The BEST episodes of Bottom season 1

Every episode of Bottom season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Bottom season 1!

Richard Richard & Edward Elizabeth Hitler, two men with no hope of fitting in with society. Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall take an anarchic look into the lives of these two friends who are forever commiting violence on each other. This series could be said to be a follow up, of a kind, to The Young Ones. Same stars and same attitude but the young ones are now heading into middle age. A successful series that spawned five live tours [and five videos of these shows] and a big screen film, Guest House Paradiso.

Last Updated: 11/5/2024Network: BBC TwoStatus: Ended
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Accident
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8.16
281 votes

#1 - Accident

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1991

It's Richie's birthday and he has a big party planned, Eddie's friends and all the birds' Richie knows are coming. As he prepares for the party, putting up the decorations, Richie falls and horribly breaks his leg. Will having his leg in plaster and being in a wheelchair ruin his party, will it heck as like!

Directors: Ed Bye
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Smells
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8.10
435 votes

#2 - Smells

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1991

Richie and Eddie return home after another depressing night down the pub trying to pick up women and failing miserably. Richie is beginning to think that he is never going to get the chance to do it' until Eddie suggests that he puts an ad in the local paper. This idea revitalizes Richie and he begins to read through the dating pages of the local rag. There he spots an ad for a pheromone spray that women are unable to resist, this is something that appeals to him even more and the two of them decide that they are going to have to try this out!

Directors: Ed Bye
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Gas
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8.05
462 votes

#3 - Gas

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1991

The gasman calls to read Eddie and Ritchie's meter. Not a problem? It is when you are getting your gas from an illegal connection to your next-door neighbors gas. Can the boys persuade the meter reader that they don't use gas and stall him until they can disconnect their supply from next door?

Directors: Ed Bye
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Contest
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7.74
389 votes

#4 - Contest

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1991

Eddie and Richie have an argument over whether or not to watch the Miss World contest on their TV. An argument started by Eddie having spent most of the £11.80 they had to last them two months on a second hand copy of Parade magazine.

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Apocalypse
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7.70
356 votes

#5 - Apocalypse

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1991

After inheriting £600 from Richie's Auntie Olga, the two decide to spend it down the Funfair, where Richie learns that he is destined to die in three nights time. He goes to the lengths of kicking Eddie out to escape his fate, but can't do anything when the Grim Reaper comes knocking!!!

Directors: Ed Bye
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Bottoms Up
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7.61
289 votes

#6 - Bottoms Up

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1991

When Richie and Eddie's landlord has to leave to attend his mother's funeral, he leaves the two in charge of their shop, but something like this isn't going to stop Richie and Eddie from relaxing on Sunday, as the two decide to watch some cricket.

Directors: Ed Bye
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