Changes: Duane Dibbley

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"So this is really me? A no-style gimbo with teeth the Druids could use as a place of worship?"
— Duane Dibbley ("Back to Reality")

Duane Dibbley or Dwayne Dibley is one of Cat's alter-egos. He was a geeky human instead of a self-obsessed Felis sapiens, without any of his cat instincts, intuition, vanity or dress-sense.

History

Duane is introduced in "Back to Reality", Series 5 Episode 6. The Red Dwarf came across a Despair Squid, a sea-creature, and the crew were affected by its venom which caused hallucinations in which the victim's worst nightmares come true. Cat hallucinated that he had lost his cool and style, thus creating his alter-ego Duane Dibbley.

Described by Ace Rimmer as looking so geeky he couldn't even get into a science-fiction convention, Duane displays many geek stereotypes, such as having a thermos flask, toothbrush, triple thick condom and extra strength spot cream. He has a large overbite and a pudding basin haircut, and dresses in unstylish clothing. Cat calls this version of himself the 'Duke of Dork' and 'Prince of Dorkness', describing him as "a no-style gimbo with teeth the druids could use as a place of worship". With all his illusions of style and charisma ripped, Duane was prepared to commit suicide alongside the rest of the crew. Luckily Holly had Kryten release Lithium Carbonate into Starbug's cabin, waking the crew before they could commit suicide.

In "Flashback" Cat believes once again that he is Duane Dibbley. In the hallucination, after Duane and his friends shot themselves with a single bullet, the bullet never escaped from Billy Doyle's skull, leaving Duane the only survivor. Duane was blamed for the murder of his three friends, and must now undergo medical tests for his sanity. Meanwhile, back on Red Dwarf, Holly informs the crew that Cat is hallucinating. Kryten prepares the Lithium Carbonate and sprays it on Cat, bringing him back to sanity. When Cat comes around, he finds that he has been threatening to slice his own throat with a herring.

Duane appears again in "Emohawk", when Cat's sense of cool is stolen by an Emohawk and he is horrified that he has once again become Duane.

In "Back in the Red, Part 2", Cat revives Duane once more, this time by donning false teeth and a mop head, to assist his crewmates' escape from Red Dwarf. On this occasion Lister, Kochanski, Kryten and even two skutters also disguise themselves as the Dibbleys. Later, Duane has a "dance-off" with Blue Midget, which he finally wins when he changes back to Cat. However it's ultimately revealed that this all took place within a computer simulation.

It is possible that Duane Dibbley exists in another universe. According to the dimension theory outlined in "Back to Earth, Part Three", Duane's universe would have been created as a result of Cat's hallucination.

Duane also appears on a special edition of Can't Cook, Won't Cook, titled Can't Smeg, Won't Smeg, in honour of the tenth anniversary of Red Dwarf. In this show it is revealed that Dibbley is a culinary genius.

