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	[[~~Image~~:kryten head shot.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Kryten was portrayed by [[w:David Ross (actor)\|David Ross]] in his debut appearance.]]		[[File:kryten head shot.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Kryten was portrayed by [[w:David Ross (actor)\|David Ross]] in his debut appearance.]]

	Kryten (as portrayed by [[w:David Ross (actor)\|David Ross]]) first appeared in the ''Red Dwarf'' episode "[[Kryten (Red Dwarf)\|Kryten]]" (1988), where he is characterised as a service [[mechanoid]] on board the ''Nova 5'', a spacecraft originally from [[Earth]]. Kryten says that his entire purpose is "to serve and have no regard for [[himself]]". He sends a distress call which is picked up by the crew of the mining ship ''Red Dwarf'', claiming that the male crew died when the ''Nova 5'' crash landed on a planetoid, while the female crew are—according to Kryten himself—"stable, but injured". The female crew have actually been dead for "centuries"—Kryten apparently not realising this, and continuing to feed and serve them. Because there is no-one else on board the ''Nova 5'', Kryten starts a new life on ''Red Dwarf'' with the [[hologram]] [[Arnold Rimmer]] ([[Chris Barrie]]) as his new master. [[Dave Lister]] ([[Craig Charles]]) persuades Kryten to rebel against Rimmer (which includes showing him the films ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]'' and ''[[Easy Rider]]'') and to become independent. Kryten changes the portrait of Rimmer he paints to make it appear as though he was sitting on the toilet, and then pours soup onto Rimmer's bed sheets. Kryten takes Lister's space-[[motorcycle\|bike]] and goes out to find a [[planet]] with an [[atmosphere]] where he can grow a [[garden]], which had always been a dream of his.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Kryten \|episode-link=Kryten (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=6 September 1988 \|series-no=II \|number=1 }}</ref> This episode also marks a 'first' in science-fiction history in which an android deliberately gives a human being the 'finger'.		Kryten (as portrayed by [[w:David Ross (actor)\|David Ross]]) first appeared in the ''Red Dwarf'' episode "[[Kryten (Red Dwarf)\|Kryten]]" (1988), where he is characterised as a service [[w:mechanoid\|mechanoid]] on board the ''Nova 5'', a spacecraft originally from [[w:Earth\|Earth]]. Kryten says that his entire purpose is "to serve and have no regard for [[w:himself\|himself]]". He sends a distress call which is picked up by the crew of the mining ship ''Red Dwarf'', claiming that the male crew died when the ''Nova 5'' crash landed on a planetoid, while the female crew are—according to Kryten himself—"stable, but injured". The female crew have actually been dead for "centuries"—Kryten apparently not realising this, and continuing to feed and serve them. Because there is no-one else on board the ''Nova 5'', Kryten starts a new life on ''Red Dwarf'' with the [[w:hologram\|hologram]] [[Arnold Rimmer]] ([[w:Chris Barrie\|Chris Barrie]]) as his new master. [[Dave Lister]] ([[w:Craig Charles\|Craig Charles]]) persuades Kryten to rebel against Rimmer (which includes showing him the films ''[[w:Rebel Without a Cause\|Rebel Without a Cause]]'' and ''[[w:Easy Rider\|Easy Rider]]'') and to become independent. Kryten changes the portrait of Rimmer he paints to make it appear as though he was sitting on the toilet, and then pours soup onto Rimmer's bed sheets. Kryten takes Lister's space-[[w:motorcycle\|bike]] and goes out to find a [[w:planet\|planet]] with an [[w:atmosphere\|atmosphere]] where he can grow a [[w:garden\|garden]], which had always been a dream of his.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Kryten \|episode-link=Kryten (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=6 September 1988 \|series-no=II \|number=1 }}</ref> This episode also marks a 'first' in science-fiction history in which an android deliberately gives a human being the '[[w:The finger\|finger]]'.

	Kryten (as portrayed by [[w:Robert Llewellyn\|Robert Llewellyn]]) returns in "[[Backwards (Red Dwarf ~~episode~~)\|Backwards]]" (1989), where he permanently becomes part of the ''Red Dwarf'' crew. At the start of the episode, Kryten is described in some scrolling text as being found in pieces after his space-bike crashed on an [[asteroid]]. Lister rebuilds Kryten, although he is unable to recapture his former personality. In the episode proper, Kryten causes the ''Starbug 1'' shuttle to fall into a time hole while taking a driving test facilitated by Rimmer. The ship crash lands on Earth in a reality where time runs backwards, leaving Kryten, Rimmer and ''Red Dwarf''{{'}}s computer [[Holly (Red Dwarf)\|Holly]] ([[Hattie Hayridge]]) stranded. Rimmer and Kryten spend three weeks working as the novelty act "the Sensational Reverse Brothers" and begin to enjoy life in this new reality, but are fired by a pub manager ([[Arthur Smith (comedian)\|Arthur Smith]]) for a fight that Rimmer and Kryten become involved in later that night. Lister and the [[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]] ([[Danny John-Jules]]) come to rescue Rimmer, Kryten and Holly in another ''Starbug'' to get back to ''Red Dwarf''.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Backwards \|episode-link=Backwards (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=14 November 1989 \|series-no=III \|number=1 }}</ref>		Kryten (as portrayed by [[w:Robert Llewellyn\|Robert Llewellyn]]) returns in "[[Backwards (Red Dwarf)\|Backwards]]" (1989), where he permanently becomes part of the ''Red Dwarf'' crew. At the start of the episode, Kryten is described in some scrolling text as being found in pieces after his space-bike crashed on an [[w:asteroid\|asteroid]]. Lister rebuilds Kryten, although he is unable to recapture his former personality. In the episode proper, Kryten causes the ''Starbug 1'' shuttle to fall into a time hole while taking a driving test facilitated by Rimmer. The ship crash lands on Earth in a reality where time runs backwards, leaving Kryten, Rimmer and ''Red Dwarf''{{'}}s computer [[Holly (Red Dwarf)\|Holly]] ([[w:Hattie Hayridge\|Hattie Hayridge]]) stranded. Rimmer and Kryten spend three weeks working as the novelty act "the Sensational Reverse Brothers" and begin to enjoy life in this new reality, but are fired by a pub manager ([[w:Arthur Smith (comedian)\|Arthur Smith]]) for a fight that Rimmer and Kryten become involved in later that night. Lister and the [[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]] ([[w:Danny John-Jules\|Danny John-Jules]]) come to rescue Rimmer, Kryten and Holly in another ''Starbug'' to get back to ''Red Dwarf''.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Backwards \|episode-link=Backwards (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=14 November 1989 \|series-no=III \|number=1 }}</ref>

