Catchphrase
Catchphrase Logo, (1986 - 1992)
Format	Game show
Created by	Stephen Radosh
Presented by	Roy Walker (1986 - 1999) Andrew O'Connor (1994) - (Family Catchphrase) Nick Weir (2000 - early 2002/late 2002 - 2004) Mark Curry (2002)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	17
Production
Producer(s)	TVS (1986 - 1992) Action Time for Carlton (1994 - 2004)
Running time	30mins (inc. comms)
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV
Picture format	4:3 (1986 - 2000) 16:9 (2001 - 2004)
Original run	12 January 1986 – 23 April 2004

Catchphrase was a game show based on a short lived American game show of the same name. It ran on ITV in the United Kingdom between January 12, 1986 and April 23, 2004, it was originally hosted by Irish Comedian Roy Walker who presented the show until 1999 when it was announced on Channel 4's The Big Breakfast, by guest presenter Phil Jupitus who said that Roy Walker has decided to leave the show to make things better before been given the chop by the producers of Catchphrase, as the show was being revamped for the millennium. Roy Walker directs here. ... Andrew OConnor is a British actor, comedian, magician, television presenter and executive producer. ... Nick Weir is a British entertainer. ... Mark Curry (born 27 August 1961 in Stafford) is an English television presenter. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Carlton Television is the United Kingdom Channel 3 (ITV) licensee for London and the surrounding areas from 9:25am every Monday to 5. ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... 4:3 is a ratio. ... The 16:9 aspect ratio (also known as widescreen) is an aspect ratio that is 16/9 or 1. ... is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Catch Phrase was a syndicated U.S. game show which ran from September 1985-January 1986. ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the documentary about Jerry Seinfeld, see Comedian (film). ... Roy Walker directs here. ... This article is about the British television station. ... Lockkeepers Cottages, in Old Ford Lock, used as the studio for The Big Breakfast The Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 each weekday morning from 28 September 1992 until 29 March 2002. ... Phill Jupitus (born 6 March 1962 in Newport, Isle of Wight) is an English comedian. ... Roy Walker directs here. ... A millennium (pl. ...

Walker left Catchphrase in 1999 & was replaced by Nick Weir, who presented the show from 2000 until early 2002. In 2002, ex Blue Peter presenter Mark Curry, presented a daytime version of the show for one series from June 24 until December 19, 2002 But Nick Weir returned for the final primetime series, transmitted from November 24, 2002 to April 23, 2004, according to the Radio Times magazine, although the it was fimed in 2002. Nick Weir is a British entertainer. ... Mark Curry (born 27 August 1961 in Stafford) is an English television presenter. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Current Radio Times logo Radio Times is the BBCs weekly television and radio programme listings magazine. ...

It was originally made by TVS at their Northam studios in Southampton. The show was subsequently moved to their Maidstone facility, now known as The Maidstone Studios in Kent. After Television South lost their licence to broadcast, the show was put on hiatus towards the end of 1992 and all of 1993 (the end of the final TVS series was broadcast by Meridian in early 1993). In 1994, the format was picked up by Carlton Television and produced by Stephen Leahy's Action Time Productions, who had been involved in a consultative role on the TVS version. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Maidstone Studios is a television studio complex with radio studio facilities based at Vinters Park in Maidstone, Kent UK. It is home to a varied selection of independent British television programming including quiz shows and popular childrens shows such as CITVs Art Attack. ... TVS may stand for: Television South TVS, India topological vector space transvaginal ultrasound transient voltage suppressor diode This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... ITV Meridian Ltd (formerly and more commonly known as Meridian Broadcasting) is the holder of the ITV franchise for South and South East England[1]. It has been broadcasting since 1 January 1993, when it replaced TVS. The main headquarters were situated at studios in Northam, Southampton (previously used by... Carlton Television is the United Kingdom Channel 3 (ITV) licensee for London and the surrounding areas from 9:25am every Monday to 5. ...

In 1994 Catchphrase moved to Carlton (formerly Central Independent Television) Studios in Lenton Lane, Nottingham where it stayed until its demise in 2004, the same when the recording facilities shut down. Carlton Television is the United Kingdom Channel 3 (ITV) licensee for London and the surrounding areas from 9:25am every Monday to 5. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ...

Two contestants would have to identify the familiar phrase represented by a piece of animation, with the show's mascot — a character called "Mr Chips" — often appearing.

Repeats of the show can currently be seen on Challenge. For other uses, see Challenge (disambiguation). ...

