American Reacts to Bullseye

[@declanmolloy4807]

Best part was when people won a boat and lived in a part of the county nowhere near the sea

[@gravelbags2479]

Or they'd win a car to share and it would be an Austin or a mk1 fiesta 😂

[@richardwani2803]

Like deepest darkest Birmingham 🤣

[@TheNollaigo]

@@gravelbags2479 the both got a car or boat or whatever the star prize was someone asked one time

[@alexstorr5511]

Such a classic bit of English TV history, I always feel instantly nostalgic when I see it. The sets, the contestants, Jim's jokes, the prizes. I love it

[@daryl9434]

The amount of times a boat was the prize 🤣 A running joke about the show in later years was that so many had the chance to win a speedboat yet lived miles from water.

[@alexstorr5511]

A set of charming patio furniture!

[@darkomentelevision]

@Simon W Yeah, just rub salt in the wound jim!

[@susanashcroft2674]

Even worse if they didn't have a car to tow the thing to water!

[@davidrandall3978]

My dad watches the repeats on the Challenge channel and makes out he’s clever by knowing answers he’s heard a million times. Makes him happy so why not.

[@HarryDuBois616]

That sounds like something my dad would do lol

[@MrStuFew]

“Let’s have a look at what you could have won!” Kick ‘em while they’re down, Jim!

[@MrJonno85]

I'm sure that in later seasons, they played 'funereal' music at the end of the show if the contestants lost the gamble.

[@martinevans7090]

Don't let Peter Kay see that comment - he'll sue ya!

[@susanashcroft2674]

Dave Spikey is Jerry St. Clair in Phoenix nights and the late Jim Bowen plays Frank Cartwright owner of the Hotel "Le Ponderosa" from Blackpool.

[@bluemeannie]

You need to watch catchphrase with Roy Walker I think you’ll love it

[@PixelsAtDawn]

Bullseye is an absolute classic show for the UK, and it always felt a bit more homely for those of us that lived further north in the UK than London, with Jim's accent and the generally relaxed approach to the whole show. This was cool to see an early episode because most of the repeats are for the late 80s shows when it became a lot slicker with all sorts of animations and stuff.

[@jonjohnson2844]

Love how it's always a boat, Barnsley is about as far from the sea as it's possible to be on the island of Britain - maybe a two hour drive if you're lucky, five on a bank holiday.

[@joshuasprucie8933]

This episode is missing the "iiiiinnnnnnnn one" "iiiiinnnnnnnn two"

[@AllenJeremy]

That wasn't introduced until series 3.

[@EnigmaticLucas]

Last time I was this early, Taffe thought tea was juice

[@jonjohnson2844]

Barnsley was just black every with the smoke back in these days, everyone was employed in either mining or something to support the industry, not a single mine left now.

[@Michael-tl2qr]

thatcher

[@lukehodgkinson5062]

The good ladies & gents of Goldthorpe gave her the send off she deserved

[@jonjohnson2844]

@@lukehodgkinson5062 Yeah I remember seeing that on the news, it was a bit cringe but I gather that area still hasn’t recovered. You can buy a house there for about 20k

[@MitchHamer98]

It’s almost a British gameshow tradition to ‘go for the gamble’ Even now you rarely see anyone go home with what they’ve already won. And ‘here’s what you could’ve won’ is such a classic reference still used in daily life, I hear it all the time.

[@MarkPentler]

Can we have a moment of kind respect for that Central logo please?

[@PaulEcosse]

That was a terrible prize anyway, looking at Barnsley on the map you couldn't be any further away from the sea lol

[@makaio9578]

Umm you’ve seen Dave spikey. He played Jerry in Phoenix nights. And co wrote it

[@stevebrown1974]

And he was a contestant on the original Bullseye too!

[@r4h4al]

He was the original panellist on 8 out of 10 cats as well don't know if he's seen the him on that.

[@ajt22]

@@stevebrown1974 I'd love to see that episode

[@StunnedByWrestling]

The most 80s 80s UK gameshow of all time.

[@beechy006]

Classic show this thanks Noah, loved watching as a kid in the late 80’s / early 90’s. Couldn’t get much more of a typical Bullseye episode than this with a pair of miners from Barnsley nearly winning a speedboat 😂

[@pigknickers2975]

Nearly winning the speedboat! The proper darts one threw a 7 at the end. This show is great.

[@fragfb4175]

“Let’s see what you could have won” used to crack me up. Classic family fun.

[@jonanderson559]

I think Jim was a teacher before he went into comedy. I imagine he roasted the kids just like he does with the contestants.

[@HarryDuBois616]

"Hey guys, wanna go out on the water? Oh, you can't. You fucked it up" - lmao

[@Mr._Magee]

Ya can't beat a bit of Bully on a Sunday!

