You Bet! - A Retrospective | Documentary

[@officialbackintheday]

With the 2024 reboot of You Bet just around the corner (albeit only 2 episodes), I thought this would be a great game show to take a look back at. What are your memories of this show? Any favourite challenges? Let us know in the comments below. Enjoy everyone - hard at work on the next video now 😁

[@ExpoAviation]

At least it's not going to be hosted by the Walshes...

[@robertfrancis8514]

You bet reboot confirmed for 7th December 24 at 8:15 pm

[@neiluk2006]

Very disappointed the iconic 90s theme tune was not included in the new version.

[@barryaldridge1113]

Gosh I remember You Bet with Matthew Kelly and it was an awesome Saturday night viewing. The 1990s were a great time for it.

[@nathdogg1985]

Absolutely. What a time to be alive!

[@devils58reds59]

Yeah it was nowadays it’s just repeats on tv same films every year

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

I still revisit the, "you bet" uploads on KZbin every now and then. I loved that show as a kid. I'd watch it at my grandparents on a Saturday evening. Such a great show.

[@racheljames7]

Same here. Saturday nights. Grandparents house. It didn't get better than that. Me and Grandma wpuld watch some Saturday night telly, whether it was this, or Gladiators, or Stars in ther Eyes, and then we'd watch a Biblical Epic, or Star Wars, or a Catherine Cookson.

[@MagicKillerClub]

I often mention this show to people and they can rarely remember it. Was a big part of my youth, and always used to enjoy the re-runs shown on Challenge. Great little documentary, thanks for the effort you put into these.

[@wolfeflambe]

I remember the Brucey You Bet Rap he did at the end of each episode. Do you wanna bet on it? You bet! Well you’d betta get on it? You bet! So don’t fret, get set are you ready? You bet! Classic Forsyth.

[@upkaarbharadia]

This guy doesn't miss 👏🏽 Another huge staple of my childhood weekends relived in incredible detail. Thank you!

[@Ellthom]

Literal memory unlocked, I forgot about this show completely until I saw this video pop up on my feed :D

[@TheHopperUK]

me too! I used to love this so much

[@synaesthesia2010]

Place your bets now!!!

[@stevenmcguinness4751]

I’m the opposite, for years I remembered the show, but no one else did. Eventually I started to believe I’d imagined it 😂

[@suhail45678]

Same here. With soo many series, no idea why it left our memories.

[@InitialP_Photography]

I didn't even know Brucey hosted it, and I grew up on this on Saturday nights with MK!

[@stingersplash]

Nothing beats 90s Saturday night TV. You Bet was definitely a favourite from ITV with Big Break my favourite on BBC 1.

[@officialbackintheday]

Big Break has one of the best theme songs of any game show! I'll definitely be covering that on the channel in the future :)

[@racheljames7]

​@@officialbackintheday Fantastic! Loved Big Break. Jim Davidson was great, and the trick shot guy who's name escapes me was ace. Do Stars in the Eyes too please!

[@racheljames7]

90s Saturday night telly. Absolutely 100% the best. You're absolutely spot on.

[@Bungle-UK]

@@racheljames7John Virgo

[@bentucker2301]

Snookering you tonight 😊

[@kami3000]

Wow - Thank you for giving 'Wetten, dass...?' and the hosts Elstner/Gottschalk so much credit! I didn't know the show had international copies. Normally it's the German TV that copies US and UK shows. 'Wetten, dass..?' was THE show to watch growing up in the 80s and 90s. It was such a huge thing when absolute top of the tops world stars like Michael Jackson, Madonna or Take That visited the show. Since the show was produced by German, Austrian and Swiss national TV stations, the show was shown in all 3 countries simultaneously. Imagine having like 6 channels and 3 show the same show. But that's how it was and it was great.

[@KirkRedgate]

Oh I remember You Bet. I was born in 84. I loved growing up in the 90s. We had the best TV shows ever.

[@markpartridge7425]

I was also born in 84, feels like the perfect childhood when it came to tv

[@richardhoffmann179]

Yeah, another one here. I loved You Bet!

[@steveparryadventures4185]

I loved this show as a kid. Fantastic trip down memory lane

[@officialbackintheday]

Thanks for watching :)

[@DarylLewis]

Excellent video - thanks so much for this. My childhood memories flooding back. I can’t believe the footballer missed that open goal after all his excellent skill in the build up!

[@officialbackintheday]

Yea that was so heartbreaking :( Unbelievable talent!

