Fee Fi Fo Yum
| Fee Fi Fo Yum | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's program |
| Directed by |
Jeanette Goulboum Richard Turley |
| Starring |
Les Dennis Nigel Cooper |
| Voices of | Brian Blessed (announcer) |
| Composer(s) | Dan Selby |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Edward Thomas Annie Dixon |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 9 September 2010 |
Fee Fi Fo Yum is a British children's television game show presented by Les Dennis. Two teams of children ("humunchies") compete in a series of challenges on the dinner table of Brian the Giant (Nigel Cooper). The losing team is then eaten by the giant. It was first aired in 2010 on the CBBC Channel.
Format
Fee Fi Fo Yum is broadcast on GTV (Giant Television) and features a number of spoof advertisements for pretend products used by giants. These include "The Guff Muffler" (a device for muffling flatulent giants); '"Bot-Buster" (beans for giants who lack the ability to guff); "Grimo" (a stain creating washing powder); "Stinks" (a giant deodorant available in cabbage, dung, cheese and sewage fragrances) and "Nan In a Can" (a canned meat product like Spam, made entirely of old ladies). There were also weather reports from Windy Wendy, GTV's resident weather girl (who's also Brian's crush). Jim Elastic provided giant-sized exercise routines.
Games
These games will save the winning team by rewarding them 5-second life (2 for every question in Ad Analysis).
Fast-food challenges
- Chop Chop. Once a Friday night, Brian orders a chow mein from the Chinese take-away, however the take-away accidentally put peas in, and Brian hates peas. So it's their challenge using the chopsticks to place the peas on their team's plate. The chow mein with the least peas will then take Brian's mind off eating them for a while.
- Feed Me. Brian's favorite food apart from humunchies is sprouts and meatballs. So it's their challenge using the catapults made out of matches and plasters to fire the sprouts (for the orange team) and the meatballs (for the green team) into Brian's mouth. That flying feast will then take Brian's mind off eating them for a while.
- Keep Me Sweet. When Brian watches Fee Fi Fo Yum he loves a great cup of tea, however no ordinary brew, he loves it sickly sweet (the challenge's motto is the sweeter the brew, the better for you). So it's their challenge using the teaspoons attached to matches to fire the sugar cubes into the cup. The sweetest cup of tea will then take Brian's mind off eating them for a while. (A similar challenge named "Beans On Toast" was later created.)
Les' tasty challenge
- Brian has sneaked in Les' worst food and Les must eat it up in 30 seconds. Before the challenge both teams have to come up with an answer and one with the closest answer by the time runs out will win the next 5 second life-line.
Jigsaw challenges
- Lucky Numbers. Brian has a lucky number and wants the humunchies to make it for him. So he's taken out all his fridge magnets and placed them in the lime jelly. 3 humunchies (1 in the bowl, and the other 2 working it out) must scavenge the numbers and place them on the tinfoil in front of them. The 1st team to create the number will win the next 5 second life-line. (A similar challenge named "Alphabet Soup" was later created.)
- Chip Of The Old Block. A lonely Brian has made himself little buddies however since they're made out of spuds they're called "Spuddies" (each one named "Bob" as a running gag). 1 will choose which part to place whilst in the tomato soup and the other 2 choosing it where it goes. The 1st team to make an identical Spuddy will win the 5 second life-line. Each one is similar to Mr Potato Head.
- Biccie Break. Before Brian got the chance to try his "Choccie Gob" biscuits during the break, he accidentally spilled it in custard (Blomage in one episode). So 1 humunchie much search for each piece of Choccie Gob (either Milk or White) and pass it to their 2 teammates. The 1st to make their biscuit will win the 5 second life-line.
Ad Analyis
- This will test their memory for this challenge. They must look at 2 gruesome Ads and Les will answer the questions. The first to buzz in will answer the question 1st. Get it right and they win a 2 second life-line. However get it wrong, hesitate or failure to answer, will mean they have to pass it over to the other team, if they make the same mistakes, nobody wins the life-line.
The Great Escape
Brian doesn't pick anymore; the teams must pick that person for The Great Escape. Brain has locked their teammates in the Scales of justice. Only one Team can free them, but facing them is The Great Escape: five awesome obstacles.
- A tyre-path speed obstacle known as "The Doughnut Dash".
- A tunnel (kitchen roll) filled with meatballs to hinder them known as "The Kitchen Roll Crawl".
- A rolling pin balance beam with Brian swinging 2 teabags on each hand to make it more difficult known as "The Rolling Pin Run".
- A physical and mental challenge building a path to Brian's bowl known as the "The Choc-bar Challenge".
- A challenge that once in the bowl, they must ascend a slope to freedom known as the "The Slippery Slope To The Rope".
The team that makes it to the top of the slope will pull the rope, releasing the victorious team. The other team is eaten by Brian.
