Run Clarkson Run
November 7, 2008 by Alborz Fallah
In the latest Episode of Top Gear (Season 12) which aired last week in the UK, Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson made a joke about truck drivers being murderers, in reference to UK truck driver Steve Wright who was convicted of murdering prostitutes earlier this year.
Unfortunately, as is the case these days, not everyone saw it as a joke. So far the BBC has fielded thousands of complaints from angry truckies.
The remark can be seen in the video below:
For a little bit of fun an online games developer has come up with “Run Clarkson Run“. Truckies can now commit digital murder by watching an animated Clarkson get hit by a truck.
It’s much more fun though, to simply control Clarkson as he runs for his life.
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Spelling CA – “murderers”
You’ve gotta love these guys.
why dont the offended people just stop watching the show, find something better to do
SBS has to hurry up and show this stuff on the telly!!! By the time it screens here, everyone will have seen this sort of gold on YouTube and won’t bother watching
Brett: If you are to watch it illegally, you may as well go to http://www.finalgear.com and get the torrents in much better quality.
I can’t believe what pussies the pommie truck drivers are.
Next they’ll complain that their lemonade is too sour…..
Was a great episode, I’m sure everyone who’s seen it could see this kind of controversy coming as soon as he said it :P
I’d rate 12×01 one of the funniest Top Gear episodes every, certainly one of the best season openers.
I’d be willing to bet that more complaints have come from miserable humourless people desperate to complain about something than actual truckies, who probably found the comment to be quite funny.
At the time of watching it the other day I thought he was prolly using it too much (the murdering joke) but hell it was funny lol
“I’d rate 12×01 one of the funniest Top Gear episodes every, certainly one of the best season openers.”
Yep, it’s up there with the best
I’m sorry I don’t agree with any of the above comments. Clarkson was out of order on this one. OK I for one appreciate a joke and will always laugh This was insensitive to those who were savagely killed by a mindless moron and those professional truck drivers, the majority of which decent family men/women.
MP’s here have called for Clarkson head, I think that’s a step too far where a public apology should suffice.
there is a button on the remote that changes the channel over. if you don’t like something then don\’t watch it simple as that.
Thats all very well Neo but if you set out to watch a family entertainment show you should not strictly expect to get shocked by ill-thought comments. Like I say these celebrity presenter seem to be a law to themselves. When my young son (9yr old) who loves top gear asked me “why do truck drivers kill prostitutes, what is a prostitute” then the content is inappropriate don’t you think.
For the record I was not one of the many who made a formal complaint but I didn’t laugh when that particular line was made either.
Harden the f**k up no name!! That was a great segment with and a great joke!! Why should we be restricted Just because you have issues explaining things to your son?!
Thomas79 – Don’t tell me to F*ck up. I’m perfectly entitled to give my opinion. At least my comment was more intellectual than you illiterate mindless aggressive and frankly pointless comment. You’re clearly a low-life moron with no morals. Loser!
Typical whinging poms really. Fair enough some people don’t have a sense of humour but pah-lease get on with your life. No Name im surprised your son doesnt know what a prostitute is considering how kids seem to know this stuff at an early age. But cmon he could be watching the news and the news reader mentions the same story and you’d get the same question.
It was a joke, get over it.
No Name, toughen the f*ck up!! I sopouse you’d rather Jeremy Clarkson crack safe jokes about cardboard??!
The show’s success stems from Clarkson’s dry humor!! And any toning down of it, would ruin the show!!
Seriously, what sort of truck driving pommy poofter had a cry and a whinge about it?
I watched it on youtube yesterday, and it was really good!! They even insulted Australians and Americans, but its all good!!
Also you are so literate, you can’t even spell my name right!!
Tomas79 is a sopouse a place you go to have a bath?…. as in soap house
I have to agree with No Name,Clarkson goes too far some times seems there are a lot of people of the same opinion .Do you all think cause Clarksons funny there is no limit about what he can joke about,please have some morals. I hope he is made to apologise and is cautioned by the BBC on future unnecessary jokes.
Tomas everyone is entitled to their opinion when are you ever going to learn that without you insulting people that dont agree with yours.