[@bantamNeil12]

Remember You Bet growing up and was a Saturday night staple for the family....Remember Matthew Kelly, Bruce Forsyth and Darren Day presenting it over the years and am so pleased it's back soon even if it's only for two episodes...Great video and insight into a British Saturday night favourite...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@officialbackintheday]

Thanks for watching :) They certainly don't make Saturday night television like they used to!

[@bantamNeil12]

@@officialbackintheday absolutely spot on...Sat nite viewing now is almost embarrassing tbh...Gone are the days of shows like You Bet where all the families watching would get involved from their living rooms trying to guess who'd complete their challenges and whi wouldn't!!!...Sat night used to be a family TV 📺 night when I was growing up (Born in 1979) in the 80's and nineties but now it's non existent almost...Kudos to u on you're content my friend 👏🏻👏🏻

[@officialbackintheday]

Thanks a lot! My hope with this channel is to help people relive those amazing times when you and your family would all gather around the TV to watch an amazing show together. Thanks so much for watching :)

[@lloydyboy8829]

I had completely forgotten about Don’t Try This At Home! Great video!

[@officialbackintheday]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed!

[@easzylongy4949]

You bet was definitely my favourite Saturday night show along with Noels hous party when i was growing up, great time for tv in that era nothing compares these days.

[@MarkGraham-f9m]

Great memories of a time that can never be repeated

[@dcarbs2979]

What a great show this was. One of the most memorable challenges was the guy who served an egg breakfast with a JCB. Incredible precision and skill.

[@markpartridge7425]

This has got me feeling super nostalgic about watching Saturday night tv with my mum and dad when I was a kid, I miss those days so much. Kids today will never experience the whole family together taking part in these great shows.

[@officialbackintheday]

And this is exactly why I make videos for this channel, to make people feel that nostalgia, that longing for the past when life was simpler and times were good. Thanks for checking out the channel mate, glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@neilholmes8200]

I used to love watching this when I was a kid!

[@Sn0wc4t]

Childhood favourite, this one. :) A couple of standout challenges :- A Frisbee challenge that was deliberately sabotaged by the production crew. So they could stitch up an arachnophobic Pat Sharp with a Tarantula based forfeit. A helicopter based challenge that featured "Mikey" from Interceptor. Along with the chopper from that show with the running man logos covered up. An Army Drill Team that tried to complete a blinfolded routine while being judged by a Navy Drill Officer. The Army failed the challenge, with a wry grin from the Navy Officer and a grimace from the Army Sargeant. You just knew those poor sods got beasted to hell and back when they returned to barracks!

[@SpudgunStreams]

@@Sn0wc4t There's a couple of times the producers tinkered with things. The one that most comes to mind was a BMX half pipe challenge. He was breezing through it so they asked him to make it look a bit harder. Stop and take a couple of breaks. Have a drink. Just don't make the last challenge of the series look too easy.

[@JohnSmithShields]

I think Matthew Kelly's jackets deaerve a documentary of their own.

[@burkezillar]

And hair. Don't forget the hair.

[@shawbag11]

I really miss Saturday night game shows like this. We just don't get shows like this anymore

[@officialbackintheday]

Couldn't agree more. Glad to see You Bet returning though even if it is just for two episodes!

[@flamadiddler]

I was on YouBet in the 90’s. Had a fantastic time. 2 nights in the Heathrow Hilton. And I raised the grand sum of £6 for charity.

[@officialbackintheday]

Wow! What was the challenge that you were undertaking on the show?

[@jonmacneil1350]

I remember going to primary school, maybe ten years old, and talking to school friends about You Bet contestants 😂

[@Zomerset]

I loved You Bet. Fond memories of watching this show. I never knew Bruce Forsyth was a presenter, but I agree that Matthew Kelly was great.

[@postRMO]

This is genuinely bringing back things I never remebered I saw.

[@alexeibourdan9316]

You Bet could be revived in perpetuity. The format is perfect.

[@Eastlygod]

On the Matthew Kelly bandwagon, stars in their eyes would also make a great retrospective. Just want to say how much i enjoy your videos, very well researched and such a nostalgia trip for a guy in my late 30's!

[@racheljames7]

I really enjoyed this show as a kid. Matthew Kelly was so fun. You should do Stars in Their Eyes next! Saturday nights just arent the same any more. Thank you so much for bringing the memories back.

