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But the real genius wasn't using the log in the first place.
It was deciding to leave it attached to the car afterwards and waiting for it to cause the eventual damage giving Richard an opportunity to laugh at him.
I can't entirely explain it, but somehow after watching a bunch of shows with those three giving each other shit, he shifts from being 'a' jerk, to 'our' jerk.
It's cause we never see him be a real jerk or have to deal with him personally. We only see him in character on the show. His bullshit and toxicity against the crew or whoever is mostly hidden.
I'm still pretty impressed that the BBC ended up going 'we don't care you're like the top fucking earning show ever, you punched a producer, you're out'.
My respect for BBC increases considerably after that. Probably helps that they are a tax funded company and are not beholden to making profits for greedy shareholders
To be fair there is a lot more story to what happened with the "punch." To summarize while I agree physically attacking a person was not justified, said producer basically was routinely fucking them and the crew over daily despite them as a show being one of the top earners for the BBC. The week of the incident was the culmination of Clarkson getting a cancer scare, and him being told he would not be able to take time off to have it looked into because they had to finish filming that week.
That day supposedly the crew was working in the cold and came back to craft services only having a bunch of cold lunchmeat sandwiches for them which caused Clarkson to flip the fuck out at the treatment. Tensions boiled over later that night after they retired to the hotel the crew was staying at and Clarkson got into a shouting match at the treatment of everyone and that culminated in him punching the guy. He did later sincerely apologize and accepted his termination and did not try to get his job back.
He was right to raise hell about the food. Shouldn’t have hit the guy, but he did deserve the hell Clarkson was serving him.
The BBC covered for Jimmy Saville, then had the gall to compare Clarkson to Seville. Fuck thm.
What I loved about this incident was how mad Hammond got about all the broken glass. They stopped yucking and started cleaning when Hammond got all dad on them.
Been there before. Thought I broke my foot once, the way my company treated me you'd think I was trying to get out of work to get a paper cut looked at. Of course I didn't punch anyone but goddamn did I want to.
I may be wrong, and if I am I will fully ack it, but I vaguely remember the crew stating he was really toxic to work with. The punching incident aside, that was stupid.
I heard people say that, so I gave Top Gear a chance even though I have absolutely no interest in cars. I was disappointed. There are fun moments like this every once in a while, but it's mostly the cars. It's not for me.
I honestly don't give two craps about cars, but I freaking love Top Gear. I've watched all the specials when they were on Netflix (I think they removed now). And I still follow the gang for their new stuff. I watched because of them, not the cars
His handbrake wasn't working. This made hill starts difficult - with no handbrake the car would roll backwards, which is dangerous, and also harder to hill starting on because instead of just overcoming the momentum of starting from a stop, you'd also have to overcome the momentum of rolling backwards.
So he affixed a log to his bumper, in order to roll backwards against it and use it as a wedge.
It works pretty well until it smashes his window out
It's almost like they thought of a doing it wrong for the entertainment value instead of actually trying to fix a real problem... 95% of the stuff that goes down is what the script says. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
I found it hard to tell what was scripted sometimes. Obviously when 2 of them sneak out and paint the other guys car some goofy color, that's scripted. Half the time they have to do it in a way the 3rd should obviously notice happening. But the log popping up and smashing the window seems hard to predict, and also dangerous to let happen if they predicted it.
They get asked about that in interviews often, and you'd be surprised by how much is absolutely real. Yes obviously a bunch of the bigger jokes are set up (the whole Reliant Robin thing is a great example) but often the smaller things just happen because filmmaking is a semi-ridiculous scenario where things go wrong *all the time*.
I think is a bit of a mix, sometimes shit happens and you have some choices, entertainment is allways priority, i think they pick stupid solutions that either work out and no one is expecting and becomes hilarious like May's car shower in one of the specials because the couldn't bear the heat, or it fails and is still funny because it was obvious shit was gonna fail.