	In "[[Timeslides]]" (1989), Lister is seen travelling back in time by entering a [[Reversal film\|photographic slide]] with mutated developing fluid to convince his younger self (played by [[Emile Charles]]) become wealthy and successful and not join the Space Corps. This consequently causes Kryten to never be rescued. Rimmer unwittingly reverses this new timeline by going back in time to ''his'' boyhood self (played by [[Simon Gaffney~~]])~~, causing Kryten to return to ''Red Dwarf''.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Timeslides \|episode-link=Timeslides \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=12 December 1989 \|series-no=III \|number=5 }}</ref>		In "[[Timeslides]]" (1989), Lister is seen travelling back in time by entering a [[w:Reversal film\|photographic slide]] with mutated developing fluid to convince his younger self (played by Emile Charles) become wealthy and successful and not join the Space Corps. This consequently causes Kryten to never be rescued. Rimmer unwittingly reverses this new timeline by going back in time to ''his'' boyhood self (played by Simon Gaffney, causing Kryten to return to ''Red Dwarf''.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Timeslides \|episode-link=Timeslides \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=12 December 1989 \|series-no=III \|number=5 }}</ref>

	In "[[The Last Day (Red Dwarf)\|The Last Day]]" (1989), a replacement android for Kryten is shown travelling ''en route'' to ''Red Dwarf'', and a countdown for Kryten's shut down disc activates, leaving Kryten with only twenty-four hours notice before all mental and physical action automatically stops, because of [[Planned obsolescence\|his service life expiring so the new model can be sold]]. Kryten reveals that he has a strong faith in [[Silicon Heaven]], an [[afterlife]] for electrical equipment, which Lister tries and fails to convince to Kryten that it isn't real. After feeling enjoyment for the first time at a party, Kryten overrides his shut down programming and causes his replacement, Hudzen ([[w:Gordon Kennedy (actor)\|Gordon Kennedy]]), to shut down (preventing him from deactivating Kryten by force) because Hudzen's android brain is unable to cope with the idea there is no Silicon Heaven; Kryten only surviving because he knew he was lying to Hudzen.<ref name="the last day"/>		In "[[The Last Day (Red Dwarf)\|The Last Day]]" (1989), a replacement android for Kryten is shown travelling ''en route'' to ''Red Dwarf'', and a countdown for Kryten's shut down disc activates, leaving Kryten with only twenty-four hours notice before all mental and physical action automatically stops, because of [[w:Planned obsolescence\|his service life expiring so the new model can be sold]]. Kryten reveals that he has a strong faith in ‘''Silicon Heaven''’, an [[w:afterlife\|afterlife]] for electrical equipment, which Lister tries and fails to convince to Kryten that it isn't real. After feeling enjoyment for the first time at a party, Kryten overrides his shut down programming and causes his replacement, Hudzen ([[w:Gordon Kennedy (actor)\|Gordon Kennedy]]), to shut down (preventing him from deactivating Kryten by force) because Hudzen's android brain is unable to cope with the idea there is no Silicon Heaven; Kryten only surviving because he knew he was lying to Hudzen.<ref name="the last day"/>

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	In ''[[Red Dwarf: Back to Earth]]'' (2009), set nine years later, ''Red Dwarf'' is intact; the human race is apparently "virtually extinct" in the universe apart from Lister again; Lister, Rimmer, the Cat and Kryten are the only people on board the ship; and Rimmer is shown to be a hard light hologram and the most senior officer on board again; how these have come about and what happened to the micro-organism is not explained. In this special, a female "despair squid", whose ink causes joy and elation instead of despair to defend herself, causes Lister, Rimmer, the Cat and Kryten to share a hallucination where they believe they are fictional characters from a TV series called ''Red Dwarf'', and their dimension is "invalid". This leads them to be shown being pulled into the nearest "valid" reality. They confront the "Creator" of ''Red Dwarf'' ([[Richard O'Callaghan]]) on a version of 21st century Earth who is ready to kill off the characters, and Lister accidentally kills him. The four subconsciously realise that they're hallucinating, and they wake up on board ''Red Dwarf''. Kryten and Rimmer speculate that they were able to choose whether or not they wanted to wake up because of the strengthened antibodies of the four from the previous encounter with the despair squid. Lister initially believes that Kochanski is dead as well, but two children in the hallucination (played by [[Charlie Kenyon]] and [[Nina Southworth]]) inform that Kryten lied to him, and she actually left him after taking a ''Blue Midget'' shuttle. Kryten later confirms this.<ref>{{cite serial \|title=Red Dwarf: Back to Earth \|title-link=Red Dwarf: Back to Earth \|first=Doug (writer/director) \|last=Naylor \|author-link=w:Doug Naylor \|network=[[w:Dave (TV channel)\|Dave]] \|date=10–12 April 2009 }}</ref>		In ''[[Red Dwarf: Back to Earth]]'' (2009), set nine years later, ''Red Dwarf'' is intact; the human race is apparently "virtually extinct" in the universe apart from Lister again; Lister, Rimmer, the Cat and Kryten are the only people on board the ship; and Rimmer is shown to be a hard light hologram and the most senior officer on board again; how these have come about and what happened to the micro-organism is not explained. In this special, a female "despair squid", whose ink causes joy and elation instead of despair to defend herself, causes Lister, Rimmer, the Cat and Kryten to share a hallucination where they believe they are fictional characters from a TV series called ''Red Dwarf'', and their dimension is "invalid". This leads them to be shown being pulled into the nearest "valid" reality. They confront the "Creator" of ''Red Dwarf'' ([[w:Richard O'Callaghan\|Richard O'Callaghan]]) on a version of 21st century Earth who is ready to kill off the characters, and Lister accidentally kills him. The four subconsciously realise that they're hallucinating, and they wake up on board ''Red Dwarf''. Kryten and Rimmer speculate that they were able to choose whether or not they wanted to wake up because of the strengthened antibodies of the four from the previous encounter with the despair squid. Lister initially believes that Kochanski is dead as well, but two children in the hallucination (played by [[w:Charlie Kenyon\|Charlie Kenyon]] and [[w:Nina Southworth\|Nina Southworth]]) inform that Kryten lied to him, and she actually left him after taking a ''Blue Midget'' shuttle. Kryten later confirms this.<ref>{{cite serial \|title=Red Dwarf: Back to Earth \|title-link=Red Dwarf: Back to Earth \|first=Doug (writer/director) \|last=Naylor \|author-link=w:Doug Naylor \|network=[[w:Dave (TV channel)\|Dave]] \|date=10–12 April 2009 }}</ref>

