Does Anyone Want Any Toast? | Red Dwarf | BBC

BBC Studios · 1.1M views · 2007-07-19 · 3:10

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Overview

A Red Dwarf clip where Kryten fixes a toaster and finds it to be the most annoying machine in the universe, endlessly offering toast.

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HN uses it as a recurring joke reference whenever threads feature annoying, over-eager smart devices and AI products.

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Film & TV clips Stand-up & sketch comedy

What people said

noir_lord · 2026-08 · Joke / meme
> "Would you like fries with that", having already said you do not want any fries Prescient in all the best ways - [VIDEO]
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dghf · 2026-06 · Joke / meme
> a compelling story about a sentient toaster "Howdy-doodly-doo! Anybody like any toast?" [VIDEO]
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lloeki · 2026-06 · Joke / meme
> Writing a story in which a toaster in conscious is not even new Fixed the link for you: [VIDEO] (Hah. It gets eerily relevant starting at 2:37)
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