List of TV show spoofs and parodies of the Weakest Link

This is a list of spoofs and parodies of the television quiz show *Weakest Link*, typically created by late-night sketch comedy shows to produce a comedic effect without slandering the reputation of the quiz show.

## TV show spoofs and parodies of the *Weakest Link*

**Dead Ringers** spoofed the *Weakest Link* several times, primarily during its first series in 2002. Actress Jan Ravens portrayed Anne Robinson in all of the spoofs.

* The first spoof to air portrayed Anne Robinson presenting 'The Weakest Disciple,' featuring four of Jesus' disciples as contestants. The contestants competed for bottles of wine and bread, even though Anne referred to it as "money." Judas was voted off the as "The Weakest Disciple." The spoof also made references to the bible, including the Last Supper and the death of Judas.

* The second spoof portrayed Anne Robinson presenting 'The Weakest Explorer,' featuring members of the South Pole expedition as contestants. Captain Oates was voted off the as "The Weakest Explorer."

* The third spoof portrayed Anne Robinson presenting 'The Weakest Link Trappist Monk,' featuring monks who had taken a vow of silence.

**Doctor Who** spoofed the *Weakest Link* during the story 'Bad Wolf' in 2005, where The Doctor's companion Rose Tyler competes on the Weakest Link in the year 200,100. The game was presented in a 6-player format by the "Anne Droid", voiced by Anne Robinson, who kills the losing contestants by blasting them with a powerful beam until they have disintegrated. The Anne Droid would later make a cameo appearance on the *Weakest Link Doctor Who Special* as the presenter for 15 seconds before its cables were pulled out by Anne Robinson.

**That Mitchell and Webb Look** spoofed the *Weakest Link* during its fifth episode in 2006, featuring Robert Webb presenting "The Hole in the Ring." In "The Hole in the Ring," there are six contestants positioned in a circle competing for "points" with the presenter in the middle. The presenter chooses which contestant to eliminate at the end of each episode, with a new contestant taking its place in the next week's episode. Throughout the spoof, the presenter would repeatedly flip off the contestants and the viewers.

**The Big Impression**

**The Frank Skinner Show**

**The Impressions Show**

**The Sunday Night Project** spoofed the *Weakest Link* during its eighth series in 2009, featuring Alan Carr as Anne Robinson and Anne Robinson as a celebrity contestant Kelly Brook. The spoof featured its own introduction animation with a 4-player studio, even though the presenter stated there were "nine" contestants. Besides Kelly Brook, the other celebrity contestants were Kate Winslet (played by Justin Lee Collins), Prince Charles, and a fictional British children's television character, Sooty. In the voting segment, Kelly Brook (played by Anne Robinson) voted for Amanda Holden, who wasn't in the game, while everyone else voted for Kelly Brook. By the end of the game, the presenter, played by Alan Carr, got smacked off the stage by Anne Robinson, who ended the spoof by saying: "You are the Weakest Link, goodbye!"

## TV show spoofs and parodies of the international versions

### A leggyengébb láncszem (Hungary)

* The production company for TV2's **A leggyengébb láncszem** and with the Hungarian popular music group **Irigy Hónaljmirigy** created a parody episode called **A legmirigyebb láncszem**, meaning 'The most glandular link' that aired in November 2001 on TV2. The parody episode aired in the same timeslot as a typical episode of *A leggyengébb láncszem*, and it featured the Hungarian Weakest Link studio but was presented by a Krisztina Máté lookalike played by Ambrus Zoltán in drag. In the show's opening trivia question hotline segment for the viewers, the translated question was: *"How many laundry soaps can fit in Borbála Totyóné Tré's dressing room after a hearty enema?"* The hotline number below was '555-555-555-555' with a fee of 1,200,000,000ft per minute. The green room segment featured 15 potential contestants who were goofing around, while nine would later appear in the studio. In each round, the presenter would wear a different outfit. When the final two contestants tied during the final round, the presenter called the grim reaper to kill them.

### Weakest Link (USA)

* The October 5, 2001 episode of the **Royal Canadian Air Farce** on CBC contained a sketch spoofing its version called **Weakest Canadian Link**.