[@scudda85]

Here's a speedboat you can never use because you live in a city not by the sea😂.

[@YeCrustModifier]

I’m from Swindon and I used to go to that pub when I was in college XD

[@maddoctor99]

I’m originally from Swindon too (living in Western Canada now) but couldn’t place the pub he mentioned. Where was it?

[@ChristopherStendeck]

I have a trusted method of dating any episode of Bullseye: Judge what year it is by the prizes and hairstyles/clothing of the contestants, and add five.

[@stevemorganexperience7833]

Also if he doesn’t say aaaaaand one. It’s early

[@ChristopherStendeck]

@@stevemorganexperience7833 The colours of the (regulation) dartboard too. I'm sure it was the now standard black/red and white/green after circa 1984.

[@pigknickers2975]

hahaha

[@joannethompson6899]

Darts is massive in the U.K. You should check out how many people pack the arenas here and in Western Europe. People go in fancy dress and we go twice a year. The atmosphere is electric ⚡️ please check out the footage

[@greigism]

Yay Barnsley! My home town. The mining industry is dead now of course. Not necessarily a bad thing, coal is awfully polluting! And also just to add, there wouldn't be much use for a speedboat in Barnsley, seeing as we're 90 minutes from the nearest coastline.

[@hyphz]

On the later episodes, they switched the end theme to a minor key if they lost the prize, which was a bit more sympathetic. On the other hand, if this was made today the gamble would have saved the world from a channel starting with "GIANT RUPERT BEAR in a DISHWASHER! WHAT WILL HAPPEN?"

[@hammeys1]

Used to watch this with my nan in the 80s hahaha

[@what_im_eatin_uk]

The reason for the speedboat prize was the dealership next to the studio went bust and the producer bought all the stock at a knockdown price. However it became so linked with the show in later series they kept giving them away as well as cars and holidays

[@philltolkien5082]

Sunday dinner then bullseye on the telly. Top.

[@stevemorganexperience7833]

This was an early one as the mascot wasn’t overly used, later the bull or bully as his name was. Would be everywhere, they be giving out bully trophy’s bendy bully’s bully would be the timer, instead of a buzzer, and when they did the spelling part he would appear as well reading a spelling book. Also the announcer would be more dramatic when calling the prizes instead of saying in one. He would later say iiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnn one

[@GroinStrain_]

Jim Bowen is in Phoenix Nights, his outtakes are brilliant

[@TheGeraltofrivia]

a couple of others to look into, challenge Anika, stars in their eyes, record breakers, catchphrase, and you could also try watching some chucklevision which has short episodes but you could do 2 at a time

[@joeroche6807]

Awww ya can't beat a bitta Bully! This was great, Jim Bowen was amazing. I actually think he popped up in Phoenix Nights and little side Dave Spikey is Gerry in Phoenix Nights. I love when Boddy George is the guest darter. Does anyone remember when it turned out one of the contestants was a serial killer?

[@chrisknapping9985]

Darts is an arena sport now in the U.K. The second host Dave spikey also played jerry in phoenix nights

[@peterbrown1012]

You should give The Golden Shot a go, the first round had a crossbow fixed to a camera and the contestant gave the blindfolded camera man instruction over the phone from home.

[@pigknickers2975]

Seconded, you got to see the Golden Shot with Bob Monkhouse.

[@cal-efc8062]

Dave Spikey is Jerry from Phoenix Nights

[@sharonmichelle3147]

I'm convinced it was the same speedboat wheeled in to the studio year after year...i don't recall anyone ever winning one.😄

[@pigknickers2975]

Exactly. And when you live in Wolverhampton so useful too!

[@jno5]

I’m missing the Bendy Bully, the later episodes were better......

[@nearvanaman]

I would have been happy just to get my BFH.

[@pigknickers2975]

Nick - keep hitting those 5's dude! This was the joy of Bullseye. It was so down market. Great show.

[@Bobthesub]

Super, smashing, great.... you can’t beat a bit of bully! All you’ve won is your BFH (bus fare home) 😂

[@m20newell]

You need to do a reaction to Big Break, a BBC quiz show based around snooker.

[@jen6879]

Pot as many balls as you can 😎

[@Woody93185]

I love how the guy you dissed at first turned out to be really good in the end

[@ericforsyth]

Not to mention he dissed him for lining it up and then missing, when everyone lines it up for just as long and he missed by less than a millimetre while going for the 100, while the others went for the much easier 50.

[@generichuman2044]

Finally. This is an absolute classic and is repeated all the time. It was originally aired years before I was born and I still love it

[@oldskoolfool141]

One thing I've noticed watching old game shows is that on the British ones the contestants tend to be actual regular members of the public while on the American ones it tends to be jobbing actors posing as regular folks, great to see Noah gripped by a bit o'Bully tho lol, hope he does later ones where the show's found its feet/format

[@derrenlodge6502]

Bullseye legendary prize:A speedboat! 😄 Or a caravan....

