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Duane is the dorky alter-ego of The Cat, played by Danny John-Jules with pudding basin haircut and big overbite . He first appeared in the series 5 episode Back To Reality, as part of a hallucinogenic experience, designed to cause despair in the Dwarfers. His second appearance was in the series 6 episode Emohawk - Polymorph II, and was caused by a polymorph absorbing the Cat's cool. In Can't Smeg Wont Smeg he inexplicably appears after The Cat refuses to take part in the show.

In series 8 episode Back In The Red, The Cat, Lister, Kochanski, and Kryten disguised themselves as "The Dibbley Family" by wearing mop head on their heads and large false teeth.

The character's brief appearances have proved very popular. John-Jules explanation for this was "No-one's ever written a black nerd before."

• Back To Reality (1992)
• Emohawk - Polymorph II (1993)