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	In "[[Krysis]]" (2016), Kryten begins suffering from a mid-life crisis on the 2,976,000th anniversary of his creation. He loses interest in the things he normally enjoys and subsequently installs a bright red "pimptactular" carbon-fibre shell to his body in order to recapture his youth and gains a sudden attraction to bungie jumping. Butler ([[Dominic Coleman]]), an earlier model of mechanoid that achieved far more than Kryten, deliberately sabotages ''Starbug'' to allow Kryten to meet the Universe (voice of Daniel Barker) so Kryten can feel better about himself. The Universe also tells Kryten to remove his new suit because it "really sucks".<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Krysis \|episode-link=Krysis \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Doug (writer/director) \|last=Naylor \|author-link=w:Doug Naylor \|network=[[w:Dave (TV channel)\|Dave]] \|date=20 October 2016 \|series-no=XI \|number=5 }}</ref>		In "[[Krysis]]" (2016), Kryten begins suffering from a mid-life crisis on the 2,976,000th anniversary of his creation. He loses interest in the things he normally enjoys and subsequently installs a bright red "pimptactular" carbon-fibre shell to his body in order to recapture his youth and gains a sudden attraction to bungie jumping. Butler ([[w:Dominic Coleman\|Dominic Coleman]]), an earlier model of mechanoid that achieved far more than Kryten, deliberately sabotages ''Starbug'' to allow Kryten to meet the Universe (voice of Daniel Barker) so Kryten can feel better about himself. The Universe also tells Kryten to remove his new suit because it "really sucks".<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Krysis \|episode-link=Krysis \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Doug (writer/director) \|last=Naylor \|author-link=w:Doug Naylor \|network=[[w:Dave (TV channel)\|Dave]] \|date=20 October 2016 \|series-no=XI \|number=5 }}</ref>

	In "[[Mechocracy]]" (2017), Kryten is elected president of the machines on ''Red Dwarf'' after running against Rimmer.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Mechocracy \|episode-link=Mechocracy \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Doug (writer/director) \|last=Naylor \|author-link=w:Doug Naylor \|network=[[w:Dave (TV channel)\|Dave]] \|date=2 November 2017 \|series-no=XII \|number=4 }}</ref>		In "[[Mechocracy]]" (2017), Kryten is elected president of the machines on ''Red Dwarf'' after running against Rimmer.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Mechocracy \|episode-link=Mechocracy \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Doug (writer/director) \|last=Naylor \|author-link=w:Doug Naylor \|network=[[w:Dave (TV channel)\|Dave]] \|date=2 November 2017 \|series-no=XII \|number=4 }}</ref>

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	Kryten (as portrayed by [[w:David Ross (actor)\|David Ross]]) first appeared in the ''Red Dwarf'' episode "[[Kryten (Red Dwarf)\|Kryten]]" (1988), where he is characterised as a service [[mechanoid]] on board the ''Nova 5'', a spacecraft originally from [[Earth]]. Kryten says that his entire purpose is "to serve and have no regard for [[himself]]". He sends a distress call which is picked up by the crew of the mining ship ''Red Dwarf'', claiming that the male crew died when the ''Nova 5'' crash landed on a planetoid, while the female crew are—according to Kryten himself—"stable, but injured". The female crew have actually been dead for "centuries"—Kryten apparently not realising this, and continuing to feed and serve them. Because there is no-one else on board the ''Nova 5'', Kryten starts a new life on ''Red Dwarf'' with the [[hologram]] [[Arnold Rimmer]] ([[Chris Barrie]]) as his new master. [[Dave Lister]] ([[Craig Charles]]) persuades Kryten to rebel against Rimmer (which includes showing him the films ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]'' and ''[[Easy Rider]]'') and to become independent. Kryten changes the portrait of Rimmer he paints to make it appear as though he was sitting on the toilet, and then pours soup onto Rimmer's bed sheets. Kryten takes Lister's space-[[motorcycle\|bike]] and goes out to find a [[planet]] with an [[atmosphere]] where he can grow a [[garden]], which had always been a dream of his.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Kryten \|episode-link=Kryten (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=6 September 1988 \|series-no=II \|number=1 }}</ref> This episode also marks a 'first' in science-fiction history in which an android deliberately gives a human being the 'finger'.		Kryten (as portrayed by [[w:David Ross (actor)\|David Ross]]) first appeared in the ''Red Dwarf'' episode "[[Kryten (Red Dwarf)\|Kryten]]" (1988), where he is characterised as a service [[mechanoid]] on board the ''Nova 5'', a spacecraft originally from [[Earth]]. Kryten says that his entire purpose is "to serve and have no regard for [[himself]]". He sends a distress call which is picked up by the crew of the mining ship ''Red Dwarf'', claiming that the male crew died when the ''Nova 5'' crash landed on a planetoid, while the female crew are—according to Kryten himself—"stable, but injured". The female crew have actually been dead for "centuries"—Kryten apparently not realising this, and continuing to feed and serve them. Because there is no-one else on board the ''Nova 5'', Kryten starts a new life on ''Red Dwarf'' with the [[hologram]] [[Arnold Rimmer]] ([[Chris Barrie]]) as his new master. [[Dave Lister]] ([[Craig Charles]]) persuades Kryten to rebel against Rimmer (which includes showing him the films ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]'' and ''[[Easy Rider]]'') and to become independent. Kryten changes the portrait of Rimmer he paints to make it appear as though he was sitting on the toilet, and then pours soup onto Rimmer's bed sheets. Kryten takes Lister's space-[[motorcycle\|bike]] and goes out to find a [[planet]] with an [[atmosphere]] where he can grow a [[garden]], which had always been a dream of his.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Kryten \|episode-link=Kryten (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=6 September 1988 \|series-no=II \|number=1 }}</ref> This episode also marks a 'first' in science-fiction history in which an android deliberately gives a human being the 'finger'.

