I find it stunning that the music is essentially unchanged. Some programs change music every year, but this fits so well to the show, that all it ever needed, was a little polishing
@ProtoKun7
2 жыл бұрын
In 40 years it's only gone through three major arrangements. Four if you include Celebrity Countdown.
@lukemccorkell6533
11 ай бұрын
@@ProtoKun7I Agree Yes Celebrity Countdown From (1998-2019)
@mattwebb6056
10 ай бұрын
You can bet your bottom dollar that some new producer will come in one day say 'what's all that', change the theme and swap the analogue clock for a digital one to 'modernise it''. 😩
@lukemccorkell6533
10 ай бұрын
@@mattwebb6056 Crazy
@Volvoman90
3 жыл бұрын
89-91 one is arguably the best here - listing all the words that can be made from "countdown". Utterly brilliant.
@christopherstokes9393
2 жыл бұрын
Well, not *all* of them, because then they would be listing 'COUNT' without the 'O'.
@bowsette7841
2 жыл бұрын
@@christopherstokes9393 lol
@saltnessmonster
2 жыл бұрын
I liked the one with Carol Vordernork’s
@gravemind6536
Жыл бұрын
They forgot one word actually, cunt
@twgkofi329
3 жыл бұрын
Countdown genuinely haven't made one bad official intro. Great show.
@Wizardaron
2 жыл бұрын
1996-99 was awful
@EightThreeEight
2 жыл бұрын
@@Wizardaron I wouldn't call it awful. I'm not keen on the logo design, but it's still well animated, and it's the one that introduced the current version of the theme tune.
@lukemccorkell6533
2 жыл бұрын
It was actually good
@firegoldpenguin
6 ай бұрын
ye that one sucks so bad @@Wizardaron
@Offical_RemyKWNicholls
3 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe that the theme still used to this day has been on use since 1996.
@my_beer_stories
3 жыл бұрын
And that individual elements within the theme date back to even earlier than that.
@inactive1572
6 жыл бұрын
love that sound when there's 10 seconds left 😁
@ILoveMaths07
2 жыл бұрын
You mean 7...
@boisegameshowguy
5 жыл бұрын
The 2002-2005 titles are their best, saying everything about the show, about Carol and about the late Richard Whiteley without saying a word. And it brought about their best logo.
@Marina-uo8en
Жыл бұрын
I couldn’t agree more ❤❤🥺
@StephenDHenderson
6 жыл бұрын
What makes me wonder is why it took them until 2002 to realise that the blue tiles were the obvious logo they should have using
@ACBlackJ0ck
5 жыл бұрын
That and the clock they've been using the entire duration of the show 🤣
@HNBGamer
5 жыл бұрын
The early versions did not have blue tiles though
@KJK9029
4 жыл бұрын
Hanoibus Gamer that’s an r/woosh buddy
@sambee8982
4 жыл бұрын
Actually it was 2001 when the first version of the tiles style opening titles with Richard and Carol were used, the uploader got it wrong, and the 1999 opening titles were used until 2001. Also to add is that there is a 3rd version of the Tiles style opening titles with Richard and Carol, used during Richard Whiteley's final series in 2005.
@TheGangsterRH
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly! The most relevant one.
@benedettobruno1669
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Thatdudewiththesunglasses. As a non British person I find this series of intros fascinating as they let me a little into the history of this great show. And I can't get the delightful theme song off my head...I wouldn't want to.
@thatdudewiththesunglasses
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I think it's cool to see how things have evolved which is why I like watching and making intro montages :)
@jaidenkelly5888
5 жыл бұрын
Benedetto Bruno - me too 😊
@danwoodhouse9290
5 жыл бұрын
tell you what, i have never seen any quiz shows from other countries where they "milk" the music like we do if you want more Great British Quiz Music there is the likes of Bobs Full House Odd One out wipeout call my bluff winner takes all Blockbusters and about 1001 others
@jedqwerty
5 жыл бұрын
American? Irish?
@lukemccorkell6533
Жыл бұрын
@@jedqwerty British
@sparklywarkly89
7 жыл бұрын
The cogs in the head with the ticking metronomes is the one I remember the most (I've watched very little of countdown since the death of Richard Whiteley and departure of Carol Vorderman) I like that through all the very different intros the music has changed very little over the 30+ years it's been on the air
@thatdudewiththesunglasses
7 жыл бұрын
That is the cool thing about the show. It has stayed consistent with it's intros, kind of like Millionaire except for a lot longer. :)
@ritadayal7881
6 жыл бұрын
Owen 'PUFC' Simmonds it is his opinion and that is your opinion
@traeyboy529
4 жыл бұрын
I think the only reason you probably would of watch it still would be because of Susie, to be honest with you.