[@D1Snr]

This period of Saturday night tv was a golden era for me. I was 10 in 1992 and still remember You Bet. It was the days before Sky/Cable and there seemd to be something refreshing about having only 4 channels to choose from. Saying that, shows like You Bet would last 2 episodes nowdays

[@IrishKeshiHead]

an iconic challenge i remember fondly was a firebreather who had to use his firebreathing to burst 200 balloons in 2:00. hopefully the renewed series would be great to have back.

[@alondonview7685]

Thank you for this video, you have brought back so many memories.

[@Cars_Dogs_Cats]

Great channel. Imma stick around and put my feet up on the couch and binge.

[@officialbackintheday]

Thanks - hope you're enjoying the videos :)

[@Steero1983]

Loved this nostalgia trip.. having been a contestant in Series 9 myself! Thank you for a great retrospective, and here's hoping the small reboot is successful!

[@manicpanic4486]

Such great content... enjoy these videos mate 👍

[@officialbackintheday]

Thanks a lot, glad you're enjoying the videos :)

[@danielstanley4921]

Cracking video. One of my favs 90s shows you bet. Just takes me back. Glad it’s coming back, just hoping itv don’t muck it up.

[@nickwall2497]

Loved this show as a kid

[@brianfinlay756]

another thing I liked was that the music at the end of the challenge was different depending on if they where successful or not. If they passed it would play as normal. If they failed the last note would be out of tune. It was a nice touch

[@PSYmonSez1985]

What a well made video. Great commentary. Subbed!!

[@officialbackintheday]

Thanks a lot for the sub! :)

[@synaesthesia2010]

This was peak Saturday night and it's a show I wish they would bring back

[@officialbackintheday]

It's coming back for 2 special episodes at the end of this year apparently!

[@blackbearish]

Bruice Forsyth hosted just about everything. and I remember this show. it was bloody wonderful!

[@riceracing3184]

I fooking loved this programme 😍

[@bernierose719]

I loved you bet glad it’s making a come back

[@nfresh777]

My uncle worked for itv as an engineer for 40 years with them, he actually designed the system that collected the votes

[@officialbackintheday]

That's awesome. I bet he's got some great stories of working there for such a long time!

[@ProserpineGaming]

The Matthew Kelly era was my favourite by far too.

[@ChrisD123]

Great documentary - I could hear your passion coming through. I forgot how fun You Bet was, I was possibly a little too young to truly appreciate it for most of its run, but I always enjoyed Matthew Kelly's warmth and good-natured humour. He's a great presenter.

[@steventhompson3268]

You Bet! will return to ITV this year.

[@Ned.1274]

Who remembers Brucy's little you bet rap? Do you you wanna bet on it? well you bet etc! Brucy was an absolute lege of UK entertainment

[@RandomnessTube.]

A quality show it sums up the best of 90s Saturday night tele Kelly was the best host the thing I always liked was the size of the staging and studio.

[@tightropewalkergirl6485]

I genuinely only remember Matthew Kelly hosting this, although the years Matthew was hosting was probably the era I was actually watching TV at the time as I was in college/Uni

[@officialbackintheday]

Yea same for me. My memories of this show have always been the Matthew Kelly era and a bit of the Darren Day era. The Bruce Forsyth episodes are great though - definitely check them out!

[@Embracing01]

Same here. I was looking through some old TV listings the other day from about 1989 and was surprised to see it mention You Bet presented by Bruce Forsyth. Not only didn't I not know it was originally presented by Bruce Forsyth but I didn't know it started in the late 80s, I only seem to remember it from about 94 onwards.

[@SpudgunStreams]

2:53 and 15:00 Dominic O'Brien gets everywhere and his was one of a few challenges done on both Wetten Dass and You Bet. Dominic was also on Noels House Party once for the Big Pork Pie segment where he admitted despite being a memory champion, he once forgot to pick up a friend from the airport. The dinner table truck over a ramp, and I'm assuming the candle flickering in front of a speaker, is another example of challenges being done on international versions.

[@KyleRDent]

I miss this kind of reality telly. Now it's mostly eating creepy crawlies and seeing who can waft fake tears from their face the fastest.

[@EdgyNumber1]

Russ Swift, the Montego stunt guy, was awesome!

[@burkezillar]

Most memorable moment for me on You Bet! was some fella, blindfolded, could identify the car just by feeling the head rest. He didn't win.

