@djboy247 Ratings. From a peak of nearly 2 million viewers a day, it was only pulling in around 250,000 by the end. And it didn't deserve much more than that really, because it was absolute agony to watch after Johnny Vaughan left.
@djboy247 97channel got it pretty much on the nose. It was beyond painful, the presenters tried WAY too hard, they'd run out of ideas. It was generally just terrible. I think a one off with either Chris and Gabi or Johnny And Denise would be brilliant for christmas though!
You wouldn't be able to do that flying in shot on the Big Breakfast cottage nowadays. You'd be shot down by the anti-terror plod for flying too close to the Olympic Stadium.
Woah.. i'm back sitting on the settee ready to go to school.. my word i was 5 in 92, blimey the memories, i love it denise and johnny provided so many great memories for us!
The orange part was my favourite, but the toast bit fucked me off though, I miss the heydays of the Big Breakfast. Johnny Vaugh never really found anything else, he went off the radar and turned crap.
I used to get up at 6am to watch this everyday,before school,Chris & Gabby were a fantastic duo,and zig & zag were legendary.They should bring it back man
I always wondered whoever lived next door must have got a bit annoyed with the early-morning noise all the time. This was the best morning show on British telly ever. Revolutionary! Look at the old drivel you get today! it's like tv has gone back 40 yrs compared to Big Brekkie!
Nobody live next door; the producers HAD to find a location that had absolutely no neighbours at all so that they could make all the mayhem and noise that they wanted. Strangely enough though, a family now live in the house, which must be lonely without any neighbours to talk to!
thepod96 - Quite recently, a major development of modern looking appartments have sprung up on the other side of the locks. And there are plans for a lot more even closer!
But you're quite right, the only neighbours The Big Breakfast had were acres of factories, each producing more noise than even the Brekkie could manage.
i remember watching Johnny v pore water into his nose with this tiny wartering can thing and a big string of snot coming out at about 8 in the morning. funny shit if any one finds that clip you must upload it.
0boy00 - Look for the clip on my channel titled 'The Big Breakfast - Your Final Vaughaning', the snot incident appears somewhere in the middle of that.
It's almost depressing to hear that tune cos the programme was so good, and i am so old!! Remember getting up at 6 every morning doing my paper round, bacon sandwhich and sit in bed for 2 hours, always late for school as it had to be watched till the end. Great days. Zig and Zag were the best.
the big breakfast was what i used to watch b4 i went to scool and some times id pull a sicky on a friday as they you do so that silly song at the end of the show lol used to love is never knew why they ditched it, Bring it back i say will join it on face book, il be humming the theme tune all day now lol CHANNEL 4 Drop Big Brother and bring back BIG BREAKFAST!!!! :)
oh n big breakfast will always be remembered for gabby n chris - especially when chris fell over that chair when it came back from a break - that was soooo funny! any1 else remember that?
woohoo! i was talkin about this 2day in work n cudnt remember the theme music - now i do! omg i loved watchin this b4 going 2 school n singing along 2 1 lump or 2, bring home the bacon, egg on ur face n there was 1 about dogs but cant remember wat it was called :( remember when they had a competition n the prize was 2 win a house which was an exact replica of the big breakfast house? lucky gits i so wanted it lol
Was such a shame when they axed it. Watched [part of] every episode come hell or high water. Then had to go to school.
Best early morning TV ever. I reckon Johnny Vaughan and Liza Tarbuck were the best pair of presenters. Loved the way Johnny always used to smack the cue cards on his leg every other minute.
Tis so funny I remember this one more than the later series openings. takes me back to the good old days when i used to wach it halfanour before i went to school.
Fantastic show, Don't phone it's just for fun! Egg on your face.. One Lump or Two.. On the Bed with Paula.. ZigNZag .. 081 985 11 11.. or fax 081 985 22 22 hehe.. I'd say bring it back, but it wouldn't be the same.
omg i used to watch this when i was little before school. this was an awesome show to watch in the early morning. shame it finished
Takersbiggestfan 1 month ago
the house is literally next to the olympic stadium now
stevepjk 3 months ago
Egg on your face (1993).
Striplights1980 3 months ago
What was the reason Big Breakfast came to an end?
djboy247 3 months ago
@djboy247 Ratings. From a peak of nearly 2 million viewers a day, it was only pulling in around 250,000 by the end. And it didn't deserve much more than that really, because it was absolute agony to watch after Johnny Vaughan left.
97channel 3 months ago 3
@djboy247 97channel got it pretty much on the nose. It was beyond painful, the presenters tried WAY too hard, they'd run out of ideas. It was generally just terrible. I think a one off with either Chris and Gabi or Johnny And Denise would be brilliant for christmas though!
harriness 3 months ago
You wouldn't be able to do that flying in shot on the Big Breakfast cottage nowadays. You'd be shot down by the anti-terror plod for flying too close to the Olympic Stadium.
sleeming88 10 months ago
BRING BACK BB!! And GOOD RIDDANCE TO GMTV!!!! It was LONG over due needing AXED!!!!!
