Richard's spontaneity absolutely made this show. Just so random that mid-game he plays a pinball machine. And yet it just feels so right that he does. Fantastic host
He wrote one of the most spontaneous and eccentric stageshow/film in history and yet made it seem normal, I agree 100% he makes weird things seem natural so talented
Such a shame he didn't want to be associated with the show anymore because he didn't want to be known as "That Crystal Maze Guy" for the rest of his life
As a young American kid who moved to the UK in the early 90s, Crystal Maze and Whose Line is it Anyway were my TV addiction. Ingenious puzzles, and Richard O'Brien's unmatched stage theatrics. I miss it plenty.
This is my all-time favourite game show. It was an integral part of my childhood, simply loved it. The puzzles were fantastic and the host with his eccentricity and quirky mannerisms - simply the best.
dont you miss the days when show contestants were actual people having some other real occupation in their life and not serial reality show contestants
I always thought in that sense that it was pretty selfish when they just leave their team mates locked in for half a show and therefore miss out. Just buy them out straight away and let them enjoy the day with you, it’s not like the prize is life changing
They absolutely were playing it for a bigger prize than just the commemerative crystal though. Thats just the consolation prize, whereas its something else if they win in the dome
This was such a big part of my childhood. I always wanted to compete in it, and I remember spending a lot of time with my childhood friends at the park playing on the climbing frames, the balance beams, the seesaws, pretending we were playing the Crystal Maze. I adored Richard O'Brien and Edward Tudor Pole as the maze masters, both brought their own unique feeling and spin to the series. It was such a shame when it was cancelled. While Fort Boyard was enjoyable in its own right, it never really held a candle to the Crystal Maze, for me. Sadly, I didn't find the new presenters for the revival quite as enjoyable as the original two maze masters, through to no real fault of their own - they simply had impossible boots to fill, and did very admirably under those circumstances.
Richard O'Brain was the crystal maze Without him, it just wasn't the same He enchanted these realms with his personality When he gets impatient at them being slow my god it's funny lol Lockdown entertainment for the win
my favourite program...of childhood...it came on starplus Chanel....it was 1992..93...we all friends saw every day after my school in the evening.....nice memories......love u....🥳💞❤🌹👌👌👌😘😘😘😘👍👍👍😊😊😊😊
Marylin chetwynd was my maths teacher in 2010. She was very clever and nice but it was a very rough school, felt bad for her having to deal with bad kids
Regarding the first game, in this day and age, I think Richard Ayoade would allow them to stop the clock as long as they were at the bottom of the ladder. Health and safety is paramount and if they were shown to have neglected this there would be trouble. As for the reboot, I enjoy it for the very fact that Richard Ayoade makes it as quirky as the original in his own way. We all wondered when we were watching this as kids whether a team would ever finish the game with zero crystals, and what RO'B would have done in that situation. Ayoade handled it with his own humour. I used to have the video game version of this, made by Superior Software, which was made just as the Ocean Zone was coming in. And now they even have the Crystal Maze board game - which, having been created prior to the introduction of the Eastern Zone, was even brought out with an Eastern Zone expansion pack!
Ayoade is just dry, the cane with the hand is too much. Richard and Edward had energy, pep and the buzz a gameshow host needs especially for a kinetic show like this. Richard Ayoade seems to yawn through his episodes and it is infuriating.
@@fredh1720 I know the words "health and safety" are derided, but you wouldn't want someone to injure themselves unnecessarily. In my opinion, they should be allowed to tap the top of the ladder twice just as they would knock on the door if they could reach.
For the electrical circuit game, he could have isolated the negative pole first before placing the connections, then there would be no danger of a short circuit.
@@marcusrivera908 Yeah. We had the original series (with Richard O'Brien) shown here in the U.K. back in 1990 - when I was 19 yrs old. I sent some game ideas in to the producers & they used 4 for series 6 (with Ed Tudorpole) then a small group of us were invited to the set to test the games for this new series with Richard Ayoade - the same studios as the American version.
i want to play hide and seek in ALL crystal mazes zones, play and assume like i was on a movie scene. 🤣 this kind of setting for a tv game show is like disneyland for me.
If I was ever a billionaire, I will basically recreate the whole crystal maze and probably add 20 other zones, can't understand why a billionaire has not done this, yah Mr beast did it, but that was cheap
I used to watch crystal maze when i was a little kid... And love it. But now, i can see most of the players are so clumsy on skill and physical games...😅
funny when this show has its little moments that predates modern health & safety so well, the bamboo floor traps are cut at an angle and the safety hooks are without latches... no way you would get away with this now
I worked in production, albeit not of this show, but I guarantee you there’s no one on this planet more concerned with safety than a film or a television production team. If a safety measure isn’t visible to you it’s because part of our job is disguising it! But trust me, and this goes double for a well-financed production: when you’re beneath lights which could crush you, surrounded by cables which could electrocute you, you make everybody’s safety your top concern.
In fact, after closer inspection, I can now guarantee they’re rubber: you can see one “bamboo spike” clearly bend when the contestant accidentally presses it with her foot!
The bamboo sticks were indeed rubber & the wooden spikes from the Medieval crossover area were polystyrene. I was lucky enough to keep a few props after working on the show.
the host of the show feels like he has been involved in making the games and the entire show structure. doesn't feel like just some actor hired to be anchor and handed down lines by behind-camera people.
Richard's spontaneity absolutely made this show. Just so random that mid-game he plays a pinball machine. And yet it just feels so right that he does. Fantastic host
He wrote one of the most spontaneous and eccentric stageshow/film in history and yet made it seem normal, I agree 100% he makes weird things seem natural so talented
Let’s not forget the infamous harmonica……
Such a shame he didn't want to be associated with the show anymore because he didn't want to be known as "That Crystal Maze Guy" for the rest of his life
The guy who took over was nowhere near as good. This was Richard O'Brien show
Richard O'Brien was the BEST host for Crystal Maze. don't get me wrong but everyone should agree with this.
As a young American kid who moved to the UK in the early 90s, Crystal Maze and Whose Line is it Anyway were my TV addiction. Ingenious puzzles, and Richard O'Brien's unmatched stage theatrics. I miss it plenty.
This is my all-time favourite game show. It was an integral part of my childhood, simply loved it. The puzzles were fantastic and the host with his eccentricity and quirky mannerisms - simply the best.
Loved the game too. Binge watching during lockdown
Richard o brien is the best. So iconic and achieved so much, rocky horror, shock treatment and this of course are just a few things
It was totally epic. Love it to this very day and still watch them! Never get bored of this wonderful show! Richard is pure class!
Aacha..
I love being a 90s kid! In terms of tv and music,was the best decade to be a kid!
dont you miss the days when show contestants were actual people having some other real occupation in their life and not serial reality show contestants
And the rest of the team are actually engaged and not glued to tik toc or taking selfies in each zome and room
They were all civil servants
@timewyrmrevelations7700 Only in season 1 did contestants have any real say in what games were played.
Yep and no tiresome backstory or sentimental BS or crying.
@@Knappa22 You can blame Mark Burnett and Andy Cohen.
Love watching these. The madness of Richard is what makes it great.
Pure nostalgia! Mummy's puzzles were quality too. Excellent show all round 😊
I love the fact that the show had very ordinary prize...just to show that contestants are there to have fun and not running for some prize
I always thought in that sense that it was pretty selfish when they just leave their team mates locked in for half a show and therefore miss out. Just buy them out straight away and let them enjoy the day with you, it’s not like the prize is life changing
I wouldn't of bought her out til Zone 4@@NateDynasty
They absolutely were playing it for a bigger prize than just the commemerative crystal though. Thats just the consolation prize, whereas its something else if they win in the dome
The detailing in every room/game is extraordinary!
What a fun time of our past, we are reliving
This was such a big part of my childhood. I always wanted to compete in it, and I remember spending a lot of time with my childhood friends at the park playing on the climbing frames, the balance beams, the seesaws, pretending we were playing the Crystal Maze. I adored Richard O'Brien and Edward Tudor Pole as the maze masters, both brought their own unique feeling and spin to the series. It was such a shame when it was cancelled. While Fort Boyard was enjoyable in its own right, it never really held a candle to the Crystal Maze, for me. Sadly, I didn't find the new presenters for the revival quite as enjoyable as the original two maze masters, through to no real fault of their own - they simply had impossible boots to fill, and did very admirably under those circumstances.
Yes it was very good also park of my childhood Many moons ago I'm 40 now I feel very old lol 😆
Richard O'Brain was the crystal maze
Without him, it just wasn't the same
He enchanted these realms with his personality
When he gets impatient at them being slow my god it's funny lol
Lockdown entertainment for the win
Ed Tudor Pole didn’t do so bad though Richard was defo my favourite host though.
@@vampire7144 his eccentricity worked as much as o Brian
Absolutely loved The Crystal Maze. I would watch it everyday after school on challenge. It also introduced me to The Rocky Horror Show.
Indeed
Same , I used watch it way back in the 90s after school
me too
@@coyr2383
Love the classic episodes. They haven’t seemed to age !!! 💎💎
The original is the best
Phil Newton-England Made all the better being hosted by the original & still the best, incomparable Reckless Richard O'Brien.
Richard O'Brien is what made the Crystal Maze The new guy in the remake tries to be like ROB, but lacks his flare.
It is true that old seasons are better than new. I was watching it on Saudi Arabia’s Al-Thana TV, following the program from Saudi Arabia
They showed the Crystal Maze in Saudi Arabia? That’s amazing, I never knew that 😁
Wasn't looking for this, but during this Coronavirus lockdown...perfect time to binge some nostalgia!
TheAlmightyShroom 😂
TheAlmightyShroom wat me a kid 🥺
I am doing the same. I use to watch this show 5 in the morning with my brother. Brings back lots of memories
Shut the fuck up about the kung flu.
Used to watch this on KTV, in Kuwait back in the mid 90s. Good nostalgia and loved all the puzzles
Childhood memories associated with this game show. Love to watch it before going to study.
I hardly missed an episode with Richard O'Brien
truly one of my classic shows. I remember it. :D
It never gets old, the theme song!
I never watched this when it was on tv. But, I thoroughly enjoyed this episode! Thank you.
12:12 The team captain was histerical... 😂😂😂
The biggest reason I was so upset that they stopped making this show was I wanted to be on it and they stopped it before I was old enough.
I used to watch this with my siblings when we were younger haha.. from the philippines
I never really warmed to Ocean Zone,just as I didn't warm to Ed when Richard left. So when Industrial re-appeared in the current version,I was happy!
my favourite program...of childhood...it came on starplus Chanel....it was 1992..93...we all friends saw every day after my school in the evening.....nice memories......love u....🥳💞❤🌹👌👌👌😘😘😘😘👍👍👍😊😊😊😊
I also watch this on Star Plus in 1993 with family. Sweet memories
They really should bring back this show.
They did, but it got cancelled again
Marylin chetwynd was my maths teacher in 2010. She was very clever and nice but it was a very rough school, felt bad for her having to deal with bad kids
هل مازالت على قيد الحياة
Regarding the first game, in this day and age, I think Richard Ayoade would allow them to stop the clock as long as they were at the bottom of the ladder. Health and safety is paramount and if they were shown to have neglected this there would be trouble. As for the reboot, I enjoy it for the very fact that Richard Ayoade makes it as quirky as the original in his own way. We all wondered when we were watching this as kids whether a team would ever finish the game with zero crystals, and what RO'B would have done in that situation. Ayoade handled it with his own humour.
I used to have the video game version of this, made by Superior Software, which was made just as the Ocean Zone was coming in. And now they even have the Crystal Maze board game - which, having been created prior to the introduction of the Eastern Zone, was even brought out with an Eastern Zone expansion pack!
Ayoade is just dry, the cane with the hand is too much. Richard and Edward had energy, pep and the buzz a gameshow host needs especially for a kinetic show like this. Richard Ayoade seems to yawn through his episodes and it is infuriating.
@@SantomPh Sure. Nothing to do with what I said, but... sure.
@@bobomb1986 That's really interesting, yes, you wouldn't want people rushing up the ladder. Good thought!
@@fredh1720 I know the words "health and safety" are derided, but you wouldn't want someone to injure themselves unnecessarily. In my opinion, they should be allowed to tap the top of the ladder twice just as they would knock on the door if they could reach.
Oooooh man it’s back me to old days where i watch this show at my old tv 🥺💔 وربي قديم ببكي 🥺💔
ماضي جميل وايام ولا احلى منها 💔
ايييييي يازمن الطيبين
@@sasorita كلنا طيبين 🌷
Think of it this way: Escape rooms about two decades before esacpe rooms were cool.
For the electrical circuit game, he could have isolated the negative pole first before placing the connections, then there would be no danger of a short circuit.
Richard should have stayed for the last 2 years it would have made it the best programme ever
A such nostalgia 😂
Who else is binge watching
34:40 the Sikh guy smashed it! Knows his electronics
Came here after seeing it on Nickelodeon! Never heard of the crystal maze until now! This looks fun!
Adam Conover did an awesome job as Maze Master. I managed to keep a lot of props from the show after filming ended.
@@philnewton-england7795 How do you know The Crystal Maze? Did it air where you come from when you were young?
@@marcusrivera908 Yeah. We had the original series (with Richard O'Brien) shown here in the U.K. back in 1990 - when I was 19 yrs old. I sent some game ideas in to the producers & they used 4 for series 6 (with Ed Tudorpole) then a small group of us were invited to the set to test the games for this new series with Richard Ayoade - the same studios as the American version.
Remember watching this as a kid what a great show always fun to watch
Once Richard O'Brien left the show it just wasn't the same & the rating's declined which ultimately lead to it's cancellation in 1995
He was the show, without him it was boring
The Crystal Maze such a genius idea for a show Richard O Brien has this wit about him he really is so funny
i want to play hide and seek in ALL crystal mazes zones, play and assume like i was on a movie scene. 🤣 this kind of setting for a tv game show is like disneyland for me.
من أجمل البرامج المفضلة لدي كانت في مرحلة الطفولة👌
تو توذاكرستوول
من أفضل ذكريات الماضي للبرامج و الألغاز على الإطلاق
يتبعه مقدم البرنامج غريب الأطوار
اجمل و أرق الذكريات
Best game show there will ever be. Such nostalgia!
The Crystal Maze was never the same without Richard O'Brien.
Sold my best of crystal maze vhs tape the other day am missing it now.
i thank my national TV to aired this. simply amazing show.
It was also aired in Zimbabwe
13:50 The sets get better every series, now with the stepping stones
If I was ever a billionaire, I will basically recreate the whole crystal maze and probably add 20 other zones, can't understand why a billionaire has not done this, yah Mr beast did it, but that was cheap
I legit laughed at the "avast behind" joke.
Love Richard playing pinball so random so Richard!
In my childhood it's my favourite show
i used to watch this ALL the time when i was like 6-7 at my nanas house
Haha me too! Are you from North West? We say Nana here also!
@@lewisgreenhalgh7546 north east lol
كنت اشاهده عام 1998 وكان عمري ٦ سنوات من الشرق الأوسط
I was hoping this program would not return again
The old season is much better
from Saudi Arabia
I hate that game with the leaf blower ! I can’t think if anyone ever beat it.
Those were the time when video games were played in real. And watched by us on tv 😅
bring this back please
If each zone is a different period in history, I'm surprised that Richard never at any point proclaimed: 'Let’s do the Time Warp again!'
if debbie was kept locked in, it would've been fun.
Omg this takes me right bk to my childhood
I love he drags people and runs, you couldn't do that nowadays
I love Richard O Brian to host again
I used to watch crystal maze when i was a little kid... And love it. But now, i can see most of the players are so clumsy on skill and physical games...😅
Guys Help,, What epiosde of THE CRYSTAL MAZE that has a task almost similar to the SQARE MAZE challenge of TAKESHI'S CASTLE
One of the best show in 90s in india.
