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* NarmCharm: Like many game shows of its time, it was quite laid back and humorous atmosphere. It quite reflected darts as a whole really.

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* NarmCharm: Bully himself comes across as this. Like many game shows of its time, it was quite laid back and had a humorous atmosphere. It quite atmosphere -- which rather reflected darts as a whole really.
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** Also, the fact that any female contestant got a goblet rather than a tankard. Jim invariably referred to women on the show as "girls", although he also referred to the men as "lads" or "boys".
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** A trouser press or colour TV always being among the prizes for some reason.

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** A trouser press a champagne bucket or a colour TV always being among the prizes for some reason.prizes.



* SoBadItsGood
-->'''Creator/PeterKay:''' There's never been a programme like it! It were shit, ''and it were good!''

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* SoBadItsGood
-->'''Creator/PeterKay:'''
SoBadItsGood: Described as such by Creator/PeterKay in his stand-up routine.
-->'''Peter Kay''':
There's never been a programme like it! It were shit, ''and it were good!''
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* MemeticMutation: "Super smashing lovely great", "Let's see what you ''could've'' won" and the prize invariably being a speedboat. The phrase was already in common circulation even before Creator/PeterKay put it in his routine.
** The contestants saying, "We've had a great day, Jim, and we're going to gamble," when asked whether they would take the money or gamble in the last round.

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* MemeticMutation: "Super smashing lovely great", "Let's see what you ''could've'' won" and the prize invariably being a speedboat. The phrase was already in common circulation even before Creator/PeterKay put it in his routine.
routine. Worth noting, though, that while the show did indeed infamously offer a speedboat as the star prize (allegedly due to a producer making a deal with a speedboat company to get himself a cheap boat, and in exchange offering them in the bonus round for years), if you watch the many repeat episodes on Challenge you can see that the top prize was just as (if not more) likely to be a new car (usually a small hatchback like an Austin (later Rover) Metro or a Talbot Samba), a fully fitted kitchen, a luxury holiday, and even a treasure chest containing £5,000 (which was won at least once).
** The contestants saying, "We've had a great day, Jim, and we're Jim" before saying whether or not they were going to gamble," when asked whether they would take the money or gamble in the last round.
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*** Who really needed a hostess trolley?
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* UndesirablePrize: For several years, a speedboat was a regular star prize in the bonus round. This was allegedly due to a producer of the show doing a deal with a speedboat company to get himself a boat at a cheap cost, and then having to offer them as prizes for some time in exchange for the discount. While England is an island, many people on the show were in landlocked cities like Wolverhampton, as thus couldn't make use of a boat
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* UndesirablePrize: For several years, a speedboat was a regular star prize in the bonus round. This was allegedly due to a producer of the show doing a deal with a speedboat company to get himself a boat at a cheap cost, and then having to offer them as prizes for some time in exchange for the discount. While England is an island, many people on the show were in landlocked cities like Wolverhampton, as thus couldn't make use of a boat
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* WhatAnIdiot:
** From an outtake: "In which state of the United States was UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy assassinated [[SayingTooMuch in Texas?]]"
** When the first 180 was hit, the partner failed to answer relatively simple questions and blew the chance for big cash.
** A contestant on the Challenge version thought that ''every country'' had a sun.
** Questionable board segment throwing choices. On some occasions the non-darts player would get a good score (say in the 60-80 range) during their visit in the Star Prize round. If the darts player aimed for the middle left hand segments (14, 11, 8) then they would be very likely to win the prize. However, they would instead aim for the 20 segment and stray into the 1 and/or 5 segment.
* WTHCastingAgency: Dave Spikey as host of the revival, since he had famously claimed he wasn't a fan.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: The likes of Phil Taylor and Raymond Van Barneveld appearing in the charity rounds in some later series. The popularity of darts as a professional game was at a low ebb in the early 1990s and neither of these were well-known at that point (even Taylor, who had already won two world titles by 1992). Catching these on a Challenge repeat decades later is quite a fun experience after such players had amassed countless titles and recognition.
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** Questionable board segment throwing choices. On some occasions the non-darts player would get a good score (say in the 60-80 range) during their visit in the Star Prize round. If the darts player aimed for the middle left hand segments (14, 11, 8) then they would be very likely to win the prize. However, they would instead aim for the 20 segment and stray into the 1 and/or 5 segment.
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* MemeticMutation: "Super smashing lovely great", "Let's see what you ''could've'' won" and the prize invariably being a speedboat. The phrase was already in common circulation even before Peter Kay put it in his routine.

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* MemeticMutation: "Super smashing lovely great", "Let's see what you ''could've'' won" and the prize invariably being a speedboat. The phrase was already in common circulation even before Peter Kay Creator/PeterKay put it in his routine.



* NarmCharm: Like many game shows of its time, it was quite laid back and humorous atmosphere. It quite reflected Darts as a whole really.

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* NarmCharm: Like many game shows of its time, it was quite laid back and humorous atmosphere. It quite reflected Darts darts as a whole really.



** From an outtake: "In which state of the United States was John F. Kennedy assassinated [[SayingTooMuch in Texas?]]"

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** From an outtake: "In which state of the United States was John F. Kennedy UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy assassinated [[SayingTooMuch in Texas?]]"

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* MemeticMutation: "Super smashing lovely great, let's see what you ''could've'' won" and the prize invariably being a speedboat. The phrase was already in common circulation even before Peter Kay put it in his routine.

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* MemeticMutation: "Super smashing lovely great, let's great", "Let's see what you ''could've'' won" and the prize invariably being a speedboat. The phrase was already in common circulation even before Peter Kay put it in his routine.



