It's a Christmas Knockout
1970-1984 & 1988

(Christmas) Charity It's A Knockout 1988. Celebrities from Great Britain, Australia & the United States made up the teams for a games set in Disneyworld, Florida.  The images below show team GB contestants Toyah Wilcox & Bernie Clifton competing in a game in the Epcot Park.

Royal It’s A Knockout
(Knockout The Grand Charity Tournament)
Please see the special page dedicated to this.

Simply The Best.
ITV1 - 2004.
Hosted by Phil Tufnell and Kirsty Gallacher.  This show was shot in a specially constructed arena on the beach front in St Helier, Jersey. The show had two teams each week competing in games with musical interludes by pop artists.

Total Wipeout - BBC
Likened to a version of Takeshi's Castle this show is presented by Richard Hammond in the studio and Amanda Byram in amongst the action, this BBC series takes place on a purpose made set in Buenos Aires. Twenty contestants each week are whittled down to a winner who receives a £10,000 prize. The various challenges include Big Balls, the Sweeper and the finale Wipeout Zone.

The US version (images below) of this show (just entitled Wipeout) first aired in the summer of 2008 on ABC.  Set on a Californian ranch 24 contestants are whittled down to one to win the weekly $50,000 prize.  Japanese broadcasters were not happy with this series though and filed for copyright infringement saying it was "a blatant copycat" of their ideas.

Town Challenge - BBC Northern Ireland.
Touring the Ulster region and presented by George & Hugo, this program went back to the Top Town roots of It's A Knockout.  Two teams each week competed in "Crazy Games" and quizzes.  The show also featured local bands and facts about the region.  Click here for the theme as an mp3.

The Goodies & The Beanstalk
During the Christmas Special 1973 the guys compete in an It's A Knockout competition at the foot of Mount Everest.  The show also includes the JSF titles and music.  Hosted by Eddie Waring the Goodies compete against the Italians and Germans at the foot of Mount Everest.  Two of  the German's are eaten by piranha fish whilst crossing the pool and the Italians shoot each other after having an argument.

Ashes To Ashes.
In the final episode of the BBC drama series Ashes To Ashes, D.I. Drake (Keeley Hawes) has a dream where she
and D.C.I. Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister) are giant characters in It's A Knockout (over dubbed by Stuart Hall).

Walkers Crisps World Cup Advertising Campaign 2010.

One of the Walkers Crisps World Cup 2010 commercials recreated "It's A Knockout" complete with
Stuart Hall and the Herb Alpert UK tv theme.  The advert can be viewed on the Walkers website.