History Recap / RedDwarfSeasonIIIPolymorph

-->Epilouge: The second Polymorph, not as bright as the first one, hid in Lister's clean sock drawer and died of old age.

* ShoutOut: Post-Polymorph, Lister dons an attitude and costume (leather jacket, boombox, and baseball bat) similar to [[Series/DoctorWho Dorothy "Ace" McShane]]. (Ironically, this episode aired less than a year before the BBC pulled the plug on ''Series/DoctorWho''.)

* ContentWarnings: The quote at the top of the page.

* AccidentalPervert: Rimmer, [[ActualPacifist after losing his anger,]] suggests [[FunWithAcronyms they should name themselves:]] "The '''C'''ommittee for the '''L'''iberation and '''I'''ntegration of '''T'''errifying '''O'''ganisms, and their '''R'''ehabilitation '''I'''nto '''S'''ociety."
* ActualPacifist: Rimmer after losing his anger.

* DirtyCoward: See JerkAss above.

* BannedEpisode: YTV, a family-oriented channel in Canada, often aired edited episodes of ''Red Dwarf''. With this episode, they ultimately decided that editing the episode was not worth the effort, and decided not to air it.

* Rimmer plans to hit the polymorph with a major leaflet campaign followed up by a series of charity drives. His biggest problem is deciding on what acronym to use: one of his favourites is the same as the name of a certain body part.

* {{Flanderization}}: A temporary example here. The character's more prominent negative emotions are inverted, and their inverted emotions take over their entire character (Lister is borderline suicidal in his attempts to take down the Polymorph, Rimmer is a politically correct CND pacifist, the Cat has a low opinion of himself, and Kryten wants everybody but himself dead).

* AccidentalPervert: Rimmer, after losing his anger, suggests they should name themselves: "The '''C'''ommittee for the '''L'''iberation and '''I'''ntegration of '''T'''errifying '''O'''ganisms, and their '''R'''ehabilitation '''I'''nto '''S'''ociety."

* WavingSignsAround: How anger-drained Rimmer confronts the polymorph.

* TakeThat: "What about the Rimmer Directive, which states 'never tangle with anything that's got more teeth than the entire Osmond family'?"

* {{Flanderization}} and CharacterExaggeration: A weird example here. On one end, the characters more prominent negative emotions are inverted. However, their inverted emotions take over their entire character and are completely exaggerated (Lister is borderline suicidal in his attempts to take down the Polymorph, Rimmer is a politically correct CND pacifist, the Cat has a low opinion of himself, and Kryten wants everybody but himself dead).

* BannedEpisode: YTV, a family-oriented channel in Canada, often aired edited episodes of "Red Dwarf". With this episode, they ultimately decided that editing the episode was not worth the effort, and decided not to air it.

* ShoutOut: Post-Polymorph, Lister dons an attitude and costume (leather jacket, boombox, and baseball bat) similar to [[Series/DoctorWho Dorothy "Ace" MShane]]. (Ironically, this episode aired less than a year before the BBC pulled the plug on ''Series/DoctorWho''.)

** JerkAss: Kryten loses his ability to feel guilt, and begins insulting everybody that moves. When discussing the plans to take down the polymorph, all of them include killing the others for his own gain.

* OhMeAccentsSlipping: When looking for the Polymorph (the first time), Kryten, instead of speaking with his Canadian Accent, briefly speaks with Robert Llewellyn's British accent.

* ShoutOut: Post-Polymorph, Lister dons an attitude and costume (leather jacket, boombox, and baseball bat) similar to [[DoctorWho Dorothy "Ace" MShane]]. (Ironically, this episode aired less than a year before the BBC pulled the plug on ''DoctorWho''.)

A weird life-form is able to slip upon the ship. The life form is able to change shape into anything to deceive it's enemies, targeting the emotionally unstable.

It starts out as an average day aboard the Dwarf. Lister is preparing a meal that is being served in Medical Utensils. The Cat is disgusted by all of this. Rimmer is watching some old home movies, and Kryten feels incredible guilt over calling Rimmer's mother a trout. Their peace is shattered by Holly declaring that a non-human has been found aboard Red Dwarf.

