Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation's logo
Genre	Game show
Written by	Shaun Micallef Stephen Hall Michael Ward Jo Gill Tommy Dassalo Brenna Glazebrook
Directed by	Jon Olb
Presented by	Shaun Micallef
Starring	Amanda Keller Charlie Pickering Josh Thomas
Theme music composer	Yuri Worontschak
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	72 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Peter Beck
Producers	Lara Hopkins Melinda Zahra
Production locations	Docklands Studios Melbourne, Docklands, Melbourne, Australia
Editor	Ken Hardie (Series 4)
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx. 44 mins (excluding commercials)
Production companies	Granada Productions ITV Studios
Original release
Network	Network Ten
Release	5 May 2009 – 29 March 2012

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which premiered on Network Ten on 5 May 2009. It is hosted by Shaun Micallef.

The first series ran for 18 episodes, with the original production order extended due to the success of the show. A second series of 26 episodes began airing from 7 February 2010. Series 2 had a planned hiatus after episode 10 on 18 April 2010 and returned to finish its run on 1 August 2010. Series 3 began on 8 February 2011.

On 27 October 2011, Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation was renewed for a fourth series. On 22 January 2012, it was announced that the show would begin airing Series 4 on 1 February 2012 in an 8 pm timeslot.

Format

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (also known as TAYG (pronounced tay-g)) is an hour-long quiz show testing the popular culture knowledge of teams from three different cultural generations. The generation team captains are Amanda Keller (Baby Boomers), Charlie Pickering (Generation X) and Josh Thomas (Generation Y). Each team captain is joined by a different guest each episode who is part of, their respective generations. However, on occasion there have been guests not actually part of the generation they represent on the show. (e.g. Ian Smith and George Negus have featured as Baby Boomers but are actually members of the Silent Generation). Generally guests aged up to 30 are placed in the Generation Y team, guests aged 30–40 in the Generation X team and guests aged 40 and over in the Baby Boomer team.

Typically, each episode features six rounds with the three teams competing in various themed games which feature wordplay-based names such as What's A Doodle Doo?, Name That Tee and ¡chronoloco!. One point is awarded for each correct answer, though in practice points can be awarded or deducted at Shaun's own discretion. The first three rounds involve the contestants buzzing in first to give their answer. Games played in these rounds can involve identifying missing television characters from a cast picture, identifying a company name from a partially constructed logo, or identifying a catchphrase and its origin from a T-shirt.

The fourth round sees teams choosing from four categories from the main display (dubbed the "magic window"), and often involves their participation on the studio floor on their part. Games include matching up celebrity pairs (such as famous mothers and daughters) on the screen, ransacking a period setting to identify anachronistic items, and performing charades. The fifth round, called "Your Generation" and later Yo-Gen, sees all teams quizzed in turn on themed questions relevant to their particular generation and based on a certain topic or Yo-Gen Subject. In this round, one point is awarded for each correct answer and two points are lost with each incorrect answer.

The final round, called End Game, sees all teams trying to complete a physical task, usually to be judged by Shaun. The number of points up for grabs in this round is usually determined by the amount of points that separate the first and third placed teams at this stage of the game; therefore the winner of the End Game is the winner of the episode.

The winning team is presented with a second hand trophy donated by Shaun (first series),viewers (third and fourth series), as a vanity prize. During the second series, a specially made TAYG trophy was presented to the winning team; the trophy featured three people (representing the three generations playing) raising a flag pole with a TAYG flag on top.

List of games

These are some of the games that are featured in the show. Not all of them are mentioned.

• What's a Doodle Doo? – In this game, contestants are shown different company logos but are shown one 'doodle' at a time. Five 'doodles' make the logo and points are awarded depending on how many doodles have been revealed (i.e. the first doodle is worth 5 points, the second is worth 4 points, etc.).
• As Quick As – In this game, contestants are asked a series of questions. They must buzz in and answer as quickly as they can as they are racing a boiling kettle. Time is up when the kettle whistles. In some episodes, the kettle is replaced with another item such as dynamite or a woodcutter. Australian illusionist Cosentino appeared in one episode with him escaping from a straight jacket.
• You Say Various Things – The game begins with Shaun explaining that they would usually be playing As Quick As, but has decided that they will be playing a new and complicated game in which the title and rules are explained in one very simple (and long) song. Shaun then sings the You Say Various Things theme song only for the phone to ring and Shaun explaining that they don't have time to play this game as the theme song was too long. They then play As Quick As.
• Ad Hoc – In this game, the contestants are shown a frame from a commercial and they must buzz in to try and guess what the product is in the commercial.
• Befuddled – In this game, the contestants are shown a movie poster that has been pixelated by the Befuddlo-Mesh screen. They must then guess which movie the poster is for. If no-one can guess the Befuddled image, it is the Defuddled once. If they still can't guess, the image is Defuddled a second time. An image is only Defuddled a maximum of five times before it is completely revealed. Points are awarded depending on how many times the image has been Defuddled (i.e. the first Befuddlo level is worth 5 points, the second is worth 4 points, etc.).
• Nobody's Business – In this game, contestants must guess the names of fictional products or businesses on the Magic Window. They then have to guess the film or TV series from which the product or business is from.
• Chicken or Egg? (originally called What Came First?) – In this game, contestants are shown two things, events or businesses and they need to figure out which one came first.

Games featured in the Magic Window: The Magic Window is the large screen in the background of the TAYG set. The teams pick one of four buttons from the window which are labelled with the genre of game that is featured in that button and later, things or people relating to a certain subject.

• Trust Me – In the earlier uses of this game, a button was labelled with the Trust Me logo. The game featured would result in one of the team members being covered in food if the other team member incorrectly answered questions. Each question was worth quadruple points. In later episodes, Trust Me was hidden in one of the four button on the Magic Window as no-one would pick it when it was clearly labelled. In one episode, Trust Me was hidden in two of the buttons on the Magic Window.
• What on Earth was that? – In this game, show six common items from the past and present are concealed behind a garden wall and then crushed by a steam roller. The team must then identify the item by looking at the debris left behind and the era it was from for one point each.
• Watch Your Mouth – In this game, the guesser (who is facing the audience) must try and guess the celebrity their partner (who is facing away from the audience with their mouth on a stand) is portraying on the "magic window". That contestant must give clues to the contestant without saying any of the verboten words/phrases (ranging from 5–8) shown on the "magic window". One point is awarded for every celebrity the guesser is able to identify correctly.
• ¡chronoloco! – In this game, the team has to order a certain number of things (usually six) of a certain theme (e.g. wedding dresses or underwear) in the order they were first introduced. One point is awarded for each item placed in the correct place.
• Third Drawer Down – In this game, items appear in the third drawer down and the team must be able to identify the item. One point is awarded for each item identified correctly, and another point for correctly identifying the era of that item.
• Era Error – In this game, a scenario is created at a certain era (e.g. classroom in 1965) and contestants are to identify six items that don't belong in the era within the given time-frame. One point is awarded for each item that is identified in the wrong era.

Episodes

Main article: List of Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation episodes

The first series began airing on 5 May 2009. It ran for 18 episodes concluding with a Christmas special on 22 November 2009. Due to the popularity of the first series, a second series was commissioned and began airing on 7 February 2010. The series aired for 10 episodes and took a three-month break before resuming on 1 August 2010. The series then ran for a further 16 episodes, totalling 26 for the second series. Also, a highlights episode, dubbed 'family assortment', was aired on 4 April 2010. A third series of the show began broadcast on 8 February 2011. Similar to the second series, the third series was split into two distinct blocks for broadcast. It concluded on 18 September 2011.

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which premiered on Network Ten on 5 May 2009. It is hosted by Shaun Micallef.

Series 1 ran for a total of 18 episodes, with the original production order extended due to the success of the show. A second series of 26 episodes began airing from 7 February 2010. Series 2 went on a planned hiatus as of Episode 10 on 18 April 2010. It returned with new episodes from 1 August 2010 and concluded with a Christmas special on 23 November 2010. Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation returned to its original timeslot of 7:30 pm Tuesday from 7 September 2010. A third series began on 8 February 2011 before concluding on 18 September 2011. The fourth series began on 1 February 2012 before concluding on 29 March 2012. <onlyinclude> A fifth series has been announced by the Nine Network to premiere 21 May 2018. A sixth series was premiered on 1 May 2019.