	Kryten (as portrayed by [[w:Robert Llewellyn\|Robert Llewellyn]]) returns in "[[Backwards (Red Dwarf episode)\|Backwards]]" (1989), where he permanently becomes part of the ''Red Dwarf'' crew. At the start of the episode, Kryten is described in some scrolling text as being found in pieces after his space-bike crashed on an [[asteroid]]. Lister rebuilds Kryten, although he is unable to recapture his former personality. In the episode proper, Kryten causes the ''Starbug 1'' shuttle to fall into a time hole while taking a driving test facilitated by Rimmer. The ship crash lands on Earth in a reality where time runs backwards, leaving Kryten, Rimmer and ''Red Dwarf''{{'}}s computer [[Holly (Red Dwarf)\|Holly]] ([[Hattie Hayridge]]) stranded. Rimmer and Kryten spend three weeks working as the novelty act "the Sensational Reverse Brothers" and begin to enjoy life in this new reality, but are fired by a pub manager ([[Arthur Smith (comedian)\|Arthur Smith]]) for a fight that Rimmer and Kryten become involved in later that night. Lister and the [[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]] ([[Danny John-Jules]]) come to rescue Rimmer, Kryten and Holly in another ''Starbug'' to get back to ''Red Dwarf''.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Backwards \|episode-link=Backwards (Red Dwarf ~~episode~~) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=14 November 1989 \|series-no=III \|number=1 }}</ref>		Kryten (as portrayed by [[w:Robert Llewellyn\|Robert Llewellyn]]) returns in "[[Backwards (Red Dwarf episode)\|Backwards]]" (1989), where he permanently becomes part of the ''Red Dwarf'' crew. At the start of the episode, Kryten is described in some scrolling text as being found in pieces after his space-bike crashed on an [[asteroid]]. Lister rebuilds Kryten, although he is unable to recapture his former personality. In the episode proper, Kryten causes the ''Starbug 1'' shuttle to fall into a time hole while taking a driving test facilitated by Rimmer. The ship crash lands on Earth in a reality where time runs backwards, leaving Kryten, Rimmer and ''Red Dwarf''{{'}}s computer [[Holly (Red Dwarf)\|Holly]] ([[Hattie Hayridge]]) stranded. Rimmer and Kryten spend three weeks working as the novelty act "the Sensational Reverse Brothers" and begin to enjoy life in this new reality, but are fired by a pub manager ([[Arthur Smith (comedian)\|Arthur Smith]]) for a fight that Rimmer and Kryten become involved in later that night. Lister and the [[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]] ([[Danny John-Jules]]) come to rescue Rimmer, Kryten and Holly in another ''Starbug'' to get back to ''Red Dwarf''.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Backwards \|episode-link=Backwards (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=14 November 1989 \|series-no=III \|number=1 }}</ref>

	In "[[Timeslides]]" (1989), Lister is seen travelling back in time by entering a [[Reversal film\|photographic slide]] with mutated developing fluid to convince his younger self (played by [[Emile Charles]]) become wealthy and successful and not join the Space Corps. This consequently causes Kryten to never be rescued. Rimmer unwittingly reverses this new timeline by going back in time to ''his'' boyhood self (played by [[Simon Gaffney]]), causing Kryten to return to ''Red Dwarf''.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Timeslides \|episode-link=Timeslides \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=12 December 1989 \|series-no=III \|number=5 }}</ref>		In "[[Timeslides]]" (1989), Lister is seen travelling back in time by entering a [[Reversal film\|photographic slide]] with mutated developing fluid to convince his younger self (played by [[Emile Charles]]) become wealthy and successful and not join the Space Corps. This consequently causes Kryten to never be rescued. Rimmer unwittingly reverses this new timeline by going back in time to ''his'' boyhood self (played by [[Simon Gaffney]]), causing Kryten to return to ''Red Dwarf''.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Timeslides \|episode-link=Timeslides \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=12 December 1989 \|series-no=III \|number=5 }}</ref>

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	=== Novels ===		=== Novels ===
	According to the novel ''[[Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers]]'' (1989), the ''Nova 5'' crashed because Kryten washed the navigation computer with soapy water.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Naylor \|first=Grant \|author-link=w:Grant Naylor \|date=2 November 1989 \|title=Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers \|title-link=Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers \|publisher=[[w:Penguin Books\|]] \|isbn=0-14-012437-3 }}</ref>		According to the novel ''[[Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers]]'' (1989), the ''Nova 5'' crashed because Kryten washed the navigation computer with soapy water.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Naylor \|first=Grant \|author-link=w:Grant Naylor \|date=2 November 1989 \|title=Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers \|title-link=Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers \|publisher=[[w:Penguin Books\|Penguin Books]] \|isbn=0-14-012437-3 }}</ref>

