"again because of the phone-in competitions being suspended but later returned. The format in comparison to the TV show slightly changed and required callers to play from their cars and 'honk' their horns when they knew the catchphrase being described. Roy Walker himself records voice samples for the game. The series' original mascot is a golden robot called ""Mr Chips"". The figure often appeared in the animations for the catchphrases. Mr Chips was originally depicted as being quite tall, but as the series progressed, he became a smaller figure. Variations of the mascot sometimes appeared in the animations, such as"
"is named after Walker. Roy Walker (comedian) Robert ""Roy"" Walker (born 31 July 1940) is a Northern Irish television personality and comedian, who worked for many years as both a television presenter and comedy actor. He is best known as the original host of the game show ""Catchphrase"" between 1986 and 1999, and as one of the stars of the comedy showcase ""The Comedians"". Born in Belfast, as a teenager Walker performed in the Francis Longford Choir, then worked as a riveter in the Harland and Wolff shipyard. He was the Northern Ireland champion hammer thrower for three years, and"
"Roy Walker (comedian) Robert ""Roy"" Walker (born 31 July 1940) is a Northern Irish television personality and comedian, who worked for many years as both a television presenter and comedy actor. He is best known as the original host of the game show ""Catchphrase"" between 1986 and 1999, and as one of the stars of the comedy showcase ""The Comedians"". Born in Belfast, as a teenager Walker performed in the Francis Longford Choir, then worked as a riveter in the Harland and Wolff shipyard. He was the Northern Ireland champion hammer thrower for three years, and represented his country internationally."
"association with Action Time at their Maidstone Studios from 1986, produced by Graham C Williams and executive produced by John Kaye Cooper. In 1994, the format was picked up by Carlton Television and fully produced by Action Time Productions, in 1996 (series 11), ""Catchphrase"" moved to Carlton's (formerly Central Independent Television) studios in Lenton Lane, Nottingham where it stayed until the show's demise on 19 December 2002. Roy Walker left the show in 1999 and was replaced by Nick Weir in January 2000, whose first moments as host saw him tripping on the stairs; the next moments were from when"
"Catchphrase (UK game show) Catchphrase is a British game show based on the short-lived U.S. game show of the same name. It originally aired on ITV in the United Kingdom between 12 January 1986 and 23 April 2004. A currently running revival premiered on ITV on 7 April 2013. ""Catchphrase"" was presented by Northern Irish comedian Roy Walker from its 1986 premiere until 1999, airing weekly at night. Nick Weir took the programme over in 2000 and hosted it until the end of series 16 on 23 April 2004. Mark Curry replaced Weir for the final series, which moved to"
"TV show. The app cost £1.49. In April 2014 the app was released for free. On 25 March 2015, a new app called 'Catchphrase Quest' was released. This app is free of charge. Catchphrase (UK game show) Catchphrase is a British game show based on the short-lived U.S. game show of the same name. It originally aired on ITV in the United Kingdom between 12 January 1986 and 23 April 2004. A currently running revival premiered on ITV on 7 April 2013. ""Catchphrase"" was presented by Northern Irish comedian Roy Walker from its 1986 premiere until 1999, airing weekly at"
"catchphrases, referring to a nurse as ""a knock-kneed, knackered old nose bag"" – a term he had regularly bestowed upon Nellie. Harry Driver, who created and wrote many episodes of the series with Vince Powell, died on 25 November 1973 at only 42, just nine months after the series ended, marking the abrupt end of a successful 13-year writing partnership with Powell. Edward Malin, who played Walter, was the first of the cast to die, on 1 March 1977, four years after the show ended. Hylda Baker spent her final years penniless and battling dementia, and died in a retirement"
"show by falling down the stairs as he made his entrance to the studio floor. The incident was edited out but was shown in a later show to explain why he was in a cast and on crutches. He continued to present his first series of ""Catchphrase"" while his foot healed, wearing a cast throughout many episodes of the show. Despite his unpopularity with viewers at the time, he succeeded in the mission of markedly improving the ratings of Series 14 and 15 in comparison to Walker's last series. Between December 2001 and January 2002, he appeared in the play"
