I find it humorous that anyone would have seen the 'parody' version before the actual show that's been on telly almost every day for nearly 40 years! But I guess young people exist, too.
@@Scripture-Man more like non Britain people exist too. It is not known outside the UK, but due to larger amount of celebrities the parody got outside and found its viewers all around the world.
@@Scripture-Man I'm another. It was barbs from Jimmy that lead me here. I'm a British-born Canadian here, so it's a regional. It's nice to see the mutual respect in this version, but I adore the 8/10 version too. My humour is very British. Goonies, Goodies, Python, Benny Hill, Ronnies, et al all feature heavily in my upbringing (to my great delight).
I also came here from 8 out of 10 cats does count down. The exact path on youtube was "QI" led me to "Would I lie to you" led me to "the Big Fat Quiz" Led me to "8 out of 10 cats" Led me to "8 out of 10 cats does countdown" and then here.
I thought the same! I'm American so I didn't grow up with this so I've been watching Cats Countdown for a few months now. This one just seems eerie, especially how Rachel tries to bring a personality to the show but can't. But I'd probably be less opposed to this if I were used to it.
@@antzooma ‘Spelt’ was much more common than ‘spelled’ in the UK until just a couple of decades ago, even appearing in Shakespeare (Love’s Labours Lost). It’s perfectly valid - how is it lazy?
.... that's maybe because she is quite refined and '8 out of 10 cats' is coarse. ....'''I wonder who'll be the first to swear or be crude tonight - David Baddiel?''
She is more refined than the company she keeps on 8 out of 10 cats, but kudos to her for not wanting to be left out of the jokes and barbs Jimmy sends towards everyone.
@@AaronHahnStudios I don't think that could be much further from the truth to me. I don't get a snobbish vibe from her at all. (Ignore the confrontational tone. I'm really curious if you're getting that feeling from her. I'd call it a motherlike or teacherly vibe if pressed.☮)
I'm not sure if I'm the only one who appreciates this but I'm a big fan of the various camera shots they do of the clock as it counts down, but particularly the one that starts 22:37 where the camera just slowly zooms in from a studio wide angle. Artistic stuff!
And it's one, continuous, 30 second long take. Eminently superior to 1917 - that film gave the impression of being a continuous take, but actually it was many takes edited to look like just one.
Having the hostess stare into the camera dates back to the early days, when Carol was nowhere near everyone else and couldn't see them, so staring into the camera was her way of 'connecting'. It's more interesting and engaging for the viewers, a lot "sexier", and even these days it's better than Rachel twisting her neck round and looking out of shot to some contestant who isn't even facing her.
@@jamesturk6549 In the very early episodes of CDC, she used to turn back to the camera too. After the show found its footing, Rachel turned to the contestants, probably to emphasize her familiarity with them rather than the steady stream of contestants on regular Countdown.
I wasn’t a fan of countdown before but with the lockdown it was affecting me so I needed to do something to distract myself from it, so I started watching countdown and it’s helped me during the 3 lockdowns. I’m addicted to countdown now 😂
When I play countdown at home I freeze the TV and give myself about 4 minutes to work out a word and then I see can I match them but usually I do not 😠 sometimes however I beat them , when it comes to origin of words etc , I just fast forward through all the talk
Prior to this, the only episodes of Countdown I'd ever seen were 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. I'm hoping Fabio is still in this version~ edit: OH MY GOD I GOT NAUTILUS!!! I like this game!
as much as I adore catsdown, it's nice to see the real one from time to time as much as I suck at playing along with catsdown, it's nice to see how much better I do with the real one
*Me not realising this is what the concept of countdown is until now* while I have played this game my entire life with myself thinking i'm the only one that knows about it. I would always choose long words or jumble up letters and try to make the longest word out of them...wow.. I'm actually shocked rn
As an American watching this show for the first time, I prefer the 8 Out of 10 Cats crossover version. Leave aside the fact that I'm a Jimmy Carr fan, this original version has a fairly serious overtone that makes it dry compared to other game shows I've seen.
In fairness, "heroine" - with the "e" - is a female hero. It's "heroin" for the drug. But it's still amusing how he declares it like that, nonetheless.
