So, what have we learned? That TV used to be weird, wonderful, and occasionally fatal. All these dead cast members—hosts, victims, hand actors—they gave us permission to laugh at our own stupidity. They showed us that a man in a custard bath is funny, but a man in a custard bath with a dog is immortal.
Next time you watch a prank video, raise a glass to Henry Kelly, who probably tried to sell you that glass during a commercial break. And if you hear a faint synth hum and a shriek of laughter, don’t turn around. It’s just Jeremy Beadle, pointing his bony finger from beyond the grave, ready to make you the next contestant.
Cheers, you beautiful, dead weirdos.
