Beat the Boss
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Broadcast
CBBC for BBC One, 22 to 26 May 2006 (5 episodes)
Comic Relief special, 9 March 2007
Synopsis
Teams of children ("Bright Sparks") and adults ("Big Shots") compete to invent the best new product given an initial brief. The briefs are:
- A "new generation" fruit drink
- A portable pooch pack
- The ultimate leisure inflatable
- A "dream" sleepover kit
- A new practical joke product
At the end, a panel of children vote on which product is the best.
The Comic Relief special was to design a suit for Lenny Henry to wear in the charity telethon. The Big Shots for this episode were Chantelle Houghton, Joe Pasquale and Duncan Bannatyne, and (naturally) the judging panel was replaced with a public phone vote.
Key moments
When the adults (rather unsportingly, we think) brag about how great they are, usually just before getting utterly beaten by a group of 12-year-olds.
