Dick and Dom in da Bungalow
| Dick & Dom in da Bungalow | |
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Dick & Dom in da Bungalow logo
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| Presented by |
Richard McCourt Dominic Wood |
| Starring |
Melvin Odoom Ian Kirkby Dave Chapman Lee Barnett |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 5 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 180 minutes (Series 1 - 2) 120 minutes (Series 3 - 5) 60 minutes (Series 5, Sundays only) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
CBBC Channel (31 August 2002 – 11 March 2006) BBC One (20 September 2003 – 17 December 2005) BBC Two (7 January - 11 March 2006) |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 31 August 2002 – 11 March 2006 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Dick and Dom's Funny Business (2011) Diddy Movies (2012-14) Diddy TV (2016-present) |
Dick & Dom in da Bungalow is a CBBC entertainment television series presented by the duo Dick and Dom (Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood). The series was broadcast on weekend mornings on various BBC television channels for five series, running between 31 August 2002 and 11 March 2006.
Much of the programme revolved around a loose game show format involving six studio contestants (or Bungalow Heads). These were all children in Series 1-4, whilst in Series 5, five children and one celebrity were the contestants. Points were earned through success in various games throughout the show, although points could be awarded or taken away at any time by the hosts. Although they threatened to do this, for example, when a particular child was being troublesome, this was mostly never carried out.
Occasionally, at the end of the show, a phone call was taken from The Almighty Kid. The Almighty Kid's identity was unknown, but changed each time they called. The Almighty Kid could award or take away points from one Bungalow Head for no reason at all. He could also decide to cover them in "creamy muck muck".
The first and second prizes were usually desirable items such as a TV or games console, but the third prize was always a 'booby prize' like a hubcap, a cake made of carpet, a hairy cheese, bottled water from the River Hull or a chocolate tea pot. At the very end, the Bungalow Head with the least points was gunged, sitting on the toilet - though for the last series this practice was largely dropped, possibly because the contestants were already covered in "creamy muck muck" during the finale round.
The show's games were interspersed with random features and cartoons.
During Series 1 to 4, the points total at the end of Saturday - with an extra prize for the winner on Saturday - was carried over to the Sunday show, and prizes were awarded at the end of that show.
The logo starts the titles. During the animated titles, Dick and Dom are in bed and the hands from the logo wake them up, get out of bed, brush Dick and Dom's teeth, get their hair done, get them to the toilet and get them in the lift. At the beginning of every episode, after the titles had aired, a prerecorded segment was played in which the presenters emerged from the lift in the studio in a costume (e.g. Aeroplanes) whilst a song relating to the costume was played. Dick and Dom then walked back into the lift. The doors closed and the show then switched to live broadcast, with Dick and Dom reemerging from the lift in casual clothes and quickly starting the show.
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