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Part 1 of 2 of the 1993 Xmas episode of The Generation Game. The contestants in this episode are Norma Gent & Andrew Blackmore from Manchester & Avon, Trixie & Murray Lee from London, John & Sonja James Salmon from Hertford & Bedford, and Harry Sanson & Julia Ross from Dorset. Bruce Forsyth hosts, assistant Rosemary Ford gets a fit of the giggles during mention of Carol Singing services to the elderly (you'll understand why when you see it), while the contestants are a game bunch, with one who stands out among the rest (literally), a saucy Bluecoat, a woman whose hubby slept through a Bruce Forsyth show (awkward) and one whose pal got caught short by a WW2 bomb! Among the games are playing in a Salvation Army Band, Xmas Cocktails (wonderfully farcical), Xmas Surprise (involving Bernie Clifton and being fitted into his bird puppet), then Guess the Xmas Carols via Mime (while still in their costumes). The finale is a spoof on Aladdin, which features guest appearances by Bob Holness and Little & Large (who are surprisingly amusing), while Rosemary is caught out by a change to one of the props from above. Interestingly Bob Holness mentions that Blockbusters is to return to the screen next April. However, that never happened as Blockbusters was axed soon after.
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00:00Before that, Bruce Forsyth's Christmas Generation Game.
00:05Life is the name of the game
00:08And I want to play the game with you
00:11Life can be terribly pain
00:15If you don't play the game with two
00:18And I want to play the game with you
00:22What a welcome!
00:37Merry Christmas!
00:38Lovely!
00:39Well, good evening!
00:41Thank you very much!
00:42Good evening, ladies, gentlemen, children.
00:45Welcome to the Generation Game.
00:47Nice to wish you Merry Christmas.
00:49To wish you a Merry Christmas...
00:51No!
00:52And I can promise you that tonight's show is going to be one long frolic.
00:59Pardon?
01:00It's in the dictionary?
01:02What's that?
01:03So is redundant?
01:04Oh, thank you.
01:06That's the second time I've put my foot in it this week.
01:08This afternoon, I went to my local butcher to buy the turkey.
01:12I said, how much is the big bird in the window?
01:14He said, that's my wife putting the sausages on the tray.
01:17Anyway, I bought a turkey and the butcher said, do you want the giblets?
01:24I said, sing him what?
01:29I like that one.
01:30It's one of my favourites.
01:31Anyway, here's another one of my favourites.
01:33A real little Christmas cracker.
01:35Ladies and gentlemen, the gorgeous, the lovely Rosemary Ford.
01:39CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
01:50You look gorgeous.
01:51You look good.
01:51You look good.
01:51You look good.
01:52Oh, look at that.
01:53You know, did you hear the last joke I did?
01:57I wasn't on the show ten years ago.
01:59That's not very nice to say
02:03I'm sorry
02:04I do a joke every Christmas
02:07So are you going to do one this Christmas?
02:09I just did
02:10I just did for goodness sake
02:12Well I missed it, what was the joke?
02:14Well I said I bought a turkey and the butcher said
02:16Do you want the giblets?
02:18And I said singing what?
02:20Which I thought was very funny
02:21Our first team tonight is from
02:24Just a minute
02:27Well look Bruce, I haven't got a minute
02:30I want to get away tonight as quickly as possible
02:32But what's the rush?
02:33I promised to go carol singing to the senior citizens
02:36You know I want to wish them a Merry Christmas
02:37Oh what a lovely gesture Rosie
02:40I'm sure the senior citizens
02:42Will really enjoy that
02:44Well I can soon find out
02:45Good King Wensley's love
02:48I can't do it
02:54You can do it
02:56Made yourself laugh again, haven't you?
02:59Made yourself laugh at my...
03:01All these old jokes every week
03:03All I can say to you is giblets
03:05Big ones at that
03:08Right, away you go the first good thing
03:10They're from Greater Manchester and Avon
03:13Their mother-in-law and son-in-law
03:15Norma Gent and Andrew Blackmore
03:17There we are
03:26Little and large
03:29Here we go, you are Norma?
