Bl**dy brilliant!!!!

Hilariously entertaining & informative!

It was beautiful
Any chance for outtakes? There must be many.

Could’nt have been better, Really good stuff Guy’s!!

1st comment! very good

What a fantastic way to end 2008!!!

They are all gits to each other but adds to the comedy.

How can I survive until the next series.

Top stuff boys.

this episode was amazing, perhaps the best ever.

I thought that was great!

James May falling at the end made me DIE laughing.

nope, haven’t seen the special, but i’ve taped it, so I’ll be able to watch it a couple times. I’m sure I’ll miss a couple jokes, because I’ll be too busy laughing.
Enjoy making the next season guys!!!

a really good episode even though there was no cars lol
poor jeremy falling off his bike

it was amazing!

ye it was very good, porbably the best so far, and james falling off at the end was hilarious.

Most excellant adventure! This may be a stupid question but who is Francis Ford?

t’was alright

Probably one of my favourite I’ve ever seen it was really funny had a bit of everything.

Overall it hasn’t been the best series ever but it was still a very good one and a very good way to end the series

Absolutely amazing!!!!!! Well done guys…yet another great episode!!!!!!!

Was it the best? Absolutely. Laughs from start to stop, and Clarkson actually got some of the tough stuff for once, in his (still) most hated form of transport! Again, May proved that he knows nothing about how to make things amphibious! Truly epic, truly brilliant. More please

They did get a car in…. A land Rover by Richard in Jeremy’s painting! ;O)

The best thing that i have watch on television.
It was truely amazing!
When will the next series be on ?

woooowowowoo O.o

I would never have thought an episode of TG almost completely devoid of the close study of motorised transport could be so entertaining. I just can’t relate to bikes in any way, but it doesn’t matter – the scenery and atmosphere were the stars, and I haven’t laughed so much with the lads in a long time

Attenborough had better watch his back – he may know his frogs, but he’s no match for Howlin’ Mad Hammond, James Face, and Clarkybal

Very good episode, but what happened to the stigs commie cousin that was shown in the first episode?

What an epic show! Was great. Even though there were no cars, seeing the boys on bikes and having a good time was great and even Jeremy eventually had some fun! Just 3 blokes having a laugh and enjoying Vietnam, what a place!

Francis Ford directed the Vietnam epic Apocalypse Now

top class

I rates as one of the funniest episodes yet, not quite up there with truck driving, but the look on Jezza’s face when he found out they’d have to use bikes was priceless!!!

Thank you Top Gear! It was a wonderful episode of Top Gear ever. Especially, it’s my country.

This was Epic beyond words! And easily one of the best episodes I’ve ever seen!

I had tears pouring down my face laughing!! It was fantastic, well done boys!

And Jeremy, I’d give you such a big cuddle!

I’m at a loss for words here!

Just WOW!

And Vietnam is a beautiful country!

very funny

I thought it was a tad overhyped.
Only a little bit, it was fantastic, but everybody was going on about how amazing it would be, which it was but I don’t think it was better than America.
Possibly not better than Botswana either.

Dare I say it, i don’t think it was situated around cars as much as it should have been.

I love the joke-y elements of the show, but I’d never realised how much the cars make it fun aswell, especially in a special like this.

Fantastic, but certainly not the best!

Poor James at the end and I couldn’t help but feel sorry for Jezza especially when he came off his bike and hurt himself. I enjoyed the episode and can’t wait for the repeat.

It’s been a nice evening of just over 2 hours of Mr May on BBC2.

finally we had something worth watching over xmas,absolutely brill,already looking forward to next series.

Brilliant end to the serie

really funny! loved the amphibious twist at the end, and the fact that hammonds steering broke…again

love the show, thankyou xxx

Congratulations Andy. This episode has had me in tears through laughter, and through sadness at the thoughts of those folks that lost limbs and life.

As amazing as the episode was I don’t know how the guys managed to keep going. Jeremy must have really hurt after falling off that bike, thank god he only chose a small bike.

James is amazing, he smiles no matter what is thrown at him, bless him.

Richard, the biker mad presenter, what it is about this guy, he’s as mad as a hatter, as cute as his nickname Hamster.

I am going to miss Top Gear when it’s not on, thank goodness for DAVE.

Please hurry up with Series 13. The Withdrawl symptoms are as bad for me as they are for Jeremy not drving a car.

O my god, I’m still drying my tears!It just kept getting funnier! Thanx for much needed laughter after the Christmas Days. Esther

Quite simply: yes, the best epic ever

Absolutely fantastic! This ‘Nam Special has to be one of the greatest Top Gear adventures so far! Makes the Licence Fee look like good value again!

Ahhh …………..thanks Mrs B.

Brilliant! Best Christmas present ever! You guys are legends!!!!!

don’t normally like top gear … but this was so brillant! more please

What a fantastic Top Gear special! Even though there were no cars, the humour and the struggle to get those bikes/Jeremy Clarkson ‘up North’ was just brilliant television.

Definitely one of the best specials to date, I can’t wait for the next series. Thanks to all at Top Gear who make Sunday nights interesting and allow for some decent entrainment, despite what the Daily Mail readers might say!

See you again in 2009!

It has to be said, what legends all the top gear team are. Roll on the next series!!!! Thanks for the laughs.

WOW! That was the best episode ever. I laughed so much my ribs hurt!
Thank you so much, i am still rendered speechless

loved the episode best one from the 12th series
liked the gifts they to carry and when they sprayed hammonds bike pink

Brilliant episode, sans one item. Where was the Communist Stig?!!!

LOVEEEE U ALL..
really… it was the best.. i started watching it first expecting to laugh at everything u 3 do but in the end it turned out to be a truly wonderful adventure with our fav presenters.. & hammond is funny again.. after last weeks extra news bits..(rudest person) i love Top Gear all over again… WELL DONE ALL & GET SOME WELL DESERVED REST >___< ur tops

Absolutely fantastic. Francis Ford = Francis Ford Coppola, directior of Apocalypse Now.

woo!!! 24TH COMMENT the special was awesome!!! wowwowwowwowwowwow (Maisy says Richard looked hot) i really liked jeremys vespa, but the fiat 500 at the start and James falling off at the end was perfect!!!!!!!

Really liked your suits!!! you all looked like Jonathan Ross

ahh bugger the 50th comment.

great episode

anyone notice ant the credits all the names were francis ford hammond,
francis ford clarkson ?
why was that? does anyone know?

great show i love it and i’m fourteen

A great top gear special like usual. I don’t know which is the best bike between James and Richard. But the worst bike was definitely Jezza’s and I can’t believe he got there first, he is lucky. When is the next series on?

Absolutely Brilliant!

Especially Hammond getting in touch with his feminine side, not only with his pink helment and pink bike, but also his high heel shoes after comming out of the cave? “look closely” This is one for TV burps. Looking forward to the next series.

Happy new year to all the team.

I think next the team should drive a bus or a camper van across Australia – just thought i’d drop tha idea in Mr Wilman…

Boomting, loved it

shame bout the crash Clarkson (N)

good job, loved it, make some new games

it was BLODDY BRILLIANT i laughed my head off all the way through i dont thing i stoped
WOW it was fantastic the best ep yet.
thank you so much for doing it all i loved it.

And that guys…. is how you do it!

This episode was fantastic, it all all the fantastic cocking about we come to expect from Top Gear, but it was also coupled with the epically stunning scenery of Vietnam.

There are no mere words to describe just how good this episopde was, so i’ll just make one reuest…

…can Top Gear be that long every week?

Amazing! It allowed us to see their friendship more outside of car making. And, as a fan to motorbikes, it was perfect. TG3 riding bikes in a hilliarous and beautiful feat. Just one question, where did red Stig go? He hasn’t being in the whole series but was shown in the over-all bit at the start.

i LOVED your suits as well clasic!

I missed it!!Will it be on again soon??

any chance of outtakes – it looked like a ep wich should be full of them!

i really enjoyed this new series of topgear in vietnam because it was really funny, i hope to watch another episode of it, i liked when they stopped for lunch and then that chinese person vandalised his motor bike because it was pink, my favourite colour.

ha ha thank you?

does anyone know the name or origin of that song that was played when they finally found the bar in the bay? It was from a film but a I dont know what..
if anyone knows it would be much appreciated

regarding comment 55: I was thinking more of Road Trains across Australia

Well done to all on such a fantastic Topgear tonight! The best Topgears are when the guys are all together, and the special tonight was a epic and utterly brilliant example. I will be watching this one again and again – and like everyone on this blog am sad that it is the last of the series. We already cant wait for the next!

Full credit to Clarkson, Hammond & May and Andy, and of course the rest of the topgear team that makes this all hapen. You have done a fantastic job this series and the love that everyone has for topgear is just growing.

That has to be the funniest thing i’ve seen in ages! I actually cried from laughing so hard! Was absolutely hilarious!

10/10! xxx

WOW! I have never laughed so much before in my life. To say it was epic is an understatement. You guys could have been killed to death but you all made it, all be it with a few cracked ribs, but you made it
It just goes to show that you three don’t need to be talking cars to make an awsome programme as you all have the right chemistry, (sounds a bit chinsy that, but it needed to be said).

Hope you guys enjoy your break from filming and enjoy your world tour!

