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The British ''[httphttps://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20121027000627/http://bullseyeonline.net/ Bullseye]'', with [http://www.jimbowen.co.uk/ Jim Bowen], was based on pub darts (which had become very widely popular during the 1980s, with ''Bullseye'' quick to ride on the waves of that success) and aired on [[ITV]] from 1981-95. Contestants answered knowledge questions and threw darts at a special dartboard. A [[Revival]] on Challenge TV ran from April-September 2006 with Dave Spikey as host, in the wake of renewed interest after the show was lampooned by [[Peter Kay]] in his stand-up routine.
 
If the UK version of ''[[Gladiators]]'' was the most popular [[Game Show]] of the 1990s, then ''Bullseye'' was the most popular of the 1980s. In fact, it was still widely popular up till its demise, sitting proudly alongside the Gladiators when they were at their peak.
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It pretty much became an institution in itself; it was infamous for usually offering a speedboat as the grand prize, [[Lampshade Hanging|which would be useful down Wolverhampton]].
 
{{tropelist|page=<nowiki></nowiki>''this version of ''Bullseye}}
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: In 1983, the show produced a "Christmas tape" featuring a foul-mouthed Bowen...''for starters''.
* [[All or Nothing]]: The final game. Contestants could gamble the prizes they'd won for a go at the Star Prize (if they were the first couple to be given the choice), or the winnings from the first two rounds (if they were the second or third). In later series, the first couple had to gamble any money won as well.
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