Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow

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== Host ==
== Host ==
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[[Richard McCourt]] and [[Dominic Wood]]
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[[Richard McCourt|Dick]] & [[Dominic Wood|Dom]]
==Co-host==
==Co-host==
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Melvin O'Doom, Ian Kirkby, Lee Barnett (as the Prize Idiot), [[Dave Chapman]] as various characters, [[Steven Ryde]] (producer/Bogies commentator)
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[[Melvin Odoom]], Ian Kirkby, Lee Barnett (as the Prize Idiot), [[Dave Chapman]] as various characters, [[Steven Ryde]] (producer/Bogies commentator)
== Broadcast ==
== Broadcast ==
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CBBC Channel, 31 August 2002 to 11 March 2006
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CBBC Channel, 31 August 2002 to 11 March 2006 (5 series)
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BBC One, 20 September 2003 to 17 December 2005
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(simulcast on BBC One, 20 September 2003 to 17 December 2005, and on BBC Two, 7 January 2006 to 11 March 2006)
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BBC Two, 7 January 2006 to 11 March 2006
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as ''Comic Relief in Da Bungalow with Dick and Dom'', BBC One, 7-11 March 2005 (4 episodes and 1 compilation in 1 series)
   
   
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== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
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This is a game show that is a totally new format. There are no bits nicked from other shows, probably due to the fact that no other shows revolve around bodily functions. Six kids visit "Da Bungalow" and play games to win Bungalow points and prizes.
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This is a game show/weekend morning show that was a totally new format. There are no bits nicked from other shows, probably due to the fact that no other shows revolve around bodily functions. Six kids (known as 'Bungalow heads') stay at "Da Bungalow" over the weekend and play games to win Bungalow points and prizes. In between random sketches, cartoons, competitions and appearances from forgotten 80's TV personalities. 
Games include:
Games include:
'''Bogies'''
'''Bogies'''
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Dick and Dom try to shout the word Bogies louder than the other in a random place.
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Dick and Dom try to shout the word Bogies louder than the other in a random place such as a library or museum.
'''Creamy Muck Muck'''
'''Creamy Muck Muck'''
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Kids throw slop all over each other. Normally has a theme - on one occasion it was [[Hard Spell]], but renamed Muck Spell.
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Kids throw slop all over each other. Normally has a theme - on one occasion it was [[The Crystal Maze]], but renamed The Crystal Muck.
'''Eenymeenymackerackararidominackashickapoppadickapoppoompomstick'''
'''Eenymeenymackerackararidominackashickapoppadickapoppoompomstick'''
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Dick and Dom stick faces on to the back of people's clothes without them noticing. The intellectual equivalent of Britney Spears.
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Dick and Dom stick faces on to the back of members of the public's clothes without them noticing.  
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There are lots of others, changed frequently, but those are the most famous.
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There were lots of others, changed frequently, but those are the most famous.
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This adds up to a "funny" (cough) show.
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Bungalowheads with the most points often won games consoles and DVD players. Losers won forfeit prizes such as bags of air and cheese sandwiches.
== Key moments ==
== Key moments ==
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The episode where they had a fire alert and had to stop transmitting.
The episode where they had a fire alert and had to stop transmitting.
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Chaos.
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A caller named Charlie Nunley rang the show to play one of the games but wasn't on the right channel.
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A caller on the phone named Charlie Nunley rang the show to play one of the games but wasn't on the right channel:
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<div class="video"><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0_TAY05sMn4?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0_TAY05sMn4?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br/>''By the time "Digital Switchover" happens, he would know what the CBBC Channel is.''</div>
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<div class="video"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jNRlZPf2nos?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jNRlZPf2nos?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>''We've only got 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.''</div>
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[[Melvin Odoom]] dressing up as [[Carol Vorderman]] for [[Countdown|Countmuck]]. Imagine the outrage if it'd been the other way round&hellip;
== Catchphrases ==
== Catchphrases ==
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Bungalow points win prizes!
Bungalow points win prizes!
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GOGOGO! (in Creamy Muck Muck)
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Go go go go go! (in Creamy Muck Muck)
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== Theme music ==
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Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra
== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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Some of the shows feature cult celebrities in the background, including on one occasion [[Knightmare]]'s Hugo Myatt.
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Some of the shows feature cult celebrities in the background, including on one occasion [[Knightmare]]'s Hugo Myatt. The house rule of "no celebrities" was subverted for a week of Comic Relief specials in 2005, and broken for a celebrity Bungalowhead in the final series.
   
