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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

.. what are they Fabsters?

From the moon landings, to a young Les Ferdinand helping to vandalise the Blue Peter garden.

Or maybe it’s Danny Kendall being found dead in Grange Hill, or that time that kiddie rang up Saturday Superstore to ask Five Star why they were “so fucking crap”?

What makes YOUR list?

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

Not TV but film, when Quint gets eaten by the shark

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By *ympho6969Woman
over a year ago

glasgow

The wine cellar episode of only fools and horses with trotter

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By *amierebelMan
over a year ago

My own little world

I liked the episode of beadles about when they faked some aliens and the wee auld dear offers them a cup eh tea

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tru Blood when Lafayette offers the red necks a side of aids with their food.

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By *amierebelMan
over a year ago

My own little world

That and "still game" pot of piss

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Murray walker,"I've got to stop now, as I have a lump in my throat"

1996 Japanese grand prix

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By *aggonerMan
over a year ago

for a penny

Who remembers when Benny Hill “fell out of the window” in a sketch on live TV and knocked himself out?

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By *lexanderSupertrampMan
over a year ago

Gourock

Queen at Live Aid

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

And for those of you watching in black and white, the brown ball is the one behind the blue

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Got to be bat robin or Chandler scene only fools and horses

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Obvs ‘you’re not my muvva’ ‘YES I AM’

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By *aggonerMan
over a year ago

for a penny

"The wine cellar episode of only fools and horses with trotter"

If you’re picking Only Fools and Horses, what about the chandelier episode?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

‘Do you want me to rap, anyone? Lift the mood?’

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By *enrietteandSamCouple
over a year ago

Staffordshire

2013 I think.

When victor meldrew won Wimbledon.

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By *dmundwilsonMan
over a year ago

Llandudno

The redhead riding yhe history man in the televisation of The History Man.

WaRped my mind for ever.

Be it piison Ivy rorshach ( kirsty wallace).

Ir Karen Gillan doing Amy pond etc etc.

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By *ellhungvweMan
over a year ago

Cheltenham

Micheal Fish telling everyone there wouldn’t be a hurricane.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Jeremy Paxman asking Micheal Howard the same question 12 times

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By *uckMan
over a year ago

Scunthorpe DN15

Joanne Gosling struggling to speak, in tears, as she read the tragic news of the deaths of three boys in an icy lake in Solihull.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Live Aid esp Phil Collins playing both

Victor Meldrew picking up the dog instead of the phone

Not sure why that sticks in my head!

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

Not sure its iconic, but Tommy Cooper dying on stage, on a live broadcast is fucking surreal!

I remember watching the start of his act, being called to go and get my tea and coming back utterly confused as to why he wasn't still on 3 minutes later

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

The day of the triffids on TV where one lashed out and blinded someone. I still keep an eye on Sunflowers, just in case they turn.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Brian May playing God save the queen on an electric guitar on the roof of Buckingham Palace.

You don't get much more rock and roll

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Not sure its iconic, but Tommy Cooper dying on stage, on a live broadcast is fucking surreal!

I remember watching the start of his act, being called to go and get my tea and coming back utterly confused as to why he wasn't still on 3 minutes later

Yep, first time I remember being properly shocked by television. Live from Her Majesty’s I think the programme was, quickly closed the curtains and went to a commercial break.

At first people thought it was part of the act and were laughing (such was his talent, anything he hid was funny!) then later that evening on the news (I think!) they confirmed he had died.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember shouting my head off when Jess Ennis won the heptathlon in 2012.

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By *ympho6969Woman
over a year ago

glasgow

"The wine cellar episode of only fools and horses with trotter

If you’re picking Only Fools and Horses, what about the chandelier episode? "

There are a few episodes that could be mentioned but the cellar is still my fav

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The iguana escaping the killer snakes on planet earth

The deaf boy doing his speech in educating Yorkshire

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By *ob Carpe DiemMan
over a year ago

Torquay

Berlin wall falling, I think I was expecting more from that but it was quite a moment

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By *melie LALWoman
over a year ago

Peterborough

The news: tsunami, so frightening and devastating.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

The elephant shitting in the studio on Blue Peter

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

Space Shuttle explosion

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Changing Rooms Disasters

Linda Barker placed a beloved teapot collection on a wobbly shelf, and smashed the lot.

Or any room done by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

That lesbionic kiss in brookie

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By *ohnFKMan
over a year ago

Where the Streets Have No Name

"it's up for grabs now"

- Brian Moore 1989

I was an 11 year old & I cried my eyes out

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By *amesB66Man
over a year ago

St Peter Port

On a sombre note, the Twin Towers collapsing.

For sheer joy, anything with John Noakes in..."get down, Shep!"

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"Not sure its iconic, but Tommy Cooper dying on stage, on a live broadcast is fucking surreal!

I remember watching the start of his act, being called to go and get my tea and coming back utterly confused as to why he wasn't still on 3 minutes later

Yep, first time I remember being properly shocked by television. Live from Her Majesty’s I think the programme was, quickly closed the curtains and went to a commercial break.