[@MagnumSkyWolf]

I loved this show as a kid

[@dove_sv]

Our rival horse riding stable did one of the challenges in the Matthew Kelly era. The challenge was to identify X amount of horses by only looking at their feet (each horse was behind a partition that only showed the bottom 6 inches or so). Everyone at my local stable was incredibly scathing about it because a) we were kids and therefore more impressed by the more daring stuff on the show; and b) we felt it wasn't very impressive. If you work at a stable, you pick every horse's hooves daily, so yeah, you see a lot of feet and know who they belong to! Nonetheless, they did complete the challenge, and until I saw this video, I had completely forgotten about the whole thing! :)

[@jamestoney6108]

Totally remember the guy throwing golf balls and the candles next to the speakers whilst listening to music challenges

[@YunoYudu97]

God I remember watching the reruns on Challenge TV

[@cgtnetwork]

You bet was fab ❤ fantastic telly on a Saturday night

[@pagrant]

I just hope the 2024 You Bet does not flop

[@BridgLondon]

Dear God! I was the Eurovision contestant during an episode in 1992. It was a very long day of rehearsals before the actual show, with the production team using dummy questions. I kept mistiming my entry on to the stage. On the first rehearsal I was way too slow and I was still shuffling across the set well after the music had stopped, Matthew Kelly yelling "Hurry up!". Second time out, I bolted across the stage like an Olympic 100 metre runner - also wrong! Great fun though.

[@officialbackintheday]

Wow that's amazing - thanks for commenting and hope you enjoyed the video! I wonder, do you still remember all of those songs and their placements in the song contest?

[@BridgLondon]

Possibly! Not so hot on recent stuff though 🤣

[@officialbackintheday]

I bet that knowledge is still in there somewhere! Thanks so much for commenting :)

[@Skreezilla]

weird i have no recollection of this show......... odd.... did it not get like replayed over the 90s? it feels like a show i would have loved. :(

[@TheBeird]

Oh yeah I remember this I used to watch it Blindfolded 😮

[@UKProgRock]

Two special episodes as a kinda backdoor pilot perhaps? Would be cool.

[@mb2000]

Is it me, or did the people doing the memory challenges nearly always pass on one part and come back to it to up the tension? And I never knew Bruce Forsyth hosted You Bet, always thought it was Kelly and Day.

[@dcarbs2979]

He used to pretend to add up the scores himself at the end.

[@sarahfields288]

I remember the Teabag crane challenge, don't know why but that is all I remember. Great show.

[@proximusmania]

I loved Matthew Kelly on this show! Brucie was always fantastic but his return to the BBC was best for everyone.

[@That_Ifrit_Guy]

One of those shows I would catch bits of but rarely get the whole thing, differently something I'm tempted to go and watch one of these days now tho

[@EportChris]

Matthew Kelly is the man. I remember they were filming at Hooton Park in Cheshire for a challenge when we were 8 or 9 years old (early to mid 90's). Can't remember what it exactly entailed but they had a helicopter there (unsure if this was part of challenge or used for filming) but when they wrapped....we got a chance to have a short flight in it round the airfield!!!! Too much nostalgia watching this video 😍

[@DanielLorey]

The Matthew Kelly era was my personal fave. Those celebrity yes/no voting things are burned in to my memory 😂

[@louispks]

I remember the boy who could guess every car by its rear lights.

[@leewhite2195]

The couple of fellas who could identify vehicles by the clunking sound of the doors was impressive.

[@DankerTVTimeCapsule]

well now we know the new 2 part pilot season starts in just 3 weeks.

[@Sluetch90]

I remember seeing the Matthew Kelly version but it wasn’t something I was massively into.

[@jackhadroom4540]

It's a pity more of these episodes aren't available.

[@sodor_dan-da-man]

Watched this the first time round mainly the Matthew Kelly era which to me is the best. My favourite challenges I remember were the ones where the pilots from treasure hunt used their helicopters. One was open champagne and pour a glass the other was the auto rotation into a designated zone

[@stonecoldmark316]

Loved you bet and still watch the reruns nowdays . I know its coming back but knowing itv nowdays they will sadly ruin it .

[@sg-zd8eb]

You bet they will.

[@ExpoAviation]

I really liked You Bet! I must admit though that my timeline was off slightly as like you I regarded the Matthew Kelly era as the shows peak but I thought it finished a few years later than it did, I don't think I even watched the Darren Day version :/

[@leonardharverson8660]

You can almost picture/hear Alan Partridge in the backdrop of this documentary. Right down to Meryl Streep bailing on her You Bet appearance (eerily reminiscent of Raquel Welch standing-up Partridge for Knowing Me, Knowing Yule).

