ITV Saturday Evening 01.06.1996 - 'Man O Man' with Chris Tarrant
This tacky gameshow was like Blind Date's embarrassing and uninhibited younger sister, but it's not a dating show! Presented by Chris Tarrant, who's been a dab hand at presenting and smutty or anarchaic shows undeterred, like the adult version of "Tiswas" in the early eighties, "OTT" and "Tarrant On TV" which showed outrageous TV clips from around the globe. To be fair, Tarrant makes an ideal host here, as he takes it all in his stride, neither crude or saint-like. It was in an age of "Girl Power", where in the media, it was becoming allowable for women to get the upperhand over the men.
"Man O Man" began in 1996, with this faux-tropicana set starring a boisterous audience of hot-blooded women, but not exactly to "Chippendale"-like levels. This clip features the first round of the contest for men to impress the female audience, and the swarm of gorgeous female models, non-dateable of course. This was merely to find the most attractive man on all fields, not just looks. However having looks helps in this first round, which is both the worst and most memorable part of the show, the first impressions round. So all 10 men stand with a swimming pool behind them. If you're an average Joe or have a face that could break a mirror, then you're in trouble! The men who are saved for the next round are kissed by a different model, but the unlucky 2 are teased, then pushed into the pool. Arrrgggh! Feel sorry for those guys!
Also, one of the models featured in the clip who pushes one of the guys, you may know as glamour model Nell McAndrew, probably most well known for appearing in ITV's first ever series of reality show of living it rough in the Australian jungle, "I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here" in 2002.
The later rounds consisted of more of the remaining men's personalities coming through to impress the women. The show was a moderate success, and the format was taken from a European show, but didn't match the original's success. The second elimination round was personality, then "party-piece", "chat-up lines" and another cringeworthy moment being having to undress to their undies in the final 'hunks in trunks' round. After all that, the prize they are given is a real cheap token of manhood...a motorbike? If I was voted the most desirable man in the local vicinity, I would would wanting a prize that "gives back" to reward my radiant splendour.
Showing posts with label 1996. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1996. Show all posts
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Monday, 8 February 2010
The Night "Guinevere" Broke Down on The National Lottery
The National Lottery Live - 30/11/1996
Remember when the live National Lottery Draw was a hour-long extravaganza with the bells and whistles, before the 10 minute economy branded 2000s version? Mini-games, challenges and music acts all took place under the bright lights of "National Lottery". Wll here's a memorable segment presented by our old friend Bob Monkhouse, after much musings with the audience, and a "random" member of the audience to press the "button" to initiate the start of the balls...er, the rolling of the balls...er..when viewers at home will soon know if their numbers come up. Alan Dedicated, the "voice from above" announcer, is almost close to climaxing as the balls are about to get drawn...nothing happens! The lottery ajudicator looks at the back of the machine, because that's how it really starts, not the button on the far away platform.
Monkhouse does well dealing with the situation, being the consumate professional that he is. He even steals a line from Reeve's and Mortimer's catchphrase from then, quite new gameshow "Shooting Stars", which was "We really want to see those fingers!". This clip shows the show having to end as "Casualty" was looming. The show came back later, after "Casualty". Oh, what joy it was.
"The National Lottery Live" show began in 1994 and finished or rather, evolved in 1998, to "The National Lottery Big Ticket". The show was first presented by Noel Edmonds and co-presnted sometimes by former Blue Peter presenter Anthea Turner, and the other notable of course being Monkhouse. The show was built up quite brilliantly by the wondrous appearance of psychic/astrologer Mystic Meg. She appears at the end of the clip, with much jokes about Meg having predicted the breakdown. Yeah, the case is out on that one. Mystic Meg, with her ever so creepy, weirdly attractive voice would tell us, as she corresses her crystal ball, "I see a carpenter, of middle age" etc. She would also predict perhaps a workplace winning big, and what star signs could be lucky this week.
Remember when the live National Lottery Draw was a hour-long extravaganza with the bells and whistles, before the 10 minute economy branded 2000s version? Mini-games, challenges and music acts all took place under the bright lights of "National Lottery". Wll here's a memorable segment presented by our old friend Bob Monkhouse, after much musings with the audience, and a "random" member of the audience to press the "button" to initiate the start of the balls...er, the rolling of the balls...er..when viewers at home will soon know if their numbers come up. Alan Dedicated, the "voice from above" announcer, is almost close to climaxing as the balls are about to get drawn...nothing happens! The lottery ajudicator looks at the back of the machine, because that's how it really starts, not the button on the far away platform.