At first people thought it was part of the act and were laughing (such was his talent, anything he hid was funny!) then later that evening on the news (I think!) they confirmed he had died. "

The curtains just added to the strange hilarity as he was sat, slumped in front of them and these hands just appeared from behind them and slowly dragged him through in silence, apart from a few confused laughs...then i think it cut to a commercial break at that point?

I'm sure he'd have enjoyed the whole spectacle immensely if he could have watched it somehow

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Steve redgraves 5th gold medal won by less than a metre..

England winning the world cup.. "some of the fans are in the pitch"

Jonny Wilkinsons drop goal to win the rugby world Cup.

Pat cash winning at wimbledon and climbing through the crowd.

Derek redmond completing the 400m with his dads help... Watch it i dare you not to blub

Devon loch in the national

Torville and deans bolero performance... I hate ice dance but that was awesome

Nadia comeneci scoring a perfect 10 at the olympics

There were a few good ali g moments

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"On a sombre note, the Twin Towers collapsing.

For sheer joy, anything with John Noakes in..."get down, Shep!""

Yeah twin towers... Everyone remembers where they were..as with lady di dying in the tunnel

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Aguerroooo!

Ben johnson winning the olynoics by miles with his eyes on stalks and sure enough with enough speed in his system to kill a horse

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By *itty9899Man
over a year ago

Craggy Island

Den and Angie on EastEnders Christmas episode.

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By *itty9899Man
over a year ago

Craggy Island

Morecambe and Wise with André Previn.

He played all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order.

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

Falklands war,Para's yomping across the island.News reporter on RAF aircraft "I've counted them out,I've counted them all back".

First gulf war opening air strikes.

Twin Towers.Called at a mates house when it was developing"what's this,some crap disaster movie"?at the same time my father had put the TV on for something when my mother asked "what's this crap film?

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By *oeofsussexMan
over a year ago

Eastbourne

"Morecambe and Wise with André Previn.

He played all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order."

Exactly what I was about to say! And I knew one of the musicians in the orchestra! Legendary comedy!

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By *oeofsussexMan
over a year ago

Eastbourne

THE greatest shot in all television, however, has to be James Burke explaining the physics of a rocket launch! Perfect explanation: perfect timing! If you’ve never seen it, it’s easily found on YouTube!

TV Gold!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Borat and Eminem ??

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By *achel SmythTV/TS
over a year ago

Farnborough

The first time I watched Riverdance on tbe Eurovision in 1994

… the Twin Towers collapsing - jaw dropping!

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By *innocentMan
over a year ago

Littlehampton

Got any fork handles?

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By *nterblueMan
over a year ago

manchester

Blackadder 4 ending

Who shot JR?

Father Ted kicking Bishop Brennan up the arse

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Bill grundy interviewing the sex pistols.... What a fuckin rotter

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By *ease_EMan
over a year ago

DDD12

Del Boy, playing it cool with Trigger, and falling through the bar,

The famous Chandler one, Classic

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"Bill grundy interviewing the sex pistols.... What a fuckin rotter"

With a young Siouxsie sat in the background- pre Banshees (Total fucking music goddess- been there done that...looks fantastic!)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dead Parrot sketch

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By *wingin CatMan
over a year ago

London

Dickie Davies on World of Sport mis-pronouncing Cup Soccer, so it came out as Cop Succer.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Paula yates bed interview with Michael hutchence

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By *ino70Man
over a year ago

Telford

Tommy Cooper is always one that stays in my mind, as is the SAS storming the Iranian embassy live on tv

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By *ister_ee_1981Man
over a year ago

Sunniest Exeter...

You may notice a theme and as there are some iconic moments I am going to pick some smaller ones in the scale of things

Babylon 5 - the episode Severed Dreams (if you know, you know...) but it was 2.5 years of story arc leading to an epic story turning point.

Battlestar Galactica - the battle of New Caprice and "the Adama manoeuvre" "99000 and falling like a rock..."

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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago

yumsville

The Word, the bands on there, and Oliver Reed

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By *itty9899Man
over a year ago

Craggy Island

Have I got news for you. when revelations about Angus Deayton private life got exposed in the press.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Guy Goma, The Accidental Interviewee, May 8th 2006

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Live Aid esp Phil Collins playing both

Victor Meldrew picking up the dog instead of the phone

Not sure why that sticks in my head!"

That dog phone was probably the first and last time I actually ever lol

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By *enSiskoMan
over a year ago

Cestus 3

911

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By *irtydevil666Man
over a year ago

bristol

The opening titles to Baywatch...

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

That episode of Record Breakers when a precocious kid had the audacity to inform Norris McWhirter that he was incorrect(!!!)

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

I also remember as a kid, coming in to see both the launch of the space shuttle go wrong and also the fire starting and just going mental at Bradfords football stadium- kind of stood open mouthed at both happening- less than a year apart too

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