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Set in Noel Edmonds' fictitious grand house in the equally fictitious town of Crinkley Bottom, the show centres around games involving the studio audience and special guest celebrities. Contestants can "grab a grand", home viewers can be caught out live in their own homes and celebrities get their just desserts in the gunge tank.

Noel Edmonds would introduce episodes of "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" live on the set of the show, which this show proceeded the "Superman" series, with a link-in during the closing credits by Edmonds, which this show started right away after the closing credits. In one show, Dean Cain made a cameo in character as Clark Kent/Superman, which Edmonds tricked him into thinking green jelly was Kryptonite.

This show was Noel Edmond's biggest success.

The Dave Lee Travis Gotcha was voted "One of the best Gotchas of Noel's House Party".

When Dave Lee Travis appeared at the end of the 2nd season to get his revenge on Edmonds for his Gotcha prank, which Travis declared that Edmonds was a "Dead Man!!!". Travis claimed that if his revenge on Edmonds was a feature film, it would be called "Travis II: Judgement Day" a mock of "Terminator II: Judgement Day".

In 2010, "Noel's House Party" was voted the best Saturday night TV show of all time."

The Gotcha hidden camera prank segments was originally called the "Gotcha Oscars".

Annabel Giles was the 1st Gotcha victim to the hidden cameras and Maggie Philbin became aware that she was part of a 'Gotcha' within seconds of filming the beginning, even though she did not spot the cameras.

Originally to run for 22 episodes, but the episode on 3 January 1998 was not broadcast due to Noel's falling out with the BBC at the time and was replaced with a repeat of a compilation episode that originally aired on 11 October 1997 and the episode on 10 January 1998 was live by was only filled with a Gotcha compilation with Noel.

Originally to return for 21 episodes, but the episode on 6 March 1993 was not broadcast due to a suspect bomb scare at BBC Television Centre. It was replaced with a repeat of "Noel's Christmas Presents" and a "Tom and Jerry" cartoon as well.

The song "House of Fun" by Madness became the theme tune for the 1998 and 1999 seasons.

Noel Edmonds borrowed the idea of appearing in the Gotcha sketches in disguise from the ITV hidden camera show "Beadle's About".

A board game based on the show was released by Waddingtons.

A TV critic called the show "Tiswas for Saturday Nights".

Radio DJ David Lee Travis, a Gotch victim, swore revenge on Edmonds for his Gotcha Prank swearing "You are a dead man!!". In the season finale, Travis got his revenge on Edmonds and appeared on the set and had Edmonds gunged.

Mr. Blobby whom was introduced in Series 2 became popular with viewers and children, but was unpopular with TV critics.

In 1993, Mr. Blobby had his own single, which was a spoof of the "Mr. Blobby" theme tune, which came a No. 1 hit on December 11 1993. Noel Edmonds had a cameo in the music video and footage of some of the Mr. Blobby sketches are edited into the music video.

The gunge used in The Gunge Tank was in fact a food thickening agent called Natrosol, colored with various food dyes.

Chris Barrie made a couple of guest appearances in character as Gordon Brittas from "The Brittas Empire".

On March 6th 1993, "Noel's House Party" could not be broadcast due to an IRA bomb scare. Noel Edmonds took to the "Children's BBC" Broom Cupboard to announce that evening's show was canceled due to unforeseen circumstances and would return the following Saturday and "Noel's House Party" was replaced by a Tom and Jerry cartoon.

A Gotcha prank involving Tony Blackburn had been foiled - When Noel Edmonds appeared in disguise as a monk, Blackburn realized that it was Edmonds and said "I know you! Hello Noel!" and lost it.

When Noel Edmonds did a Gotcha segment on Anne Diamond and Nick Owen, there was a scene from the Gotcha that was not shown and that was shown after the Gotcha itself. Which, Noel in disguise enters the studio and sits on a chair, but misses it and falls off.

In the 99th Gotcha. Noel Edmonds parodied his 80s TV show "Time of Your Life" which ran from 1983 - 1985.

