All Clued Up

1 9 8 7 - 1 9 9 3 (UK)

All Clued Up was a Sunday tea-time classic, hosted by 'Diddy' David Hamilton. It was a real favourite with 'elderly' people for some reason (probably because it was so easy;). The first series featured young, bored-looking couples, but the average age rose dramatically as the years wore on. 

Be the first to get the word being gradually revealed ("W! K! A! N!"), and you get a crack at the phrase on the Big Screen, Wheel of Fortune-style. Just walk over really slowly and press a key on the giant keyboard (which had no actual keyboard properties). 

Diddy: "Pig anodder ledder!". And if you Pigged a letter with more than two occurrences you would solicit a WHOO! from the studio audience (and another WHOO! when you picked the Stinger). And that was it, really.  There was a similar end game, to win £100 or something. 

Only worth watching for the constant nasal whine of Diddy ("Two E's, £40 in the Puzzle bank, your clues are "End", "Radio Career", and "Standing There Looking Like A Mannequin", Edith, solve the perzzle!"), and the audience's reaction when someone picked the stinger. And the nice computer graphics.