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SERIES 4 (Season IV) - First broadcast 1991

1. Camille

When Kryten rescues "Camille" from a crashed spaceship, he sees her as another Mechanoid and falls in love with her at first sight. When Lister sees her, he sees a girl that looks like Kochanski, when Rimmer sees her, he sees another hologram and the Cat, being so vain, sees himself! She is a pleasure gelf, and can morph into what the person looking at her desires. When she actually reveals herself as a hideous green blob, Kryten is not put off. He takes her to dinner, dances with her, even takes her to the cinema. His happiness is shattered though when he discovers that she is already married....

Best Quote: Kryten tries out his best lines on Camille!

Kryten - "Uh, listen, I -- I know this is going to sound like a corny line, but has anyone ever told you that the configuration and juxtaposition of your features is extraordinarily apposite?"
Camille - "You really know all the lines, don't you?"

First broadcast: 14th Feb 1991


2. DNA

The crew get a trace of an unidentified craft containing a DNA alteration machine. It can re-write any living thing's DNA and turn them into something else. The Cat, being Cat, accidentally turns Lister into a chicken and a hamster and then Kryten into a human. Kryten feels happy, because being human was what he'd always wanted, but he soon realises it's not all it's cracked up to be.

Best Quote: Kryten shows Lister a poloroid of...a certain body part!

Kryten - "I want to know is that normal?"
Lister - "What? Taking photographs of it and showing it to your mates? No, it's not!"

First broadcast: 21st Feb 1991


3. Justice

The crew recover an escape pod onto the ship with what should have been a woman inside. However, it was released from a prison ship carrying psychopathic prisoners and they couldn't be sure whether it was a woman or a prisoner inside. Calling to a prison ship, they go on board to use their facilities and see what is in the pod. When they arrive, they are entered into the Justice field. It searches for any crimes the Dwarfers may have committed and lets them walk free on the complex if they are innocent. However although many people thought Lister was going to get into trouble, they never expected Rimmer to be a criminal!

Best Quote: The Cat looks at the sealed escape pod, longingly.

Cat - "What a dilemma. Inside that pod is either death or a date. Personally, I'm prepared to take the risk."

First broadcast: 28th Feb 1991


4. White Hole

The crew decide it's time to increase Holly's IQ seeing as it is supposed to be about 6,000. While Kryten works out how to do it, the ship encounter a white hole. They need to ask Holly about it, but unfortunately her new IQ reduces her lifespan to only a few minutes. The only way to reverse this is to play a game of pool with planets. Thank god Lister's an expert at it!

Best Quote: Lister having an argument with the very annoying Talkie Toaster.

Lister - "We don't LIKE muffins around here! We want no muffins, no toast, no teacakes, no buns, baps, baguettes or bagels, no croissants, no crumpets, no pancakes, no potato cakes and no hot-cross buns and DEFINITELY no smegging flapjacks!"
Toaster - "Aah, so you're a waffle man!"

First broadcast: 7th March 1991


5. Dimension Jump

In an alternate universe, we see another Arnold Rimmer. He's a test pilot in the Space Corps, and is more fondly named "Ace." When Red Dwarf collides with Ace's space ship, leaving them stranded in a storm, he bravely goes into save them and repair the Cat's broken leg. We also meet Cat's, Holly's, Lister's and Kryten's alternative personalities in his universe. Lister is known as "Spanners", Cat is a Jamaican "Padre", Holly is "Melly" and Kryten is "Bongo."

Best Quote: The Cat breaks his leg when Red Dwarf crashes.

Lister - "Kryten, get the First Aid box. We have to clean this up, make sure he doesn't get gangrene."
Cat - "Gangrene? You think I might get gangrene?"
Lister - "Yeah."
Cat - "Hey, that might work! Green with apricot - I think I could pull that off!"

First broadcast: 15th March 1991


6. Meltdown

Kryten discovers a matter transporter and transports the crew to 'Waxworld' - a theme park full of waxdroids. Rimmer, finally feeling he's found his place, decides to train the good characters to fight in a war against the bad characters. Of course Rimmer being Rimmer, he takes everything too far and ends up killing his army as well as the enemy.

Best Quote: Kryten tries to transport him and Lister to Starbug, but ends up taking them to the shower cubicle by mistake!

Kryten - "I'm sorry about that sir. I neglected to engage the depth function."
Lister - "We'll walk, Kryten. We'll walk."

First broadcast: 21st March 1991


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