[@Valkera]

My favourate part is always when they show the amazing high tech prizes

[@CarryOnJohn]

0:47 Dave Spikey plays Jerry St Clair in Phoenix Nights.

[@MatthewLenton]

I hadn't seen the really early ones so I didn't realise Tony Green wasn't in the studio or announcing the prizes And the catchphrase - You get nothing this game for two in a bed which was used on the prize board I started watching this late 80s/early 90s

[@ThePoxun]

Most teams used to stick to the unspoken rule that one person played darts regular and the other didn't but now and again you would get a team where it was obvious both were very skilled darts players which a lot of viewers considered cheating in the later rounds.

[@j0hnf_uk]

Smashing.. Great... Winning a speed boat when they live in Barnsley. Mind you, there are some reservoirs not too far away, thinking about it.

[@MrJonno85]

Jim Bowen was famous for his gaffes, which only endeared him even more to people.

[@JeremyPhillips1981]

"In which state was President Kennedy assassinated in Texas?

[@MrJonno85]

@@JeremyPhillips1981 "So you're unemployed? Super, smashing, great!"

[@mentaldavethefirst]

OF course it was a speedboat. They are from a part of the UK with no coastline!

[@patriciafarrell1862]

Notice how slim everyone is ..... and now look at the contestants on The Chase ( or any other recent quiz show ) we are so chubby nowadays !!!

[@Robertsshed]

There's an episode of Bullseye that was used as evidence in a real life murder trial.

[@gravelbags2479]

You have to remember that when bullseye was getting them viewing figures Britain only had 4 channels or maybe 5, it was a show we all sat down to as a family and watched, we try to forget about the remakes in 2006, you can't beat bowen as a presenter and you can't beat a bit of bully, now let's see what you could have won 😂, also a little fact a serial killer from Britain was caught because he appeared on bullseye and police used the pictures as evidence, his name was John Cooper amd he killed 4 people in Pembrokeshire in the 80s

[@kickstart_1.3]

Before I watch this, I'm guessing the star prize is a boat. Edit: I was right! but it wasn't much of a guess. It's almost always a boat.

[@taffe316]

...................................maybe.

[@kickstart_1.3]

@@taffe316 It's almost always a boat.

[@Steve10578]

@@kickstart_1.3 or caravan.

[@r4h4al]

Or a classic hatchback.

[@lanspectre3417]

I thought the Paul McCartney guy looked like Vic Reeves

[@r4h4al]

Yeah I thought that and he sounded a little like him.

[@sr1285]

So fun to see this again, we would this every week and even back then the prizes were lame,

[@shellybelly35]

Even though viewed by 15 million viewers back then we only had 3 to 4 tv channels and no technology, sky satellite was being rolled out a bit later and some cities had cable TV like select tv. So there wasn't much else on lol songs of praise with dame thora hurd or sir harry secombe and wildlife on bbc two. So yeah bullseye was best option on Sunday teatime lol today it wouldn't manage much more than half a million live viewers as we all love streaming what we want, like your channel ;P

[@ThePoxun]

Back in the day a number of the 'celeb' dart players complained that draughts from air conditioning and heat from the studio lighting made it very difficult to score consistently. Although some did feel that they were making excuses for often scoring worse than the contestants...

[@alpine_newt]

Damn, I hate spelling. If I'm writing with a pen I'm fine, but saying it out loud I fall to pieces.

[@neilorourke3652]

Christ I used to love this nearly 40 years ago.so amateur looks now but still great memoriesyer man looks like cliff from cheers

[@martinevans7090]

14:04 - Oh yeah! Jim used to make it rain!

[@phillipbishop5419]

Well this was great brought back days watching this with my family and laughing when they lost lol.

[@GenialHarryGrout]

The star prize always seemed to be something useless, like a boat for a couple that lived nowhere near water or a caravan for a couple that didn't own a car. Since there was only one star prize per week, this would have to be shared between the winners, so what probably happened is that they would have been given a lower cash alternative if they won. The professional players throwing for charity always took this seriously, there was that desire to be the highest scorer over the series

[@nonautomaton6230]

'Twas always bound to be a speed-boat - The perennial Bullseye speed-boat...

[@GedUK]

I'm sure they bought one for the start of the series, and if no-one won it they just held on to it for the next one. Either that, or Jim Bowen's got loads of them at home.