@C345OFR
6 жыл бұрын
Glad someone in the graphics department got rid of the vomiting clock!
@sambee8982
4 жыл бұрын
It was basically the same style as the 2001 to 2005, but because of Richard Whiteley's death, since the opening titles featured him and Carol Vordaman in it, they lazily replaced it with a closeup of the clock with the tiles flying out, and lazily replaced the background in 2009 after Des O'Connor and Carol Vordaman left the show in 2008 and the set got revamped.....
@Vi0letR0gue
4 жыл бұрын
Hey I like the vomiting clock!
@ectopudding
3 жыл бұрын
@@Vi0letR0gue me too
@richhall4939
3 жыл бұрын
I wish they'd update the opening titles again , every new year I always hope to see new openings , every year since 2009 it's roughly been the same apart from a few touch ups
@SYDTrainsFilms
3 жыл бұрын
Awww I liked that clock
@lurch5376
5 жыл бұрын
8 out of 10 cats does countdown is my personal favourite
@_nexus5943
2 жыл бұрын
I watched this as a kid when the intro was the cards spewing from the centre of the timer. I love this so much, so much nostalgia from my childhood
@hakanbjrnson124
4 ай бұрын
Judging from this, I somehow managed to spend the first decade of my life completely unexposed to Countdown. Our household wasn't big on TV mind.
@frenchgirl4438
7 жыл бұрын
Me and my grandma would watch this together brings back memories
@r4h4al
6 жыл бұрын
Same.
@joogiewatkins1519
5 жыл бұрын
Same.
@cmcmoviesmccabe350
2 жыл бұрын
Same
@ynazzra
6 жыл бұрын
This gives me goosebumps. The nostalgia!
@joshbacon8241
2 жыл бұрын
I remember there was an online game version Countdown, and I used to play that quite a lot when I was 10.
@Ian16545
4 жыл бұрын
I remember watching only the Des Lynam version during a family trip to the UK in the summer of 2006 (which was actually a guided bus tour of England, Scotland and Wales-that started and ended in London, with us spending a few days therafter) while in our various hotel rooms from time to time. The only inkling of Richard Whiteley's version I saw was a home game I discovered in one of the London department stores. Now, I have read that we in America tried to bring _Countdown_ to our shores in 1990, but it didn't come to fruition (omitting the numbers game didn't help either). If I were in charge of an American version, I'd have it be played *exactly* like the 1990 pilot, but with the numbers game included. As for personnel, my picks would be: Sunil Narkar as host, Wally Wingert as announcer, Rachel Reynolds as Sunil's co-host, and Barbara Ann "14,000 Things to Be Happy About" Kipfer as word expert. Oh yeah, and I'd have it be part of ABC's _Summer Fun & Games_ block, too.
@joshbacon8241
2 жыл бұрын
How come the proposed American version never came to fruition?
@ValeyardStudios
6 жыл бұрын
how tehchnology influenced themes.
@Ethan28536
4 жыл бұрын
I love this countdown
@spencer1372
3 жыл бұрын
The music never changes, just shows how good it is
@Cowman9791
3 жыл бұрын
Well not entirely, they just revised it
@robertgoh8261
6 жыл бұрын
Countdown has been through various sponsorship's throughout the years 1994 The Times 1998 Lyons Corner house cakes 1999 Seven Seas Cod liver oil + Teaser 2002 All bran + teaser 2007 Spec savers.
@jedqwerty
5 жыл бұрын
I notice a Brit.
@el_lobsterman
3 жыл бұрын
What about Fabio's Banisters
@jpbdude4223
3 жыл бұрын
Currently key equity release
@jambogaming7884
5 жыл бұрын
2005-2008 was the intro when I was a baby.
@jasonburns4261
5 жыл бұрын
I still remember the 1996 to 1999 intro very well. I saw it for the first time in 1998 when I was 4 years old.
@richhall4939
3 жыл бұрын
Nice to see them in the titles holding hands
@michaeladkins6
2 жыл бұрын
My first trip to the Uk was in2015. I saw episodes of regular Countdown and 8 out of 10. I still watch those on youtube. I have also downloaded the clock onto my phone.
@user-gm2ix2ii3k
2 жыл бұрын
I remember from 2002 onwards. Use to love watching this with my Nan, great show. ❤
@lisarichards2915
10 ай бұрын
Used to watch this in my nans while waiting for my mum to finish work to pick me up I was only small 😂😂😂😂😂
@Ravinder2220
7 жыл бұрын
1991-1995 I remember the most. I like that version of the music too.
