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

4 ай бұрын

Dont forget the forest gump kid in a wheelie bin

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

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

5 жыл бұрын

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.

One of the best of Karl's stories

"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

4 жыл бұрын

He was 18 though. I would have done the same

@TheAmateurEditor

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

I bet christmas with the pilkingtons is a right laugh

Karl's dad is the best

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.

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

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

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)

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

4 жыл бұрын

Lightening McQueen Thought exactly the same thing Mate.

@ofjeworstlust69

Жыл бұрын

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

Some say he's an exaggerated version of Karl.

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

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

@adamliddle2060

9 жыл бұрын

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

@morganlast5498

6 жыл бұрын

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.

runs in the family lol

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! :)

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

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

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

what podcast is this from??

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

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

10 ай бұрын

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

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

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

@Astro_War

Жыл бұрын

Blur - Out of Time. Cracking track

This sounds like a fantasy from an American perspective.

@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek

4 ай бұрын

😂

Weird init

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

@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek

4 ай бұрын

Nope.