Amy x.

loved your bike and helmet Hammond! Pink suits you!

does anyone know if there are any new topgear episodes coming?

if you do then please write it down somewhere please?

Fantastic, best thing I’ve watched all xmas.

Francis Ford Coppola – see film – Apocalypse Now

We really enjoyed this episode ! Ist there a way to receive this journey on DVD ? thx for any reply

Thanks fellers u were awesome ceratainly saved best for last i could go gooey over Hammond and how lovely beautiful his hair was and how much he clearly enjoyed it but..erm…oh i did hey ho! it was so funny and i really needed cheering up going through tough time thanks TG see u in 2009

THAT SHOW WOS THE BEST I LOVE IT WHEN RICHERD BROKE THE SHIP LOL! YOU SHOULD MAKE ONE WHERE YOU TRAVEL TO 1 SIDE OF AMERICA TO THE OTHER. PICK WHAT EVER CAR/BIKE THAY WANT. THAT WOULD BE THE BEST SHOW EVER P.S RICHED YOUR THE BEST!!!

OH and who needs Ewan Mcgregory and Charlie watsit!! fab Hammond May and Clarkson for next epic bike road trip long way round

…..does anyone know the name or origin of that song that was played when they finally found the bar in the bay?

From Soundtrack of V for Vendetta

Insanely good!!!!!
Definate perfect end to TG 2008.
No better way to end,
But with a journey between three good mates on a road trip..
Who endure;
Unreliable two wheeled machines.
Injuries.
Breakdowns.
Dodgy food.
Destruction of art.
And most of all,
Each other…

Loved it!!!

P.S. Come back soooon!!!!!

Mcgregor sorry

i liked the ending

YOU DONT NO MAN! YOU WERNT THERE!

all round great end to the series

Clarkson….Fail
Clarkson….Fail
Clarkson….Fail
Clarkson….Fail

As a bike lover, I’m glad they got Clarkson on a bike.

Luckily I Sky Plussed it, so will watch it again in a few minutes….I can’t wait!!!!

next series is comming in spring 2009 acorrding to the bbctopgear website

this was brilliant, just thought it was a bit of a shame that the boys couldnt get on justa little bit, for once! i just wanna see mates having fun !

Whilst this was another great show – don’t think you will ever beat the Africa or the North Pole ones – they were special !!!!!!!!

However dad hates TG and even he was laughing – what happened to the model boat – ?

ABSOLUTELY BLOOMIN BRILLIANT!!!!!!!

It was the best Top Gear ever and I loved it. Hamster’s face when ‘the cook’ painted his minsk. It was epic. Also you could obviously tell he was so drunk the first night and that was funny as ever.

I can’t wait for Top Gear to return in 2009, so please come back soon!!!!!

hahahahah hammond getting his ship caught in the fan

its a shame that all the new series of topgear finished and im really sad because i want more to watch so please i want to watch some more PLEASE?

Fantastic!

I was dying in laughter with the bit with the fan – bloomin brilliant!

amazing!
so funny
glad noone had to ride the american bike tho
because they would have been brutally murdered
but just wondering who actually rode it round vietnam following them?
and are they still alive?

the best race sort of thing TG has ever done to date, putting the bugatti vs toaster aside love it like i always say keep up the good work

I am not going to say that it was the best episode but I can say the most funniest you guys ever made.

Well done.

I’m lots for words. It was bloody fantastic. One of the funniest shows I’ve ever seen and the filming and scenery was just stunning.

A BIG WELL DONE TO EVERYONE AT TG… because that was certainly TV at its very best.

Bring on series 13!

Superb, never realised Vietnam was like that!!

Brilliant.
Where was communist Stig though? And the bit where they try to walk across the road in Vietnam?

The best and the funnest ep since the week before last weeks one! I loved every second of it i laughed through every second of it as well it was epic a clasic ep, it just shows you guys dont have to be talking all about cars to make a brilliant show, it also show what great mates you must be to go out for that long and not kill eachother! im sad the seris is over now though i will miss it, im going to get ‘top gear withdrawl simptoms’ soon i must have more why cant all tg eps be that long its just better like that?!! it was a all-round awesome show i enjoyed it soooo much words cant discribe i counlt speak after the show i could only laugh im still laughing now! well done again for making anougher brilliant show.

Abbie x

thank you stuart for comment 76!!

Best ever, by miles. I saw Quantum of Solace (finally) the other day and I thought that was good, but this was epic.

James, Jeremy and Richard are legends.

ohhhhhhhh am i suppost to survive until the next series

Oh but one thing… what happened to the bit when they tried to cross the road in Vietnam??

Gents…..
Remove that Eastenders crap from Christmas for next year and send the boys out to Korea or somewhere… that was the best telly this Christmas, me the wife, kids and even the dog ( despite the thought of ending up in a curry) enjoyed every second…. brilliant TV ! Kudos to you all at TG.

It was brilliant! But I still think the American one was best.

James’ bike was the best. It didn’t break down, and all it has is a 50cc engine.

Well said #99 Twinks

once again a fantatstic episode from my 3 favourite boys. another 1 please!!!!!!!!!!

Top stuff
Just watched and i couldn’t stop laughing
not little sniggers but big loud high pitch laughing, the sorta stuff you embarrass yourself with.
Brilliant

oh sorry, I was looking for The Arse Kissers Of Andy Wilman forum. No no, this is the one.

Excellent! I cant wait until the next episodes! Was probaly one of the funniest Top Gears ever! Thanks Top Gear!

The should do more like this and the American one with the cars for $1000 , there my favorite anyway, i love the films

another classic, i loved it. i guess this just proves that we love top gear for its soap opera quality more than anything else! great fun, and i’m so jealous of those three guys. where will they get to go next??

Very good best one yet !!!!!!!!!!! There are all great people good choice off scooter Jeremy !!!

superb episode, just perfect.

That has to be the best Top Gear I have ever seen, i laughed my head off sooo much

BRILLIANT BRILLIANT BRILLIANT

Loved every bit of it, i cant chose a favourite bit, it was just AMAZING!!

Cant wait for the next series, (please let it come soon)

by the way, luvved it wen Hammond had to eat Rice Kripsies

Fith Gear would never do that…
I love it when James gets angry.

Comment 103 – Hopabout

Sorry if you don’t like the comments here, but judging by what people have said, I think there are alot of people who have been thoroughly entertained this evening. And I for one was one of them. I laughed til my sides hurt, and it is DEFINATELY the best thing I’ve seen in ages and ages. Completely my sense of humour and I thank BBC regularly for Top Gear because it lights up my week.

If you’re not happy with the comments then perhaps you’re on the wrong page for you???

Absolutley brilliant very imformative too the best road trip yet !

i thought this episode was absolutely amazing. If the scenery wasn’t great then i dont know what is, and the constant moaning of jeremy clarkson was unbelievable, Even for me, a fourteen year old boy ! I think that the three of you deserve a medal for doing that because it didnt look easy, not with the ship, the painting and the statue on the bikes ! The funniest bit had to be when richard was trying to fix his bike but fell over in the direction of james may ! And when Richard was driving along and all of a sudden, hits the galeon with a dustbin ! That has go to be one of the most brilliant apisodes of top gear i have ever seen and it sure as hell beats fifth gear. Who watches that show ! Owel, great work guys, hope you had fun doing it !!

this is the best Top Gear Special so far…
this one is just better than the american special .

not an car review… nothing… just the interaction of richard , jeremy and james are fantastic!

thanks.

Great guys, but not the best epic!
Not car related enough for me

Well said #111 Mrs B

Hopabout if you only had 1 tenth of Mr Wilman’s talent you’d be rich.

Enjoy your sour life alone.

The best thing on crimble TV yet! I have not seen anything else as good so far, not even on the Beeb.

its was so cool!

it was* so cool!

omg it was amazing what a special!!!

i really want to go to Vietnam now, to see what they saw!!!

amazing best episode ive seen… i fought der was goin to be a red stig

i heard this song 2.
http://nl.youtube.com/wat ch?v=uIUc0tnmfwU

great song!

I have to agree with the majority here

WOW, HOW GOOD WAS THAT!!

I loved every minute of it not much makes me laugh out loud these days but this did again and again.

(Oh and I also agree Richard looked Hot,Hot Hot!!)

Was one of the best episodes ever was a laugh to watch !

at last 3 sucsessful amphibious attempts

I dont usually watch Topgear and didnt watch this either.

great episode. Hammond’s bike had to be the best – it was the most reliable, it could go up hills, and it was just generally good.
I think pink suited him a little too well, though…

Comment 126 – No, you don’t watch Top Gear, but you read the website… hmm…

So 126 Piers Morgan why bother posting you sad individual?

Pity, you would have enjoyed it. Stick to Strictly Come Sequins.

it was brilliant ….

the bets bit was of course jezzas little fall

and hammonds suit was errrr colourful

jezzas face was priceless when he learned of the bike

its a shame no one was shot and eaten in a bap

p.s i would of loved to of seen may shot on the pimp scooter

good stiff

Wat a show top draw. Well done james may for holding on to ur present
I think jeremey had a brilliat time:P

Great work guys.

Ive got cramp from grinning and laughing so much !!

Loved it all, love the Holy Grail reference by Jeremy too, oo did what to oo LMAO

pure class all the way!!! proper cracked up at parts! great stuff

Top Gear and Wallace & Gromit. Best things on telly.

better than than the african special
20/20

carnt wait for the next special
i hope it is as good as this one

p.s carnt wait for the mph show next year

just watched Vietnam special i can only say fantastic your programme gets better and better, thank you.

