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[@jeanlongsden1696]

the funniest Family Fortunes clip is ... "name a bird with a long neck?" the guy answered "Naomi Campbell"

[@charlenewoods1967]

🤣😂🤣

[@arthurvasey]

They also had a round where they had to name words beginning with Z - nobody got the last word, as it was XYLOPHONE!

[@BlameThande]

I heard it as "Name a bird with long legs" "Sharon Stone"

[@NickSmith-qx7qg]

I remember a question 'name a dangerous race.' Expecting answers like the grand national or the tt. The contestant answered 'the Arabs.'

[@Michael-kt6gi]

​@@NickSmith-qx7qgget locked up for that now

[@andybaker2456]

'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' is originally a British programme that has now gone global.

[@timg5011]

As is "The Weakest Link".

[@BlameThande]

Countdown on the other hand is originally French (and the French version is still going I believe), which is little known to most of its British watchers!

[@timg5011]

@@BlameThande Des Chiffres et Des Lettres?

[@1889jonny]

It was developed by Celador who are Dutch company

[@timg5011]

@@1889jonny Celador may be Dutch now, but they were founded in Britain in 1981. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celador

[@davidsmith8279]

8 Out Of 10 Cats does Countdown is absolutely hilarious. If you can somehow get it I highly recommend a few episodes. It's Countdown with comedians.

[@jurgnobs1308]

there are full episodes on youtube, they can definitely watch it

[@justcomments]

The language is a bit blue, though.

[@TheCaffeineKid]

RIP Shaun Lock. I went to his funeral.... that was a challenging wank.

[@josheldridge8546]

seconded. some people watch the original countdown because they wanna win a teapot of their own someday. those same people watch cats does countdown because they know how badly they would actually do on the show. i am some people. (somebody did try to do a US pilot of regular Countdown in the mid-1990s, regular civilians paired up with celeb team captains-- woody harrilson was one of them --but absolutely no numbers games. there's a lot of reasons why a pilot for a game show doesn't sell, and for US Countdown they tried to shoehorn in a lot of contemporary Typical American Game Show Things into a non-typical game, including a cash jackpot for spotting a nine-letter word and a sixty-second bonus round. that said, i personally am blaming the omission of numbers games for the sole reason why it didn't sell. wink martindale has a copy of it on his youtube channel if anyone wants to see it themselves)

[@TheCaffeineKid]

My reply was deleted I think. Obviously by someone who doesn't know Shaun's sense of humour and who need to watch Cats Does Countdown.

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

Countdown is on at about 2pm, and is mostly watched by retired people, so that's like someone on American TV saying "Jerkoff" to a bunch of 80 year olds 😂

[@sophieandwayne]

But there is countdown with cats

[@JohnOConnell]

Susie Dent, the word expert on Countdown, has notched up more game show appearances than anybody on British television, outlasting multiple presenters. She’s been on it every episode since the start in 1982.

[@watcherzero5256]

Close, shes been on it 5,000 times over 30 years, but theres actually been about 8,500 episodes. She doesnt appear in every episode.

[@ectopudding]

She actually started in 1992.

[@chojin6136]

Before Suzie Dent, Countdown didn't have a resident lexicographer

[@miff227]

does anyone remember the blonde one who did the letters before Carol Vorderman had her killed?

[@iainmorton7491]

The Crystal Maze you had to collect crystals by completing tasks, you then went into the Crystal Dome and had a set time to collect tickets that were blown about by a fan. The more crystals the longer you got

[@chojin6136]

Each one was worth 5 seconds, if memory serves

[@Shoomer1988]

If you want more then '8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown' is the perfect blend of maths, wordgames and side-splitting comedy.

[@alundavies1016]

“Hoar” is actually a pretty good answer! Though probably add the “Frost” bit on the end to avoid just sounding rude.

[@medic1627]

Richard O'Brien creator of The Crystal Maze, also wrote The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

[@helenbailey8419]

He is a New Zealander

[@101steel4]

​@@helenbailey8419he has duel citizenship. He was born in England.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Born in the UK but moved to NZ. There's a statue of him - in Riff-Raff costume from Rocky Horror - in his old home town of Hamilton, New Zealand.

