Bob's Full House

Infobox Television
show_name = Bob's Full House


caption =
format = Game Show
picture_format = 4:3
runtime = 35 minutes
creator =
starring = Bob Monkhouse
channel = BBC1
first_aired = 1 September, 1984
last_aired = 27 January, 1990
num_series = 6
num_episodes = 115
country = UK
producer =
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"Bob's Full House" was a popular quiz programme hosted by Bob Monkhouse which was based on the popular game 'Bingo' and aired on BBC1 from 1 September, 1984 until 27 January, 1990.

Gameplay

On "Bob's Full House" four contestants competed to fill in their Bingo-style card. Correct answer to questions covered up a number but incorrect answers causes players to sit out the next question (this was classified as getting "wallied").

Unlike a normal housie card, which has numbers running from 1 to 90, the numbers on a contestant's housie card run from 1 to 60 only.

The show would begin with a lengthy topical stand-up comedy routine from Monkhouse.

Round One (Four Corners)

In the first round, the object was to fill in the four corners of the board. The first person to do so won a prize choice.

Round Two (Monkhouse Mastercard)

In this round, player raced to clear the middle row of numbers on their cards. They would be shown a game board with categories next to a list of numbers. Contestants would be asked a question unopposed, but an incorrect answer gave the other players a chance to buzz in and answer (Bob referred to it as "Open to Others"). In this situation, a correct answer gives that player any number on his or her middle line; contestants "buzzing in" with an incorrect answer are "Wallied" (a player who selected the question is never "Wallied"), and either cannot buzz in for the next question or lose their turn, depending on whether or not they were next in line to choose a question. Also during this round, if the player in control found his/her "Lucky Number" and answered a question correctly, he/she won a special prize.

Round Three (Full House)

The third and final round was played like round one, except the object was to fill the remainder of the bingo board. First person to do this won the game, and a chance a holiday in the bonus round.

Bonus Round (Gold Card)

In the "Gold Card" round, the winning contestant faced a board of 18 squares with numbers from 1 - 60 under each, and stars on some. The winning contestant had 60 seconds (one minute) to answer a series of questions (15 is the max). Each correct answer chose one of the numbers and earned that number in pounds. Behind some of the numbers were letters in the name of a holiday, and if the contestant can reveal all the letters before the time ran out, he/she won the holiday.

The show was famous for Monkhouse blatantly trying to help contestants win the holiday. Despite this, if a contestant didn't win any prizes then they were given a hamper as a consolation prize.

Other Versions

*There were 3 other versions of this show, "One to Win" hosted by Andrew O'Connor, "Lucky Numbers" hosted by Shane Richie, and "The Biggest Game in Town" hosted by Steve Le Fevre.

*The American version called "Trump Card" was hosted by Jimmy Cefalo and ran from 1990-1991.

*The German version was called "Bingo". The other info is unknown.

*A home computer adaptation by Domark was released in 1988 for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro and Commodore 64.

External links

* [http://www.ukgameshows.com/page/index.php/Bob%27s_Full_House "Bob's Full House"] at UKGameshows.com