Series overview

Series	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired	Network
1	18		5 May 2009 (2009-05-05)	22 November 2009 (2009-11-22)	Network Ten
2	26		7 February 2010 (2010-02-07)	28 November 2010 (2010-11-28)
3	18		8 February 2011 (2011-02-08)	18 September 2011 (2011-09-18)
4	10		1 February 2012 (2012-02-01)	29 March 2012 (2012-03-29)
5	8		21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)	9 July 2018 (2018-07-09)	Nine Network
6	8		1 May 2019 (2019-05-01)	26 June 2019 (2019-06-26)

Episodes

Season 1 (2009)

The first series of Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation began airing on Network Ten on 5 May 2009. It ran for 18 episodes concluding with a Christmas special on 22 November 2009.

Ep #	Airdate	Baby Boomers Guest	Generation X Guest	Generation Y Guest	End Game	Winner	Prize
1	5 May 2009	George Negus	Arj Barker	Ruby Rose	Wallpapering	Generation X	Shaun's ARIA Award
2	12 May 2009	Peter Rowsthorn	Dylan Lewis	Patience Hodgson	Making a Sand Castle	Baby Boomers	Shaun's Thank God You're Here trophy
3	19 May 2009	Ian "Dicko" Dickson	Stephen Curry	Rebel Wilson	Building a Dog House	Generation Y	A book of science fiction stories given to Shaun
4	26 May 2009	Ian Smith	Lawrence Leung	Maeve Higgins	Mowing the Lawn	Generation X	Shaun's Silver Logie Award
5	2 June 2009	Kirk Pengilly	Kat Stewart	Rhys Uhlich	Setting a Table	Baby Boomers	Shaun's 1978 Runners Up Athletics Trophy
6	9 June 2009	Marcia Hines	Matt Welsh	Dave Thornton	Reverse Parallel Parking	Baby Boomers	Shaun's "World's Best Lover" Mug
7	16 June 2009	Benita Collings	Kram	Alyssa Sutherland	Making a Champagne Fountain	Generation Y	A Congressional Medal of Honor
8	22 June 2009	Greedy Smith	Sophie Lee	Matt Lee	Making Shaun's Breakfast	Generation Y	The 1957 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
9	30 June 2009	Jonathan Coleman	Tim Rogers	Gracie Otto	Decorating a Birthday Cake	Generation X	Shaun's son's soccer trophy
10	7 July 2009	Henry Roth	Rove McManus	Cassie Davis	Painting Shaun's Portrait	Generation X	A Kentucky Derby Trophy
11	14 July 2009	Tony Martin	Kate Langbroek	Margot Robbie	Building a tower of Blocks	Generation X	1972 Miss Southern California title
12	21 July 2009	Denise Scott	Samuel Johnson	Faustina Agolley	Making a fine wine by squashing grapes with feet	Baby Boomers	The Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation trophy[a]
13	28 July 2009	Gretel Killeen	Carey Hart	Andy Lee	Pitching a tent	Generation X and Y	The Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation trophy
14	4 August 2009	Noeline Brown	Angus Sampson	Nikki Webster	Getting ready for work	Generation Y	The Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation trophy
15	11 August 2009	Denise Drysdale	Claudia Karvan	Hamish Blake	Milking a cow	Generation X	The Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation trophy
16	18 August 2009	Jimmy Barnes	Chris Brown	Hayley Pearson	Packing a car for a holiday	Generation Y	The Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation trophy
17	1 September 2009	Kerri-Anne Kennerley	Wil Anderson	Josh Lawson	Building a snowman	Generation X	The Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation trophy and a cheque for $7.50
18	22 November 2009[c]	Denise Scott	Dylan Lewis	Ruby Rose	Decorating a Christmas tree	Generation Y	No prize

Notes

a. ^ From episode 12 onwards a small trophy with a plaque saying "Winner: Trivia Competition" replaced the different prizes that were awarded in each episode. A new trophy parodying the Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima was used starting from the first episode of the second season.

b. ^ The season finale featured the contestants and the host dressed up in costume as people related to their generation era. Shaun dressed as Robert Smith, Amanda as Marilyn Monroe, Kerri-Anne as Krystle Carrington, Charlie as Marty McFly, Wil as "Doc" Emmett Brown, Josh Thomas as Gerard Way and Josh Lawson as Harry Potter.

c. ^ This episode was a Christmas Special, with Christmas-themed questions. An extended version was aired on Christmas Eve, 24 December 2009.

