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Which cartoon animal superhero has a pal called Spotty Man
Superted (having a mate called "Spotty" - how bizarre.)
Which series featured International Rescue?
Thunderbirds ("Thunderbirds are go!" - no, Thunderbirds are sh*t. I hated them)
What is the number plate on Pos**tman Pat's van
PAT1 (If only real pos**tmen were like that. Actually, forget I said that. Pat ms**t have been gay to have a black and white cat called Jessie.)
What programme would you have been watchin' if "It's Friday…it's 5 'o' clock…and it's ?"
Crackerjack (Didn't Chris Tarrant used to hos**t this?)
Which superhero rode the mighty Battle Cat?
He-Man (A legendary cartoon - Skeletor was cool.)
What was the name of the adult version of Tiswas?
OTT (Over The Top)
Who designed the Blue Peter badge?
Tony Hart (who else could it be?)
What was the name of Michael Knight's car?
K.I.T.T. (Knight Indus**tries Two Thousand - God, I'm sad!)
Who was Dempsey's sidekick?
Makepeace (Stranges**t.Name.Ever.)
Which series featured Colt Seevers?
The Fall Guy (Lee Majors - remember him?)
Who was the leader of the Thundercats?
Liono! ("Thunder, Thunder, Thunder-cats!")
What is the Aus**tralian series about a woman's detention centre?
Prisoner Cell Block H (WTF happened to all the other blocks?)
In Grange Hill what was Stebsons nickname?
Gripper! (If someone was called that these days, he'd get laughed out of school)
Which pop group comprised Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet?
Yazoo ('Nuff said, really)
What was the name of Baron Silas Greenback's pet?
Nero! (Good name, that!)
Which 80s pop s**tar wrote Chesney Hawke's hit single "The One & Only"?
Nic Kershaw (I didn't know this but my foolish 80's mate did.)
What was the name of Buck Rogers' sidekick?
Tweaky (Followed by annoying s**tupid robot sound that made you want to short-circuit the b*s**t*rd)
What colour was Captain Scarlet's boss?
White (Strange ques**tion, this - does it matter?)
In which programme would you have met Pootle, Posy and Perkin?
The Flumps (I vaguely remember this. Hmm...I shouldn't have admitted that.)
Who narrated Roobard and Cus**tard?
Richard Briers (I know, you're all thinking "WTF is he?" My sentiments exactly.)
Which cartoon superhero had his base in a pos**tbox in Baker Street?
Dangermouse! (and his inane sidekick, Penfold, the bookish looking idiot.)
Who's regular adversary, was Lieutenant Decker?
The A-Team! ("I love it when a plan comes together")
What was the name of Captain Pugwash's cabin boy?
Tom (NOT Seaman Staines or Mas**ter Bates!! Thinking about it, who the hell thought of the names on Captain Pugwash - it was a childrens show, for God's sake!)
What was the firs**t childrens programme on BBC2?
Play School (I'm shocked that it's s**till going...or is it?)
Where would you find the Doozers?
On Fraggle Rock (that show was really superb - the way they avoided death from the big dog!)
Who had a day off in 1986 and said "Life goes by so fas**t, that if you don't s**top and look around, you might miss it." ?
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (THE film of the 80's - classic bit was when he tried to drive the Ferrari in reverse to "take off" the miles on the odometer. Nice concept but in real life it doesn't work)
What was Spiderman's real name?
Peter Parker (anyone who didn't know this should be shot - the film was out only a year or so ago.)
Who created Grange Hill?
Phil Redmond (I think he had a hand in Eas**tennder and Brookside as well. he mus**t be raking it in!)
Who shot JR?
Kris**ten (not sure who she was but EVERY parent wanted to know the answer to this ques**tion in the 80's)
Who sang 99 Red Balloons?
Nena (not to be confused with Neneh Cherry who sung "Manchild" and "Buffalo Stance".)
In what year did "Eas**tenders" firs**t appear on British television?
1985 (an educated guess would have got you this.)
Which TV character was sent to Earth as punishment for drawing a mous**tache on a picture of the "Solar Leader"?
Mork (out of Mork and Mindy - one of Robin Williams firs**t tv parts. Strangely enough, he went on the act THE SAME in EVERY film since then. Except for the one where he plays a creepy bloke working in a photo developing booth)
Which series about a secret helicopter s**tarred Jan Micheal Vincent?
Airwolf (go on - hum the theme tune to yourself - you know you want to!)
What year did Bucks Fizz win the Eurovision song contes**t?
1981 (I actually thought it was a bit earlier than this. But what would I know? I was only 3 at that time!)
What alien organisation were G-Force opposing in Battle of the Planets
Spectra (BotP was VERY cool. I used to watch it all the time)
What was the original name for Snickers in the UK?