03:31Gent
03:31Was it?
03:32Gent
03:32Yes, I always have been
03:34What do you do my dear?
03:36I'm a trainee editor
03:37Oh yes, fine
03:38And you're married to Bill for 31 years
03:40And from the day you met you didn't stop rowing
03:43Was this in a lake or a river?
03:44I'm afraid that's rowing, Bruce
03:47Oh, rowing
03:47So, so, rowing
03:50Anyway, tell us about your first meeting with your son-in-law here
03:54I mean that must have been a surprise
03:56Well, it was
03:57At the time my daughter Selina was driving a little red mini
04:00Oh yes
04:01So, the weekend we came up
04:03The car turned up outside the door
04:06And we went outside to meet them
04:08And we just stood as this person unravelled his cell
04:11And we looked up like that
04:15And my husband said
04:17Ruddy hell, it's Blackpool Tower on legs
04:20Oh, that's lovely
04:23And did you have a bed to fit in?
04:25No, we had a bedding box
04:26Which I managed to push at the foot of the bed
04:28And that accommodated his knee
04:30Oh, I see
04:31And the Friday thing
04:33Probably on Sunday mornings
04:34He even sleeps longer
04:35Oh, please
04:39It's Christmas, be kind
04:41All right
04:43Well, over and up
04:44To your son-in-law
04:45Andrew
04:46Blackmore
04:47Blackmore
04:48Good, good
04:48And you're married to Semolina
04:49Yes, that's Selina
04:52Has Selina any irritating habits at all?
04:57Yes, she does
04:57She's only five foot three
04:59Which is quite a contrast to me
05:02Do you carry her everywhere?
05:05She still manages to take up the whole bed of an evening
05:09By adopting a star shape
05:11She sleeps like that
05:12And there's no room for me at all
05:14Oh, well, I'll make a note of that
05:15Star in bed
05:17Anything else at all?
05:24A couple of years ago
05:25I won an award for donating 100 points of blood
05:28100 points of blood?
05:30Yes
05:30That must be a legful
05:32Congratulations
05:34That's a marvellous thing to do
05:36Yes
05:36You are a rugby player
05:42I thought you played for England A, didn't you?
05:44I played for England A, yes
05:45And you missed a rugby match once
05:48And it proved to be a bit embarrassing
05:50What was that about?
05:51Yes, I developed a boil on my backside
05:53Which was quite painful
05:55And it was in sort of a local paper
05:56That I won't be playing because of this
05:59Yes
05:59Which was quite embarrassing
06:00But worse still
06:01Was that before the game
06:03Over the tannoy
06:04It was announced that
06:05Andrew Blackmore will not be playing today
06:07Because he has a boil on his bum
06:09You should have said the telegram
06:12You know, can't come, bear bum, no scrum
06:15Oh my God, over there
06:18Nice
06:19Anyway, lovely family
06:21Keep laughing
06:22What did you do?
06:23Over there, if you will
06:24Nice people
06:25Nice people
06:26Lovely, lovely
06:28Lovely
06:29Who have you got?
06:31Who are they playing against?
06:32Our second teams from London
06:33They're mother and son
06:35Trixie and Murray Lee
06:36No
06:37Welcome, welcome
06:45How are you?
06:46I'm Bruce
06:46Well, lovely
06:47And you are Trixie
06:48Lee
06:49Trixie
06:49Lee
06:50Lee
06:50Trixie Lee
06:51I knew a stripper called that
06:53What happened to you?
06:57She was five foot nine
06:59And she had big feathers
07:00Oh, shame
07:02Tell me, what do you do, Trixie?
07:05I'm an audio VDU operator
07:06Oh, you are, good
07:07Well done
07:08And you're married to Gerald for 41 years
07:11That's right
07:12Has he got any irritating habits?
07:13Like most men, he likes to sleep quite a lot
07:16Oh, does he?
07:17So, what's he in different places?
07:20No, we went to a one-man show
07:22You may remember, Bruce
07:23What, my one-man show?