[@musefan12345]

And where did they live? Tamworth. 🤣🤣

[@joannethompson6899]

Btw Dave Spikey is the guy who plays Jerry the compete in pheonix nights. He didn’t do it for long and Jim Bowen IS bullseye 🎯

[@detectivesquirrel2621]

Bullseye, like the Dating Game in the US had an episode that unknowingly had a contestant who was a serial killer on it.

[@AndrewHalliwell]

Who?

[@detectivesquirrel2621]

@@AndrewHalliwell John Cooper

[@mw6901]

😄 Your reaction to the famous finale was better than I'd anticipated. I always felt bad for them when they didn't get the main prize

[@AerodeonThorne]

If you’ve ever seen Leigh Francis’ impersonation of Spice Girl Mel B, it’s Jim Bowen. I’m sure if they won the prize, they instantly wheeled on the crappy Austin Metro. If they lost, it was “get the boat on the stage and really upset them”.

[@robfinlay8058]

The obvious next review is "Big Break" the gameshow based on Snooker.

[@carljpgr]

There’s also a few Bullseye Christmas specials if you want to do one in December!

[@NQYsarge]

If you wanna get clued up on darts, watch anything from the PDC (professional Darts Corporation). Watch the final of the 2020 World Championship and be entertained!

[@tsimeone]

Ohh I loved it, Jim Bowen was amazing

[@harryfeatherstone]

The Christmas special was great on bullseyes with celebrity’s I wonder if you can do a reaction on one of the Christmas special ?

[@alexstorr5511]

I saw a highly suspicious Xmas episode where there were far too many trebles. Blatantly rigged

[@Naylte]

06:30 They'd have been all out of work in the following couple of years. 26:55 I was more into Big Break, which is the same general idea but with snooker.

[@Lumibear.]

I can’t quite believe you watched an episode of Bullseye, and a quintessential episode too because some landlocked players didn’t win a frickin boat, hahaha.

[@frapestyle]

You need to react to Peter Kay talking about Bullseye!

[@megansavage7152]

One of the contestants on another episode of bullseye was later convicted of murder

[@adebinelli8182]

Love the way he always counts the money in front of them....

[@AH-be6bu]

Biscuit's west country accent isn't getting enough appreciation.

[@bareminimumbrother3980]

Nice to see normal people on a television show.

[@RedcastleGAV78]

Jim Bowen with the so called jokes. Wouldnt have it any other way ☺

[@GedUK]

Hard to believe he was actually a stand-up comic. They were different times!

[@GedUK]

@@TheOrlandoTrustfull times change, humour changes. There was more to Manning's act than that, and that's aged even worse.

[@stevemorganexperience7833]

@@GedUK yeah if Noah reacted to a half hour manning special it would be about 2 minutes after he edited it

[@GedUK]

@@stevemorganexperience7833 I doubt he'd even bother uploading it!

[@archie-cn8uk]

dave spikey is the guy that plays jerry st claire in phoenix night

[@anitahargreaves9526]

Lee Mack on Great British Bake off 4/5 minutes long. So funny. He did it for charity.

[@jonjohnson2844]

Dave Spikey is Jerry on Phoenix Nights - never seen any that he hosted

[@MrGersboy72]

Should watch the episode with the serial killer in it, good laugh...

[@jen6879]

Great reaction - wonderful memories! Would love you to react to 3-2-1 and watch you be as confused as all us Brits were back in the day. Hugely popular but made no sense 😂

[@Leejonesbw95]

Dave spikey is Jerry from phoenix nights , can't beat a bit of bully , yh darts is still massive in the UK

[@Mmrraww]

Love this show so much. The reboot is a lot 'fresher' I guess, but Bowen will always be the one.. Just thinking about older British game shows, look into Interceptor - The premise sounds a bit odd but young me always wanted to have a go :D

[@zufgh]

Best game show ever imo. Though as with any show, the earlier episodes are a bit stolid compared to later ones.

[@ArkOfTheShadow]

Annd bully's special prizeeeeee, a speed boat and where do they live? Tamworth!

[@Noir4Moon]

BBC One’s The Wall is a fairly good new game show worth a watch.

[@joannethompson6899]

Jim when he says to the woman he hopes they don’t bounce out 🤣

[@jen6879]

Super, smashing, great 👍🏻

[@seanwilkinson4303]

This was from one of the earlier series, the later ones were way better - the opening credits for one and the theme tune became what we all know and love! The set changed a little, along with the categories board looking less naff 😂😂 and you can’t forget Tony Green joining the show...Tony Green with his capital ‘D’! Keep out of the black and in the red, nothing in this game for two in a bed...and let’s not forget him counting out £40 during the commercial break...what took him so long to count it?! Was it all 2p’s?!

[@MrJonno85]

Sounds like Nick Owen was describing the prizes.

[@marty3236]

Bullseye great program on Sunday evening back in the 1980s recently guy from phoenix Nights did new version . Dave spiky