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* Fartillery: Reggie Rat broke wind, regularly and deliberately. This was almost his {{Catchphrase}}.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: YEEEAAAHH!!!
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* Fartillery: Reggie Rat broke wind, regularly and deliberately. This was almost his {{Catchphrase}}.
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* ServileSnarker: Stan.
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* ServileSnarker: Stan.
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* SpeedRound: The final general knowledge round was against the clock and contestants had to buzz in.
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* CarriedByTheHost: Roland made an otherwise average children's quiz immensely entertaining.
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* LovelyAssistant: Averted, unless you find puppet rodents attractive.
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* ThingOMeter: Stan's big scoreboard which measured the number of miles scored.
* ThingOMeter: Stan's big scoreboard which measured the number of miles scored.
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* ShoutOut: ''Dial R for Rat'' is an obvious shout-out to {{Film/DialMForMurder}}. The strand was otherwise a {{parody}} of {{Literature/SherlockHolmes}}. Roland's Holmes was also often mistaken for {{Series/Bergerac}} when he introduced himself as "the world's greatest detective", in a RunningGag.
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* ShoutOut: ''Dial R for Rat'' is an obvious shout-out to {{Film/DialMForMurder}}. {{Film/Dial M For Murder}}. The strand was otherwise a {{parody}} of {{Literature/SherlockHolmes}}.{{Literature/Sherlock Holmes}}. Roland's Holmes was also often mistaken for {{Series/Bergerac}} when he introduced himself as "the world's greatest detective", in a RunningGag.
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* The80s: Lots of questions on late 1980s pop music, politicians, films and TV.
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* The80s: TheEighties: Lots of questions on late 1980s pop music, politicians, films and TV.
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* Geek: Errol the Hamster.
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* DarkerandEdgier: Could happen at any moment, with Roland Rat.
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** Roland also sacked Stan on-air ahead of the second semi-final, causing him to faint. He was replaced thereafter by Nicholas Parsons.
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* AwesomelyAnachronisticApparel: In ''Dial R for Rat'' Roland is wearing his usual shades along with his Sherlock Holmes deerstalker and cape.
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The first round saw the children take it in turns to answer general knowledge questions, each seated in the car - and this began with a race ''to'' the car, with five miles instantly awarded for getting into the driving seat first! Round two was then an observation video round, with the children given questions after watching a short clip. In the second series this was ''Dial R for Rat'', a {{Literature/Sherlock Holmes}} spoof with Roland as Holmes and Kevin as Watson. This aspect of the show later gained a SpinOff series of its own, ''Tales of the Rodent Sherlock Holmes'' (1990), also shown on Saturday mornings. The final round was more general knowledge, this time against the clock. Roland's friends would award bundles of prizes to the winners.
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The first round saw the children take it in turns to answer general knowledge questions, each seated in the car - and this began with a race ''to'' the car, with five miles instantly awarded for getting into the driving seat first! Round two was then an observation video round, with the children given questions after watching a short clip. In the second series this was ''Dial R for Rat'', a {{Literature/Sherlock Holmes}} spoof with Roland as Holmes and Kevin as Watson. This aspect of the show later gained a SpinOff series of its own, ''Tales of the Rodent Sherlock Holmes'' (1990), also shown on Saturday mornings. The final round was more general knowledge, this time against the clock. Roland's friends would award bundles of prizes to the winners.winners.
!!''Roland's Rat Race'' provides examples of:
* The 80s: Lots of questions on late 1980s pop music, politicians, films and TV.
* AccidentalMisnaming: Stan always referred to Roland as Ronald. May alternatively have been MaliciousMisnaming - see below.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Stan talked about his son Damian, who apparently does his makeup for the show.
* AmbiguousTimePeriod: ''Dial R for Rat'' is mostly set in Victorian times, but there are 1930s-style telephones. Then again... (see below)
* AwesomelyAnachronisticApparel: In ''Dial R for Rat'' Roland is wearing his usual shades along with his Sherlock Holmes deerstalker and cape.
* BrattyHalfPint: Reggie Rat.
* DarkerandEdgier: Could happen at any moment, with Roland Rat.
**In one episode, Roland opened a concealed trapdoor to get rid of Kevin the Gerbil, and left him down there for the rest of the show. When he asked for "a bang on the drums" at the end, he heard Kevin knocking to get out.
* Geek: Errol the Hamster.
** Roland also sacked Stan on-air ahead of the second semi-final, causing him to faint. He was replaced thereafter by Nicholas Parsons.
* MaliciousMisnaming: Roland occasionally deliberately mangled the names of contemporary celebrities mentioned, e.g. calling Phillip Schofield "Phyllis".
* RodentsOfUnusualSize: Obviously.
* ShoutOut: ''Dial R for Rat'' is an obvious shout-out to {{Film/DialMForMurder}}. The strand was otherwise a {{parody}} of {{Literature/SherlockHolmes}}. Roland's Holmes was also often mistaken for {{Series/Bergerac}} when he introduced himself as "the world's greatest detective", in a RunningGag.
* ServileSnarker: Stan.
* SpinOff: The ''Dial R for Rat'' segments were essentially a pilot for the 1990 series ''Tales of the Rodent Sherlock Holmes'', starring Roland Rat and Kevin the Gerbil as Holmes and Watson.
* ViolentGlaswegian: Fergie the Ferret.
!!''Roland's Rat Race'' provides examples of:
* The 80s: Lots of questions on late 1980s pop music, politicians, films and TV.
* AccidentalMisnaming: Stan always referred to Roland as Ronald. May alternatively have been MaliciousMisnaming - see below.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Stan talked about his son Damian, who apparently does his makeup for the show.
