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Globo Loco is a British
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 children's game show
Game show

A game show is a type of television program in which members of the public or celebrity, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving problems for money and/or prizes....
 that aired on CITV
CITV

CITV is the brand name used for the majority of children's television output on ITV's television stations, including the ITV Network, breakfast broadcaster GMTV and the ITV plc-owned CITV Channel as well as non ITV plc owned regions....
 from 2003 to 2004, presented by Stephen Mulhern
Stephen Mulhern

Stephen Daniel Mulhern is a United Kingdom children's TV presenter and entertainer. He began presenting in the studio on CITV in 1998 and became a leading presenter on the channel, until he left in 2002....
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The hugely entertaining show featured two teams of children, boys and girls, who tried to predict the outcome of often crazy challenges, each. If their prediction was closest they each won a prize. Each! After all of the challenges, the team that predicted the most correctly would go in to the final round.






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Globo Loco is a British
Great Britain

Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population....
 children's game show
Game show

A game show is a type of television program in which members of the public or celebrity, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving problems for money and/or prizes....
 that aired on CITV
CITV

CITV is the brand name used for the majority of children's television output on ITV's television stations, including the ITV Network, breakfast broadcaster GMTV and the ITV plc-owned CITV Channel as well as non ITV plc owned regions....
 from 2003 to 2004, presented by Stephen Mulhern
Stephen Mulhern

Stephen Daniel Mulhern is a United Kingdom children's TV presenter and entertainer. He began presenting in the studio on CITV in 1998 and became a leading presenter on the channel, until he left in 2002....
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The hugely entertaining show featured two teams of children, boys and girls, who tried to predict the outcome of often crazy challenges, each. If their prediction was closest they each won a prize. Each! After all of the challenges, the team that predicted the most correctly would go in to the final round. In the first series the final game was 'Couch Potatoes', the team were sat on a sofa, which was spinning and they had to throw potatoes at television
Television

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 screens and smash them. In the second series the final round was changed to 'The Memory Game'. The team had to try and predict how many items someone, a dismal celebrity or a grown-up, would remember correctly.

The show was filmed at the Maidstone Studios, Kent
Kent

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Presenters


  • Presenter - Stephen Mulhern
    Stephen Mulhern

    Stephen Daniel Mulhern is a United Kingdom children's TV presenter and entertainer. He began presenting in the studio on CITV in 1998 and became a leading presenter on the channel, until he left in 2002....
  • Dad (a parody of Mike Read
    Mike Read

    Mike Read is a United Kingdom Presenter, writer and television presenter....
     as Frank Butcher
    Frank Butcher

    Francis Aloysius "Frank" Butcher was a fictional character in the popular United Kingdom soap opera EastEnders. He was played by the late Mike Reid ....
    ) - Peter Cocks
  • Father Jasen - Jasen Grindrod
  • Nurse Angela - Angela Parker
  • Keith the Croc - Keith Cotton


Awards


Despite having made only two series, the show was nominated for the 'Best Kids Entertainment Show' award at the Children's BAFTAs three times. It failed to win each time.

Repeats


Since 2006, Globo Loco has often been repeated on the CITV Channel
CITV Channel

CITV is a United Kingdom children's Television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. The channel is aimed at children under 12 years old, showing content from the current CITV library, as well as commissions and acquisitions....
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