As it turns out, the creature, a Polymorph, was a shape-changing genetic mutant that went wrong, the 'Ultimate Warrior' that leeches off negative emotions like fear, guilt, anger, paranoia and drains them out of its prey. There was just one problem though. "It's INSANE!" They discuss their options and decide to run off rather than take it on. They seal Lister (who, due to having no fear, is all too eager to take on the Polymorph and "twat it") in the medical unit and go off to prepare Starbug, deciding not to tangle with anything that has "more teeth than the Osmond Family".

As they travel through the cargo decks, Rimmer nervously points out what he believes to be the polymorph. The Cat and Kryten quickly let off a couple of heat-seeking bazookoid bolts down the corridor. As the bolts head down and turn back, Rimmer apologises for the false alarm. However, the bolts are now homing in on Cat (he is the only one who can produce heat), and he makes a run for it. He manages to trap the bolts behind a door, and on his way back, he is joined by a woman who goes on to flatter the Cat on his good looks, but she then turns out to be the polymorph and drains the Cat's vanity. Kryten rushes around the corner, followed by Rimmer. Rimmer tells Kryten that this is his fault, then changes into the polymorph and drains out Kryten's guilt, transforming him into a colossally snarky JerkAss. On their arrival back at the medical unit, Rimmer finds his mother lying down with Lister. Rimmer tries to surpress his anger, but eventually fails when he learns about the fact that Lister's sex life with her involved alphabetti spaghetti. Rimmer's mother quickly changes into the polymorph and drains Rimmer's anger.

* Rimmer plans to hit the polymorph with a major leaflet campaign followed up by a series of charity drives. His biggest problem is deciding on what acronym to use: one of his favourites is the same name as a certain body organ.

Despite the disadvantage, the four head down to the cargo decks to confront the creature. Although things don't start well, the two heat-seeking bazookoid bolts are released and finally find the Polymorph, and the polymorph is destroyed. The four are then restored to normal, with the Cat desperate to clean himself up, Kryten ready to commit suicide to make up for his bad behaviour, and Rimmer confused.

* [[MistakenForGay Mistaken for Gay-Robosexual]]: As Kryen is trying to pull Lister's shrinking boxers off of him, Rimmer walks him. Frrom Rimmer's vantage point, he believes that Kryten and Lister are doing some rather kinky stuff. "Well, I can't say i'm TOTALLY shocked! You'll BONK anything, won't you, Lister?"

* OhMeAccentsSlipping: When looking for the Polymorph (the first time), Kryten, instead of speaking with his Canadian Accent, briefly speaks with Robert Llewellyn's British Accent.

* TakeThat: "What about the Rimmer directive, which states 'never tangle with anything that's got more teeth than the entire Osmond family.'"

** JerkAss: Kryten loses his ability to feel guilt, and begins insulting everybody that moves. When discussing the plans to take down the polymorph, all of them include killing the others.

* BrainBleach: Rimmer is increasingly disturbed by his mother's [[spoiler: really the Polymorph's]] sexual escapades with Lister. It finally reaches a head when she mentions that, sometime during their fun, Lister did something involving Alphabetti Spaghetti.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Lister is knocked out after waking up and wanting to take on the Polymorph himself. The others decide to load up Starbug and flee the ship.

A weird life-form is able to slip upon the ship. The life form is able to change shape into anything to deceive it's enemies.

It starts out as an average day aboard the Dwarf. Lister is preparing a meal that is being served in Medical Utensils. The Cat is disgusted by all of this. Rimmer is watching some old Home Movies, and Kryten feels incredible guilt over calling Rimmer's mother a trout. Their peace is shattered by Holly declaring that a non-human has been found aboard Red Dwarf.

As it turns out, the creature, a Polymorph, was a shape-changing genetic mutant that went wrong, the 'Ultimate Warrior' that leeches off negative emotions like fear, guilt, anger, paranoia and drains them out of its prey. They discuss their options and decide to run off rather than take it on. They seal Lister (who, due to having no fear, is all too eager to take on the Polymorph and "twat it") in the medical unit and go off to prepare Starbug, deciding not to tangle with anything that has "more teeth than the Osmond Family".

--> "This week's ''RedDwarf'' contains scenes which are unsuitable for younger viewers and people of a nervous disposition. You have been warned!"

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The episode contains a mention of the female anatomy, use of the word "twat" (as in to smack), and a scene where Kryten has to remove Lister's boxers, which, when viewed from an angle, makes it look awkward. Subverted, however, in that the episode, at least in it's original airing, was aired after 9.00. Still, this is stronger then most RedDwarf episodes. (See BannedEpisode above on how strong this was).

