To Me, To You!
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To Me... To You... is a Children's game show
presented by Paul and Barry Elliott, better known as the Chuckle Brothers
During their hit TV show ChuckleVision
. It ran for 3 series including 2 Christmas specials, from 21 June 1996 to 25 December 1998, and was shown on BBC1
.
The show was set on a desert island
. The contestants were children and were in teams of two. The contestants won prizes and coconuts
and whoever had the most coconuts at the end of the show won the game. There were tasks such as the Chuckle Swamp and the Chuckle Chuck, where contestants would throw custard pie
s at Paul and Barry and if they failed to hit both of them three times in a minute, then the contestants would have custard pies put in their faces. Each episode
would also have a celebrity
guest, someone who was famous for being on TV at the time, such as Richard McCourt
(better known as "Dick" of Dick and Dom
) and former popstar Paul Gadd.
The show became infamous for the low value of its prizes, which included boxes of Cadbury's Roses
chocolates.
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
presented by Paul and Barry Elliott, better known as the Chuckle Brothers
Chuckle Brothers
Barry Elliott and Paul Elliott , better known as the Chuckle Brothers, are British comedians. They are best known for their work on their BBC show ChuckleVision, which celebrated its 21st anniversary in March 2010 with a tour called An Audience with the Chuckle Brothers, which started in January...
During their hit TV show ChuckleVision
ChuckleVision
ChuckleVision is a popular British television series shown mainly on CBBC. New episodes are always first aired on BBC One, and occasionally episodes are shown on BBC Two. The first episode was shown on 26 September 1987. It follows the adventures of the Chuckle Brothers & the Patton Brothers, who...
. It ran for 3 series including 2 Christmas specials, from 21 June 1996 to 25 December 1998, and was shown on BBC1
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
.
The show was set on a desert island
Desert island
A desert island or uninhabited island is an island that has yet to be populated by humans. Uninhabited islands are often used in movies or stories about shipwrecked people, and are also used as stereotypes for the idea of "paradise". Some uninhabited islands are protected as nature reserves and...
. The contestants were children and were in teams of two. The contestants won prizes and coconuts
COcOnuts
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and whoever had the most coconuts at the end of the show won the game. There were tasks such as the Chuckle Swamp and the Chuckle Chuck, where contestants would throw custard pie
Custard pie
A custard pie is any type of uncooked custard mixture added to an uncooked or partially cooked crust and baked together. In North America, custard pie commonly refers to a plain mixture of milk, eggs, sugar, salt, vanilla extract and sometimes nutmeg combined with a pie crust...
s at Paul and Barry and if they failed to hit both of them three times in a minute, then the contestants would have custard pies put in their faces. Each episode
Episode
An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars...
would also have a celebrity
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
guest, someone who was famous for being on TV at the time, such as Richard McCourt
Richard McCourt
Richard "Dick" McCourt is an English actor and presenter of radio and television, best known as one half of the comic duo Dick and Dom, with the other being Dominic Wood...
(better known as "Dick" of Dick and Dom
Dick and Dom
Dick and Dom are a children's comic double act consisting of the presenters Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood. They are primarily known for presenting children's television, such as Dick and Dom in da Bungalow for 5 series between 2002 - 2006...
) and former popstar Paul Gadd.
The show became infamous for the low value of its prizes, which included boxes of Cadbury's Roses
Cadbury's Roses
Cadbury Roses are a selection of individually wrapped chocolates currently made by Cadbury. Introduced in 1938, they are named after the English packaging equipment company "Rose Brothers" , that manufactured and supplied the machines that wrapped the chocolates.Roses are inexpensive chocolates,...
chocolates.
Original series
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 June 1996 | 13 September 1996 | 13 |
| 2 | 27 June 1997 | 19 September 1997 | 13 |
| 3 | 8 April 1998 | 15 July 1998 | 13 |
Specials
| Date | Entitle |
|---|---|
| 23 December 1997 | Christmas Special |
| 25 December 1998 | Christmas Special |