GREAT show excellent its not worlds best motoring show for nothing ;D
anyone notice richard was looking well but a bit portly?

10/10 guys x

i loved it and shows that may cub dident go wrong once and the veser was crap but made a good padel boat it was briant and i think hamand did not go much by the food carnt wait for the new sirise

Trek across Australia?

Well that’d have to be Max Max themed then wouldn’t it? (Which would be ace)

Loving this episode, worked really well with some proper comedy moments.

That eposode was brill. Where do you people get the ideas for this stuff.

Keep it up chaps!

Im sorry, but Wilman’s concerns were realised here. The lack of cars killed the show. It didn’t need the extra fifteen minutes, and was only amusing on rare moments. I’m now convinced that Top Gear needs a long break to refresh it. Unfortunately the special was nowhere near as ’special’ as polar,america or africa. Its hard to see where it can go from here.

I think the best ever episode it was basic three blokes cocking about and one big challenge. I rate it 10/10 ! Looking foward to next series I will defentley watch the rpt on BBC2 but not on Dave they cut huge chunks of every episode out

This is by far one of, if not the best top gear program I have ever seen. Totally Brilliant. Will Richard fall in love with his bike and lug it all the way home like he did Oliver i wonder……..

hammo will never eat any thing in a foreign so why not go to a country where you have to eat a spiders arse to survive…………….

i think of every thing you see haha

This episode ROCKED!!! Bring it out on DVD with the Botswana special! Pronto!

Fanatsic episode, had me and my oldest laughing until we turned puce!! Liked the documentary style of the episod; it’s quite entertaining occasionaly (e.g the Polar challenge), don’t think that it would work well all the time though. Still not as funny as the “Fly-Buy USA” one, but on a par with Botswana.

Best bits:

Clarkson’s genuinely p*!*!* off moments (realising having to ride a bike and falling off it).
May falling in the water and getting cranky with Clarkson.
Hammond’s refusal to eat anything and generally looking ridiculous with that ship on his bike.

Great twist at the end with amphibious bikes, but where did communist Stig go? (as shown in trailer at series start)

Sundays just won’t be the same now… (oh and James watched your “Top Toys” show beforehand, and would like to suggest that you use either liquid poly cement as opposed to the tube of poly cement)

The scary thing is that if you want an amphibious vehicle, you have to get a Jeremy Clarkson to build it. There’s hope for us all then!

first james may’s toy’s then top gear, and then have I got news for you with jezza hosting and then never mind the buzzcocks with jezza again.

Thoroughly enjoyed that. Although conceptually in ways it was similar to Botswana, the guys – on bikes – kept it fresh and kept me laughing. Exactly as Mr Wilman said, it was more about the guys, and I thought the country was staggeringly beautiful. Thank you for topping off the series in such an entertaining way.

Was a bit disappointed with the lack of cars and not a real fan of the hole bike scene maslf so found it hard to get engaged in the episode. The traveling acros a country aim though was a great idea and could be potentialy brilliant if repeated with cars.

i would of got a suit just like the boys but i wouldnt of whent so elton johnish

The best TV entertainment ever broadcast. The missus is still cleaning up after I wet myself laughing.

to john D comment 153
if you love top gear like every one who has commented you would not complain even if they were in mobility scooters

Just hysterical, great special!
So many fantastic bits to choose from…so I’ll just go with one at random :

“You’ve simultaneously headbutted me in my gentleman’s area and knocked the prow off your galleon.”

157 Ryushinku, I’ll add one more

On the train:

“I’ve got my hand down the front of my trousers, don’t read anything into that”.

Great show, absolutely brilliant, loved the piece on the train, especially JC getting burnt with the glue.

Bloody great. Seriously.

Not my favourite epic (I just love the America trip and the Arctic) but still great. My favourite bit was the bit where they were trying to get the license – “Jeremy Clarkson: FAIL.”

Where was Communist Stig? I saw him on the trailers on Hammond’s bike. Hmm…

amazing, best epic i reckon. IS there going 2 b a new series, if so, wen???

Where was the red stig; otherwise known as “the stig’s communnist cousin”.
We better see it in some sort of uncut video on the website like we have before with other episodes.

Great Episode, Great TV!!!!

one of if not the best episode yet and can all the spisodes be that long please. HAPPY NEW YEAR BOIZ

Awesome, but you can’t beat the America special! BTW after seeing top toys just before shame they didn’t do a V8 train set LOL

It was fantastic. I am telling you that was one of the best 1.15 minutes i have ever spent.If you haven’t seen it ,go and watch it now on iplayer or you will have me to answer to.The best bit was every single second of it.You cannot miss it for the world.So now get you back side down to iplayer and watch it.Don’t forget get your self a drink becuase it is very lond and great to watch.

Wow. It says 161 comments, but I’ll probably be about 200th with all these comments!

So many people have something to say, and it’s obvious why. That was a fantastic epic special, bravo.

The way it was edited, it seemed like the extra 15 mins stuck on the end were just for the little challenge stuck on the end. Maybe it just so happened to be that way, but I could easily tell when it would’ve ended had the amphibious bit been cut out to make it 60mins.

That extra time was fully justified though. “Everything was going smoothly, which in true TopGear fashion meant it was all going wrong for James.” So funny! When the advert said amphibious scooters, I first thought it was a sarcastic joke about the apocalyptic weather!

LOL Bet it was the first time any of them could boast about having plenty of Dong. Ah, the innuendos. James: “Oh, my Dong’s gone all soggy!” Well it will in those trousers, mate!

Anyway, truly magnificent. Don’t turn into TopHandleBars, though. Cars are still better than bikes where we live. I’m expecting a Directors Cut DVD!

Oh, only 168th. S’pose it’s getting late.

See you in 2009!

Very good but different to the other specials, not quite as good i think but that may change on repeat viewings.
Also, did anybody see the programme after it, and think the TG team should try to replicate the Mille Miglia with budget cars?

that was a brilliant episode. at first i was a bit sceptical that the boys werent using anything on four wheels, but the whole thing was just excellent. i liked the tailored suits :]

and of course, Vietnam’s tourism numbers are bound to increase.

It was the most entertaining show I have ever watched!
It was so funny!
Hammond’s bike looked like a pink barbie bike!
I hope it will come out on dvd because I will want to watch it over and over again!
It was a great way to end 2008 and a great way to end the series!
Happy New Year and best wishes to the Top Gear team!!

It was fantastic. I am telling you that was one of the best 1hour 15 minutes i have ever spent.If you haven’t seen it ,go and watch it now on iplayer or you will have me to answer to.The best bit was every single second of it.

You cannot miss it for the world.So now get you back side down to iplayer and watch it.Don’t forget get your self a drink becuase it is very long and great to watch. And also i hop you watch every series that is made for you to watch.

Once again this is an incredible show and i hope that you also have enjoyed it as much as me.I can’t describe it any more but to watch every show that is coming your way and to enjoy all of it.Well this one was ludicrusly enjoyable .

Oh don’t listen to the rest of every one else who has already commented ,always listen to Allan the man and to top gear’s best fan.Goodbye and have a lovely new year with all of your family and friends.

I can’t wait for top gear’s new show yet to come in the new year.

Top Gear is the best show on earth and will be because of Jeremy clarkson,Richard Hammond, James May and the stig ,the one and only.

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Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. And good idea, sps152 – replicating the Mille Miglia in budget cars would be hilarious too!
Now, roll on the Spring!…

Great episode best ever!!!!!

When hammond spoke to the man on the beach it made me sad and just showed how top gear can join with everyone.

3 words – Best episode yet

Loved it when the girl decided to paint the random bicycle pink aswell!!!

Top Gear wouldn’t be the same without the three of them together!!

Brilliant entertainment. Not at all car related, but I’m going to buy a moped “just because”.

Simply brilliant

Absolutly brilliant epie, Vietnam is a lovely country,yes Andy,great idea sps152 has,was thinking the same thing,although maybe the bbc can’t afford the fees for the Mille Miglia,would make a great epie though.

Back to ‘Nam, best bits were Jeremy trying to ride a scooter, Jeremy on the train,when he realised they’d gone wrong with that.Looking forward to 2009. Happy New Year guys

Well, as an initial reaction, the top gear ’special’ felt as pleasant as a bath of warm water; as opposed to the many other specials where the team sink into decidedly HOT water – none of which being planned or foreseen. There seems to be an air of the contrived wafting its way through the newer series of top gear, and this is no exception. As the producer said, as the innocence has slowly evaporates from the show, it becomes harder to recapture the shockingly good moments when the shokingly bad happens.

But disregarding the hype, the end result is a very enjoyable romp in a country as rural and unusual as it is. The journey; although lacking of the sence of urgency which was the Polar Special, strides forward at a cracking pace. So much so that the experience is hightened all the greater with repeat viewings; an opportunity which the BBC excels at: repeats. This also reveals one or two glairing continuity errors (such as the statue mysteriously appearing on James’ bike moments before Jeremy drops the bike and breaks the head off), and a few obscurities; such as Richard wearing black strappy high-heels on his bike-ski.

