History Series / BoyardLand

* BadassMustache: Monsieur Moustache. And no, it isn't fake: he's played by Hugo Saladon, who was nominated "most beautiful mustache of France 2018". [[https://actu.fr/occitanie/toulouse_31555/insolite-opticien-toulouse-hugo-plus-belle-moustache-france_17243043.html (Yes, that's a thing.)]]

''Boyard Land'' is a game-show SpinOff of ''Series/FortBoyard'', that started airing in France in December 2019. It was cancelled in June 2021 due to low audience ratings.

''Boyard Land'' is a game-show SpinOff of ''Series/FortBoyard'', that started airing in France in December 2019.

The game shares host Olivier Mine as well as a few characters from ''Fort Boyard'', but it has its own identity. Notably, it is set on land rather than a sea fortress; also, two teams of celebrities are competing against each other, although the rewards still go to charity associations.

The game shares host Olivier Mine as well as a few characters with ''Fort Boyard'', but it has its own identity. Notably, it is set on land rather than a sea fortress; also, two teams of celebrities are competing against each other, although the rewards still go to charity associations.

"Boyard Land" is an amusement park dating from the late 19[[superscript:th]]/early 20[[superscript:th]] century, created by Père Fouras. It is populated by various entertainers typical of TheFreakshow, who welcomes the candidates to the challenges, each inspired by attractions from old fairs. Willy Rovelli is the park's director.

* AscendedExtra: In ''Fort Boyard'', Willy Rovelli is just a crazy chef who faces the candidates in some challenges. Here, he's the director of Boyard Land and the main antagonist of the two teams. Although Père Fouras created the park, he's only present in flashbacks or videos, and Willy even has shades of TheStarscream toward him.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The characters populating Boyard Land are inspired by the various sideshow acts that were popular in TheEdwardianEra; as such, they might be a bit unsettling to modern audience (and candidates), but that's the intended effect.

* MonsterClown: Pass'Idrôle in "La Maison des Clowns" promises a few {{Jump Scare}}s. The challenge is of course reserved to candidates with coulrophobia.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Like in ''Fort Boyard'', snakes and crocodiles are among the various creepy-crawlies you can expect to deal with in certain challenges.
* SpinOff: Of ''Fort Boyard'', and the inspiration is obvious. The money the candidates need to win and progress in the game is the boyard, and it shares the same fondness for scary critters like rats, snakes, roaches, etc. Some challenges being in open air rather than cells, though, allows for more space.
* TheStrongman: M. Moustache is the typical circus strongman, and physically challenges some of the candidates along with Mme Barbe.

** Pass'Ivite ("Not-So-Fast"): a dwarf (officially Passe-Muraille's cousin, played by the same actor) who drives one of the two candidates' karts (the Boyardmobiles).

* QuickDraw: The "Pistoleros" game in the Arcades is a duel where the candidates must be the first to gun down colored targets with a six-shooter.

* WalkThePlank: The "Enigma" challenge, where Captain Fouras asks a riddle while the candidates are on slowly retreating planks above water... with a few crocodiles in it.

''Boyard Land'' is game-show SpinOff of ''Series/FortBoyard'', that started airing in France in December 2019.

* AscendedExtra: In ''Fort Boyard'', Willy Rovelli was just a crazy chef who faced the candidates in some challenges. Here, he's the director of Boyard Land and the main antagonist of the two teams. Although Père Fouras created the park, he's only present in flashbacks or videos, and Willy even has some shades of TheStarscream toward him.

* TheFreakshow: Most of its typical representatives are found with the characters, including the Bearded Lady (Mme Barbe), TheStrongman (M. Moustache), the Little People (Pass'Ivite & Passe Moilesucre), the ConjoinedTwins (Les Double Passe), the {{Contortionist}} (Passe Passe) as well as a StageMagician, a tattooed firebreather, etc.

* GirlsWithMoustaches: Mme Barbe; double as a Strong Woman and paired with M. Moustache. (She also played Lady Boo in ''Fort Boyard''.)

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Like in ''Fort Boyard'', snakes and lizards are among the various creepy-crawlies you can expect to deal with in certain challenges.

* VictoryPose: Vicent Lagaf' does the "Usain Bolt" pause upon winning handily the diving challenge.

** Pass'Ivite ("Not-So-Fast"): a dwarf (officially Passe-Muraille's cousin, played by the same actor) who drives one of the two candidates' karts.

* BadassMustache: M. Moustache. And no, it isn't fake: he's played by Hugo Saladon, who was nominated "most beautiful mustache of France 2018". [[https://actu.fr/occitanie/toulouse_31555/insolite-opticien-toulouse-hugo-plus-belle-moustache-france_17243043.html (Yes, that's a thing.)]]

* TheStrongman: M. Moustache is the typical circus strongman, and physically challenge some of the candidates along with Mme Barbe.

** Passe Passe ("''tour de passe-passe''" means "legerdemain"): a {{Contortionist}}.

** Passe Laseconde ("Get-into-Second-Gear"): a glass-eater woman, drives the second kart.

* AmusementParkOfDoom: Boyard Land looks like an nice place at first glance, but it still has a sinister side. First of all, the rats, snakes and other creepy-crawlies ''Fort Boyard'' is famous for are back in for in several challenges. Also, the denizens are welcoming enough, but they are based on seriously outdated [[TheFreakshow Freakshow]] archetypes that nowadays wouldn't be so popular at modern fairs.

* BadassMustache: M. Moustache. And no, it isn't fake: he's played by Hugo Saladon, who was nominated "most beautiful mustache of France 2018". [[https://actu.fr/occitanie/toulouse_31555/insolite-opticien-toulouse-hugo-plus-belle-moustache-france_17243043.html (Yes, that's a thing.]]