Clarkson ridicules everyone. No news there. So I don’t see the point in how people take his tongue-in-cheek comments too seriously.
He calls just about everyone rapists, murderers, killers, drug dealers, etc. Take a joke, have a laugh and move on.
I look like a bikie. I take all the jokes that go with it and play on it. Do I care? If I said very little, I’d be lying. Clearly people have no clue who JC is.
SteveC
Tomas79 – everybody enjoys a joke and yes Clarkson is a bit of a character/comedian. However; the key to being a popular comedian is not only the delivery of the joke but also having the ability to read your audience..
Given that the joke was about a murder case which had received nationwide coverage in the UK it would be considered by most to be a sensitive issue… the tragic loss of life is no laughing matter
Professional comedians know this which is why at the time of Princess Di’s crash; The columbine disaster; or Port Arthur… none of the professional stand up comedians made jokes referring to them at the international comedy festivals that were on that year
Jokes are usually quite general – that is they don’t often refer to a particular individual etc.. but for clarkson to make a joke like that at the time when it was a current issue was insensitive – had he waited until next year sometime or the case was over the reaction might have been different.
Bavarian Missile, in case you can’t read, No Name is the one calling me names, and not the other way around !! And as for Clarkson apologizing, come on thats just being stupid!! And who the f**k said no name can’t have an opinion??
As i said before, i thought that was pretty funny, and most people agree, and I hope clarkson keeps his style up!! If you don’t like dark politically incorrect humor, watch something else!! Thats all i care about to say on this!!
95% of tv shows are heavily scripted in the US and it annoys the hell out of me. Comedy central (US station)and Top Gear is the only sign of hope that people can be human on tv.
Um No Name didnt start on you Tomas,you told him to harden the F..k up! I understand that control freaks like you cant understand how they are ever wrong.
My bet is Clarkson will be told to apologise from the other info Im reading on the net regarding the matter. Everyone should have boundaries.
no name mate i see a lot of people swear around there kids F this and F that thies same people and the ones that complain with there is a swear word in a song or on tv. so don’t talk to me about shielding kids when 9/10 family swear at each other.
welcome to the real world mate its bleeding hearts like you that spoil it for the rest. im not saying that anyone should swear around kids i am saying people make a rule for them self and a rule for others.
Neo its more than swearing around your kids its bad taste,they may have been hookers but they had families and the Truckies thought it bad taste as well ,just because others do what they do around kids doesn’t make it right,some of us are trying to bring our kids up with morals.
Here is something from the news that was said about the bastard that did it!
Quote” FORKLIFT truck driver Steve Wright has been found guilty of murdering five prostitutes during one of the most intensive killing sprees in British criminal history.
Wright, 49, had asphyxiated the five drug-addicted women, leaving two of their bodies in a cruciform position with arms outstretched.
The corpses were found dumped at rural locations around the town of Ipswich within the space of just 10 days. “”
Still think Clarkson was funny to make a joke of it?
So we have found out that Tomas79 finds it funny to make jokes about serial murderers etc… therefore; its safe to assume he also finds things like emphysema gonorrhea chlamydia and syphilis equally as funny
I’d love to see Tomas go into a busy truckstop roadhouse or pub one night out near Broken Hill for example and yell out “all truckies are poofters.”
Then he would see how funny it is to be murdered by a Truckie
“Cupid Stunt aka No Name Says:
November 8th, 2008 at 3:22 am
Thomas79 – Don’t tell me to F*ck up. I’m perfectly entitled to give my opinion. At least my comment was more intellectual than you illiterate mindless aggressive and frankly pointless comment. You’re clearly a low-life moron with no morals. Loser! ”
I wonder if this poster has ever seen the TV ad which shows how your kids mimic you?
I hope my post is intellectual enough, and not mindless, aggressive, or even pointless. I could cry.
Wowsers the world over – here it was the pollies not minding their business who paid out on poor Gordon, and now English truck drivers cry out while they’r getting their nails done.
OK maybe Clarkson was out of line saying it. However, it wasn’t look live and could have been edited out. Plenty of people on the production team obviously didn’t think it was bad enough to pull so Clarkson shouldn’t be singled out.
the only truckies who would be offended would be truckies who are actually murderers. since 99.9999% arent. so no biggie.
all great comedians use these type of ridicule jokes. the ones that dont arent comedians at all.