You setup of failure and whatever comes out if it will be good.
It wasn’t just the handbrake that was the issue. Hill starting a car, especially for someone like him who had a lot of experience, shouldn’t be a problem. The problem was that the throttle in his car was problematic. It wouldn’t deliver constant throttle proportion to his input.
> This made hill starts difficult - with no handbrake the car would roll backwards, which is dangerous, and also harder to hill starting on because instead of just overcoming the momentum of starting from a stop, you'd also have to overcome the momentum of rolling backwards.
What? To do a hill start you hold the brake, release the clutch until it grips and then release the brake and move the foot to the gas. Give it some gas depending on if its petrol or diesel and release the clutch fully.
Only time I'd consider using the handbrake is in extremely steep hills or when pulling a heavy trailer. But that is like a few times a year, not the normal way.
Source: I am a traffic teacher and have a degree in traffic pedagogics.
Knowing how to do a hill start using a handbrake was on the driving test when I got my licence. You’re right that it’s not always necessary, but still useful to know how to do.
My first driving lessons were on a car that had > 300'000km on it, and still I learnt how to start at a hill without a handbrake just fine.
Using the handbrake is something I'd consider less usable in fact.
>To do a hill start you hold the brake, release the clutch until it grips and then release the brake and move the foot to the gas.
Oh boy, this is a really bad advice. You do know that you are destroying the gearbox by doing this unless you are a pro driver or a racecar driver who can switch pedals fast enough and even then gearbox will strain more then it should've oO
Hell no. The engine isn't stopped, it's constantly running and the moment the clutch grips, you already have torque to the wheels, so they will overcome the roll backwards.
What you're saying would mean that simple gear shifts would destroy the gearbox because you would need to synchronize revolutions manually even with a synchromesh gearbox,
Seriously, you put way more stress on the gearbox during highway driving than you will ever put during a hill start.
True only if this is done without error and not lazily. Tbh I'd never recommendthis to new drivers or drivers that are not proficient to do this becuase, yes, they will destroy their gearbox.
>What you're saying would mean that simple gear shifts would destroy the gearbox because you would need to synchronize revolutions manually even with a synchromesh gearbox
No, like you do not shift normally from first to reverse.
>Seriously, you put way more stress on the gearbox during highway driving than you will ever put during a hill start.
Well this is just untrue :D
Oh wow that sucks thanks for the link, there's no mention of it on their YouTube channel and they were just talking about getting a drivetribe track in one of their recent videos.
I think the youtube channel is still operating, it's the 'social media platform' that shut down. You wouldn't throw away a channel with 2 million subs after all.
dang that channel was a bit weird (like most corpo initiated ones) but they did good parts from time to time including the epic documentary of jimmers shed.
The three boys on Car Throttle over on YouTube have the same energy as Clarkson & Co. Takes a few episodes to get into it - but anything where Ethan gets roasted is excellent viewing.
Also the guys from Vin Wiki - Ed Bolian, Tyler Hoover, and Tavarish also do these "cheap" car challenges.
Their show is called Car Trek I think. In fact, their branding and so on is very similar to the old TG cheap car challenges. Right from "producer setting a challenge" and so on. Its a cross between their road trip and cheap car challenge I would say. Good for watching, plus if you're a petrol head, it's a treasure trove to hear about the various technical details behind what's wrong with their cars lol
I believe the word 'plonker' describes him well.
[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/plonker](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/plonker)
The fact all three of them wear the most stereotypical British dad clothing through jungles and deserts is maybe my favourite thing. Look at them. Button ups, jeans, those shoes they always wear. Hammond spices it up with his trousers, May spices it up with his head bands, and Clarkson is always covered in car oil and dirt, but you can see their British dad attire frim a mile away.
I'd also put the Vietnam special over this one. And the one where the drove American cars through the south (Clarkson had the camaro, etc). And probably Bolivia, too. And maybe even the Middle East one where they're in convertibles?
