Rod Hull and Emu on Bullseye Christmas Special (23rd December 1984)

[@deanoanderson8502]

Rod Hull, what a star!!

[@BumbleBee-gf2tm]

Seeing the look of panic on Jim’s face 😂

[@BluetheFortune2006]

He really knew what was coming for him!

[@DCI-Frank-Burnside]

The eyes said "Ohhhhhh, not that prick"

[@seamusmccarron6861]

Emu smelt blood

[@juliethompson1786]

What a Christmas that was. Band Aid at number one. I was 12 and remember it vividly.

[@jamesleon5985]

I was 12 too !!! It was an awesome Christmas 🎉

[@raaaaasable]

Brilliant 😊

[@didgerb72]

That's my ex deputy head teacher Miss Harris. She scored over 90 plus in the 101 6 dart final. Eric Bristow just looked stunned lol.

[@wetleyrocks3092]

Just left school and the build-up to Christmas was still prevalent

[@BlossomgirlMil]

Rod hull was my great great uncle he died a happy life with my grandad by his side till death❤ I’ve heard stories about him and emu I even did a presentation on him in my school and I’m only 13

[@carlodonn8983]

Does your family stay in contact with his children?

[@brianbrian6202]

He fell off his roof!

[@mci6830]

He made a lot of folk laugh and still does. Legend.

[@johnpeschke8230]

Sei einfach stolz auf deinen Urgroßonkel!

[@brianbrian6202]

@@johnpeschke8230 For you Tommy, zee war is over!

[@darrennobbs3488]

Rip rob hull and enu

[@stanmonzon5788]

Emu went for Bowen’s meat and two veg!

[@MiniOilSlyk]

This is like Mars colliding with Pluto.

[@JimmyJimmyEnglish]

I was 6 and would have watched this at my nans.. RIP Emu

[@revivedfears]

I was a little blobba spunk just comin oot me fatha

[@54spatula]

@@revivedfearsand in that blobba spunk was you, swimming like mad and ye made it.

[@revivedfears]

@@54spatula I did! Weird since I'm a terrible swimmer.

[@scorchx3000]

Man, I remember watching this episode as a kid. Probably a rerun though, I was only 2 in 1984.

[@jiffcat]

Smashing, fantastic, super!

[@MartinAgnew-pk4sy]

I love seeing tony laugh priceless

[@MultiVince95]

Sunday 23rd December 1984

[@apusapus71]

Assault as entertainment. Sadly hilarious.

[@simonloveless8924]

I bet Jim was surprised that Rob and Emi the bird coming on Bullseye.

[@SpewChoob]

Jim is panicking. You know it's going to kick off when Emu's about.

[@markhill4526]

At the time of sam fox recording the song, there were was plenty of talk going round that it wasn't her singing the song. This eventually puts that rumour to bed.

[@davestar4718]

Jim bowen was a bully, so its great to see him terrified of a puppet

[@54spatula]

Three people. Rod, Hull and Emu.

[@FTY13]

And in Australia we had an ostrich children's character. Ozzie ostrich went from 1971 through to the late 90s

[@BluetheFortune2006]

Hmm... Ossie Ostrich of Hey, Hey it's Saturday i reckon?

[@FTY13]

@@BluetheFortune2006 Yes I edited my comment . Absolute legend the guy doing Aussie was one of the best .

[@mhurst4317]

Theres a documentary on here about Rod Hull that touches upon that

[@gilgamesch901]

👍👍👍❤

[@robloxplayer007]

Question: what was the episode?

[@matthwe3468]

🤣🤣🤣

[@phillipphillippson8456]

Was Emu just an act or did Rod Hull deliberately attack people with Emu.

[@BluetheFortune2006]

He was seen as just an playful comedic act, i don't see Rod Hull ended up playing him in a opposite take lol

[@Cool2BCeltic]

Was this not the show during an offscreen moment that Eric Bristow threatened to knock Hull out? Rod Hull didn't know how to calm down and his behaviour did genuinely exasperate as well as offend the people he appeared on television with.

[@BluetheFortune2006]

I'm pretty sure that was in the last year's special (the real one that was transmitted, not a adult parody made by the VT team) that Eric Bristow was about to punch Rod Hull during his act with Emu, by falsely claiming that he and Emu groped everyone, especially towards the fans and kids, i really don't know if this also happened in this special.