It's a Royal Knockout: A Right Royal Disaster

[@jonntischnabel]

I once met Les Dawson at Manchester airport, we were waiting for a ✈️ to Jersey, and there was only 5 people in the departure lounge. Les got a pot of tea, and 5 cups, and came and sat with me and my parents and offered us all a brew unannounced. My dad at the time, was a massive fan. ❤

[@ChrisHopkinsBass]

Let's face it - after surviving a kidnap attempt - Ann doesn't give 2 shits about anything!

[@ChrisHopkinsBass]

Methinks that A Fish Called Wanda and Superman 4 were in production at the time this was filmed!

[@edgarbeat2851]

Superman 4 😳

[@lallyjoel2536]

I watched about 7 minutes of this when it aired, Pamela Stephenson shouting "Meady" constantly made me feel physically ill. Watching it back now is like picking a scab. Wonderful video, thank you!!

[@Andy-wx4wx]

Picking a scab... 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@kisbie]

S5 of The Crown was quite dull I thought. It should have all been about this.

[@colinr0380]

Maybe having the whole season as about the Royals flashing back to different events in their life whilst dressed up and waiting to play the next party game.

[@MrWayout74]

They're great at editing history for their own ends. As an Englishman I just think that 500 odd years of it is taking the piss.

[@christopherwhittaker2620]

I’ve only had 2 bad mushroom trips in my life. I’d say this is a third. Minus the shrooms.

[@TripleDee]

I suspect this was when Superman 4 the Quest for Peace was being filmed in the UK. Would explain the presence of Christopher reeve and margot kidder. They briefly left one turd to polish a royal one.

[@joshbaker1581]

Must've been a relief for them both to get off the set for a while

[@JohnMTennant]

Delighted to see a video of this. I was in hospital for heart surgery 3 years ago, during the worst of the panny d, and i remember actually laughing so hard that it actually hurt at the line about conjuring a homunculus at the blog entry about this.

[@StuartMillard]

One of the best reviews I've ever had

[@MarcZERO1980]

"People whose least favourite Ghostbuster is Winston really despise Meghan for some reason". Line of the year right here.

[@whateversunpopular1338]

Real subtle reference to ‘racists.’

[@horrortackleharry]

I may be a racist, but at least I have the good manners to spell Meghan's name correctly. And I disliked her long before I realised she was black.

[@mattsan70]

@@horrortackleharry she isn't black

[@armondtanz]

Bit unfair. He was hardly in it and wasnt a star. He was up against 2 giants at the time. Im sure if eddie murphy was cast he wulda played one of the major roles???

[@ladyprudence6]

Meghan is the ultimate hypocrite. Let her give up her titles if the family that gave them to her is that bad. All about the $$$$

[@marklawson2004]

The shot of Willie Thorne in the crowd. Long term story telling 👏

[@benwherlock9869]

Yeah he's there to give Gary moral support. 😄

[@carn9507]

Rowan Atkinson always looks strangley cool with his Blackadder II hair and beard.

[@stephenhough4957]

Disturbing. That’s what my reaction to the mental image of DeBurgh/Rice. The whole thing is bizarre and Edward kicking off at everyone behind the scenes for being unenthusiastic for this shambles is laughable.

[@macdoherty]

Amazing work as always, Stuart! I reckon refusing Princess Anne's protest was directly related to Paul Daniels never getting that knighthood.

[@Robslondon]

This is now my favourite channel; currently binge watching all of your videos! Keep up the great work Stuart.

[@elliott316]

This is my third watch of this one😂

[@a.m.9474]

Imagine being Prince Philip when this aired..

[@pinkosmondfan]

Hopefully he thought it was funny, which it was. He had a sense of humor.

[@carn9507]

@@pinkosmondfanHe did? Can you tell us some of his jokes please?

[@aaronbeat1136]

@@carn9507 No. You'd get kicked off of YT for telling those jokes

[@boyflea]

01:26 defender of the crown music ... 'choose your hero'... genius LOL

[@mathuxley7264]

I was hoping I wasn't the only one to spot that 👏

[@Larry]

I remember the Beeb promoting all hell out of this like it was the superbowl of incestuous hierarchy. But I met Stuart Hall as a press event for the launch of national and sonic at the Olympics on the wii. After its a knockout was cancelled, he bought all the props and rented them out to parties and press events.

