''Gerhard Reinke's Wanderlust'' is a
mockumentary
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television comedy
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that was originally broadcast on the American
basic cable
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channel
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy programming ...
in spring 2003. It stars writer-comedian
Josh Gardner as Gerhard Reinke, a German
backpacker with an idiosyncratic style, as he travels around the world on a small budget.
List of episodes
Characters
Pepe Lucho is a minor secondary character featured in the
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy programming ...
show ''Gerhard Reinke's Wanderlust''.
Gerhard Reinke is initially smitten with Lucho; however, slightly after the revelation of his name, Pepe Lucho begins attacking Gerhard and
Amazonian villagers alike.
Through its cinematography, it is made to seem as if the diminutive New World monkey is a savage beast. Everyone runs in terror and several shots are fired in a vain attempt to stop the killing. However, several times throughout the episode, Pepe Lucho manages to catch up again to the protagonist.
At the end of the show, a memorial is shown: Pepe Lucho (1997–2002) "Keep chasing rainbows".
External links
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Comedy Central Press Central – Press Release, Bio and PhotosJosh Gardner's YouTube ChannelTom Stern on Vimeo{{Comedy Central programming
2003 American television series debuts
2003 American television series endings
Comedy Central original programming
2000s American mockumentary television series
Television series about television