@thatdudewiththesunglasses
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I like that one too! For the music, it was a good start but when they updated it in 1996 with more instruments the tune became really good!
@flicky1991
3 жыл бұрын
I was amazed how familiar that version looked considering I was born in 1991! I must have watched it a lot as a kid.
@cdwattie
4 жыл бұрын
I watched countdown today for the first time in years but I still liked it better with with Whiteley and sexy vorders
@richhall4939
3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@harrystrains3227
5 жыл бұрын
The 2012 intro is the only one I remember as well as the one we have now
@Fcutdlady
6 жыл бұрын
Music composed by Alan Hawkshaw
@rabadooda
3 жыл бұрын
Also father of Kirsty Hawkshaw electronic vocalist and member of Opus III who sang “Its a fine day”
@keiranclarke2955
6 жыл бұрын
5:07 the best intro
@walkingtalkingstephenhawki5171
4 жыл бұрын
Honestly I know some people will disagree but I like it the most because it's not sharp on the ears like the other earlier version.
@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329
2 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Richard whiteley you will be sadly missed by millions of countdowners
@Drawyah
7 жыл бұрын
4:04 & 4:34 - Brings back memories when I used to watch this with my nan every day. I used to have a piece of paper with me and tried to do them myself! 😂
@thatdudewiththesunglasses
7 жыл бұрын
Drawyah Games I love when people share their memories. It so interesting and it shows they have passion for the video. I hope you enjoyed it :D
@Louisjm-lj2mr
7 жыл бұрын
Drawyah Games Relatable 😂😂
@redlizardaviation5532
6 жыл бұрын
Drawyah same
@r4h4al
6 жыл бұрын
Same. :)
@siannmac
6 жыл бұрын
Drawyah same man
@ROBERTVANCETCIC-TV-1
2 жыл бұрын
I love the show intros from 1982 to 1987 and From 1987 to 1989 and the one from 1989 to 1991 and the one from 1991 to 1995. These are my Personal Favorites I loved These ones.... 😃😃😃😃😃
@jackkeith7812
2 жыл бұрын
I like by how its changed all of the sudden from old 1982-1987 to new 2012.
@soficrece6401
3 жыл бұрын
The titles 1991-1995 are the best
@kiyahicks356
2 жыл бұрын
This video needs one thousand liked
@charlenegiles9592
7 жыл бұрын
I love countdown
@Vi0letR0gue
3 жыл бұрын
This bring back nostalgia for me
@Cornishwhip-chloepokemon2012
17 күн бұрын
My fav intros are 3:32 2003-05 rip whitely u legend 4:33 2009 to 2012 UNBELIEVABLE JEFF and 5:08 2012 from hewer to robinson to now colin Murray
@powerpink3984
4 жыл бұрын
its about time in 2020 it had a change , its been the same for years, needs a new refreshing imagine
@Cowman9791
3 жыл бұрын
I agree with you there, having the same intro for 8 years means it's eventually going to feel old, I think it should have been changed when the new set came on in 2017
@jpbdude4223
3 жыл бұрын
@@Cowman9791 yeah and with a new host too, make it fit her style!
@OccyDaBoss
2 жыл бұрын
@@jpbdude4223 yeah, make the colour scheme gray and bleak just like her
@sharonwhite8165
5 жыл бұрын
I love the cont down its really cool 😃😮
@mattwebb6056
10 ай бұрын
Bit like BBC News with the pips in their theme, a simple metronome with some accompaniment has helped make another TV theme iconic.
@tomos4590
2 жыл бұрын
countdown is basically my favourite game show since I was a kid
@duxtorm
4 жыл бұрын
8 out of 10 cats ♥
@TotoDG
6 жыл бұрын
Can't stop thinking about that Frankie Boyle joke on Mock The Week now.
@hotgurlpolly5236
5 жыл бұрын
and what's that?
@traeyboy529
5 жыл бұрын
It may of possibly been one related to Countdown or something like that. @@hotgurlpolly5236
@MisatoKatsuragiHD
5 жыл бұрын
“I’m Richard Whiteley. Dudu dudu dudududu DUUUUUUUUUU”
@toongstar21
3 жыл бұрын
6:21 was the first i heard lol
@rosePetrichor
4 жыл бұрын
This theme slaps honestly
@97channel
8 жыл бұрын
I think I like the ones up until the end of the 90's best, there was something a little more creative about them. It's all been slick and nice since then, but a bit unimaginative.
@thatdudewiththesunglasses
8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they were a lot more creative then. The 2003-2005 one is my favourite (even though it seems like a Richard and Carol soap) but the 1996-1999 one was the most creative!
