Moss Introduces Jen To The Internet | The IT Crowd Series 3 Episode 4: The Internet

The IT Crowd · 5M views · 2009-03-17 · 3:01

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Overview

In an IT Crowd episode clip, Moss and Roy convince Jen that the internet is a small black box. She believes it and carries it around.

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It is used as a recurring joke whenever threads touch on the internet as a physical thing, and sometimes praised as a favorite sitcom.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2017–2026

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Film & TV clips Satire & parody

What people said

theospeak · 2025-04 · Strong recommendation
One of my absolute favourite shows. what a gem - [VIDEO] . Also one of the best bits in my opinion - [LINK] . For those who have never indulged - Enjoy :-)
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ButlerianJihad · 2026-07 · Joke / meme
Just for clarity's sake, what is "the Internet", and how does "the United States" have "control" over it? [VIDEO]
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jasoneckert · 2025-11 · Joke / meme
The first thought that popped into my mind when reading this article was whether Andrew Strangeway was the Elder who maintained The Internet on Big Ben, because the sitcom "The IT Crowd" has ruined me: [VIDEO]
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