"the comedy series ""The Main Attraction"". Walker hosted the game show ""Catchphrase"" from 1986 to 1999. During this time he became one of the highest paid stars on television, earning £750,000 a year for the show . Walker coined his own catchphrases for the show: ""Say what you see"", and ""It's good, but it's not right"". On 12 June 1994, he appeared on ""Surprise Surprise"". Other television appearances in the 1990s included ""You Bet!"", ""Gagtag"", ""Light Lunch"", ""Wipeout"" (celebrity special) and ""TV Nightmares"". Walker appeared as himself in the first episode of ""Phoenix Nights"" on 14 January 2001. In 2002,"
"a rapid motion near the person's waist, making it look like the person may have been masturbating. Like the aforementioned ""Snake charmer"" incident, this caused the entire studio to break out in laughter as the picture was revealed in a similar manner. ""Catchphrase""s original theme tune and incidental music were composed by television composer Ed Welch, whose original version of the theme was used for the TVS incarnation of the show, until 28 October 1994. It was also used on ""Family Catchphrase"" in 1994. The show returned on 4 November 1994 with a brand new look and now being produced"
"Family Catchphrase Family Catchphrase is a family game show broadcast on The Family Channel (now Challenge). Presented by Andrew O'Connor, it is a spin-off of the popular UK prime-time game show ""Catchphrase"". A one-off edition of ""Family Catchphrase"" was made by TVS in 1992 & broadcast on ITV on 1 January 1994, hosted by regular ""Catchphrase"" presenter Roy Walker, in which teams of family would play ""Catchphrase"". In early 1994, The Family Channel (now Challenge) produced a spin-off series of ""Family Catchphrase"", hosted by Andrew O'Connor. The game was played by teams of two related players (normally parent and child)"
"show ""On the Ball"" in the Granada ITV region and, also working with Granada but airing nationally, presented a daytime game show on ITV, called ""Waffle"" in 1998, and also teamed up with Lisa Rogers to present the show ""Grudge Match"" from 1999 to 2000. He stands at a tall 6' 6"", as does his brother, Simon. At the time of which he was presenting Catchphrase, he lived in Brighton, East Sussex. In 2000, Weir replaced Roy Walker as the host of the TV game show ""Catchphrase"". During his first series, he broke his foot during a recording of the"
"played the Super Catchphrase. Both players kept their money. In the Curry series, the player with the most points won £250 but the player who didn't win was given a consolation prize, usually a digital camera. In the Super Catchphrase, the winning contestant faced a 5 x 5 board of 25 squares, each marked with a letter from A to Y in ascending order. The contestant chose a square and attempted to solve a catchphrase behind it. During the Roy Walker era, the aim was to get five squares in 60 seconds. In the TVS years, if the contestant got"
"quotations of a fictional character named Cyril, and would begin ""Cyril said..."" with the quotation recited by Kennedy in a stereotypical gay male voice (Cyril was Kennedy's middle name). Another recurring character in the questions was Dumb Dora – a joke borrowed from ""Match Game"". A recurring comedy skit between Kennedy and Gray involved discussion about a man named ""Dick"", leading to ""Did Dick?"", ""Dick did!"" exchanges between Kennedy and Ugly Dave Gray. Kennedy's risque brand of humour often nudged the boundaries of contemporary Australian broadcasting standards. Peter Hough was the crew member behind the show's sets pulling the lever"
"immediate hit with audiences and became the breakout character of the series. J.J.'s frequent use of the expression ""Dy-no-mite!"" (often in the phrase ""Kid Dy-no-mite!""), credited to director John Rich, became a popular catchphrase (later included in TV Land's ""The 100 Greatest TV Quotes and Catch Phrases"" special). Rich insisted Walker say it in every episode. Walker and executive producer Norman Lear were skeptical of the idea, but the phrase and the J.J. Evans character caught on with the audience. As a result of the character's popularity, the writers focused more on J.J.'s comedic antics instead of serious issues. Through"
"destruction of a drum kit and was peppered by references to fantasy characters including One Eyed Dog, Cakey Pig and a Donkey. The words ""Donkey!"" and ""Woof! Bark! Donkey!"" shouted out more-or-less at random had been part of his Charlie Chuck act and became his 'Uncle Peter' catchphrases on the Reeves & Mortimer TV shows. As a result of these TV appearances, Paul McCartney became a fan and invited Chuck to perform at one of his birthday parties. In 2001, he appeared as his Charlie Chuck character in a series of TV adverts for Cadbury's Double Decker chocolate bars. In"
"character with whom the public could connect. He once said, ""If Harry (the character) ever looked directly at the camera, or the audience, it would all be over"". The character was Harry and everyone saw Harry as Harry. He is now best remembered for his 1960s series ""Here's Harry"", later re-titled ""Harry Worth"", which ran for 10 years and over 100 episodes (the longest running British sitcom of the time, and still one of only a handful to run for over 100 episodes). The opening titles of ""Harry Worth"" featured Worth stopping in the street to perform an optical trick"