[@B3tanTyronne]

I remember watching this back in the day and now as I watch it again the main thing that crosses my mind is just how many of the celebs shown are now dead or were revealed to be complete sex perverts. How things change.

[@chinnyvision]

Only Hall has been convicted of anything unless I missed anyone.

[@B3tanTyronne]

Hall is the only one that I am aware of too, it was more comedic effect, as looking back at stuff from that age conjures up the stories which later came to light. Sadly, a good many of them are dead though.

[@kisbie]

@@B3tanTyronne I like the idea of an ‘It’s a Royal Knockout’ death pool. Looking at the list of names on Wiki, those involved who have since passed include Superman, Meat Loaf, Babs Windsor, Mel Smith, Margot Kidder, John Mills, Emlyn Hughes, Walter Payton, Les Dawson and Paul Daniels (and a couple of the old dukes). Might have missed someone. No, I didn’t have anything better to do with my afternoon. Thanks for asking.

[@B3tanTyronne]

I think that is all of them, I did almost say Kevin Kline but then realized I had him muddled up with Alan Rickman....doh!

[@kisbie]

@@B3tanTyronne Vast majority of them still knocking around tbf. Most were in their 20s and 30s at the time so not ancient even now.

[@vooveks]

..."The crowd were warmed up by Bernie Clifton and The Wurzels..." YOUNG PEOPLE OF TODAY! LOOK AT WHAT WE HAD TO ENDURE! LOOOOOK!

[@edgarbeat2851]

😆

[@nicholashughes8126]

My friend moved Halls wife after he was sent down. Found a huge amount of his journals that included intricate detailed theories on the killing of Diana. In light of some of the recent revelations, they may not have been as crazed as they appeared.

[@notreallydavid]

'pulled off by Princess Anne'

[@nellyfett2681]

Got the board game of this at home!

[@rayblack2004]

Funny and insightful as always 😊

[@StuartMillard]

Cheers, ray

[@rjowen]

Music at the start is from Castle Master by Incentive Software. That took me back 33 years.

[@NickDimmock]

I was warmed up by The Wurzels once. It's not the most efficient method.

[@katewolfspirit6722]

Did it involve tickling a large carrot, by any chance?

[@anonUK]

​@@katewolfspirit6722 And a gert amount of zoiderrr.

[@katewolfspirit6722]

@@anonUK Ooh arrhh! You just can't beat it! 🍏🍏

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

@12:48 I'm glad you didn't make any jokes about Toyah sliding up and down a large greasy pole 🤣😉

[@B3tanTyronne]

On the day I would imagine money changed hands as to who would follow with prices going as high as £5.

[@JROC2112]

Fripp's privalage?

[@B3tanTyronne]

Acceptable in the 80s, perchance?

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

@@JROC2112 the lucky man!

[@JROC2112]

@@B3tanTyronne I'm alright, you alright? Yeah I'm alright. Music.....😁

[@sassquadsteve]

I fear for your health, having to have watched this in it's entirety, in order to bring us the highlights. I barely recall watching this as a child, now I know why. Just awful!

[@stuartmay6225]

As for the whole De Burgh and Rice thing, I imagine it involving something to do with building a monkey enclosure in a weekend for Romanian orphans on Stars in their Eyes.

[@chrishowgill888]

Prinny Andrew & f"_-ing Stuart Hall?!! Who was first reserve, Rolf (rouaelfff,) Harris? Lucky there wasn't a Spit Roasting Game!!

[@slippers4xmas631]

"Not tonight, Chris. Lady in red, knowwarramean?"

[@tomrance7142]

Ah. Superman 4 came out in 1987! That explains two of them.

[@count69]

A Fish Called Wanda was filmed that summer so there's Cleese Palin and Kleine! The rest will be dragged out from either Grandstand or Top of the Pops!

[@RossVoce]

I have very vague memories of this as a kid, and didn’t realise how bonkers it was regards the cast. Love your throwback to a previous video by the way

[@effarrjay]

By getting Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Rowan Atkinson to participate, this show managed to accidentally reunite the cast of Not The Nine O'Clock News five years after the show's end. Too bad they never really interact with one another.

