTheSwordsman - yikes you're right - S6 was the last time Rob Grant worked on the show ...

@lesley7239

2 ай бұрын

You have lost your freakin mind

I'm supposed to be watching red dwarf but this one guy keeps kicking my ass

1:01 "I want to go to blow alert", was that intentional or a Freudian slip? 😂

Now hear this because its only coming once!!!

I haven''t seen this for many years but I could have sworn Rimmer said "Step up to brown alert." Unless the brown alert command was in a different episode.

Yellow Alert would have been more appropriate in Rimmer's case.