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Welcome to WatchMojo UK and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the top 10
Alan Partridge Moments.
A socially-dangerous creation of Steve Coogan, Alan Partridge is a force to be reckoned with
- and for this list we are focussing on his greatest, most hilarious, most awkward moments.
So, grab your big plate, travel tavern keys and partridge-badged blazer, and let’s be
appalling.
Alan has made it clear over the years that he is both a lover of music and of fine automobiles
(and the driving gloves that go with them), so cruising along and miming to the song “Cuddly
Toy” by Roachford is textbook.
Leading us into his feature film “Alpha Papa”, it’s the occasional glances in
the mirror to check himself out, fidgety dance moves and of course, his sudden interest in
someone’s fog lights, that just screams Partridge - and proves he can make something
as simple as singing in the car, his own.
Faced with two Irish producers who want to make a tv show with him, you’d think Alan
would be on his best behaviour, maybe even flatter them a little.
He doesn't of course, instead, he unleashes a barrage of offensive remarks based on Irish
stereotypes.
From referring to the Irish as “Toothless simpletons” to nonchalantly mentioning and
trivialising the Irish potato famine - and the IRA, Alan continues to dig a deeper and
deeper hole.
That alongside his horrid gas breath, mental fantasies and insults hurled at the staff
make this an unforgettable Partridge encounter.
Alan’s lent his voice to many occasions, including the riveting Swaffham county Fayre,
but it’s his stint as a football commentator on “The Day Today” that makes this list.
Making fun of classic football superlatives, Patridge concocts his own silly catchphrases,
including “Bing bang, stick it in” and “eat my goal”.
His floating head and clear lack of knowledge of the game, make this the perfect gig for
Alan to unleash his own brand of ridiculousness.
“Thriker” indeed.
Believe it or not, Partridge actually has some devoted fans, one of which he finds out
is a little too devoted.
After a fan of his, Jed, does him a favour, Alan agrees to be his friend, but what Alan
doesn't realise is that Jed is creepily obsessed with him - so much so that he has his own
Alan shrine.
Faced with, well, many faces of himself, Alan tries to escape from Jed, only to be wrestled,
headlocked and forced to be friends forever.
Fame can be a cruel mistress.
I wonder what a parisian Alan Partridge clothing line would look like - asked nobody, ever.
Still, Alan thought it a good idea to create one.
Trying to show off and impress some fashionable guests on his chat show, Alan proceeds to
showcase his own unique clothing line, which he calls “sports casual”.
Galavanting around Paris in his eclectic action-ready stitches, Alan aims to prove what real style
is all about.
As you can expect, it’s all terrible and perfectly Partridge.
For what would eventually lead to having a dead cow dropped on him, Alan interviews the
local farmers union leader after making offensive remarks about local agriculture on the radio.
Expected to make peace and put the whole thing behind him by apologising, Alan just can't
bring himself to do it and instead continues to ridicule local farmers and accuse them
of feeding chips to donkeys and beefburgers to swans.
Alan also claims that he has more friends than farmers have cows and accuses his guest,
expertly portrayed by Chris Morris, of incest.
Wow.
The idea of someone shouting a name over and over again isn’t very funny, but somehow
Alan makes it comedy gold.
After making a new friend called Dan, he clocks him when walking through a car park - and
shouts him in order to get his attention.
Reluctant to give up, he just keeps shouting, and shouting, and shouting.
We’ve all been there, blanked or unheard when trying to let on to a friend, but it’s
Alan’s sheer tenacity that makes this memorable, and the way in which you think he’s given
up, only for him to turn back and keep going.
In an attempt to show off to some students and their teacher, who just so happens to
be his childhood bully, Alan puts on one of his video tapes when invited to give a talk,
showcasing a car accident compilation video he made two years earlier.
As embarrassing as it is hilarious, the video - entitled “Crash, Bang, Wallop, What a
Video” - features an overweight Alan emphatically presenting and drooling over an attractive
woman dressed as a police officer.
You think that’s bad, wait till you see the end credits.
Ever had someone accidentally ruin something that belongs to you?
What about your entire collection of James Bond tapes?
Well, Alan has.
Planning a Bond marathon, Alan unfortunately finds that all his tapes have been drenched
and ruined with Sunny Delight - all except “The Spy Who Loved Me”, which has been
taped over with “America’s Strongest Man”.
Determined to keep his Bond dream alive, he decides to act out the entire opening sequence
of the film, song and all, in truly emphatic fashion.
It’s both the best and worst game of charades you’ll ever see.
Before we reveal our favourite Patridge calamity, here are a few honourable mentions.
After fantasizing about meeting the BBC’s Tony Hayers regarding a potential second tv
series, Alan finally gets his wish, but it doesn't quite go to plan.
After pitching some programme ideas, including “Alan Attack” and “Arm Wrestling with
Chas and Dave”, Hayers seems unimpressed, prompting Alan to spitball some ludicrous
ideas like “Monkey Tennis”.
Frustrated that he’s not getting a second series, Alan loses his temper, grabs the nearest
thing he can find, which is a giant block of cheese, and shoves it in Hayers’ face.
Priceless.