Don't Forget Your Toothbrush is a British light entertainment TV programme that aired on Channel 4 from 12 February 1994 to 25 February 1995 and was hosted by Chris Evans.
Background
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush was written and presented by Chris Evans in his first major venture away from The Big Breakfast. The first pilot was considered unsuccessful by executives and Evans himself. Channel 4 chief executive Michael Grade said that the pilot was "like amateur's hour". After two failed pilots, the broadcaster was reluctant to waste the money that they had spent developing the show. At some point in the process, executive producer Sebastian Scott left the project and Evans invited experienced game show producer William G. Stewart to develop the show. Despite being a former model, Tatton-Brown was uncomfortable in front of the cameras and aspired to move onto something else. She was replaced in the second series by his then-new girlfriend, Jadene Doran, whom he frequently introduced as "Ms Let-Your-Hair-Down" and who let her hair fall loose as she arrived onstage, by releasing it from its tied-up style or removing a hat.
In the penultimate episode of the first series, Evans constantly touted a huge surprise throughout the show, but did not reveal it until "Light Your Lemon" was about to begin. He announced that if the studio contestants won the exotic holiday, then every member of the audience would go for a week's holiday at Disneyland Paris. They won, and the whole audience left for Disneyland Paris immediately after the show.
During the second series, it was announced that there would be no third series, in order to allow the show to go out on a high. Evans soon signed up to host the Radio 1 Breakfast Show, and returned to Channel 4 with TFI Friday. In the final episode of this series, the item-throwing game was played for £2,000, and the "Light Your Lemon" quiz gave the chosen studio contestants a chance to win either a Ferrari 308 or a fish finger.
Transmissions
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! Series !! Start date !! End date !! Episodes
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| 1 || 12 February 1994 || 7 May 1994 || 13
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| 2 || 26 November 1994 || 25 February 1995 || 13
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International versions
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! Country
! Local name
! Host(s)
! Network
! Dates
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| Australia
| Don't Forget Your Toothbrush
| Tim Ferguson and Wendy Mooney
| Nine Network
| 1995
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| Belgium (Dutch)
| Vergeet je Tandenborstel Niet
| Walters Grootaers
| VT4
| 1999
|-
| Denmark
| Husk lige tandbørsten
| Casper Christensen and Anette Toftgård<br>Christian Fuhlendoff and Christina Bjørn
| Danmarks Radio
| 1995–1996; 2012
|-
| Finland
| Passi ja hammasharja
| Tino Singh and Taru Valkeapää
| MTV3
| 1996–1998
|-
| France
| N'oubliez pas votre brosse à dents
| Nagui
| France 2
| 1994–1996
|-
| Germany
| Pack die Zahnbürste ein
| Ingolf Lück<br>Elmar Hörig
| Sat.1
| 1994–1996
|-
| Italy
| Non Dimenticate Lo Spazzolino da Denti
| Fiorello<br>Gerry Scotti and Ambra Angiolini
| Canale 5<br>Italia 1
| 1995–1997
|-
| Jordan
| بلا فرشة
| Rahaf Sawalha<br>Waleed Sobbhi
| Amman TV
| 2020
|-
| Netherlands
| Uhhh... Vergeet Je Tandenborstel Niet!
| Rolf Wouters
| Veronica Television<br>Comedy Central Family (reruns)
| 1995–1999; 2009
|-
| Norway
| Glem ikke tannbørsten
| Paal Tarjei Aasheim
| TV3
| 2000
|-
| Portugal
| Não se Esqueça da Escova de Dentes
| Teresa Guilherme
| SIC
| 1995
|-
| Spain
| No te olvides el cepillo de dientes
| Álex Casanovas and Paula Vázquez
| Antena 3
| 1995
|-
| Sweden
| Glöm inte tandborsten
| Joakim Geigert
| TV4
| 1994
|-
| United States
| Don't Forget Your Toothbrush
| Mark Curry
| Comedy Central
| 2000
|}