As a programme obviously trying to top itself each year, with the problem of “how do we top a show already AT the top”, there is little room to manouver. However, the lastest episodes and indeed series prove that it is indeed possible to do so. At least sometimes.

Absolutely Great. Many of the places Richard, Jeremy and James passed are places I have been to. Nice seeing the Top Gear guys doing it with style.

nam was fantastic

amazing when are you back

that comment takes away from the episode sorry it was amazing
amazing
amzing
fabulous
brilliant
best ever
you dont know you wernt there

yet again they failed to disappoint clarkson hammond and may are the best presenters this coutry has ever had ! long may top gear continue

Hilarious! Awesome episode!

I think I would of survived off cereal too the whole time!

The best episode yet… Stupendous.

this show even had my sister who just happened to sit down and watch it with me red in the face cos she laughted so much. the best thing on tv.

vietnam… my favourite country
top gear… my favourite programme
perfect

With the way things are in the world today with unemplyment growing and money trouble’s. They all seemed to disapear during your show tonight I think its one of the best iv every seen. Thanks Gent’s for another great show and what a way to end the year. I think you all should be knighted. For bring some enjoyment into peoples live’s on this evening.

Well Done Team TG

I was extremely dissapointed with the episode, I suspected it would not be good as they had a lot to live up to, and to do so it would be contrived situations and humour.

I found the “humour” fairly absent, made the Australia’s top gear’s plastic snake under the car “joke” look good.

Main faults lay with the presentation of “mistakes” as being that, e.g. train to Han’noi…If they had truly accidently caught the wrong train with the mobile film crew in tow, how did the film crew Van and all accessories think USA bike etc, make it on time to Han’noi not their intended destination…

It was pretty obvious they 100% planned to go to Han’noi as it is an important destination in Vietnam to visit/cover, but the fake as h*ll “oops we got the wrong train” just grates.

Then all the awkward load gifts. Again just a huge feeling a script writers wet dream, not really the “boys playing tricks” on each other.

Then even worsly acted was the Vietanamese driving license….well lets put it this way, my girlfriend said to me when Richard Hammond was giving his bad answer, “I bet Clarkson will answer in Vietnamese and correctly”, and hey presto as corny as hell reading from a script on his desk/memorised, he answers a supposedly random question correctly in a language he surely does not know.

How low will this show go.

Stick to doing it like America, sure some of it is set up. But just take the 3 of them to the location, give them a car, tell them to go from A to B then to C then to D, and give them competitive challenges and each location. But putting in corny slapstick humour like it is a Morcambe and Wise show ruins it completely.

If they dont get lost, if they dont get mugged, it should still be a good enough show due to location, cars, chat, and the competition of the challenges. But this pre-scripted, juvenile, rubbish needs to be stopped, it just weakens the whole show.

I live in America and I can’t watch the episode on iplayer. Any ideas where I can see it. I love this show, but on BBCAmerica I can only see up to series 11. So I watch the show on the web mostly. I tried youtube but there are only some small clips. Thanks
This is the best show ever!

TG.com staff, stop ignoring the American fans you’re screwing over!! Why can’t we access the UK video archive anymore??

A good way to end this series. I was kind of dissapointed with the 3 lads not buying cars (which is the whole point of Top Gear!) but having said that seeing Jeremy on a motorcycle is like seeing a Bugatti Veyron go round the track (it doesn’t happen that often). It was funny and I noticed how this episode focused on the 3 lads more than on the vehicles. Some people are saying that this is the best Top Gear special yet. But it’s hard to call.. they are all just as good as each other!

A true masterpiece.

I really enjoyed it, it felt like I was actually somewhere else, I was completely taken away.

So, all I can say now is: keep up the great work and a Happy New Year to all.

Amazing stuff..Better than the polar race, arguably the best special of them all. Loved all 75 mins of it.

Thank goodness I have Sky+. <3

I really do think that this episode was one of there best episodes yet. can’t wait for the next one =]

has to go down as one of the greatest episodes if not the greatest episode in the history of Top Gear. Possibly the best bit of TV all year. Well done guys!

to be honest o never thought anything could beat botswana, i thought it was the best top gear episode ever never mind special, but this has beaten it by miles.
quite simply the best top gear episode ever. it wasnt even in this country or about cars.
simply amazing

Well it was a great episode. but did i miss the part where they try to walk across the road without looking?

Great episode, not as good as the polar special but up there with the best of them. TG just seems to be getting better and better and the years progress!!

Botswana was an amazing episode but this was truely brilliant i enjoyed every minute of it!! Thumbs up to everyone!!

Please take your head out of your ass. And don’t show ur shitface on here again

I THINK THAT EPISODE WOULD BE HILARIOUS.

reg: 194.
As a piece of ‘Television’, I think the show stands up as a great work. All those improvisations are part of that work. Yes, Jeremy reads the lines, but don’t destroy the magic. That’s what TV is, it’s SHOW business – putting on a show! And the guys of Top Gear are the best in the business; in the best possible way; – their enthusiasm is genuine.

HEY LORANDA,, YEA I GOT 5 PEOPLE ON HOLD,,,BUT I CAN TALK…………..

MCLAREN SUCKS.

BEING IN FERRARI IS MUCH BETTER THAN MCLAREN.

TOP GEAR SUCKS.

TOP GEAR IS MY FAVORITE SHOW.

HI

ROCK ON.

i love it it was the best top gear ever.and it was dead funny.and it is the the best show ever

THERE BIRDS CHERPING, THERE WERE DOGS BARKING, AND THERE WAS A CHIMPMUNK IN THE BUSCHES HUMPING A TURLE.

MY MILK SHAKE BRINGS ALL THE GIRLS FROM THE YARD,DAMN RIGHT, IT’S BETTER THAN YOUR’S, DAMN RIGHT BETTER THAN YOUR’S. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. YA’LL HEARD THAT.

How is babby formed?

MY MILK SHAKE BRINGS ALL THE CATS FROM THE YARD,DAMN RIGHT, IT’S BETTER THAN YOUR’S, DAMN RIGHT BETTER THAN YOUR’S. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. YA’LL HEARD THAT.

THE BUGATTI VEYRON IS THE CAR OF THE YEAR.

PETROSA.

I’M CRANKING UP, I’M CRANKY UP RIGHT NOW.

FIFTH GEAR IS THE BEST.

FELIPE MASSA IS THE BEST DRIVER, LEWIS HAMILTON IS NOT GOOD.

DONKEY DUITY STINKY FEET, DUNKEY DUITY STINKING TOES.

I JUST GOT A HAIR CUT.

MY SHOW ON MTV IS THE BEST, YOUR’S LAST.

?????????????????????????  ???????????? NASCAR ROCKS!

MORRIS MARINA IS THE BEST MACHINE EVER MADE.

HEY LORANDA, I ALSO CULD TALK.

FORMULA ONE IS LAME AND BORING, UNIQE WHIPS IS AMAZING. ONLY ON SPEED CHANNEL.

BIRD, BIRD, BIRD, THE BIRD IS THE WORD,PP BIRD, BIRD THE BIRD IS THE WORD.

WHAT UP YO.

GOOD HOW ARE YOU.

GOOD, HOW ABOUT YOU?

GITTY, GITTY,GITTY, GOO! ALRIGHT……………….

#194 Lyla….

Oh no!… Top Gear’s scripted?!… how will I ever watch again??… next thing, you’ll be telling me Jeremy didn’t ‘happen upon’ a dead cow in the USA challenge!!… (I despair!)

Great show guys… best challenge ever… love you all, and look forward to 2009 and more ‘cocking about’… Top Gear style!! XXXX

The stig 10/10

All You emm i think 1/10

the stigy

I’m sure it will be fantastic when it’s finished downloading (we’re in Australia, you see, and our networks over here don’t see fit to show it to us for months yet, so we’re bypassing them)

UBER AWESOME !!!!!

just watched it on youtube .. ( i live in canada ) and its the best top gear episode ive ever seen !! thank you to you all in the TG team , you all did the best hour spent in my life behind a computer ….. thank you =D

ohh… i laughed so mouch at ….

vietnam , You dont know man….. youve’ not been there man….

xD

you are AWESOME !

A truly masterpiece from top gear not only speaking about motoring passion but also for this amazing country:Vietnam

could do with more challenges though but still “epic”

one more thing, where was the stigs communist cousin and when they tried to cross the road?
edited out?

liked the botswana special more because of hammonds attachment to Oliver

I loved it for entertainment, the problem is I then HAD to watch the programme after it to satisfy my car nut needs. Honestly guys its a car show, I would have loved it even more if it didnt take up top gear time but instead was a seperate programme about riding through vietnam.

That was by far the best episode yet and it wasn´t even about cars, I really thought it woulndt beat the polar or africa special but this was just brilliant. The only shitty thing is we have to wait months for new episodes now but it is worth it.

I laughed a lot watching that show and loved it to pieces.

Many people seem to have enjoyed watching but felt the other specials were better.

I have to agree but don’t be dissapointed, your shows are near perfection for Sunday evening entertainment and without a doubt, even if you made a rubbish Top Gear ( you haven’t by the way ) it would still be 1000x better than anything else ( compared to 1000000000x better for a good show ).

Your show ROCKS and long may it continue!

Loved the expression on the faces of Clarkson, May, and Hammond when they got 15 million dong, thinking they were living the high life when it could only get them motorbikes. Instant classic Hmm…perhaps you guys should do a special on the Philippines (which is right next door to Vietnam) and try out the tricycles and jeepneys.

