Trivia

Bob refers to Carry on Sergeant (1958) after it appears as a possible grid option, referencing his part in the film. Significantly, Bob mentions that it wasn't intended as the first in a "Carry On" series:

"We didn't know it was the first. We just thought we were making a film called 'Carry On Sergeant', but it turned out to be the first."

Bob's continual habit of saying whether an answer is correct or not before the board reveals it is very much in evidence here. In particular, a grid on Ealing Films sees him reel off information and offer explicit details about selected movies, even stating choices are Wipeouts before turning to the board for the "reveal".

All of the Bob Monkhouse Wipeout episodes were recorded in a studio with just the contestants and technical crew, with the sound of an "audience" dubbed on afterwards.

This edition involves the "audience" to a high degree, with Bob remarking they were ahead of him on a punchline, or asking them if they remembered a particular Ealing film. There's also a large "whoooooooooo!" when a contestant reveals he has seven children - all quite strange happenings when the "audience" didn't actually exist.

The grid subjects featured on this edition are:

Main Grids: Places named after Native American tribes; Ealing films.

Auction Grids: Fresh water fish; Golfers who have won the British Open Golf Tournament three times or more.

Final Grid: Works written by Ben Elton.