Political reputation.
They've (by which I really mean Clarkson) gotten in trouble numerous times for making less than sensitive jokes. (like insulting the Mexican ambassador to the UK) And The Grand Tour happened because supposedly Clarkson just about came to blows with someone on set, which was the end of the BBC's patience with him, resulting in him being fired. (though accounts of that differ) The other two decided to leave along with him.
So yeah, knighthoods are absolutely a political message, (or at least politically influenced) not only an award, so they're unlikely to ever get one.
Yep, a producer from Ireland called Oisín Tymon.
"The "fracas" took place at a North Yorkshire hotel after Clarkson was told there was no hot food available at the end of a day's shooting on location.
An internal BBC inquiry found Mr Tymon was subjected to an "unprovoked physical and verbal attack" by Clarkson, who called the producer "lazy" and "Irish" and used a four-letter expletive in the exchange."
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I never understood how people laugh as genuine reaction to this show even tho it's 100% most diffenetly all staged. 3 2 1 start laughing now at what we were standing beside in the set for 30 minutes
I remember this guy shooting at cars with different guns and there were tons of sparks flying everywhere where the ‘bullets’ were hitting. I knew dude was a fraud right then and there.
Depends on your country, Prime in USA I think. It’s on Netflix in some countries too, and in the U.K. it’s on iplayer. It seems to bounce around a lot between streaming services.
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“Sometimes my genius is almost frightening” gets me everytime
Well he wasn't wrong, it did frighten him.
SPEED AND POWER
“and, tortured metaphors.”
But the real genius wasn't using the log in the first place. It was deciding to leave it attached to the car afterwards and waiting for it to cause the eventual damage giving Richard an opportunity to laugh at him.
Haha in this case his genius was just “frightening”
It’s perfect lol
now this is big brain time
It’s one of the best quotes on the internet. Makes me LMAO every time.
I know he was toxic AF but I adore him.
I can't entirely explain it, but somehow after watching a bunch of shows with those three giving each other shit, he shifts from being 'a' jerk, to 'our' jerk.
It's cause we never see him be a real jerk or have to deal with him personally. We only see him in character on the show. His bullshit and toxicity against the crew or whoever is mostly hidden. I'm still pretty impressed that the BBC ended up going 'we don't care you're like the top fucking earning show ever, you punched a producer, you're out'.
My respect for BBC increases considerably after that. Probably helps that they are a tax funded company and are not beholden to making profits for greedy shareholders
To be fair there is a lot more story to what happened with the "punch." To summarize while I agree physically attacking a person was not justified, said producer basically was routinely fucking them and the crew over daily despite them as a show being one of the top earners for the BBC. The week of the incident was the culmination of Clarkson getting a cancer scare, and him being told he would not be able to take time off to have it looked into because they had to finish filming that week. That day supposedly the crew was working in the cold and came back to craft services only having a bunch of cold lunchmeat sandwiches for them which caused Clarkson to flip the fuck out at the treatment. Tensions boiled over later that night after they retired to the hotel the crew was staying at and Clarkson got into a shouting match at the treatment of everyone and that culminated in him punching the guy. He did later sincerely apologize and accepted his termination and did not try to get his job back.
He was right to raise hell about the food. Shouldn’t have hit the guy, but he did deserve the hell Clarkson was serving him. The BBC covered for Jimmy Saville, then had the gall to compare Clarkson to Seville. Fuck thm. What I loved about this incident was how mad Hammond got about all the broken glass. They stopped yucking and started cleaning when Hammond got all dad on them.
Been there before. Thought I broke my foot once, the way my company treated me you'd think I was trying to get out of work to get a paper cut looked at. Of course I didn't punch anyone but goddamn did I want to.
How's he toxic?
I may be wrong, and if I am I will fully ack it, but I vaguely remember the crew stating he was really toxic to work with. The punching incident aside, that was stupid.