That’s a suggestion for a future episode, by the way…

Funny, frustrating, epic, and surprisingly touching. Hands down the best Top Gear special yet. Thanks to all involved on and especially off camera for your superior work. Enjoy a well deserved break and we’ll see you in the new year.

Cheers,
Wick

P.S. Did you know it’s over a 7000 km drive from one coast of Canada to the other? I do ’cause I’ve driven it a few times. It’s brilliant. Seems to me there might be a good challenge in there somewhere. Just not in winter. I’m pretty sure the boys would never come back here in winter.

Fantastic TG tv!!!
Loved everything about it, very funny indeed!
When Hammond’s motorbike got painted pink, gosh if looks could kill!!

Best TG special I think.

xxxxx

It was ace, loved it. )

The best episode, i love the part where James and Jeremy pinted Richard’s bike to PINK… and he was not happy… ha ha….

Watch Clarkson take the bike test again.
Done it? Now do it again but pay attention to the back of James’ bike, during and after the test.

Went to bed with a massive grin on my face! That was fab and couldnt stop laughing till i wet myself. Next trips i wud suggest is australia, a race btw car and road train. In india, them motorised indian tuk-tuk or summat like that. Camperhome in canada? Horse riding and using vehicle to round up cattle being cowboys in argentina. Floats drivers in rio de janeiro. I’m so definitely in the wrong job as i’m a scientist, should be working wiv you lot if you need my ideas!!! Cant believe that richard is a massive hater of anything that tastes like fish, is that true or an act? Thought of a gag thats rather tasteless but i wont say in case of backlash well done andy and i wud give u a kiss on the cheek 2 show my appreciation. Well done again x

absolutely brilliant! Can’t wait until the next series!

absolutely brill. cant wait for next series but pls make next series longer!!!

Fantastic!

best top gear show i have ever seen top gear is the best show on the TV cant wait till the next series

It doesn’t matter if there were no cars.

It was still the best episode you’ve ever done!
It must have been so hard deciding what to put in there, but what you picked was brilliant stuff!

Well Done!

brilliant way 2 end a terrific series
& a awesome way 2 end 2008

i luved every minute of it
- it was funny wen jeremy fell of the bike lol

Hammonds pink bike was funny
- did hammond pick that jacket 4 a bet or what ??

any chance of outtakes ????

I thought the nam speacial was great to see jeremy so miserable at the thought of having to ride a bike was the best tv ive seen over the holidays.
What surprised me was that jeremy started to enjoy it maybe there’s a secret biker in there somewere.

may: “…infact i think i’ll give him some money. o wait, my dong’s gonna be all wet”. HAHAHAHA

This really was one of the best epidsodes I have ever seen. Congratulations to the whole TG team. My best wishes for the new year!

An epic adventure but missing communist stig…

Christmas special was absolutely outstanding. Fantastic idea to use the Bikes and the travelling gifts were hilarious. The scenary was stunning and made be want to book my tickets to Vietnam. The lads were side splittingly funny and yet again came through with the goods.

PS It was nice to see Jeremy put of his comfort zone.

“And how did Vietnam compare to the other Top Gear epics – better than the Polar race or Botswana?”
!!!!!!!Oh yes!!!!!
And some!

A fantastic episode!

I liked it, but I was a bit sad there was no Communist Stig.

It was funny but I’m no fan of Motorbikes so some of the interest was gone for me. But what about the stig’s communist cousin?

I must admit, I wasn’t looking forward to this Christmas show. I am, like Jeremy, unsure about motorbikes. I have never liked them, and never plan to own one, yet this episode, I must say, was one of the best Top Gear episodes I have ever seen. I am not just saying that on the spur of the moment – I actually mean that! It really surprised me how well written and informative this show was.

I would like to give a special message to the Top Gear camera crew – absolutely outstanding filming! The magnificent views were really taken advantage of!

Now, the future. Could we please have a 1hr 15min end to every series of Top Gear? It really rounds it off well and leaves me in a good mood! I mean, not just at Christmas, but in every series? Just my thoughts.

Now, to the new series! I have a proposal (Off-Topic, I realise!) – isn”t it about time that the ageing Chevrolet Lacetti was replaced with a new Reasonably Priced Car? It has starred on Top Gear way longer than the Liana ever did! The timing sheet looks quite full too. Please!? I could suggest a Kia (possibly a Rio?), or Chrysler? Also, could each of the presenters and the Stig set a time in this car to compare them with the celebrities? Please?!?

I hope you like my ideas – sorry for the long message and sorry that about half is off topic…

Yeah, I’m sure I saw something about the Stig’s Communist Cousin in the pre-series preview. Also Clarkson mentions something about “blinkers on” in that same preview. Is a longer DVD only edit coming anytime soon? (similar to the polar special)

Great episode, died of laughter

keep it up boys,

i don’t know what im going to do with my suday nights without Top Gear on, gonna miss you baddly

looking forward to new series

i absolutely loved it

All i can say is as u guys said I love the place

“God Bless Vietnam”

Okay, I can understand that topgear has chosen to be an entertainment show instead of a carshow, because more people will watch then. But is it really necessary that they even stop driving cars now?
As a car fan, I didn’t like this weeks show.
As someone who is fascinated by epic trips, which I am, it was brilliant, i have to admit.
But come on topgear, get back to cars!

It was brilliant like all Top Gear specials, and it was full of hilarious moments like when James fell off his bike at the end!!!
Can’t wait till next year.

Am glad so many people thought this was the best ever. It was beautifully shot and am sure I’m not the only one who has added Vietnam to my list of must visit places before I die. Must have been a mammoth task to make this show.

Considering the number of positive comments above you’ve proven once and for all that TG’s emergence as a telly super power – as opposed to a very popular motoring show – is all about the cocking about and not really about cars. Since there weren’t any here.

Not to sound churlish – great entertainment – but in my view ’tis a tough task to make Top Gear all things to all people. In Andy we trust to keep the balance right.

Zee

I loved the ‘nam special and the absoulute chaos in the streets. one of my fav episodes ever.

I m sorry for you guys, next season will be hard on you, you have to got to the moon or sth to top that…

Fab episode – anyone know what the music was – there was one track in particular. thanks

Absolutely bloody f**king amazing! The best epic ever. Are there any outtakes? Could you put them on the website and let us view them in Ireland?

Absolutly brilljant

where was stig’s communist cousin like in the trailer? And what about some footage in the trailer that wasn’t in the episode?

Great episode though.

That was one of the best top gears iv ever seen keep up the good work lads. brilliant 10/10

This needs to be put on DVD
Get on it BBC office people.

A brilliant show, great scenery and very funny!
Although my little sister did ask me why the american bike was funny.

Absolutley funny, close joint favourate with africa challenge

lastnights topgear was one of the most funniest i have ever seen

The show was amazing. It was funny. but more importantly, it showed off this incredible country, and the horrors of what the Americans did in the useless war. The deaf guy on the beach showed that the best.

Definitly the best special yet

the best show on tele it was brilliant.jeremy rrichard and james are the BEST….

Was definitely one of the best episodes in a long while. Never realised how amazing Vietnam actually was until I watched it.

One thing though – the “Born in the USA” bike… really? Personally, think it was unneccessary and a bit crass. Mind, that’s just my opinion though. Otherwise it was still a really good episode.

Great show. Just proves that if you want to experience a country ride a bike. Keep the car for supermarket shopping trips. I gaurantee that Clarkson will look back at this as his most memorable and enjoyable trip. Enjoyment isn’t all about air-conditioning and metallic paint.

Hard to say if it was the best, but damn brilliant for sure!

This was excellent watching Jeremy’s sheer hatred of his bike, James’s inability to get up hills and Hammond’s hopelessness at looking after his galleon.
This one of the best Top Gear specials I’ve ever seen because they didn’t go on and on about cars that while amazing, most of us will never possess. This was more about the journey and I liked it that way.
The rainy section and the rediculous clothes they got (No offense but Jeremy looked like a pimp), were brilliant to watch and this exchange;
RH: We should try harder?
JC: No.
RH: Make the bikes go faster?
JC: No.
RH: Cheat?
JC: Yes.
CLASSIC TOP GEAR

One question though, wheres the Red Communist Stig from the trailer at the start of the series?

THAT WAS THE BEST SHOW I HAVE EVR SEEN! omg! i laughed so much i actually fell off the sofa in a heap on the floor
Well done guys
x

Any chance of some cars in the future, y’know, on this car program?

I love watching top gear and i think this episode wasthe best and i think that they should do more episodes like that one.

I still prefered the Botswana special, but that’s not to say it was BRILLIANT! However you could see there was an awful lot cut out, and I think there was too much Jezza, espically the spa stuff which really wasn’t relevant…
Saying that I really just didn’t want it to end. I was even sad enough to sky+ it so I could watch it all over again.
So, when is the extended DVD coming out???

This was definitely the best show ever!! You need to get Clarkson on a bike more:P This was indeed far better that the one with “Oliver”!!

Great job guy’s keep it up!!

a mesige for ajwb the program is caled top gear so it isnt pisificly for cars it could be for lorrys bikes and boats becausethey all have gears dont you agree?

