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Episode 1: Samantha's tune is played by Colin for the first time. Anne Robinson gets her first mention. 
Episode 2: The teams were given a choice of what style the other team could sing in.  'Calypso' and 'Blues' was played during one round. 'Last Episode' is played for the first time since s13e01. 
Episode 3: 'Sounds Peculiar' is played for the 25th time. 
Episode 5: Colin's 100th appearance. Stephen Fry's 7th appearance, drawing him level with Jo Kendall. 
Episode 6: 'One Song to the Tune of Another' is played for the 25th time. 
Episode 8: Willie is the first panellist to use 'comma' in stead of a word during 'Cheddar Gorge'. Graeme introduces Gordon Bennett to 'Late Arrivals' for the first time since s04e01. 
Episode 9: Stephen Fry's 8th appearance, drawing level with Denise Coffey and John Cleese. 
Episode 10: The last show of the 1980's. Barry makes his 125th appearance. Barry says "you're listening to a family at war" for the first time. 

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Paul Spencer produced the series.

Humph ends the decade with 143 appearances from 149 episodes. Tim has 141, Graeme 137, Barry 131 (6 as Chairman) and Willie 119.

Colin has made 105 appearances.

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'Late Arrivals' is played in every episode. 'Mornington Crescent' appears in 5.

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