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The Worst Episodes of The Kumars at No. 42

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The Kumars at No. 42 is a British comedy show. It won an International Emmy in 2002 and 2003. It ran for seven series totalling 53 episodes.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Kumars at No. 42 Season 1 Episode 7 - Christmas special 2001
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    S1:E7

    It's Christmas and the whole family are here. Mel B wasn't going to be interviewed but sing at the end. Sanjeev tells his horny uncle to keep away from her. A little boy from the family gets to ask a question to Claire Sweeney and gets clapped for it. Sanjeev tells him it was rubbish and for him to go away. At the end, the boy sings with Mel B. When the song ends, Sanjeev tries to get in a recorder solo. Ashwin calls him an idiot.

    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  2. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 2 Episode 1 - Ray Winstone and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
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    S2:E1

    Tough guy (Ray Winstone) and Nancy boy (Llewelyn-Bowen) are on this episode. Sanjeev gets tips on how he could be cool like Ray Winstone.

    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  3. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 2 Episode 2 - Jerry Hall and Melvyn Bragg
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    S2:E2

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    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  4. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 2 Episode 3 - Richard and Judy and Lorraine Kelly
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    S2:E3

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    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  5. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 2 Episode 4 - Eastenders special
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    S2:E4

    Eastenders special but they booked 3 guests and can't fit them all in so they reject Adam Woodyatt at the door. Ashwin wants to know if Barbara remembered him from one of the filmings of a Carry on film. Barbara, of course, can't remember. Ashwin also had a crush on her which Madhuri wasn't impressed about. At the end, Adam Woodyatt was left in the studio as the audience walk out.

    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  6. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 2 Episode 5 - Helena Bonham Carter and Ismail Merchant
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    S2:E5

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    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  7. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 2 Episode 6 - Nigel Havers and Ronan Keating
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    S2:E6

    The female audience have fallen on the Kumars because of Sanjeev. Ashwin and Madhuri try to get Nigel Havers to tell him that but Sanjeev didn't listen. Then when they finally tell Sanjeev, they say they're improve this by making Sanjeev doing a duet with Ronan Keating. They sing Life is a rollercoaster but Sanjeev sings the whole song and Ronan didn't even get to sing once.

    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  8. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 2 Episode 7 - Ulrika Jonsson and Anthony Worrall Thompson
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    S2:E7

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    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  9. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 2 Episode 8 - Charlotte Church and Martin Kemp
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    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  10. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 2 Episode 9 - Wendy Richard and John Sergeant
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    S2:E9

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    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  11. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 2 Episode 10 - Stephen Fry and Lesley Garrett
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    S2:E10

    Sanjeev attempts to be funny in this episode so he asks Stephen Fry to do a joke with him during an interview. It didn't work.

    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  12. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 3 Episode 1 - Donny Osmond and Westlife
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    S3:E1

    The Kumars look for a new band in a Pop idol style way. But the real excitement is behind the appearance of Donny Osmond. The whole family are excited except for Ashwin, who's not interested in the music business. At the end, Donny Osmond and Westlife build Sushila a new wardrobe.

    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  13. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 3 Episode 2 - Robson Green and Lulu
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    S3:E2

    Robson Green and Lulu came at the same time so the Kumars pick Lulu to interview first while Sushila locks Robson in her bedroom. Then after the Lulu interview, the Kumars realise they left Robson with Sushila and who knows what she'll do but they were only playing cards.

    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  14. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 3 Episode 3 - Shane Richie and Robin Gibb
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    S3:E3

    Ashwin and Madhuri are having problems. Ashwin is not listening to his wife. Shane Richie tries to help him but it didn't work. At the end, Ashwin and Madhuri have a Jerry Maguire ""You had me at hello"" scene and get back together. Meanwhile, after Shane Richie used the toilet, it mysteriously blocked up...

    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  15. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 3 Episode 4 - Eamonn Holmes and Tamzin Outhwaite
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    S3:E4

    Sanjeev is thinking of getting his own house and Eamonn Holmes encourages it. Eamonn causes a family fued between the Kumars! Obviolously, Sanjeev doesn't do it.