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    • Author: Iesha
    I still miss Noel's House Party. It is so sad to consider that it ended and that long after it ended, there is mostly tripe on Saturday evening television.

    Noel Edmonds had charisma and knew how to entertain his fans. I actually met the man in 1994 and spoke to him for a few moments-he was a genuinely nice man and charismatic even in real life.

    Noel's House Party was set in a fictitious village called Crinkley Bottom. There were celebrities galore doing all manner of silly things and generally making a fool of themselves. The show was non-stop fun for the entire fifty minutes. There was stuff such as Grab A Grand where celebrities in a machine tried to catch blowing money for charity and my favourite skit called Wait Till I Get You Home where young children told Noel Edmonds tales about their parents. And who can forget the lovable big fat Mr. Blobby?

    Noel's House Party was the perfect way to sit down on a Saturday evening after a hard week at work and just relax. Nowadays, you get all these pesky interactive shows where you can't sit and relax because the shows are constantly telling you to ring in with your views or to vote for something or other. Noel's House Party wasn't like that. It was entertainment, plain and simple.

    I do wish someone would bring back this fun show but I won't hold my breath.
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    • Author: Agarus
    I believe that this was the best Saturday night entertainment that the BBC has ever had, who cant forget the classic Gotchas that took place, mr blobby, SOFA SOCCER and many more amusing games and incidents but the best had to be NTV!! I think that the BBC should strongly consider bringing this show back the National Lottery Jet Set does nothing for anyone Aamon Holmes is a morning television presenter not Saturday night t.v!!! The New York special that Noel did was pure class! When people say the format didn't work it shocks me if the format didn't work then it wouldn't have got 15 million viewers every week and it wouldn't have lasted 8 years with many comic relief and children in need specials and also the afore mentioned New York special!
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    • Author: Jaiarton
    COME BACK NOEL!!!

    The one thing in this entire universe where I generally feel that something is missing on Saturday nights.......'Noels House Party'. WHAT a show!

    Noel Edmunds is a genius, he has the natural gift to entertain thousands of people. Since his departure from crinkly bottom, the likes of Mr Blobby has disappeared also! Where did he go?

    What really gets up my snout is things like Bob the bloody Builder, copying the Blobster with releasing a song, Nobody, I mean nobody was cooler than Mr blobby so trying to follow in his footsteps just ain't happening. Blobby was original, funny and cool!

    Noel really has made a good come back to our British screens with 'Deal or no Deal', but nothing compares to 'Noels house party'

    P.S As Noel Edmunds is tiny I think He was probably bullied into presenting 'Deal or no Deal'

    SOMEONE SHOULD SAVE HIM
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    • Author: Miromice
    Please make the pain go away.

    I'd rather have my leg gnawed off by a herd of depraved yaks being driven slowly mad through cranial injections of battery acid than sit through another 'hilarious' alleged celebrity having a bowl of custard poured on their head.

    The format was vaguely amusing for 6 episodes, but they carried on with this tat for eight long years.

    Noel Edmonds literally built a theme park based around this series, but a euthanasia clinic would seem more appropriate.
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    • Author: Bearus
    Noel's House Party was probably the best entertainment show of 1990's and hasn't been bettered since.

    The show ran from Autumn through to Spring and was full of just "FUN" from the Gotchas to the celebrity guests and of course who could forget the gunging.

    I still miss the show after 8 years of being off air and when I look at Saturday Night TV shows today, they are ALL reality shows such as "X Factor" and "Strictly Come Dancing" which I feel have been flogged to the death now and people take them far too seriously.

    With Noel's House Party you could sit down and have a good laugh without the need to phone in and vote like so many Saturday shows nowadays want you to do.

    "Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway" has done a good job of recreating some of the entertainment from Noel's House Party but hasn't quite got the same atmosphere.
  • Series cast summary:
    Noel Edmonds Noel Edmonds - Himself - Host / - 44 episodes, 1991-1998
    Ronnie Corbett Ronnie Corbett - The Butler / - 17 episodes, 1991-1998
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