S2.E3

Mettle

Episode aired Mar 9, 2001
TV-14
24m

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Tim and Mike create a robot for Robot Wars and are on their way to the quarter finals. Their rival team, a couple of fellow soldiers of Mike's in the Territorial Army, sabotage Tim and Mike'... Read allTim and Mike create a robot for Robot Wars and are on their way to the quarter finals. Their rival team, a couple of fellow soldiers of Mike's in the Territorial Army, sabotage Tim and Mike's robot. Brian gets invited to do an installation at a local art gallery, and ends up knoc... Read allTim and Mike create a robot for Robot Wars and are on their way to the quarter finals. Their rival team, a couple of fellow soldiers of Mike's in the Territorial Army, sabotage Tim and Mike's robot. Brian gets invited to do an installation at a local art gallery, and ends up knocking himself out and becoming a figure in his art display. Mike and Tim exact their reveng... Read all

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8.3/10

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Trivia
In the kitchen scenes, which parody One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), the tall, silent Native American man is played by the son of the actor who played the tall, silent Native American man in the film. At the time the episode was made, he was in London performing the role in a Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of the play version, alongside Gary Sinise.

Quotes
[Tim and Mike are building their robot, both are wearing bandages]
Tim: I think we should lose the axe.
Mike Watt: I like the axe.
Tim: I like my face.
Mike Watt: I like your face.
Tim: Let's keep the axe.

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Featured in Our Survey Says: The Ultimate Game Show Moments (2005)

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Rue the Whirl
Performed by Boards of Canada

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10/10

A classic.

Tim and Mike are feuding with Cromwell and Dexter, over a recent Robot Wars battle, and Daisy's landed a new job in a kitchen, and instantly takes a dislike 5o her new boss Tina.

Without any question, this was my favourite episode thus far, I absolutely loved every single element about it, the energy, the buzz, the jokes, and the fact that every single character had a real purpose.

At just over 25 minutes long, they packed a hell of a lot in, each story was so meaningful.

I loved the way that final scene tied it all together, this was genuinely awesome.

Great to see Shearsmith here, and of course he was terrific, but it was Joanna Scanlan who stole it for me as Tina, there is no end to her brilliance.