The Weakest Link (Quotes)

The Weakest Link, which started in UK in 2000 and is still ongoing, is an internationally popular quiz game show where nine contestants take turns answering a series of general knowledge questions. The object of each round is to answer a chain of consecutive correct answers to earn an increasing amount (£20, £50, £100, £200, £300, £450, £600, £800, £1,000) of pool money within a certain time limit. At the end of each round, one of the contestants will be voted out as the “weakest link” till two are left to fight for the final prize money.

Anne Robinson, the host of the UK series, had earned herself the title “Queen of Mean”, as she dishes out the most caustic remarks about the contestants lack of knowledge or intelligence.

Here are some of them:

Who has left his brain at home?
Who forgot to wind up their brain this morning?
Whose IQ is the same as his age?
Who can get lost in a lift?
Who can’t find a needle in a needle stack?
Who should have spent their money on a brain implant?
Whose silicon is sadly leaking into their head?
Who has the brain of a brussels sprout?
Who has problem counting his legs?
Who makes a duck looked intelligent?
Who has the intellect of a flea?
Who is as thick as a club sandwich?
Which of you was a plank of wood in a previous life?
Who would get splinters if they scratched their head?
Who’s got varicose brains?
Whose brainstorm is merely a light shower?
Who is as much use as a toothless vampire?
Who has one eye missing and thinks they have double vision?
Which of you goes to the opticians with a broken toe?
Who’s the bottom among bodily parts?
Who’s as quick as a tortoise on Prozac?
Who’s had “idiot” written all over their face?
Who has merely sipped from the Fountain of Knowledge?
Who believes in bungee jumping without the rope?
Who’s the dummy who should go home to Mummy?
Who’s more Frankenstein than Einstein?
Whose intelligence is their best kept secret?
If brains were taxed, who would get a refund?
Who has gone into hibernation?
If ignorance is bliss – you here must be very happy.
Don’t smile. You might confuse yourself.
When God gave out brain cells, you must have been at the back of the queue

I have enjoyed watching the Hong Kong series (一筆OUT消), which was hosted by Carol Cheng in Cantonese, very much. As per franchise licensing agreement, besides wearing all black, she had to be as cold and sarcastic as Anne Robinson. But apparently such “mean behaviour” did not go well with the audience because of their Chinese culture of “giving face”. Subsequently, Carol Cheng was allowed to soften her approach towards the contestants and the series was well received.

Though I have also watched the Singapore series I cannot remember much of it, probably because it was a very short series, other than it was hosted by model & VJ Asha Gill.

You can catch The Weakest Link on BBC Entertainment on Starhub TV Channel 76 every weekday at 6.00 pm.

“You ARE the Weakest Link. Goodbye.”