Jimmy Fallon and Ricky Gervais Remember Their Mannequin Arms Soap Opera (Video)

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It's always a delight when old friends and co-stars kick back and talk about their early, heady, and now-embarrassing days before they made it big -- especially when there's a photo or clip to go along with it.  It's even more fun when the memories and footage are obviously fake.

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Such was the case Wednesday night, when Ricky Gervais sat down with Jimmy Fallon on Late Night. After a spirited discussion, talk turned to the pair's first "big break": a Canadian soap opera called Jacob's Patience. That's when things got a little awkward, and a lot silly.

Fallon admitted to Gervais that he was difficult to work with, and while that may seem harsh -- especially on national television -- it's easy to understand why: it's all in the arms.

Sure, Gervais has created a number of hit, award-winning shows, from The Office to Extras and An Idiot Abroad, but maybe Jacob's Patience wasn't his best idea.