Credit: Fox\/YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThis show has been a massive hit across the world now for over 30 years, and it’s actually shown quite a few little nods to bingo in it throughout that time.<\/p>\n
There have been a few scenes where the characters have either played or mentioned a game of bingo, but most of the time we see it pop up in Grandpa’s retirement home.<\/p>\n
The show does mock the game a little bit, in a sense that it is played mostly by the elderly, but it’s all in jest and the scenes are all hilarious. We see the players struggling to hear what’s going on, and marking off the wrong numbers etc, but one of the more iconic moments is actually involving Homer and none other than actor, Liam Neeson.<\/p>\n
The scene shows Homer having lunch with a local Vicar – voiced by Neeson – and it includes the brilliant line:<\/p>\n
Bingo, that’s my favourite game. I just can’t remember what to yell out when you win.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Neeson then tells him to just shout ‘yay’ instead, to which Homer replies, ‘bingo’. Just hilarious.<\/p>\n
Jack Whitehall – Travels With My Father (Netflix)<\/h3>\n Jack Whitehall is a very popular British comedian known mostly for his various standup shows, but he’s also recently paired up with his dad to film a documentary series for Netflix called ‘Travels with my Father.’<\/p>\n
In the show we see the duo travel to various places across the world, and it documents the hilarious antics that the pair get up to. In one episode they both visit a retirement community in America, and Whitehall ends up hosting the residents weekly bingo game one night.<\/p>\n
Hilarity then ensues as Whitehall uses rather unconventional bingo calls such as ‘Netflix and chill, 69’ and ‘On the loo, 62″, and the rather conservative residents are in utter shock for majority of the night. He also pranks his dad by announcing that Mr Whitehall Senior will up the $100 jackpot to $1000 – to his dad’s complete surprise – and all in all it’s a pretty bonkers experience for the guests at the Sun City West home.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, it’s a really funny episode overall, and Whitehall doesn’t hold back in his humour in the slightest. It does show bingo in a pretty old fashioned sense, but the fact that the residents go along with it all, just shows how much fun live bingo halls can be.<\/p>\n
Benidorm (ITV)<\/h3>\nCredit: ITV\/YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThis classic hit TV show ran in the UK on ITV for 10 years, and you can still catch all the series now on various streaming services all over the world.<\/p>\n
Derren Litten’s hilarious comedy is set in the infamous Solana Hotel in Benidorm, and the show follows the lives, loves and laughs of the hotel staff and guests throughout the summer seasons.<\/p>\n
In an episode in series 4, we see Lesley hosting bingo one night to entertain the guests during bad weather. The game is a bit of a disaster however, and it results in a drunken Pauline collapsing before she even claims her prize of a ‘Lap dog, not a laptop.’<\/p>\n
Pauline also makes a pretty hilarious speech about her thoughts on the other hotel guests before she hits the deck too, and this show really is top class British comedy. Bingo is hugely popular in Benidorm itself in real life as well, so it’s no wonder that Mr Litten eventually squeezed a little scene into his scripts before it all ended.<\/p>\n
Better Call Saul (Netflix)<\/h3>\nCredit: AMC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBreaking Bad is undoubtably one of the most iconic TV series to have ever hit our screens.<\/p>\n
It was a global sensation and won awards galore, so it was no surprise when the team decided to branch out with a new-spin off series.<\/p>\n
Better Call Saul is a prequel series to Breaking Bad, and it follows the adventures of one of its most beloved characters, Saul Goodman. We see how the sketchy Lawyer made a name for himself in his earlier days before meeting Walter White, and it’s proven to have been a huge success with fans across the world.<\/p>\n
One of the most famous scenes is actually a scene involving, yep, you guessed it, bingo. Hurrah. It’s a scene in which Saul hosts a local bingo night in town, and although he starts out by calling the numbers, he actually ends up having a mini existential crisis instead.<\/p>\n
During a rather moving monologue he begins to realise how stuck he feels within the mundanity of his life, which suddenly then spurs him on to start making changes to the way he lives. The scene is a pivotal moment for the character and is also rather intense, and the use of bingo really helps create tension whilst the game is in suspense.<\/p>\n
Will Bingo Continue To Shine On Our Screens Going Forward?<\/h2>\nCredit: Brian Cantoni\/Flickr.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nI have no doubt that we’ll continue to see plenty of bingo on our screens going forward, as the game is still so popular and enjoyed by millions across the world to this day.<\/p>\n
It’s such a universal game that’s steeped in tradition too, so when it crops up in a script – everyone can recognise the game instantly.<\/p>\n
It’s still not quite as written about as other types of casino, sports and slots style games, but bingo will always be waiting in the wings, should it get the call for its close up…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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