Noels house party Gotcha

seiko456seiko456 Posts: 1,442
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Is there a list of all the Gotcha the series did over the 8 years? Can anyone remember everyone that got one?
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  • johnloonyjohnloony Posts: 6,110
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    It was funny when he did one on Jon Pertwee, who reacted with quaint bemusement at being given a trophy; he had obviously never heard of the Gotchas and had no idea what it was, and seemed to have only a vague idea of who Noel Edmonds was. It took him several seconds after the "reveal" to realise that he had even been the subject of any sort of practical joke.
  • Westy2Westy2 Posts: 14,355
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    Dlt was the most famous one.

    To be honest, Swap Shop was after Pertwee's time on Who.

    If it had started earlier, he would have been a guest surely?
  • MarkynottsMarkynotts Posts: 5,255
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    There are a few of them on youtube if you search for Noels Gotcha

    here are some of my favourites

    Richard Whiteley - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD0VSJlKXEY
    Eddie Large - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5ofw-eyAl0
    Mike Reid - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhTWCoxZGT4
    DLT - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrh9hU7U7nM
    Philip Schofield - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9_McPVIbYA
  • gerry dgerry d Posts: 12,518
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    seiko456 wrote: »
    Is there a list of all the Gotcha the series did over the 8 years? Can anyone remember everyone that got one?

    There used to be a really good website that a member on here created for Noel's House Party.He owned every episode of the tv series & his website covered every episode in detail.In saying all that this was about 4 or 5 years ago.I was reminded of the website last year but when i went searching for it i could no longer find it.
  • FayecorgasmFayecorgasm Posts: 29,793
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    I liked the one with Bruno Brookes and Liz Kershaw with the workmen next door
  • Rich Tea.Rich Tea. Posts: 22,048
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    johnloony wrote: »
    It was funny when he did one on Jon Pertwee, who reacted with quaint bemusement at being given a trophy; he had obviously never heard of the Gotchas and had no idea what it was, and seemed to have only a vague idea of who Noel Edmonds was. It took him several seconds after the "reveal" to realise that he had even been the subject of any sort of practical joke.

    Not quite the case. But it's a very endearing Gotcha on what seems like a really delightful man.

    Here it is, from March 1994;

    http://youtu.be/oHokSe-nRjE

    One of the most amusing reveals for the frozen look on his face as the penny finally dropped. :)


    Then there was the complete opposite, when they did a rather poor Gotcha on Trevor MacDonald who didn't see the funny side and refused to come to the studio as a guest on the night they showed it.
  • Jason CJason C Posts: 31,152
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    Westy2 wrote: »
    Dlt was the most famous one.

    The other most notable one I remember was one they did on Derek Jameson which was entirely based around him previously saying "you'll have to get up very early in the morning to catch me" - and they did just that by staging a fake fire alarm in a hotel he was staying in and evacuating him and everyone else at about 3am.
  • seiko456seiko456 Posts: 1,442
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    gerry d wrote: »
    There used to be a really good website that a member on here created for Noel's House Party.He owned every episode of the tv series & his website covered every episode in detail.In saying all that this was about 4 or 5 years ago.I was reminded of the website last year but when i went searching for it i could no longer find it.

    Any ideas what is was called? It might still be on Internet Archive.
  • Aidan11Aidan11 Posts: 539
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    Noel himself was Gotcha'd twice.

    The first one was a good one. The second was rubbish.
  • GroundhogalGroundhogal Posts: 9,479
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    Jason C wrote: »
    The other most notable one I remember was one they did on Derek Jameson which was entirely based around him previously saying "you'll have to get up very early in the morning to catch me" - and they did just that by staging a fake fire alarm in a hotel he was staying in and evacuating him and everyone else at about 3am.

    Blimey! If I'd been staying at that hotel, I would've twatted Edmonds.
  • Rich Tea.Rich Tea. Posts: 22,048
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    Blimey! If I'd been staying at that hotel, I would've twatted Edmonds.
    All the other guests were actors, not genuine residents!
  • crisso69crisso69 Posts: 110
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    I can vaguely remember an excellent 'Gotcha' with Tom O'Connor the Irish Comedian. The plot was that, he was supposedly making a golf tutorial video with odd things happening like, a shotgun going off nearby just as he was making a shot. Also, some old guy had an apparent 200 year old golf ball for Tom to putt with and, as he did so, it shattered into a million pieces - much to the staged consternation of the owner. And so on... The funniest part was Tom's comments getting increasingly acerbic as more and more things happened!