[@BigyetiTechnologies]

They should do this again, but Takeshi's Castle

[@BixRibene]

Steven Toast really dodged a bullet there!

[@csurname]

3:21 good to see the roster for the Millard patron-exclusive 2D fighting game coming together

[@a.m.9474]

23:07 I don't think I've EVER... seen teeth that big 😬 😳

[@JamesPaddick]

Snotted tea out of my nose at the mention of 'Cliff Richard being pulled off by Princess Anne'

[@LauraGrrrr5370]

Simon the Sorceror music :D

[@DannyBhoy88]

Just shows how much time this awful family had on their hands, who the hell thought this a great idea, my money goes on the most grotesque woman ever, Ferguson.

[@difficultkunt4050]

How very dare yous... Id av a go on a young fergie..💦

[@a3lfeoxld]

Class as always, love this channel

[@GariSullivan]

This was on my family's TV way back when. Being in my 20s this was not something I was interested in. Looking back, the only part of it I remembered was Edward's press conference. Never laughed so much at anything else that year.

[@thegenerus1437]

Nod to the “Defender of the crown” music.

[@stuartberesford3585]

Somehow Jimmy Saville isn’t involved in this?

[@carn9507]

he was probably off somewhere else with his bestie, Charles.

[@COL321]

That was an entertaining watch, thank you!

[@GreggFellows]

Peter Sutcliffe...... jesus wept 🤣🤣

[@knshinn2]

Nice use of the Blott On The Landscape theme tune!

[@ChrisHopkinsBass]

Respect for using the Defender of the Crown music :)

[@difficultkunt4050]

Underrated channel 😊

[@ridbensdale]

Loving your videos, and your choice of Amiga tunes.

[@Eckalicious]

The Wrestlemania 9 of TV specials.

[@deanusrjm]

At first glance I thought Aled Jones was Nichola Sturgeon.

[@LanceReardon]

In answer to your question, I'd imagine Christopher De Burgh to be a somewhat considerate, tender lover... He'd be gentle with Ms. Rice and, by some supernatural miracle of nature, he'd be able to incorporate the hirsute area above his eye-holes (eyebrows) to somehow enhance the love-making experience to well in excess of the levels of acceptable tolerance and achieve ultimate 'fulfilment.'

[@katewolfspirit6722]

Yikes, you've really given this some thought! As I always say, you just can't beat a hairy man. Unless he insists.

[@jamessurtees]

This remains one of the most bizarre things ever shown publicly on TV.

[@katewolfspirit6722]

Watch Cheggers in the Naked Jungle. You'll wish you hadn't!

[@jazzygeofferz]

Cracking video, as always.

[@TheUnfinishedSynth]

Now seems like absolutely the most inappropriate time to do this again. So I think they should. For Christmas.

[@colinr0380]

With Battle Royale rules.

[@80srenaissance67]

" who's that in the crowd ? " 😂 dude, youre hilarious...im THAT close to joining your Patreon 😅

[@Banksy-q9l]

I REALLY want to see Baby Yoda Paul Daniels now

[@chinnyvision]

Another masterwork!

[@StuartMillard]

Thanks, Chinny!

[@yesackram]

"Superman and Rodney, together at last."

[@lukeb247]

Of course Su Pollard was in this 🤦‍♂️

[@Apollo_Mint]

Anyone who uses the theme tune from Simon The Sorcerer in a KZbin video deserves a knighthood.

[@MexboroughBuildings]

Hang on!! That’s Defender of the Crown music. 😮

[@darrenlawrence587]

I hadn't thought about this since I watched it when it aired. Christ on toast! Fergie gets Mel Smith and Meatloaf? Who else was she offered? Big Daddy and Bernard pissing Manning?

[@anophelesnow3957]

Compare her team to Andrew's, he got top of their game sports stars Lineker and Mansell, and professional run-arounder Annika Rice. Yet again Andrew fucking his wife over.

[@zoekm]

One of the many great aspects of Stuart's videos is how they are a veritable who's who of sex offenders.

[@therespectedlex9794]

We all shot tigers back then Stuart. It's like racism.