PPF75 10 months ago 3
I wonder if someone will do a montage of all those 3 second, into and out of the break video jingles as in,
the toaster
the juicer
the gas kettle
cat spilling the milk
the baby food
AND ALL THE REST!
DANWOODHOUSE 11 months ago
"SO WHAT? ZIG AND ZAG WERE MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY ASSEMBLY... SEE ME AFTER SCHOOL."
Striplights1980 1 year ago
This was good breakfast TV - I'm off to find some Zig and Zag clips!
sistagirl 1 year ago
I loved this show, pity it got rubbish after Johnny and Denise.
Firthy2002 1 year ago
good times
squatch1983 1 year ago
wooooh that shit takes me back....
shariotoflove 1 year ago
I know this might have been asked like LKOADS of times but is there any chance of this show being revived? Morining television sucks nowadays!!
SushiSunshine2000 1 year ago
Woah.. i'm back sitting on the settee ready to go to school.. my word i was 5 in 92, blimey the memories, i love it denise and johnny provided so many great memories for us!
Dan0606 1 year ago
memories.... (sigh)
nicelydone31 2 years ago 24
Lock Keepers Cottages
Old Ford Lock
London
E3 2NN
ftw!
teammorrissey 2 years ago 9
Don't phone its just for fun!
justfillingtime 2 years ago 5
It's not like the old days!
GarethBemister 2 years ago
Did they play the titles again at 8 o'clock like GMTV did?
Halfbricktv2 2 years ago
Halfbricktv2 - Yes, but not always in full. They would sometimes play an edited version which only featured the house fly-in.
97channel 2 years ago
shows like this used to actually GET YOU UP outta bed! no matter how little sleep u had.
creeball 2 years ago 3
i miss you
8tripsaweek 2 years ago
The orange part was my favourite, but the toast bit fucked me off though, I miss the heydays of the Big Breakfast. Johnny Vaugh never really found anything else, he went off the radar and turned crap.
hipelephant 2 years ago
this used to be my favourite thing on in the morning and noel edmonds house party was my favourite programme in the evening lol....well on a saturday
ScreenFlavour 2 years ago
same here, for some reason I can't quite figure out now, I used to love Noel's House Party and couldn't wait for it to be on, chew on some pick n mix
aestusmaris 2 years ago
I used to get up at 6am to watch this everyday,before school,Chris & Gabby were a fantastic duo,and zig & zag were legendary.They should bring it back man
billybumsuckle 2 years ago
who else use to whistle with the postman?
Idiotcorrector 2 years ago
i remember when they smashed T.V`s in My road :D i was like 3 or 4 5 at the most :D
HarryWessex 2 years ago
I knew i had stayed up too late when i heard this music
LollieSmith 2 years ago 3
hi jack !! typical English breakfast !! it's one of the many things i really love in England the breakfast !! :-)
inevergiveup1402 2 years ago 2
What train station was that?
HabitsofLife 2 years ago
HabitsofLife - I don't know, I've been trying to find that out myself. Does anyone recognise it?
97channel 2 years ago
@97channel Liverpool Street
hellooldchap 1 year ago
@hellooldchap Thanks. I had a feeling it would be one of the major London stations.
97channel 1 year ago
Looks like Paddington
edwardjcrane1986 2 years ago
@HabitsofLife Liverpool Street.
hellooldchap 1 year ago
I always wondered whoever lived next door must have got a bit annoyed with the early-morning noise all the time. This was the best morning show on British telly ever. Revolutionary! Look at the old drivel you get today! it's like tv has gone back 40 yrs compared to Big Brekkie!
domparis1978 2 years ago
Nobody live next door; the producers HAD to find a location that had absolutely no neighbours at all so that they could make all the mayhem and noise that they wanted. Strangely enough though, a family now live in the house, which must be lonely without any neighbours to talk to!
thepod96 2 years ago
thepod96 - Quite recently, a major development of modern looking appartments have sprung up on the other side of the locks. And there are plans for a lot more even closer!
But you're quite right, the only neighbours The Big Breakfast had were acres of factories, each producing more noise than even the Brekkie could manage.
97channel 2 years ago
OMG! That rules.
mrcards01432 2 years ago
bring back the BB wit chris evans
FONEJACKER12009 2 years ago
Wow I remember this... and I was only like 5 or 6
KiyokaMakibi 2 years ago
i remember watching Johnny v pore water into his nose with this tiny wartering can thing and a big string of snot coming out at about 8 in the morning. funny shit if any one finds that clip you must upload it.
0boy00 2 years ago
0boy00 - Look for the clip on my channel titled 'The Big Breakfast - Your Final Vaughaning', the snot incident appears somewhere in the middle of that.
