Kryten (Red Dwarf episode)
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| Red Dwarf episode | |
| "Kryten" | |
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| Episode № | 1 |
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| Airdate | September 6, 1988 |
| Writer(s) | Rob Grant & Doug Naylor |
| Director | Ed Bye |
| Guest star(s) | David Ross as Kryten |
| Series II September 6 – October 11, 1988 |
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| List of all Red Dwarf episodes... | |
Kryten was the seventh Red Dwarf episode to air, the first of the second series.
[edit] Synopsis
The crew of Red Dwarf receives a distress call from a mechanoid named Kryten. He informs them that three women of the crew of the Nova 5 have survived a crash. However, on arrival the crew, who took special effort to look their best to meet the girls, are shocked to find Kryten has been looking after, clothing and feeding three skeletons ever since the crash many years previously. Eventually they take Kryten back to Red Dwarf; Rimmer then gives him a list of chores to do while Lister attempts to teach him to rebel against Rimmer by making him watch the films Rebel Without a Cause and Easy Rider. It seems Lister's attempts are unsuccessful - until Kryten paints a picture of Rimmer on a toilet in his admiral uniform, throws a container of liquid (including the contents) onto his bed and insults him while doing so. He then dresses up in leathers and borrows Lister's space bike.
[edit] Trivia
- David Ross played Kryten in this episode, however later in the series when the character returned he was played by Robert Llewellyn. Ross later appeared in the series IV episode White Hole, as the voice of Talkie Toaster.
- Parts of storyline and dialogue from this episode were later included in the Red Dwarf Radio Show, voiced by Chris Barrie who plays Rimmer in the TV series.
- At the beginning of this episode, Rimmer is seen learning Esperanto (via the audiolingual method), with little success. This might be an homage to science fiction author Harry Harrison, whose influence is evident on the show, and also made a lot of references to the language.
- As Kryten is escorting the three aboard his ship, they pass a hanging plant. Rimmer accidentally brushes the plant's leaves, disturbing them slightly.