Hi there, bit of an odd question. Would you happen to have recorded the Countdown episode from 20/01/2015? One of my work colleagues was on this episode and we're at our wits end trying to find a copy of it. Many thanks.
Maybe, I recorded a run of them at the time, then I cut back on the following years...my method was to save TV & Watch it in freetime, but, we never catch up....I put a few things on You-Tube, as sometimes it is good to share things, as many times, things are not repeated or we miss it....but, as you are probably aware..any new uploads now are often blocked automatically, so you are unlikely to find it as a new upload......I do need to sort out my TV Collection, as nothing is filed properly...so if I do have it, it won't be easy to find it at the moment...until I find time to tidy up...& many things I have uploaded are still being blocked or removed...as You-Tube or the Production Company file a claim on it...so I have more or less left Uploading for the moment, as any new content now seems to get a Strike...& a few Srikes now, leads to the channel being deleted..even thou, in the past I got numerous strikes over the Months...which makes it annoying sharing episodes...as I used to record numerous shows....Keep an eye on the other freeview channels, as they will probably start repeating some of them....If I find it in future, I will let you know, but, I won't be tidyng up for many months...as I am running a backlog on things at moment & never have enough time to catch up...
29:13 "And berated... to be severely told off or scolded" "Indeed". When Nick says "indeed", it sounds so depressingly resigned. Poor Nick. I feel like his missus gives him plenty of examples of the word "berated", that it's all too personal for him. Vietnam flashbacks.
im a little bit annoyed he didnt ask for more vowels in the first round to get an a for sultana because im bad at countdown but thats the first word i saw.
It is the first proper countdown episode I have seen. 8O10 cats is so much different. This one is just total seriousness. But I kinda love that too
I find it humorous that anyone would have seen the 'parody' version before the actual show that's been on telly almost every day for nearly 40 years! But I guess young people exist, too.
@@Scripture-Man more like non Britain people exist too. It is not known outside the UK, but due to larger amount of celebrities the parody got outside and found its viewers all around the world.
@@Scripture-Man the parody airs at better hours for a lot of people also
@@Scripture-Man I'm another. It was barbs from Jimmy that lead me here. I'm a British-born Canadian here, so it's a regional. It's nice to see the mutual respect in this version, but I adore the 8/10 version too. My humour is very British. Goonies, Goodies, Python, Benny Hill, Ronnies, et al all feature heavily in my upbringing (to my great delight).
I also came here from 8 out of 10 cats does count down. The exact path on youtube was "QI" led me to "Would I lie to you" led me to "the Big Fat Quiz" Led me to "8 out of 10 cats" Led me to "8 out of 10 cats does countdown" and then here.
there is a sense of eery silence in this version of countdown
I thought the same! I'm American so I didn't grow up with this so I've been watching Cats Countdown for a few months now. This one just seems eerie, especially how Rachel tries to bring a personality to the show but can't.
But I'd probably be less opposed to this if I were used to it.
It’s spelt eerie
@@youtubeaccount4901 Both are acceptable, I believe. Although spelled is conventional in the US, and spelt in the UK.
@@nyunta139 even though spelt is lazily used in uk you still shouldn't use it, spelt is flour
@@antzooma ‘Spelt’ was much more common than ‘spelled’ in the UK until just a couple of decades ago, even appearing in Shakespeare (Love’s Labours Lost). It’s perfectly valid - how is it lazy?
Suzie is so relaxed on the serious nerve racking version of countdown and so uncomfortable on the casual fun version.
.... that's maybe because she is quite refined and '8 out of 10 cats' is coarse. ....'''I wonder who'll be the first to swear or be crude tonight - David Baddiel?''
@@donaldnicholls2637 a
She is more refined than the company she keeps on 8 out of 10 cats, but kudos to her for not wanting to be left out of the jokes and barbs Jimmy sends towards everyone.
easily explained, she's a Snob.
@@AaronHahnStudios I don't think that could be much further from the truth to me. I don't get a snobbish vibe from her at all.
(Ignore the confrontational tone. I'm really curious if you're getting that feeling from her. I'd call it a motherlike or teacherly vibe if pressed.☮)
I'm not sure if I'm the only one who appreciates this but I'm a big fan of the various camera shots they do of the clock as it counts down, but particularly the one that starts 22:37 where the camera just slowly zooms in from a studio wide angle. Artistic stuff!
