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11 July 2005 (USA)
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Jeremy, Richard and James talk about everything car-related. From new cars to how they're fuelled, this show has it all.
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10 wins
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Best Car programme ever!
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 5 of 86)| Jeremy Clarkson | ... | Himself - Presenter / ... (335 episodes, 1988-2009) | |
| Tiff Needell | ... | Himself - Presenter (236 episodes, 1987-2001) | |
| Quentin Willson | ... | Himself - Presenter (190 episodes, 1991-2000) | |
| Chris Goffey | ... | Himself - Presenter (179 episodes, 1981-1997) | |
| William Woollard | ... | Himself - Presenter / ... (174 episodes, 1981-1999) |
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30 min (1978-2001) | 60 min (2002-)
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For the road test of the Ferrari Enzo, they asked the people from Ferrari whether they could borrow one but Ferrari said "No". Jeremy Clarkson called Jay Kay (since he got one) whether he can borrow his. Jay Kay said sure if only he could borrow Jeremy's daughter (So, it is definitely a "No"). However, Nick Mason (Drummer of Pink Floyd) come to the rescue as he lends his Ferrari Enzo to Jeremy if Jeremy plugs Nick's new book. Of course, Jeremy had accepted his offer.
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Richard Hammond:
Now, earlier the three of us have use our extensive knowledge of lorrying to buy HGVs and it wasn't going well. Especially for Jeremy, who ended up with a gear lever in his bottom and his truck on fire.
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Referenced in "Have I Got News for You: (#32.4)" (2006)
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Supermoves
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If you like cars, then this programme is just simply amazing. Unlike most programmes that are in this genre, the programme has survived a beyond 20 years at the top, and not many programmes come close. 5th Gear on five does come close, but it just doesn't have the heart or the dedication that Top Gear does.
While the people on 5th Gear only talk about cars, the Top Gear crew talk about everything that is to do with cars, and not just the cars themselves. For example, they have "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" where a celebrity goes round their track to see how fast they are. And once, they decided to test the Toyota Pickup's claim of being the "the toughest car on the road" by basically ramming it into stuff, and putting it on a building that got demolished etc. and it still actually run. They also once tested if you can run your diesel car off of Vegetable Oil (you can, although your exhaust smells like a bag of chips).
Overall, this programme's great and a show you must fit into your weekly schedule, gets 10/10