Stuart G. G. Francis (born 30 January 1948 in Bolton,[1] Lancashire, England) is a British comedian with a camp style of delivery who achieved celebrity as lead presenter on the children's television programme Crackerjack (1980–1984).
His principal "co hosts" were initially the Krankies and later, on alternating editions, Basil Brush and The Great Soprendo.
He went on to host Ultra Quiz in 1985 and Border TV's Crush a Grape in 1987, a children's game and variety show in a similar vein, if not carbon copy, to his era of Crackerjack.
Other variations included: "I could pop a balloon", "I could rip a tissue", "I could jump off a doll's house", "I could wrestle an action man", "I could duff a daffodil", "I could test drive a Tonka", "I could pummel a peach", and "I could eat a whole sausage roll".
used on Crackerjack's final game Take A Chance, where the "penalty" was a gunging to either an unfortunate celebrity and/or to Francis himself.