To Addict A Friend
Nitcentral's Bulletin Brash Reflections: Red Dwarf: The Dwarfer's Sink: To Addict A Friend
By Merat on Sunday, September 15, 2002 - 8:09 pm:

Out of all the Red Dwarf episodes, which episode would you recommend showing a friend to get them hooked on the series?

By KAM on Monday, September 16, 2002 - 3:20 am:

Probably Polymorph.

It ties with Backwards as my favorite, but Backwards can get quite disgusting and that might turn a newcomer off.

By Gordon Lawyer on Monday, September 16, 2002 - 6:59 am:

My personal favorite is Quarantine, and I'm not just saying this so that Mr. Flibble won't be cross with me. What I like best about it is its strange mixture of goofiness and creepiness.

By Brian Webber on Monday, September 16, 2002 - 3:03 pm:

Waiting For God did it for me.

By Douglas Nicol on Monday, September 16, 2002 - 4:59 pm:

Polymorph would be good, Marooned and Backwards also work pretty well.

By Callie Sullivan on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 6:50 am:

I'd agree with Waiting for God - the yoyo scene between Cat and Rimmer surely couldn't fail to amuse a new viewer; and I always get a lump in my throat when the old cat cries in anguish, "My hat! I burned my sacred hat!"

By KAM on Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 3:49 am:

Waiting For God is my second favorite episode

By A Nitpicker on Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 6:28 am:

Third, KAM. If Polymorph and Backwards are your two favourites ... ;)

By KAM on Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 4:11 am:

Nonsense.

If you look at the list:

Favorite: Backwards/Polymorph (tie)
2nd Favorite: Waiting for God

If I did it your way it would read:

Favorite: Backwards/Polymorph (tie)
2nd Favorite: ________________
3rd Favorite: Waiting for God

Why should Waiting For God be pushed down to 3rd when there is a clearly open space above it?

By Chris Todaro on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 - 4:34 pm:

I usually show "Future Echos" to people I want to introduce the show to. That episode re-introduces the premise but I think it's funnier than "The End."

By Chris Todaro on Friday, November 08, 2002 - 9:55 am:

Oops! I actually meant "Stasis Leak." I got the titles smegged up!

By Yotsuyasan on Thursday, February 13, 2003 - 5:26 pm:

Well, yesterday when my fiancée came over, I just happened to be watching Ouroboros. Once that episode was over, I threw in Waiting for God. Then we watched some anime for a while, then R2-D2: Beneath the Dome, and then before she had to leave we squeezed in the first half of the Smeg Outs tape.

She is now quite looking forward to next week’s DVD release. (As, of course, am I.) So it seems I successfully turned her on to Red Dwarf. There is just one thing that I am left to wonder… Should I be concerned that she thinks Lister is “kind of cute”? I mean… he was being particularly slobby in Waiting for God! (Of course, I’m not exactly a neat freak myself, so maybe this is a good sign!)

By Tim McCree (Tim_m) on Friday, April 03, 2020 - 10:53 pm:

I addicted a friend or two, back in the day.

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