2Phat Explained

2Phat was an Irish television programme that was shown twice weekly on Network 2 from 1998 to 2000.[1] [2] It reunited Ray D'Arcy and Zig and Zag, who had previously appeared together on The Den.[3] [4] [5] Following the demise of this show, all three would not appear together again until 14 November 2008, when D'Arcy hosted a Den Reunion Reunited special on his Today FM programme The Ray D'Arcy Show.

Format

The theme music for the opening of the TV show was a version of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" by Propellerheads. Other music was provided by DJ Lee.[6]

The show typically consisted of 15 audience members,[2] and would involve a series of short sketches which led to a question. The person who buzzed in first got a chance to answer the question. At the end of the show, one person would be selected at random (from the people who answered a question correctly) to play the final round. The final prize was a motor scooter.[2] [7]

Recurring segments included several involving "Velcro Girl", a model (Tracy Sheridan) dressed in a velcro-covered catsuit. Items stuck to the suit provided hints to an artist's identity, which the audience would guess.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Photographic Archive - RTÉ Archives - 2Phat (1998) . RTÉ . stillslibrary.rte.ie . '2phat' was a pop quiz/game show aimed at young people that ran from 1998-2000 . https://archive.today/20211226004150/https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/result.html?_IXMAXHITS_=1&_IXACTION_=query&_IXFIRST_=12&_IXSR_=zdWVQcz3r4X&_IXSS_=%252asform%3D%252fweb%252fsearch_forms%252fadvanced%26%252aiexe%2BSECURITY_filter%3D%252e%26_IXACTION_%3Dquery%26_IXFIRST_%3D1%26_IXMAXHITS_%3D10%26_IXFPFX_%3Dtemplates%252ft%26_IXINITSR_%3Dy%26%2524%253dsort%3Dsort%2Bdescending%2Bsortexpr%2Bimage_sort%26%2524%253ds%3D%25272phat%2527%2B%25281998%2529%26%2524%253dsi%3Dtext%26search%3Dsearch%26text_search_context%3D%25272phat%2527%2B%25281998%2529%26%253cphoto_taken_date_earliest%3D&_IXSPFX_=templates/t&_IXFPFX_=templates/t . 26 December 2021 . 26 December 2021 . live .
  2. Web site: Real-Life Rom Com – The Dublin DJ Who Married Velcro Girl . Her.ie . 8 March 2013 . 24 October 2018 . 2Phat [..] Launched in 1998, [..] was the RTÉ show that reunited Zig and Zag with their old co-host from The Den, Ray D'Arcy, and pitted fifteen friends/audience members each other in an attempt to win a scooter.
  3. Web site: RTÉ Archives - Stills Library - 2phat (1998) . RTÉ . 1998 . 24 October 2018 .
  4. Web site: Zig-zagging their way home . Irish Times. 19 September 1998 . 24 October 2018 .
  5. Web site: Zig & Zag Join KC Tomorrow Morning - Here's A Look Back at Their Career . Redfm.ie . https://web.archive.org/web/20171023210701/https://redfm.ie/on-air/zig-and-zag-join-kc-tomorrow-morning/ . 23 October 2017 .
  6. Web site: 2 Phat - Behind the scenes (1999) . RTÉ . YouTube . 1999 . 24 October 2018 .
  7. Web site: The big analogue TV and radio theme quiz: the answers . Dailyedge.ie . 1 January 2000 . 24 October 2018 . 2Phat, a music-themed show on the then-Network 2 [..in which..] The big prize was a Honda Scooter .
  8. Web site: Phat chance. The Irsh Times. 13 November 1999.

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