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-<center>''"So this is really me? A no-style gimbo with teeth the Druids could use as a place of worship?''"''<br />''— [[Duane Dibbley]] ([[RD: Back to Reality]])</center>
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+|race = ''[[Felis sapiens]]''
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+|appearances = [[RD: Back to Reality]]<br>  [[RD: Emohawk]]<br>[[RD: Back in the Red II|RD: Back in the Red, Part 2]]<br>[[RD: Identity Within|Identity Within]]<br>[[Can't Smeg, Won't Smeg]]<br>''[[Flashback]]''<br>''[[Out]]''
+|alteregos = [[Cat]]
-|alteregos = [[The Cat]], [[The Riviera Kid]], [[The Dog]], [[Padre|The Padre]], [[High Cat]], [[Low Cat]], [[Bhindi Bhaji]], [[Gerald Hampton]], [[Alternate Dwarfers (Back to Reality)|New Cat]], [[Professor|The Professor]]
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+|actor = [[Danny John-Jules]]
+}}
+<center>''"So this is really me? A no-style gimbo with teeth the [[wikipedia:Druids|Druids]] could use as [[wikipedia:Stonehenge|a place of worship]]?''"<br />— [[Duane Dibbley]] ("[[RD: Back to Reality|Back to Reality]]")</center>
+'''Duane Dibbley''' or '''Dwayne Dibley''' is one of [[Cat]]'s alter-egos. He was a geeky [[human]] instead of a self-obsessed ''[[Felis sapiens]]'', without any of his cat instincts, intuition, vanity or dress-sense.
+== History ==
+Duane is introduced in "[[RD: Back to Reality|Back to Reality]]", Series 5 Episode 6. The ''Red Dwarf'' came across a [[Despair Squid]], a sea-creature, and the crew were affected by its venom which caused hallucinations in which the victim's worst nightmares come true. [[Cat]] hallucinated that he had lost his cool and style, thus creating his alter-ego Duane Dibbley.
+Described by Ace Rimmer as looking so geeky he couldn't even get into a science-fiction convention, Duane displays many geek stereotypes, such as having a thermos flask, toothbrush, triple thick condom and extra strength spot cream. He has a large overbite and a pudding basin haircut, and dresses in unstylish clothing. Cat calls this version of himself the 'Duke of Dork' and 'Prince of Dorkness', describing him as "a no-style gimbo with teeth the druids could use as a place of worship". With all his illusions of style and charisma ripped, Duane was prepared to commit suicide alongside the rest of the crew. Luckily [[Holly]] had [[Kryten]] release [[Lithium Carbonate]] into ''[[Starbug]]'s'' cabin, waking the crew  before they could commit suicide.
+In "[[Flashback]]" Cat believes once again that he is Duane Dibbley. In the hallucination, after Duane and his friends shot themselves with a single bullet, the bullet never escaped from Billy Doyle's skull, leaving Duane the only survivor. Duane was blamed for the murder of his three friends, and must now undergo medical tests for his sanity. Meanwhile, back on ''Red Dwarf'', Holly informs the crew that Cat is hallucinating. Kryten prepares the Lithium Carbonate and sprays it on Cat, bringing him back to sanity. When Cat comes around, he finds that he has been threatening to slice his own throat with a herring.
-'''Duane Dibbley''' or '''Dwayne Dibley''' is one of the alter-egos of [[the Cat]]. Duane Dibbley was basically the Cat as a geeky [[human]] instead of a self-obsessed [[felis sapiens]], without any of his cat instincts, intuition, vanity or dress-sense.
+Duane appears again in "[[RD: Emohawk|Emohawk]]", when Cat's sense of cool is stolen by an Emohawk and he is horrified that he has once again become Duane.
-==History==
-We first met Duane in "[[RD: Back to Reality|Back to Reality]]", Series 5 Episode 6. When the [[Boys from the Dwarf]] came across a [[Despair Squid]], a sea-creature that secretes a venom which brings on hallucinations that makes your worst nightmares come true, thus driving its victim to suicide, [[The Cat]]'s hallucination caused him to lose his cool and style, thus creating his alter-ego, Duane Dibbley. Looking so geeky he couldn't even get into a Science-Fiction convention, Duane stumbles through life clutching his thermos, toothbrush (he certainly needs that one!) and extra strength spot cream. Even The Cat admits that he's the 'Duke of Dork' and also the 'Prince of Dorkness', and describes his alter ego as "a no-style gimbo with teeth the druids could use as a place of worship". With all his illusions of style and charisma ripped away his transformation, Duane was prepared to commit suicide alongside the rest of the crew. Luckily, [[Holly]] woke the crew up by having [[Kryten]] release [[Lithium Carbonate]] into [[Starbug|Starbug's]] cabin before they committed suicide.
+In "[[RD: Back in the Red II|Back in the Red, Part 2]]", Cat revives Duane once more, this time by donning false teeth and a mop head, to assist his crewmates' escape from [[Red Dwarf (ship)|Red Dwarf]]. On this occasion Lister, Kochanski, Kryten and even two skutters also disguise themselves as the Dibbleys. Later, Duane has a "dance-off" with [[Blue Midget]], which he finally wins when he changes back to Cat. However it's ultimately revealed that this all took place within a computer simulation.
-We met up with Duane again in "[[RD: Emohawk|Emohawk]]", when Cat's most important emotions are stolen by a [[Polymorph]]. Once again, he slips into his sideways-ironed flares and nylon shirt to do battle with his foes. Or rather attempts to. And fails, miserably.
+It is possible that Duane Dibbley exists in another universe. According to the [[dimension]] theory outlined in "[[Back to Earth, Part Three]]", Duane's universe would have been created as a result of Cat's hallucination.
-In "[[RD: Back in the Red II|Back in the Red, Part 2]]", The Cat revives Duane once more, this time by donning false teeth and a mop head, in order to assist his crewmates' escape from [[Red Dwarf (ship)|Red Dwarf]]. On this occasion Lister, Kochanski, Kryten and even two skutters also disguise themselves as Dibbleys. Later, Duane has a "dance-off" with [[Blue Midget]], which he finally wins when he changes back to Cat. (Ultimately, however, it's revealed that this is all within a computer simulation.)
+Duane also appears on a special edition of ''Can't Cook, Won't Cook'', titled ''[[Can't Smeg, Won't Smeg]]'', in honour of the tenth anniversary of ''[[Red Dwarf]]''. In this show it is revealed that Dibbley is a culinary genius.
-It is also possible that Duane Dibbly exists in another universe and it is unknown to his origin in the case it could be that the Cat encountered him after the events of Series VIII of those other facts through the 9 year journey. Following the [[dimension]] theory outlined in "[[Back to Earth, Part Three]]", a version of him does exist in the universe created as a result of the crew's hallucination in "Back to Reality".
+{{-}}
-He makes a special appearance on the special edition of "Can't cook, won't cook", [[Can't Smeg, Won't Smeg]], in honor of the 10th anniversary of [[Red Dwarf]], which reveals that Dibbley is a culinary genius.
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