Beat the Boss is a BBC TV programme in the UK, presented by Cameron Johnson and previously Saira Khan. Two teams, one kids team named "The Bright Sparks", and one adult team named "The Big Shots", have to create a product that will appeal to the kid's market. At the end of each episode, a panel of kids vote for their favourite product and the team with the most votes wins a limousine ride home while the losers take the bus. The show has been commissioned for a fifth series to be made in Manchester.
Series 1
Fruit Drink
- Aired: Monday 22 May 2006
- Filmed: 2005
- Winner: Frances Dodd
Portable pooch pack
- Aired: Monday 29 May 2006
- Filmed: 2005
- Winner: The Big Shots
Starring:
- George Gambal
- Nina Franklin
- Sam Smith
Ultimate Lesiure Inflatable
- Aired: Monday 5 June 2006
- Filmed: 2005
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Dream Sleepover Kit
- Aired: Monday 12 June 2006
- Filmed: 2005
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Practical Joke Product
- Aired: Monday 19 June 2006
- Filmed: 2005
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Comic Relief does Beat the Boss
A special version of Beat the Boss was shown before Red Nose Day 2007. It involved The Bright Sparks and a celebrity team of The Big Shots comprising of Joe Pasquale, Duncan Bannatyne and Chantelle Preston. The teams had to design a suit for Lenny Henry to wear on the night. Viewers were asked to phone in and vote for their favourite. During Red Nose Day 2007, Saira Khan and the two teams were on the stage, and Saira Khan announced that the winners were "The Bright Sparks", Lenny Henry came from backstage wearing the designed suit.
Series 2
Board Game
- Aired: Monday 21 May 2007
- Filmed: 2006
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Ice cream
- Aired: Monday 28 May 2006
- Filmed: 2006
- Winner: The Big Shots
- Winning Produt: Ice Cream Microphone
Cycling Product
- Aired: Monday 4 June 2007
- Filmed: 2006
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Hair Styling Product
- Aired: Monday 11 June 2007
- Filmed: 2006
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Football Training kit
- Aired: Monday 18 June 2007
- Filmed: 2006
- Winner: The Big Shots
Chill out chair
- Aired: Monday 10 September 2007
- Filmed: 2007
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Breakfast Cereal
- Aired: Monday 17 September 2007
- Filmed: 2007
- Winner: The Big Shots
Pet product
- Aired: Monday 24 September 2007
- Filmed: 2007
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Outdoor Game
- Aired: Monday 1 October 2007
- Filmed: 2007
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Swimming product
- Aired: Monday 8 October 2007
- Filmed: 2007
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Series 3
Reptiles
- Aired: Monday 20 May 2008
- Filmed: 2007
- Brief: Create a new product for the pet reptile market
- Bright Sparks product: An Australian-themed reptile house called "Dragon's Lair"
- Big Shots product: A reptile house with a desert environment
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Toy rocket
- Aired: Monday 27 May 2008
- Filmed: 2007
- Brief: Design a new toy rocket
- Bright Sparks product: A water-powered rocket
- Big Shots product: A Concorde-shaped rocket with a camera attachment
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Bed
- Aired: Monday 2 June 2008
- Filmed: 2007
- Brief: Design a new bed for kids
- Bright Sparks product: A football-themed bed
- Big Shots product: A four-poster bed with lighting
- Winner: The Big Shots
Hand Luggage
- Aired: Monday 9 June 2008
- Filmed: 2007
- Brief: Design a new item of hand luggage for kids
- Bright Sparks product: A rucksack with musical extras, called "Music Magic"
- Big Shots product: A globe-themed bag, called "Globag"
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Tent
- Aired: Monday 16 June 2008
- Filmed: 2007
- Brief: Design a new outdoors product for kids
- Bright Sparks product: A four-armed tent, "Smiley Podz"
- Big Shots product: A tent with different areas for different activities, called "Octo Pad"
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Birthday Cake
- Aired: Monday 23 June 2008
- Filmed: 2008
- Brief: Design a birthday cake
- Bright Sparks product: A star-shaped cake surrounded with cupcakes, called "Shout Out Cake Kit"
- Big Shots product: A jungle-themed cake, called "The Amazing Exploding Chocolate Lake Cake"
- Winner: The Big Shots
Will Smith also lost in a beach inflatable competition in 2008. Saira wasn't impressed.
Series 4 & Beat the Boss USA
Series 4 was partly filmed in America, with an American presenter (Cameron Johnson from Oprah's Big Give), American Big Shots, and one of the three Bright Sparks was also American. It was filmed during the Summer of 2008 and aired beginning January 2009. The first five episodes are called "Beat the Boss USA".
Dog Outfit
- Aired: Thursday 8 January 2009
- Filmed: 2008
- Brief: Design a dog outfit
- Location: New York
- Company:
- Bright Sparks:
- Bright Sparks product: A reversible purple or light blue dog outfit with short sleeves
- Big Shots:
- Big Shots product: A reversible camouflage or brown velvet dog oufit with mp3 pocket
- Winner: The Big Shots
Cheesecake
- Aired: Thursday 15 January 2009
- Filmed: 2008
- Brief: Invent a brand new flavour and design of American cheesecake for children
- Location: Los Angeles
- Company: The Cheesecake Factory
- Bright Sparks: Sierra (US), Laura, Harry
- Bright Sparks product: "Inside-out Trio" (Three different flavoured cheesecake-balls with layered flavouring inside)
- Big Shots: David H. Lawrence XVII
- Big Shots product: "My Own Cheesecake" (A blank cheesecake with supplied toppings can be used)
- Winner: The Big Shots
Outdoor Craze
- Aired: Thursday 22 January 2009
- Filmed: 2008
- Brief: Create a "backyard" craze to sweep the nation.
- Location: San Francisco
- Company: Wham-O
- Bright Sparks: Eli (US), Rhys, Ruth
- Bright Sparks product: Water-squirting pogo stick.
- Big Shots: Bob Goodson (YouNoodle), Margret Schmidt (TiVo), Ray Everett-Church
- Big Shots product: Aerobatic planes with adjustable target hoops.
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
All Purpose Sauce
- Aired: Thursday 29 January 2009
- Filmed: 2008
- Brief:
- Location: Pittsburgh
- Company: Heinz
- Bright Sparks: Bruna (12, US), Rory (12), Rosy (12)
- Bright Sparks product:
- Big Shots: Emmai Alaquiva (Ya Momz House), Kelley Skoloda (Ketchum), Nathan Martin (DeepLocal.com)
- Big Shots product:
- Winner: The Big Shots
Street Wear
- Aired: Thursday 5 February 2009
- Filmed: 2008
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