The 90s docusoaps craze.

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Inspired by a thread about old telly shows got me thinking about the 90s docusoaps and my god there were so many of them.

The Cruise (which gave us the fab Jane McDonald)
Holiday Reps
Airport
Hotel
Lakesiders.
Vets in practice.
Driving school.

It all seems so random now, I know the shows documenting the emergency services shows are still popular these days but I cannot imagine now sitting down watching someone's day working in a department store or taking their driving lesson. But me and 10 million other people used to do just that. Different times!

Loved The Salon and the double glazing people I remember howling at them so funny.
I loved Undercover Boss. Sometimes they'd give an employee a bonus after they'd gone above & beyond.
Good telly!

I also loved Strictly Kosher about life in a Jewish community I think in Manchester?

It was really compared to the others which felt more frothy and lighter in tone.
Jackie was the one I really remember but there is nothing about her online. I hope she's doing well now.

I wish c4 would put ‘the family at Christmas’ back on 4 on demand for this year. Or even just every episode of The family ever. I know there are edited versions but the originals would be better.

It is!

Loved undercover boss!

I used to watch it with my dad but cannot remember the characters that well. Thank you

I loved the first series but after that you could sense the employee's had got wise to it and their shocked reactions at the revealed felt a bit false.

Has anyone mentioned the Australian fruit confiscation show? Or is that later? God I love it.

Nothing to declare? Although your title is way better 🤭. Much later I think.

If you try googling..
jackie mcauliffe paddington green

Much later..did u pack this fruit yourself?.
It took a minute to think the programme they meant.

@Kimbo1974 Already did that. Got nothing back.

Does anyone remember home from home ? Think it was channel 4 🤔 families swapped houses in different countries for holidays. It was a bit like rich house poor house. Very early 2000's I think.

Or the one where wayward teens were packed off abroad to really strict parents.

Paddington Green was really sad and interesting.

Does anyone remember the Australian one - Sylvania Waters? It was fantastic. Possibly the first fly on the wall family type show.

The Armstrongs - U Fit, I cried laughing at the Selling to the French episode - 60 sausages on a truck, selling music schools in France, v heavily pg and was hysterical, worrying family!

That's a relief. I thought I must be really old suddenly.

@Thevelvelletes Brat Camp. I thought it was just for telly but apparently they are all real camps that actually operate in America 😮.

House Doctor was excellent. I loved that. Practically no one had the internet then, and even if they did you couldn't see what you can now. House Doctor was really informative, practical, and just a hint of a power-crazed b*tch on a mission. If it was staged then it was very realistic still...unlike programs today.

The one am thinking of put teens to strict parents in various countries around the world.

They're not all from 2010... Airport was 1996, which really sort of kicked it all off...the first to really feature "contestants" was probably "Changing Rooms", also from 1996.

Mr Trebus was so interesting.

😂😂. I think the docusoap was a uniquely 90s element so we're possibly showing our age a bit!