[@necessaryevil3428]

👏​@GrahamMoore101

[@vanessaking4495]

He was born in Cheltenham

[@Beefadin]

Thanks to Michael McIntyre, Bradley Walsh actually got to meet Fanny Schmelar. It was as surreal as it was funny

[@JanetTruelove]

I watched that, it was brilliant. Love Bradders cracking up.

[@shauntempley9757]

When that name came up in The Chase, I was laughing so hard, not just to Bradley, but also thinking back to the total hilarious chaos that name caused at the Winter Olympics when she competed.

[@trevorphinnemore7439]

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[@funlovincop]

There's a type of family feud called Pointless, it's actually the opposite; the contestant has to give a correct answer than no one in the audience has said. It's quite fun!

[@RichardBarclay]

We used to have a clone of Family Feud but it was called Family Fortunes.

[@sillyface6950]

Pointless isn't like family feud/fortunes because its not two teams going against each other, its a selection of pairs.

[@susanashcroft2674]

Les Dennis one of the hosts of Family Fortunes used to say when a nervous contestant came out with some crazy answer 'If (insert crazy answer) is on the board I'll give you the money myself' 🤣

[@andybaker2456]

He was caught out at least once when the contestant's ridiculous answer was actually on the board!

[@YoloMenace001]

​@@andybaker2456there is this video with loads of funny moments and bloopers of uk game shows and it comes up atleast twice

[@susanashcroft2674]

@@andybaker2456 Well I guess you never know, so I hope Les paid up.

[@eclectica1]

@@susanashcroft2674 He did.

[@charlestaylor3027]

Hoar is a word for frost

[@wolfgangwilcox2323]

Since nobody else has explained it yet: The show “Eggheads” is a very standard Team vs Team quiz show, but the special gimmick is that the resident team the contestants go up against, the eponymous’Eggheads’, is made up of people who won other quiz shows, including one of the first Million Pound winners of WWTBAM, and two season winners of 15 to 1

[@charlestaylor3027]

The egghead Kevin has been World Quiz champion several times. His nickname is the "human Google".

[@Trebor74]

What about "The Great egg race" with professor heinz Wolff.?

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

The show "The Chase" is similar. A team against one quiz expert.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Ah okay! Thanks for explaining :)

[@charlestaylor3027]

@@jamesdignanmusic2765 I want an April Fool edition of the Chase where the chaser comes out and 4 of the eggheads are sitting there.

[@Rokurokubi83]

We have Family Fortunes, but it’s based on Family Feud which came first. Who Wants To Be a Millionaire is a UK creation.

[@philipround]

There's 'countdown' and '8 out of 10 cats does countdown'. The later being a comedy version of 'countdown' using a combination of some of the regular members of both 'countdown' and a comedy quiz show call '8 out of 10 cats'. Another good comedy quiz is 'would I lie to you'.

[@wolverine9787]

8 out of 10 cats does countdown Is amazing, Sean Lock was one of the best comedians to have done it. Can't really think of a way to describe other than hot tarmac and a vets flannel. Gone way too soon.

[@dzzope]

It's the Comedy Panel show version of countdown. RIP Sean. Guy was too funny

[@vilebrequin6923]

Please do Cats Does Countdown! It's hilarious!😅

[@dzzope]

@@wolverine9787 "That's a challenging Wank" 🤣 One of my fave ever, spur of the moment, off the cuff comments. So good

[@CirTap]

@@wolverine9787 WHAT? How did I not know he passed away? I'm outside the UK so I only watch these shows on YT. That's really sad to hear.

[@barneylaurance1865]

So the correct answer for the frost question is rime, but hoar is not a bad guess. Hoar frost is also a type of frost. Apparently the difference is that rime frost is from water droplets in the air that freeze on surfaces, while hoar frost is water vapour in the air that directly freezes on surfaces.

[@sharonealleyne9839]

I was now about to say this! Hoar!

[@markharris1125]

Ah, I already posted that hoar was a pretty good guess, but I couldn't think what the actual answer was. Rime, of course. Thank you. Not a blooper, though!

