Interchangeable Episode Titles

[Flap Jack]

So apropros of nothing I was reminiscing this week about the build up to Series XII. How we saw the episode synopses and titles independently of each other at first, giving us uncertainty over whether it was “Siliconia” or “Mechocracy” which would be The One Where Everyone’s Kryten.

It made me realise that through a combination of recurring plot elements and titles sometimes leaning on the generic side, there are actually quite a few Red Dwarf episode titles that would make good titles for completely unrelated episodes.

How many credible combinations do we think there are? Are there any that are actually better for the episodes than their original titles?

Examples:

Siliconia Mechocracy

Ouroboros Parallel Universe

White Hole Out Of Time

Topic

[ARossiEsquire]

Skipper Officer Rimmer

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

The End Meltdown

The End The Last Day

The End The Beginning

Parallel Universe Dimension Jump

Dimension Jump Skipper

Skipper Dimension Jump

Dimension Jump Parallel Universe

Better Than Life Back to Reality

Terrorform Rimmerworld

Timewave Beyond A Joke … because, well … ya know.

The Promised Land Waiting for God

Ouroborous Fathers and Sons (yeah the spelling is wrong I know)

Epideme Cured

Fun game.

[Dave]

The Last Day Siliconia
Future Echoes Timewave
Quarantine Meltdown
Back To Reality Back To Earth
Officer Rimmer Rimmerworld
Pete Part Two Beyond A Joke

[Dave]

Back To Earth Dimension Jump
Give & Take Ouroboros
Officer Rimmer Balance Of Power
Meltdown Mechocracy
Thanks for the Memory Backwards
Timewave Waiting For God

[Dave]

Twentica Timeslides
The Beginning The Last Day
Kryten Krysis
Trojan Skipper
Lemons Waiting For God
The Inquisitor Confidence and Paranoia
Krytie TV Better Than Life
Only The Good… The End
Tikka To Ride Gunmen of the Apocalypse

[Flap Jack]

Krytie TV Beyond A Joke

Psirens Me²

Also, I don’t think I could easily pick an episode in particular it’d be best suited for, but there are several episodes where the Dwarfers actually go to Earth, and Back to Earth isn’t one of them.

[si]

there are several episodes where the Dwarfers actually go to Earth, and Back to Earth isn’t one of them.

It’d definitely suit Backwards.
*Back* To Earth. Clever.

[Nick R]

Psirens Me²

Ah, I was thinking of that one as I read through this thread – then I saw that you beat me to it!

Polymorph Demons & Angels – because the emotion draining brings out better or worse sides of the characters.

Meltdown Legion – because it’s about armies, and a Roman is involved.

Future Echoes Timeslides

[Dave]

Ouroboros Entangled
Cassandra Future Echoes
Queeg Me²
DNA Bodyswap
Krytie TV Blue

[International Debris]

Samsara Justice

[Dave]

Samsara Give & Take
Give & Take Out Of Time
Out Of Time The End
The End The Promised Land
The Promised Land Back In The Red
Back In The Red Nanarchy

[Ian Symes]

Bodyswap Bodysnatcher
Stoke Me A Clipper Identity Within
Fathers & Suns Dad
Back To Earth Earth
The Promised Land Red Dwarf: The Movie
Timewave Garbage World

[Dave]

Red Dwarf Complete Series I-VIII Blu-Ray Boxset Red Dwarf Series I-VIII DVD

[Flap Jack]

Trojan Officer Rimmer

[Flap Jack]

The Inquisitor Only The Good..

[Dave]

Ooh, that’s the best one yet.

