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==On TV Burp== | ==On TV Burp== | ||
===[[Episode 6.6]]=== | ===[[Episode 6.6]]=== | ||
Harry turns his attention to | Harry turns his attention to ''{{PAGENAME}}'' in this episode, broadcast two weeks after ''{{PAGENAME}}'''s premiere. He asks have you ever wondered what a robbery in a joke factory would look like. The scene then cuts to a clip from ''{{PAGENAME}}'''s [[w:c:primeval:Episode 1.2|second episode]], where [[w:c:primeval:Tom Ryan|Captain Ryan]] and his [[w:c:primeval:Special Forces|soldiers]] are being menaced by [[w:c:primeval:Protosolpugidae|Giant Spiders]] in the [[w:c:primeval:London Underground|London Underground]], a soldier tries to shoot them but the shot ends up being bounced across the room. | ||
Harry introduces | Harry introduces ''{{PAGENAME}}'', and is menaced by a Dinosaur growl sound effect. He says ''{{PAGENAME}}'' is ITV's answer to ''[[w:c:tardis:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]'', noting "It's taken two years, but they've done it.". He explains it's premise is creatures escaping from the past to the present via an [[w:c:primeval:Anomaly|Anomaly]]. He says it's very frightening and that the special effects in ''{{PAGENAME}}'' are fantastic, well most of the time. The scene cuts to [[w:c:primeval:Abby Maitland|Abby]] holding [[w:c:primeval:Rex|Rex]] where Harry shouts "IT'S A PUPPET!" (Rex is actually CGI). Harry then holds a puppet of Rex. When he asks Rex if he's alright, Rex spits in his eye, Harry calls him "Spit the Dinosaur". | ||
===[[Episode 6.6]]=== | ===[[Episode 6.6]]=== | ||
In the next episode, Harry jokes about | In the next episode, Harry jokes about ''{{PAGENAME}}'' again. He announces that ITV is making a spin-off of ''[[Dancing on Ice]]'', Diving with Crocs. The scene then cuts to that of a clip from the [[w:c:primeval:Episode 1.3|third episode]] of ''{{PAGENAME}}'', in which a lifeguard dives right into the jaws of a [[w:c:primeval:Mosasaur|Mosasaur]] and is devoured. | ||
==[[Episode 6.7]]== | ==[[Episode 6.7]]== | ||
Harry jokes about | Harry jokes about ''{{PAGENAME}}'' once more, using a scene from the [[w:c:primeval:Episode 1.4|fourth episode]] in which a boy discovers a python in his toilet. | ||
===Unknown Episode 1=== | ===Unknown Episode 1=== | ||
In an unknown episode, Harry says that budget cuts are affecting | In an unknown episode, Harry says that budget cuts are affecting ''{{PAGENAME}}'', showing a clip from a different show in which a litter-picker comes out of a bush. | ||
===Unknown Episode 2=== | ===Unknown Episode 2=== | ||
When Harry makes up a show, ITV's Meat Police. He says it's to rival BBC's Life on Mars, "Just like they did with | When Harry makes up a show, ITV's Meat Police. He says it's to rival BBC's Life on Mars, "Just like they did with ''{{PAGENAME}}'' and ''Doctor Who''" he notes. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Harry calling Rex a puppet is obviously a joke on how Abby holds him, as he is actually CGI. | *Harry calling Rex a puppet is obviously a joke on how Abby holds him, as he is actually CGI. | ||
*The nickname of "Spit the Dinosaur" is technically incorrect, as Rex's species, [ | *The nickname of "Spit the Dinosaur" is technically incorrect, as Rex's species, [[w:c:primeval:Coelurosauravus|the Coelurosauravus]], is actually a type of reptile home to the [[w:c:primeval:Permian|Permian period]], before the [[w:c:primeval:Mesozoic|Mesozoic era]] in which Dinosaurs originate. | ||
*Also, the fact he referred to the Mosasaur as a "Croc" is also incorrect. Although the Mosasaur looks very similar to a Crocodile, they are unrelated. | *Also, the fact he referred to the Mosasaur as a "Croc" is also incorrect. Although the Mosasaur looks very similar to a Crocodile, they are unrelated. | ||
*It is currently unknown whether Harry has made jokes on | *It is currently unknown whether Harry has made jokes on ''{{PAGENAME}}'' Series 2 and 3. He didn't included clips from Series 4 in TV Burp as the first episode of [[Series 11]] started on the same day as the [[w:c:primeval:Episode 4.7|last episode of Series 4]]. | ||
==Video== | ==Video== | ||