I saw Don Estelle, in his 'Lofty' costume, under a small marquee in Basingstoke town centre, singing 'Rhinestone Cowboy' An unsold pile of cassettes on a trestle table. One of the most brutally tragic things I've witnessed
Funny how most of the alumni from the 60s satirical boom later became involved in utter shit like this. And this channel is gold, showing us how crap the past was, love it.
I went to Beaulieu Motor Museum as a child in the eighties and I'm still haunted by that Outspan-mobile. It's like some citric acid fueled episode of The Prisoner.
'Please Mr Frost, I just want to go home, I haven't been home in so long I can't remember what my family look like and my 2 weeks of Annual Leave from work expired 7 months ago'
When I was 6/7 Ultra Quiz was the most exciting thing on TV. This lot turning up has been my holy grail. It's every bit as fantastic, exciting and boring as I remembered. A show that lured you in 1000 people, all the B and C listers you could want, barking mad carnage, and then ends up on 16mm film abroad doing a pub quiz in a lift.
Just one video this month, cos I was absolutely riddled with Covid, which is why my voice is wrecked. I'm much better now, thanks for asking.
I saw Don Estelle, in his 'Lofty' costume, under a small marquee in Basingstoke town centre, singing 'Rhinestone Cowboy' An unsold pile of cassettes on a trestle table. One of the most brutally tragic things I've witnessed
I love that this gloriously expensive show looks like a cheap infomercial all the way through. Some achievement that.
Funny how most of the alumni from the 60s satirical boom later became involved in utter shit like this. And this channel is gold, showing us how crap the past was, love it.
The heads in the sand section from
Ah all the sights of LA, like the famous drive through Burger King.
Stu Francis and Cannon & Ball - the line up from hell.
Jimmy on the train with the kiddies
The Outspan car was always in the local carnivals back in the 80s
Hockey player henchwomen was a novel idea, very st Trinians
I bloody LOVED this show as a kid
I went to Beaulieu Motor Museum as a child in the eighties and I'm still haunted by that Outspan-mobile. It's like some citric acid fueled episode of The Prisoner.
'Please Mr Frost, I just want to go home, I haven't been home in so long I can't remember what my family look like and my 2 weeks of Annual Leave from work expired 7 months ago'
I mean, in Gyles Brandreth's defence, he did quit being an MP because he found Tory voters to be so utterly revolting.
David Frost really went the full Alan Partridge in this.
Message from my brother - “has the guy who does the Barrymore videos done any on Noel's house party?”
When I was 6/7 Ultra Quiz was the most exciting thing on TV. This lot turning up has been my holy grail. It's every bit as fantastic, exciting and boring as I remembered. A show that lured you in 1000 people, all the B and C listers you could want, barking mad carnage, and then ends up on 16mm film abroad doing a pub quiz in a lift.
10:25
I was a 16 year old idiot in 1984. How can it be that I have absolutely no recollection of this? Has dementia set in?
It probally cost them more than £10,000 just to travel everyone taking part to all the places in the world Each episode combined though.