@edsy174ornek
7 жыл бұрын
thatdudewiththesunglasses I think you should hold your own butt also at the moment we are in 2017 not 2015 and was sups with this weird music
@thatdudewiththesunglasses
7 жыл бұрын
MrDabbingGuy Dab!!! you obviously didn't hold onto your butt because you have diarrhoea spewing out which distracted you so much that you didn't realise this video was published on 22nd August 2015 :)
@christiemiddleton5140
7 жыл бұрын
thatdudewiththesunglasses 1
@darisniko9535
6 жыл бұрын
97channel u
@andymurday4538
Жыл бұрын
The 1982-86 intro is the best intro Countdown had.
@UltraJaff
5 жыл бұрын
I’m ur 300th sub
@thatdudewiththesunglasses
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate :)
@MultiVince95
8 жыл бұрын
Great video
@thatdudewiththesunglasses
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I am glad you enjoyed it.
@Nathaniel2256Studios
2 жыл бұрын
The 2009 intro was the one I grew up with
@Isaac2012YT
Жыл бұрын
Yass God I love countdown
@christianengland
Жыл бұрын
The title music hasn't changed since 1996.
@HenryStickminCodeFan
4 жыл бұрын
Countdown (2016-present)
@ValeyardStudios
6 жыл бұрын
can we have an updated video with ALL themes ever made? including ragtime
@Vi0letR0gue
4 жыл бұрын
I remember the 1999 theme all the way to now coz I'm old and watched this with my granddad, improved my English skills whole lot but unfortunately the maths didnt take XD
@speakfreeley4473
3 жыл бұрын
1987 sees the first computerized intro replacing the original animated one.
@Jver10
2 жыл бұрын
RIP Alan Hawkshaw
@mattbarker581
3 жыл бұрын
Jeff Stellings version is the best for me!
@geriatrictortoise8062
3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if there'll be new titles and/or a new set when Anne Robinson takes over. That would be cool!
@alexwiddowson3756
3 жыл бұрын
Title Designers: 1991 - Grafax/Patrick McCarthy. 1996 - Patrick McCarthy. 1999 - Neil McConachie and Neil Robinson. 2001 & 2005 - Peppiate-Sharpe. 2009 & 2012 - VTR North.
@dodoairlines697
2 жыл бұрын
Fountains Post 16 @ BSDC 2021
@Delivery_Boy_Roy
3 жыл бұрын
R.I.p. Richard whiteley 😞
@dontcommentme2018
Жыл бұрын
5:06 2012-now
@Xofttam
3 жыл бұрын
Shouldn't the clock start at the bottom and go backwards for it to be countdown?
@williamthenicebutupsetguyg5691
7 жыл бұрын
I like the 2005 & 2009 ones, 1996 - 1999 seems a bit weird over the Body in my opinion though. 1999-2002 is good could add pictures as 2003 did. nice video mate completely forgot about countdown!!! can you do deal or no deal intros I'll give the Years: 2005-2010 2011-2014 2014-2016 but it got axed by channel4 in 2016. good mate
@Iogoligi
7 жыл бұрын
William Goulden Oh I forgot about deal or no deal!
@williamthenicebutupsetguyg5691
7 жыл бұрын
NII BROWN doesn't matter sometimes we all forget where we are or something
@thatdudewiththesunglasses
7 жыл бұрын
Hey only just saw this. I think the 2005 & 2009 ones are really good as well. Those are the ones I remember from my childhood. 1996 one is a bit weird but I think it is classic. I am not really that much of a fan of the 2002 and 2003 intros because they make it out to be more about the hosts than the game. Deal or No Deal intros sound like a good idea. I might get round to doing that sometime soon. :)
@liljohnnybravo
5 жыл бұрын
I love 1982-1989
@pidlive
6 жыл бұрын
Which network was the pilot "Calendar Countdown" on? It says 1981 but Channel 4 didn't first broadcast until November 1982.
@danwoodhouse9290
5 жыл бұрын
YORKSHIRE TELEVISION The story is goes - 1 - the pilot of calendar countdown was recorded (never televised in full, but is available on youtube) 2 - an 8 show series called "calendar countdown" was produced and broadcast on ITV (Yorkshire region only) this is sometimes rightfully or wrongfully referred to as a "pilot series" 3 - channel 4 showed an intrest in calendar countdown so another pilot episode was recorded called plain "COUNTDOWN" (Its never been seen on tv or youtube) 4 - 2 november 82 - countdown starts
@danwoodhouse9290
5 жыл бұрын
id love to know what it is about the current music that its been allowed to outstay its welcome since 1996 thats 23 years of the same music
@brianleslie19
2 жыл бұрын
Surely we’re due a new intro now that it’s been 10 years since it last changed.
