Steal

Steal is a British game show that aired on ITV from 17 February to 12 May 1990. It is hosted by Mark Walker, son of Catchphrase presenter Roy Walker, with Stephen Rhodes as the voiceover. Contestants competed to win cash and prizes by uncovering symbols on a gameboard in a test of their recall abilities. Its mascot was Jools, a computer-animated, thieving orange cat in a red cap and a black-and-white striped sweater. Gameplay Two teams, each consisting of one man and one woman, competed through two rounds in the main game to win ("steal," in the show's parlance) cash and prizes by uncovering them on a 4-by-4 grid of squares. Various symbols were in the squares: Green cash square (6): Win between £0 and £25 by pressing the buzzer to stop a randomiser. Swag bag (4): Win a prize, which may be valuable (e.g. a pocket translator) or worthless (e.g. a "12-piece tea set" that was actually a shattered teacup and saucer). Burglar mask (1): Steal a prize from the opposing team. Jools (3): Play an arcade-style computer game for additional cash. These games often involved Jools' cat sidekick Scruff and/or his arch-enemy, Boxer the guard dog. Jail (2): Awarded nothing.