[@12345gerrard]

Heres a fun fact here! actually ITV did bring you bet back as a new show called "wanna bet!" With Steven Mohan as a solo host. And it didn't stay on the ITV player for long! But did happen!

[@nigelkthomas9501]

I thought you might’ve mentioned the young boy who identified London Underground lines on Harry Beck’s iconic map. He was brilliant!

[@ModelsExInferis]

I'd forgotten all about this! I spent most of the time these kinds of things were on watching sci-fi like the various Star Treks so a lot of these programmes passed me by. Can't say as I've seen any of the Brucey ones, but I do remember some of the Mathew Kelly episodes as I was a big fan of his back then, having grown up with him doing children's TV. I don't think I'd watch it now, especially if the back-stabber-in-chief is involved, I've lots more Tokusatsu to watch! It does go to show that these companies have run out of ideas if they're re-hashing old gameshows. Just a note on the lad who was paralysed on Wetten Dass?. The car that he failed to clear was actually driven by his dad, who was absolutely devastated, as you would be. Thankfully there was no bad blood. Saw that on one of Nick Crowley's darkest TV videos, well worth a watch!

[@briansergeant]

You Bet! was basically the UK version of the German TV institution that was Wetten Dass?! minus the big name musical performances and the odd appearance of an international A or B lister. The difference was that You Bet! lasted an hour on ITV1’s Saturday night while Wetten Dass?! took up at least 3 hours of ZDF’s Saturday night schedule because WD?! also doubled up as a talk show too!

[@leethomas2155]

I was a huge fan of this show... It was a Saturday night highlight and far far better than the crap that's on TV now. Sadly, my enthusiasm of its return was dashed when l heard Holly Willoughby was co presenting and that it's only going to be 2 episodes. I'd happily re-watch all the classic episode reruns once a week as I've forgotten a lot of the outcomes to the challenges.

[@SinkyYT]

Noel's House Party should still be running today!

[@officialbackintheday]

Definitely! Not sure if Noel would be up for hosting it again but it would be great to see a similar show return!

[@timberjoy1978]

I loved this show. Kelly was the best host... looking forward to reboot. I always thought mulhern would be a natural host for it but unsure about Holly... but pleased it's getting an airing....

[@Buffalo31]

Can't believe that the show was going in other countries 😮. Why have they not been showed here?

[@gregcarter-v4t]

You Bet is now ruined by TV host Holly Willoughby the queue jumper when seeing the queen laying in state, does everyone remember that?

[@Frostie3672]

Saturday entertainment was just so much better back then, noel's house party being my favourite. What have we got now, strictly come dancing, gawd, I'd rather watch paint dry!

[@jimbo573]

It's funny that everyone remembers Matthew Kelly as presenter when he only hosted 3 out of 8 series The creative challenges were really different and memorable. Decades before KZbin would allow ordinary people to showcase their unusual talents.

[@postRMO]

I want to be back in the 90s

[@oddsandwindsocks5905]

As Bruce is a legend, Matthew was the best on this show , shame how things went wrong for him

[@YoshiTubeTheBigBrotherFan]

Your voice is so calm, I wonder if Your gonna Do Big Brother UK documentary? If you don't, I'm fine with it!

[@officialbackintheday]

I don't really know too much about the more recent Big Brothers but I watched the first few series when they aired. There are definitely Big Brother-related videos on my list though!

[@YoshiTubeTheBigBrotherFan]

Okay

[@Lloyd-Franklin]

I recall when the show You Bet! faced competition from another program titled Don't Try This at Home.

[@Lloyd-Franklin]

I really miss the 90s.

[@OvercookedOctopusFeet]

@12:09.. It's NOT Barry 'Mckewen"... it's Barry McGuigan!!

[@officialbackintheday]

Haha, I knew I had probably pronounced that name wrong! Thanks for the correction :)

[@Dim4323]

Also can you do Stars in their eyes With different hosts Including matthew kelly era.

[@Bungle-UK]

The Brucie rap at the end of the show was always very cringe. I loved this show - as a kid the challenges all seemed amazing.

[@251TheMechanizedSingfantry]

Loved the Matthew Kelly era. Also, wasn't that Dominic guy who memorized the cards the world memory champion or something?

[@DankerTVTimeCapsule]

A full season run looks already commisioned. just came out today.