97channel 2 years ago
Used to love watching this before school
slick32 2 years ago 2
What a great show. GMTV had nothig on this. It was just what I needed to get up to in the morning. Enerjetic and silly.
vjwatts 3 years ago 5
Jeez I remember this.........reminds me of summer mornings before college in '92. Christ those were the days!
cryostat31 3 years ago
MOULDY COFFEE CUP @ 00:20
StolenMonkey 3 years ago 2
I used to watch htis before going off to high school
bbctimecommanders 3 years ago 2
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Tidmouthsheds 3 years ago
It's almost depressing to hear that tune cos the programme was so good, and i am so old!! Remember getting up at 6 every morning doing my paper round, bacon sandwhich and sit in bed for 2 hours, always late for school as it had to be watched till the end. Great days. Zig and Zag were the best.
tricastlgs 3 years ago 2
who remembers a segment called "egg on yer face"?
creeball 3 years ago 3
(sings)...Egg on yer faaace! Egg on yer faaace! Yes I remember that! lol!
vern63 3 years ago 2
Egg on your face, egg on your face, egg on your face, egg on your face, who do think it is? splat
squigglepiggles 3 years ago 3
haha! LMAO!! u just HAD to thrown in the "splat" at the end, didnt ya???
creeball 2 years ago
I watched this every morning before school from the first episode. I could name you every presenter in order lol.Especially loved the friday song!
I loved it so much and I used to go up there loads too and i went to the last ever one. It's not the same now, wonder what has happened to the house!
dollyholz 3 years ago
dollyholz - 8 months after the show ended, the house suffered a devastating blaze. :(
:) But almost immediatly, it was purchased at a knock down price and extensive renovation work began.
It is now a fully restored family home! And has also reappeared in some recent TV shows.
If you want more in depth details on the house, see the wikipedia Big Breakfast article & visit 'A Load Of Bowlocks' (*snigger*).
If you want to see recent pics, go to 'flickr' and search for 'Big Breakfast House'.
97channel 3 years ago
I would like to see some orginal Credits of the show
Tidmouthsheds 3 years ago
I wish I was 13 again. Deeply saddened.
saturn1returns 3 years ago
Morning television at it's best.
SegaMegadriveMic 3 years ago 5
Wow, that's nostalgic. I miss the Big Breakfast.
djleeroy85 3 years ago 3
i used to love the camera ZOOOOMMMMIIINNG To the house
Tidmouthsheds 3 years ago 3
egg on yer faaaaaaaaaace!!!!
creeball 3 years ago 2
the big breakfast was what i used to watch b4 i went to scool and some times id pull a sicky on a friday as they you do so that silly song at the end of the show lol used to love is never knew why they ditched it, Bring it back i say will join it on face book, il be humming the theme tune all day now lol CHANNEL 4 Drop Big Brother and bring back BIG BREAKFAST!!!! :)
TVMocksTim 3 years ago 8
u can join a group on facebook, channel 4 are keepin an eye on it!!
joannarachel 3 years ago
BRING IT BACK
Outstep31 3 years ago 3
Bring it back - Much better than boring GMTV!
yurichickus 3 years ago 29
oh n big breakfast will always be remembered for gabby n chris - especially when chris fell over that chair when it came back from a break - that was soooo funny! any1 else remember that?
nooster 3 years ago 2
woohoo! i was talkin about this 2day in work n cudnt remember the theme music - now i do! omg i loved watchin this b4 going 2 school n singing along 2 1 lump or 2, bring home the bacon, egg on ur face n there was 1 about dogs but cant remember wat it was called :( remember when they had a competition n the prize was 2 win a house which was an exact replica of the big breakfast house? lucky gits i so wanted it lol
nooster 3 years ago 4
Was such a shame when they axed it. Watched [part of] every episode come hell or high water. Then had to go to school.
Best early morning TV ever. I reckon Johnny Vaughan and Liza Tarbuck were the best pair of presenters. Loved the way Johnny always used to smack the cue cards on his leg every other minute.
GonzoBodd 4 years ago
haha childhood memories
bringonthedawn 4 years ago 4
Tis so funny I remember this one more than the later series openings. takes me back to the good old days when i used to wach it halfanour before i went to school.
dedonno 4 years ago 3
Wow memories of being kid are great
sunhill24 4 years ago 2
Soon as i wake up in the morning,,,, am gonna play this intro. rated as awesome
pac76man 4 years ago 4
Fantastic, legendary. Brings a tear to my eye. Such memories... : )
Shakermaker55 4 years ago 2
i remeber this well
Pyroman1990 4 years ago 2
Fantastic show, Don't phone it's just for fun! Egg on your face.. One Lump or Two.. On the Bed with Paula.. ZigNZag .. 081 985 11 11.. or fax 081 985 22 22 hehe.. I'd say bring it back, but it wouldn't be the same.
hypermused 4 years ago 4
OMG! Memories! I feel so old at 21 :(
Hryts 4 years ago 3
You feel old!?! I'm 24 and still remembered exactly where to whistle!!
jinjukazooie 3 years ago 4
I agree - this opener was never topped - neither was the whole Chris and Gaby era either.
snossis 4 years ago
ftw
apcreed 4 years ago
This show kicked so much arse.
frytechnician 4 years ago
The orginal and best Intro
TVTimeMachine80 4 years ago