Oct 3, 2026 · 18 min · 10 segments
Friday 10 December 1993 — id Software release the shareware episode of Doom, and crash a university network doing it. Lee and Mark dig into the day: Mr Blobby knocks Meat Loaf off number one, what a…
Mark WebbHostLeeHostFirst up, though, the music charts, and I'm sorry about this one.
If you somehow missed him, Blobby, um, was the big, pink, spotty bloke off, uh, Noel's House Party on a Saturday night.
Brace yourselves.
Here's the chorus.
When he's up front you never get depressed.
Oh, no, that's gonna be in my head for a week now, Lee, and I'll hold you personally responsible.
Uh, it's brilliant though, isn't it? Because the scariest game ever made comes out in the same week that a giant, wobbly, pink fella falls over his way to number one.
I don't doubt that for a second, Lee, and at least you're allowed to shoot the demons.
First up, though, the music charts, and I'm sorry about this one.
If you somehow missed him, Blobby, um, was the big, pink, spotty bloke off, uh, Noel's House Party on a Saturday night.
Brace yourselves.
Here's the chorus.
When he's up front you never get depressed.
Oh, no, that's gonna be in my head for a week now, Lee, and I'll hold you personally responsible.
Uh, it's brilliant though, isn't it? Because the scariest game ever made comes out in the same week that a giant, wobbly, pink fella falls over his way to number one.
I don't doubt that for a second, Lee, and at least you're allowed to shoot the demons.
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