Monkhouse does well dealing with the situation, being the consumate professional that he is. He even steals a line from Reeve's and Mortimer's catchphrase from then, quite new gameshow "Shooting Stars", which was "We really want to see those fingers!". This clip shows the show having to end as "Casualty" was looming. The show came back later, after "Casualty". Oh, what joy it was.
"The National Lottery Live" show began in 1994 and finished or rather, evolved in 1998, to "The National Lottery Big Ticket". The show was first presented by Noel Edmonds and co-presnted sometimes by former Blue Peter presenter Anthea Turner, and the other notable of course being Monkhouse. The show was built up quite brilliantly by the wondrous appearance of psychic/astrologer Mystic Meg. She appears at the end of the clip, with much jokes about Meg having predicted the breakdown. Yeah, the case is out on that one. Mystic Meg, with her ever so creepy, weirdly attractive voice would tell us, as she corresses her crystal ball, "I see a carpenter, of middle age" etc. She would also predict perhaps a workplace winning big, and what star signs could be lucky this week.
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
BA-BEH BA-BEH!
paul shane pebble mill you've lost that loving feeling the whole song
Watch if you dare!
This is the whole act in all it's horrid entirety. The backing singers are terrible, the accompanying singer is terribly trying too hard amongst all this. Paul Shane gives us his version of the song, and you know what, he really looks like he's putting all his heart into it here. Nobody delivers BABEH-BABEH like he does, you can give him that.
I wonder how much you could pay him to sing Amy Grant's early 90's hit "Baby Baby"? I don't think there would be a single dry eye in the audience.
I always have a good laugh at this. So bad it's good! I was seriously compelled not to put this in my music genre, because I can imagine someone searching through the music section going "The Pogues..yep..Depeche Mode...yep...Jimmy Hendrix...yep...Paul Shane...no, just NO. It would've been too cruel to put it in the Comedy section, so here it is, in Light Entertainment, and anyhow, Paul Shane is a very versatile performer, in acting, Pantomine, singing and dancing.
You may know Paul Shane mostly as Ted Bovis in the 80's comedy sitcom "Hi-De-Hi". Damn, he's a good singer.
Watch if you dare!
This is the whole act in all it's horrid entirety. The backing singers are terrible, the accompanying singer is terribly trying too hard amongst all this. Paul Shane gives us his version of the song, and you know what, he really looks like he's putting all his heart into it here. Nobody delivers BABEH-BABEH like he does, you can give him that.
I wonder how much you could pay him to sing Amy Grant's early 90's hit "Baby Baby"? I don't think there would be a single dry eye in the audience.
I always have a good laugh at this. So bad it's good! I was seriously compelled not to put this in my music genre, because I can imagine someone searching through the music section going "The Pogues..yep..Depeche Mode...yep...Jimmy Hendrix...yep...Paul Shane...no, just NO. It would've been too cruel to put it in the Comedy section, so here it is, in Light Entertainment, and anyhow, Paul Shane is a very versatile performer, in acting, Pantomine, singing and dancing.
You may know Paul Shane mostly as Ted Bovis in the 80's comedy sitcom "Hi-De-Hi". Damn, he's a good singer.
Brass Eye's Chris Morris, Clearly Taking the P*ss on Early Morning ITV Topical Discussion Show
The Time The Place, Chris Morris
This is the first edition of the Chat Shows genre, showing you classic and obscure clips from classic and obscure UK Chat Shows from the past. And we begin with a gem. Chris Morris, quite known as the presenter of faux-news programme "The Day Today" at the time of 1996, jostles with "The Time, The Place" presenter John Stapleton, calling himself Thurston Lowe, a supposed academic. The discussion topic is about "Are British Men Lousy Lovers?".
Morris, who clearly loves to give the system a good jolt, and takes a satrical take, perhaps drubbing the of so-called experts who turn up, on these type of shows, but a wonderful break from the norm. He gained much of a reputation, of fooling people and celebrities into believing in his projects, as seen in the future "Brass Eye". In his inane banter, he tells of how the Saxons serviced Roman women from Italy, the absurd notion that the Greek mythical creature The Minotaur, was also regarded as a four-legged breast by Brits...oh, just watch the whole clip!
