A BBC continuity announcer reveals at the end of this edition that the previous episode, shown on the 11th October, "wasn't the scheduled edition", explaining why Bob's answer to the viewer's question here didn't make sense. (True or Wipeout - "Sark is a Scottish island.")
Although the announcer states that the scheduled edition will be shown at some point in the future, there's no explanation for why it wasn't screened as planned.
The postponed episode was eventually shown as Episode #8.61 (2001).
Although the announcer states that the scheduled edition will be shown at some point in the future, there's no explanation for why it wasn't screened as planned.
The postponed episode was eventually shown as Episode #8.61 (2001).
The question for viewers on this edition is: "'Catamaran' is a real word which starts with 'cat' - True or Wipeout?"
Although Bob Monkhouse was a highly experienced quiz show host with over 40 years of hosting game shows at this point, a criticism of his time on Wipeout is his tendency to openly reveal whether an answer is correct or not before the board displays whether or not it's a wipeout.
As just one example, a contestant picking Disney villains and guessing "Figaro" is told: "Oh, how can you say that about that darling little thing? Geppetto's little kitten in Pinocchio" before Bob asks the board to reveal whether or not the answer is correct.
The upshot is that any tension or suspense is removed from the game by this habit - one much in evidence during this edition, with multiple answers revealed by Bob before the board does.
As just one example, a contestant picking Disney villains and guessing "Figaro" is told: "Oh, how can you say that about that darling little thing? Geppetto's little kitten in Pinocchio" before Bob asks the board to reveal whether or not the answer is correct.
The upshot is that any tension or suspense is removed from the game by this habit - one much in evidence during this edition, with multiple answers revealed by Bob before the board does.