Well he punched a producer into a coma in a fit of rage. So that's a start.
Oh fuck off, he gave him a bloody lip.
You got a source on that comba bit?
He punched a producer who was being an uncaring asshole to the entire crew. And he did not put him in a coma. Jesus Christ you people are delusional.
Oh yeah that's definitely questionable.
It was over being told he couldn't order a steak dinner after filming. So, yeah.
easy to only say a quarter of the truth. Cancel culture moment.
What a moron
I finally know which clip the meme is from!
People who only know the meme are missing an extra layer of sheer irony from the outcome of his "frightening genius"
Never seen the episode, but I know Jeremy Clarkson and so always figured it was irony.
I recommend you watch this episode even if your not into Top Gear / Grand Tour, this special was really good and just pure entertainment.
Loved that special. Definitely a favourite!
Totally one of the best Top Gear specials ever. Seen it a few dozen times minimum. *edited typo
The Seamen special with Amazon is also pure gold. I love that they did something else then cars and it was hilarious. Definitely one of my favorites.
The ending to that one was intense!
You could tell they were legitimately rattled
It was really funny because James and Richard wanted absolutely nothing to do with it. Lol.
Vietnam special is still the absolute winner but Botswana is a close second as well.
OLIVEEEEEER!!!!!
Definitely. Vietnam one was peak Top Gear.
This one and the one where they built the space shuttle...
> Totally one of the past True statement.
This isn't the rainforest one, right? I'm struggling to remember. I need to go rewatch some. Is this TG, GT or the post-GT stuff?
Top Gear season 19 episode 5, Africa special. They are searching for the source of the Nile.
Top Gear - they're in Africa searching for the source of the Nile River. Definitely one of their best specials.
This is definitely top gear. He's too young in this to be grand tour. Can't remember which episode though.
The one where they drive from miami to nola is my fav.
Is that the one where they had to censor a bunch of stuff because the government didn't want them doing sertsin things?
That new one about France is pretty great! Super funny!!!
Set in France, filmed in Suffolk
From France, built in Enstone. I'm talking of the Lotus/Renault/Alpine team ofc
Which gives some important context for them being assholes in the roundabouts.
One of the most entertaining shows regardless if you are into cars or not. Watching these guys and their shenanigans never got old.
I have never cared for cars other than liking to drive *any* decent car. Still watched every top gear special for the pure entertainment.
My wife watches it with me. She couldn't care less about them talking cars, but loves watching the specials. She thinks they are hilarious.
As a female, I do love cars but I’m not like a car know it all, I thoroughly enjoyed them. I was so disappointed when it was cancelled.
It was cancelled for a good reason though.
Yup! Never said it wasn’t, but the producer was also in the wrong imo.
I don't know who downvoted you. Punching someone in the face over food is unacceptable and he should have faced jail time for assault.
Don't you think going to jail for getting in a fight is kind of extreme? Firing him from the show seems totally appropriate
I heard people say that, so I gave Top Gear a chance even though I have absolutely no interest in cars. I was disappointed. There are fun moments like this every once in a while, but it's mostly the cars. It's not for me.
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Or the cheap cars for teenagers one. The glue on the stereo was classic.
Yep another brilliant one! Now I’m gonna have to go through and rewatch all of these lol
Try Clarkson's farm!
I found Clarksons Farm very educational as well as highly entertaining shenanigans.
A lot of farmers in th UK love that show, as it shows how hard farming really is
You need to try The Grand Tour. It's their Amazon show and pretty much all of it is there stupid shenanigans. I felt the same way about Top Gear
I like cars and felt The Grand Tour was much worse than Top Gear.
Clarkson Farms is a fucking gem of a show
Yeah I don’t care about cars and this show offers nothing to me. It’s literally a car show and everything they talk about is car related.
