When I was younger this used to be one of the most enjoyable game shows for all the family, and when it is repeated it is still good fun too, the original normal people show may have disappeared, but it still goes strong with celebrity families. The version I remember best was hosted by Les Dennis, but it started with Bob Monkhouse (who I knew best in Wipeout), and Dennis was followed by the pretty average Andy Collins, and now the celebrity version is hosted by Vernon Kay. So basically two families play against each other to score the most points by answering questions that were surveyed by one hundred people, so for example, "Name something associated with Batman", "Name a Simpsons character", Name a green vegetable", "Name something you do in bed", etc. What was great is that you could join in at home calling out your ideas, and hope that the family members would call the same answers and get points, and you also enjoyed their hilarious wrong and daft answers. Of course it was also a buzz hoping that the family would get all five top answers and go on to win a car or a holiday, and if they didn't get all the top answers you at least hoped they would get over 200 points for £5,000. It was number 50 on ITV: 50 Greatest Shows. Very good!
Review of Family Fortunes