    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  16. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 3 Episode 5 - Jodie Kidd and Jimi Mistry
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    S3:E5

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    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  17. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 3 Episode 6 - Boy George and June Whitfield
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    S3:E6

    Madhuri is taking a fast for Ashwin (Indian tradition). But Ashwin is horrified to find that Madhuri is eaten some food. Sanjeev and Ashwin decide to fast but at the end, Madhuri is caught feeding Sanjeev.

    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  18. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 3 Episode 7 - Madness and Leslie Phillips
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    S3:E7

    Sanjeev is excited that Madness is coming. At the end, Madness play in their living room and Sanjeev tries to join in but get's phased out. So Suggs dances with him in the hallway.

    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  19. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 3 Episode 8 - Pete Waterman, Samantha Mumba and Gareth Gates
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    S3:E8

    It's a pop special, seeing as at the end of the show, the Kumars are going to sing with Gareth Gates. So they perform at the end, their Comic relief single, Spirit in the sky where Pete Waterman and Samantha Mumba joins in at the end, dancing.

    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  20. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 3 Episode 9 - Jonathan Ross and Tony Adams
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    S3:E9

    It's the last in the series and the family fear that they won't get another series if this show wasn't good. So after the Jonathan Ross interview (and he told a funny story on how one time he thought he was a Sikh), the Kumars still didn't think it was good enough. So the pressure's on on the Tony Adams interview but they still have doubts. But at the end, when they have a party as it's the last of the series, Sanjeev says he's sure they're get another series.

    Director:Lissa Evans
    Writers:Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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  21. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 4 Episode 1 - Neil Pearson, Denise Van Outen and Westlife
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    S4:E1

    The family got really excited about the new series and really felt it was going to be their best series till all 4 of them saw.....crossed slippers. In India, people who look at crossed slippers get a curse and start fearing for the show. Westlife came in, making it a sign of the curse as they had them on before! Then after the Neil Pearson interview, (which they thought went badly), Ashwin tells Sanjeev to tell Westlife they can't perform on the show. So Sanjeev leaves Denise Van Outen to do it, who doesn't do it obviously. Then afterwards, Sanjeev finally tells the band they can't do it. But they did anyway so Madhuri and Sushila put something on them to stop the curse. Then gives them chutney at the end.

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  22. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 4 Episode 3 - Amanda Holden and Rachel Stevens
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    S4:E3

    Sushila is going to be meeting her childhood sweetheart again. It develops during the episode including Amanda Holden (badly) doing Sushila's make-up. Then he finally arrives with Rachel Stevens' dancers. And he's as old and feeble as she is. Rachel performs her solo single ""Sweet dreams, my LA Ex"" using toilet paper and the family dance along to the song with also toilet paper. They use Amanda as a maypole. Then when Sushila goes to the toilet, Amanda and Sushila's sweetheart start talking then leave the house with each other. Sushila sees and stands there heartbroken.....with toilet paper.

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  23. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 4 Episode 4 - Lenny Henry and Maureen Lipman
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    S4:E4

    As big British comedy man, Lenny Henry was going to be on the show, Sanjeev has been practising being a comedian, making bad jokes all over the house. He's also hoping to get an invite to one of Lenny's house parties. He asks him but he obviously refused as you don't see his reaction. Then at the end of the show, Sanjeev says that he'll see Lenny later in the British comedy awards. The family bursted out laughing at the idea of Sanjeev at the awards.

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  24. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 4 Episode 5 - Johnny Vaughan and Sophie Ellis Bextor
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    S4:E5

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  25. The Kumars at No. 42 Season 4 Episode 6 - Cilla Black, Emma Bunton and Leslie Grantham
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    S4:E6

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Christmas special 2001" is the worst rated episode of "The Kumars at No. 42". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Lissa Evans and written by Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar, it aired on 12/30/2001. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Ray Winstone and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen".