Richard Osman's House of Games is a quiz show that premiered on BBC Two in 2017. Hosted by Richard Osman, a panel of four celebrity guests compete in a week long series of games of trivia and general knowledge.
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Series 2[]
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May 28, 2018
Rhyme Time: Kermit the Frog is used as a rhyme with Jacob Rees-Mogg. |
Series 4[]
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January 27, 2021
Answer Smash: A clue about Miss Piggy and an image of a piggy bank are used to form the answer "Miss Piggy Bank." |
Series 5[]
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2021
Highbrow, Lowbrow: A short synopsis of Labyrinth is used as the "lowbrow" question to guess the titular word. | |
October 20, 2021
Stick It: Reginald D. Hunter is tasked with turning the House of Games Stick Figure into Big Bird. | |
December 14, 2021
Correction Centre: A clue about Sesame Street is used, where Dev Griffin corrects the fact by correcting the name listed as "Downing Street." | |
February 22, 2022
Sounds Like: An image of Bert is used during the round to give the clue of classical composer Schubert. | |
March 3, 2022
The Too Complicated Round: "Muppets" are a category, where the players have to answer non-Muppet questions with Muppets whose initials are the same as that question's answer. Names used as answers include Miss Piggy (for Marco Polo), Animal (for Aristotle), and Fozzie Bear (for Frankie Boyle). Osman then erroneously acknowledges that Fozzie was named after his performer, Frank Oz. |
Series 6[]
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September 10, 2022
Correction Centre: A statement about The Truman Show is instead listed as The Muppet Show. | |
September 16, 2022
Highbrow, Lowbrow: The highbrow question asks who the "Dr." Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas character is. The lowbrow question asks, "Which blue, big-nosed Muppet is known as 'the Great?" indicating Gonzo. | |
September 16, 2022
Highbrow, Lowbrow: "Piggy" is used as the common answer. The "lowbrow" question asks for "The Muppet who had a 1981 bestseller with a self-help book is Miss..." | |
October 4, 2022
Highbrow, Lowbrow: a lowbrow clue pertaining to "Statler's Muppet partner" is given for the answer of "Waldorf." | |
October 13, 2022
Answer Smash: "Muppets" is one of the categories, with visual clues of Beaker, Statler and Waldorf, and Kermit. | |
October 31, 2022
Answer Smash: "Big Bird's Nest" is an answer. | |
November 10, 2022
There Once Was A Quiz Host Named Richard...: One of the limericks is about Kermit the Frog. | |
December 12, 2022
Rhyme Time: An image of Fozzie Bear is used. | |
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December 19, 2022 (Festive House of Games)
Rhyme Time: "Festive film with Kermit and Michael Caine" (The Muppet Christmas Carol) is the clue to a rhyme with Colin Farrell. Answer Smash: "Sesame Street Lamp" is an answer. |
December 27, 2022 (Festive House of Games)
Double Trouble: Oscar the Grouch (just "Grouch") is used for one clue. | |
December 28, 2022 (Festive House of Games)
Vowel Movement: "Muppets" is one category, with clues of Waldorf, Animal, Fozzie Bear, and Miss Piggy. | |
January 3, 2023
Answer Smash: "The Muppet Show Jumping" is an answer. |
Series 7[]
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September 26, 2023
The Answer's In The Question: "Sesame Street" is used as an answer. | |
September 27, 2023
This Round Is In Code: "Muppets" is one category, with Animal, Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear's names written in the round's coded system. Osman again erroneously claims that Fozzie was named after his performer, Frank Oz. | |
October 4, 2023
Answer Smash: "Kermittens" are one of the answers in a category about clothing. | |
November 16, 2023
Vowel Movement: The Christmas Films category includes The Muppet Christmas Carol. | |
November 28, 2023
Answer Smash: "Swedishwaster" is made using a clue about the Swedish Chef. | |
November 30, 2023
Only Fools and Zebras: A clue involves Cookie Monster and his reported actual first name. Answer Smash: "Artimiss Piggy" is an answer. | |
December 21, 2023 (Festive House of Games)
All In The Details: Jessica Knappett's clue about Charles Dickens includes mentioning adaptations of his work have starred "Muppets, Michael Caine" (referring to The Muppet Christmas Carol). | |
December 26, 2023 (Festive House of Games)
Two Clues In One: "That Michael Caine's Cranky" is the clue for The Muppet Christmas Carol in the category of "Festive Films." | |
January 11, 2024
Answer Smash: "Elmo Mowlam" is an answer. | |
January 22, 2024
Rhyme Time: An image of Miss Piggy is used. | |
February 2, 2024
Sounds Like: In the category of Puppets, images of Miranda Kerr and a baseball mitt are used to make the clue for "Kermit." | |
February 22, 2024
Well Done If You Said That At Home: One of the viewer-submitted word clouds is about Sesame Street. | |
February 29, 2024
Answer Smash: One of the answers in the category of "Puppets" involves Ernie. | |
March 1, 2024
But What's The Question?: One of the questions regards Kermit's cologne Amphibia. |
Series 8[]
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November 4, 2024
Games House Of: An answer about A Christmas Carol uses the Muppets' film adaptation as a clue. | |
November 20, 2024
Double Trouble: One of the answers involves Kermit's name. | |
December 6, 2024
Double Trouble: One of the answers involves Miss Piggy's name. | |
December 23, 2024 (Festive House of Games)
Answer Smash: A publicity photo of Michael Caine from The Muppet Christmas Carol is used to represent Ebenezer Scrooge for one answer. | |
December 30, 2024 (Festive House of Games)
Well Done If You Said That At Home: The Muppet Christmas Carol is one of the answers. | |
January 21, 2025
Richard's Junk: A clue about "Kermit's nephew" and "Halfway Down the Stairs" is used to direct the players to an actual robin. |
House of Games Night[]
A special prime time version of the show that aired in 2020 and 2021 on BBC One.
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November 20, 2020
Rhyme Time: "Sesame Street" is one of the rhymes, using a clue with Big Bird and Elmo. |
Connections[]
- Ed Byrne was a contestant in series 5
- Joe Pasquale was a contestant in series 5
- Linda Robson was a contestant in series 5