About this season
The Ricky Gervais Show is an American cartoon series produced for and broadcast by HBO and Channel 4. The series is an animated version of the popular British audio podcasts and audiobooks of the same name, which feature Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, along with colleague and friend Karl Pilkington, talking about various subjects behind the microphone. The TV show consists of past audio recordings of these unscripted "pointless conversations," with animation drawn in a style similar to classic era Hanna-Barbera cartoons, presenting jokes and situations in a literal context. The animated Ricky Gervais Show has aired 39 episodes across three seasons since it premiered in 2010. There were some plans for a possible fourth season which would have used newly recorded audio, but this was shelved in June 2012. Series 3 of The Ricky Gervais Show premiered on 20 April 2012 on HBO, and on 8 May 2012 on E4.
Episodes (13)
1. Bryan's Brain
8.7Aired 20 April 2012 • 30 min
Karl ruminates on museum collections, his invention for a mug coaster, and a new movie pitch.
2. Comic Relief
8.5Aired 27 April 2012 • 30 min
Karl feels he's getting up in age and is starting to spend more time with his doctors. No longer young and free, he thinks about his will, which he believes is a form of charity, though Ricky disagrees. Karl's attorney suggested he marry his girlfriend for tax purposes, which would finally give his parents a reason to meet hers.
3. Armed Forces
8.7Aired 4 May 2012 • 30 min
Karl explains why he would have liked to join the Army and recounts his most harrowing acts of bravery.
4. Room 102
8.7Aired 11 May 2012 • 30 min
Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss what things Karl would banish from the world, and what item he would take if stranded on an island.
5. Karl's Day
8.7Aired 18 May 2012 • 30 min
Karl walks Ricky and Stephen through a typical day in his life. After being woken by his girlfriend Suzanne going off to work, he mulls about, taking his breakfast while sitting on the bed as he listens to the radio.
6. The English
8.7Aired 25 May 2012 • 30 min
Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss the essence of Englishness, and what other nationality Karl would like to be.
7. Law & Order
8.5Aired 1 June 2012 • 30 min
Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss capital punishment, the Ten Commandments and hostage negotiation.
8. Medicine
8.0Aired 8 June 2012 • 30 min
Karl shares his thoughts on medical advancements, how being sick makes him feel better, and his idea for a machine that would allow doctors to feel their patients' pain.
9. Earth
8.0Aired 15 June 2012 • 30 min
Karl contemplates the beginnings of the Universe, evolution, recycling and toilets abroad.
10. Society
8.0Aired 22 June 2012 • 30 min
Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss the laws of society and civil rights.
11. Wartime
8.0Aired 29 June 2012 • 30 min
Karl interprets the meaning of wartime sayings and imagines a scenario in which he is the wife of a GI.
12. World Cup
8.0Aired 6 July 2012 • 30 min
Ricky, Stephen and Karl ponder the problem of overzealous sports fans; Karl shares his saliva-volume test.
13. The Year
8.0Aired 13 July 2012 • 30 min
Karl ruminates on the insect world; Stephen recalls the horrors of buying condoms.