Amazing game ......
I hope the crystal maze this game show will be reboot in Taiwan , will to be extra crystal dome
I always thought Richard was gay. He's not, he's married with a family.
I didn't know that.
@@ramblingrob4693 Well he was married, divorced now I think.
He's trans.
I love this show soooooo much ❤
شفت البرنامج وبيكيت يارب يرجع لنا والله راح نشارك ونسجل بالبرنامج 😭😭😭😭
تحشمي يابنت
ايام الكريستال ايام قديمه ايام التسعينات هذا❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Wish they had the month and year aired :D
You can find out on IMDb.
Mouth
@@Comical_LLama Thanks mom D
1993 is definitely the year this episode was aired, but it very difficult to determine which month it was
That intro hits home haha
Fantastic
Has anyone realized the Martin Lewis the Martin Lewis was a contestant on this show
Why they dont play this game now,this is very atrractive & enjoy to watch
funny when this show has its little moments that predates modern health & safety so well, the bamboo floor traps are cut at an angle and the safety hooks are without latches... no way you would get away with this now
I worked in production, albeit not of this show, but I guarantee you there’s no one on this planet more concerned with safety than a film or a television production team. If a safety measure isn’t visible to you it’s because part of our job is disguising it! But trust me, and this goes double for a well-financed production: when you’re beneath lights which could crush you, surrounded by cables which could electrocute you, you make everybody’s safety your top concern.
The “bamboo” is undoubtedly rubber tubing, in other words, and perfectly safe … but painted to look like bamboo.
In fact, after closer inspection, I can now guarantee they’re rubber: you can see one “bamboo spike” clearly bend when the contestant accidentally presses it with her foot!
The bamboo sticks were indeed rubber & the wooden spikes from the Medieval crossover area were polystyrene. I was lucky enough to keep a few props after working on the show.
I bet you're fun at parties
The best show i can tell
the host of the show feels like he has been involved in making the games and the entire show structure. doesn't feel like just some actor hired to be anchor and handed down lines by behind-camera people.
I miss this
Good luck😘👍
i 1st saw it up my nans house then watched it all the time from then on
That theme tune dang.
@22:22 "Debbie! I've come to buy you! .... out" HAHA
In this channel? Amazing!
Jeez... why did they bring Dippy Debbie along?! 😂
Is that the same Martin Lewis from moneysavingexpert? Looks like him!
I love how most of these people are around my age yet they just look so much older because 90s 😂
انت كم عمرك ؟
Saya sd nonton acara ini tiap sore tvri
اخر مره شفته وانا عمري تقريباً ٨ والحين عمري ٢٧ 😭😭😭💔💔💔
لا أنا في التسعينات وكان عمري ٦ سنين والان ٣٢ والله من الليل وانا اتابع حس بشعور غريب كاني رجعت بالزمن
20:53 the real-world danger in this room is off the chart. Can't believe this, even if the bamboo things might be rubber.
Thought the left photo was an MRI scan 1:33
Like this program ❤️❤️
a mushroom's IQ is 100 times more than the girl in blue suit
16:38 he would’ve run out of balls.
BTW This Is Episode 1 Not 2
Man I miss the old days I don’t like the new version at all I liked the old version way better I loved watching it every day
I hope they don't remake this unless they are able to sustain the same ambience and feel with a host who can do the O'Brien.
It did return in 2017 with Richard Ayoade at the helm for three series (and one series for U.S. audiences with Adam Conover leading the teams.)
FFS why have the top and bottom of the picture been cropped off?
I suppose because it was originally in 4:3 and they've compromised on the format to better fir the YT player.
He got the flip word puzzle! the T in The mist be at the top left. if it’s over one then it won’t quite work
Did you jump, ABOUT 34:21
Is that Martin lewis the moneysaving expert?
Is that the money saving expert ??
How are you