    Unfortunately I can't find it anywhere on You tube, etc.
  • FizzbinFizzbin Posts: 36,827
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    Surely the best gotcha was Lionel Blair, and his stare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df4mAHS0kvw
  • spikeyrobertospikeyroberto Posts: 764
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    gerry d wrote: »
    There used to be a really good website that a member on here created for Noel's House Party.He owned every episode of the tv series & his website covered every episode in detail.In saying all that this was about 4 or 5 years ago.I was reminded of the website last year but when i went searching for it i could no longer find it.

    If anyone has the address you can use internet archive to view it (if it has gone)
    http://archive.org/web/
  • Westy2Westy2 Posts: 14,355
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    Fizzbin wrote: »
    Surely the best gotcha was Lionel Blair, and his stare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df4mAHS0kvw

    Ah yes!
  • gerry dgerry d Posts: 12,518
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    seiko456 wrote: »
    Any ideas what is was called? It might still be on Internet Archive.
    If anyone has the address you can use internet archive to view it (if it has gone)
    http://archive.org/web/

    Unfortunately i can't remember the address,which is bugging me.I was even trying to remember his username.All I seem to to recall just now is that his first name was Patrick.
  • seiko456seiko456 Posts: 1,442
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    gerry d wrote: »
    Unfortunately i can't remember the address,which is bugging me.I was even trying to remember his username.All I seem to to recall just now is that his first name was Patrick.

    blast! :D
  • ShrikeShrike Posts: 16,592
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    Blimey! If I'd been staying at that hotel, I would've twatted Edmonds.

    I vaguely recall one early gotcha on a member of the public where a very broad accented Scot very nearly did smack him one. It was something to do with ice cream at the sea side, but the punter clearly had no idea who Edmunds was. Wish he had, I've never been happy about Joe Public being wound up for other people's entertainment. Zelebs are fair game though:D
  • simes188simes188 Posts: 190
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    Didn't Edmondo get Gotcha'd on the 2,000th edition of DOND?
  • IzzySIzzyS Posts: 11,045
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    I remember one on Garry Bushell (www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuwCm6wsE1w)
    Also Teri Hatcher.

    There are some other people mentioned in the Noel's House Party entry on Wikipedia, see:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel%27s_House_Party#Gotcha
    Originally called the "Gotcha Oscars" until the threat of legal action from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (which also prompted a redesign of the award)[citation needed], hidden camera practical jokes were played on celebrities. Notable victims were Barbara Windsor, Carol Vorderman, Jill Dando, Dave Lee Travis, Richard Whiteley, Eddie Large, Samantha Janus, Yvette Fielding, Status Quo, and the Queens Park Rangers football club, although in the final series Dale Winton turned the tables on Edmonds with a surprise challenge that ended with a gunging. Another notable victim was Annabel Giles, the first victim who managed to spot the hidden camera, which had been placed in the back of a car, which meant the prank backfired. Maggie Philbin became aware that she was part of a 'Gotcha' within seconds of the filming beginning, even though she did not spot any cameras. She left the set up seemingly to get help for the stranded victim seeking her aid, but never returned. When she appeared in the studio later to 'review' the skit and be presented with her 'Gotcha', she admitted that she had gone shopping.
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    crisso69 wrote: »
    I can vaguely remember an excellent 'Gotcha' with Tom O'Connor the Irish Comedian.

    I thought he was from Liverpool?
  • grahamzxygrahamzxy Posts: 11,920
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    I thought he was from Liverpool?

    He is indeed English.
  • treefr0gtreefr0g Posts: 23,596
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    One of my favourites was Carol Smiley.

    Very cleverly thought out.
  • FizzbinFizzbin Posts: 36,827
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    ISTR a good one with Janice Long & a noisy cleaner in the radio studio.
  • Rich Tea.Rich Tea. Posts: 22,048
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    Fizzbin wrote: »
    ISTR a good one with Janice Long & a noisy cleaner in the radio studio.
    You mean Liz Kershaw, along with Bruno Brookes and the noise in the studio was builders behind a wall.

    I've no recollection of Janice Long being Gotcha'd in the way you say.
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