[Dave]

Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers Last Human

[Dave]

David Ross Robert Llewellyn

[Hamish]

Grant Naylor

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

Psirens Polymorph

[Jonathan Capps]

Waiting for God Can of Worms

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

Can of Worms Polymorph

[clem]

G̶i̶v̶e̶ ̶&̶ ̶T̶a̶k̶e̶ Present From The Future
B̶o̶d̶y̶s̶w̶a̶p̶ Greedy
B̶a̶c̶k̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶E̶a̶r̶t̶h̶:̶ ̶P̶a̶r̶t̶ ̶O̶n̶e̶ Heartache

[Spaceworm Jim]

Only the Good MirroR RorriM
The End The Smeg It Is

[Dave]

Noel Edmonds Smeg Ups

[clem]

S̶t̶o̶k̶e̶ ̶M̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶C̶l̶i̶p̶p̶e̶r̶ A Life in Lamé
B̶a̶c̶k̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶R̶e̶d̶:̶ ̶P̶a̶r̶t̶ ̶1̶ Re-Dwarf

[Pete Part Three]

The First Three Million Years The A-Z of Red Dwarf

[Dave]

Red Dwarf Red Dwarf Product

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

White midget Starbug

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

Red Dwarf: Back to Earth Red Dwarf IX

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

Pete Timewave

[Dave]

Yeah No No Yeah No

[Dave]

Sunbury Pumphouse “The impressive set built for Justice”

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

BBC Manchester Shepperton

Shepperton Pinewood

[Dave]

Matching Spines Back To Earth

[Dave]

Series XI Titles On The Back Series XII Titles On The Back

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

Bodysnatcher Collection Why to trick the fanbasen into buying the re-mastered series’ again whilst ostensibly given the box set the title of one of the bonus features.

[Dave]

Red Dwarf Red Dwarf Remastered Red Dwarf

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

Red Dwarf 30th Anniversary

[clem]

C̶P̶ ̶G̶r̶o̶g̶a̶n̶ Chloë Annett
J̶o̶h̶n̶ ̶L̶e̶n̶a̶h̶a̶n̶ David Ross
N̶o̶r̶m̶a̶n̶ ̶L̶o̶v̶e̶t̶t̶ H̶a̶t̶t̶i̶e̶ ̶H̶a̶y̶r̶i̶d̶g̶e̶ N̶o̶r̶m̶a̶n̶ ̶L̶o̶v̶e̶t̶t̶ Norman Lovett
F̶e̶l̶i̶c̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶K̶e̶n̶d̶a̶l̶ Marilyn Monroe
T̶r̶a̶c̶y̶ ̶B̶r̶a̶b̶i̶n̶ Suzanne Rhatigan
G̶r̶a̶h̶a̶m̶ ̶C̶h̶a̶p̶m̶a̶n̶ Ruby Wax
A̶f̶r̶i̶c̶a̶ The Happy Wanderer
K̶e̶v̶i̶n̶ ̶K̶e̶e̶g̶a̶n̶ Joe Klumpp
F̶l̶a̶p̶ ̶J̶a̶c̶k̶’̶s̶ ̶i̶d̶e̶a̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶r̶e̶a̶d̶ Any old bollocks

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

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P̶a̶r̶a̶d̶i̶s̶e̶ Rhyl

[Nick R]

Marooned Space Corps Survival Manual

Instrumental opening theme Opening theme with hidden vocals

[Flap Jack]

Dennis the Doughnut Boy Captain Frank Hollister

Yvonne McGruder Sandra

My annoyance at the thread being derailed My appreciation of everyone’s inventiveness and enjoyment

[International Debris]

The End The Beginning*
Marooned It’s Cold Outside
Back in the Red Part 1 All Change
Nanarchy Built to Last
Entangled Heavy Science
Psirens The Starbuggers
Tikka to Ride Back from the Dead
Back to Earth Part 1 The Tank
Out of Time We’re Smegged
Back in the Red Part 3 Behind the Scenes
Out of Time The 28 Years Later Affair
Quarantine The Promised Doc

*Please note this is a different The Beginning to the one I believe quinn was referencing upthread.

[Hamish]

Thread being derailed Ganymede & Titan

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

Smeg Ups Smeg Outs

Smeg Outs Smeg Ups

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The Official Red Dwarf Forum The Unffocial Red Dwarf Forum.

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Kochanski Holodisc Rimmer Holodisc

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

The First Three Million Years Comprehensive warts and all documentary series.

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