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
Les Dennis 1982, he joined as one of the team on "Russ Abbot's Madhouse" and "The Russ Abbot Show" before forming a comedy partnership with fellow impressionist Dustin Gee, which in turn led to a series of their own, "The Laughter Show". Following Gee's sudden and unexpected death on 3 January 1986, Dennis carried on "The Laughter Show" as a solo performer and became the third host of "Family Fortunes" for a fifteen-year run from 1987 to 2002. It was at a recording of an episode of Family Fortunes in 1997 that Les Dennis was surprised by the "This Is Your Life"