Catchphrase Reviews

Catchphrase used to be one of my favourite programmes and in the early to mid nineties i used to watch it religiously. It was first aired on january 12th 1986 and was eventually taken off air on december 19 2002. It ran during a golden age of television when Brucie was presenting the generation game and Jim Davidson (whom i now loathe) ...  Read the complete review

Catchphrase is a simple and entertaining family game-show that graced the UK airwaves between 1986 and 2002. For its first ten years the show was hosted by Irishman Roy Walker, whose endearingly rubbish catchphrases of "Riiiiight!" and "It's good but its not the one" quickly became synonymous with the show, as did its memorable ...  Read the complete review

When i was a young kid, i remember being completely addicted to watching Catchphrase. Roy Walker who hosted the show was brilliant and i loved his phrases and the way he laughed at some of the stupid answers the guests gave. I was completely gutted when they got rid of him as the host. Catchphrase was a UK game show that ran ...  Read the complete review

It's good but it's not there, as my headline says, for a start this show has great quotes from the legendary Roy Walker, love it. But, anyway onto this great 90s gameshow...really was quintennsial 90s stuff this. The aim of the game was to win a round the world trip all around the world! Whilst winning money along the way, via trying to ...  Read the complete review

It is a shame that this programme does not run anymore, or if it does I am not aware of it! Catchphrase is a gameshow where two contestants are shown an image on a screen and have to guess what well known saying is being acted out by the unfolding animation. The quicker that they buzz in means that they can be in with a chance of ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

WHAT IS IT ABOUT: This ITV gameshow ran from 1986 to 2002, and featured two contestants who had to guess a well known phrase or saying that was being show in an animation. The show was hosted by Irish comedian Roy Walker for the majority of its time on the air. WAS IT ANY GOOD: This show was a firm family favourite, and for ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

This is a programme that was started in 1986 and hardly changed for about 12 years. It is still shown on ITV today. IDEA OF THE ORIGINAL GAME Two people attempt to solve Catchphrases (picture puzzles which reveal a phrase, saying, title etc) to win money. Before each round one person stops the flashing light and that ...  Read the complete review

"Back in the day" when prime time television consisted of pamela andersons boobs bouncing in slow motion across your 20 inch television screen. It took a lot to compete with the surgical masterpieces. But there was one gameshow that managed it. This was Catchphrase. Now you may think, what could possibly take anyones attention away from ...  Read the complete review

Catchphrase with Roy Walker, Say what you see and all that, was one of the highlights of my childhood. It was quite simply the greatest TV quiz show of all time, mainly due to its star character Mr chips. Who can forget the time the tiles were removed and it appeared as if Chips was pleasuring himself? Roy Walker and his perma-tan, and perma-grin ...  Read the complete review

As a student, I am always looking for extra ways to earn money. Frequently, when I can afford to switch the TV on and watch a game show I put myself in the position of the contestants preaching that I could do just as good, if not better than them. The only problem is, on most gameshows the losers go home with a paper weight or a Texaco style ...  Read the complete review

Someone had the sense to give the show a complete re-vamp for its 2000 series. The graphics was made sexier and given a new cartoon style. The bonus game was covered by nine shapes as usual, but they weren't necessarily squares. The Ready Money Round has been replaced by the Cash Countdown, and the end game is now a Blockbusters-style ...  Read the complete review

Why bring him back. Well the show has been his for nigh on 14 years and with Mr. Chips the show was the Roy Walker Show. He has now gone and has been replaced by some young upstart that goes by the name of Nick Weir. He simply does not know or care about the show and it's history and The Man that is Catchphrase, Roy Walker. ...  Read the complete review

As Catchphrase approached its 14th birthday in 2000, it underwent a dramatic 'adolescent change'. It sprouted lots of dark hair, became much more clumsy and both its voice and appearance altered dramatically. In other words, loveable grey-haired Irish comedian Roy Walker was handed a pair of Dr Martens ("given the boot") ...  Read the complete review

This used to be good when Roy Walker hosted it but now that Nick Weir is now the host, I don't find it that interesting anymore. I used to watch it in the early 90s when Roy Walker was the host. I doubt he was a perfect host but he seemed to do well. When he left the man Nick took over. He isn't nearly as good as Roy and I have ...  Read the complete review

This show brings a lot of memories back for me, I can remember when it used to come on about eight or nine years ago, with Roy Walker. It was such a god quiz to watch, it was good old family entertainment. We used to watch it together, and it was really good fun. However, I saw it last Saturday for the first time in years, so I ...  Read the complete review

What a sad little gameshow this has turned out to be these days. This is one of the other shows that I grew up watching. I watched it with my mum and dad at dinnertime on a saturday. What it is about is 2 contestant I think 1 male and 1 female. There is a big screen with a famous catchphrase that is on it and the contestants have ...  Read the complete review

Having not seen Catchphrase for quite a while, I decided to give it a go last night while waiting for the Only fools and horses repeat to start. It was the first of a new series and is now hosted by Nick Weir who took over from longtime presenter Roy Walker. The format remains largely the same as when it started and is based around ...  Read the complete review