Champion Blockbusters (partially found spin-off of British game show; 1987-1990): Difference between revisions

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Logo used for the show.

Status: Partially Found

Champion Blockbusters was a British game show that ran on ITV from 1987 to 1990. It was a spin-off of the British version of Blockbusters, which focused primarily on juniors answering trivia questions in order to win prizes. Hosted by Bob Holness, the spin-off focused on winners from the original program facing off against other winners. Twenty-four episodes were produced over four series.^[1] However, after over three decades since their original airings, none have resurfaced online.

Format

Similarly, to the original Blockbusters, a single player competed against a team of two by connecting a path from one side of the game board to the other. Whoever won the most of three games moved on to the bonus round. Unlike the original, however, the contestants were made up of previous Gold Run winners. The Gold Run was the bonus round, where whoever played must connect one side of the board to the other within 60 seconds. If accomplished, the player would receive a prize. If the player went undefeated for a number of games, they would win a huge prize, usually a trip. In Champion Blockbusters, the money that the contestants won in the front game would be given to charity, while the Gold Run prizes would still be for the players, now related to what they were doing at the time.^[2]

Availability

It is unknown whether these episodes were rerun after their initial airings, but it's likely that they were not rebroadcasted on Challenge, as the channel reran episodes from the first and final series of the original run. Despite this, a partial clip from a 1990 episode was uploaded by YouTube user "ThePet266" on January 6, 2012, the same day Bob Holness passed away. The rest of the series remains elusive.

Gallery

Photos

A 1987 behind-the-scenes photo from the audience's perspective.
A 1987 photo of Bob Holness with presumably one of the contestants.
A 1987 photo, presumably of a rehearsal.

Video

Clip from a 1990 episode.

External Links

References

[1] ttps://adamnostalgia.wordpress.com/2022/03/18/game-show-memories-champion-blockbusters/

