Family Fortunes a large electronic board, known as "Mr. Babbage", which famously sounds a wrong answer "Eh-uhh" sound effect and its accompanying X to signal the strike, as well as a "ding" (for a right answer). "Family Fortunes" was first hosted by comedian Bob Monkhouse (1980–83) then by singer and entertainer Max Bygraves (1983–85). After being rested for the whole of 1986, the show returned on 27 June 1987 with Les Dennis as presenter, and had a consistently successful run for the next 15 years. It was then moved out of peak time and became a daily daytime show hosted by Andy
Bob Monkhouse denied, that he had taken bribes to include branded goods on the programme as advertisements. He returned in 1974 after comedians Norman Vaughan and Charlie Williams were found wanting. The dozens of other shows Monkhouse presented included "Celebrity Squares", "Family Fortunes" and "Bob's Full House". Audiences regularly topped 15 million. In the late 1980s he hosted two series of the revival of the talent show "Opportunity Knocks", which aired as "Bob Says Opportunity Knocks." He then moved to ITV to front two more game shows, "Bob's Your Uncle" and the "$64,000 Dollar Question", neither of which were popular successes. Between