Season 1 Episode 2 - 17th November 2001
Episode Description
Karl is livid about something but doesn’t explain why. Clairvoyant Mystic Meg is ridiculed by Ricky and Steve. There are rude words and innuendo aplenty after the question “what is the only bird without a penis?” is asked.

Steve stays up late to watch some male strippers and tells some local radio anecdotes. Ricky’s now apparently world famous film review this week is Rainman, Steve sees the irony.

The White Stripes version of Jolene is played which leads Ricky to ask Karl to give his thoughts on the song, as a result we get an early taste of Karl’s idiocy.


Selected Quotes & Passages
Jolene
Steve: (The White Stripes, Jolene fades out) White Stripes and their version of Jolene. What did you make of it Rick?
Ricky: Loved it, loved it. Wanna ask Karl a question though, coz Karl is sometimes in awe of this new fangled world we live in, what do you think of the scenario, what do you think is going on there, coz its a bloke singing to a woman begging her not to take his man, what do you think is going on there?
Karl: Say again.
Ricky: Well that's a bloke there singing.
Karl: Yeah to his wife Jolene.
Steve: Were you listening?
Karl: You see I got mixed up, I thought it was that one about a person who chucks himself of a bridge. So I was thinking more about that than listening to that one.
Ricky: Right listen, right Jolene Jolene I'm begging of you please don't take my man, your flaming locks of auburn hair, even though you can, don't, he's all I've got, you're a beautiful woman, don't take my man coz I can't compete with you, right. What do you think is going on there though? When it's Dolly Parton singing about it you know whats going on, they're fighting over the same man. What do you think when a bloke is singing to Jolene, what do you think of the scenario there?
Karl: It's one of those names innit that could be a bloke's name like Leslie.
Ricky: (whispers) Oh christ.
Steve: I wish you'd not asked him that question, so exhausting.
Ricky: (laughs) I love him.