[@tamus41]

Maybe he was thinking of the Scottish coastal mist called haar

[@markpotter8280]

Learn something new every day😃

[@markharris1125]

@@tamus41 Another good point. I think we can all agree that it wasn't a blooper.

[@happyhedgehog6450]

Guy reacting to would I lie to you would do well on your channel. It's very funny and entertaining and there's lots of it.

[@botticellirejectbotticelli2668]

‘Hoar’ was right though.

[@paulqueripel3493]

Rime fits the second clue better than hoar. He said something about poet then stopped asking the question.

[@laserpanda94]

It wasn't right but it wasn't as bad an answer as they made out. Hoar frost is a thing but the correct answer was rime frost and the second part of the question (before it got cut off) mentioned poetry, no doubt in reference to The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Coleridge. You can tell the guy who buzzed realises his mistake after hearing Paxman end on the word 'poet'.

[@gmf121266]

There was a show in the 80s called blockbusters, consisting of a board with letters on. The player had to pick a letter and make a path across the board. One guy said he wanted "O". The gamemaster, a man called Bob Holness asked "Which O is another name for a multi celled lifeform? The guy replied loadly...ORGASM Bob" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Shoomer1988]

Can I have a P please Bob?

[@MikaIsDead]

When they brought it back in 2012, I went to a live taping. Nothing as good as this happened, but I remember the guy was one clue away from getting the blockbuster, and the question was, "Which RW was the reason for the extra bank holiday last year?" He didn't get it, and practically everyone in the audience started whispering "Royal Wedding" to their friends. Apparently, we were so loud that everyone on-stage heard us... except the guy answering 🤦🏾‍♀️ afterwards, the host made a joke about how he could practically hear people screaming the answer through the TV, and during the break, the entire audience got told off 😅

[@tilltab]

Check out Richard Osman’s House of Games. It’s so much fun!

[@user-ze5tu4ck1t]

One of the most hilarious outtakes was From Family Fortunes. When an Irish Contestant was Asked to Name a dangerous Race .he Amswerd. Arabs .The whole studio fell about Laughing. Think they meant The Grand National or FI .

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

He wasn't wrong though.....😂

[@user-ze5tu4ck1t]

@tamielizabethallaway2413 Ha Ha Ha yes 😄 😆.

[@macsmiffy2197]

My favourite quizzes are on Radio 4. Just a Minute has been going since 1967! They tried it on TV once, but it works better on radio.

[@keza92]

I used to like watching game shows, there are many more over the years which are not featured on this list which include Blockbusters, The generation game, Blankety blank, Give us a clue, It's a knock out, & more recent, the cube and Pointless, etc. The funniest still for me is Bradley Walsh with Fanny Chmelar 🤣 another was on family fortunes and the question was name a type of ache the person answered face ache 🤣 which is slang for a miserable ugly person 🤣 Family Feud was first in the US but Who wants to be a millionaire is British.

[@tonys1636]

Bradley met her quite recently and discovered that ITV had spelled her name wrong, it's Schemaller. He apologised but she said that no offence had been taken when she saw the English version, TV programmes are dubbed into German there.

[@sgtnubbings6501]

​@@tonys1636 I saw that and it was brilliant. It was on the Michael McIntyre show and they hijacked Bradley in his bedroom in the middle of the night and brought Fanny in to introduce them to eachother. The embarrassment from Bradley was hilarious as he's just laying there in bed it was a little surreal.

[@KitsyX]

The Crystal Maze was such a cool show… There’s a host that guides a team through a series of 4 themed zones, if I remember correctly… In each of the zones the team will take on a few challenge rooms, choosing a teammate and the type of challenge (like physical, mental, mystery or whatever)… The purpose being to collect crystals, which can be converted to time for the final challenge… But crystals can also be used to free teammates who are locked in challenge rooms (if they fail to get out of the room in time or if they trigger an automatic lock-in by failing a specific condition in a certain task)… So there’s a tactical element to how you use them too. It was a fun, adventure type show… pretty good theme song lol.

