Line #2 YMMV/Blockbusters

Context YMMV / Blockbusters

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1	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vddbWs8TOLk American]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RzJiwz8kjk themes]] are pretty catchy (even if the Rafferty theme was stock music), as was the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5m9luH0Da4 classic British theme]] from [[Series/CatchPhrase Ed]] [[Series/TheCrossWits Welch]].
2	* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: On the original runs of the UK version, most contestants went for the throat as soon as possible, rather than go for extra money. However, one contestant did go for extra spaces in Bob Holness' run... and was promptly told by the producer not to do it again at the commercial break. In the most recent version, Creator/DaraOBriain actually ''encourages'' players to go for extra money... although the increased values and the one-and-done nature of his version may have something to do with that.
3	* FirstInstallmentWins:
4	** When people talk about the British version, most refer to the original Bob Holness version. This is somewhat realised in the latter revivals, with the 2000 revival replacing the 1997 purple colour scheme back to the more familiar blue scheme and restoring the original theme song (albeit [[RearrangeTheSong rearranged]]) that was also discarded in 1997. The 2012 revival takes it one step further by [[https://twitter.com/#!/simonmayo/status/167615797529812992/photo/1 reviving the original game board]].
5	** Also present when referring to the American version, with viewers being more familiar with Bill Cullen's 1980-82 run than Bill Rafferty's 1987 outing.
6	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The British version far outlasted the American ones.
7	** The British version was also very popular in Dubai's English-speaking expats, to the point where shops and offices would close early so everyone could watch it.
8	* MemeticMutation: On the British version, contestants asking Bob if they can [[ToiletHumor have a P]].
9	* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/StephenMerchant appeared on the UK version [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdNP53mu4jg back in 1997.]]
10	* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The classic Ed Welch theme was not used for the Michael Aspel version, apparently due to rights issues; a sound-alike was used instead.
11	* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The British "[[https://youtu.be/WJDs9IjeY2o?t=69 cityscape]]" intro, with scenery and effects rivaling that of a science-fiction show.

Context YMMV / Blockbusters