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Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:47 pm
by Derek Hazell
I just heard Countdown mentioned in "The Office", and I thought we should have a thread for when we hear Countdown mentioned in other shows or films.

Here is a pretty good list to start with: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138228/movieconnections

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:15 am
by Douglas Wilson
In About at Boy, Hugh Grant is seen watching Countdown on more than one occasion.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:04 pm
by Mike Brailsford
Adrian Edmonson in 'Teenage Kicks' and French & Saunders have mimicked the clock in sketches.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:48 pm
by Douglas Wilson
In Corrie about 6 months ago, Betty was working behind the bar and mentioned to one of the regulars (I can't remember who) that her son Gordon had applied to go on Countdown.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:58 pm
by Kieran Child
gordon williams hasn't been on though, so he didn't pass the audition clearly.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:59 pm
by Kai Laddiman
Douglas Wilson wrote:In Corrie about 6 months ago, Betty was working behind the bar and mentioned to one of the regulars (I can't remember who) that her son Gordon had applied to go on Countdown.
Was it this episode?

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:06 pm
by Ben Hunter
Kai Laddiman wrote:
Douglas Wilson wrote:In Corrie about 6 months ago, Betty was working behind the bar and mentioned to one of the regulars (I can't remember who) that her son Gordon had applied to go on Countdown.
Was it this episode?
Didn't see any mention of Countdown in that clip, I think you meant this episode, Kai?

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:52 pm
by Sue Sanders
Ben Hunter wrote:
Kai Laddiman wrote:
Douglas Wilson wrote:In Corrie about 6 months ago, Betty was working behind the bar and mentioned to one of the regulars (I can't remember who) that her son Gordon had applied to go on Countdown.
Was it this episode?
Didn't see any mention of Countdown in that clip, I think you meant this episode, Kai?
Bugger

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:21 pm
by Mike Brown
Kieran Child wrote:gordon williams hasn't been on though, so he didn't pass the audition clearly.
His surname was Clegg, IIRC, but he still hasn't been on yet... :)

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:03 pm
by Lesley Hines
Stephen Fry listed it as one of his guilty pleasures. To be fair the show was called "Stephen Fry's guilty pleasures" (or similar) so I'm not sure if it counts, but the man's a fan, anyway. :)

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:43 am
by David O'Donnell
Lesley Hines wrote:Stephen Fry listed it as one of his guilty pleasures. To be fair the show was called "Stephen Fry's guilty pleasures" (or similar) so I'm not sure if it counts, but the man's a fan, anyway. :)
Likewise Peter Cook was depicted as playing Countdown with his Asian girlfriend in the biopic that was shown a few years ago.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:08 am
by Jason Larsen
Countdown must have been mentioned on the UK version of The Office, or Kevin Bishop must have confused a UK version with a US version.

Anyway, there have been a handful of Weakest Link questions with the answer of Countdown.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:23 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Jason Larsen wrote:Anyway, there have been a handful of Weakest Link questions with the answer of Countdown.
They could put them all together and have a special where all the questions have the answer "Countdown".

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:27 pm
by Phil Reynolds
Gavin Chipper wrote:
Jason Larsen wrote:Anyway, there have been a handful of Weakest Link questions with the answer of Countdown.
They could put them all together and have a special where all the questions have the answer "Countdown".
Reminds me that on April 1 one year they did an edition where all the questions in the first round had the answer "bank".

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:30 pm
by Ian Fitzpatrick
A clip was on It'll be Alright on the Night last night, where DesO made an inappropriate remark to a young lady contestant.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 3:37 pm
by James Robinson
Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:A clip was on It'll be Alright on the Night last night, where DesO made an inappropriate remark to a young lady contestant.
I saw it too. And the original showing of the original showing of the programme around 12 months ago

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 5:51 pm
by Thomas Wood
Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:A clip was on It'll be Alright on the Night last night, where DesO made an inappropriate remark to a young lady contestant.
I've just put the clip up on the Countdowngoofs channel for anyone that is interested. Link is below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63r2qJHj88U

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 5:58 pm
by Matt Morrison
Thomas Wood wrote:
Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:A clip was on It'll be Alright on the Night last night, where DesO made an inappropriate remark to a young lady contestant.
I've just put the clip up on the Countdowngoofs channel for anyone that is interested. Link is below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63r2qJHj88U
Awesome service as usual Thomas. Did you ever explain why you do this slash why you love Countdown so much? (you're welcome to answer simply "yes" and I'll go and find the welcome thread post myself)

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:56 pm
by Jason Larsen
I can see it now.

"What is the first letter of the English alphabet?"

"Countdown."

"A."

