Emohawk: Polymorph II

"Emohawk: Polymorph II" is the fourth episode of the British science fiction sitcom TV show Red Dwarf VI and the 34th in the series run. It was first broadcast on BBC2 on 28 October 1993. Written by Rob Grant & Doug Naylor and directed by Andy de Emmony, the episode features the crew again being hunted by a polymorph. The first appearance of these creatures was in the popular series III episode "Polymorph". Also returning in this episode are Duane Dibbley from "Back to Reality" and Ace Rimmer from "Dimension Jump".

An orb-shaped, computer-controlled, class A Space Corps External Enforcement Vessel warps near Starbug and decloaks to scan the transport ship. After doing this the probe accuses the Starbug crew of looting derelict spaceships and sentences them to death under frontier law. Starbug is pounded with pulse missiles and is nearly destroyed, but manages to flee into a GELF zone where the probe will not follow.

With Starbug on fire, the crew deliberately crash-land on a moon with a shallow ocean to extinguish the flames, but the crash damages their oxygen generation unit used for breathing in space. The crew explore the moon in search of a tribe willing to trade for a new O/G unit. They come across a primitive humanoid tribe of GELFs, the Kinitawowi tribe. After bartering for entrance, the real bartering for the O/G unit begins. It is decided in the end that Lister marries the chief's daughter in exchange for the unit. While his new bride may "be the looker of the family", Lister is less than pleased with marrying someone whose name "sounds like a footballer clearing his nose". However, without any options, Lister marries her intending to escape in the dead of night. However, due to his bride's desire to immediately consummate their union, Lister makes a run for it just as the others are leaving the village with the O/G unit and they make their escape in Starbug. However, the chief sends his pet emohawk, a domesticated polymorph, after them; and it manages to get on board by disguising itself as Lister's hat.