Pointless

Pointless is a BBC game show that premiered in 2009, presented by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman. Contestants try to find obscure or "pointless" answers in various categories based on surveys given to the audience. A celebrity edition of the program debuted in 2011.
==Mentions==
*Series 10, episode 34 of Pointless Celebrities uses a picture of Big Bird for a question regarding "Alliterative Fictional Characters." 
*The series 21 premiere includes a round asking for Muppet characters with a speaking part in Muppets Most Wanted. Contestant guesses include Animal, Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Dr. Teeth, Ernie, and Miss Piggy. "Pointless" answers shown onscreen include Annie Sue, Big Mean Carl, Bobby Benson, Bobo the Bear, Manolo and Carlo Flamingo, Crazy Harry, Floyd Pepper, and Janice. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and the Great Gonzo are shown as the top answers.
*In the series 25 premiere, "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" is used as the answer for one question. Co-presenter Richard Osman acknowledges its use in the first episode of The Muppet Show.
*In series 25, episode 39, one of the final round questions, "Famously Bald Film Actors," has Telly Savalas as one category. Richard Osman mentions The Muppet Movie as one of the potential pointless answers.
*In series 25, episode 44, a contestant ponders out loud if the puppet featured in Mr. Oizo's "Flat Beat" music video is "'Monster' the Muppet, the drummer."
*In the 2021 Pointless Celebrities Christmas Special, an image of Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol is used for the round "Actors Playing Scrooge."
==Connections==
*Warrick Brownlow-Pike played Dodge the Dog in a 2020 edition of Pointless Celebrities
*Phil Fletcher played Hacker T. Dog in a 2020 edition of Pointless Celebrities
*Joe Pasquale has been a contestant on Pointless Celebrities
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