Pat Sharp has described his time presenting the hit ITV children's show Fun House as a “nice memory” as he helped unveil a new attraction at Legoland Windsor marking the theme park's 30th anniversary. The 64-year-old broadcaster, who hosted the programme for a decade, was on hand to add the finishing touches to a new Miniland scene titled 1996 High Street.
The miniature display, which took more than 171 hours to create, is a nostalgic tribute to British 1990s culture. It includes tiny figures of pop bands, shop signage and football scenes from the era, and will remain on show in Miniland until the end of the year.
Sharp, known for his brightly coloured jackets and messy games on Fun House, said the decade was memorable. “The ’90s were very colourful for me, because I was doing Fun House throughout the whole decade, and this was the biggest kid show pretty much of all time, I think,” he said. “It was on a Friday afternoon, and my clothes were leery and bright, and the games were messy and gungy, and there were Go Karts, and it was just bright and colourful, much like Legoland. It’s a nice memory for me.”
The presenter added that Fun House remains his best-known work, with many people telling him he “made their childhood”. He said: “I get so many people saying to me, like, ‘Oh, you made my childhood because there were only four (TV) channels and I didn’t have Facebook’. So it’s a really nice accolade for me.”
Sharp said he was “absolutely chuffed” to be part of the Legoland Windsor Resort’s 30th birthday celebrations. Ramesh Ganeson, vice president at the resort, said the new scene was a way to “rewind and reflect on where all the fun began in March 1996”.
