Fun House

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== Broadcast ==
== Broadcast ==

Revision as of 23:53, 13 February 2007

Contents

Host

Pat Sharp

Co-hosts

Two cheerleading twins called Melanie and Martina Grant

Voiceover: Gary King

Broadcast

Scottish Television for ITV, 24th February 1989 to 1999

Synopsis

Gunge = Good?

Two teams of two play three gungy games to win points. After each game they are asked a question worth more points. After the third game it's the Fun Kart grand prix, a race around the studio where they can earn lots and lots of bonus points. This section would be good, were it not for the fact that the karts go at around 2mph, seemingly. Also, if there was any way of balancing the distance given that the red kart always had the inside lane all the way round other then a foot-and-a-half disadvantage at the start, we'd love to know what it was.

Pat Sharp in front of the Fun House

Fun House = Fun?

At this point the winners go into the Funhouse, by far the best bit of the show where they can win some fabulous prizes. They have two minutes in order to collect the fifteen prize tags hidden around the various obsticles. Each person can only collect three tags before they have to come out, tag the other player and they do the same.

One of the prize tages is the Power Prize. Picking the Power Prize means that, after answering a general knowledge question correctly, they win a distinctly good prize of an action holiday whatever.

It's better-than-average ITV kiddie fare. Usually quite entertaining and the Funhouse was very cool.

Key moments

In the final jackpot question, one pair of kids were asked "Name three kinds of emergency service". The children replied: "Police, Ambulance... and the A.A". No, they aren't really the fourth emergency service.

Inventor

Credited as (deep breath): Based upon the USA TV series "Fun House" produced by Stone Television in association with Lorimar Television and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic TV distribution. Phew!

Theme music

By David Pringle and Bob Heatlie.

"It's wacky! It's fun! It's cr-a-a-a-zy! It's outrageous!
"Fun House... it's a whole lot of fun, prizes to be won,
It's a real crazy show where anything can go.
Fun House... it's a quiz, it's a race, a real wacky place,
Use your body and your brain if you wanna play the game!"

Trivia

Brilliantly, a pilot for an adult-orientated version hosted by ex-Page three stunna Linda Lusardi was filmed. One of the contestants was noneother than Carol Smillie, presumably filmed just before she started on Wheel of Fortune.

Web links

Classic Kids TV fan page

Ryan Vickers' page

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