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	Having lost his obedience programmes, Kryten is able to better himself. While he continues to be a sanitation droid, and to enjoy cleaning and serving others, he has also become the science expert amongst the Dwarfers, often leading missions such as their search for Rimmer on the psi-moon in "[[Terrorform]]" (1992).<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Terrorform \|episode-link=Terrorform \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=Doug Naylor \|first3=Juliet (director) \|last3=May \|author-link3=Juliet May \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC2]] \|date=5 March 1992 \|series-no=V \|number=3 }}</ref> The dichotomy between these two aspects of his personality leads to Rimmer naming him things such as "Captain Bog-bot" and "Commander U-Bend".<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Quarantine \|episode-link=Quarantine (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=Doug Naylor \|first3=Grant (director) \|last3=Naylor \|author-link3=Grant Naylor \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC2]] \|date=12 March 1992 \|series-no=V \|number=4 }}</ref>		Having lost his obedience programmes, Kryten is able to better himself. While he continues to be a sanitation droid, and to enjoy cleaning and serving others, he has also become the science expert amongst the Dwarfers, often leading missions such as their search for Rimmer on the psi-moon in "[[Terrorform]]" (1992).<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Terrorform \|episode-link=Terrorform \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Juliet (director) \|last3=May \|author-link3=w:Juliet May \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=5 March 1992 \|series-no=V \|number=3 }}</ref> The dichotomy between these two aspects of his personality leads to Rimmer naming him things such as "Captain Bog-bot" and "Commander U-Bend".<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Quarantine \|episode-link=Quarantine (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Grant (director) \|last3=Naylor \|author-link3=w:Grant Naylor \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=12 March 1992 \|series-no=V \|number=4 }}</ref>

	Kryten also extends his emotional range, which leads to him deactivating his shutdown disk (DivaDroid, his creators, believes in [[planned obsolescence]]), although the crew are then forced into a showdown with his would-be replacement.<ref name="the last day"/> His greatest ambition is to be human,~~{{citation needed\|date=March 2016}}~~ and to this end he attempts to learn to lie and insult people (mostly Rimmer).<ref name="camille"/>		Kryten also extends his emotional range, which leads to him deactivating his shutdown disk (DivaDroid, his creators, believes in [[w:planned obsolescence\|planned obsolescence]]), although the crew are then forced into a showdown with his would-be replacement.<ref name="the last day"/> His greatest ambition is to be human, and to this end he attempts to learn to lie and insult people (mostly Rimmer).<ref name="camille"/>

	Perhaps the most significant element of his personality is guilt. When his ability to feel guilty for his actions is compromised in some way, he can become careless, rude and even aggressive. This guilt is not necessarily balanced out by a sense of pride in the good work he does – in the episode "[[The Inquisitor (Red Dwarf)\|The Inquisitor]]" (1992), he believes his selflessness was purely a matter of programming and therefore he has not led a worthwhile life.<ref name="the inquisitor"/> In the episode "[[Back to Reality (Red Dwarf)\|Back to Reality]]" (1992), Kryten almost commits suicide when under the belief that he takes the life of a human (he later finds out it was just an illusion created by the despair squid).<ref name="back to reality"/>		Perhaps the most significant element of his personality is guilt. When his ability to feel guilty for his actions is compromised in some way, he can become careless, rude and even aggressive. This guilt is not necessarily balanced out by a sense of pride in the good work he does – in the episode "[[The Inquisitor (Red Dwarf)\|The Inquisitor]]" (1992), he believes his selflessness was purely a matter of programming and therefore he has not led a worthwhile life.<ref name="the inquisitor"/> In the episode "[[Back to Reality (Red Dwarf)\|Back to Reality]]" (1992), Kryten almost commits suicide when under the belief that he takes the life of a human (he later finds out it was just an illusion created by the despair squid).<ref name="back to reality"/>

	Kryten has at least three spare heads, one of which has droid-rot (a condition similar to [[Computer senility (Red Dwarf)\|computer senility]]) that gives it a [[Lancaster, Lancashire\|Lancastrian]] accent. The spare heads can engage in conversation with Kryten.<ref name="dna"/> In "[[Stoke Me a Clipper]]" (1997), Kryten mentions that Spare Head 3 once told him that the other heads held a poll and voted Kryten as the ugly, big-eared one, upsetting Kryten.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Stoke Me a Clipper \|episode-link=Stoke Me a Clipper \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Paul \|last=Alexander \|author-link=Paul Alexander (British writer) \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=Ed Bye \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC2]] \|date=24 January 1997 \|series-no=VII \|number=2 }}</ref> The others take turns being main head.<ref name="dna"/> All of these are destroyed in "[[Beyond a Joke (Red Dwarf)\|Beyond a Joke]]" (1997) due to the final step of Mamet's joke; eventually a 2X4B mechanoid will "blow its top" (due to Lister wanting to put [[ketchup]] on a [[lobster]]). The "nega drive" which caused this has been removed, and, luckily, Kryten's personality chips survive and get placed in a new head.<ref name="Beyond a Joke"/>		Kryten has at least three spare heads, one of which has droid-rot (a condition similar to [[w:Computer senility (Red Dwarf)\|computer senility]]) that gives it a [[w:Lancaster, Lancashire\|Lancastrian]] accent. The spare heads can engage in conversation with Kryten.<ref name="dna"/> In "[[Stoke Me a Clipper]]" (1997), Kryten mentions that Spare Head 3 once told him that the other heads held a poll and voted Kryten as the ugly, big-eared one, upsetting Kryten.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Stoke Me a Clipper \|episode-link=Stoke Me a Clipper \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Paul \|last=Alexander \|author-link=w:Paul Alexander (British writer) \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=24 January 1997 \|series-no=VII \|number=2 }}</ref> The others take turns being main head.<ref name="dna"/> All of these are destroyed in "[[Beyond a Joke (Red Dwarf)\|Beyond a Joke]]" (1997) due to the final step of Mamet's joke; eventually a 2X4B mechanoid will "blow its top" (due to Lister wanting to put [[w:ketchup\|ketchup]] on a [[w:lobster\|lobster]]). The "nega drive" which caused this has been removed, and, luckily, Kryten's personality chips survive and get placed in a new head.<ref name="Beyond a Joke"/>