Maybe so but when the joke relates to a current murder investigation by the police which has received widespread media coverage along with a court case that is likely to be heard/decided by a jury.
One of the jurors may think clarksons joke was funny and the charge isn’t all that serious.. which could influence his/her decision instead of listening to the facts.. and let the FORKLIFT DRIVER off – it does happen despite jurys being locked away [in hotels] during high profile cases
If that happens the public prosecution could appeal the decision based on the likelihood that clarksons joke had an impact on the verdict.
Not only that but; How would you like someone to make a joke about the death of your mother father brother sister or cousin etc if they were to be murdered in a similar/horrific way?
If you’re offended by nudity, don’t watch porn. If you’re offended by bad acting, don’t watch Home and Away. If you’re offended by violence, don’t watch Die Hard. Because of Top Gears propensity to make jokes in poor taste, it is NOT suitable for children. This is not the first time Clarkson has made a joke in poor taste and it won’t be the last. To make Top Gear family-friendly would be to rip out its soul.
To Bavarian Missile: did it ever occur to you that someone reading this website may have had a family member injured or killed by a missile in Barvaria during WW2 and could therefore be offended by your candid use of the term ‘Bavarian Missile’ as your alias?
Bavarian Missile and Wheelnut going overboard again!! For self proclaimed car enthusiasts they seem to be spending way too much time online, banging on about trivial matters…Whats wrong, cars out of action???
Bavarian Missile, a control freak is someone trying to enforce censorship on others, not some one telling another person to stop whining and harden up!!
Wheelnut, why would I call truckers at broken hill poofs?? That’s just plain stupid!!
A typical truckie couldn’t care less, just like Clarkson calling “Australians and Americans” underdeveloped nations, in the same episode… That’s funny, and only the saddest whining princess would have issue with that!!
Gotta get my 2 cents worth on this one before it is shut down! The comments really are no more offensive than the ninemsn news headlines which make a joke of and trivialise serious issues every day. Yes, probably unfortunate that kids are exposed to some of the comments. The truckies do need to toughen up a little, though (wouldnt say that to their faces!) – you should try being a lawyer some time, and cop the lawyer jokes non stop! It wouldnt be so bad if most of them werent true…
Clarkson being a D. as usual! He was out of line, and so were the producers.
Josh65, you are totally niave. TG is on of the MOST scripted programs you will ever watch. I bet you think that the reviews and comparisons of cars are genuine as well??
It’s just pre-scripted entertainment – nothing on the show should ever be taken seriously.
Clarksons comments are no worse than some Aussie truck drivers mouthing off on their CB’s yabbering complete sh1te.
Quote “angry truckies” – half of them are just that !
Upshift – the difference is that Truckies aren’t as high profile as JC or Jeremy Clarkson.. and the fact that what truckies say on their CBs isn’t broadcast over the radio waves of Triple M.
As for yabbering complete shite – most of the time truckies [particularly long distance/interstate truckies] are usually catching up with fellow truckies – where they are; where they’re headed what they’re driving what they’re carrying
as well as warning them of highway patrols; speed cameras accidents and other traffic problems etc…. not news or current affairs with the possible exception of sport
Thomarse79 -you’re a confirmed pr1ck. There endeth the sermon.
Just for the record – I personally not was offended, I was happy to explain to my kiddie what a prozzy was as I am anything within the realms of normality and decent respectfulness.
I add I obviously have much higher morals than others here. It very unlikely that my children will become murderers.
Clarkson is a boofhead I have always said that.
I wouldn’t say he is a great comic either.
Stupid comment which isn’t funny considering what transpired.
Tortured lives ended in such a cruel manner. Where’s the humour?
I remember Thomas69 threatening me a couple of months ago when I called his Prado a Hilux.LOL
Thomas69 is a real hard arse.LOL.
No Name, keep telling yourself you have high morals, maybe even you will believe it one day… youre bold name calling shows otherwise…
Realcars, i don’t do threats, just because the little princess you are gets scared from some of my comments, is not my fault!!!
Thomas you’re really not worth the effort.