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* [[Replacement Scrappy]]: Max Bygraves and Andy Collins. Neither was a particularly bad host per se, but they both fell some way short of the standards set by their respective predecessors, Bob Monkhouse and Les Dennis.
* [[Replacement Scrappy]]: Max Bygraves and Andy Collins. Neither was a particularly bad host per se, but they both fell some way short of the standards set by their respective predecessors, Bob Monkhouse and Les Dennis.
** As seen in this 2005 (pre-Vernon Kay) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye-287ISGYk&t=25s documentary regarding Andy Collins]:
** As seen in this 2005 (pre-Vernon Kay) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye-287ISGYk&t=25s documentary regarding Andy Collins]:
{{quote| '''Narrator''': Family Fortunes ran for over 20 years with four different hosts: perma-tanned Bob Monkhouse, followed by bumbling Max Bygraves, cheeky scouser Les Dennis and erm ... ''[[My Friends and Zoidberg|him]]''.}}
{{quote|'''Narrator''': Family Fortunes ran for over 20 years with four different hosts: perma-tanned Bob Monkhouse, followed by bumbling Max Bygraves, cheeky scouser Les Dennis and erm ... ''[[My Friends and Zoidberg|him]]''.}}
* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]]:
* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]]:
** Two examples came from a change in host.
** Two examples came from a change in host.

Latest revision as of 15:17, 7 August 2014



Narrator: Family Fortunes ran for over 20 years with four different hosts: perma-tanned Bob Monkhouse, followed by bumbling Max Bygraves, cheeky scouser Les Dennis and erm ... him.

  • They Changed It, Now It Sucks:
    • Two examples came from a change in host.
      • When Bob Monkhouse was replaced by Max Bygraves in 1983, the show lost some its popularity and was placed on hiatus in 1985.
      • When Les Dennis was replaced by the comparatively-unknown Andy Collins in 2002, the show moved to being a daily daytime version with a lower budget. Fortunes lasted only a few months before being axed.
    • Another change viewers thought sucked came in 1987, when a new colour LED board replaced the older-style display board; people complained about it, so the old-style board returned in the following series.
  • What an Idiot!: Has its own page.