And it's one, continuous, 30 second long take. Eminently superior to 1917 - that film gave the impression of being a continuous take, but actually it was many takes edited to look like just one.
It's weird how Rachel stares at the camera after each letter it's like she's staring into my soul
Yes! What's that about. You never see that in Cats Does Countdown. Kind of unnerving.
😂😂😂😂
That’s how Carol used to do it.
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Having the hostess stare into the camera dates back to the early days, when Carol was nowhere near everyone else and couldn't see them, so staring into the camera was her way of 'connecting'. It's more interesting and engaging for the viewers, a lot "sexier", and even these days it's better than Rachel twisting her neck round and looking out of shot to some contestant who isn't even facing her.
@@jamesturk6549 In the very early episodes of CDC, she used to turn back to the camera too. After the show found its footing, Rachel turned to the contestants, probably to emphasize her familiarity with them rather than the steady stream of contestants on regular Countdown.
That's a nice tnetennba.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Your name is Morris moss is it not
I'm sorry.
Move on.
@@chunguskhan33 no, its Jason naas
What do you call negative one sitting in a room by himself?
I remember sitting with my Granda with a pen and paper and challenging him to see who could make the longest word
I used to watch this with my grandparents too, it's very much one of those shows
Floccinaucinihilipilifacation
Who won?
@@calum4860 him 😞 bet if I did it with him now I’d win tho
@@chrish2359 1
I wasn’t a fan of countdown before but with the lockdown it was affecting me so I needed to do something to distract myself from it, so I started watching countdown and it’s helped me during the 3 lockdowns. I’m addicted to countdown now 😂
Check out 8 out of 10 cats does countdown, far better.
Same, these videos help, and you can also play on applications like zoom with other people. Happy lockdown all! Stay safe everyone 💟👌
@@Blastedyerface I love that version so much with Jimmy Carr 😅
We've only ever been in 1 lockdown
@@jearrico we aren't in lockdown anymore though
First time countdowner here..
I miss Sean, Jimmy, Joe, and all the acrobatics a bit too much. Going back now - bye-bye all, have a great day 😊
They’ve missed the easiest route for the first numbers game!
75+9+3=87
87x10=870
Connor Heads ikr
Connor Heads That’s how I got it!
I just did 75+6+6=87
Then 87×10
@@captaincanada9302 That's what I did. I was shocked they both made it so complicated.
Totally cheated, but eventually found 4×[50+9×(10+5-2)]=668
cant believe i got nautilus, i was watching another video earlier and was thinking about the word
I got it too and I have no idea why
Same here, i was also suprised^^
At first I was questioning myself if nautilus was a real word, because I've only seen it in League of Legends
I got it too, but I was a bio undergrad nerd. 😂
-> 668
Josephine sounds done with life
Vuk Skarr what does that mean ? She is suicidal?
Probably because she didn’t get the handshake she wanted at 2:30 haha
She sounds absolutely fine to me.
Josephine makes an art of being both incredibly smug and incredibly polite at the same time.
When I play countdown at home I freeze the TV and give myself about 4 minutes to work out a word and then I see can I match them but usually I do not 😠 sometimes however I beat them , when it comes to origin of words etc , I just fast forward through all the talk
So tame and wholesome hahah, very relaxing
Aww the audience getting the conundrum was so sweet
Damn, I got Nautilus in like 1 second. Probably depends on scenario. Also got Longer for #2.
I guess I got it in -1 second because I was thinking "I hope the last vowel is a U..."
@@rsporsche that's good! The only reason I know that word is because of Journey to the Center of the Earth 2 XD
@@VarunGupta3009 Yeah I was thinking of submarines rather than molluscs too... 20,000 leagues under the sea in my case :)
I got it from Minecraft. You either get that one instantly or not at all.
@@ahsdfkdasdahdkas2887 or you can get in 15 seconds
Prior to this, the only episodes of Countdown I'd ever seen were 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. I'm hoping Fabio is still in this version~
edit: OH MY GOD I GOT NAUTILUS!!!
I like this game!
Same here. After watching scores of 8oo10DC, I _had_ to see a “normal” episode. I was not disappointed - this was exactly what I expected/hoped for. 😄
@@slippyvillage sdtrdSha fz out90e0t7354845l55e0e45453y5476wxyģ
This programme is amazing 2021 any one
I love this show
Rachel referenced "ABC" in the end.... nice one
Incredible in 2015 they still use solid numbers and letters...In France computer was on screen for a long time
A very enjoyable game show! Too bad America has not picked it up!
as much as I adore catsdown, it's nice to see the real one from time to time
as much as I suck at playing along with catsdown, it's nice to see how much better I do with the real one
I love the Countdown
I got Nautilus. You couldn't miss it - it was practically staring us in the face!
I thought it is fictional ship from Jule Verne's novel, it couldn't be in the dictionary.
@@iliashigin You're right. It's capitalised, so can't be used.
Yep, Nautilus the ship is named after nautilus the mollusc, therefore usable.
@@windwardhaven Excellent. Thanks.
loved this x
I took my daughter to see the railway children that Nick mentioned. The set team worked down in the track to move the pieces
I wish we here in the (United) States had a game show like COUNTDOWN!!
Childhood memories!
They are all so polite, it is easy to see where we Canadians get it from.
I swear to god I’ve never seen this episode and I got Nautilus in like 5 seconds
On the first round , the guy could've said 'planets'.
Barney Ward Polentas and Autopens are two 8s
peanuts
dclift62 I got that
also "pleonast" is a real word
On the second round, the guy could've said 'Linger'.
How I did the first one
75 + 3 = 78
78 + 9 = 87
87 x 10 = 870
Double Disaster I did it the same way
Noice.
Same
I did it the same way as Josephine. I didn’t notice that somehow😂
Double Disaster Me too!
Oh man imagine the amount of jokes that would follow the word "veinier" if this was 8outof10
They did the first number game the hard way. (75+6+6)×10=870 Way simpler.
27:58 i was thinking "deadbeat" and was so pained when the last letter wasn't A
From Episode 6256 as of Tuesday 24th November 2015 in Series 73.
This is actually Episode 6264 and the original Episode 6064 was on Friday 28th February 2014 in a Catsdown Episode.
One away for 668; 50+10 is 60, 2+9 is 11, multiply them for 660 and add the 4 and the 5 for 669
50 + 8 = 58, 7 - 5 = 2, 2 x 58 = 116, 116 + 7 = 123
50 + 7 = 57, 7 - 5 = 2, 57 x 2 = 114, 114 + 8 + 1 = 123
How about 8*(5+7)+1+50=123
*Me not realising this is what the concept of countdown is until now* while I have played this game my entire life with myself thinking i'm the only one that knows about it. I would always choose long words or jumble up letters and try to make the longest word out of them...wow.. I'm actually shocked rn
This game was created in France in 1972 as " des chiffres et des lettres"and is still on air..
20:26 OH HELL NO!!
I just learned that there is a serious version of this show :D
i just learnt to shart
13:00 Alternate solution: 75/15 +1 for 16 and 5+6 for 11. Times together.
I love Rachel Riley
I got the nautilus! Longest word I ever gt
Same! I was genuinely excited :D
Yuzuru A, me too!
Yeah the letters were even in almost the correct order. I think you really have to feel the pressure to overlook that
On the second numbers game I went for the route:
75/5 = 15
6+1 = 7
15+7 = 22
And 22*8=176
jesus not gonna lie this is beyond depressing do they have the ad for lloyds pharmacy so I can get some depression tablets
?
Being a Bob James fan finally paid off when nautilus popped up.
Seeing the 8 out of 10 cats version makes this show now unwatchable to me.
I know right 😅 like food without spices
Hemione heroine
excellent
I went to see that show in King's Cross.
They are so much more polite than Katz does count down
trust him to get heroine 😅
I didn't know caps was in the audience for this
Not sure every rule here but I got "nautilus" and was pleased with myself
I had unplates for 8 on the first one. As in, what happens when they realize you only ordered one polenta.
RELIEVE was the obvious word in that one segment for me
As an American watching this show for the first time, I prefer the 8 Out of 10 Cats crossover version. Leave aside the fact that I'm a Jimmy Carr fan, this original version has a fairly serious overtone that makes it dry compared to other game shows I've seen.
What a difference some cats make!
i actually got nautilus when i was just trying that round. that was a crazy guess lmao
American spelling ain’t allowed 🤠
2:29 oof
25:33
I got heroine !
