History Series / BullseyeUK

* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: In a long-running animated title sequence Bully drives a bus full of darts players, who are surprised to see giant CGI darts flying past. Bully then exits using an EjectionSeat and rides a dart into a big board, leading one to wonder what happeneed to the bus and its passengers.

* ChristmasEpisode: The show had a number of them over the years, mainly featuring [[CelebrityEdition celebrities]] teamed with pro darts players for charity.

* AllOrNothing: Bully's Star Prize Gamble, the second half of the BonusRound. Contestants could gamble the prizes they'd won in the first half for a go at the Star Prize (if they were the first couple to be given the choice), or the winnings from the first two rounds (if they were the second or third). In later series, the first couple had to gamble any money won as well. If a couple went for it, they had to score 101 or better with six darts in order to win the Star Prize and keep all their previous winnings.

* MemeticMutation: The bonus round "Bully's Prize Board" became infamous for offering a speedboat as the star prize (allegedly due to a producer making a deal with a speedboat company to get himself a cheap boat. and in exchange offering them in the bonus round for years). However, watching repeat episodes, once can see that while yes, the speedboat was offered, the show also regularly offered new cars (most notably the Talbot Samba), fully fitted kitchens and living rooms, luxury holidays, and even a treasure chest containing £5,000 (which was won at least once)

From 2020 to 2022, the show was revived again as one of the game shows played on ''Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow'', which also features other ITV game shows including ''Play Your Cards Right'', ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', ''Take Your Pick'', ''Series/StrikeItLucky'', ''Series/NameThatTune'', and ''Series/ChildsPlay''. ''Bullseye'' was played five times, one of them being a CelebrityEdition, before ITV canceled ''Epic Gameshow'' in 2023 after three series.

The British ''Bullseye'', with [[http://www.jimbowen.co.uk/ Jim Bowen]], was based on pub UsefulNotes/{{Darts}} (which had become very widely popular during the 1980s, with ''Bullseye'' quick to ride on the waves of that success) and was produced by Central Television[[note]]Originally ATV, until its reorganisation and relaunch in 1982[[/note]] for Creator/{{ITV}} from 1981-95. Three two-person teams competed on each episode, with one throwing darts and the other answering questions. A {{revival}} on Challenge TV ran from April-September 2006 with Dave Spikey as host, in the wake of renewed interest after the show was lampooned by Creator/PeterKay in his stand-up routine.

Beginning in 2020, the show was revived again as one of the game shows played on ''Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow'', which also features other ITV game shows including ''Play Your Cards Right'', ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', ''Take Your Pick'', ''Series/StrikeItLucky'', ''Series/NameThatTune'', and ''Series/ChildsPlay''.

** From the 11th series onwards the contestants who took the gamble had to risk all their prizes and main-game winnings. In the case they lost, all they'd get is their 'BFH - Bus Fare Home'.

* ChristmasEpisode: The show had a number of them over the years, mainly featuring [[CelebrityEdition celebrities]] teamed with dart players for charity.

''Series/BigBreak'', a somewhat later game show series (it came along whilst Bullseye was still being produced but past its peak), was more or less the snooker version.

* ConsolationPrize: All three teams received show-branded souvenirs that included darts, pens, patches, key rings, tankards or goblets, and "Bendy Bully" rubber dolls.

In the 2000s the original series was picked up for {{ReRun}}s by game show channel Challenge. In July 2015 Challenge aired an original one-hour documentary retrospective entitled ''You Can't Beat a Bit o' Bully'', after the show's most famous CatchPhrase.

* StageMoney: Each team was given a wad of bills representing their winnings in addition to their souvenirs. Jim often led into the commercial break by saying that it would take a couple of minutes to count out everyone's money. If a team chose to risk their cash on Bully's Star Prize Gamble, he took it back and put it in his pocket.

** Averted on the Christmas specials. All the prizes collected by the winning team in the first half of the BonusRound were safe, and they could double their cash by winning the Star Prize Gamble. If they lost, the charity still received all the money they'd racked up.

** Averted on the Christmas specials. All the prizes collected by the winning team in the first half of the BonusRound were safe, and they could double their cash by winning the second half. If they lost, the charity still received all the money they'd racked up.

In the 2000s the original series was picked up for {{ReRun}}s by game show channel Challenge. In July 2015 Challenge aired an original one-hour documentary retrospective entitled ''You Can't Beat a Bit o' Bully'', after the show's most famous CatchPhrase..

The British ''Bullseye'', with [[http://www.jimbowen.co.uk/ Jim Bowen]], was based on pub UsefulNotes/{{Darts}} (which had become very widely popular during the 1980s, with ''Bullseye'' quick to ride on the waves of that success) and was produced by Central Television[[note]]Originally ATV, until its reorganisaion and relaunch in 1982[[/note]] for Creator/{{ITV}} from 1981-95. Three two-person teams competed on each episode, with one throwing darts and the other answering questions. A {{revival}} on Challenge TV ran from April-September 2006 with Dave Spikey as host, in the wake of renewed interest after the show was lampooned by Creator/PeterKay in his stand-up routine.

The British ''Bullseye'', with [[http://www.jimbowen.co.uk/ Jim Bowen]], was based on pub UsefulNotes/Darts (which had become very widely popular during the 1980s, with ''Bullseye'' quick to ride on the waves of that success) and was produced by Central Television[[note]]Originally ATV, until its reorganisaion and relaunch in 1982[[/note]] for Creator/{{ITV}} from 1981-95. Three two-person teams competed on each episode, with one throwing darts and the other answering questions. A {{revival}} on Challenge TV ran from April-September 2006 with Dave Spikey as host, in the wake of renewed interest after the show was lampooned by Creator/PeterKay in his stand-up routine.

The British ''Bullseye'', with [[http://www.jimbowen.co.uk/ Jim Bowen]], was based on pub darts (which had become very widely popular during the 1980s, with ''Bullseye'' quick to ride on the waves of that success) and was produced by Central Television[[note]]Originally ATV, until its reorganisaion and relaunch in 1982[[/note]] for Creator/{{ITV}} from 1981-95. Three two-person teams competed on each episode, with one throwing darts and the other answering questions. A {{revival}} on Challenge TV ran from April-September 2006 with Dave Spikey as host, in the wake of renewed interest after the show was lampooned by Creator/PeterKay in his stand-up routine.