07:24It was a one-man show
07:25Yes, yes
07:25And you came down in the audience
07:27And you said, nobody sleeps while I'm on
07:29Oh, yeah, yeah
07:30And there was Gerald Foster asleep
07:31No
07:32Honestly?
07:33Honestly
07:34Well, I think I remember him
07:35Underplayed him
07:36Underplayed him
07:37I think I remember
07:38Is it, he's not here tonight, is he?
07:40Where?
07:40There
07:41Oh, I see
07:42Yes, I remember the face now
07:44Now then
07:46Here, look
07:46Here's a raffle for you
07:49Okay, if he starts to nod off
07:51Just give it a raffle
07:51Go on
07:52And if he goes to sleep
07:53Keep ringing that
07:54All right
07:55And you're sitting behind him
07:56If he looks as though he's nodding off
07:57Go on, give it a
07:58That's it
07:59And there we are
08:00And here's a balloon
08:01If you're sitting in front of him
08:02Right
08:03And here's a needle
08:04If he starts nodding off
08:05Just go
08:05Right
08:06Okay
08:07You'll never do it to me again, man
08:10I'll tell you that
08:11You won't dare to me
08:13You won't dare to me
08:15Very well
08:16All right
08:17Thank you
08:18Thank you
08:18And now to your son
08:21Murray Lee
08:22Oh, Murray Lee
08:23Yeah, as in the song
08:24Murray Lee, we roll along
08:26Roll along
08:27This is Christmas
08:31Now then
08:33What do you do, Murray?
08:34I'm an estate agent, Bruce
08:35Oh
08:36No, we're just beginning to like him
08:39Now, I was interested
08:42You recently went to
08:43Michael Aspel's chat show
08:44And had some trouble
08:46With the warm-up man
08:47What did you do?
08:47He was having a bit of trouble
08:48With the audience
08:49And being a big-mouth as I am
08:50I got a bit involved
08:52Yeah, you did
08:52He gave me the microphone
08:53Asked me to take over
08:54And do a David Frost impression
08:55Well, he got a bit fed up
08:56With you chatting
08:57He did
08:57He asked me to take over
08:59Actually
08:59And he went down rather well
09:00Oh, he did go down well
09:01Indeed
09:02But they didn't televise it
09:03No, I'm sorry
09:03Okay, well now
09:04For the first time
09:05On British television
09:07The world premiere
09:08Murray Lee
09:08Will now do
09:09Sir David Frost
09:11Hello
09:12Good evening
09:13And welcome
09:14Well, I love you
09:25It wasn't bad
09:27Mind you
09:27It's not as good
09:28As the one David Frost
09:29You won't have to do any more impressions
09:34I promise you
09:35Okay
09:35Thank you for being here
09:37We've got a game coming up
09:38Right
09:38Now this
09:41Before our first game
09:44I'd just like to remind you
09:45That our contestants
09:46Have no idea
09:47What we have planned for them
09:48They do not rehearse
09:49This is your rehearsal
09:51Right
09:52Our first game is called
09:54Come and Join Us
09:55And joining us tonight
09:56We have some people
09:57We all associate with Christmas
09:59Please welcome
10:00The Croydon Citadel
10:02Salvation Army
10:04Timbrel
10:05Here we go
10:25The Croydon Citadel
10:55The Croydon Citadel
11:25The Croydon Citadel
11:55Right there
11:55Good luck
11:56Okay
11:57Away you go
11:58It is Salvation Army
11:59Take two
12:01The Croydon Citadel
12:02The Croydon Citadel
12:03The Croydon Citadel
12:03The Croydon Citadel
12:05The Croydon Citadel
12:14Oh, my God.
12:44Oh, my God.
13:14Oh, my God.
13:44Oh, my God.
13:46Oh, my God.
13:48Oh, my God.
13:50Oh, my God.
13:52Army, take three.
14:22Army, take three.
14:52Army, take three.
15:23Absolutely.
15:24Come on, what about it?
15:26All of them, what about it?
15:27Come in here.
