‘How are we going to join?’ Dick and Dom stumped after struggling to sign up for TikTok due to their ‘rude’ name
Noughties TV stars Dick and Dom have been left stumped by TikTok’s guidelines.
The children’s presenters – full names Richard McCourt, 45, and Dominic Wood, 44 – revealed on Twitter at the end of January that they were having difficulties signing up to the video sharing app as the nickname ‘Dick’ was deemed ‘rude’.
Sharing a screengrab of TikTok’s response to their attempt at joining the platform, the presenting duo quipped: ‘How are we gonna join then?’
Stumped: Noughties TV stars Dick and Dom have been left stumped by video sharing platform TikTok’s guidelines
Oh dear: The children’s presenters revealed they were having difficulties signing up to the video sharing app as the nickname ‘Dick’ was deemed ‘rude’ (pictured in 2004)
TikTok’s message read: ‘This phrase may be associated with behaviour or content that violates our guidelines. Promoting a safe and positive experience is TikTok’s top priority.’
Helpful fans were on hand to suggest alternative handles, with one offering up: ‘DND official.’
Another tweeted: ‘Dock and Dim,’ while a third suggested: ‘Richard and Dominic.’
The release of Dick and Dom’s 2004 hit series In Da Bungalow saw them become the weekend morning viewing of a generation.
Confused: Sharing a screengrab of TikTok’s response to their attempt at joining the platform, the presenting duo quipped: ‘How are we gonna join then?’
Helpful: Helpful fans were on hand to suggest alternative handles, with one offering up: ‘DND official’
In Da Bungalow was a huge hit with young viewers in the 00s, winning two BAFTAS and sparking a craze for shouting ‘bogies’ in shops and other public places.
It ran on CBBC from 2002 to 2006 and saw contestants, known as Bungalow Heads, try to win points so they could claim prizes.
Reflecting on the saying when speaking to The Mirror last summer, Richard proudly explained that people still shout ‘bogies’ and him and Dominic now and they often find parents who watched their show are encouraging their own children to do it.
He said: ‘I think we are on the third generation.
‘The kids that have grown up with in Da Bungalow are between 25 and 35, so they’ve had kids and are teaching their kids Bogies.
‘I’ll be in the supermarket and you can see them egg their kids on to shout bogies.’
Legends: The duo fronted In Da Bungalow between 2002 and 2006, inspiring thousands of children to declare ‘bogies’ in public places (pictured on the BBC TV show)