Peter Simon (presenter)

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bid tv Auctioneer, Peter Simon awaits the next lot.

Peter Clarence Edward Simon, born in Salford, Yorkshire, United Kingdom is a British shopping television presenter and former children's television personality.

Peter's career began at the age of 12, when he became a presenter for Yorkshire Television's 'Junior Showtime'.

He is most famous for presenting the 'Double Dare' and 'Run The Risk' (the latter, presented by Simon and Shane Richie, became a programme in its own right) segments of the BBC1 Saturday-morning marathon Going Live!, the latter becoming one of the corporation's most successful children's television shows. He also worked on kids TV show "The Friday Zone" in 1997 where he got to interview people such as the Spice Girls and Boyzone.

He is currently a permanent auctioneer on bid tv (a shopping channel owned by Sit-up Ltd) where he is something of a cult amongst shopping TV viewers. Whilst presenting bid TV he never mentions his former work, but he has been known to do so if someone else brings the subject up. Many people in their twenties remember growing up watching him and Peter has by far the largest viewing figures on bid TV, many believe this is not because of the particular products he sells on the channel but because of Peter Simon's character.

Peter exclusively refers to his viewers as "At 'ome". He used to say "Bidders at home", but since bid tv dropped the bidding angle, he changed it.

In 2003 Peter appeared as a celebrity guest in Channel 4's The Salon.

Peter has recently appeared as a guest on ITV Play's The Mint.

Peter Simon is so popular he has had two dance songs (sampling both his quotes and 'simonisms') created for him by a fan.

1 Career
2 Facts
3 Personality
4 Quotes
5 'Simonisms'
6 External links

[edit] Career

Junior Showtime (Yorkshire Television) - Presenter
Run The Risk (BBC) - Presenter/Game Designer
Friday Zone (BBC) - Presenter
Double Dare (BBC) - Presenter
Lucky Ladders (Announcer)
Win, Lose Or Draw (STV)
Going Live (BBC)
Star Pets (BBC)
Red Nose Awards (BBC)
Saturday Superstore (BBC)
Wheel Of Fortune (STV)
Saturday Picture Show (BBC)
Get Your Own Back (BBC) - Contestant/Guest Host
Hold Tight (BBC)
Children In Need (BBC)
Starstrider (BBC)
Comic Relief (BBC)
Eggs and Baker (BBC)
The Ant & Dec Show (BBC)
Scruples (BBC)
The Movie Game (BBC)
The Salon (Reality TV series) playing Himself (1 December 2003)
bid tv - Auctioneer (2000-present)

[edit] Facts

At the height of his 'Double Dare' fame, Peter released a cover version of 1910 Fruitgum Co.'s hit Simon Says.
He performed in cabaret for 10 months at 'The Desert Inn' in Las Vegas.
He has appeared in over 10 pantomimes.
Peter still tours the live version of 'Run The Risk' at holiday centres and at outdoor events throughout Britain.
Peter is one of the select actors who plays Ronald McDonald in the UK TV adverts.

[edit] Personality

Peter is a very professional presenter but he is not averse to straying from his presenting to entertain his viewers. He tells jokes (usually more 'puns'), dances to pieces of music from CDs he's selling, jogs around the studio pointing to upcoming products, breaks out into song or deliberately acts in a camp manner. He has a very funny and watchable style. He occasionally makes suggestive jokes (often of a camp nature). His humorous and unique banter is what keeps viewers tuning in. All of this combines to make him the most popular bid-TV presenter.

[edit] Quotes

Peter has many (un-intentional) catchphrases that he repeats ad infinitum.

"Please don't wait"
"You can't go wrong"
"I make no bones about this"
"First come first served"
"Dial the number, listen to the message, push the number 1 key and your job is done"
"Awright/right" (said to end most sentences)
"We'll race ya home"
"So if yer like it...Get. In. Early."
"(And I'm not surprised,) These will go very quickly indeed."
"Someone will come in and gazump you"
"We've only got 100 of this product at this time"
"Goodnight and God bless, where ever you are tonight, what ever you're doing. You might not know it, but somebody loves you"
"Hey Ho (on we go)"
"I should coco"
"Great buy this, absolutely terrific buy"
"Not only.." (repeated for every product feature, as in "not only 21-speed Shimano gears, not only all-terrain tyres...")
"As a gift, as a present or just to treat yourself..."
"And THAT...is a nonsense."

[edit] 'Simonisms'

Peter is famed for how he often trips up over his words and ends up saying some ridiculous (and contradictory) sentences.

How low's it gonna go, on this award winning, Monday night.
We are now looking at £ 1.25 per individual lot.
It's the best 3 hours this year.
I've got to tell ya, this is limited stock, awright. It might not come back to the auction halls (TV studio).
Not only is this of hardness, not only is this of look and style.
We have a look and a style... to take a look.
We'll chase you home on this.
This is the latest of the technologies of this.
We've got a ROCKET of a bid here! (referring to the low price)
Don't Wait...please don't... any minute the music's gonna fade, You'll hear a beat comin'......
We'll fade the music out, you'll hear a beat and then we'll race you home.
It's the bargain of the night at the price of the week.
We have sold over 2.5 million boxer shorts. And I'll be honest with you, I think I've sold every pair...There's a part of my life in there, from nought to half a million.
As our regular bidders will tell you, you always get the bargains of the week on a Friday.
People at home know; you always get the bargains of the week on a Monday.
...And this is the larger of the queen size beds this.
...And remember at 'ome; this is the larger of the 90 by 90 curtains.
There are 5 people remaining around the United Kingdom, cause that's all we've got left at this point...
We've got the Babyliss Hair Strite-ners coming up. (Peter has trouble saying the word "straight").
Diamonds covering every inch of every centimeter.
At 17 pound for this, we are now talking ridiculous pellies! (pennies)
(selling a nautical clock) It could be in the kitchen, it could be in me front room, it could be in the hallway, but whatever it is, it would be...it would be..the anchors away theme...
It always remains for us on a Monday to thank, YOU... Well we always like you to be there, and you always treat us with those, viewing...viewing bargains that you get.
This is me telling you right down in your television, in your front room, this is a buy that is an ultimate value for money, there is no question about this product whatsoever.
This is once again one of the lowest prices I've ever seen for these DVDs, and this is only, I mean this is brand new to us today...
The old Simonism..."You can't go wrong with these"
I've got the carrots! Now lets make it 24.
3 million towels sold...I think that was done on one Tuesday night...
I want you to be honest with me at home, and please shout at the screen; if you have bought big beach towels or bath sheets at 2.99...just shout YES......you see? Nothing.
Now this is a buy. This is absolutely a buy...
This is going to be a very quick sixty minutes.
It's a blush pink...it's a brush pink as well.
And Murano glass is just a little island off Venice...
We're going to go to the very edge of a Pierre Cardin boxer short tonight.
I'm sure at home you're going my good...it is my goodness, it is. It's one of those where you go; "slap me leg, call me Roger, I can't believe it".
It's a very EASY to drink wine this.
(when talking about a Relisys branded product) "Just a reliable system..."
(when selling a Belt Sander) "It's an absolute belter of a sander..."
(Selling a Digital camera) "This camara is 6 mega pieces!"