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:02 pm
by Jimmy Gough
Thomas Wood wrote:
Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:A clip was on It'll be Alright on the Night last night, where DesO made an inappropriate remark to a young lady contestant.
I've just put the clip up on the Countdowngoofs channel for anyone that is interested. Link is below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63r2qJHj88U
It's already on youtube :arrow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPvv5uQndc8

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:44 am
by Martin Smith
This happened the day before I was on, and was mentioned by the previous days's returning champion. I was slightly disappointed when I saw the episode on TV, a) because the gaffe was cut, and b) because I expected her to be better-looking.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:49 am
by Derek Hazell
Martin Smith wrote:This happened the day before I was on, and was mentioned by the previous days's returning champion. I was slightly disappointed when I saw the episode on TV, a) because the gaffe was cut, and b) because I expected her to be better-looking.
Yeah, they were a bit over-zealous in cutting that I think. After all it is a phrase which can be used perfectly innocently, and it is up to the viewer how they take it. Just like in the Carry On films which are broadcast during the day all the time.
On the other hand, perhaps they get a fee for submitting something to one of those gaffe shows, and if so I'd be right behind it.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:35 am
by Sue Sanders
'What was the first programme to be broadcast on Channel 4' has just been a question on this morning's 'Deadly Knowledge' (C4- 10a.m) It's a great example of TV that leaves you wondering 'how did they get through the audition', along with a terrible fear for the future and a strong urge to shout 'stop giggling and being so friggin' gormless' at the telly. The presenter, David Berry, is one of those who came to the fore when being a 'geezer' was flavour of the month. Surely it is easier to say 'Dee Aitch Lawrence' than it is to say 'Dee Haitch Lawrence'; and just what and where, is 'Sowsbury Cafedral'.

The current series is a repeat from about 3 years ago and a disproportionate questions seem to be about Jade Goody!

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:01 pm
by Sue Sanders
Vord of the Board on the Paul O'Grady show tonight - well, NOW, if you can manage to put your brain in a bucket for the rest of the show.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:16 pm
by Derek Hazell
Derek Hazell wrote:On the other hand, perhaps they get a fee for submitting something to one of those gaffe shows, and if so I'd be right behind it.
Indeed, they do. I've just read a bit in Damian's book which said they would get £100 for these "clangers", with the bonus of the primetime exposure.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:24 pm
by Alec Rivers
Sue Sanders wrote:... put your brain in a bucket ...
Hmm, clever euphemism. ;)
(Sorry to lower the tone.)

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:35 pm
by Julie T
Sort of a mention in 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' tonight:

The host read out a statement, then said something like "to see if that was a joke, let's consult joke corner", and cut to Phil Jupitus studying a book titled 'joke dictionary' which looked suspiciously like an ODE2r!

It did seem fairly amusing at the time. :)

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:54 pm
by Jimmy Gough
Yes, I thought that too Julie.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:30 pm
by Martin Bishop
Did anyone spot Harry Hill's knitted character on Monday's episode of Countdown? On TV Burp they have a competition where you have to spot the knitted character and this week he/she/it was on Rachel's chair.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:44 pm
by Matt Morrison
Martin Bishop wrote:Did anyone spot Harry Hill's knitted character on Monday's episode of Countdown? On TV Burp they have a competition where you have to spot the knitted character and this week he/she/it was on Rachel's chair.
Yeah, see the spoilers thread. I didn't watch Countdown that day and used the mention to enter the competition :)

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:47 pm
by Sue Sanders
Martin Bishop wrote:Did anyone spot Harry Hill's knitted character on Monday's episode of Countdown? On TV Burp they have a competition where you have to spot the knitted character and this week he/she/it was on Rachel's chair.
That was brilliant :D (though didn't see it other than on HH) My ex husband and I used to try and catch eachother out with my knitted monkey. He went into the bread bin, in with the hoover bag, to Fuertaventura to be buried, in a carrier bag, in the sand with his tail sticking out. And he was twice the size of that knitted creature so not easy to sneak out of the house!

Anyway. I digress.

Back to the topic, please.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:48 pm
by Derek Hazell
Sue Sanders wrote:Back to the topic, please.
Jack Hurst selflessly shared it with everybody, and some cheeky woman who isn't even a member of the forum ended up winning it!

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:54 pm
by Charlie Reams
Sue Sanders wrote:My ex husband and I used to try and catch eachother out with my knitted monkey.
Gross.

Was surprised to see that Derek hadn't posted this already.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:05 am
by Phil Reynolds
There's a new TV commercial for Terry's Chocolate Orange that uses the Countdown clock music.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:27 am
by Derek Hazell
Charlie Reams wrote:
Sue Sanders wrote:My ex husband and I used to try and catch eachother out with my knitted monkey.
Gross.

