The phrase "Hiding behind (or 'watching from behind') the sofa" entered British pop culture, signifying in humour the stereotypical early-series behaviour of children who wanted to avoid seeing frightening parts of a television programme while remaining in the room to watch the remainder of it.
Frasen "Gemme sig bag (eller 'se med bag fra') sofaen" fik indtog i Britisk pop kultur, signalerende den humor og stereotypiske tidlig-serie opførsel fra børn som ønskede at undgå at se det frygtindgydende dele af TV programmet mens de blev i i rummet for at se resten af det.