The Inbetweeners USA 1.6 - Class Clown

This week, Will is "tortured" by Donovan. What does he do? He eats Will's hummus. Yeah, it's fucking stupid. When they ruin such a simple idea like that, you know this series has no hope. In the original, Donovan genuinely terrorised Will. In this one, who cares? Simon has Carli over for a sleepover, Jay worries about his chances of being voted class clown and Neil does fuck all (as usual).

It's Jay's storyline that has the potential for laughs this week but once again it passes them up entirely. When Jay decides to give up trying to be voted class clown, he decides to go for class badass instead. What does he do? He decides to ride a motorcycle across campus. Yes, this is the point where they decide to copy the infamous "Jay rides a motorcycle" scene. One of the best moments from all three series, they surely can't fuck this one up like they fucked "bus wankers" up, can they? Yes, they can. In the original series, it's brilliant. Cocky Jay brags about his skills and is brought down to Earth with a wobble and a pathetic crash. It's so funny I had tears streaming down my face and my sides hurt from laughing so much. The remake has a weird moment with his dad beforehand and then has a voiceover on top of it. To top it all off, the punch line is ruined by bad editing, cutting away to a crowd of onlookers. Their awkward fake laughter only ruins it further.

A hideously bad episode that completely ruined one of the ten best moments from the original series.

0 out of 10.