	Kryten forms an irrational dislike of Kochanski when he first meets her, mostly out of a fear that she and Lister would fall in love and abandon him.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Duct Soup \|episode-link=Duct Soup \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Doug (writer) \|last=Naylor \|author-link=Doug Naylor \|first2=Ed (director) \|last2=Bye \|author-link2=Ed Bye \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC2]] \|date=7 February 1997 \|series-no=VII \|number=4 }}</ref> However, he grows to respect her (although not necessarily like her) after she saves Lister's life from the Epideme virus.		Kryten forms an irrational dislike of Kochanski when he first meets her, mostly out of a fear that she and Lister would fall in love and abandon him.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Duct Soup \|episode-link=Duct Soup \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Doug (writer) \|last=Naylor \|author-link=w:Doug Naylor \|first2=Ed (director) \|last2=Bye \|author-link2=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=7 February 1997 \|series-no=VII \|number=4 }}</ref> However, he grows to respect her (although not necessarily like her) after she saves Lister's life from the Epideme virus.

	==Playing Kryten==		==Playing Kryten==

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	~~{{more citations needed\|section\|date=March 2016}}~~		Robert Llewellyn writes in his book ''The Man in the Rubber Mask'' that before settling on a Canadian accent, he, Rob Grant and Doug Naylor considered Swedish and American. Llewellyn discovered the Canadian accent while spending time in [[w:Vancouver\|Vancouver]], [[w:British Columbia]]; which he describes as being a cross between [[w:Scottish English\|Scottish]] and [[w:American English\|American]].
	Robert Llewellyn writes in his book ''The Man in the Rubber Mask'' that before settling on a Canadian accent, he, Rob Grant and Doug Naylor considered Swedish and American. Llewellyn discovered the Canadian accent while spending time in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]~~{{Citation needed\|date=February 2015}}~~; which he describes as being a cross between [[Scottish English\|Scottish]] and [[American English\|American]].

	The Kryten make-up was a constant source of discomfort for Llewellyn, as the prosthetic rubber mask required him to be in make-up for up to six hours. By Series VII, this had been reduced to two hours.		The Kryten make-up was a constant source of discomfort for Llewellyn, as the prosthetic rubber mask required him to be in make-up for up to six hours. By Series VII, this had been reduced to two hours.

	Llewellyn was the only British cast member originally invited to participate in the American version of ''[[Red Dwarf]]'', though [[Chris Barrie]] was, later, also approached to reprise his role of Rimmer as "no American actor could hate themselves" quite so well as the character needed. Barrie declined. In this series, Kryten was owned by the ship's Captain prior to the disaster that wiped out the crew, and passed the three million years by repeatedly reading a sign saying "FIRE EXIT" [[Do while loop\|in a loop]]. The Kryten costume and make-up was redesigned so Robert Llewellyn was more comfortable while inside it.		Llewellyn was the only British cast member originally invited to participate in the American version of ''[[Red Dwarf]]'', though [[w:Chris Barrie\|Chris Barrie]] was, later, also approached to reprise his role of Rimmer as "no American actor could hate themselves" quite so well as the character needed. Barrie declined. In this series, Kryten was owned by the ship's Captain prior to the disaster that wiped out the crew, and passed the three million years by repeatedly reading a sign saying "FIRE EXIT" [[w:Do while loop\|in a loop]]. The Kryten costume and make-up was redesigned so Robert Llewellyn was more comfortable while inside it.

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	Kryten (as portrayed by [[w:David Ross (actor)\|David Ross]]) first appeared in the ''Red Dwarf'' episode "[[Kryten (Red Dwarf)\|Kryten]]" (1988), where he is characterised as a service [[mechanoid]] on board the ''Nova 5'', a spacecraft originally from [[Earth]]. Kryten says that his entire purpose is "to serve and have no regard for [[himself]]". He sends a distress call which is picked up by the crew of the mining ship ''Red Dwarf'', claiming that the male crew died when the ''Nova 5'' crash landed on a planetoid, while the female crew are—according to Kryten himself—"stable, but injured". The female crew have actually been dead for "centuries"—Kryten apparently not realising this, and continuing to feed and serve them. Because there is no-one else on board the ''Nova 5'', Kryten starts a new life on ''Red Dwarf'' with the [[hologram]] [[Arnold Rimmer]] ([[Chris Barrie]]) as his new master. [[Dave Lister]] ([[Craig Charles]]) persuades Kryten to rebel against Rimmer (which includes showing him the films ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]'' and ''[[Easy Rider]]'') and to become independent. Kryten changes the portrait of Rimmer he paints to make it appear as though he was sitting on the toilet, and then pours soup onto Rimmer's bed sheets. Kryten takes Lister's space-[[motorcycle\|bike]] and goes out to find a [[planet]] with an [[atmosphere]] where he can grow a [[garden]], which had always been a dream of his.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Kryten \|episode-link=Kryten (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=6 September 1988 \|series-no=II \|number=1 }}</ref> This episode also marks a 'first' in science-fiction history in which an android deliberately gives a human being the 'finger'.		Kryten (as portrayed by [[w:David Ross (actor)\|David Ross]]) first appeared in the ''Red Dwarf'' episode "[[Kryten (Red Dwarf)\|Kryten]]" (1988), where he is characterised as a service [[mechanoid]] on board the ''Nova 5'', a spacecraft originally from [[Earth]]. Kryten says that his entire purpose is "to serve and have no regard for [[himself]]". He sends a distress call which is picked up by the crew of the mining ship ''Red Dwarf'', claiming that the male crew died when the ''Nova 5'' crash landed on a planetoid, while the female crew are—according to Kryten himself—"stable, but injured". The female crew have actually been dead for "centuries"—Kryten apparently not realising this, and continuing to feed and serve them. Because there is no-one else on board the ''Nova 5'', Kryten starts a new life on ''Red Dwarf'' with the [[hologram]] [[Arnold Rimmer]] ([[Chris Barrie]]) as his new master. [[Dave Lister]] ([[Craig Charles]]) persuades Kryten to rebel against Rimmer (which includes showing him the films ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]'' and ''[[Easy Rider]]'') and to become independent. Kryten changes the portrait of Rimmer he paints to make it appear as though he was sitting on the toilet, and then pours soup onto Rimmer's bed sheets. Kryten takes Lister's space-[[motorcycle\|bike]] and goes out to find a [[planet]] with an [[atmosphere]] where he can grow a [[garden]], which had always been a dream of his.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Kryten \|episode-link=Kryten (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=6 September 1988 \|series-no=II \|number=1 }}</ref> This episode also marks a 'first' in science-fiction history in which an android deliberately gives a human being the 'finger'.