The main game

In the main game, at the start of each round, one contestant stopped a randomizer which consisted of money amounts by hitting his/her button. The value that was landed would then be the amount for the normal catch phrases. On each normal catch phrase, the computer would draw it on the screen. When it was done, a bell would ring, signifying the contestants to buzz-in when they think they know the answer. A correct answer won the contestant the predetermined money amount, plus a chance to solve the Bonus Catchphrase which was hidden behind nine squares with the show's logo (or random shapes in the Nick Weir/Mark Curry era) on each. To choose a square, the contestant had to hit their button to stop a randomizer from flashing around the board after which the square was revealed, and they had a chance to guess. A correct answer won bonus money for the player. Unlike the US version there was also the Ready Money Round, in which contestants didn't have to wait for the bell to buzz-in and answer. When Nick Weir and Mark Curry hosted the series, this was replaced by the Cash Countdown, in which each catchphrase had a maximum prize of £500, which very quickly counted down towards zero. The quicker the contestant answered, the more money they could win. Nick Weir is a British entertainer. ... Mark Curry (born June 1, 1964 in Oakland, Maryland) is an African American actor and comedian, most famous as the star of the ABC sitcom Hangin with Mr. ... Catch Phrase was a syndicated U.S. game show which ran from September 1985-January 1986. ... Nick Weir is a British entertainer. ... Mark Curry (born June 1, 1964 in Oakland, Maryland) is an African American actor and comedian, most famous as the star of the ABC sitcom Hangin with Mr. ...

The player with the most money won the game and played the Super Catchphrase.

Super Catchphrase

The final round involved a game board with 25 lettered squares with catchphrases hidden behind each. The winning contestant had the task to capture five random squares in 60 seconds. If they could do that by identify five such phrases, that player won £50 for each square (later £100 1997 onwards), but if the winning player went through the centre "M" Square in either a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line, they won a holiday. Horizontal is an orientation relating to, or in parallel with the horizon, and thus perpendicular to the vertical. ... A vertical line. ... A diagonal can refer to a line joining two nonadjacent vertices of a polygon or polyhedron, or in contexts any upward or downward sloping line. ... Vacation redirects here. ...

In the Nick Weir/Mark Curry era, the Super Catchphrase was changed so that, in order to win, the contestant had to get from the left hand side of the screen to the right making adjoining moves (ala Blockbusters). Passing on a catchphrase meant that they were blocked and had to find an alternative path. Nick Weir is a British entertainer. ... Mark Curry (born June 1, 1964 in Oakland, Maryland) is an African American actor and comedian, most famous as the star of the ABC sitcom Hangin with Mr. ... A game in progress on the British Bob Holness-hosted version of Blockbusters. ...

Family Catchphrase

In 1994, The Family Channel (now Challenge) produced a spin-off called Family Catchphrase, hosted by Andrew O'Connor. The game was played by teams of 2 related players (normally parent and child) and featured slightly different rules to the normal game. The teams played for points rather than prizes, and the second round would feature the players taking alternative turns, rather than answering the phrases as a team. The Ready Money Round was renamed The Fast and Furious Round (as there was no money involved). For other uses, see Challenge (disambiguation). ... Andrew OConnor is a British actor, comedian, magician, television presenter and executive producer. ...

The Family Channel was fairly new at this time, and so the prizes weren't as expensive as they were on the main show although the M Square prize wasn't revealed unless it had actually been won. It wasn't uncommon to see prizes such as a Sega Master System or a daytrip to Thorpe Park given away as prizes. The Sega Master System is an 8-bit cartridge-based video game console that was manufactured by Sega and was first released in 1986. ... This article is about the English theme park. ...

Although produced in 1994, (and also produced by Action Time) the graphics and music were taken from the TVS version of the show. as The Family Channel owned the rights to it, as the brought over TVS library, but was done on a slightly smaller version.

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One episode of Family Catchphrase featured a guest appearance from Stephen Radosh - creator of Catchphrase. Another episode featured an appearance by the then unknown Simon Amstell & his Aunt as contestants. Amstell was only about 14 years old at the time and says on the show that he is a budding magician. He then shows one of his tricks to the presenter, Andrew O'Connor (who was also a magician himself!). Nowadays, Amstell is the current host of BBC2 pop quiz show, Never Mind The Buzzcocks. He shot to fame as one of the presenters of the Channel 4 pop music show, Popworld, which he appeared on from 2001 - 2006, alongside Miquita Oliver. Simon Marc Amstell (born 29 November, 1979) is a BAFTA nominated[1], award-winning English comedian and television presenter. ... BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and... NMTB directs here. ... This article is about the British television station. ... popworld is a British television programme broadcast on Channel 4, offering pop news, trivia, gossip, interviews and music videos, as well as musical performances from todays top artists. ... Miquita Oliver is a British television presenter and former child Actress. ...

