Red Dwarf (TV Series)

Backwards (1989)

Danny John-Jules: Cat

Photos 

Quotes 

• Lister : You ever see "The Flintstones"?

  The Cat : Sure.

  Lister : Do you think Wilma's sexy?

  The Cat : Wilma Flintstone?

  Lister : Maybe we've been alone in deep space too long but every time I see that show, her body drives me crazy. Is it me?

  The Cat : I think, in all probability, Wilma Flintstone is the most desirable woman who ever lived.

  Lister : That's good, I thought I was going strange.

  The Cat : She's incredible.

  Lister : What do you think of Betty?

  The Cat : Betty Rubble? Well, I would go with Betty... but I'd be thinking of Wilma.

  Lister : This is crazy. Why are we talking about going to bed with Wilma Flintstone?

  The Cat : You're right. We're nuts. This is an insane conversation.

  Lister : She'll never leave Fred and we know it.

• The Cat : [about Rimmer and Kryten]  We ain't gonna find them. They're gone, buddy. But look on the bright side - They're gone, buddy!

• Lister : [Lister and the Cat are about to enter a time hole]  Fasten your belts.

  The Cat : Hey, I do not need fashion tips from you.

  Lister : Safety belts!

• Kryten : We want to stay.

  Lister : We can't stay. Look, I'm 25 now. In 10 years time I'll be 15! I'll have to go through puberty again, backwards!

  The Cat : Imagine that. Your gajimbas will suddenly rise back into your body and the next thing you know, you're singing soprano in the school choir!

  Lister : And worse than that, in 25 years I'll be a little sperm, swimming around in somebody's testicles! I mean, pardon me, but that's just not how I saw my future.

• Rimmer : I'm telling you, things are better this way. It's our universe that's the wrong way round.

  Kryten : Take war. War is a wonderful thing here. In 50 years time, the Second World War will start, backwards!

  The Cat : And that's a good thing?

  Kryten : Millions of people will come to life. Hitler will retreat across Europe, liberate France and Poland, disband the Third Reich and bog off back to Austria.

• [they're about to leave the backwards version of Earth] 

  Rimmer : Where's the Cat?

  Lister : He won't be long, he's, you know, in the bushes.

  [a few moments later Rimmer and Lister realise what's going to happen] 

  Lister : We've got to stop him!

  [the Cat pops up from the bushes with a disgusted look on his face. He staggers over to them] 

  The Cat : Don't ask.

• Cat : [after watching Rimmer eat a boiled egg "forwards"]  This is entertainment to these people? It's pathetic!

  Lister : They're Bulgarian. They have very simple tastes.

• [Cat beatboxes] 

  Lister : I didn't come here lookin' for trouble... I just came to do the Red Dwarf shuffle!

  Cat : He's smart...

  Lister , Cat : He's smart!