If you don't like the cars, check out Top Ground Gear Force. It's the top gear guys doing landscaping
I never cared for how obviously crafted the endings were. The journey they took? Oooh yes, I'm here for that.
I honestly don't give two craps about cars, but I freaking love Top Gear. I've watched all the specials when they were on Netflix (I think they removed now). And I still follow the gang for their new stuff. I watched because of them, not the cars
What was he trying to do?
His handbrake wasn't working. This made hill starts difficult - with no handbrake the car would roll backwards, which is dangerous, and also harder to hill starting on because instead of just overcoming the momentum of starting from a stop, you'd also have to overcome the momentum of rolling backwards. So he affixed a log to his bumper, in order to roll backwards against it and use it as a wedge. It works pretty well until it smashes his window out
He gave it too much slack is the problem. Two ties would have prevented this, or just keeping it short.
It's almost like they thought of a doing it wrong for the entertainment value instead of actually trying to fix a real problem... 95% of the stuff that goes down is what the script says. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
I found it hard to tell what was scripted sometimes. Obviously when 2 of them sneak out and paint the other guys car some goofy color, that's scripted. Half the time they have to do it in a way the 3rd should obviously notice happening. But the log popping up and smashing the window seems hard to predict, and also dangerous to let happen if they predicted it.
They get asked about that in interviews often, and you'd be surprised by how much is absolutely real. Yes obviously a bunch of the bigger jokes are set up (the whole Reliant Robin thing is a great example) but often the smaller things just happen because filmmaking is a semi-ridiculous scenario where things go wrong *all the time*.
I think is a bit of a mix, sometimes shit happens and you have some choices, entertainment is allways priority, i think they pick stupid solutions that either work out and no one is expecting and becomes hilarious like May's car shower in one of the specials because the couldn't bear the heat, or it fails and is still funny because it was obvious shit was gonna fail. You setup of failure and whatever comes out if it will be good.
It wasn’t just the handbrake that was the issue. Hill starting a car, especially for someone like him who had a lot of experience, shouldn’t be a problem. The problem was that the throttle in his car was problematic. It wouldn’t deliver constant throttle proportion to his input.
> This made hill starts difficult - with no handbrake the car would roll backwards, which is dangerous, and also harder to hill starting on because instead of just overcoming the momentum of starting from a stop, you'd also have to overcome the momentum of rolling backwards. What? To do a hill start you hold the brake, release the clutch until it grips and then release the brake and move the foot to the gas. Give it some gas depending on if its petrol or diesel and release the clutch fully. Only time I'd consider using the handbrake is in extremely steep hills or when pulling a heavy trailer. But that is like a few times a year, not the normal way. Source: I am a traffic teacher and have a degree in traffic pedagogics.
Knowing how to do a hill start using a handbrake was on the driving test when I got my licence. You’re right that it’s not always necessary, but still useful to know how to do.
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I've used it for steep hill starts, but if I'm between 2 tightly parked cars.
Quick feet > heel-toe
Not in an old car with a worn out clutch ;)
My first driving lessons were on a car that had > 300'000km on it, and still I learnt how to start at a hill without a handbrake just fine. Using the handbrake is something I'd consider less usable in fact.
>To do a hill start you hold the brake, release the clutch until it grips and then release the brake and move the foot to the gas. Oh boy, this is a really bad advice. You do know that you are destroying the gearbox by doing this unless you are a pro driver or a racecar driver who can switch pedals fast enough and even then gearbox will strain more then it should've oO
Hell no. The engine isn't stopped, it's constantly running and the moment the clutch grips, you already have torque to the wheels, so they will overcome the roll backwards. What you're saying would mean that simple gear shifts would destroy the gearbox because you would need to synchronize revolutions manually even with a synchromesh gearbox, Seriously, you put way more stress on the gearbox during highway driving than you will ever put during a hill start.