[@siangreenwoodx]

The Chase bloopers are some of the funniest gameshow bloopers ever, Bradley Walsh (the host) his laugh is contagious and he doesn't stop laughing. He is a comedian/actor.

[@Jamienomore]

Great Funny British Game Shows are, Would I Lie To You (WILTY), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Big Fat Quiz (Lots of Years).

[@WinstonSmith19847]

That mouse maze was just one of the tasks in the show there are many more, you would need a video all about The Crystal Maze to see what the show is about.

[@kp7032]

I used to prefer The Adventure Game to the Crystal Maze 😊

[@WinstonSmith19847]

@@kp7032 I remember that with the floor they had to cross and the plant that was an alien.

[@rayaqueen9657]

Scrolled a long time to find this!!! LOVED the adventure game! Uncle aspidistra 😂 and the terrifying VORTEX 😬 😄🧡

[@mervinmannas7671]

My late husband used to LOVE countdown and watched it religously. It consists of word rounds were you have to make the longest words using only the letters available, so the longest is a nine letter word which earns you double points, 18. the numbers are selected by the contestants and normally inc one large number 25,50,75 or 100 and 5 other small ones. Though they can choose any variety. As Lindsay guessed you then have to acheive the random top number useing any combination of those numbers, but only use the numbers once. If you want to watch a game show its a great one as there is no huge prize just the bragging rights of being the series champion.

[@janetramsdale4478]

The University Challenge contestant meant hoar frost as it fitted the description

[@reactingtomyroots]

Oh okay! This is why context matters 😂

[@PWdeBB]

Bradley Walsh has now met Fanny Schmelar on Michael McIntyre’s Big Show. That’s a hilarious clip to watch.

[@kathleenhyde771]

I was at the recording of that show and Bradley kept thanking Michael as he had the “best time of his life”

[@kimgrattage6049]

Saw that. Was hilarious as they woke him up in middle of the night when she came on his bedroom. Lol. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mikeoxlong4110]

Not really

[@kevanwillis4571]

'Who wants to be a millionaire?' was originally British.

[@stewedfishproductions9554]

Along with the Weakest Link...

[@LeeDavies-vy9fd]

crystal maze i used to watch when i was a child and used to be my favorite. basically you have to get the crystal to give you 5 seconds of time in the giant crystal shaped dome at the end and you & your team collect gold and silver tickets & u post them into a box and the more gold you get the better how ever the silver tickets of set the gold so for every silver u get u loose one gold. u need a certain amount of gold to get the win

[@Miss_Beehaven]

You need to go down the rabbit hole of Would I Lie to You - especially the Bob Mortimer (national treasure) clips - totally hillarious

[@ScubaFanatic60]

I love that show. Bob is hysterical!

[@Jimmy_Jones]

Qi is a great show (it's "Quite Interesting" with all the fun educational facts). We have a lot of game shows that are more about just being on the show and being funny than winning points. Another being 8 out of 10 cats does Countdown, and Would I lie to you. Another great one that is completely different but still runs on points is Taskmaster (celebrities compete to tackle random challenges).

[@greamepenney5947]

Nevermind the buzzcocks, and 9 out of 10 cats, and the classic show blankety blank.

[@deborahgabrilsen3691]

Look at a full episode of 8 out of 10 cats does Countdown, hilarious

[@NevermoreIQuoth]

Epically the "carrot in a box" clip.

[@nowhere982]

Because I'm old I remember Take Your Pick and Double Your Money. 😂😂

[@orwellboy1958]

Open the box!

[@juggler57]

I remember the golden shot

[@nowhere982]

@@orwellboy1958 remember Bob Danvers Walker with the gong during the yes/no bit ?🤣🤣🤣

[@user-gu2hk8sg1p]

Because I'm even older, I remember Take Your Pick and Double Your Money on Radio Luxembourg. I also remember "Have a Go Joe" on the BBC radio with Wilfred Pickles - "Give 'em the money Mable".