15:29And once again, our thanks to the Timberlitz and the band of the Croydon Citadel Salvation Army.
15:36We thank you all and a Merry Christmas.
15:38Merry Christmas, ladies and gentlemen.
15:42And now, to judge this, we have Captain Joan Parker.
15:49There we are.
15:50Thank you very much.
15:58Now, I've been going to ask this all day.
16:01What is the difference between a Timbrel and a Tambourine?
16:04Absolutely nothing.
16:07Ask a silly question, you get a silly answer.
16:11Right.
16:11Now then, first of all, you need to have comments on our first couple here.
16:15Right.
16:15It's not as easy as it looks, isn't it?
16:17Oh, it is.
16:17You did very well and we really enjoyed watching you.
16:20He did more than well.
16:21Look at this.
16:25Right.
16:26Right.
16:27Andrew, I think you'd be better if you could keep your tongue in when you're concentrating.
16:30But I think you did absolutely fantastic.
16:36Your improvisation was great.
16:38Yes.
16:39And your solo bit, you actually got the rhythm.
16:41He did.
16:42He did.
16:42He got the rhythm.
16:43Norma, your rhythm was good and your pose at the end was just right.
16:47Yes.
16:47So, I would like to give Andrew eight and Norma seven.
16:50Very good indeed.
16:51Very high.
16:52Very high.
16:54Now, what over here, Trixie?
16:55Apart from wrecking the tambourine, you did very well in what was quite a difficult presentation.
17:02I think you should have been in the signaling brigade.
17:05That's fine.
17:07But you did very well.
17:09So, Trixie, I'd like to give you seven and Murray, six.
17:12Six.
17:13Oh, there it is.
17:15Lovely, lovely, lovely.
17:16Well, you know, I did mention this a couple of weeks ago, but my mother and father were in the Salvation Army,
17:22so it's always very close to my heart.
17:24And thank you, Watson, and you're lovely people for being with us this evening.
17:27Thank you for having us.
17:28And a Merry Christmas, too.
17:29Merry Christmas, Mum.
17:30Good night.
17:31Jane Parker.
17:32Captain Jane Parker.
17:34Here we are.
17:35Lovely.
17:37What's on the board, Miss Ford?
17:39Andrew and Norma have 15.
17:42Trixie and Murray have 13.
17:4413.
17:44All right.
17:45Only two in it.
17:46So, all go over here and sit down and relax just for a few seconds.
17:50Anyway, we're ready now for game number two, which is called Christmas Cocktails.
17:55So, let's meet one of the best in the business from TGI Friday's, Jules Andrews.
18:01Cheers.
18:08How many cocktails can you make?
18:10It's approximately 800.
18:12Well, 800?
18:13I could find it difficult to keep up with that.
18:16Even at Christmas.
18:18So, come over here and show us what you're going to do and watch this very, very carefully.
18:23Away you go.
18:24Away you go.
18:54What?
19:24What about that?
19:26That is great.
19:29And now the little finishing cut.
19:31On goes the whipped cream there.
19:34And here we go with the cherry.
19:39That's it.
19:40That's all there is to it.
19:43Will you come back and do some marking and some cleaning up?
19:46No problem.
19:47OK, Gilles, a wonderful demonstration.
19:49Over the cup.
19:51Get to the far one there, Andrew.
19:54And normally you come here and put your goodies on quickly.
19:57And your caps.
20:00Now you've just seen the wonderful demonstration by Gilles.
20:03Now it's your turn.
20:05You are champion bartenders, alright?
20:08Be inventive.
20:09You know, plenty of showmanship.
20:11That's what it's all about.
20:12Now first of all, scoop some ice up.
20:14Just scoop some ice up.
20:15Don't do anything until I tell you.
20:16Let me move out of the way.
20:18Right.
20:19About 30 seconds or so.
20:21To make your cocktail.
20:22Starting from now.
20:24Up in the air.
20:25Right.
20:26Get some more.
20:27Get some more.
20:28Throw it up in the air.
20:29OK.
20:30Get the first bottle.