"The Time, The Place" was ITV's answer to the BBC's "Kilroy" located in an early morning loke post-9am, 9.25am, say. The show ran from 1987 to 1998, while "Kilroy" steamed on until 2004. These type of shows now feel rather stuffy compared to the likes of "Vanessa" and "The Jeremy Kyle Show", but they did so at the time compared to US chat shows, with obvious comparisons to "The Jerry Springer Show". The shows itself could be interesting, but it lacked bite, otherwise it would've been on late-night TV, probably Channel 4, and some of the subjects felt rather drawn out.
This is the first edition of the Chat Shows genre, showing you classic and obscure clips from classic and obscure UK Chat Shows from the past. And we begin with a gem. Chris Morris, quite known as the presenter of faux-news programme "The Day Today" at the time of 1996, jostles with "The Time, The Place" presenter John Stapleton, calling himself Thurston Lowe, a supposed academic. The discussion topic is about "Are British Men Lousy Lovers?".
Morris, who clearly loves to give the system a good jolt, and takes a satrical take, perhaps drubbing the of so-called experts who turn up, on these type of shows, but a wonderful break from the norm. He gained much of a reputation, of fooling people and celebrities into believing in his projects, as seen in the future "Brass Eye". In his inane banter, he tells of how the Saxons serviced Roman women from Italy, the absurd notion that the Greek mythical creature The Minotaur, was also regarded as a four-legged breast by Brits...oh, just watch the whole clip!
"The Time, The Place" was ITV's answer to the BBC's "Kilroy" located in an early morning loke post-9am, 9.25am, say. The show ran from 1987 to 1998, while "Kilroy" steamed on until 2004. These type of shows now feel rather stuffy compared to the likes of "Vanessa" and "The Jeremy Kyle Show", but they did so at the time compared to US chat shows, with obvious comparisons to "The Jerry Springer Show". The shows itself could be interesting, but it lacked bite, otherwise it would've been on late-night TV, probably Channel 4, and some of the subjects felt rather drawn out.
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Still One of the more Bizarre Eastenders Storylines...
Eastendes: Joe goes mental when he hears about Pat's accident
Joe Wicks (Paul Nicholls) become one of the central characters of Eastenders in 1996, and this clip is a small branch of what he got up to. He only lasted for a year in the soap. Maybe that was just enough, as the character was pretty much exhausted by then. He's a schizophrenic runaway, who's arrived in Albert Square to find his father, David Wicks (Michael French). Living with suffering mum Lorraine Wicks (Jacqueline Leonard). His behaviour becomes increasingly bizarre, as his room has been graffitied with writing by himself, and is covered in newspaper articles, talking about aliens and UFO's, an issue he was obsessed by.
Joe Wicks (Paul Nicholls) become one of the central characters of Eastenders in 1996, and this clip is a small branch of what he got up to. He only lasted for a year in the soap. Maybe that was just enough, as the character was pretty much exhausted by then. He's a schizophrenic runaway, who's arrived in Albert Square to find his father, David Wicks (Michael French). Living with suffering mum Lorraine Wicks (Jacqueline Leonard). His behaviour becomes increasingly bizarre, as his room has been graffitied with writing by himself, and is covered in newspaper articles, talking about aliens and UFO's, an issue he was obsessed by.
Sunday, 13 December 2009
Youtube Gameshows Sweepstake
GOING FOR GOLD! Ahem, Episode
You can't help but sing along to that theme, can't you? "Going for Gold" has been recently resurrected by Channel 5 in 2009. The theme song has stayed intact but no Henry Kelly, and no international contestants! Instead presented by John "News At Ten" Suchet and some female dollybird named Alex Kramer, a former presenter of the embarrassing ITV Play era. They have an extra add-on programme, looking for viewers money in someway or other. Anyway, the original "Going for Gold" is still the best, ran from the 80s to early 90s (1987-1992). Those classic buzzer sounds, the ticking of the time whittling down, Kelly was the perfect host.
"Win, Lose or Draw" episode starring an Unknown Johnny Vegas
Luckily or not, some poor sap managed to record the episode that featured a young Johnny Vegas, or shall we say Michael Pennington, and some of the Vegas charm is there, and tells us he's looking into doing stand-up. Presented by the now-invisible Bob Mills, with "he's a right old laugh" Kris Akabusi, Bucks Fizz tease Cheryl Baker, the spunky Yvette Fielding and It Ain't Half Hot Mum's Windsor Davies representing the celebrity boy and girl teams.
ITV's "Golden Shot" 1970 Intro
ITV's "Golden Shot" was a terribly simple but legendary gameshow lasting from 1967-1975, most of it's tenure having been presented by Bob Monkhouse, as in this clip from 1970. The aim of the game was to aim a crossbow at an exploding target located in the middle of an apple, with various backdrops. The first round would consist of the contestant ordering the blindfolded TV cameraman via phone box in the studio, to fire at the right spot on the wall. After that, it was up to the contestant to control the crossbow through 7 rounds, then in later years, 4 rounds.
You can't help but sing along to that theme, can't you? "Going for Gold" has been recently resurrected by Channel 5 in 2009. The theme song has stayed intact but no Henry Kelly, and no international contestants! Instead presented by John "News At Ten" Suchet and some female dollybird named Alex Kramer, a former presenter of the embarrassing ITV Play era. They have an extra add-on programme, looking for viewers money in someway or other. Anyway, the original "Going for Gold" is still the best, ran from the 80s to early 90s (1987-1992). Those classic buzzer sounds, the ticking of the time whittling down, Kelly was the perfect host.
"Win, Lose or Draw" episode starring an Unknown Johnny Vegas
Luckily or not, some poor sap managed to record the episode that featured a young Johnny Vegas, or shall we say Michael Pennington, and some of the Vegas charm is there, and tells us he's looking into doing stand-up. Presented by the now-invisible Bob Mills, with "he's a right old laugh" Kris Akabusi, Bucks Fizz tease Cheryl Baker, the spunky Yvette Fielding and It Ain't Half Hot Mum's Windsor Davies representing the celebrity boy and girl teams.
ITV's "Golden Shot" 1970 Intro
ITV's "Golden Shot" was a terribly simple but legendary gameshow lasting from 1967-1975, most of it's tenure having been presented by Bob Monkhouse, as in this clip from 1970. The aim of the game was to aim a crossbow at an exploding target located in the middle of an apple, with various backdrops. The first round would consist of the contestant ordering the blindfolded TV cameraman via phone box in the studio, to fire at the right spot on the wall. After that, it was up to the contestant to control the crossbow through 7 rounds, then in later years, 4 rounds.
Saturday, 12 December 2009
Youtube Soaps Sweepstake
1st Episode ever of Coronation Street, 1960
Absolute brilliance uploaded here. Whoever uploaded this should get a gold star. Stars a very young Ken Barlow, along with such greats like Elsie Lappin,
Florrie Lindley & Elsie Tanner.
Brookside Half Episode from 1991
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq-jGVaGkz8
A wedding takes place between Sammy & Owen. rom November 1991. Also features Brookside favourites Sinbad, Mike & Frank Rogers. Episode begins with a bizarre coversation about having a preference for "little fat frogs". Marvellous!
Peggy & Pat, FIGHT!
Classic moment from 1996. A serious conflict between pocket rocket Peggy Mitchell ("Carry On" films star Barbara Windsor) and undefeated heavyweight Pat Butcher(Pam St. Clement), but by god is it unintentially hilarious! Glasses are thrown and slaps are exchanged in a stilted, almost sportmanship manner. Non-sensical running to the doorbell ends the scene!
Absolute brilliance uploaded here. Whoever uploaded this should get a gold star. Stars a very young Ken Barlow, along with such greats like Elsie Lappin,
Florrie Lindley & Elsie Tanner.
Brookside Half Episode from 1991
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq-jGVaGkz8
A wedding takes place between Sammy & Owen. rom November 1991. Also features Brookside favourites Sinbad, Mike & Frank Rogers. Episode begins with a bizarre coversation about having a preference for "little fat frogs". Marvellous!
Peggy & Pat, FIGHT!
Classic moment from 1996. A serious conflict between pocket rocket Peggy Mitchell ("Carry On" films star Barbara Windsor) and undefeated heavyweight Pat Butcher(Pam St. Clement), but by god is it unintentially hilarious! Glasses are thrown and slaps are exchanged in a stilted, almost sportmanship manner. Non-sensical running to the doorbell ends the scene!
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