Catchphrase

From watching Saturday night TV in the 1980s and 1990s, one of our household's favourites was without doubt, Catchphrase. The idea of the programme was very simple, an animation was shown on a giant screen in the studio of a well known catchphrase. The two contestants had to guess what the catchphrase is. If successful, they then got the chance to take one of the nine blocks away from the master catchphrase. If they could get the master catchphrase correct, a larger cash prize would be won. The game continued for numerous rounds until a loud buzzer was sounded. The player with the most money at this stage got to play in the final of the ...

Catchphrase was one of my favourite programmes as I was growing up. The concept was very simple and easy to understand, and anyone could play along, you didn't need to be super intelligent to know the answers, you simply had to 'Say what you see'. This was Roy Walkers (The presenter) favourite saying, but it actually made sense. Two members of the general public were greeted by Roy ready to begin proceedings, after a brief introduction to themselves for the benefit of the crowd and those at home watching the game began. The show was one of the first ever to use animations as part of the game and was still considered modern even after a decade on air. ...

Catchphrase was a wonderful gameshow where two contestants would compete for cash and prizes by solving a series of catchphrases on screen, with host Roy Walker presenting them. The clues would appear on a big screen in the form of a cartoon, often with the character Mr Chips performing an action to aid the contestants to guess the right answer. The first person to hit their buzzer and give the right answer wins points for that catchphrase. They then get to remove a piece blocking another catchphrase, which they have to guess to win the round. Before the round, one of the player stops a flashing light on a number randomly to reveal how much the special hidden ...