Punchlines(1981)
Overview
Punchlines was a comedy game show series hosted by Lennie Bennett that was produced by LWT and aired on the ITV network from January 3, 1981 until December 22, 1984. The show was based on an unsold U.S. pilot hosted by Bill Cullen which was made for daily syndication on December 30, 1979 as an attempt to revive Eye Guess which ran on NBC from January 3, 1966 to September 26, 1969 and, like Punchlines, was created by Bob Stewart and hosted by Cullen. An Australian pilot was also made for the Seven Network on August 20, 1986 - hosted by Jeremy Kewley but it failed to sell.
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No imageSeason 1
14 episodes • 1981
Season 1
14 episodes • 1981
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Series 1, Show 1 | Jan 3, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Series 1, Show 2 | Jan 10, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Series 1, Show 3 | Jan 17, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Series 1, Show 4 | Jan 24, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Series 1, Show 5 | Jan 31, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Series 1, Show 6 | Feb 7, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Series 1, Show 7 | Feb 14, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Series 1, Show 8 | Feb 21, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Series 1, Show 9 | Feb 28, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Series 1, Show 10 | Mar 7, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Series 1, Show 11 | Mar 14, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Series 1, Show 12 | Mar 21, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Series 1, Show 13 | Mar 28, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Cup Final Punchlines! | May 9, 1981 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 2
16 episodes • 1981
Season 2
16 episodes • 1981
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Series 2, Show 1 | Sep 5, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Series 2, Show 2 | Sep 12, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Series 2, Show 3 | Sep 19, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Series 2, Show 4 | Sep 26, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Series 2, Show 5 | Oct 3, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Series 2, Show 6 | Oct 10, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Series 2, Show 7 | Oct 17, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Series 2, Show 8 | Oct 24, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Series 2, Show 9 | Oct 31, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Series 2, Show 10 | Nov 7, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Series 2, Show 11 | Nov 14, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Series 2, Show 12 | Nov 21, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Series 2, Show 13 | Nov 28, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Series 2, Show 14 | Dec 5, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Series 2, Show 15 | Dec 12, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Series 2, Show 16 | Dec 19, 1981 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 3
16 episodes • 1982
Season 3
16 episodes • 1982
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Series 3, Show 1 | Dec 24, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Series 3, Show 2 | Dec 31, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Series 3, Show 3 | Jan 7, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Series 3, Show 4 | Jan 14, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Series 3, Show 5 | Jan 21, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Series 3, Show 6 | Jan 28, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Series 3, Show 7 | Feb 4, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Series 3, Show 8 | Feb 11, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Series 3, Show 9 | Feb 18, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Series 3, Show 10 | Feb 25, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Series 3, Show 11 | Mar 4, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Series 3, Show 12 | Mar 11, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Series 3, Show 13 | Mar 18, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Series 3, Show 14 | Mar 25, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Series 3, Show 15 | Apr 1, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Series 3, Show 16 | Apr 8, 1983 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 4
17 episodes • 1983
Season 4
17 episodes • 1983
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Series 4, Show 1 | Sep 10, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Series 4, Show 2 | Sep 17, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Series 4, Show 3 | Sep 24, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Series 4, Show 4 | Oct 1, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Series 4, Show 5 | Oct 8, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Series 4, Show 6 | Oct 15, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Series 4, Show 7 | Oct 22, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Series 4, Show 8 | Oct 29, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Series 4, Show 9 | Nov 5, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Series 4, Show 10 | Nov 12, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Series 4, Show 11 | Nov 19, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Series 4, Show 12 | Nov 26, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Series 4, Show 13 | Dec 3, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Series 4, Show 14 | Dec 10, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Series 4, Show 15 | Dec 17, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Series 4, Show 16 | Dec 24, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Series 4, Show 17 | Dec 31, 1983 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 5
17 episodes • 1984
Season 5
17 episodes • 1984
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Series 5, Show 1 | Sep 1, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Series 5, Show 2 | Sep 8, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Series 5, Show 3 | Sep 15, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Series 5, Show 4 | Sep 22, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Series 5, Show 5 | Sep 29, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Series 5, Show 6 | Oct 6, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Series 5, Show 7 | Oct 13, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Series 5, Show 8 | Oct 20, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Series 5, Show 9 | Oct 27, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Series 5, Show 10 | Nov 3, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Series 5, Show 11 | Nov 10, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Series 5, Show 12 | Nov 17, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Series 5, Show 13 | Nov 24, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Series 5, Show 14 | Dec 1, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Series 5, Show 15 | Dec 8, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Series 5, Show 16 | Dec 15, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Series 5, Show 17 | Dec 22, 1984 | 0.0 |
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