* AmbiguousTimePeriod: ''Dial R for Rat'' is mostly set in Victorian times, but there are 1930s-style telephones. Then again... (see below)
* AwesomelyAnachronisticApparel: In ''Dial R for Rat'' Roland is wearing his usual shades along with his Sherlock Holmes deerstalker and cape.
* BrattyHalfPint: Reggie Rat.
* DarkerandEdgier: Could happen at any moment, with Roland Rat.
**In one episode, Roland opened a concealed trapdoor to get rid of Kevin the Gerbil, and left him down there for the rest of the show. When he asked for "a bang on the drums" at the end, he heard Kevin knocking to get out.
* Geek: Errol the Hamster.
** Roland also sacked Stan on-air ahead of the second semi-final, causing him to faint. He was replaced thereafter by Nicholas Parsons.
* MaliciousMisnaming: Roland occasionally deliberately mangled the names of contemporary celebrities mentioned, e.g. calling Phillip Schofield "Phyllis".
* RodentsOfUnusualSize: Obviously.
* ShoutOut: ''Dial R for Rat'' is an obvious shout-out to {{Film/DialMForMurder}}. The strand was otherwise a {{parody}} of {{Literature/SherlockHolmes}}. Roland's Holmes was also often mistaken for {{Series/Bergerac}} when he introduced himself as "the world's greatest detective", in a RunningGag.
* ServileSnarker: Stan.
* SpinOff: The ''Dial R for Rat'' segments were essentially a pilot for the 1990 series ''Tales of the Rodent Sherlock Holmes'', starring Roland Rat and Kevin the Gerbil as Holmes and Watson.
* ViolentGlaswegian: Fergie the Ferret.
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The first round saw the children take it in turns to answer general knowledge questions, each seated in the car - and this began with a race ''to'' the car, with five miles instantly awarded for getting into the driving seat first! Round two was then an observation video round, with the children given questions after watching a short clip. In the second series this was ''Dial R for Rat'', a {{Literature/SherlockHolmes}} spoof with Roland as Holmes and Kevin as Watson. This aspect of the show later gained a SpinOff series of its own, ''Tales of the Rodent Sherlock Holmes'' (1990), also shown on Saturday mornings. The final round was more general knowledge, this time against the clock. Roland's friends would award bundles of prizes to the winners.
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The first round saw the children take it in turns to answer general knowledge questions, each seated in the car - and this began with a race ''to'' the car, with five miles instantly awarded for getting into the driving seat first! Round two was then an observation video round, with the children given questions after watching a short clip. In the second series this was ''Dial R for Rat'', a {{Literature/SherlockHolmes}} {{Literature/Sherlock Holmes}} spoof with Roland as Holmes and Kevin as Watson. This aspect of the show later gained a SpinOff series of its own, ''Tales of the Rodent Sherlock Holmes'' (1990), also shown on Saturday mornings. The final round was more general knowledge, this time against the clock. Roland's friends would award bundles of prizes to the winners.
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''Roland's Rat Race'' was a children's gameshow made by {{Creator/BBC}} North West for {{Creator/CBBC}} and broadcast on Saturday mornings in 1988-89, before ''Going Live!''. It was presented by Roland Rat (aka puppeteer David Claridge), assisted by Roland's various friends and relatives - Kevin the Gerbil, Errol the Hamster, Fergie the Ferret and Roland's nephew Reggie Rat.
Motor-racing was used as a FramingDevice for what was otherwise a fairly standard children's quiz, enlivened by Roland's anarchic comedy. There were two teams of three children each, Yellow and Red, who each wore racing kit and had a full-size racing car in the studio in their team colour. The teams represented UK towns or cities and earned 'miles' rather than points for correct answers, with successful towns/cities able to return for the semi-final and final. Scoring was provided by Stan, a fictional jobsworth character with a moustache who was replaced by actor and quizmaster Nicholas Parsons for the last semi-final and final.
The first round saw the children take it in turns to answer general knowledge questions, each seated in the car - and this began with a race ''to'' the car, with five miles instantly awarded for getting into the driving seat first! Round two was then an observation video round, with the children given questions after watching a short clip. In the second series this was ''Dial R for Rat'', a {{Literature/SherlockHolmes}} spoof with Roland as Holmes and Kevin as Watson. This aspect of the show later gained a SpinOff series of its own, ''Tales of the Rodent Sherlock Holmes'' (1990), also shown on Saturday mornings. The final round was more general knowledge, this time against the clock. Roland's friends would award bundles of prizes to the winners.
Motor-racing was used as a FramingDevice for what was otherwise a fairly standard children's quiz, enlivened by Roland's anarchic comedy. There were two teams of three children each, Yellow and Red, who each wore racing kit and had a full-size racing car in the studio in their team colour. The teams represented UK towns or cities and earned 'miles' rather than points for correct answers, with successful towns/cities able to return for the semi-final and final. Scoring was provided by Stan, a fictional jobsworth character with a moustache who was replaced by actor and quizmaster Nicholas Parsons for the last semi-final and final.
The first round saw the children take it in turns to answer general knowledge questions, each seated in the car - and this began with a race ''to'' the car, with five miles instantly awarded for getting into the driving seat first! Round two was then an observation video round, with the children given questions after watching a short clip. In the second series this was ''Dial R for Rat'', a {{Literature/SherlockHolmes}} spoof with Roland as Holmes and Kevin as Watson. This aspect of the show later gained a SpinOff series of its own, ''Tales of the Rodent Sherlock Holmes'' (1990), also shown on Saturday mornings. The final round was more general knowledge, this time against the clock. Roland's friends would award bundles of prizes to the winners.