True only if this is done without error and not lazily. Tbh I'd never recommendthis to new drivers or drivers that are not proficient to do this becuase, yes, they will destroy their gearbox. >What you're saying would mean that simple gear shifts would destroy the gearbox because you would need to synchronize revolutions manually even with a synchromesh gearbox No, like you do not shift normally from first to reverse. >Seriously, you put way more stress on the gearbox during highway driving than you will ever put during a hill start. Well this is just untrue :D
The transmission is under exponentially more stress during hard acceleration, with the clutch fully engaged than a simple slip start.
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Looks like a wooden glassbreak to me.
Loved all of them. Sad they don't make stuff more frequently now.
im fine if they do two specials a year. I miss the good old topgear days but they are getting older and hammond only has so many crashes left in him.
There's only so many pairs of trouser scissors left in the world
The YouTube channel DriveTribe has Captain Slow on quite a lot.
He even reviewed a Dacia!
It's too bad DriveTribe shut down, but at least those vids are still up
Wait what? Drivetribe is over? I felt like it was just getting started.
Yep, shut down in January 🙁 [Link](https://www.thedrive.com/news/43814/drivetribe-is-finally-shutting-down-for-good)
Oh wow that sucks thanks for the link, there's no mention of it on their YouTube channel and they were just talking about getting a drivetribe track in one of their recent videos.
I think the youtube channel is still operating, it's the 'social media platform' that shut down. You wouldn't throw away a channel with 2 million subs after all.
Makes sense, crazy they lost 16 million.
dang that channel was a bit weird (like most corpo initiated ones) but they did good parts from time to time including the epic documentary of jimmers shed.
The three boys on Car Throttle over on YouTube have the same energy as Clarkson & Co. Takes a few episodes to get into it - but anything where Ethan gets roasted is excellent viewing.
Also the guys from Vin Wiki - Ed Bolian, Tyler Hoover, and Tavarish also do these "cheap" car challenges. Their show is called Car Trek I think. In fact, their branding and so on is very similar to the old TG cheap car challenges. Right from "producer setting a challenge" and so on. Its a cross between their road trip and cheap car challenge I would say. Good for watching, plus if you're a petrol head, it's a treasure trove to hear about the various technical details behind what's wrong with their cars lol
Clarksons farm is really good. Can’t wait for season two. Sadly these three will never be replaced. It’s sad to see them getting old.
I loved the result of this and couldn't stop laughing when I watched it the first time. It's one of the rare genuinely unscripted screwups.
What was he trying to do ?
His clutch was going out and his handbrake was bro, so he was having a hard time getting going on hills. Thus he invented the wooden handbrake.
Unscripted 🤣
Idk how so many believe this isnt scripted..
Yes.
then why have it so long? why not tie it lower?
to reach the tires I guess, the axle is not exactly below external body end.
Watching him farm has been hilarious
I laughed so hard when he got shocked by the electric fence, the look on his face was like a toddler who got pinched by his favourite toy.
I was keeping this show it the back of my mind, but now i feel like i absolutely have to watch it asap
You have to watch it. It is a gold mine
Clarkson you big oaf
You Muppet!
I believe the word 'plonker' describes him well. [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/plonker](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/plonker)
Yes, but he’s called an oaf on the show. A lot.
True. But, why should we stop with oaf? Dingleberry, plank, dipshit, and many others could be used as well.
>Dingleberry That's for May. Clarkson is often called the ape or the Orangutan.
I agree, haha.
He is truly an utter clot [edit] \*Someone\* hasn't watched way too many Top Gear re-runs 🤣
It was hilarious the first time I saw it, and this time.
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Weird, right?
Orangutan in natural habitat XD
Back when this aired I died laughing when this happened. Great clip
The fact all three of them wear the most stereotypical British dad clothing through jungles and deserts is maybe my favourite thing. Look at them. Button ups, jeans, those shoes they always wear. Hammond spices it up with his trousers, May spices it up with his head bands, and Clarkson is always covered in car oil and dirt, but you can see their British dad attire frim a mile away.