[@mrfill9999]

@@nowhere982 Bob was the off screen announcer. The man with the gong was Alec Dane

[@kathleenhyde771]

The Chase is my favourite, Bradley Walsh is a great presenter

[@katiperry8533]

The Crystal Maze was brilliant

[@CAL_IN_THESE_COMMENTS]

Miss that show

[@katiperry8533]

@@CAL_IN_THESE_COMMENTS it wasn't the same after Richard O'Brian left tho'

[@charlottehardy822]

And all the first 6 seasons are on KZbin 😊

[@davidcopplestone6266]

@@katiperry8533 I agree. Richard O'Brian made that show.

[@terricollins8450]

It has a cult following still

[@andybaker2456]

Countdown was the first programme to be broadcast on our fourth terrestrial TV channel (Channel 4) in November 1982. It's still going to this day. '8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown' is a humerous, adult version of the programme shown post-watershed (i.e., after 9pm)!

[@ScubaFanatic60]

Great show

[@nicholascarrington4202]

If you want to see something particularly funny, have look at 'Carrot in a Box' from '8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown'. Sean Lock against Jon Richardson.

[@ScubaFanatic60]

@@nicholascarrington4202master class from Sean.

[@Cleow33]

Carrot in a box = comedy gold.

[@g.g.baxter4868]

Crystal Maze was a classic 80's/90's TV show where you have various mini games to retrieve a crystal. Some were physical demanding, some were mentally challenging. The Arena was split into 4 areas, a spaced themed one, Aztec and two others i cant remember. If you failed to exit your mini game in time, you could be bought out with won crystals. So you either leave on time, with or without the crystal or get locked in, when you lost the crystal regardless of if you had retrieved it or not. The goal of winning crystals was to give you more time in the final area, where you stood in a massive fan that blew Silver and Gold tickets around you. The goal was to bank enough Gold ones to win the cash prize, any silver ones bank would be deducted from your Gold total.

[@micheletrainor1601]

The Coundown clock sound ( the music it plays as it counts down ) is actually one of the top pieces of music played at funerals in the 🇬🇧. We are a funny lot of people 😄. One of tge other most popular is Monty Pythons always look on the bright side of life song from The Life of Brian.

[@PeterDay81]

Would I Lie To You? Is great.

[@carolsandland2933]

Picking up on 2 of your comments during the video... Countdown is totally different to Wheel of Fortune. In Countdown you have to select 9 letters and make the longest word you can (you get 18 points for a 9 letter word). Then there are numbers rounds too. And University Challenge is nothing like Jeopardy. It's the British version of the old US quiz College Bowl where 2 teams of 4 people from different Universities compete to answer questions to accumulate the highest score and progress to the next round... ending with the top 2 teams battling it out in the final. As someone else said on here, try watching QI and Richard Osman's House of Games... They're really good

[@Iam_Stu]

Crystal Maze was a great show. Every room was a different puzzle with a different theme, some were physical challenges, some were logical puzzles etc and the teams had to pick a teammate to do each one and get the crystals from the rooms.

[@dukedex5043]

Almost all of the ones you see in the US are ones that started in the UK.

[@littlewoodimp]

Putting in a vote for Crystal Maze! Do read the instructions beforehand though. Richard O'Brien was an absolute gas , with Ed Tudor-Pole as my second favourite presenter (In the full knowledge that there will be 'opinions' on that 🤣)

[@FortisConscius]

Richard O'Brian (later Ed Tudor-Pole) gives a monologue at the start of each show that sums up the objective. It's deliciously lore-driven and the sheer visual and game variety is genius.

[@russellfrancis6294]

This was great fun to watch.

[@MrDon4343]

I believe with the Turkey clip he'd accidentally overheard the "chicken" answer and figured whatever it was, turkey would be a good response...

[@joannedickens2238]

Countdown is for clever people. Rachel Riley went to the same school as my niece. My niece is a super clever, just finishing a masters in English at St Andrews ( full of Americans, ) her girlfriend is American. I digress. Countdown is awesome. Xxx love you two. Thanks for reaching across the pond and enticing us. Enticed me, I’m in. More please. 🙏

[@markgibson3034]

I would like to see you compete against each other playing along with countdown.

