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Pilko Pants

Karl invented "Pilko Pants" while climbing Mount Fuji in Japan. Now that he's back home, Ricky and Steve give him a chance to sell his invention on a UK info-mercial!

Playlists

(1 - 4 of 17)
  • Play An Idiot Abroad: Karl Returns Home
    4 Clips Playlist Karl Comes Home

    An Idiot Abroad (10:13)

    Karl returns home to London to meet Ricky and Steve and review his trip to see what he learned.
  • Play An Idiot Abroad: Climb Mount Fuji
    4 Clips Playlist Climb Mount Fuji

    An Idiot Abroad (08:02)

    Karl travels to Japan to climb Mount Fuji. On the way, he stops at a shopping mall, steps into a Sumo ring, tries real sushi and works out with a construction crew.
  • Play An Idiot Abroad: Route 66
    4 Clips Playlist Route 66

    An Idiot Abroad (07:24)

    Karl wants to drive along the legendary Route 66 in an open top Cadillac. But along the way, he joins a high school choir, meets with New Age therapists, sees some monster trucks and fires a gun at explosive targets!
  • Play An Idiot Abroad: Face to Face with Gorillas
    4 Clips Playlist Face to Face with Gorillas

    An Idiot Abroad (09:05)

    Karl heads to Africa to meet some gorillas. On the way, he teaches kids about risk, cooks a meal, sees a hippo as a house pet and meets with a bungee cord...again.

The Science Channel Clips

  • Play An Idiot Abroad: Pilko Pants
    Pilko Pants

    An Idiot Abroad (03:05)

    Karl invented "Pilko Pants" while climbing Mount Fuji in Japan. Now that he's back home, Ricky and Steve give him a chance to sell his invention on a UK info-mercial!
  • Play An Idiot Abroad: Manwich
    Manwich

    An Idiot Abroad (01:40)

    Ricky and Steve ask Karl why he was so opposed to giving hugs at the "cuddle party" from the Route 66 episode. Then they decide to share a good old "manwich" hug among friends.
  • Play An Idiot Abroad: Penis Garden
    Penis Garden

    An Idiot Abroad (01:09)

    Karl is both confused and amazed when he finds himself in what seems to be a "penis garden" in Thailand.
  • Play An Idiot Abroad: BS Man
    BS Man

    An Idiot Abroad (02:20)

    Ricky asks Karl what BS Man's costume would look like and soon finds out that calling BS is not the only super power in BS Man's arsenal.
  • Play An Idiot Abroad: Prostate Exam
    Prostate Exam

    An Idiot Abroad (03:08)

    After months of pestering, Karl finally goes to see a doctor for a prostate exam. As an added bonus, Ricky and Steve get to watch the whole thing on a video monitor.
  • Play An Idiot Abroad: Sumo Wrestling
    Sumo Wrestling

    An Idiot Abroad (01:42)

    Karl goes up against real sumo wrestlers! Can he muster enough strength to make up for the slight size difference?
  • Play An Idiot Abroad: Pet Hippo
    Pet Hippo

    An Idiot Abroad (02:20)

    Karl meets a couple who have a massive hippopotamus as a house pet!
  • Play An Idiot Abroad: Killer Chicken Fish
    Killer Chicken Fish

    An Idiot Abroad (01:29)

    Before snorkeling in the Dead Sea, Karl gets a crash course in potentially dangerous local sea life to avoid. Little does Karl know that he's being stalked by a Chicken Fish!
  • Play An Idiot Abroad: Traditional Sushi
    Traditional Sushi

    An Idiot Abroad (02:21)

    Karl tries some traditional Japanese sushi. If only he could get past the strong smell first. Here comes that famous gag reflex!
  • Play An Idiot Abroad: Workplace Workout
    Workplace Workout

    An Idiot Abroad (02:13)

    Karl visits a Japanese construction site to participate in a group exercise session with the employees.
  • Play An Idiot Abroad: Shop of Wonders
    Shop of Wonders

    An Idiot Abroad (01:46)

    Karl is amazed by what he finds inside a Japanese shopping center: a walking robot, a toilet that must have been made by Bill Gates and a "crisp picker-upper-er."
  • Play An Idiot Abroad: High School Musical
    High School Musical

    An Idiot Abroad (01:42)

    Karl performs with a high school choir. Has he finally found his destiny as a musical performer?
 

Everyone's favorite reluctant traveler is back in the departure lounge. But this time Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant are sending Karl Pilkington around the world with a list of the ultimate things to do before you die.

 
 

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