Punchlines

Revision as of 22:41, 23 January 2008

Host

Lennie Bennett

Co-hosts

Voiceover: Robin Houston (1983-84)

Broadcast

LWT for ITV, 3rd January 1981 to 22nd December 1984 (70 episodes)

Synopsis

We don't remember this very well but we'll give it a bash.

It was basically a Saturday night memory game with each celeb having their own punchline and our plucky contestants trying to remember which celebrity would give the right punchline to a joke read out by Mr Lennie "Jumper" Bennett.

Lennie Bennett

So, if the contestant was asked "A fisherman said to the seven-foot man...", the contestant would try to remember which of the eight boxes on the set would contain the punchline "...with legs like yours, you don't need a rod" but inevitably instead they'd pick "...where do you keep your big tackle?" with hiiiilarious consequences.

Although the contestants were told all the punchlines before the game starts, to confuse you the celebs would all swap seats - with much larking around - before the first question was read out. Hence the catchphrase, "Remember what you heard... AND WHERE YOU HEARD IT!". And there would be a red herring thrown in to add to the fun as well.

The famous Punchlines set

We don't remember Bernard Manning ever being on it, which probably explains why it was quite a successful show for its time.

Key moments

The near-obligatory 1980s Emu moment:

Rod Hull and Emu query the host's answer

The outtake when Julia Mackenzie said, on the fourth occasion to deliver her line: "You've woken up Dumpy and Gropey".

Catchphrases

"Remember what you heard, and where you heard it!"

Web links

TV Cream

Pictures

Picture 1 - A Punchlines contestant.

Feedback

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