Viewership

Ep	Original airdate	Australian Viewers	Night Rank	Source
1	5 May 2009	1,648,000	#1
2	12 May 2009	1,599,000	#2
3	19 May 2009	1,613,000	#2
4	26 May 2009	1,648,000	#1
5	2 June 2009	1,625,000	#2
6	9 June 2009	1,655,000	#2
7	16 June 2009	1,703,000	#1
8	22 June 2009	1,754,000	#1
9	30 June 2009	1,594,000	#3
10	7 July 2009	1,659,000	#3
11	14 July 2009	1,495,000	#6
12	21 July 2009	1,580,000	#2
13	28 July 2009	1,616,000	#2
14	4 August 2009	1,513,000	#3
15	11 August 2009	1,479,000	#2
16	18 August 2009	1,503,000	#3
17	1 September 2009	1,554,000	#3
18	22 November 2009	1,060,000	#11

Season 2 (2010)

The second series consists of 26 episodes and began airing on 7 February 2010 on Network Ten in Australia. The series was split into two blocks, both airing in 2010. The first ten episodes were broadcast until 18 April, and the second block consisting of a further 16 episodes aired from 1 August to 23 November. Additionally, a highlights special, dubbed Family Assortment, aired on 4 April 2010.

Ep #	Airdate	Baby Boomers Guest	Generation X Guest	Generation Y Guest	End Game	Winner	Viewers	Rank	Notes
1	7 February 2010	Basil Brush	Joe Hockey	Jolene Anderson	Setting a broken bone	Baby Boomers	1,323,000	5
2	14 February 2010	John Wood	Natalie Bassingthwaighte	Darren McMullen	String Art	Generation Y	1,066,000	10
3	21 February 2010	Red Symons	Kate Ritchie	Sammy J	Washing a Dog	Generation Y	1,091,000	8
4	28 February 2010	Peter Rowsthorn	Ronan Keating	Stephanie Gilmore	Making a Scarecrow	Baby Boomers	1,180,000	6
5	7 March 2010	Brian Mannix	Marieke Hardy	Guy Sebastian	Setting Up a Spare Room	Generation X	1,203,000	7
6	14 March 2010	Georgie Parker	Julian Morrow	Matthew Mitcham	Upholstering furniture	Baby Boomers	1,212,000	7
7	21 March 2010	Graeme Blundell	David Campbell	Natalie Hunter	Building a fence	Generation X	1,102,000	8
8	28 March 2010	Chrissy Amphlett	Tim Minchin	Brooke Satchwell	Working in an office	Generation X	1,193,000	4
*	4 April 2010	A highlights episode dubbed 'family assortment' was aired in the show's normal timeslot. It featured clips from past episodes.			N/A	N/A	806,000	7
9	11 April 2010	Colin Hay	Poh Ling Yeow	Hamish Blake	Changing a Tyre	Generation X	1,106,000	11
10	18 April 2010	Patti Newton	Lisa McCune	Scott Dooley	Renovating a Laundry	Generation X	1,236,000	7
11	1 August 2010	William McInnes	Jimeoin	Ricki-Lee Coulter	Finding their way through a maze	Generation X	1,328,000	5
12	8 August 2010	Bill Bailey	Rodger Corser	Ella Hooper	Working on a conveyor belt	Baby Boomers	1,188,000	6
13	15 August 2010	Liam Oliver (Amanda's Son)	Pamela Pickering (Charlie's Mum)	Drew Thomas (Josh's Brother)	Making lemonade	Baby Boomers	1,438,000	3
14	22 August 2010	Alex Perry	Frank Woodley	Gin Wigmore	Moving Houses	Generation X	1,226,000	7
15	29 August 2010	Jeff Green	Megan Gale	Jason Smith	Pottery	Generation Y	1,168,000	7
16	5 September 2010	Steve Vizard	Kate Langbroek	Andy Lee	Doing a school project (Erupting a volcano)	Baby Boomers	1,250,000	6
17	7 September 2010	Denise Scott	Bob Franklin	Lincoln Lewis	Being a Hairdresser	Baby Boomers	1,210,000	7
18	14 September 2010	Jean Kittson	Todd Sampson	Faustina Agolley	Cleaning up after a party	Baby Boomers	1,365,000	3
19	21 September 2010	Mark Trevorrow	Clare Bowditch	Josh Lawson	Going to market	Generation Y	1,243,000	4
20	28 September 2010	Leo Sayer	Kimberley Davies	Scott McGregor	Delivering Newspapers	Generation Y	999,000	9
21	19 October 2010	Merv Hughes	Deborah Mailman	Maude Garrett	Being a Butcher	Generation Y	1,008,000	10
22	26 October 2010	Kathy Lette	Angus Sampson	Camille Keenan	Fruit & Vegetable Bobbing	Generation X	1,242,000	4
23	2 November 2010	HG Nelson	Chrissie Swan	Tim Blackwell	Getting home in the dark	Generation Y	1,258,000	7
24	9 November 2010	Glynn Nicholas	Claudia Karvan	Rai Thistlethwayte	Body Art	Generation X	1,230,000	4
25	16 November 2010	Michael Veitch	Eddie Perfect	Lucy McIntosh	Landscaping	Generation Y	1,175,000	5
26	23 November 2010	Jennifer Byrne	Chas Licciardello	Hamish Blake	Being the embodiment of Christmas	Baby Boomers	1,450,000	1