Ladbrokes Catchphrase

In May 2006 Ladbrokes have said that they would return Catchphrase In August 2007 and Roy Walker returned to show then the first round has to hit the number of the screen either 75 or 100 or anything after they hit their buzzers Roy Walker says Here's your first Catchphrase and they need to guess the catchphrases after they buzz-in to know the catchphrase The Quiz then comes then they need to select the right answers. the 2nd round repeats it. Ladbrokes plc (LSE: LAD) is a British based gambling company. ... Roy Walker directs here. ... Roy Walker directs here. ...

Notes

One of the most famous moments of the show's history included a bonus catchphrase where the answer to the puzzle was 'snake charmer'. The puzzle was revealed in such a way it appeared to show the partially-revealed Mr Chips masturbating. This episode was broadcasted on 18th November, 1994. This moment can sometimes be seen uncensored on Challenge as part of the 1994 series. Masturbation is the manual excitation of the sexual organs, most often to the point of orgasm. ... (Redirected from 18th November) November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... For other uses, see Challenge (disambiguation). ...

In homage to the show a popular radio spoof of Catchphrase, entitled Car Park Catchphrase was broadcast on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 from January 2004 until December 2005. It returned to the airwaves on 8 January 2007. It got taken off the air again because of the phone-in competitions being suspended. The format in comparison to the TV show changed slightly, and required callers to play from their cars and 'honk' their horns when they knew the catchphrase being described. Roy Walker himself recorded voice samples for the game. The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the stations breakfast show presenter on 5 January 2004. ... BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Roy Walker directs here. ...

The UK version's second host, Nick Weir, became more famous for falling down the studio steps and breaking his foot while recording his first series in 2000, than for actually hosting the show. Several episodes show him wearing a cast, and once on the programme they actually showed when it happened, he was running down to present when he fell and broke his leg. Nick Weir is a British entertainer. ...

Catchphrase is now shown on the British television channels Challenge and Virgin 1 and the games website Ladbrokes.com. However, these episodes are only the 1994-99 Roy Walker versions. For other uses, see Challenge (disambiguation). ... This article is about the television channel. ... Ladbrokes plc (LSE: LAD) is a British based gambling company. ... Roy Walker directs here. ...

Between 1997 and 2000 Challenge repeated the 1986-1992 series. Catchphrase is also on Ladbrokes.com Ladbrokes plc (LSE: LAD) is a British based gambling company. ...

Catchphrase catchphrases

Appropriately, Roy Walker had his own catchphrases he often said during the show: Roy Walker directs here. ... A catch phrase is a phrase or expression that is popularized, usually through repeated use, by a real person or fictional character. ...

• Say what you see!

• An elongated Riiiiiiiiiiight! - Upon a Bonus Catchphrase being solved.

• Five seconds, here we go! - When the contestant chose a square, and had five seconds to guess the Bonus Catchphrase.

• It's good, but it's not right! - Said after some close guesses, or just sarcastically after obvious wrong answers. There were actually several variations of this catchphrase (It's good, but it's not the one!), (It's a good answer, but it's not right!), (It's good, but it's not great!). Roy Walker stated in an interview that a contestant, frustrated with his lack of success, had threatened him if Walker said "You're wrong" one more time. As a consequence Walker developed the catchphrase he used for the rest of his tenure.

• You can't win if you don't buzz in!

• What's Mr Chips doing there?

• There's no such expression - Said after the contestant says a Catchphrase that doesn't make sense.

Mark Curry made a point of the fact he didn't have a catchphrase when he was presenting, and made a different one up on each show. Mark Curry (born 27 August 1961 in Stafford, England) is a British television presenter. ...

Theme music

Catchphrase's original theme tune and incidental music were composed by prolific television composer Ed Welch whose original version of the theme was used for the Television South incarnation of the show up until December 1993. It was also used on Family Catchphrase in 1994. Ed Welch (born October 22, 1947) is an English television composer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The show returned on 4 November 1994 with a brand new look and now being produced by Action Time for Carlton Television. The show's theme and incidental music was re-tuned, and was composed by Simon Etchell whose version was used from 1994-99. is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Carlton Television is the United Kingdom Channel 3 (ITV) licensee for London and the surrounding areas from 9:25am every Monday to 5. ...

From 2000-04 a third version of the Catchphrase theme music was used. It was a re-mixed and "jazzed-up" version of the previous theme, composed by Simon Etchell and was used alongside a revamped title sequence followed by a new studio set.

Demise

Catchphrase ended in April 2004 after 18 long years because of the declining ratings. Many viewers felt that Roy Walker's departure had seen the quality of the show suffer. Roy Walker directs here. ...

Interactive DVD game

In November 2007, Walker returned to host an all new interactive DVD game of Catchphrase, complete with original theme music and Mr. Chips.

External links

• Catchphrase at UKGameshows.com
• Catchphrase at Challenge.co.uk
• PaulStacey.co.uk: Play along with Mr.Chips
• Catchphrase game with wedigtv
• Catchphrase on Ladbrokes