In fairness, "heroine" - with the "e" - is a female hero. It's "heroin" for the drug. But it's still amusing how he declares it like that, nonetheless.
I got nautilus for the word game at 10:28
20:01 I got this one,
50-2=48
10+4=14
48x14=672
9-5=4
672-4=668
Hi there, bit of an odd question. Would you happen to have recorded the Countdown episode from 20/01/2015? One of my work colleagues was on this episode and we're at our wits end trying to find a copy of it. Many thanks.
Maybe, I recorded a run of them at the time, then I cut back on the following years...my method was to save TV & Watch it in freetime, but, we never catch up....I put a few things on You-Tube, as sometimes it is good to share things, as many times, things are not repeated or we miss it....but, as you are probably aware..any new uploads now are often blocked automatically, so you are unlikely to find it as a new upload......I do need to sort out my TV Collection, as nothing is filed properly...so if I do have it, it won't be easy to find it at the moment...until I find time to tidy up...& many things I have uploaded are still being blocked or removed...as You-Tube or the Production Company file a claim on it...so I have more or less left Uploading for the moment, as any new content now seems to get a Strike...& a few Srikes now, leads to the channel being deleted..even thou, in the past I got numerous strikes over the Months...which makes it annoying sharing episodes...as I used to record numerous shows....Keep an eye on the other freeview channels, as they will probably start repeating some of them....If I find it in future, I will let you know, but, I won't be tidyng up for many months...as I am running a backlog on things at moment & never have enough time to catch up...
I’m insane I got despite and Jowliest this game even though I didn’t know the latter was a word
THAT'S WORDWANG!
Matress!
i just remember being so giddy when i ended up getting nautilus, despite, and jowliest
I joined in the game 😅😂
20:52 - Nick sounds like a disappointed lecturer when marking.
11:39
I got Linener
Linener: a person who sells linen
ROARPITS, the clue is "visited two of them whilst on the sky"
Miss Richard, but, Rachel is a definite improvement.
Clever, witty and not too up herself. Yup. Good one.
2:13 HELOOOOOO!
I got maraud out of that mess!
If you were winning you could screw your opponent over by choosing 9 consonants or 6 big numbers. Nobody ever does that
Jowliest wooliest
An easier answer for Andy's numbers game was 75+9+3=87×10=870
"Rebaited." The fisherman rebaited his hooks.
Ahh, peace and quiet.... just how game shows should've been pre-2020
Second numbers game the could of had
6-5=1+1=2
8+5=13
75+13=88
88 x 2= 176
Amazing how nobody got nautilus, it was practically spelled out
31:06 There is another way to do it:
7+7=14
14x8=112
50/5=10
112+10+1=123
you dont even need all the numbers:
8/5 + 1 = 2.6
50 * 2.6 - 7 = 123
How about 8*(5+7)+1+50=123
I love maths
Lets go
LOL @ my ‘younger’ beating their 6 and 5. Take that 🤪
29:13
"And berated... to be severely told off or scolded"
"Indeed".
When Nick says "indeed", it sounds so depressingly resigned.
Poor Nick. I feel like his missus gives him plenty of examples of the word "berated", that it's all too personal for him. Vietnam flashbacks.
im a little bit annoyed he didnt ask for more vowels in the first round to get an a for sultana because im bad at countdown but thats the first word i saw.
2:28
50+5=55. 😊
6 + 6 = 12
12 + 10 = 22
22 +75 = 97
97 x 9 = 873
(873 - 3 = 870)
8 + 6 + 5 + 1 = 20
20 x 5 = 100
(100 + 75 = 175)
7 + 7 = 14
14 × 8 = 112
50 ÷ 5 = 10
10 + 1 = 11
(112 + 11 = 123)
Ihardly ever get the teatime teasers but I got Footnote
I was too proud I got nautilus
Can you please find some more?!.
the easiest way for the last is
7+7=14
14*8=112
50/5=10
10+1=11
11+112=123
First number puzzle
75+9+3*10=870
Countdown should be called letters and numbers countdown
It's a joke but the French version is really called "des chiffres et des lettres" (Numbers and Letters in English)
10:40 i got nautilus no shot im freaking out rn