Answer: Lulu
Even though she went first and sounded quite awful, Holy Mary gave a wonderfully spirited rendition of Lulu's smash hit, 'Shout.'
From Quiz: The Genius of "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: Council tax
Max and Paddy both sing the theme tune to the comedy. I laughed hard at this theme tune because of the countil tax joke. The boys are always on the road so they don't have to pay it.
From Quiz: Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Answer: Das Boot
During the funeral for "The Captain" (doorman and war veteran), someone won the jackpot on the bandit which started to play the German national anthem!
From Quiz: Peter Kay's "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: Yazz and the Plastic Population - "The Only Way Is Up"
Yazz's 1988 single plays as Potter approaches the club and inspects the new lights on the club's exterior for the grand re-opening.
From Quiz: Phoenix Nights
Answer: Fanny
Even after she tells Max that 'Fanny' isn't her name, he still continues to call her that because it is on her name tag and he has no attention span.
From Quiz: The Genius of "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: Gypsy Joe
Gypsy Joe appears in the first episode and fakes a heart attack in a shopping centre. Max and Paddy, dressed as paramedics come to his aid and put him on a stretcher which is really a plasma screen.
From Quiz: Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Answer: 8 grand
Max only gave 1 grand to Paddy and bought a camper van with the rest of the money.
From Quiz: Peter Kay's "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: Ironside
Potter is wheelchair bound after an accident where a fruit machine fell on him, leaving him without the use of his legs.
From Quiz: Phoenix Nights
Answer: Ant and Dec
"They don't speak a word of the Queen's but they can knock the crap out of a chicken chop suey!" It is these two men who revitalize the cabaret suite in the club, once Jerry gets the idea of turning it into a Chinese restaurant.
From Quiz: The Genius of "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: Magnet & Steel
Max showed Paddy his drawings and ideas for Magnet and Steel, two heroes who go together like er, magnet and steel. Whilst camping, Paddy uses his drawings to get a fire started in the woods.
From Quiz: Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Answer: Tracy Burns
The backing band, Les Alanos, made up this story to scare Brian.
From Quiz: Peter Kay's "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: Dodgy Eric
Eric delivers the 'Das Boot' fruit machine that speaks German and goes off during the funeral of 'the Captain,' a WWII veteran working at the club. He also delivers the genitally derived bouncy castle for the club's 'Family Fun Day'.
From Quiz: The Genius of "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: "The A Team"
The mechanic (played by Noddy Holder) tried getting his workers, Les and Dennis (a reference to another television presenter) to attack Max and Paddy. The boys sneak in to the garage and convert their van in to that of the A Team's.
From Quiz: Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Answer: Asda
Jerry was spotted by Brian singing "Come And Get Your Black Bin Bags" and "Corned Beef" at the entrance to Asda.
From Quiz: Peter Kay's "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: Bolton
Set in Bolton of all places! The only other time I can recall the place being used in a classic comedy programme was in "Monty Python's Flying Circus" for their infamous "Dead Parrot" sketch!
From Quiz: Phoenix Nights
Answer: Jerry the Berry
You can't help but feel bad for Jerry, as Brian has no concept of the ways in which he mistreats people at the club. I still can't forget when the kids turn Jerry on his side and roll him through the car park. Even after that he had to keep wearing the suit, since Brian sold his clothes at the 'Jumble Sale.'
From Quiz: The Genius of "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: Tina
Max met Tina at the Phoenix Club on New Year's Eve. The two of them dated at Blackpool and had a strong relationship until she heard Max tell jokes about her to his friends. Tina sent Max a letter explaining why she left him.
From Quiz: Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Answer: Bolton
When they got out their mini-bus, Paddy asked Max "How far away are they?"
From Quiz: Peter Kay's "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: Banana Grove
The underhanded Den Perry runs this club and will do all he can to make the Phoenix fail.
From Quiz: Phoenix Nights
Answer: In Benidorm during a fight over a sun lounger
Evidently it is quite well known that many German tourists are vigilante when it comes to protecting their sun loungers in the Spanish locale of Benidorm, so it was a very appropriate and clever joke to insert into the story.