[@rayeasom]

Countdown was the first program shown on the fourth domestic TV channel shown in the U.K. known as Channel Four, first aired in 1982. hosted by the legend that is Richard Whiteley. It has aired over 8,200 episodes.

[@Scrubber89]

Roy Walker’s Catchphrase was the best

[@brigidsingleton1596]

Who remembers "Goldenballs" hosted by Brummie comedian Jasper Carrott?😊

[@BlameThande]

Carrott really didn't need to work at that point either as he'd made a fortune off of his production company being responsible for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

[@chelliebellie4443]

Blanky blank with Terry Wogan and Les Dawson, so funny. Part of my childhood

[@ianvincent4911]

....and the late great Kenny Everett bending Terry's microphone.

[@chelliebellie4443]

@@ianvincent4911 oh man, yes! Kenny Everett, another forgotten legend. I remember the sketch with him as Rod Stewart 'Do you think I'm sexy?' with the blow up leopard print skin tight leggings

[@jeanlongsden1696]

the Crystal Maze is a team game. the idea of the game is to collect crystals from different rooms, to get 5 seconds in the Crystal Maze at the end for each crystal retrieved. there are 4 time zones that you go through ... Aztec zone, Medieval, Futuristic zone and Industrial Zone (the later series had other zones, Ocean zone and Eastern zone). there was a choice of 4 types games that you could play in each zone. they had Mental, Mystery, Physical and Skill. after doing all the zones, they would go to the Crystal Maze. which was a dome with fans blowing around tickets. the more tickets you could catch in your allotted time decided what your prize would be. the more tickets, the better prize. you guys should watch an episode on YT.

[@CaroleEvans93436]

It was like a multiple escape room challenge x

[@scorp77snake]

Seem to recall there were gold and silver tickets, gold added to the total score and Silver removed from the total.

[@CaroleEvans93436]

@@scorp77snake Yes and it was rare they got more gold than silver. The prizes were a bit 'meh'.....like a day rock climbing etc

[@sunfish1982]

Also you could use your crystal to buy players back if they got trapped

[@Moleoflands]

Still remember that legendary team that all got locked in and Richard is outside the last guy 'Would you like me to use your only Crystal to buy you out?' 🤣

[@jasoncallow860]

You should checkout "8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown"

[@MrMousley]

I love Only Connect The concept is quite easy .. and there are 4 rounds You are shown 4 things, one at a time, and you have to say what connects them You are shown 3 things , one at a time, and you have to say what the 4th thing is. You are shown a board with 16 words on it, and you have to put them into groups of 4. You are shown words or phrases with the vowels missing and you have to say what they are. Sounds easy .. but it's probably the hardest quiz on TV

[@bakersmileyface]

You should see some highlights of 8 out of 10 cats does countdown.

[@vernonallen3370]

University challenge is a quiz based knockout competition played between teams of students representing U.K. universities , the questions are usually of a high level of difficulty, including classic literature, the sciences, history, algebra, music and languages etc. We also have a high brow quiz show called Only Connect based on solving a variety of riddles and conundrums

[@mrfill9999]

University Challenge was derived from the US show College Bowl

[@what_im_eatin_uk]

Crystal maze is an extremely popular UK gameshow. You would play 3 games within a themed zone to try and win time crystals. These games are simple escape room type games that take 2-3 minutes to complete and are either physical, mental, skill or mystery in type

[@kakeup]

There is a tv channel in the UK called "challenge," which just plays 24/7 game shows back to back.

[@susanashcroft2674]

Blockbusters with Bob Holness and Bullseye with Jim Bowen are on there.

[@MegaWayneD]

The UK version of Family Feud is called "Turkey"... 😁

[@clarkeysam]

Dan on the Tenable clip (uranus) is my mate! I never knew he was on the show! He's a really good guy.

[@robinpalmer126]

There are some great blooper video's just of The Chase, I've spent hours laughing at them :)

[@cjam191]

My family were on British family fortune twice 😅🤣

[@lesh4357]

Another funniest Family Fortunes answer is ... "name something a blind man would use ?" Answer - A SWORD ! And yeah - "name a bird with a long neck?" the guy answered "Naomi Campbell" Who Wants to be a Millionaire is British. One of the people who developed it was comedian Jasper Carrot. The Chase is also British which has gone global. I think Mark Labbet (The Beast) does the US version as well. Anne Hegerty (The Governess) does the Aussie version as well as the UK. Many game show formats have crossed the Atlantic in both directions.

