Mastermind fans mortified and moan show 'isn't what it used to be' after blunder

Mastermind was hosted tonight by Clive Myrie (Image: BBC)

Mastermind viewers were left "howling" with laughter at a major error which might just have cost a contestant his dreams of a big win on the BBC show.

One film was about a child murderer who was burnt alive by vigilantes, only to be reincarnated as a demon, tormenting teenagers in their darkest nightmares. The other was a comparatively innocent legal drama starring Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman as divorcees battling over custody of the children they both love.

However, that didn't stop a Mastermind contestant from confusing the two - a blunder which ended up being his major downfall. "Just walked into the living room to hear some w****r on #Mastermind proclaim that the slasher horror character Freddy Krueger first appeared in the film Kramer Versus Kramer," one astonished viewer took to Twitter to share.

Another mirthfully agreed: "Oh I just howled! The 1984 horror film featuring Freddy Krueger? 'Kramer vs Kramer?' #mastermind." A third mischievously pointed out: "Kramer vs Kramer would have been a *very* different movie with Freddy Krueger in it, and I might have paid to see it..."

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"Did he say... Kramer vs Kramer? Absolute legend!" another chimed in to share the joke. One viewer stunned by the news quipped: "Mastermind isn't what it used to be."

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Mastermind's Clive Myrie quizzed someone on Freddy Krueger (Image: BBC)

Freddy Krueger (played by Robert Englund) had actually been famous for his starring role in the A Nightmare on Elm Street horror film, which was released in 1984.

The chilling movie, created by Wes Craven, scarcely lost its popularity over the decades as it became a cult classic across multiple generations of children.

It depicted vigilante killers drenching Freddy in gasoline before burning him alive as vengeance for killing a child - but the problems had only just begun.

Instead of tormenting teenagers in real life, he became a demonic presence in the dream realm, equally demonic even after death.

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He developed supernatural powers - and if the children he haunted were killed in their sleep, they'd be doomed to die in real life too.

Although one of the contestants might have made a big mistake, some viewers were having better luck at home.

"My 16yr old son getting the Tom Lehrer questions - so that’s what he gets up to in his bedroom!! #Mastermind," quipped one fan of the show.

Meanwhile, quiz host Clive recently revealed how King Charles had let slip that he knew his history as a war reporter.

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Mastermind fans mortified and moan show 'isn't what it used to be' after blunder

Mastermind fans mortified and moan show 'isn't what it used to be' after blunder

Mastermind fans mortified and moan show 'isn't what it used to be' after blunder

Mastermind fans mortified and moan show 'isn't what it used to be' after blunder

Mastermind fans mortified and moan show 'isn't what it used to be' after blunder