# Crazy Cottage

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{{Short description|Children's game show}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox television
| image        =
| genre        = [Children's](/source/Children's) [Game show](/source/Game_show)
| creator      = [Paul Zenon](/source/Paul_Zenon)
| presenter    = [Rick Adams](/source/Rick_Adams_(television_presenter)) <small>(1996)</small><br />Jez Edwards <small>(1997-98)</small>
| voices       = [Steve Nallon](/source/Steve_Nallon) <small>(Vera the Cuckoo)</small>
| country      = United Kingdom
| language     = English
| num_series   = 3
| num_episodes = 33
| location     = [Carlton Studios](/source/King's_Meadow_Campus)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvstudiohistory.co.uk/the-rest-of-the-uk-today/ex-itv-regional-studios/ |title=Ex-ITV Regional Studios |publisher=TV Studio History |accessdate=15 July 2020}}</ref>
| runtime      = 25 minutes
| company      = Action Time and [Carlton](/source/Carlton_Television)
| network      = [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network))
| first_aired  = {{start date|df=y|1996|4|4}}
| last_aired   = {{end date|df=y|1998|5|29}} 
}}

'''''Crazy Cottage''''' is a [children's](/source/children's) [game show](/source/game_show) that aired on [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) from 4 April 1996 to 29 May 1998. It was hosted by [Rick Adams](/source/Rick_Adams_(television_presenter)) for the first series until he was replaced by Jez Edwards for the next two series. A [puppet](/source/puppet) [cuckoo](/source/cuckoo) called Vera was voiced by [Steve Nallon](/source/Steve_Nallon). The gimmick of the show was that most things had to be performed backwards.

The show started with the presenter saying "goodbye", and then starting the games at Round 5. One of the rounds involved a series of actions that had to be performed in a certain order so that when it was played back in reverse, it matched what they were asked to do. Another round was a kitchen set up on a slope, but appeared to the viewers as a normal room.

At the end of the programme, the winning team (who had the fewest points) won a prize, such as a trip to [Alton Towers](/source/Alton_Towers). The losing team (with the most points) would win a backward invention, for example, a black lightbulb.

==Transmissions==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Series !! Start date !! End date !! Episodes
|-
| '''1''' || 4 April 1996 || 4 July 1996 || 13
|-
| '''2''' || 4 April 1997 || 6 June 1997 || 10
|-
| '''3''' || 20 March 1998 || 29 May 1998 || 10
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1615582}}
* [https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4f4ba330964fa Crazy Cottage]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} at [British Film Institute](/source/British_Film_Institute)
* {{UKGameshow|Crazy_Cottage}}
Category:1990s British game shows
Category:1996 British television series debuts
Category:1998 British television series endings
Category:1990s British children's television series
Category:British children's game shows
Category:British television shows featuring puppetry
Category:ITV children's television shows
Category:Television series by ITV Studios
Category:Carlton Television

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