   
The first two series were broadcast only on the CBBC Channel with a Saturday edition and a Sunday edition. From Series 3 to the first half of series 5, the Saturday shows were simulcast on BBC One and the CBBC Channel, with the Sunday episodes remaining on the CBBC Channel only. The second half of series 5 was moved to BBC Two.
The first two series were broadcast only on the CBBC Channel with a Saturday edition and a Sunday edition. From Series 3 to the first half of series 5, the Saturday shows were simulcast on BBC One and the CBBC Channel, with the Sunday episodes remaining on the CBBC Channel only. The second half of series 5 was moved to BBC Two.
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== Videos ==
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The five 'co-hosts' (see infobox) would all work together again on [[The Slammer]]; Kirkby and Ryde remained with CBBC, and would make merry again in the 2020s [[Crackerjack]] revival.
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<div class="video"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2Mq-tUBUtQU?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2Mq-tUBUtQU?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>''It takes a great deal of mental skill to play DC Harry Batt's Interrogation Game...and Ian Beale off Eastenders hasn't got it.''</div>
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== Videos ==
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<div class="video"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nGnUcxc6G1Y?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nGnUcxc6G1Y?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>''The final series of the show saw many a memorable game show spoof to keep us UKGameshows folk happy. Here's Strike it Mucky...''.</div>
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<div class="video"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wGqbGvDDjTE?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wGqbGvDDjTE?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br/>''The final closing moments from the last ever show.''</div>
==Merchandise==
==Merchandise==

Revision as of 01:40, 30 October 2021

Contents

Host

Dick & Dom

Co-host

Melvin Odoom, Ian Kirkby, Lee Barnett (as the Prize Idiot), Dave Chapman as various characters, Steven Ryde (producer/Bogies commentator)

Broadcast

CBBC Channel, 31 August 2002 to 11 March 2006 (5 series)

(simulcast on BBC One, 20 September 2003 to 17 December 2005, and on BBC Two, 7 January 2006 to 11 March 2006)

as Comic Relief in Da Bungalow with Dick and Dom, BBC One, 7-11 March 2005 (4 episodes and 1 compilation in 1 series)

Synopsis

This is a game show/weekend morning show that was a totally new format. There are no bits nicked from other shows, probably due to the fact that no other shows revolve around bodily functions. Six kids (known as 'Bungalow heads') stay at "Da Bungalow" over the weekend and play games to win Bungalow points and prizes. In between random sketches, cartoons, competitions and appearances from forgotten 80's TV personalities.

Games include:

Bogies Dick and Dom try to shout the word Bogies louder than the other in a random place such as a library or museum.

Creamy Muck Muck Kids throw slop all over each other. Normally has a theme - on one occasion it was The Crystal Maze, but renamed The Crystal Muck.

Eenymeenymackerackararidominackashickapoppadickapoppoompomstick Dick and Dom stick faces on to the back of members of the public's clothes without them noticing.

There were lots of others, changed frequently, but those are the most famous.

Bungalowheads with the most points often won games consoles and DVD players. Losers won forfeit prizes such as bags of air and cheese sandwiches.

Key moments

The aforementioned Creamy Muck Muck, where Dick and Dom get more involved than the kids do.

The episode where they had a fire alert and had to stop transmitting.

A caller named Charlie Nunley rang the show to play one of the games but wasn't on the right channel.


By the time "Digital Switchover" happens, he would know what the CBBC Channel is.

Melvin Odoom dressing up as Carol Vorderman for Countmuck. Imagine the outrage if it'd been the other way round…

Catchphrases

Bogies!

Bungalow points win prizes!

Go go go go go! (in Creamy Muck Muck)

Theme music

Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra

Trivia

Some of the shows feature cult celebrities in the background, including on one occasion Knightmare's Hugo Myatt. The house rule of "no celebrities" was subverted for a week of Comic Relief specials in 2005, and broken for a celebrity Bungalowhead in the final series.

The first two series were broadcast only on the CBBC Channel with a Saturday edition and a Sunday edition. From Series 3 to the first half of series 5, the Saturday shows were simulcast on BBC One and the CBBC Channel, with the Sunday episodes remaining on the CBBC Channel only. The second half of series 5 was moved to BBC Two.

The five 'co-hosts' (see infobox) would all work together again on The Slammer; Kirkby and Ryde remained with CBBC, and would make merry again in the 2020s Crackerjack revival.

Videos


The final closing moments from the last ever show.

Merchandise

The Dirty Norris Files (video) | (DVD)

Web links

BBC Dick 'n' Dom Page

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