Saturday morning nightmare

In the days of the Saturday morning live kid things were prone to go wrong. Here are 3 examples


Iggy and the Bear

Legendary Rock wild man Iggy Pop had a sizable hit in 1986 with Real Wild Child (Wild One). So he appeared on ITV show No 73 and during a performance mimicked a sex act with a toy bear.

Captain Overboard

Captain Sensible one time drummer with The Damned and pop star in his own right appeared on BBC1's Saturday Superstore, only he was hungover. At one point he stood up on a chair and fell over he had to be helped to his feet by Keith Chegwin.

Hostile Caller

In 1989 family pop group 5 Star appeared on Going (the successor to Saturday Superstore) Live. During a phone in segment one caller shouted down the line 'Why are you so f****** s***'. Host Sarah Greene calmly swept the situation away.