	Kryten (as portrayed by [[w:Robert Llewellyn\|Robert Llewellyn]]) returns in "[[Backwards (Red Dwarf episode)\|Backwards]]" (1989), where he permanently becomes part of the ''Red Dwarf'' crew. At the start of the episode, Kryten is described in some scrolling text as being found in pieces after his space-bike crashed on an [[asteroid]]. Lister rebuilds Kryten, although he is unable to recapture his former personality. In the episode proper, Kryten causes the ''Starbug 1'' shuttle to fall into a time hole while taking a driving test facilitated by Rimmer. The ship crash lands on Earth in a reality where time runs backwards, leaving Kryten, Rimmer and ''Red Dwarf''{{'}}s computer [[Holly (Red Dwarf)\|Holly]] ([[Hattie Hayridge]]) stranded. Rimmer and Kryten spend three weeks working as the novelty act "the Sensational Reverse Brothers" and begin to enjoy life in this new reality, but are fired by a pub manager ([[Arthur Smith (comedian)\|Arthur Smith]]) for a fight that Rimmer and Kryten become involved in later that night. Lister and the [[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]] ([[Danny John-Jules]]) come to rescue Rimmer, Kryten and Holly in another ''Starbug'' to get back to ''Red Dwarf''.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Backwards \|episode-link=Backwards (Red Dwarf ~~episode~~) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=14 November 1989 \|series-no=III \|number=1 }}</ref>		Kryten (as portrayed by [[w:Robert Llewellyn\|Robert Llewellyn]]) returns in "[[Backwards (Red Dwarf episode)\|Backwards]]" (1989), where he permanently becomes part of the ''Red Dwarf'' crew. At the start of the episode, Kryten is described in some scrolling text as being found in pieces after his space-bike crashed on an [[asteroid]]. Lister rebuilds Kryten, although he is unable to recapture his former personality. In the episode proper, Kryten causes the ''Starbug 1'' shuttle to fall into a time hole while taking a driving test facilitated by Rimmer. The ship crash lands on Earth in a reality where time runs backwards, leaving Kryten, Rimmer and ''Red Dwarf''{{'}}s computer [[Holly (Red Dwarf)\|Holly]] ([[Hattie Hayridge]]) stranded. Rimmer and Kryten spend three weeks working as the novelty act "the Sensational Reverse Brothers" and begin to enjoy life in this new reality, but are fired by a pub manager ([[Arthur Smith (comedian)\|Arthur Smith]]) for a fight that Rimmer and Kryten become involved in later that night. Lister and the [[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]] ([[Danny John-Jules]]) come to rescue Rimmer, Kryten and Holly in another ''Starbug'' to get back to ''Red Dwarf''.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Backwards \|episode-link=Backwards (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=14 November 1989 \|series-no=III \|number=1 }}</ref>

	In "[[Timeslides]]" (1989), Lister is seen travelling back in time by entering a [[Reversal film\|photographic slide]] with mutated developing fluid to convince his younger self (played by [[Emile Charles]]) become wealthy and successful and not join the Space Corps. This consequently causes Kryten to never be rescued. Rimmer unwittingly reverses this new timeline by going back in time to ''his'' boyhood self (played by [[Simon Gaffney]]), causing Kryten to return to ''Red Dwarf''.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Timeslides \|episode-link=Timeslides \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=12 December 1989 \|series-no=III \|number=5 }}</ref>		In "[[Timeslides]]" (1989), Lister is seen travelling back in time by entering a [[Reversal film\|photographic slide]] with mutated developing fluid to convince his younger self (played by [[Emile Charles]]) become wealthy and successful and not join the Space Corps. This consequently causes Kryten to never be rescued. Rimmer unwittingly reverses this new timeline by going back in time to ''his'' boyhood self (played by [[Simon Gaffney]]), causing Kryten to return to ''Red Dwarf''.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Timeslides \|episode-link=Timeslides \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=12 December 1989 \|series-no=III \|number=5 }}</ref>

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	Having lost his obedience programmes, Kryten is able to better himself. While he continues to be a sanitation droid, and to enjoy cleaning and serving others, he has also become the science expert amongst the Dwarfers, often leading missions such as their search for Rimmer on the psi-moon in "[[Terrorform]]" (1992).<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Terrorform \|episode-link=Terrorform \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=Doug Naylor \|first3=Juliet (director) \|last3=May \|author-link3=Juliet May \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC2]] \|date=5 March 1992 \|series-no=V \|number=3 }}</ref> The dichotomy between these two aspects of his personality leads to Rimmer naming him things such as "Captain Bog-bot" and "Commander U-Bend".<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Quarantine \|episode-link=Quarantine (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=Doug Naylor \|first3=Grant (director) \|last3=Naylor \|author-link3=Grant Naylor \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC2]] \|date=12 March 1992 \|series-no=V \|number=4 }}</ref>		Having lost his obedience programmes, Kryten is able to better himself. While he continues to be a sanitation droid, and to enjoy cleaning and serving others, he has also become the science expert amongst the Dwarfers, often leading missions such as their search for Rimmer on the psi-moon in "[[Terrorform]]" (1992).<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Terrorform \|episode-link=Terrorform \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Juliet (director) \|last3=May \|author-link3=w:Juliet May \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=5 March 1992 \|series-no=V \|number=3 }}</ref> The dichotomy between these two aspects of his personality leads to Rimmer naming him things such as "Captain Bog-bot" and "Commander U-Bend".<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Quarantine \|episode-link=Quarantine (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Grant (director) \|last3=Naylor \|author-link3=w:Grant Naylor \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=12 March 1992 \|series-no=V \|number=4 }}</ref>

