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It's a well-known scientific TV fact that there is nothing funnier to watch than a fully grown adult being dunked in gunge. Noel Edmonds knew it, Peter Simon knew it (Remember him?! Double Dare, Run The Risk) and best of all, Dave Benson Phillips knew it. The happiest man to ever grace UK TV screens, he was at the helm of legendary CBBC series Get Your Own Back for over a decade between 1991 and 2003. Dave helped hundreds of children gain gooey retribution on stingy parents, and the gigantic hole left by his departure from the schedules has never truly been resolved.
Due to his ever cheery exterior and bizarre-but-infectious laugh, Dave has confessed to being frequently confused with Ainslie Harriott and Lenny Henry by members of the public. For shame! And while we're at it, why has Dave so often been overlooked by TV producers in recent years? Why not get him on the X Factor panel? Why not replace Wossy on Friday nights with Dave?! All valid questions that we just can't fathom the answers to.
Click along our gallery below for TV legend and happiest man alive Dave Benson Phillips:
Due to his ever cheery exterior and bizarre-but-infectious laugh, Dave has confessed to being frequently confused with Ainslie Harriott and Lenny Henry by members of the public. For shame! And while we're at it, why has Dave so often been overlooked by TV producers in recent years? Why not get him on the X Factor panel? Why not replace Wossy on Friday nights with Dave?! All valid questions that we just can't fathom the answers to.
Click along our gallery below for TV legend and happiest man alive Dave Benson Phillips:
Copyright: Rex Features Nils Jorgensen
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