It was awesome. Thanks for such a great show!

fantastic episode,can any1 tell me the name of the song that was playing at the end? i think it was a song from a war film but cant remember the name?

You guys are just so mad,i don’t think i have ever laughed so much it was brilliant.

brilliant best tg special ever

It Was Great Overall. But I Will Miss Top Gear Very Much.

Make New Season The Best Of All TG Guys.

C U!!!!!

the nam special was brilliant i loved every minuit of it thanks top gear. [but the 3 of them r compleatly mental.

I thought this was the best epesode i ever saw

Thumbs up to Andy and the boys on this one! I barely survived throughout the 1.15, due to crying and laughter! Although i am dissapointed that it’s the end of the series, it truly was the best way to end!
Can’t wait for the next series. I’ll be counting down

Good show, very entertaining. Suggests to me that a compulsory moped test prior to a car test would make us better drivers. What about Stars on a Reasonably priced Moped through London. That would sort out the men from the boys!

I thought the veitnam speicial was one of the best speicials ever but I suppose thats what everyone says when a new one comes out it had all the qualitys in it: it was funny and it showed who much the tg boys can work together
wel done chaps cant wait till the next series

great episode… but not as good as the trip through america or botswana.

the episode would have been better if they drove three banged up cars through vietnam

Loved the episode.

What was thee soundtrack/songs used?

i could tell – the boss, beach boys, hendrix, what were the rest?

Ross, I agree about the “US” bike. Having briefly (but rightly) mentioned the horrors that the Vietnamese people suffered during the war, this jarred and seemed out of place. I’m sure a different “forfeit” could have been thought of rather than something that would offend their hosts. There’s a huge difference between mocking outdated and rascist attitudes(as in Alabahma) and making light of loss of life.

That aside, I enjoyed the programme very much although I don’t think it was the best they’ve ever done. But then any Top Gear is better than no Top Gear!

On a more anoraky note, according to the diary that Richard kept for the Radio Times, they bought Jeremy a large ceramic dog – how or why did that turn into a painting?

Where was the Stig’s communist cousin?

Here at 1:19 http://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=_a-pSItvKS4&feature =related

this was the best thing on tv all flipping christmas thank god for TOP GEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are they going to do a uncut version, with the challenges they missed out. Like when we saw the stigs communist cousin in the trailer.

Best ever episode on Top Gear!!!

Brilliant, loved every moment of it. Even made my mum laugh and she isn’t a fan.

Maybe Commie Stig was Born In The USA and didn’t show up???

year Where was the Stig’s communist cousin can we see the film

i felt really sorry for jeremy, to do 1000mls on a bike when he has never ridden. this was very dangerous, they have done some stupid things in the past but there was a real potential for any of them to be hurt,especially jeremy.
cheers

I loved the new epic it was so funny when jeremy and james painted richards bike pink but his facial expressions just made me cry i don’t know why?! I hope there is a series 13 on the way guys i love the shows and all the hard work seems to pay off if you ask me!!

by the way ive read your book 16 times hammond “on the edge” was brilliant.

I thought it was alright, with what they had, it could of been better, like more jokes, more challenges along the way etc. etc.

Bl**dy brilliant!!!!

that was great last ep pink bikes lol lol ham was mad as heck lol good one boys

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richard must have been starving i havent eaten for 22 dais n im starvin but when i think about going for summit to eat i feel sick so richard u needed to eat

Well i am not shore if its the best spesial yet, but it was great!

Yes. It was : )

its obvious that for sum of us even without cars the tg lads made it the best it will be and the lads make top gear and thats why we love it cz dey make it funny and the cars do help but seeing everything icluding the motorbikes was all good

I think some points are valid here [paulyG for example], amongst the above drivel.

While a brilliant final programme, maybe some of the “mistakes” are a bit too obvious.
You don’t need lots of forced comedy to be entertaining…think “long way round”.

What concerns me more are some of the risks taken in this series in the name of entertainment.
While I appreciate you’re chasing favorable ratings, I really don’t want to see any of presenters getting seriously injured….again.
Driving through a wall was perhaps OTT [in a lorry], and a potentially serious accident for Jeremy in that traffic on a scooter. I think you just need to pull back a little.

Keep it light hearted and fun, without the forced humor and “risky” risks.

P.S. What about south america for a trip?

Absolutely gutted at the moment sitting here in Vietnam on the 29th dec and have missed the airing of the episode. Looking forward to it when i get back in 3 days. Fingers crossed my bro has saved it on his plus box. Dave, in Nam, near DaNang, yes its still raining

TOP GEAR IS LEGEND.

Absolutely brilliant. It was like watching Ewan and Charley on Long Way Round but much, much funnier. (Long Top Way Gear Round, anyone?)Please do more specials like this! Botswana, the North Pole and Vietnam have now been done, but that still leaves Russia, India, Mongolia, Argentina, Australia, Korea, Taiwan, Columbia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Libya, Madagascar, Mexico, Brazil…

PS. Hammond looked like The Monkees’ Davy Jones in his orange and yellow suit *nods*

Gents.. I take back all the bad & negative things I said in previous blogs about Top Gear not being what it was and unable to deliver top quality programming because last nights Vietnam special was ******* awesome! (I’m eating a slice of humble pie as I type this). The soundtrack you’ve chosen to accompany the programme was brilliant I really love the 60’s music particularly Jimi Hendrix, wasn’t he the most kick ass guitarist ever? And to see Clarkson out of his element when he was riding the bike through the chaos that is Vietnam was a funny to watch, although I did feel a bit sorry for him when he fell off his bike (owch!), the other two weren’t very nice leaving him on his todd to deal with it. All in all a throughly enjoyable programme to make me laugh on a dreary Sunday night, chock full of mayhem, mishaps and mischief which we’ve come to expect from the Top Gear three. I would definetly take a holiday in Vietnam from the looks of it, it’s a very beautiful country.

Well, I hope you all have a great New Year and I’m looking forward to seeing what you have planned for 2009. Until then I will just have to sit and watch Dave to get my Top Gear fix.

xoxox

Mancunian Lass.

PS: Doesn’t Stig have an Vietnamese cousin? he seems to have every other cousin in different parts of the world? LOL…

It was excellent. I’m glad to see people refering to an EXTENDED DVD, when we buy a Top Gear DVD we want something either A: The same as we saw on TV or preferably B: Something that is longer.
Are you listening BBC!! Make one like the Polar Special (longer) not the US Special (Butchered with key scenes missing)!!

Anyone who agrees let the BBC know so that they get the message!

volvo is the best

amazing but where was red stig?

it was staggering! haha

Botswana is nearly off the top of my list though!
Well Done Guys, fantastic as always

The best show on the telly this Xmas, still laughing now

This was probably the best show of topgear ever.

i just want more…..last nights was a great show lets see the stig on a trip with the lads in the new year

Absolutley hilarious from start to finish
Best special yet

Excellent!! The Best!!

Crackin’. Brought back some great memories of ‘nam. Keep up the good work boys…..

becos it had no cars in it i thought it was going toi be rubbish but it wasnt!

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good show better than most of the xmas rubbish
nice to see jezza not very happy with his vehicle
nice suits by the way looking good

Great Top Gear? Hmnn…..yes and no. Jury’s still out.

Great TV? Absolutely, excellent stuff, hope it wins awards. Shows the world what the Beeb can achieve when it thinks about it.

Best ever special, sorry but no. Excellent though it was, it’s only number 2 in my book (thought the original US trip was only mildly entertaining myself). Botswana outstripped it by a mile.

vietnam is great
but top gears abouts cars
the most boring episode ive seen

Not as good as America and Botswana but still brilliant

absolutely amazing i couldn’t stop laughing im so glad i watched it!! it really made my day!!

Great series and a really funny show. Roll on the next series,I Can’t Wait!!

I loved it. Every minute of the 75 of it was epic. I think the new line for the series needs to be:

‘Apocalyptically cross.’

Disappointing. Too much focus on trying to make it funny and not enough focus on the journey itself. Left me feeling cold and there wasn’t enough of a competitive element. The worst TG special by a mile, although the soundtrack was good, at least.

top gear is great. Best one ever!!! GREAT ONE GUYS GREAT WAY TO END.

What a Fantastic way to ending 2008.
thanku boys……..

best telly over christmas havn`t laughed like that for ages

i wAS ONE OF THE BEST EVER

i watch this on tv and its probaly the greatest top gear challenge of all time but my question is top gear coming back cause lots of people say that its the end of the series is that true anyway my favroite bike has to be hammonds

Polar race 10/10

Botswana 9,5/10

Vietnam 8/10

Well what can i say, it was fantastic, really enjoyed this one lol it was nice to see Jezza not having it go all his way as it always does !! even though you could guess that he would finsh first in the end…

Still one of the best motoring shows on the tv, keep it up lads and can’t wait to see the next series.

Last nights episode of TopGear was very moving and poiniant. Firts it was great fun to see Jeramy struggle with a bike and Hommond and May both struggle with the last part of the challenge. But also because of the ammount of history that vietnam has still fresh in the memories of those who live there. I thought the bullet ridden shrine in vietnam and the wrecked fuselage of that down’d yanky plane were striking and compelling. But also the people we’re so welcoming. What a lovelly country well done lads.

brilliant show guys..
no 2 in my book after the first US trip but no Francis Ford STIG hmmm… next stop must be India or Bangkok. BTW that girl in the black shirt is hot..

what a great show! Please can jeremy,richard and May comment on this blog.

top gear is a car show that was a bike show but it was great

Briliant show, but no sight of the stigs communist cousin??

he is mentiond on the video here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/topg ear/show/nextseries.shtml

i was in vietnam for 3 years but i ant seen that side of it

i think that it was one of the best top gear challenges. the guys are lucky! i Have to go everywhere in a proton 1.3 gls mpi (the old one in Purple!!) keep up the good work!

