"Fathers & Suns" is the second episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf series X, originally broadcast on the British television channel Dave on 11 October 2012.
[2] Meanwhile, Rimmer and Kryten install a new computer, Pree (Rebecca Blackstone),[1] who is so advanced she can predict entire conversations, rendering them unnecessary.
Lister is horrified to discover that, while drunk, he resigned from his job as part of his self-improvement kick, and Pree now intends to terminate his shipboard privileges - including oxygen.
Since Lister is no longer crew, Pree concludes the ship has no mission, and, citing anti-pollution protocols, locks Red Dwarf on a suicide course into the nearest sun.
Safe once more, Lister is presented with the various freebies that are given to new registered crewmen by Kryten and politely turns them down, citing that he needs to study for the Robotics Training Programme he's applied to.
The voice of Taiwan Tony and his phrase "it very strange question" is based on the British spoof Japanese game show Banzai.
[2] Radio Times, however, called it "a slightly baggier, flabbier episode than last week’s series opener, with a couple of set-pieces that outstay their welcome.