Stunt Round: As you may have known, Fun House UK starts with 3 stunts and three questions. Scoring is the same as the US version - 25 points for a stunt win, 25 for the question. They also give runner up points for 1 particular game. So if you get 2 objects, you get two points (this is similar to the US FH pilots).

In this game, one player is the artist, and has to paint (slime) the statue. Simple, huh?

Now we've gone into the pool to fish out letters!

And in this one, they had to pull the chain, let down the gunge (slime) and then find the musical notes!

Grand Prix: The UK grand prix race is actually done with real karts.

Gearing up for the grand prix race with host Pat!

And there's the start - fireworks and all!

Each team has a possibility of 4 wheels, for a total 25 points.

Then everyone goes back to the podium to count up the points. What you see is the reveal of the spare wheels for the yellow team by Martina.

Once a winner is declared, the runners-up receive a Fun House jacket, Fun House hat and a small stereo system - not too shabby! And a lovely modelling job by Melanie.

Fun House:

First off, the prize reveal is different.

They use a computer animated map to show where all the prizes are! No cash in the UK fun house, only great prizes!

Like the US version, they get 2 minutes. You know the routine - 3 tags, then come and tag your partner. There are 15 tags in total, so I suppose (theoretically) you could actually get them all. But it hasn't happened yet. One of the coolest thing is that they do a "first person" view, so it actually feels that you're running through!

There aren't rooms in the fun house persay, more like individual stations. One of the neatest things (I think) is the bobsled, and the sitting zip line!

And here they are! On the left is the bobsled run, and in the centre is the zip line.

And of course there is a power prize. You know it has been got when you here the chicken clucking, and then the small graphic comes up on the screen.

Then one of the cheerleaders brings out a question, and they have 10 seconds to get it right.

Power prizes range from a trip to Alton Towers (most likely only UK viewers know about this), a video camera, or maybe even a trip to the Cote d'Azur in France. Or even once they had a trip to New York!

Other notes: Theme Music: I was sent it, it's somewhat catchier then the US theme - of course that's just my opinion :). And it has lyrics!

Wacky!
Fun!
Crazy!
It's outrageous!
Fun house, a whole lot of fun, prizes to be won, It's the real crazy show where anything goes. Fun house, it's a quiz, it's a race, a real wacky place, Use your body and your brain if you wanna play the game!
Announcer:It's time for fun house! Lucky contestants! Messy games! The Fun Kart Grand Prix Race! And a crazy chase to win lots of prizes! And now here's the guy who puts the fun into fun house... Pat Sharp!

CHANGES FOR FALL 1999 SEASON:

• The Pool has changed and is now a Foam Pit - filled with bubble bath foam it appears although it is clarly visible that this game takes place from outside the main studio!
• All the games appear to be 45 seconds long now rather than the minute used for the past 3 or 4 years.
• The buzzer/desk area is completely re-designed
• There is now more interaction/scarcasm between Pat and the cheerleaders which could explain why the time has been cut down on the games to incorporate more chit-chat!
• The steering wheel counter thing used after the grand prix has now changed into something more fancy than a bunch of lights.
• The GP is now mixed rather than boys v boys on one lap, girls v firls next etc.
• They are using the cameras on the karts themselves.
• The karts appear to have been tweaked so they skid a bit more and are faster!
• The funhouse prize thing is now changed to incorporate the new slidey rope thing at the main entrance
• As above, the funhouse now has a stand on a disc attatched to rope and get lifted down to the main entrance thing from the big steps at the main entrance
• You get a fleece as a runner up prize and not a jacket. The CD player is still there it seems
• The "crawl" tube now rotates round and round rather then being static
• Alot more visual effects, particularly smoke machines, are being used now

And more info.... here's some changes that were different in earlier series (ie 1991):

• The first season of Fun House was broadcast from January 1990, and I would assume that filming therefore began in late 1989.
• The Fun Karts - were always done with real karts, but the karts in the early years were much slower. They also collected tokens like the US version, I don't know which year they changed it to steering wheels.
• There used to be only 3 laps in total, with the 3rd being the speed rap (but you also could take any tokens you've missed as well). When the tokens were counted up, it was done in much the same way as the US version (dropping the tokens into a container). The 4th lap was introduced in 1998.
• Prizes changed over the years. The old runner-up prize was a camera and a different style jacket and a waist bag thing. The prize reveal used to be a camera shot of the part of the Fun House where the prize tag is held, then a picture of the prize would appear over it.
• Generally, when the UK Fun House first started it was much more based on the US version, but has gradually moved away from that original format to a more British approach.

I want to say that some of this information first appeared on the UK Game Show Page. Many thanks go out to them, as their information is very comprehensive!

LEGALESE: Fun House (UK) is a property of the Scottish Media Group, and no challenge to any ownership is implied.
Thanks to P.H. for the images!

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