** A trouser press always being among the prizes for some reason.

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** A trouser press or colour TV always being among the prizes for some reason.



** "Keep out of the black and in the red, nothing in this game for two in a bed!"
** "Let's check it with Bully!"



* NightmareFuel: The show's mascot, Bully, was very choppily-animated and strange-looking in the early series, which made him intimidating- especially to younger viewers. In later series, his animation was smoothed out and he was given a much friendlier look.

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* NightmareFuel: The show's mascot, Bully, was very choppily-animated and strange-looking in the early series, which made him intimidating- intimidating-- especially to younger viewers. In later series, his animation was smoothed out and he was given a much friendlier look.

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** Same with the Prize Board often referring to "Housewives", especially when introducing household appliances among the prizes.



** "IIIIIIIIIN ONE!"



* NarmCharm: Like many game shows of it's time, it was quite laid back and humorous atmosphere. It quite reflected Darts as a whole really.
* NightmareFuel: The show's mascot, Bully, in the early series, was very choppily-animated and strange-looking, which made him somewhat intimidating- especially to younger viewers. In later series, his animation was smoothed out and was given a much friendlier look.

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* NarmCharm: Like many game shows of it's its time, it was quite laid back and humorous atmosphere. It quite reflected Darts as a whole really.
* NightmareFuel: The show's mascot, Bully, in the early series, was very choppily-animated and strange-looking, strange-looking in the early series, which made him somewhat intimidating- especially to younger viewers. In later series, his animation was smoothed out and he was given a much friendlier look.

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* NightmareFuel: The show's mascot, Bully, particularly if you're a little kid.

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* NightmareFuel: The show's mascot, Bully, particularly if you're in the early series, was very choppily-animated and strange-looking, which made him somewhat intimidating- especially to younger viewers. In later series, his animation was smoothed out and was given a little kid.much friendlier look.
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** A trouser press always being among the prizes for some reason.
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* NarmCharm: Like many game shows of it's time, it was quite laid back and humorous atmosphere. It quite reflected Darts as a whole really.
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* FairForItsDay: In the 1984 Christmas special in which celebrities won money and prizes for charities, Jim used the term 'mentally handicapped', which has since become regarded as politically incorrect in the UK.
* MemeticMutation: "Super smashing lovely great, let's see what you ''could've'' won" and the prize invariably being a speedboat. Was already in common circulation even before Peter Kay put it in his routine.
** The contestants saying "We've had a great day Jim and we're going to gamble" when asked whether they would take the money or gamble in the last round.

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* FairForItsDay: In the 1984 Christmas special in which celebrities won money and prizes for charities, Jim Bowen used the term 'mentally handicapped', which has since become regarded as politically incorrect in the UK.
United Kingdom.
* MemeticMutation: "Super smashing lovely great, let's see what you ''could've'' won" and the prize invariably being a speedboat. Was The phrase was already in common circulation even before Peter Kay put it in his routine.
** The contestants saying saying, "We've had a great day Jim day, Jim, and we're going to gamble" gamble," when asked whether they would take the money or gamble in the last round.



* NightmareFuel: The show's mascot Bully, particularly if you're a little kid.

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* NightmareFuel: The show's mascot mascot, Bully, particularly if you're a little kid.



--> '''PeterKay:''' There's never been a programme like it! It were shit, ''and it were good!''

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--> '''PeterKay:''' -->'''Creator/PeterKay:''' There's never been a programme like it! It were shit, ''and it were good!''
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** From an outtake: "In which state of the United States was John F. Kennedy assassinated [[SayingTooMuch in Texas?]]"

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* AccidentalNightmareFuel: The show's mascot Bully, if you're a little kid.


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* NightmareFuel: The show's mascot Bully, particularly if you're a little kid.

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* NightmareFuel: The show's mascot Bully, if you're a little kid.

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* NightmareFuel: AccidentalNightmareFuel: The show's mascot Bully, if you're a little kid.kid.
* FairForItsDay: In the 1984 Christmas special in which celebrities won money and prizes for charities, Jim used the term 'mentally handicapped', which has since become regarded as politically incorrect in the UK.
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* SoBadItsGood
--> '''PeterKay:''' There's never been a programme like it! It were shit, ''and it were good!''
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** The contestants saying "We've had a great day Jim and we're going to gamble" when asked whether they would take the money or gamble in the last round.
** "AND BULLY'S SPECIAL PRIZE..."
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* MemeticMutation: "Super smashing lovely great, let's see what you ''could've'' won" and the prize invariably being a speedboat. Was already in common circulation even before Peter Kay put it in his routine.

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* NightmareFuel: The show's mascot Bully, if you're a little kid.
* WhatAnIdiot: A contestant on the Challenge version thought that ''every country'' had a sun.
** When the first 180 was hit, the partner failed to answer relatively simple questions and blew the chance for big cash.
* WTHCastingAgency: Dave Spikey was announced as the presenter of the revival, although he claimed before that he was not a fan.

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NightmareFuel: The show's mascot Bully, if you're a little kid.
* WhatAnIdiot: A contestant on the Challenge version thought that ''every country'' had a sun.
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When the first 180 was hit, the partner failed to answer relatively simple questions and blew the chance for big cash.
* ** A contestant on the Challenge version thought that ''every country'' had a sun.
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WTHCastingAgency: Dave Spikey was announced as the presenter host of the revival, although since he had famously claimed before that he was not wasn't a fan.fan.
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