A weird life-form is able to slip upon the ship. The life form is able to change shape into anything.

Meanwhile, Lister is preparing a meal that is being served in Medical Utensils. The Cat is disgusted by all of this. Rimmer is watching some old Home Movies, and Kryten feels incredible guilt over calling Rimmer's mother a trout. Their peace is shattered by Holly declaring that a non-human has been found aboard Red Dwarf.

As they travel through the cargo decks, Rimmer nervously points out what he believes to be the polymorph. The Cat and Kryten quickly let off a couple of heat-seeking bazookoid bolts down the corridor. As the bolts head down and turn back, Rimmer apologises for the false alarm. However, the bolts are now homing in on Cat (he is the only one who can produce heat), and he makes a run for it. He manages to trap the bolts behind a door, and on his way back, he is joined by a woman who goes on to flatter the Cat on his good looks, but she then turns out to be the polymorph and drains the Cat's vanity. Kryten rushes around the corner, followed by Rimmer. Rimmer tells Kryten that this is his fault, then changes into the polymorph and drains out Kryten's guilt, transforming him into a colossally snarky JerkAss. On their arrival back at the medical unit, Rimmer finds his mother lying down with Lister. Rimemr tries to surpress his anger, but eventually fails when he learns about the fact that Lister's sex life with her involved alphabetti spaghetti. Rimmer's mother quickly changes into the polymorph and drains Rimmer's anger.

* OhMeAccentsSlipping: When looking for the Polymorph (the first time), Kryten, instead of speaking with his Canadian Accent, briefly speaks with Robert Llewellyn's British Accent.

* ContentWarning: The quote at the top of the page.

* NoodleImpliments: "The things this boy can do with Alphabetti Spaghetti!"

As they travel through the cargo decks, Rimmer nervously points out what he believes to be the polymorph. The Cat and Kryten quickly let off a couple of heat-seeking bazookoid bolts down the corridor. As the bolts head down and turn back, Rimmer apologises for the false alarm. However, the bolts are now homing in on Cat (he is the only one who can produce heat), and he makes a run for it. He manages to trap the bolts behind a door, and on his way back, he is joined by a woman who goes on to flatter the Cat on his good looks, but she then turns out to be the polymorph and drains the Cat's vanity. Kryten rushes around the corner, followed by Rimmer. Rimmer tells Kryten that this is his fault, then changes into the polymorph and drains out Kryten's guilt, transforming him into a colossally snarky JerkAss. On their arrival back at the medical unit, Rimmer finds his mother lying down with Lister. Rimemr tries to surpress his anger, but eventually fails when he learns about the fact that Lister's sex life involves alphabetti spaghetti. Rimmer's mother quickly changes into the polymorph and drains Rimmer's anger.

* Rimmer plans to hit the polymorph with a major leaflet campaign followed up by a series of charity drives. His biggest problem is deciding on what acronym to use: one of his favourites is the same name as a body organ.

* The Cat, now a vagrant, declares himself to be a nobody.

Despite the disadvantage, the four head down to the cargo decks to confront the creature. Although things don't start well, the two heat-seeking bazookoid bolts are released and finally find their original target, and the polymorph is destroyed. The four are then restored to normal, with the Cat desperate to clean himself up and Kryten ready to commit suicide to make up for his bad behaviour.

The pod that floats by near Red Dwarf reveals a sign that states "Contents 2". Back on the cargo bay, the group walk in line, first Cat appears, then Kryten, Rimmer, Lister - and finally a second Lister. This Lister stops and turns into another eight-foot slimy creature.

* BannedEpisode: YTV, a children's channel in Canada, often aired edited episodes of "Red Dwarf". With this episode, they ultimately decided that editing the episode was not worth the effort, and decided to not air it.
* ContentWarning: The quote at the top of the page. While it was pointless (it was aired after the 9.00 Watershed), it was a good reminder, as the episode contains a mention of the female anatomy, use of the word "twat" (as in to smack
), and a scene where Kryten has to remove Lister's boxers, which, when viewed from an angle, makes it look awkward.

The pod that floats by near Red Dwarf reveals a sign that states "Contents 2". Back on the cargo bay, the group walk in line, first Cat appears, then Kryten, Rimmer, Lister - and finally a second Lister. This Lister stops and turns into another eight-foot slimy creature.