[@gilledwards9302]

The concept of 'Countdown' is pretty easy to grasp and it's good TV. But there's a much more entertaining version called, '8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown'. I'd love to see your reaction to both those shows.

[@AutomaticDuck300]

Family Feud was invented first in the US in 1976. It was brought to the UK in 1980 but we named our version Family Fortunes because it was thought that “feud” sounds too confrontational and we wanted something more friendly sounding.

[@daniellcruikshank7922]

The name wasn't the only thing that changed, the rules were changed as well

[@proudofyourroots9575]

Who wants to be a millionaire?=British. The Weakest Link=British . Eggheads=British. Countdown=British . University Challenge=British. The Chase=British

[@AUmica01]

letters and numbers (countdown) was created in france​@@proudofyourroots9575

[@sgtnubbings6501]

​@@proudofyourroots9575Countdown actually = French. Was based on the French show "des chiffres et des lettres" translating as simply "Numbers and Letters".

[@JeffTaylor-tr7my]

@@proudofyourroots9575 University Challenge started in 1962 "is derived from US program "College Bowl" started in 1953.

[@timhanna40]

Fun fact for ya both the short guy Warwick Davis was an ewok in the movie store wars return of the Jedi

[@jurgnobs1308]

8 out of 10 cats does countdown is amazing. countdown is an old, traditional gameshow. 8 out of 10 cats is a comedy show. and 8 out of 10 cats does countdown is the comedians doing thr gameshow from Countdown. amazing.

[@philipc2025]

Check out compilations of 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown clips. Absolutely hilarious. Rachel Riley and Susie Dent who you saw in the Countdown clips are on the show in the same roles.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Adding to the list! :)

[@roberthindle5146]

Especially "Carrot in a Box" and Sean Lock's observation of Rachael Riley's skiing outfit.

[@betagombar9022]

I love watching Countdown in the mornings while having my cuppa before work. I'm not too good at it , especially the maths!! but I did get a 9 letter word recently ⭐😂

[@barrygage2176]

Check out “Would I lie To you,” especially the episodes with Bob Mortimer! You shall die laughing! 🤪🤪🤪

[@atiminthailand4531]

Awew you should react to Crystal maze! The old ones are the best! Soo cheesy it's brilliant! And bullseye! Bullseye is a brilliant bit of 70's TV and some very strange but brilliant contestants

[@user-gv9kc7il3m]

Watch would I lie to you, hilarious.

[@WandaWitch2800]

Yes especially Bob Mortimer

[@TerranSol]

If you want to do countdown I recommend '8 out of 10 cats does countdown'. It's very funny and retains the original format.

[@janolaful]

Family fortunes was invented by a famous comic bob monkhouse , the presenter of crystal maze wrote the rocky horror show, Warwick Davis on tenable played a ewock in all the star wars films. 😊

[@rayaqueen9657]

Bob Monkhouse!!!! All time greatest old school entertainer! You're thinking of Celebrity squares though no?

[@sarahclapp505]

Thank you for the laughs this Sunday ❤❤❤❤

[@reactingtomyroots]

Hope you had a great weekend, Sarah :)

[@sarahclapp505]

@@reactingtomyroots YES 100% MY KIDS❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@greygreen5610]

the first clip with the word wanker. you have to bare in mind there is whats called the watershed on british tv, no rude or swear words before 9 pm

[@hypsyzygy506]

Countdown is definitely a child-friendly show, shown in the afternoon and popular with students.

[@stewartbrodie1720]

That's why the first time it came up, it didn't make it to broadcast ... they were all just about keeping a straight face until Gino Corr also announced the same word. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZiliYOLiL16jdU

[@boggleboggle100]

What happened to Fanny Schmeller!!!!.???? The greatest blooper ever😂😂 find It on the Chase. Bradley Walsh had no chance!!!😂😂😂😂

[@philipmorris9154]

Brilliant Watch! Well Done.