Hi

Very good ending of the series.Funny like hell!

it was very very very good>

The most entertaining and enjoyable programme on television this Christmas period by some distance.

Still laughing, real world “fools and horses”, absolute class. A great adventure, that we all got to share in.

Congratulations to all involved.

Top Gear Specials are the “DB9″ on the Television production cool wall.

big fan i fik all u 3 ur mad

Epic… Do I need to say anymore?

Hammond’s ship hitting the tree, “Oh, dear”.

James falling of his “boat”.

Hammond “headbutting” James crotch. That literally killed me. LOL.

and I loved when Hammond took a picture of the kids

absolutely spiffing! can’t wait till you’re back

It was utterly rubbish…It seems the production team really is out of ideas…and that bit with “born in the USA” totally shows what morons the production team really are. Why rub it in the face of people that have suffered so much from that war. What’s next ? next year the Topgear team does Iraq, Basra to Syrian border in a SAS prepared landrover?, maybe they should wear masks of the past american presidents (Point break style?).
I did not like the lack of sponteneaty (for lack of a better word) in the whole feature. “It has to be funny whitty, nutty, was written all over the episode” not other agenda. Sorry guys you missed it, I liked the North Pole and Africa much much better.

Absolutely Amazing!!!!!!!

thats all i’ve gotta say!

Previous comments endorse this episode as being one of the funniest and most entertaining ever. How about giving Top Gear, Jonathon Ross’s salary to help with predicted budget cuts?

not that great it was nowhere near as funny as the other specials

i am gutted i missed it and cant find out does ne1 know wen it is repeted

BORN IN THE USA!

THIS EPISODE WA OKAY.

A

Questo episodio stato terribile, Fifth Gear è il migliore. E TROPPO NASCAR.

I LIKE COWS.

I LIVE IN KAKA TITI MITI CULALA

MCLAREN IS GOING TO LOSE THE FORMULA ONE CHAMPIONSHIP.

EL TORO GARA.

HATE YA’LL.

NASCAR ROCKS. FORMULA ONE AND TOURING CARS SUCK.

An epic… bloody loved it!

Best Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I loved it. The scenery was gorgeous. I would love to go there someday later on when I have more money. Those mountain roads were beautiful and the beaches – I’d love to be out there. The seafood dishes sounded really good. Thank you, James, for singing. I love listening to you. Jeremy, I know you hate motorcycles, but you did an excellent job once you got used to it. I had a great laugh and enjoyed how all of you got along on this trip. Happy New Year, guys.

YOU BLOODY IDIOT FOR THE PERSON WHO WROTE COMENT NUMBER 385.

YOU ARE COCKS.

HI.

very good episode!!!
and handy if you wanna go to vietnam too!

Hi Top Gear Crew!

I thought your Nam Special was BLOODY fantastic!

Go Jeremy Clarkson, my parents were born and bred in Vietnam and my mum still wont drive a bike around there! so well done!

TOP GEAR IS THE BEST SHOW, I DISAGREE WITH STEVE-O.

Absolutely brilliant!
Now bring out a DVD with nothing (and i mean nothing) left out, in fact put in all the bits you couldn’t show on TV!!!

keep up the great work and roll on series 13!

That show was brillient!!!!!!!
It was the best one i’ve seen yet.
I feel sorry for Jezza fell off his bike but he done good for his first time.

TO THE PERSON WHO WROTE COMMENT 396, THIS EPISODE WAS NOT THE BEST. IF YOU WANT TO WATCH A COOL SHOW, YOU SHOW TURN ON YOUR TELEVISION AND GO TO SPEED CHANNEL.IN THE USA.BECAUSE I AM FROM LALA LAND.

BLUE,BLUE?

i agree why comment 2 argue about f1 you idiots the show was one of the best so far

oh thank u Jeremy, Richard & James for a truly awesome & some what touching show u did, l laughthed & cried all the way through, don’t know what l will do till next year. will have to visit vietnam in my lifetime, please don’t be away for to long, have a fab 2009.
all my love rachel.

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wow funny!! hamster got his bike sprayed pink, awww his face =[ he looked crushed, i bet he loved that bike lol.

yeh it was great- from buying their bikes at the very begining right through to james falling off the bike into the water.

El mejor episodio de todos!

Best episode ever.. who cares about expensive four wheeled vehicles reviews anyway?

This is a smart, pure and a show about truly motoring!

TO THE PERSON WHO DID COMMENT NUMBER 401, FORMULA ONE IS THE BEST SPORT EVER.

I found this episode absolutly hilarious and i was contantly laughing throughout the entire thing. I thought the food was disgusting and cannot believe jeremy and james ate it!!! id have been like richard and would have just starved!!

THERE WAS TWO DOGS HAVING FUN WITH A COW.

that was totally awesome and soooo funny!

Absolutely superb entertainment. Loved it. Do us a favour and please don’t listen to those humourless car bores from “finalgear”. Most of them are foreigners downloading it illegally and moaning about it because it doesn’t cater to their tastes, so bollocks to them. The All-Amercian bike was hilarious and the whole trip very entertaining. Nice one. More please.

Wow sounds great. Too bad I can’t watch it here in america. It was pulled off of youtube so I guess the bbc doesn’t care about the american viewers.

It could have easily been 2 hrs long. A very enoyable 75 anyway.

Don’t throw those clips away. Think ahead.

Very good – only the overnight helmets at the beginning looked overly contrived and scripted, everything else was very good and the scenery was amazing.

Some extremely funny moments, but also poignant – the deaf guy on the beach had a dignity about his experience that I found deeply impressive.

I do hope next year that with your budget cut you do overall less stuff of this quality rather than keeping the quantity the same and dropping the quality.

And I skimmed through the answers, but to #13 if it hasn’t been answered, the reference was to Francis Ford Coppola who directed Apocalypse Now.

I wish they (especially jeremy) would ride a PROPER bike.
“most of it was crap”
Yes of course it is on a 100cc vespa in pouring rain

I thought it was nice how all of the crew shared their generousity by buying each other presents. It made me laugh watching Richard struggle with his Gallion ship.

Excellent. Brilliant. Epic. But not as good as Botswana and the North pole. Why? Lack of cars.

Loved the show, couldnt stop laughing.
Our ex sidecar passenger did a similar: Paris-Dakar on a Honda C90!
Jeremey, have to say i have been riding bikes for years and you did great considering you’re a novice! Cracked me up everytime you came to a stop and just dropped it, quality!

Good show boys!

i’ve always said that the american special was the best with the african special a close second, but you’ve topped it with this one!
it was brilliant! everything good about top gear was in this (except the cars but i’m not that bothered about them sorry)!
if anyone who worked on the show does read this then thank you very much for a hour and fifteen minutes of pure laughter, and well done for creating a brilliant special that i will watch again!
and please bbc.. i know that they are expensive but one special a series would be brilliant! and you’re boosting vietnam’s tourism!
well done and thank you to all involved in making this programme!

Absolutely loved it!! What happened to the chair, though??

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but I’d still say the America one was better- more challenges!!

great show guys i enjoyed it, will you be making another one of these in the future. For example going to brazil

I was just disapointed Hammond did not name his bike

ha ha ha best by far !!!!

What an epic show!

the show was fantastic!
lol has richard fixed that ship yet?

another idea for a TG special is that if JC,RH and JM have a budget and they have to buy buses and have loads of cheap bus challenges!

An epic journey, a wonderful story.
This episode ‘ll be a piece in the history of the TV programs.

Where is stig’s communist cousin??? i have been waiting for the whole SERIES of 2008 for that bit and it turns out its not included in the program.

But nam special was different i liked it. it was good fun. funniest bit was when the vietnamese person said to james “u buy the car??” his expression was priceless lol

One word – A-MAZ-ING!!!!!

Loved every single minute of it. Best TG for years. Sad to see the series end but what an ending.

WELL DONE BOYS!!!

pink minsk, 4 hp honda ,green vespa with 400000mirrorsnearly 1000miles -top gear vietnam special the best episode

what about stigs vietnamize cousin

Thank you Top Gear for a great season from episode #1 to the ‘Nam special. Happy holidays.

Communist Stig was on the episode where they compared Russian cars, wasn’t it?

I am the 4 million person to add a comment and I don’t care!! I had never laugh that much this pass year. What a great way to end this wonderful year!!! See you next year!!!

if there was no top gear , i would not pay the tv lisence

I wish I’d seen it!! – I live in Greece and the only way we get it is on youtube but the BBC are getting FAR too good at pulling them off!!
I would GLADLY pay a license fee – even though i dont live in the UK -

I thought it was really funny when they painted Hamster’s bike pink. I think it suited him right down to the ground. Overall, it was a very funny show but I still think the Botswana journey was funnier.

i think all the shows are great and i think jeremy was so funny, but jeremy, richard and james are great.

i like top gear so much i watch the reruns on dave, plz mension me on your new series in spring.