20:31Get the first bottle.
20:32Get the first bottle.
20:33The first bottle.
20:34Do some tricks with the bottle.
20:36Up and down with it.
20:37Up with the bottle.
20:38It's good.
20:39OK.
20:40Can I find out the tricks?
20:41Get the second bottle.
20:42Get the second bottle.
20:43Get the second bottle.
20:44Be careful, Barry.
20:45Get the second bottle.
20:46OK.
20:47The third bottle.
20:48Get your third bottle.
20:49Get your third bottle.
20:50Get your third bottle all over the place.
20:51That's it.
20:52Out of the endurance.
20:53Lovely, lovely.
20:54Five.
20:55Down.
20:56Good.
20:57Good.
20:58OK.
20:59Good.
21:00Good.
21:01Good.
21:02Good.
21:03Good.
21:04Good.
21:05Good.
21:06Good.
21:07Good.
21:08Good.
21:09Good.
21:10Third bottle.
21:11OK.
21:12Time's up.
21:13Stop.
21:14No need to go raving, eh?
21:17Now pour it into the glass.
21:18Whatever glass you've got.
21:19If you've got it in the cocktail show, you'll put it in the glass.
21:22But you haven't got anything.
21:23Well, put it in there, then.
21:24That'll do for yours.
21:25Right.
21:26OK, fine.
21:27Right.
21:28Now, then, get your whipped cream.
21:29Get your whipped cream and put it on the top.
21:30Your whipped cream in the top.
21:31Jackson, will you stop?
21:32I wouldn't mind two more payments and he's mine.
21:34Don't touch me, woman.
21:35Don't touch me.
21:36Don't touch me.
21:37Now, get your cherry.
21:38Don't touch me.
21:39Get your cherry.
21:42Don't eat it.
21:45Just hold it.
21:47I'll get your cherry.
21:54Please put your cherry on it.
21:58Don't touch me.
22:03The whipped cream in the top.
22:07okay you two don't do a thing just stand there if that's possible you two throw your cherry up in
22:13the air and catch it in the glass as high as you can because that wasn't a very eye coming as high
22:18as you can that's it good good good oh well done okay now you two show up where you go
22:25get it up get the cherry and throw it up in the air throw it up in the air you've got a bucket
22:33there come back jules and do some marking
22:44what did you name your cocktail that's that's a santa surprise a santa surprise what do you think
23:02i was amazed with andrew's performance i thought he put in a really good effort he did got a lot of
23:06it in the glass too which helps rule number one of bartending very good and the cherries there as
23:09well cherries there as well so i gave andrew nine nine what do you call your reindeer room a reindeer
23:20room yeah well i hope it doesn't give him well i mean you're the rule number two keep the bottles
23:26this side of the bar but uh santa's is a little bigger than the reindeer's yeah i gave no more a
23:31seven just a seven for that but still well done now now there's trixie's effort in there
23:39what a blooming mess but what a lot of fun she was oh by the way what are you going to call this
23:46mess it's tornado trixie's tornado
23:50gerald you can have her i'll tell you that okay trixie's tornado it's a different way of doing
23:56things i've never seen it done like that before and the glass is bigger but uh i was going to give
24:01you a six but i gave you one for the extra effort oh yeah wonderful effort wonderful effort
24:05now this
24:07murray what did you call your cocktail this is murray's absolute mess
24:12murray's of mess and i think you were right it's got cherries isn't it accurate description
24:16though yeah yeah with a bowl of cherries that's good effort and i gave him an extra point for the
24:21breakdancing in the corner yeah the breakdancing over there was something else
24:24i gave him eight points you see what's that eight oh well done murray well done murray and well done
24:30you it's been a lot of time for work and it's a great demonstration merry christmas to you and
24:36everybody come here my darling here we are
24:45okay what's on the board miss ford andrew and norma have 31 trixie and murray have 28 oh
24:53bad luck you two thank you very much for being here and we'll see you in our grand final which is
25:12coming up very soon thank you very much off they go nice people a lot of fun wasn't it
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