"replicated in the British series' mascot ""Mr. Chips"", with the difference being Mr. Chips having a bright red nose while Herbie did not have an easily visible nose. In 2006, a pilot was taped for a possible syndicated revival of ""Catch Phrase"", called ""All-New Catch Phrase"". Hosted by Todd Newton and produced in association with Granada USA, the pilot ultimately did not sell. Catchphrase (U.S. game show) Catch Phrase is an American game show which ran from September 16, 1985 through January 10, 1986 in syndication. The object of the show was to solve ""catch phrases"", which were animated picture"
"Weir recorded in 2001 prior to his departure was originally scrapped from transmission, but later aired over the course of a two-year period from late 2002 until early 2004. These were usually shown in late afternoon/early evening slots on Sundays and Bank Holidays. ""Catchphrase"" ended on 23 April 2004 after 18 years due to declining ratings, and many viewers felt that Walker's departure had seen the quality of the show suffer. On 27 August 2012, a revived pilot was made by STV Productions and Digital Rights Group with new host Stephen Mulhern. The original format remains, although there are now"
"Catchword (game show) Catchword is a daytime word game show first shown on BBC1 Scotland from 17 May 1985 until 2 April 1986, hosted by Gyles Brandreth, and then network on its sister channel BBC2 from 5 January 1988 until 23 May 1995, hosted by Paul Coia. A computer referred to as Bryan was used to generate words and check the validity of contestants' responses. In the odd-numbered rounds, contestants scored one point per valid word, and a three-point bonus was awarded for the longest word. If two or more contestants tied for the longest word, each of them received"
"between the saccharine message being broadcast and the circumstances under which Golightly discovered this message. Each slot followed the same format: 'Goodbye'. The segment was best known for Golightly's extremely long and drawn out way of saying the word ""life"", which she did in every episode, drawing comparisons between various topics (such as having sex with your neighbour or getting a new computer) and life. It was also infamous for her comments on topical characters on RTÉ programming, particularly Cynthia Ni Murchu, Claire McKeown and Twink. There were many running gags and recurring motifs. One such running gag was that"
"viewing audience of this at the beginning of every episode. In the early episodes of the show, there are cash and prizes in each puzzle which are mix around before the game starts. The mascot for ""Catch Phrase"" was a robot named Herbie, who was gold colored and wore a blue bandanna around his neck. On occasion he would appear in catch phrases performing some action that was part of the solution to the puzzle (e.g. carrying a piece of paper with ""FISHER"" written on it, the solution being Carrie Fisher). Herbie's design, right down to the blue bandanna, was"
"number of catchphrases, some of which entered popular vocabulary. More an ejaculation than catchphrase, ""D'oh!"" was the explosive parting shot of the character Miss Hotchkiss as played by Diana Morrison in numerous episodes from 1945 (series 8/166 onwards) through to the demise of the programme in January 1949. Miss Hotchkiss was Tommy Handley's stentorian and authoritarian secretary; her surname was taken from a make of machine-gun. Despite her authoritarian nature, she was susceptible to the amorous blandishments of Handley. However, these would inevitably lead to a put-down, and an explosive ""D'oh!"" would signal Hotchkiss' exasperated exit. ""D'oh!"" was added to"
"most programmes, and who also provides the show's only recurring catchphrase, opening each story with ""Well, since you ask me for..."". The only other recurring character between episodes is an interviewer played by Carrie Quinlan named Patsy Straightwoman. Many episodes include a comic song with words by Finnemore and music by Susannah Pearse. Some of these songs include a cello played by Sally Stairs. Sally also appears in the Stoppable sketch as a tram driver. Many episodes also include a recurring sketch that comes up 2 to 4 times in the episode. There are four sketches which parody the BBC"
"was the same as Walker's series except the M square's prize was ""a mystery prize"" according to O'Connor. One episode of ""Family Catchphrase"" featured a guest appearance from Steven Radosh, creator of ""Catchphrase"". Another episode featured an appearance by the then unknown comedian Simon Amstell and his aunt as contestants. Amstell was only about 14 years old at the time. 100 episodes were transmitted on The Family Channel in 1994, including a Christmas special broadcast on Christmas Day 1993 and New Year's Day 1994. Family Catchphrase Family Catchphrase is a family game show broadcast on The Family Channel (now Challenge)."
"in England (""In Crunchthorpe there's a hundred and three per cent unemployment. The Government uses the place to dump nuclear waste...they pile it up in the town centre, outside Freeman Hardy and Willis"") and films ""The Titfield Thunderbolt"" and ""Apocalypse Now"". The script regularly took great delight in the unsophisticated nature of British football, with its traditional emphasis on strength over skill: A running gag in the show was various characters (particularly Sayle) speaking lines from well known pop songs as dialog. The fictional town of Felchester was presumably itself a joke: a reference to felching, conflating that term with"
"Lou and Andy Lou Todd and Andy Pipkin are fictional characters from the cult BBC TV and radio show ""Little Britain"", played by David Walliams and Matt Lucas respectively. Andy's catchphrases include, ""Yeah I know"", ""Want that one"" and ""(I) Don't like it"", while Lou's catchphrase is ""What a kerfuffle!"" Lou is patient, friendly, charitable and incredibly tolerant. He spends his spare time helping his best friend Andy, who – unbeknownst to Lou – feigns the need for a wheelchair. Moreover, his fashion sense primarily encompasses the 1980s, which is apparent from his general attire. He is typically seen wearing"
"and Ronnie Barker. The series used accents and characterised voices to supplement the humour, as well as a good deal of innuendo. The show's theme tune was ""Trade Wind Hornpipe"" written and performed by Tommy Reilly on a Barry Music compilation of short interlude pieces published in 1958 on BMC118. The programme was strong on creating identifiable characters, the listener was able to clearly differentiate each person Laurie Wyman created; many of whom acquired enduring catchphrases, most notably from Sub Lieutenant Phillips: ""Corrrrr"", ""Ooh, nasty..."", ""Oh lumme!"", and ""Left hand down a bit"". ""Ev'rybody down!"" was a phrase of CPO"
"""Release Me"", a song which had been a hit for pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck. In the first series it was performed over the opening credits by Whitehouse in the guise of abnormally transfiguring singer Kenny Valentine. In subsequent series, the tune only appeared in the closing credits, played on the saxophone. The show featured many characters and sketches. Some of the more prominent recurring characters/sketches are: In """", Jack Sparrow quotes the show, the Rowley Birkin line ""... and then they made me their chief!"". In a deleted scene of the movie, Sparrow also uses the Mark Williams catchphrase ""I'll"
"Ultimately the wool is found to be Pob's unravelled jumper, and he is awoken to trace his name on the screen. Over the course of the programme, the celebrity guest reads a story, and solves a word puzzle with Pob. Over 24 celebrity visitors appeared on ""Pob's Programme"" like Nigel Hayes, some appearing twice. The visitors, many of them well known as actors, included Roy Castle, Jan Francis, Charlie Williams, Madhur Jaffrey, Brian Blessed, Hannah Gordon, Su Pollard, Kathy Staff, Spike Milligan and Toyah Willcox. One episode was filmed on location at Birmingham Children's Hospital with Polly James as a"
"Catchphrase (U.S. game show) Catch Phrase is an American game show which ran from September 16, 1985 through January 10, 1986 in syndication. The object of the show was to solve ""catch phrases"", which were animated picture puzzles designed to represent objects or sayings. Art James was the host of the show, his last game show hosting job before he retired from television, and John Harlan was the announcer. The program was created by Steve Radosh and produced by Pasetta Productions, with Telepictures distributing. Although ""Catch Phrase"" did not succeed in its American run, the format found success in other"
"The noble Penny always strove to help characters such as a foul mouthed runaway scarecrow, a Dickensian rat-catcher chasing a giant rat called Lord Ironside, and Chips - a Geordie space pilot dog in a story that borrowed from the plot of the 1968 film, ""Planet of the Apes"". Indeed, the show’s running catchphrase ""This is a mad house, a mad house!"" was taken directly from the film and was uttered once in every episode. The humour was a surreal blend of slapstick and intelligent dialogue with Pythonesque self-contained stories, sub plots and throwaway vignettes. The show's cast boasted a"
"would typically involve Fran somehow knowing the content of Dave's daydream, or breaking the fourth wall with references to the fact that they were on a television series. Critics from such publications as ""Entertainment Weekly"" and TV Guide applauded a trio of sketches in which Thomas impersonated notable personalities in absurdist situations -- Edward Woodward as his ""Equalizer"" character reimagined as ""the Humiliator"" (who uses insults rather than guns to incapacitate criminals), Jack Palance miscast as a creepy sitcom star (who still uses his catch-phrase from ""Ripley's Believe it or Not!""), and Max von Sydow as a depressed barber who"