History Fridge / TopGearUK

* I thought for a while that the upcoming American version of ''Series/TopGear'' to be aired on the History Channel was an example of NetworkDecay... until I realized that the History Channel probably doesn't air many automotive ads. The brilliance of the original version of ''Top Gear'' is that, since it airs on Creator/TheBBC, they can't advertise anything, freeing the hosts to give their honest opinions about cars as opposed to making the show a glorified infomercial. Airing the American version on a network that doesn't rely on advertising revenue from automotive manufacturers would help preserve that impartiality. Time will tell if the show is any good, though, but that's a reason to hope for the best. --{{Tropers/ferrarimanf355}}

** You haven't seen the latest season of ''Series/IceRoadTruckers'', have you?

** That's the whole point of the joke.

* During the time a black Ferrari FXX was featured in the show, The Stig was supposedly "revealed" to be Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher. No surprise for longtime Ferrari fans considering two things: one, Ferrari's FXX Program is a very stringent undertaking where they only allow longtime Ferrari customers registered therein to drive FXX units signed to their name on circuit tracks the company have approved (meaning non-owners cannot even use them); and the all-black FXX (as opposed to other FXX units which had a white stripe running at the center of the vehicle) was indeed the very same one Ferrari gave to Schumi as a "retirement gift" for his F1 stint with the company.

* I thought for a while that the upcoming American version of ''TopGear'' to be aired on the History Channel was an example of NetworkDecay... until I realized that the History Channel probably doesn't air many automotive ads. The brilliance of the original version of ''Top Gear'' is that, since it airs on Creator/TheBBC, they can't advertise anything, freeing the hosts to give their honest opinions about cars as opposed to making the show a glorified infomercial. Airing the American version on a network that doesn't rely on advertising revenue from automotive manufacturers would help preserve that impartiality. Time will tell if the show is any good, though, but that's a reason to hope for the best. --{{Tropers/ferrarimanf355}}
** You haven't seen the latest season of ''IceRoadTruckers'', have you?

*** Which also explains why the members of the club are so furious about the presenters, seeing how they potentialy destroy still functional models for fun.

* I thought for a while that the upcoming American version of ''TopGear'' to be aired on the History Channel was an example of NetworkDecay... until I realized that the History Channel probably doesn't air many automotive ads. The brilliance of the original version of ''Top Gear'' is that, since it airs on TheBBC, they can't advertise anything, freeing the hosts to give their honest opinions about cars as opposed to making the show a glorified infomercial. Airing the American version on a network that doesn't rely on advertising revenue from automotive manufacturers would help preserve that impartiality. Time will tell if the show is any good, though, but that's a reason to hope for the best. --{{Tropers/ferrarimanf355}}

* The "Stig Farm" sketch after the departure of the Ben Collins Stig makes a lot more sense when you remember that Clarkson enjoyed HarryAndPaul's "Clarkson Island" sketch, which similarly had Clarkson clones raised on a farm and some of them turning out to be defective.

* The Morris Marina will forever be known as the show's perennial ButtMonkey, which could lead people to wonder how a club of people who ''like'' the car, i.e. the Morris Marina Owner's Club, could even ''exist.'' But let's not forget: in the 2 events the Marina (seriously) took part in (its premier showing against other Communist-built cars, and the "Rear Wheel Drive vs. Front Wheel Drive" race where James was forced to use it in a race), ''it was victorious.'' Apparently there is something to this dinky little car after all. (So long as it stays clear of pianos.)

* The "Stig Farm" sketch after the departure of the Ben Collins Stig makes a lot more sense when you remember that Clarkson enjoyed HarryAndPaul's "Clarkson Island" sketch, which similarly had Clarkson clones raised on a farm and some of them turning out to be defective.

** Although, in fairness, many people who are afraid of heights are still comfortable when flying in pain. Remember, it's not the height which you're afraid of, it's the fall. And you can't fall out of a plane.

* Outtakes from the Porsche Panamera race show Hammond and May repeatedly headbutting the camera light, which is has ''always'' been mounted on the top passenger-side corner of windscreen in every car they've ever filmed. They were even made fun of extensively during the Top Gear Awards the next series for this. But when you think about it, how often do any of the presenters ''actually sit in the passenger seat''?

* James May admits he probably has some kind OCD that you could set your watch to, and he admits being terribly afraid of heights... the only reason he has been able to fly to the edge of space, pilot a blimp-caravan, and knows how to fly is because he's so busy checking the equipment he's ''forgotten'' he's flying.

* FridgeBrilliance: James May admits he probably has some kind OCD that you could set your watch to, and he admits being terribly afraid of heights... the only reason he has been able to fly to the edge of space, pilot a blimp-caravan, and knows how to fly is because he's so busy checking the equipment he's ''forgotten'' he's flying.