Was surprised to see that Derek hadn't posted this already.
Nope, I don't find knitted monkeys gross. I got one free with some tea once. Admittedly it does have a rather suspicious hole in its mouth though.

Am off work today, and just saw the knitted character on This Morning, sitting between Holly and Phillip*, if anyone wants another go.

* Must have been missing Gordon the Gopher!

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:30 pm
by Martin Bishop
Matt Morrison wrote:
Martin Bishop wrote:Did anyone spot Harry Hill's knitted character on Monday's episode of Countdown? On TV Burp they have a competition where you have to spot the knitted character and this week he/she/it was on Rachel's chair.
Yeah, see the spoilers thread. I didn't watch Countdown that day and used the mention to enter the competition :)
Sorry. As usual, I'm about a week behind in my countdown-watching and associated forum-reading.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:11 pm
by Sue Sanders
Phil Reynolds wrote:There's a new TV commercial for Terry's Chocolate Orange that uses the Countdown clock music.
There's an old TV commercial for Terry's Chocolate Orange that uses the Countdown clock music that Terry's have decided to resurrect

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:13 pm
by Charlie Reams
Sue Sanders wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:There's a new TV commercial for Terry's Chocolate Orange that uses the Countdown clock music.
There's an old TV commercial for Terry's Chocolate Orange that uses the Countdown clock music that Terry's have decided to resurrect
Yeah it was on around this time last year, the royalty cash paid for the new set. I assume Phil meant a new one with the same music, but is it actually just recycled?

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:23 pm
by Brian Moore
Martin Bishop wrote:Sorry. As usual, I'm about a week behind in my countdown-watching and associated forum-reading.
I shouldn't try to get up-to-date, as again 4oD has failed to post today's show yet. Still, fingers crossed it won't get three days behind, as it did the week before last.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:38 pm
by Sue Sanders
Charlie Reams wrote:
Sue Sanders wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:There's a new TV commercial for Terry's Chocolate Orange that uses the Countdown clock music.
There's an old TV commercial for Terry's Chocolate Orange that uses the Countdown clock music that Terry's have decided to resurrect
Yeah it was on around this time last year, the royalty cash paid for the new set. I assume Phil meant a new one with the same music, but is it actually just recycled?
What I saw looked familiar - set in an office with everyone nicking the segments while the girl's on the phone or something (don't pay much attention to ads) but damn fine to know that it put a decent amount of money into CD coffers

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:46 pm
by Kirk Bevins
Found this. The dog hates the squirrel. Can't find a better link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa9AoFXO5ZI

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:48 pm
by Michael Wallace
Kirk Bevins wrote:Found this. The dog hates the squirrel. Can't find a better link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa9AoFXO5ZI
A better version (for those uninterested in dogs/squirrels).

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:11 am
by Phil Reynolds
Yeah that's the one, didn't realise it had been on before. Surprised that the programme benefited from the music royalties - I'd have expected them to go to Alan Hawkshaw.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:29 am
by Sue Sanders
Kirk Bevins wrote:Found this. The dog hates the squirrel. Can't find a better link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa9AoFXO5ZI
My dad hates squirrels because they steal his hazelnuts. So he puts traps out to catch them. The really stupid thing is, the nuts then sit in the fruitbowl uneaten, for months, until they turn to dust. But it allows for plenty of cheeky 'dad's nuts' innuendo to brighten our little household (nut season is longer than plum season!)

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:39 pm
by Derek Hazell
On Russell Howard's Good News this week, he was talking about tunes you wouldn't want to have sex to, and the Countdown theme was one of them. He then speculated about whether Richard Whiteley used to have sex to it, and demonstrated other fun on Countdown by playing a clip of a young Carol Vorderman giggling when "POO" came up on the board, and then giggling further as it turned into "POOF".

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:54 am
by Phil Reynolds
Derek Hazell wrote:On Russell Howard's Good News this week, he was talking about tunes you wouldn't want to have sex to, and the Countdown theme was one of them.
Just to be pedantic :roll: it was the clock music rather than the theme tune.

On this week's Beautiful People, there was a reference to Simon having made a collage of Carol Vorderman out of sequins.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:02 am
by Kai Laddiman
Derek Hazell wrote:playing a clip of a young Carol Vorderman giggling when "POO" came up on the board, and then giggling further as it turned into "POOF".
Was that my game?

(PS Russell Howard is legend!!!!!!!)

