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Richard Richard. Eddie Hitler was played by Ade Edmonson, Christopher Ryan played Dave Hedgehog, and Spudgun was played by Steve O'Donnell.
1991. The show ran from 1991-95, spanning three series, and 18 episodes.
Lard. This was the episode where the guys buy some 'Pheromone' spray, in an attempt to attract women.
Poker. This was the episode where they stole their neighbours gas supply. The neighbour, Mr. Rottweiler, was played by Brian Glover.
| Episode 3: 'Contest'. Eddie bet on the 'Miss World' contest, but what odds did he get for his choice? | Hammersmith's 'Bottom'
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1,000-1. Eddie got odds of 1,000 to one, but his choice, Miss China didn't come anywhere near winning. Miss France was the winner.
£600. The pair go to a fairground, and Richie has some of the money stolen from him, and then suspects the stallholders, which leads to all sorts of chaos.
| Episode 5: 'S Up'. The boys take up the opportunity to run their landlord's corner shop in this episode. Eddie rigs up a bell to the door of the shop, so they can sit on the roof and watch a sport. What are they watching? | Hammersmith's 'Bottom'
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Cricket. They end up getting locked on the roof, and the shop gets looted!
Duke of Kidderminster. Richie lands a date with a Moldovan schemer with an incredibly long name: Lady Natasha Letitia Sarah Jane Wellesley Obstromsky Ponsonsky Smythe Smythe Smythe Smythe Oblomov Boblomov Dob!
| Episode 8: 'Culture'. What TV show did Richie say people were 'vegetating over', while they were having an evening of "Culture and poetry and Chess"? | Hammersmith's 'Bottom'
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'Emmerdale Farm'. The boys sat down to the game, but just before they started, Richie said he didn't know the rules!
| Episode 9: 'Burglary'. What does Eddie do with the burglar when the police come knocking at the door? | Hammersmith's 'Bottom'
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Sellotapes him to the ceiling. The burglar in this episode was played by Paul Bradley, who starred as Nigel Bates in the British soap 'Eastenders'.
| Episode 10: 'Parade'. Which 'Red Dwarf' actor played the Falklands War veteran in the pub? | Hammersmith's 'Bottom'
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Robert Llewellyn. Llewellyn played Kryten in 'Red Dwarf'.
Vodka margarine. Richie said he was the virgin Mary, as he was holding a baby at Christmas, and thought Eddie, Dave Hedgehog and Spudgun were the three Wise Men, as they had party hats on!
Chocolate HobNobs. The lads had to spend a week on Wimbledon Common, as a result of a bet in the pub.
Ferris Wheel. They have more cause for concern however, when they realise that the ferris wheel is to be demolished the following morning!
Banana. The boys go out trick-or-treating with disastrous results.
Sunny Doncaster. They never get there however, as Eddie decides to spend the money in the pub.
Skullcrusher Henderson. Eddie forges a £27 note, and tries to buy a round of drinks in the pub with it!
Leonard Rossiter. Richie was impersonating Rossiter's character, Rigsby, of 'Rising Damp' fame.
BBC Video Camera. Although not directly linked to this series, Edmonson and Mayall resurrected Richie and Eddie in the 1999 movie 'Guest House Paradiso'.
| Which British comedy actors play the lead characters Richard Richard and Eddie Hitler? | Bottom
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Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson have worked together on numerous projects, including "Bottom", "The Young Ones", "The Comic Strip" and the "Dangerous Brothers", to name but a few.
| Where do Richie and Eddie live? | Bottom
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Hammersmith. Yes, they are the self-styled "Hammersmith Hard Men".
| What do the boys generally have to drink in the pub? | Bottom
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Half a pint of Mild. Richie once ordered an Absinthe, but this led to Dick, the landlord, questioning Richie's romantic inclinations.
| In "Smells", what do Richie and Eddie buy to make themselves irresistible to women? | Bottom
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Pheromone spray. "This stuff attracts women like you wouldn't believe - Karachi Medical Gazette", reads Richie from the local paper. Confident that women will be unable to resist them, the boys douse themselves in the spray and head to the pub, but sadly the best laid plans can go awry...
| In "Gas", what is the name of Richie and Eddie's neighbour? | Bottom
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Mr Rottweiler. Mr Rottweiler was played by the late Brian Glover. As well as being an eminently recognisable British actor, Brian Glover's diverse career included a stint as a professional wrestler in the late 1970s. He supplied the voice for the "Gaffer" in the long-running Tetley tea adverts for many years, and also had roles in "An American Werewolf in London" and "Alien III".
| In "Contest", on which contestant does Eddie say he has placed a £10 bet that she will win Miss World? | Bottom
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Miss China. Yes, Miss China, at odds of 1000-1. Eddie later confesses that he did not put the bet on, but just pretended he had in order that Richie would insist they watch Miss World. He actually spent the money on a slap-up meal for himself.
| In "Apocalypse", who does Richie say wrote the dictionary? | Bottom
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Jesus. Richie challenges the Grim Reaper (Eddie in disguise) to a game of "I Spy" to save his soul. Richie chooses "scythe", but Eddie insists that "scythe" starts with a "c". When Richie points to it in the disctionary and spells out S-C-Y-T-H-E, Eddie says "that's zither".
| In " 's Up", what type of business are Richie and Eddie left in charge of for the morning? | Bottom
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Shop. Of course, it ends in disaster. Richie insults and threatens the customers (one being a doctor played by the late, great John Wells) and then both Richie and Eddie desert their posts to go and sunbathe on the roof. The shop ends up being ransacked and looted.
| In "Accident", what is the name of the horse that Eddie gives Richie as a tip, for Richie's birthday present? | Bottom
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Madame Swish. Dave Hedgehog is a friend of Eddie's. Richie breaks both legs in this episode. The episode begins with Richie pretending he has received birthday cards from Abba, "all the lads on the Ark Royal", and the people of the Soviet Union "with grateful thanks to Comrade Richie". They are the same cards he sends to himself EVERY year!
| In "Digger", which British comedy actress plays Lady Natassia? | Bottom
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Helen Lederer. When the boys join a video dating agency, Richie pretends that he is an Earl. The agency arranges a date for him and Eddie has to pose as his butler, Jives. Not one of the better episodes, this.
| In "Culture", what game do the boys play? | Bottom
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Chess. With the television (apparently) repossessed, the lads decide to have an evening of culture (Richie wears his coat inside out, to make it look like a smoking jacket), cocktails (Pernod, ouzo, marmalade and salt), and chess.
| In "Parade", which "Red Dwarf" cast member plays the Falklands war veteran? | Bottom
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Robert Llewellyn. Robert Llewellyn plays Kryten in "Red Dwarf".
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