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  • Gary's lament in one episode about the thinking from Stephen Hawking:
    Gary: Well, he now believes that time travel may be possible. Big news, eh?
    Ron: (Handing him a drink) Cheers.
    Gary: Cheers. Yeah, you have to combine Einstein's General Theory of Relativity with Quantum Theory and have an energy supply greater than anything currently known or envisaged and Bob's your uncle. I thought, well, that's the easy bit; now explain why time travel gives me wind.
  • In "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", Gary decides to attempt a Compound-Interest Time Travel Gambit, and goes to a local bank to deposit a large amount of money. He meets the bank manager and his employees, who behave (and are named) exactly like characters from Dad's Army. Then 'Mainwaring' asks if he can help Gary, prompting him to start singing "Who do you think you are kidding, Mr. Hitler?".
  • Bad Gary singing "Anarchy in the UK" at the Royal Oak in "Mine's a Double".
  • When he travels back to Victorian London in "The 'Ouses in Between", Gary is mistaken for Jack the Ripper, and is chased by an angry mob. He manages to duck into an alleyway, and the mob goes in the other direction. He breathes a sigh of relief... then the camera pans out to reveal that Jack's standing right next to him.
  • In "Flash, Bang, Wallop", Gary tries to stop Noël Coward from writing a play about him and Phoebe. Gary attempts to give Noel a better idea for a play, one about terrorists who take over an office building. Noël is unconvinced... until Gary suggests a play about terrorists who take over an office building... who have really bad manners.
  • In "When Two Worlds Collide", Yvonne and Phoebe finally meet when Phoebe accidentally travels to the 90s. Gary looks absolutely terrified throughout the whole scene. Phoebe seems quite pleased to meet Yvonne, believing her to be Gary's boss. Yvonne, by contrast, is rather less impressed as she believes Phoebe to be Ron's date with a war fetish.
    Ron: Fascinating as this conversation is, I really think we should be getting on.
    Phoebe: Okay Commander. Do you want me to put my blindfold back on?

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