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:53 am
by JimBentley
Derek Hazell wrote:On Russell Howard's Good News this week, he was talking about tunes you wouldn't want to have sex to, and the Countdown theme was one of them. He then speculated about whether Richard Whiteley used to have sex to it
One of my friends' mums had a friend who once went on a date with Richard Whiteley and we used to do this exact same joke, except in our version Richard would then say "Very good. Now here's Carol to show you how it should have been done!" :mrgreen:

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:06 pm
by Andy Wilson
:)

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:20 pm
by Derek Hazell
Kai Laddiman wrote:
Derek Hazell wrote:playing a clip of a young Carol Vorderman giggling when "POO" came up on the board, and then giggling further as it turned into "POOF".
Was that my game?
Well spotted, Kai, but no it wasn't this game, as it was before she glammed up, and the P, O, O and F were the first four letters on the board that time.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 5:45 pm
by James Robinson
Did anyone see Roy Walker's Gameshow Top 50 on Challenge last night?

The launch of Countdown came in at No.34. Rude words from Countdown past got to No.6.

Although I think the word gameshow was a bit loose considering the others in the list were hardly gameshows.

For example, the Eurovision Song Contest cropped up a few times.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:00 am
by Martin Smith
Season One of That Mitchell Webb look included a sketch called Numberwang, a gameshow parody spoofing obscure rules, over-cheerful contestants and nonsensical catchphrases. Episode three featured Gyles Brandreth as a guest in 'Number Corner', telling a story largely unrelated to the game itself halfway through.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:36 am
by Allan Harmer
There was a mention by Julie Walters in Victoria Woods's brilliant 'Mid Life Christmas' on Xmas Eve, playing the actress who played Mrs Overall in Acorn Antiques, who was trying to resurrect her career. She turned down the offer of a place on 'I'm A Celebrity' and said that if she really wanted to do that then she would go on CD as a guest in Dictionary Corner.

This programme was one of the funniest things I have seen for many years, with a great send up of Larkrise To Candleford and had me convulsing with laughter. Great stuff!

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 11:15 pm
by Derek Hazell
The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments, a 2004 show (revised 2005) which was repeated this Christmas on More4 had a segment on the Countdown Christmas Special from 1997. Richard Whiteley was interviewed about the show, in which he played Carol (billed under her married name of Carol King), and lost on a crucial conundrum. Richard said that he pressed the buzzer immediately out of habit from pressing a button to start the conundrum, which handed the rest of the time to Carol (although she only needed 1 second more anyway!).

Another brilliant conundrum it was by the way, being "LostMeTie", when of course Richard was so well known for his love of said appendage.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:09 am
by James Robinson
Interesting Countdown mention on last night's QI.

It gave a list of the top 10 ten play-off tunes for people who die, and the Countdown theme tune was No.1 :!: :shock: :o

It seemed to good to be true, but there you go.

The rest of the top 10 wasn't mentioned by the way.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 5:49 pm
by Martin Bishop
James Robinson wrote:Interesting Countdown mention on last night's QI.

It gave a list of the top 10 ten play-off tunes for people who die, and the Countdown theme tune was No.1 :!: :shock: :o

It seemed to good to be true, but there you go.

The rest of the top 10 wasn't mentioned by the way.
Alan Davies clearly doesn't watch the show, as his attempt to hum the tune was shockingly bad.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:31 pm
by Junaid Mubeen
After a torrid display, Clarke Carlisle was given a ribbing on MOTD today (he was also mentioned on Football Focus earlier). Alan Hansen went as far as to say he didn't think he should have gone on Countdown whilst Burnley were fighting relegation. Fool probably thinks it's a live show.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:40 pm
by James Robinson
Junaid Mubeen wrote:After a torrid display, Clarke Carlisle was given a ribbing on MOTD today (he was also mentioned on Football Focus earlier). Alan Hansen went as far as to say he didn't think he should have gone on Countdown whilst Burnley were fighting relegation. Fool probably thinks it's a live show.
I remember watching Soccer Saturday earlier and Jeff was trying to defend him as best he could, despite the fact that he gave away 2 penalties.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:54 pm
by Junaid Mubeen
James Robinson wrote:
Junaid Mubeen wrote:After a torrid display, Clarke Carlisle was given a ribbing on MOTD today (he was also mentioned on Football Focus earlier). Alan Hansen went as far as to say he didn't think he should have gone on Countdown whilst Burnley were fighting relegation. Fool probably thinks it's a live show.
I remember watching Soccer Saturday earlier and Jeff was trying to defend him as best he could, despite the fact that he gave away 2 penalties.
There's no doubt he was awful today, but to blame his appearance on Countdown is too convenient.

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:55 am
by Alec Rivers
I did like the fact that Burnley scrambled his name on the team sheet which they'd given to the match commentators. I can't remember exactly, but it was something like RACKLE SCALLIER. :)