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 the "Carry On"s over the dental comedies. Other presenting jobs in the 1960s included hosting "Candid Camera" and compèring "Sunday Night at the London Palladium". Around 1969 he was a partner, with Malcolm Mitchell, in the Mitchell Monkhouse Agency. In 1979 he starred in a US sketch comedy television series called "Bonkers!" with the Hudson Brothers and Joan Rivers, a job he hated. In the early 1970s he appeared on BBC Radio in "Mostly Monkhouse" with Josephine Tewson and David Jason. A respected stand-up comedian, Monkhouse was known for his talent at ad-libbing. He became much in demand as an