[@Andy-wx4wx]

I love all the little digs in this narration, what a royal farce this was ...

[@cambs0181]

To be fair thats quite a good line up of celebrities for the day. I'm a celeb production team could only dream of getting the level of quality for their show.

[@stephenpalmer9375]

I was thinking the same. I know it was considered a huge embarrassing flop at the time (heck I was 16 and didn't even watch it, even though younger me loved It's a Knockout), but frankly it is more star studded and genuinely entertaining than most of the drek on modern tv

[@lambco6424]

Just found your videos via a twitter recommendation I hear those pro wrestling references good sir.

[@nuggetlovesgilliananderson]

This is very funny! Well done!

[@chrisefc3579]

Superb, as always.

[@adamcoulter1]

Hero Quest theme...?

[@kildogery]

I've been waiting for this.

[@dannyd464]

I know that song at the end it's from Simon the wizard on the Amiga....🕺

[@cartoonhead9222]

I reckon Chris goes full soprano during his vinegar strokes with Anneka.

[@1alsturgeon]

This is the most random thing I have ever seen. Only thing missing was Bernard Manning!!

[@kerethmakura4502]

How many of these people ended up either in prison and/or on a S*x offenders register.

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

Not enough, considering Mr Pizza Express

[@thegenerus1437]

Simon the sorcerer

[@camptube7621]

The queen was not impressed with this. She was right.

[@pinkosmondfan]

She needed to take herself a little less seriously. This is hilarious.

[@notreallydavid]

No direct royal involvement in the horseplay - because that'd be undignified.

[@martinfenton1275]

23:04 The eyes of a man still processing a massive rail.

[@difficultkunt4050]

This was brilliant idea..😊

[@radiogreenduck]

Time to get rid of the monarchy. The country simply cannot afford it for one reason.

[@maruyama2076]

I envisage there will be apologies, shame and tears. Tears and apologies from De Burgh with Rice truley in a state of perpetual shame.

[@Duchess_of_Cadishead]

You sound like am anti monarchist.

[@maruyama2076]

@@Duchess_of_Cadishead You sound like you can't spell properly

[@samcadwallader2899]

I'm amazed Andy Pandy wasn't at Pizza Express instead and definitely not sweating, not even a little bit.

[@valmarsiglia]

04:20 "...and Jeffrey Epstein." 🤣🤣🤣

[@pinkosmondfan]

Am I supposed to cry over the "poor" media being "mistreated" LOLOL No thanks. Not after what they do to people. I think the person who put this video together is WAY overly dramatic over a simple tv show that most people enjoyed and looked like fun.

[@cdean2789]

I remember it well. 😂

[@notreallydavid]

It's about this time yhat I stoped knowing who mist of the famous people are.

[@craigcharlesworth1538]

I'm assuming this was made while Superman IV was filming in Milton Keynes?

[@marknewman5387]

Was it not Peter Blake the actor (Kirk St Moritz) and not the Sgt Pepper artist ? I'm sure I heard on a podcast there was an error in the booking and the actor had no idea why he was chosen to appear, but gladly went along with it.

[@christopherkerr1693]

That looks fantastic! 😂

[@JonYeo]

🎶 Defender of the Crown 🎵

[@simonhough]

what a bunch of muppets

[@difficultkunt4050]

I'd like to see a remake😊

[@dancostello6465]

The dumbest thing Prince Edward ever thought up. Edward almost collapsed the monarchy with this. Blame Edward.

[@MarkB-33]

Blame epstein more like 😂

[@richardtaylor2376]

Did Princess Anne's team have actual Walter Payton?????😮

[@carn9507]

Still so strange to see Superman and Lois Lane in this. I get Superman IV had such a low budget that they'd come over here to try use Milton Keynes of all places as Metropolis but still... Although they were reunited with Pamela Stephenson from Superman III. Supes awkward conversation with Lois about that blonde he boinked. :O

[@Wizard-uo4wj]

god help us f---king all

[@gregmark1688]

I wonder if anyone else noticed the theme from Defender of the Crown? Nice touch, I reckon. I didn't recognize the other tunes, but I'd be willing to bet they're all equally punny and clever and such. Why isn't your channel more popular? Do Brits just hate nostalgia or something?