Such competitions were popular entertainments at British pre- and post-war era holiday camps such as Butlin’s and Pontins. The competitions became a byword for the holiday camp lifestyle.

A June 1947 knobbliest knees contest at Butlin’s Skegness camp was judged by Laurel and Hardy. The denouement of the 1973 British comedy-drama film The Best Pair of Legs in the Business—from which the film takes its title—relies on a character having participated in a knobbly knees competition.

Funny Photos of Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past

Funny Photos of Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past

Funny Photos of Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past

Funny Photos of Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past

Funny Photos of Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past

Funny Photos of Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past

Funny Photos of Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past

Funny Photos of Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past

Funny Photos of Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past

Funny Photos of Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past

Funny Photos of Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past

Funny Photos of Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past