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Family Feud. Family Fortunes is a British television game show based on the American game show Family Feud. The programme ran on ITV from 6 January 1980 to 6 December 2002. A celebrity version, All Star Family Fortunes, followed from 2006 to 2015. In 2020, the original version of the show returned after 17 years with Gino D'Acampo as host.
Bob Monkhouse. Robert Alan Monkhouse OBE (1 June 1928 – 29 December 2003) was an English comedian, television presenter, writer and actor. He was the host of television game shows including The Golden Shot, Celebrity Squares, Family Fortunes and Wipeout.
Jun 12, 2023 · Bob Monkhouse was the original host of the ITV show but called it a day 40 years ago on June 24, 1983, after fronting more than 100 episodes. The programme was based on the American show Family Feud, but it was. Bob himself who suggested a name change because feud sounded too aggressive. He also nicknamed the show’s famous large electronic ...
Jan 11, 2020 · Family Fortunes – 1980 Long running game show Family Fortunes was originally played with real people, before a revived version launched with the now popular trend of using celebrities. First airing in 1980 it notched up twenty two series. Bob Monkhouse presented between 1980 and 1983. He was followed by singer and entertainer Max Bygraves between 1983 and 1985. In 1986 the show took a rest ...
The British version of the popular American Game Show Family Feud. It is very similar in format to the American version, and almost as long-lasting. It was re-named because Bob Monkhouse thought that "feud" sounded too aggressive. It was originally presented by Bob Monkhouse from 1980-83, when Max Bygraves took over.
Family Fortunes was first hosted by comedian Bob Monkhouse (1980–83) then by singer and entertainer Max Bygraves (1983–85). After being rested for the whole of 1986, the show returned on 27 June 1987 with Les Dennis as presenter, and had a consistently successful run for the next 15 years. It was then moved out of peak time and became a ...
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Bob Monkhouse’s next game show after Celebrity Squares’ original four years ended was the UK version of a US Mark Goodson and Bill Todman-produced game show called Family Feud, where each member of a family had to guess the answer to questions that were given in a 100-people survey on an electronic board. It was Bob himself who suggested ...