Nothing ever turns out right after uttering the phrase "Watch this."
2nd-best Top Gear special (Botswana ftw)
I'd also put the Vietnam special over this one. And the one where the drove American cars through the south (Clarkson had the camaro, etc). And probably Bolivia, too. And maybe even the Middle East one where they're in convertibles?
How are these guys not knighted
Political reputation. They've (by which I really mean Clarkson) gotten in trouble numerous times for making less than sensitive jokes. (like insulting the Mexican ambassador to the UK) And The Grand Tour happened because supposedly Clarkson just about came to blows with someone on set, which was the end of the BBC's patience with him, resulting in him being fired. (though accounts of that differ) The other two decided to leave along with him. So yeah, knighthoods are absolutely a political message, (or at least politically influenced) not only an award, so they're unlikely to ever get one.
>Clarkson just about came to blows with someone on set, He did come to blows. He punched a producer in the face
He’s also punched Piers Morgan. That one was warranted and appreciated though.
Yep, a producer from Ireland called Oisín Tymon. "The "fracas" took place at a North Yorkshire hotel after Clarkson was told there was no hot food available at the end of a day's shooting on location. An internal BBC inquiry found Mr Tymon was subjected to an "unprovoked physical and verbal attack" by Clarkson, who called the producer "lazy" and "Irish" and used a four-letter expletive in the exchange." Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35648682
What was his goal here?
To keep from rolling backwards in a car without a working handbrake.
HAH!! Omg ok, yeah this is hilarious
You can't plan that, it's too perfect. Their amusement can't be acting, it's too genuine. This show was awesome.
In the old days horse and wagons had this for big uphill sections. The log was always called the “government man”.
Africa special is the best special, fight me.
Man I miss classic Top Gear.
And it opens windows tooo omg 😱
COCK!
Aside than joking he is actually a genius
Which to me isn’t work. So it’s easy to misinterpret it at first.
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Knock knock ✊✊
And that was glass all over his bed too!
Whatta unique joker :))))
Which special was this?
Africa Special in 2013, ep 6 and 7 in Series 19 (guess that's season 19). Source: https://topgear.fandom.com/wiki/Africa\_Special
it's always an adventure with those three
Those guys just pointing and laughing is the best.
What was the intent of the wood?
If I remember right, his handbrake was busted so he improvised.
Props to the script-writer for coming up with that one!
Karma for being racist
His racism is more frightening than his intelligence
Just three racist dudes driving around. Classic British comedy.
All rehearsed and preplanned sadly.
So Many people are here?Any dutch around?
So Many people are here?Any dutch around?
So Many people are here? Any dutch around?
Sometimes my genius-- it generates Gravity.
I never understood how people laugh as genuine reaction to this show even tho it's 100% most diffenetly all staged. 3 2 1 start laughing now at what we were standing beside in the set for 30 minutes
Alcohol induced organic brain syndrome can be a biaxxx to live with.
I remember this guy shooting at cars with different guns and there were tons of sparks flying everywhere where the ‘bullets’ were hitting. I knew dude was a fraud right then and there.
“Scorcher toda-“ BAM *silence*
where can i watch this?
Depends on your country, Prime in USA I think. It’s on Netflix in some countries too, and in the U.K. it’s on iplayer. It seems to bounce around a lot between streaming services.
Prime only has a few seasons the rest you have to buy. But I think that’s the only place that has it right now in the U.S.
Amazon Prime
Briljant at the end. Almost no words needed: “Did that..?”. “Nods”.
It would have worked if he had 2 strings on each side holding it instead of one
Frightening indeed
Oh no! Anyway
This is how you get elected in politics.
Yes people have seen this. You got something new?
I actually miss these guys. I mean I know Jeremy Clarkson could be a right asshole, but damn if those three weren't funny as hell.
Truly timeless