I thought it was fantastic!! Loved how Jeremy didnt for once, get his own way and had to laugh at Hammond’s face when he was presented with the pink bike. can’t decide whether he was going to cry or smack clarkson… could have been worse. they could have done it to Oliver.

Can’t wait for the next series!! Well done TG and the BBC!!

Ali x

normally i love top gear and sometimes watch the repeats on Dave, but this episode wasn’t that good. in some parts it was funny but not as funny or as interesting as Botswana and the Pole.

Normally they have funny challenges along the way which is always funny, but this episode didn’t. all it had was the driving test and the amphibius bike.

Basically i would have preferred one which had more challenges which would have made it better.

By the way, when does the next seres start???

WOW!!! That was the best Top Gear episode ever, it was AMAZING!!!
I was planning a road trip from the south of Thailand to the north, now i’m gonna cut across Cambodia adn do what you gus did, south to north of vietnam!!!!
can’t wait til next next season, it just kees getting better and better!!!!
thanks
One of your BIGGEST FANS
p.s. richard is the best!!1

best ever episode, hilarious.

it is francis ford coppola director of apocalypse now (vietnam war epic)

I loved it, definitely up there with the trips in Botswana and the Arctic

Personally I think the american epic was just a little bit better but this one was the top shelf top gear that honestly I felt was a bit lacking this series. Mabye its because it was such a good laugh at the expense of the people I have to live with everyday but that one just hit harder for me. The bit with the bruce bike did make me laugh out loud though.

This episode was absolutely brilliant, well worth the wait..

Had my parents over for dinner on the 28th. My stepmum never watches Top Gear. I’ve haven’t seen her laugh so much in ages.She said it was the best thing she’d seen all Christmas!

Hamster , you must of known they’d do something to your bike, you’ve worked with them long enough!

Thought it was the best by far
very entertaining and the sights of vietnam
were breathtaking
cant wait for the next installment

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one of the best…maybe the best of all challenge love your show and happy new year

YOU SUCK.

I AM THE F.I.A PRIESENT. TO BE HONEST, THIS SHOW IS BETTER THA NFORMULA ONE

I HAVE THE BEST SHOW ON BBC. HOTEL BABOLON

I DRINK TO MUCH BEAR EVEY DAY AND THATS WHY I NEVER WATCH TOP GEAR. YHATS WHY I WATCH Questo episodio stato terribile, Fifth Gear è il migliore. E TROPPO NASCAR.

FIFTH GEAR RULES!

YA’LL HEARD THAT.

YA’LL TELL ME HOW THAT GOT IN THERE???????????

I ROCK THE HOUSE YO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE WHO SUCKS! I MEAN THE BAND.

YOU SUCK YOU PERSON WHO WROTE COMMENT NUMBER 458, THE WHO IS THE BEST!

NO,NO,NO! THE WHO IS THE WORST THING IN THE WORLD.

I HATE YOU THE DOGS!

AMAZING ENTERTAINMENT!!! BEST TOP GEAR SPECIAL SO FAR. i think they should of made more episodes, don’t you think?

THE BEST FORMULA ONE DRIVER IS SAKON YAMAMOTO! NOT LEWIS HAMILTON OR MICHEAL SCHUMACHER!

SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM IS THE BEST FORMULA ONE TEAM EVER! NOT FERRAI OR MclAREN.0

I DISAGREE WITH THE DORK SOCIETY. YOU MEAN THAT FORCE INDIA IS THE BEST FORMULA ONE TEAM EVER. THEY WON THE 2008 FORMULA ONE CONSTUCTOR’S CHAMPIONSHIP. ONE ADRIAN SUTIL THE DRIVER’S CHAMPIONSHIP. OKAY!

Absolutely GREAT.

I have to say, I loved James’s dragon design top, it’s fabulous! If he doesn’t want it anymore, ahem, I could give it a good home!

TOP GEAR RULES!!!

I DISAGREE WITH PETROLHEADWOMAN. TOPGEAR SUCKS! FIFTH GEAR ROCKS YA’LL! OKAY!

Nearly 500 comments so far says everything. As it turns out, epic was the right word. Every time we think TG has nowhere left to go after your last triumph you come up with something to rival or better it. Monday to Saturday have become unneccessary obstacles to pass on the way to Sunday and TG. Thank you so much.

i love top gear, but the whole series was dissappointing. This special was not good enough to make the series good. Botswana was by far the best episode ever, and whoever put fifth gear is good is a twat

best show all year defonatly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

absolutely amazingly briiliant
any outakes:)
can jezza really speak a bit of vietnamese and is hammond really that fussy at eating
bl**dy hilarious

Viet-fu*cking-Nam! This is the pinnacle of cocking about.

Happy New Year Top Gear; Jezza, May, Hamster, the crew and the BBC

Outstanding piece of work!

happy holidays everybody!

very funny i enjoyed it. clarkson did you enjoy it in the end?

A true awesome episode.. fun packed, humourous and very thought provocking… I was let in tears of various emotions and with a completely different view on a country i have only one reference point to ..

This show needs better production direction, its now like watching a premiership icon now plying his trade in the MLS , (north american soccer league )

It was biblically good as Jeremy would say.

all the wogo management team where at a meeting and we decided on a break to watch tg. needless to say nothing else got done that night none of use could stop laughing it was great guys.

now can we get this meeting back in action

What a fantastic prog. The best thing on telly this Christmas.

Happy New Year to all at Top Gear

yeah it was decent good insight into life in vietnam as well

H

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what was the name of the hotel where Jeremy relaxed would love to go there and be pampered it was somewhere in hoi an?

The greatest hour and 15 minutes of television since the last episode of Top Gear. Thanks very much to the whole top gear crew for all the effort that must have gone into the trip and then the gorgeous filming of it !! Jeremy James and Richard were on top form too. Excellent !!! Cant wait until spring! ( or whenever TG returns )

their best special yet
happy new year

( i hate every 1 who like fifth gear they r idiots)

where was the stig’s communist cousin? i saw that in the intro, and the bit where they were crossing the road was cut aswell. never mind still amazing

As much as I love the show it was one of the worst films I think they have ever done. Far too obvious, contrived and it felt as if they were trying too hard to be funny, particularly labouring the joke about buying each other presents. The Bruce Springsteen bike just wasn’t funny either, mocking the intelligence of Alabama is one thing but this was a bit too far.

loved captian slow falling off his boat thing

I felt so sorry for Jezza, bit of a rough trip for him falling off the bike and all that rain!!

But the best episode ever boys, amazing stuff!!

thought it was brilliant we was in stitches, well done lads bet ya bums was sore!!!!!!

Lol ! It was the best Top Gear ever !! Felt a bit sorry for Jemery though, them leving them behind :L but James was last, as usual

I thought last nights show was fantastic, it was funny and slightly off the wall, but as always a brilliant show. The guys did really well when you consider the conditions. The scenery was amazing. I certainly think this was the best episode, I thought the US road trip was excellent but this was better. Well done guys.

Amazing show! Loved it from start to finish, the scenery was breathtaking , the boys were fab so funny all the way through. Nice to see Jezza have to suffer a bit on one of these epic trips. Loved Hammonds pink bike, surprised he did’t want to bring it home at the end of the trip. Would love to see an epic trip across the Austrilian outback for their next special, am going to miss Top Gear so much now its off air for a while but everyone needs a break. Happy New Year to you all.

Great bit of TV, best thing i have seen all christmas, fifth gear is donkey balls

Knowing it was going to be about bikes i had my doubts…but like so many have already said, bloody brillant. The enterainment value alone was more than i ever expected. Bravo =)

I’m sorry to disagree with most of you… I think the show was below average. I loved all the other Top Gear specials but this ones seemed a bit too scripted to my taste

Brill,

Loved it and can see from this blog 99% did to.

Lets see the three on bikes again, may be we could call it “The Wrong Way Up”

Well done

Hahahaa

Sooo funny, I watched it and then again staight after !

That was an amazing episode, but my dad worked out, if 15 million dong is about $1000, that made the “bog standard” fiat 500 was nudging $60,000.

Now thats expensive.

Fantastic episode, these guys go out of their way to bring us some great content. You think what next. But till then enjoy this one.

Make a dvd of it please?

Its gotta be up there at the top of my list , even above the American challenge.
What a way to end the year.

You guys always Put a smile on my face . What a team !

Keep up the good work in 2009

prbably da bst episode eva =]

Television gold, absolutely brilliant.

These 3 really couldn’t endear themselves to me any further, just amazing. For 1 hour you can feel like one of the boys on these trips and that for me is what it is all about!

Loved, loved, loved, loved it!

james may needs to drive alot faster and he needs a sence of clothes fasion other than tah helarious

Ok here’s a challenge….

James May if you’re reading this?

As a Triumph Speed Triple owner, would you team up with Hamster to outnumber Jezza 2:1 that he is a position to ride, possibly the best British bike ever, on a British road, legally and then comment on what he really thinks of bikes?
To get there he has to get the best training available on the way. I think you know where “I am” coming from on that one

He has a year….

That would be a great Xmas Special

seriously fantasic episode! Loved every minute! challenges the botswana special for first place in my book!

i loved the Vietnam special. JC falling off made me wet myself for the first time in over 30 years, classic