Hamish and Andy's Gap Year

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finger pulling. In Russia, they go to a fighter pilot training centre and where they are taught how to eject, and not to f****ng touch anything once inside the plane, but before that they must go to a preparation sauna with other trainees. Ultimate Wingman returns, and they spend a day fulfilling other people's London dreams which are sent in and drawn from a pillowcase.

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a disastrous trial run, Andy forbids Hamish from buying one. They also go to Gibraltar and set off on their aqua bike to Morocco, fueled by a Red Bull rip-off made by Hamish the night before, which was water with "every performance-enhancing vitamin in the store", Hamish also keeps a "captain's log" during the voyage.

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Hamish and Andy go to Catalonia to be part of Los Torres Humanas, but Hamish finds out there is a snail festival happening at the same time and joins that instead and he competes in a biscuit eating contest, which he wins, and spends most of the day drinking. In Paris they go into the catacombs where

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In Germany, they compete in "Bus Pulling" where teams of men pull a roadcoach over 30 metres, with some teams managing to do it in around 20 seconds. In Sicily, they try to sell more fish than each other in an hour. The boys head to France, where Hamish has the goal of buying a rollersuit, but after

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The boys travel to Lapland (northern Scandiavia), to compete in reindeer racing. They also head out in London to be paparazzi for a day with a professional paparazzi called Jack. Later they crack open their homebrewed beer, Gap Byear, too early, and the beer hadn't even begun to ferment, due to "the

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Hamish and Andy go to Venice, where they pilot Gondolas for a day, Hamish also reveals he his one eighth Italian, and acts as if Venice is his hometown, despite occasionally speaking Spanish to their Gondolier instructor. They head to the Netherlands to see which one is the better buttler, by going

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The boys go to Bavaria to compete in "Finger Pulling", a sport in which string is tied to each player's middle finger and they try to pull the other player's hand over a center line. Hamish pulls the short straw and must compete, and is unnerved after meeting a man who lost his finger in a game of

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Australian Olympic athletes are the audience in the Lord Stanley for the filming of the episode. The boys go to Russia and act in Russian "cat theatre", a circus-type event involving cats. During the episode's filming, a torch, which was a model galah lit on fire (a flaming galah), was run from a

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The boys once again begin in Mexico with a simulation border crossing. Neither of them 'make it'. Then they travel to Colombia to meet some tribesmen who specialize in blow darting, resulting in a game of (blow) darts, which Hamish and his partner win 24-22. By losing, Andy had to dress up in a

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Hamish and Andy begin in Mexico and go to a town in which they partake in wearing paper-mache bull hats, which are loaded with fireworks. They go to Nicaragua and decide to fulfill two dreams: Climbing an active volcano, and cooking a lasagna on an active volcano. Hamish convinces Andy to see a

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Players must hitch-hike as far as they can across Europe in 24 hours, starting in Frankfurt, Germany. They cannot pay or bribe potential lift-givers, though they can each send one "Hinder" to their opponent, to lower their chance of hitch-hiking.

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Andy tries to leave Hamish behind. They also try to ride a stage of the Tour de France with Australian cyclist Cadel Evans, but he was "too busy", so instead they decide to go from Gibraltar to Morocco on an aqua trike.

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This season was also the only one broadcast in the UK on ITV4. Euro Gap Year and Gap Year Asia were rebroadcast in Australia throughout December 2020, due to Hamish and Andy not working on a new TV program that year.

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Players must go into a shop and ask for something from the storeroom of the shop, and while the employee is getting the item, the player must hide somewhere in the shop. The player who hides for the longest wins.

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The boys get a self-proclaimed "voice analyser" to see if Hillary owned them a BBQ. Hamish acquires an NYPD three-wheeled tough mobile and jumps over the sacred Andy bobblehead with the vehicle in the factory

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Walkabout pub in London to light the Lord Stanley's fireplace. They head to Prague for some synchronized swimming, and run "vigorous psychological tests" on Australia's best Olympians.

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Each player has one hour to get as many points for kissing random people on Parisian streets. One point is awarded for each kiss, and another point for each second the kiss is held.

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comedians, on their trips to various international locations. The first season saw the boys visiting America for ten episodes and broadcast their show weekly from

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Part 2 (Special Announcement: Andy points out that all the "dumb bits", such as a clip of Hamish eating a massive burger are still included in this version)

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monkey suit whilst villagers blew darts at him. Finally, in Cultural Eating, Andy had to eat an eye from a Bolivian "specialty" dish, called 'roast face'.

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and gets his membership, and the boys have one last ride in the NYPD three-wheeled tough mobile and reminisce on what they did throughout their "gap year".

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hired comedians Hamish Blake and Andy Lee for two series in two years. They came across the idea of "Gap Year" when they realised they never took a

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protects the NYPD tough-mobile against two "thugs" sent by Hamish. Andy decides to enter Hamish into the New York State Bodybuilding Championships.

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Players must ask random people on the streets of Rome questions (in Italian), fed to them through an earpiece. Most understood phrases wins.

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The boys compete in "Bin Racing" in Central Park. They must hide inside wheelie bins and wheel 60m without being seen moving by the public.

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Part 4 (Special Announcement: Hamish mentions that they almost put the interviews in, but were worried about celebrity party invitations)

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after high school, so they would film their many adventures overseas, as it was ironic that they had just received a contract for TV.

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Sleep Racing, where the boys "race" against each other to see which one falls asleep first, with the help of a university professor.

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Part 6 (Special Announcement: Hamish claims that they removed the interviews cause the celebrities said "you can’t on-sell them")

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Part 5 (Special Announcement: Hamish mentions that, unlike the celebrities, the regular guest stars get what they deserve)

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Part 3 (Special Announcement: Hamish mentions a Brad Pitt appearance, which according to Andy didn’t happen)

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The shows were broadcast from the disused Lord Stanley pub in East London (Sandringham Road, Dalston E8).

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Shaman to fix his sore shoulder, and in Cultural Eating, Andy gets Hamish to eat teredo worms.

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Part 1 (Special Announcement: Hamish thinks about excluding himself from this version)

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Hamish constructs a fake Australian dating show to lure in prospective dates for Andy.

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Hamish wins the Heavyweight division of the New York State Bodybuilding Championships.

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in the plastics factory, who perform their song "Every Teardrop is A Waterfall" live.

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Hamish pretends to be Andy's baby son in a stroller to attract compassionate females.

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Hillary Clinton’s message gets passed on and her reply hints at a possible BBQ with

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for the first season as an in house band - during the show, they band were dubbed

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Subway Rodeo, in which the boys use various methods to feel the intensity of the

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As the time machine from episode 2 broke, the boys find a new way to interview

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Street Golf With Tiger Hood (preceded by "Week Three" title card from the DVD)

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visits the plastics factory and competes against Hamish in a trivia contest.

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Hamish and Andy travel to Mostar, Bosnia, to jump off the 21-metre tall

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Hamish attempts to paint Andy in a positive light for female passers-by.

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Hamish uses magic tricks to impress girls and introduce them to Andy.

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Attempt to acquire an NYPD three-wheeled "tough-mobile", and remind

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To date, four seasons of Hamish & Andy's Gap Year have aired.

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A number of regular segments appear throughout the series:

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Hillary Clinton BBQ Update – Jack in Hillary’s Hometown

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