[2] ttps://markgoodson.fandom.com/wiki/Champion_Blockbusters

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-|description=partially lost British game show
-|startyear=1987
-|timeframe=Yes
-|endyear=1990
 |image=Champion Blockbusters Logo.jpg
 |imagecaption=Logo used for the show.
-|status=Partially lost
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-'''''Champion Blockbusters''''' was a British game show that ran on ITV from 1987 to 1990. It was a spin-off of ''Blockbusters'', which focused primarily on juniors answering trivia questions in order to win prizes. Hosted by Bob Holness, the spin-off focused on winners from the original program facing off against other winners.
+'''''Champion Blockbusters''''' was a British game show that ran on ITV from 1987 to 1990. It was a spin-off of the British version of ''Blockbusters'', which focused primarily on juniors answering trivia questions in order to win prizes. Hosted by Bob Holness, the spin-off focused on winners from the original program facing off against other winners. Twenty-four episodes were produced over four series.<ref>https://adamnostalgia.wordpress.com/2022/03/18/game-show-memories-champion-blockbusters/</ref> However, after over three decades since their original airings, none have resurfaced online.
-episodes were produced over 4 series, however, none of the episodes have resurfaced online.
 ==Format==
-Similarly to the original ''Blockbusters'', a single player competed against a team of two by connecting a path from one side of the game board to the other. Whoever won the most of three games moved on to the bonus round. Unlike the original, however, the contestants were made up of previous Gold Run winners. The Gold Run was the bonus round, where whoever played must connect one side of the board to the other within 60 seconds. If accomplished, the player would receive a prize. If the player went undefeated for a number of games, they would win a huge prize, usually a trip. In ''Champion Blockbusters'', the money that the contestants won in the front game would be given to charity, while the Gold Run prizes would still be for the players, now related to what they were doing at the time.
+Similarly, to the original ''Blockbusters'', a single player competed against a team of two by connecting a path from one side of the game board to the other. Whoever won the most of three games moved on to the bonus round. Unlike the original, however, the contestants were made up of previous Gold Run winners. The Gold Run was the bonus round, where whoever played must connect one side of the board to the other within 60 seconds. If accomplished, the player would receive a prize. If the player went undefeated for a number of games, they would win a huge prize, usually a trip. In ''Champion Blockbusters'', the money that the contestants won in the front game would be given to charity, while the Gold Run prizes would still be for the players, now related to what they were doing at the time.<ref>https://markgoodson.fandom.com/wiki/Champion_Blockbusters</ref>
 ==Availability==
-It is unknown whether these episodes were reran after their initial airings, but it's likely that they were not rebroadcasted on Challenge, a British television channel dedicated to classic game shows. Despite this, a partial clip from a 1990 episode was uploaded by YouTube user "ThePet266" on January 6, 2012, the day Bob Holness passed away.
+It is unknown whether these episodes were rerun after their initial airings, but it's likely that they were not rebroadcasted on Challenge, as the channel reran episodes from the first and final series of the original run. Despite this, a partial clip from a 1990 episode was uploaded by YouTube user "ThePet266" on January 6, 2012, the same day Bob Holness passed away. The rest of the series remains elusive.
 ==Gallery==
+===Photos===
+<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
+ChampionBlockbusters87BTS1.jpg|A 1987 behind-the-scenes photo from the audience's perspective.
+ChampionBlockbusters87BTS2.jpg|A 1987 photo of Bob Holness with presumably one of the contestants.
+ChampionBlockbusters87BTS3.jpg|A 1987 photo, presumably of a rehearsal.
+</gallery>
 ===Video===
 {{Video|perrow  =1
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    |description1 =Clip from a 1990 episode.
 }}
-===Photos===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
-ChampionBlockbusters87BTS1.jpg|A 1987 behind-the-scenes photo from the audience's perspective.
-ChampionBlockbusters87BTS2.jpg|A 1987 photo of Bob Holness with presumably one of the contestants.
-</gallery>
-==External Link==
+==External Links==
-* [http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Blockbusters UKGameshows page on Blockbusters]
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbusters_(British_game_show) Wikipedia page on ''Blockbusters''.]
+*[http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Blockbusters UKGameshows page on ''Blockbusters''.]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121018171645/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/6188 Champion Blockbusters at BFI.]
+==See Also==
+===Pilots===
+*[[Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour (lost unaired pilot of NBC game show; 1983)]]
+*[[Showoffs (partially lost unaired pilots of ABC game show; 1975)]]
+*[[The Price Is Right (partially found unaired pilot for syndicated game show; 1993)]]
+*[[The New Price Is Right (lost unaired pilot of Goodson-Todman game show; 1972)]]
+*[[Family Feud (partially found unaired pilot of Pearson game show; 1998-1999)]]
+*[[Rock Feud (lost unaired pilot of cancelled spin-off of Pearson game show; 2001)]]
+*[[To Tell The Truth (lost unreleased pilot of Pearson remake of Goodson-Todman panel show; 1999)]]
+*[[Card Sharks (partially lost pilots of syndicated revival of Goodson-Todman game show; 1996-2000)]]
+===Television===
+*[[The Price Is Right (partially lost Dennis James episodes of game show; 1972-1977)]]
+*[[Tattletales (partially found syndicated version of CBS game show; 1977-1978)]]
+*[[To Tell The Truth (partially found first season of syndicated panel show; 1969-1970)]]
+*[[The Price Is Right (partially found Australian adaptation of Mark Goodson game show; 1973-1974)]]
+*[[Snap Judgement (partially found NBC game show; 1967-1969)]]
+*[[Call My Bluff (partially found NBC game show; 1965)]]
+*[[Match Game (partially lost Mark Goodson Bill Todman game show; 1973-1982)]]
+*[[Family Feud - Popular Vs Freaks & Geeks (found episodes of Pearson game show; 2000)]]
+*[[Family Fortunes (partially lost British version of Goodson-Todman game show; 1980-2002)]]
+*[[The Price Is Right (partially found Doug Davidson version of Goodson-Todman game show; 1994-1995)]]
+*[[Match Game (found ABC revival of Goodson-Todman game show; 1990-1991)]]
+*[[Släktslaget (lost Swedish adaptation of "Family Feud" game show; 2000)]]
+*[[Password Plus (found unaired George Peppard episode of Goodson-Todman game show; 1979)]]
+*[[The Price Is Right (partially lost episodes of CBS game show; 1972-2007)]]
+*[[Distraction (partially found American adaptation of British game show; 2005-2006)]]
+*[[I've Got A Secret (partially lost syndicated revival of Goodson-Todman panel show; 1972-1973)]]
+*[[Press Your Luck (lost British adaptation of American game show; 1991-1992)]]
+*[[Match Game (partially found revival of Goodson-Todman game show; 1998-1999)]]
+*[[Showoffs (partially found Goodson-Todman game show; 1975)]]
+*[[Password (partially found ABC revival of Goodson-Todman game show; 1971-1975)]]
+*[[Mindreaders (partially found Goodson-Todman game show; 1979-1980)]]
+*[[Sale Of The Century (partially found Reg Grundy revival of Al Howard game show; 1983-1989)]]
+===Miscellaneous===
+*[[Super Password (lost builds of unreleased NES port of word game; 1980s)]]
+*[[To Tell the Truth (lost unreleased DVD game based on panel show; 2005)]]
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Lost TV]]
-[[Category:Partially lost media]]
+[[Category:Partially found media]]