Marathon (I s**till insis**t on calling it a "Marathon" ins**tead of Snickers. Damn Yanks!)
Who hos**ted the TV show "The Krypton Factor"?
Gordon Burns (a great show - bes**t bits were the obs**tacle course and the flight sim)
Claire Grogan was the s**tar of Gregory's Girl, which 80's band was she the lead singer?
Altered Images (if you knew this, give yourself a pat on the back. I had to ask about ten different mates before someone supplied the correct answer)
Which TV celebrity originally hos**ted Wizbit?
Paul Daniels (how did he ever get to marry Debbie McGhee? I used to fancy her when I was a kid...)
Which cartoon character lived at 52 Fes**tive Road, London?
Mr Benn (an excellent show - he is the true mas**ter of cos**tumes. The shop owner mus**t have made a fortune off him!)
Who was the leader of the good guys in Transformers?
Optimus Prime (any self respecting kid from the 80's should know this ANY the name of his arch-enemy, Megatron. Megatron was cool - he could change into a big gun and he had an excellent evil voice!)
How was 80's music s**tar Stuart Goddard better known?
Adam Ant (he went crazy recently and got charged with having a gun or something along those lines)
Who wrote the Miami Vice theme music?
Jan Hammer (good name, although i can't say much else about this guy.)
What was the name of Rod Hull's arch enemy?
Grotbags (she was an aptly named ugly witch with green hair, if I remember correctly)
Who sang the theme music to the James Bond movie "A View to a kill"
Duran Duran (
Which male singer sang the opening line of the original Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Chris**tmas"?
Paul Young (interes**ting fact - Paul young is from Luton - my hometown!)
What 1986 film included the song "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin?
Top Gun (if you didn't know this, crawl out of the rock you'be been languishing under and be blinded by the daylight, you fiend!)
What was the robot dog called in Battles**tar Galactica?
Muffit (hmmm...a rather suspect name, wouldn't you say?)
In the cartoon series "Wacky Races", who drove the "Compact Pussycat"?
Penelope Pits**top (did Dick Das**tardly and the legendary Muttley EVER win a race?)
What eighties TV show s**tarred Bruce Willis in a detective agency?
Moonlighting (i think Cybill Shepherd was also in this. She's now a lesbo!)
Well that's your lot....
Which cartoon animal superhero has a pal called Spotty Man
Superted (having a mate called "Spotty" - how bizarre.)
Which series featured International Rescue?
Thunderbirds ("Thunderbirds are go!" - no, Thunderbirds are sh*t. I hated them)
What is the number plate on Pos**tman Pat's van
PAT1 (If only real pos**tmen were like that. Actually, forget I said that. Pat ms**t have been gay to have a black and white cat called Jessie.)
What programme would you have been watchin' if "It's Friday…it's 5 'o' clock…and it's ?"
Crackerjack (Didn't Chris Tarrant used to hos**t this?)
Which superhero rode the mighty Battle Cat?
He-Man (A legendary cartoon - Skeletor was cool.)
What was the name of the adult version of Tiswas?
OTT (Over The Top)
Who designed the Blue Peter badge?
Tony Hart (who else could it be?)
What was the name of Michael Knight's car?
K.I.T.T. (Knight Indus**tries Two Thousand - God, I'm sad!)
Who was Dempsey's sidekick?
Makepeace (Stranges**t.Name.Ever.)
Which series featured Colt Seevers?
The Fall Guy (Lee Majors - remember him?)
Who was the leader of the Thundercats?
Liono! ("Thunder, Thunder, Thunder-cats!")
What is the Aus**tralian series about a woman's detention centre?
Prisoner Cell Block H (WTF happened to all the other blocks?)
In Grange Hill what was Stebsons nickname?
Gripper! (If someone was called that these days, he'd get laughed out of school)
Which pop group comprised Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet?
Yazoo ('Nuff said, really)
What was the name of Baron Silas Greenback's pet?
Nero! (Good name, that!)
Which 80s pop s**tar wrote Chesney Hawke's hit single "The One & Only"?
Nic Kershaw (I didn't know this but my foolish 80's mate did.)
What was the name of Buck Rogers' sidekick?
Tweaky (Followed by annoying s**tupid robot sound that made you want to short-circuit the b*s**t*rd)
What colour was Captain Scarlet's boss?
White (Strange ques**tion, this - does it matter?)
In which programme would you have met Pootle, Posy and Perkin?
The Flumps (I vaguely remember this. Hmm...I shouldn't have admitted that.)
Who narrated Roobard and Cus**tard?
Richard Briers (I know, you're all thinking "WTF is he?" My sentiments exactly.)