From Quiz: The Genius of "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: Wolfster
Max turns up at Wolfster's birthday party. Whilst here he meets his friend's wife, who turns out to be Tina.
From Quiz: Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Answer: Crimetime Lights
Brian had a great idea of appearing on "Crimetime" for free publicity!
From Quiz: Peter Kay's "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: Den Perry
Den Perry, Brian Potter's arch rival runs the Banana Grove club. He also managed to burn down the Phoenix Club at the end of series one.
From Quiz: Phoenix Nights
Answer: Black Bin Bags
"Come and get your black bin bags, they're on offer 'til December. Come and get your black bin bags, they're long and black and slender. Heavy duty black bin bags, no matter what your gender. Heavy duty black bin bags, whether bi or straight or bender. Just rip with me, just rip with me, and tear with me right now." Its a great song.
From Quiz: The Genius of "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: Asian Elders
Max and Paddy got jobs as drivers for Asian Elders, singing songs on the journeys.
From Quiz: Peter Kay's "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: Channel Four
Originally derided for its lowbrow content and excessive smut, Channel Four has become possibly the best channel for spotting new, fresh talent over the last 10 years, and has aired some classic comedies, films and dramas such as "Phoenix Nights", "Father Ted", "Brassed Off" and "GBH" to name but four.
From Quiz: Phoenix Nights
Answer: Is this the way to Amarillo?
This song is a favorite of Peter Kay's and is commonplace in his stand-up and on his shows.
From Quiz: The Genius of "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: Daniel
Daniel was born shortly after Tina left Max. She met Wolfster and he brought Daniel up thinking he was his son. After finding out he cannot see Daniel, Max and Paddy follow him to school.
From Quiz: Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Answer: Roy Walker
Roy spent the whole night listening to Kenny's "stories".
From Quiz: Peter Kay's "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: Max and Paddy
Probably my favourite characters in the whole show, Max spends most of the first series taunting his colleague Paddy about his hair loss problem, despite the fact that Max himself is the one who is balding. When Paddy reminds him of this fact, his reply is "I lost most of my hair worrying about yours"!
From Quiz: Phoenix Nights
Answer: Keith Lard
"Smoke kills in seconds, fire kills in minutes, and there is no smoke without fire".
From Quiz: Peter Kay's "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: Den Perry
Den is a foul man, but he gets his just desserts when he is caught admitting to setting fire to the Phoenix Club by a secret microphone.
From Quiz: The Genius of "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: Brian Potter
Max keeps trying to call Tina to get her to help get them released. When the wardens tell the boys they have a visitor, they assume its Tina but it is Brian. When told to speak to the boys through a phone, Brian tells the warden he has no change.
From Quiz: Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Answer: Ray Von
Ray Von built the robot and they shared the grand prize of £63!
From Quiz: Peter Kay's "Phoenix Nights"
Answer: Phil Collins - "In The Air Tonight"
Although the lady in question pays up, Paddy and Max instead pay the intended target off and tell him to leave the country. Which would have been great of course, if he had bothered to go!
From Quiz: Phoenix Nights
Answer: "Father and Son" by Kat Stevens
In the third episode, Max plays this song when chasing after Daniel. When released from prison, he speaks the lyrics of father to his son. Daniel knows Max is singing a song to him, and points out it's the Boyzone version.
From Quiz: Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Answer: A pig
Max and Paddy thought they bought a female breeding pig, but they in fact buy an old male pig.
From Quiz: Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Answer: A speed camera
The boys are caught by a speed camera and destroy it. Numerous drivers sound their horn to applaud the bouncers of their heroric act.
From Quiz: Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Answer: Max
Before Paddy became Max's door partner, Max was once paired with a friend who went to prison for ten years. The crazed bouncer is trying to become Max's best friend once again, by forcing Paddy away.
From Quiz: Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Answer: 3
Peter Kay plays the role of Max, Brian and Bolton's local chart-topper, Marc Parc. Other creations such as Keith Lard and Paul Leroy do not appear.
From Quiz: Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere