Old TV game shows... How much I miss them!

B.A._Baracus · 20-10-2016 12:50AM #1

Ready for a trip down memory lane? Well I wasn't

Was on YouTube last night trying to find the new episode of The Crystal Maze that aired last Sunday for Stand Up To Cancer. Couldn't find it but came across old game shows and man, this brings me back:

Strike It Lucky:

and another one I haven't thought of in over 20 years.... Concentration:

Have you got any others that just brings it back for you?

Hande hoche! · 20-10-2016 12:53AM

That episode of Crystal maze was surprisingly decent.

The Backwards Man · 20-10-2016 12:55AM

It's good, but it's not right.

Say what you see

B.A._Baracus · 20-10-2016 12:58AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

It's good, but it's not right.

Say what you see

It was a classic...

How Soon Is Now · 20-10-2016 01:01AM

Used to love watching game shows with me nana on tv. Before all the reality tv bull**** Saturday used to be a great evening / night for family kinda game shows.

The generation game catchphrase Blind date The moment of truth etc.

Ah memory's of a more simple time :pac:

The flying mouse · 20-10-2016 01:04AM

Blankety blank

Hande hoche! · 20-10-2016 01:19AM

The sheer amount of panel shows makes you appreciate the variety in those older game shows these days.

iLikeWaffles · 20-10-2016 01:20AM

Stay outta the black and into the red because you can't beat a bit of bullie.

How Soon Is Now · 20-10-2016 01:27AM

iLikeWaffles wrote: »

Stay outta the black and into the red because you can't beat a bit of bullie.

Bulleye almost forgot about that

Cant go wrong with a bit of big break either!

discobeaker · 20-10-2016 01:31AM

iLikeWaffles wrote: »

Stay outta the black and into the red because you can't beat a bit of bullie.

If you don't get 101 or more,you leave with B.F.H ,yer bus fare home.

Not really a proper gameshow,but when I was a kid I used to love the kids game show Knightmare that used to on ITV at about 4pm

jamesbere · 20-10-2016 01:32AM

The flying mouse wrote: »

Blankety blank

With les Dawson

How Soon Is Now · 20-10-2016 01:38AM

I know it's not a game show but anyone remember Bamboozle the quiz on channel 4 teletext?

Ah man used to wait all week for new questions again used to play it with me nana haha.

iLikeWaffles · 20-10-2016 01:43AM

discobeaker wrote: »

If you don't get 101 or more,you leave with B.F.H ,yer bus fare home.

Not really a proper gameshow,but when I was a kid I used to love the kids game show Knightmare that used to on ITV at about 4pm

Great show "Lets take a look at what you would've won" priceless.

Potential Underachiever · 20-10-2016 01:44AM

That new episode of Crystal Maze is on the All 4 App, if that's any good to you OP, it's free.

P.s Going for gold was class viewing when I had a day off school!

How Soon Is Now · 20-10-2016 01:54AM

I remember hearing blockbusters on TV fair bit but never really watching it. The same with the krypton factor.

Funny enough my son has the weirdest obsession with Countdown!

iLikeWaffles · 20-10-2016 02:26AM

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

I remember hearing blockbusters on TV fair bit but never really watching it. The same with the krypton factor.

Funny enough my son has the weirdest obsession with Countdown!

That's not weird.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-425L-dgSMX0/UsBV02TrbbI/AAAAAAAAFDE/BJEYG6IANsk/s1600/Level+4+-+01.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4k5pxEIWeVg/UsBV4zHrJJI/AAAAAAAAFDM/HOtd5BFLYmA/s1600/Level+5+-+01.jpg
https://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/rachel-riley-on-countdown.png

Maybe he just loves numbers! busted....

Grayson · 20-10-2016 03:32AM

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

I remember hearing blockbusters on TV fair bit but never really watching it. The same with the krypton factor.

Funny enough my son has the weirdest obsession with Countdown!

When you arrived home from school it was all that was on.

iLikeWaffles · 20-10-2016 04:03AM

Grayson wrote: »

When you arrived home from school it was all that was on.

Jesus think I have the boardgame of that in the attic.

Grayson · 20-10-2016 04:20AM

iLikeWaffles wrote: »

Jesus think I have the boardgame of that in the attic.

I remember a teacher bringing in the boardgame on the last day of school

20-10-2016 05:40AM

There were times growing up in the 80s and hearing all about these British game shows not available to all of us with 2 channels would make me think life sucked.

We had Quicksilver with Bunny Carr.

Thepoet85 · 20-10-2016 05:44AM

Not a quiz show, but loved you bet.

Grandeeod · 20-10-2016 06:51AM

321!

20-10-2016 07:38AM

Grandeeod wrote: »

321!

Used to watch this religiously....

To this day I've no idea how it worked or how they deciphered the clues.

Would spend the breaks trying to master the 3-2-1 with my fingers...

SEPT 23 1989 · 20-10-2016 08:36AM

Blankety Blank hosted by the comic genius that was Les Dawson

HensVassal · 20-10-2016 08:51AM

jamesbere wrote: »

With les Dawson

I'll never forget:

Les: So, Contestant number 1, Bob, tell us where you're from.

Bob: Hi Les, I'm from Bristol.

Les: And what do you do, Bob from Bristol?

Bob: I'm an unemployed Ear, Nose and Throat man.

Les: Well, that's a sinus of the times.

(Stamps foot and grins at camera)

:pac:

Estrellita · 20-10-2016 09:15AM

Couldn't find a clip of the intro, but Where in the world with Teresa Lowe.

http://youtu.be/AARktRXkeXQ

The Backwards Man · 20-10-2016 09:19AM

15-1 was the one that was on after school in our house. William G Stewart was the type of guy you would believe was actually thinking of the questions as he went along.

Badly Drunk Boy · 20-10-2016 09:21AM

The flying mouse wrote: »

Blankety blank

jamesbere wrote: »

With les Dawson

No, with Terry Wogan. Les Dawson wasn't very funny. (Tried too hard, and for cheap laughs).

Joe_ Public · 20-10-2016 09:25AM

Was it 3-2-1 or Bullseye that gave the speedboat out as special prize? Apparently the show's host had a bro-in-law who built or sold speedboats so they could get them at a knockdown price. So anytime the star prize was won, it was invariably a speedboat but when it was the "here's what you could have won" bit, it was always the ford fiesta or whatever.

Could be total urban myth, of course, but remember reading that somewhere.

Joe_ Public · 20-10-2016 09:28AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

15-1 was the one that was on after school in our house. William G Stewart was the type of guy you would believe was actually thinking of the questions as he went along.

That show has noticeably dumbed down under his successor. I can generally answer maybe 33% of the questions now, more on a good day. In the great man's day, we were talking 15-20% with a slice of luck.

McDermotX · 20-10-2016 09:32AM

Going for....Going for Gold !

and here's your host. Henry Kelly !

Random fact.......Hans Zimmer worked on the theme music. Very odd.

Old TV game shows... How much I miss them!

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