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An Idiot Abroad: Season 2
Starring: Ricky Gervais , Stephen Merchant , Karl Pilkington
Directed by: Luke Campbell
Produced by: Ricky Gervais , Stephen Merchant
More idiocy means more hilarity! In their second season, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant (co-creators of The Office and Extras), help their friend Karl Pilkington (The Ricky Gervais Show) cross items off his bucket list. The breakneck world tour includes a riotous whalewatching adventure, sumo wrestler training, Amish farming, shark swimming, dog sledding and other attempts to throw Pilkington out of his comfort zone. "Ridiculously funny"-Hollywood Reporter. As seen on Discovery Science. 5 3/4 hours on 2 Discs. SDH.
Item Number: 16986
- Format:
- DVD Widescreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 5 3/4 Hours
- Originally Aired On:
- Discovery Science Channel
- Number of Discs:
- 2
- Closed Captions / Subtitles:
- This Product has English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
In the second season of this hilarious series Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, co-creators of The Office and Extras help their friend Karl Pilkington (The Ricky Gervais Show) complete tasks from his bucket list...except the experience is never as easy or as fun as it seems. Gervais and Merchant find ways to arrange a few surprises along the way to keep things interesting. In the end, Pilkington ends up visiting more places and suffering more detours than he did in the first season! Find out what happens when an idiot goes abroad...again!
Desert Island
Karl is sent to spend time on a desert island in the South Pacific. Along the way, he attempts bungee jumping, land-diving, and arseboarding, and he meets a tribe that worships Prince Philip.
Trans-Siberian Express
Karl takes the Trans-Siberian Express from Moscow to China. On the trip, he experiences a Russian steam room, undergoes Cosmonaut training, meets a magnetic man, gets buried alive, competes in a wrestling match, and visits a dwarf village.
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Swim with Dolphins
Karl travels to Australia to swim with dolphins, but the trip doesn't turn out as expected. On the way, he stops in Thailand, where he meets some ladyboys and gets attacked by monkeys. In Australia, he swims with sharks instead of dolphins.
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Whale Watching
Karl sets off to Alaska to go on a whale-watching cruise. Before heading out to sea, he journeys across a frozen landscape on foot, by snowmobile, and by dog sled. The cruise aboard a working deep-sea fishing boat proves difficult for Karl.
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Meet a Gorilla
Karl travels to Africa to see wild gorillas. Prior to visiting the gorillas, Ricky and Steve send Karl to teach at a school, rebuild a hut, go bungee jumping, visit a domesticated hippo, cook for a king, and go animal tracking.
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Route 66
Karl travels U.S. Route 66. Along the way, he participates in a high school production, a "snuggle party", gold mining, monster truck driving, Amish farming, and wing walking.
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Climb Mount Fuji
Karl visits Japan where he trains to be a sumo wrestler, stays in a capsule hotel, decides to invent something, eats fermented Japanese fish, studies with a Zen Buddhist master, participates in a Japanese tea ceremony, and climbs Mt. Fuji.
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Karl Comes Home
| Himself - Presenter | --- | Karl Pilkington |
| Himself | --- | Ricky Gervais |
| Himself | --- | Stephen Merchant |
| Himself - Interviewer | --- | Luke Campbell |
Directed by Krishnendu Majumdar, Luke Campbell
Executive Produced by Dan Goldsack, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
Produced by Krishnendu Majumdar, Luke Campbell
Original Music by Vik Sharma
Cinematography by Jan Pester
Film Editing by Lynda Featherstone