	Kryten also extends his emotional range, which leads to him deactivating his shutdown disk (DivaDroid, his creators, believes in [[planned obsolescence]]), although the crew are then forced into a showdown with his would-be replacement.<ref name="the last day"/> His greatest ambition is to be human,~~{{citation needed\|date=March 2016}}~~ and to this end he attempts to learn to lie and insult people (mostly Rimmer).<ref name="camille"/>		Kryten also extends his emotional range, which leads to him deactivating his shutdown disk (DivaDroid, his creators, believes in [[w:planned obsolescence\|planned obsolescence]]), although the crew are then forced into a showdown with his would-be replacement.<ref name="the last day"/> His greatest ambition is to be human, and to this end he attempts to learn to lie and insult people (mostly Rimmer).<ref name="camille"/>

	Perhaps the most significant element of his personality is guilt. When his ability to feel guilty for his actions is compromised in some way, he can become careless, rude and even aggressive. This guilt is not necessarily balanced out by a sense of pride in the good work he does – in the episode "[[The Inquisitor (Red Dwarf)\|The Inquisitor]]" (1992), he believes his selflessness was purely a matter of programming and therefore he has not led a worthwhile life.<ref name="the inquisitor"/> In the episode "[[Back to Reality (Red Dwarf)\|Back to Reality]]" (1992), Kryten almost commits suicide when under the belief that he takes the life of a human (he later finds out it was just an illusion created by the despair squid).<ref name="back to reality"/>		Perhaps the most significant element of his personality is guilt. When his ability to feel guilty for his actions is compromised in some way, he can become careless, rude and even aggressive. This guilt is not necessarily balanced out by a sense of pride in the good work he does – in the episode "[[The Inquisitor (Red Dwarf)\|The Inquisitor]]" (1992), he believes his selflessness was purely a matter of programming and therefore he has not led a worthwhile life.<ref name="the inquisitor"/> In the episode "[[Back to Reality (Red Dwarf)\|Back to Reality]]" (1992), Kryten almost commits suicide when under the belief that he takes the life of a human (he later finds out it was just an illusion created by the despair squid).<ref name="back to reality"/>

	Kryten has at least three spare heads, one of which has droid-rot (a condition similar to [[Computer senility (Red Dwarf)\|computer senility]]) that gives it a [[Lancaster, Lancashire\|Lancastrian]] accent. The spare heads can engage in conversation with Kryten.<ref name="dna"/> In "[[Stoke Me a Clipper]]" (1997), Kryten mentions that Spare Head 3 once told him that the other heads held a poll and voted Kryten as the ugly, big-eared one, upsetting Kryten.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Stoke Me a Clipper \|episode-link=Stoke Me a Clipper \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Paul \|last=Alexander \|author-link=Paul Alexander (British writer) \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=Ed Bye \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC2]] \|date=24 January 1997 \|series-no=VII \|number=2 }}</ref> The others take turns being main head.<ref name="dna"/> All of these are destroyed in "[[Beyond a Joke (Red Dwarf)\|Beyond a Joke]]" (1997) due to the final step of Mamet's joke; eventually a 2X4B mechanoid will "blow its top" (due to Lister wanting to put [[ketchup]] on a [[lobster]]). The "nega drive" which caused this has been removed, and, luckily, Kryten's personality chips survive and get placed in a new head.<ref name="Beyond a Joke"/>		Kryten has at least three spare heads, one of which has droid-rot (a condition similar to [[w:Computer senility (Red Dwarf)\|computer senility]]) that gives it a [[w:Lancaster, Lancashire\|Lancastrian]] accent. The spare heads can engage in conversation with Kryten.<ref name="dna"/> In "[[Stoke Me a Clipper]]" (1997), Kryten mentions that Spare Head 3 once told him that the other heads held a poll and voted Kryten as the ugly, big-eared one, upsetting Kryten.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Stoke Me a Clipper \|episode-link=Stoke Me a Clipper \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Paul \|last=Alexander \|author-link=w:Paul Alexander (British writer) \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=24 January 1997 \|series-no=VII \|number=2 }}</ref> The others take turns being main head.<ref name="dna"/> All of these are destroyed in "[[Beyond a Joke (Red Dwarf)\|Beyond a Joke]]" (1997) due to the final step of Mamet's joke; eventually a 2X4B mechanoid will "blow its top" (due to Lister wanting to put [[w:ketchup\|ketchup]] on a [[w:lobster\|lobster]]). The "nega drive" which caused this has been removed, and, luckily, Kryten's personality chips survive and get placed in a new head.<ref name="Beyond a Joke"/>

	Kryten forms an irrational dislike of Kochanski when he first meets her, mostly out of a fear that she and Lister would fall in love and abandon him.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Duct Soup \|episode-link=Duct Soup \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Doug (writer) \|last=Naylor \|author-link=Doug Naylor \|first2=Ed (director) \|last2=Bye \|author-link2=Ed Bye \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC2]] \|date=7 February 1997 \|series-no=VII \|number=4 }}</ref> However, he grows to respect her (although not necessarily like her) after she saves Lister's life from the Epideme virus.		Kryten forms an irrational dislike of Kochanski when he first meets her, mostly out of a fear that she and Lister would fall in love and abandon him.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Duct Soup \|episode-link=Duct Soup \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Doug (writer) \|last=Naylor \|author-link=w:Doug Naylor \|first2=Ed (director) \|last2=Bye \|author-link2=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=7 February 1997 \|series-no=VII \|number=4 }}</ref> However, he grows to respect her (although not necessarily like her) after she saves Lister's life from the Epideme virus.

	==Playing Kryten==		==Playing Kryten==