[@user-gt2ud2gw9e]

Yes quite a few of our roads were laid down by the Romans 2000 years ago, and in the modern era they've been adapted into freeways. The winding country lanes (that you often see in videos) were originally cart-tracks. Today in cities, street names without much meaning are awarded to new developments, but in more rural areas, names of roads and towns can originate way back in either Anglo Saxon times, or (up north) from their Viking period. Scottish and Welsh names originate from Celtic and you need to be a scolar of their cultural background to get anywhere with understanding their history which was also far less documented. All the town names that were shipped out to the US, - all can be translated into their original meaning.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

*scholar* (as in school / schooling) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤔🇬🇧❤️🙂🖖

[@sueKay]

Countdown is good, but there's an even better version of it called 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, which is where comedians take over the Countdown studio. It's pretty unhinged but so much fun.

[@Kainlarsen]

I'm so glad that Catch Phrase was in there twice, and that last one was the 'Snake Charmer' bit. :D I loved that show as a kid.

[@sammykat85]

You got to watch 8 out of 10 cats does countdown, hilarious and big fat quiz of the year 😂

[@iandrew6347]

Great video

[@TonyHedges]

You don't know about 8 ut of 10 cats does countdown? Its the fusion of a comedy panel show and countdown, its all over the internet you guys are gonna love it....

[@catherine2110]

So funny 😂love you two,

[@Dazza5007]

Crystal maze is excellent a must watch look it up guys

[@FortisConscius]

It's pretty unique. Few gameshows stand out like the format of the Crystal Maze.

[@iandrew6347]

Bullseye , 3,2,1 and blockbusters 😂

[@Lloyd-Franklin]

Thanks for that Bully. I'll have a P please Bob.

[@sarahclapp505]

Blockbuster with my NAN great memories ❤❤❤😓😓😓😓

[@claregale9011]

Can I have a p please Bob 😅.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

"Here's what you would've won!!" Oh lor!!

[@ponceontheheath]

Some of my favourite Family Fortunes answers: Q: Name a dangerous race. A: The Arabs Q: Name a job a Dog does. A: Slave Q: Name something a blind person might use A. A sword Q: Name a bird with a long neck. A: Naomi Campbell Q: Name an occupation where you need a torch. A: A burglar Q: Name a song with moon in the title. A: Blue Suede Moon Q: Name something that flies that doesn't have an engine. A: A bicycle with wings Q: Name something you might be allergic to. A: Skiing Q: Name a famous bridge. A: The bridge over troubled waters Q: Name something you open other than a door. A: Your bowels

[@GWaites]

You definitely need to watch a full episode of the crystal maze

[@macsmiffy2197]

You can still play the game in London even though it’s no longer on TV. My daughter and her partner did it last year. They loved it.

[@stevehartley7504]

Countdown began in 1982 and has been going every Monday to friday since It's a 9 letter Scrabble and maths quiz

[@jillosler9353]

We love our Quizzes! They range from simple to extremely difficult and appear on various TV Channels. Many are now 'daytime repeats' but some are still going strong.

[@erikbehaeghel]

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is original British

[@markharris1125]

I think the guy answering the question about frost was pretty spot on - hoar frost is that feathery type of frost you get when there's a lot of vapour in the air and it condenses on a surface that's already frosty - it's 'sticky-out' frost. But then Paxman said 'archaic word for a poet' which rules out hoar. Don't see why it's a blooper though - just a premature guess. What is the answer, by the way?

[@baronmeduse]

The buzzer covered it a bit, but he said: ''archaic word for a poeM'. It's 'rime' which is also freezing surface fog.

[@markharris1125]

@@baronmeduse Oh, of course. (Slaps forehead.) Thanks!

[@adamjackson2835]

In case no ones has explained it for you, countdown, you get a random chosenly combination of nine letters and you have to make the largest word you can within 30 seconds then you choose a random selection of numbers ranging from 1-9 and 25 50 75 and 100 then given a number amd you have 30 to use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to reach said number

[@bblair2627]

"Name a dangerous race..." 😂