Which cartoon superhero had his base in a pos**tbox in Baker Street?
Dangermouse! (and his inane sidekick, Penfold, the bookish looking idiot.)
Who's regular adversary, was Lieutenant Decker?
The A-Team! ("I love it when a plan comes together")
What was the name of Captain Pugwash's cabin boy?
Tom (NOT Seaman Staines or Mas**ter Bates!! Thinking about it, who the hell thought of the names on Captain Pugwash - it was a childrens show, for God's sake!)
What was the firs**t childrens programme on BBC2?
Play School (I'm shocked that it's s**till going...or is it?)
Where would you find the Doozers?
On Fraggle Rock (that show was really superb - the way they avoided death from the big dog!)
Who had a day off in 1986 and said "Life goes by so fas**t, that if you don't s**top and look around, you might miss it." ?
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (THE film of the 80's - classic bit was when he tried to drive the Ferrari in reverse to "take off" the miles on the odometer. Nice concept but in real life it doesn't work)
What was Spiderman's real name?
Peter Parker (anyone who didn't know this should be shot - the film was out only a year or so ago.)
Who created Grange Hill?
Phil Redmond (I think he had a hand in Eas**tennder and Brookside as well. he mus**t be raking it in!)
Who shot JR?
Kris**ten (not sure who she was but EVERY parent wanted to know the answer to this ques**tion in the 80's)
Who sang 99 Red Balloons?
Nena (not to be confused with Neneh Cherry who sung "Manchild" and "Buffalo Stance".)
In what year did "Eas**tenders" firs**t appear on British television?
1985 (an educated guess would have got you this.)
Which TV character was sent to Earth as punishment for drawing a mous**tache on a picture of the "Solar Leader"?
Mork (out of Mork and Mindy - one of Robin Williams firs**t tv parts. Strangely enough, he went on the act THE SAME in EVERY film since then. Except for the one where he plays a creepy bloke working in a photo developing booth)
Which series about a secret helicopter s**tarred Jan Micheal Vincent?
Airwolf (go on - hum the theme tune to yourself - you know you want to!)
What year did Bucks Fizz win the Eurovision song contes**t?
1981 (I actually thought it was a bit earlier than this. But what would I know? I was only 3 at that time!)
What alien organisation were G-Force opposing in Battle of the Planets
Spectra (BotP was VERY cool. I used to watch it all the time)
What was the original name for Snickers in the UK?
Marathon (I s**till insis**t on calling it a "Marathon" ins**tead of Snickers. Damn Yanks!)
Who hos**ted the TV show "The Krypton Factor"?
Gordon Burns (a great show - bes**t bits were the obs**tacle course and the flight sim)
Claire Grogan was the s**tar of Gregory's Girl, which 80's band was she the lead singer?
Altered Images (if you knew this, give yourself a pat on the back. I had to ask about ten different mates before someone supplied the correct answer)
Which TV celebrity originally hos**ted Wizbit?
Paul Daniels (how did he ever get to marry Debbie McGhee? I used to fancy her when I was a kid...)
Which cartoon character lived at 52 Fes**tive Road, London?
Mr Benn (an excellent show - he is the true mas**ter of cos**tumes. The shop owner mus**t have made a fortune off him!)
Who was the leader of the good guys in Transformers?
Optimus Prime (any self respecting kid from the 80's should know this ANY the name of his arch-enemy, Megatron. Megatron was cool - he could change into a big gun and he had an excellent evil voice!)
How was 80's music s**tar Stuart Goddard better known?
Adam Ant (he went crazy recently and got charged with having a gun or something along those lines)
Who wrote the Miami Vice theme music?
Jan Hammer (good name, although i can't say much else about this guy.)
What was the name of Rod Hull's arch enemy?
Grotbags (she was an aptly named ugly witch with green hair, if I remember correctly)
Who sang the theme music to the James Bond movie "A View to a kill"
Duran Duran (
Which male singer sang the opening line of the original Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Chris**tmas"?
Paul Young (interes**ting fact - Paul young is from Luton - my hometown!)
What 1986 film included the song "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin?
Top Gun (if you didn't know this, crawl out of the rock you'be been languishing under and be blinded by the daylight, you fiend!)
What was the robot dog called in Battles**tar Galactica?
Muffit (hmmm...a rather suspect name, wouldn't you say?)
In the cartoon series "Wacky Races", who drove the "Compact Pussycat"?
Penelope Pits**top (did Dick Das**tardly and the legendary Muttley EVER win a race?)
What eighties TV show s**tarred Bruce Willis in a detective agency?
Moonlighting (i think Cybill Shepherd was also in this. She's now a lesbo!)
Well that's your lot....