@thatdudewiththesunglasses
2 жыл бұрын
I agree, I think it's a very boring intro compared to those in the past anyways.
@TheJojyjohn
4 жыл бұрын
We didn't get to see the purple countdown
@tylerwalsh5152
3 жыл бұрын
I watch Countdown at 5:00am
@terencestanton1870
2 жыл бұрын
austrailan show celebrity letters and number now uses the same theme
@harriantoncornell5405
3 жыл бұрын
The 2005-2008 was the period was born in being born in 2006 the second year they used that intro
I would say 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is one as well.
@thatdudewiththesunglasses
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I know, I forgot to add it. I might upload it separately or make a remastered version of this video :)
@connorwatson7823
7 жыл бұрын
I like the 8 out of 10 cats one, as well as the normal one 😀
@danwoodhouse9290
5 жыл бұрын
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown or "Celebrity Countdown" as some of us like to call it
@RipeWatermelon
5 жыл бұрын
@@thatdudewiththesunglasses is this ever gonna happen?
@Ethan28536
4 жыл бұрын
I love 1098 it's so cool and I watched it only by myself and do you know what I even watched the countdown and members account and everything I just can't do it 😭
@notmuchtoit3090
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t think it existed in 1098 bud
@continentalrcinglg
3 жыл бұрын
Those titles from the show's early years look like a take off of Sesame Street's Pinball Number Count segment.
@lukedavis436
6 жыл бұрын
This intro hasn't changed since evet
@Fasguy
4 жыл бұрын
Wow. In 2009 they introduced lens flares.
@ayena-real
Жыл бұрын
The 2012 intro was a bit different from the one you showed It was actually the series 68 (2013) one, and it's still the current one in series 87 (2023)
@Eden2519_
4 жыл бұрын
Is it still a thing?
@gingersnap1996
4 жыл бұрын
This makes me miss my grandma 😞
@harriantoncornell5405
3 жыл бұрын
Is someone going to speak up about Countdown nearly turning 40 yrs old
@RS-gi9hu
3 жыл бұрын
Just one more year to goo!!
@josheysings
4 жыл бұрын
My fave is 2012 ~ ???
@lylecooper123
3 жыл бұрын
My favourite one is 1999 to 2002
@BCJ1985
3 жыл бұрын
There's definitely a missing intro. Around 2000/2001, they altered the theme tune slightly. It proved unpopular and they ended up changing it back.
@richhall4939
3 жыл бұрын
I thought that was just the clock the did that with
@BCJ1985
3 жыл бұрын
@@richhall4939 That as well (a bit earlier).
@richhall4939
3 жыл бұрын
@@BCJ1985 oh right , I've never seen it/ can't remember it , everything ends up on KZitem eventually lol
@alvinandthechipmunkssongs6978
3 жыл бұрын
New host! Colin Murray
@MisatoKatsuragiHD
3 жыл бұрын
Now it will be Anne Robinson
@TJNINJAlovesprime
3 жыл бұрын
0:33 the best
@paianis
4 жыл бұрын
The framerate's kinda wrong, it should be 25 and not 30.
@harriantoncornell5405
3 жыл бұрын
Could you do one from '81-2020'
@MadMikeSportsYT
3 жыл бұрын
They need to try this show in the US! I think it would work now better than it would've worked when they piloted it in 1990.
@richhall4939
3 жыл бұрын
Can't believe it got piloted with Micheal jackson lol madness , couldn't imagine him as a game show host
@MadMikeSportsYT
3 жыл бұрын
@@richhall4939 Not THAT Michael Jackson. They went with an LA radio personality with the same name as the King of Pop.
@richhall4939
3 жыл бұрын
@@MadMikeSportsYT lol I feel a bit stupid now lol
@MadMikeSportsYT
Жыл бұрын
@@richhall4939 If they were to try this again in the States, my pick for host would be NASCAR on NBC commentator Rick Allen.
@lindsyreed5162
4 жыл бұрын
5:06
@stinchjack
Күн бұрын
Was that first intro out-dated even when it first aired?
@DEC19775
7 жыл бұрын
Don't remember 3rd intro
@TJNINJAlovesprime
3 жыл бұрын
0:13 1982 - 1987
@norishimogawa6125
2 жыл бұрын
never particularly cared much for the show, but heck if if all their intros don't slap!
@DefoBpbradley1210
5 жыл бұрын
I can't tell if 1981 is fake or a practice but I love 1998
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