Cheggers Plays Pop
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Host
Co-hosts
Carmen Gordon, Gordon Astley (team leaders) Various others over the years included Tony Blackburn, Gary Davies and Vivien McKone
Broadcast
BBC, 1978-86
Synopsis
Seminal kids quiz show with musical bent hosted by young floppy haired Keith Chegwin. Each week two schools battled it out for seemingly no reason whatsoever.
First game each week seemed to be the Top Ten Hammer Game, whereby the kids from both teams would race to a test your strength machine and attempt to light up the top ten songs in the singles charts for points.
The answer to this question was 1976. Yes, really.The other rounds in the show were the Hotbox quiz rounds, where the team would spin a wheel in front of their desks to select one of ten sets of questions to answer, the first time round the question was based on the band currently at that position in the charts, the second time round it was general music based questions.
These were intermingled with Knockout-esque action games involving large props and inflatables. Later series involved comedians such as Stan Boardman trying to make the kids smile or laugh - if they could last 30 seconds without doing so, they would win points for their teams.
Musical acts of the day would also appear to sing their latest tune.
In 1997 it was bought back in spirit as 50/50, and no-one noticed.
Key moments
To be completed
Catchphrases
"All you gotta do is....!"
"Waaaayyyyy - hold it there!"
Cheggers always signed off with, "Ta-ra!" before leaping onto the inflatables with the kids.