Notes

a. ^ The series 2 premiere featured a special 3D segment requiring anaglyphic glasses. Ten made the glasses available in copies of Woman's Day and TV Week magazines in the lead up to the broadcast.

b. ^ Returning after a two-week break for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

c. ^ A Halloween themed special.

d. ^ A Christmas themed special.

Season 3 (2011)

On 14 September 2010, Network Ten confirmed Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation would return in 2011. On 25 January 2011, it was announced that Series 3 would begin airing on 8 February 2011. Similar to series 2, this series was split into two airing blocks with a hiatus in the middle.

Ep #	Airdate	Baby Boomers Guest	Generation X Guest	Generation Y Guest	End Game	Winner	Viewers	Rank	Notes
1	8 February 2011 (2011-02-08)	Kevin Harrington	Julia Zemiro	Leisel Jones	Blowing up a machine gun nest	Generation Y	831,000	13
2	15 February 2011 (2011-02-15)	Ita Buttrose	Robyn Butler	Rob Mills	Polishing shoes	Baby Boomers	850,000	11
3	22 February 2011 (2011-02-22)	Judith McGrath	Todd Woodbridge	Danny Clayton	Dressing a shop window	Generation X	812,000	10
4	1 March 2011 (2011-03-01)	Penny Cook	Kris Smith	Mike Posner	Balling socks (in pairs)	Generation Y	839,000	12
5	8 March 2011 (2011-03-08)	Harley Oliver (Amanda's husband)	Suzie Pickering (Charlie's sister)	Mona Hale (Josh's grandma)	Filling a car with ping-pong balls	Grandma Mona Hale	1,067,000	5
6	15 March 2011 (2011-03-15)	John Waters	Arj Barker	Laura Dundovic	Assembling a skeleton	Generation X	905,000	10
7	22 March 2011 (2011-03-22)	Noni Hazlehurst	Rebecca De Unamuno	Matt Lee	Running a Fish & Chip Shop	Generation X	946,000	11
8	29 March 2011 (2011-03-29)	Jeff Stilson	Andrew Gaze	Brooke McClymont	Completing a covert "Black Ops" mission	Generation X	965,000	8
9	5 April 2011 (2011-04-05)	Bill Hunter	George Calombaris	Celia Pacquola	Carving an ice sculpture	Baby Boomers	1,049,000	6
10	12 April 2011	John Blackman	Kate Langbroek	Sophie Monk	Winning	Generation X	1,076,000	7
11	10 August 2011	Todd McKenney	Dave Hughes	Kate Miller-Heidke	Raising a barn Amish-style	Generation X	801,000	12
12	17 August 2011	Jay Laga'aia	Jane Allsop	Gyton Grantley	Cleaning out a fish tank	Generation X	889,000	12
13	24 August 2011	Simon Burke	Wayne Hope	Paris Wells	Working at an ice cream parlor.	Baby Boomers	793,000	11
14	31 August 2011	Tiriel Mora	Genevieve Morris	Patience Hodgson	Sewing a three-piece suit.	Generation Y	757,000	11
15	4 September 2011	Cornelia Frances	Jimeoin	Natalie Tran	Laundering a bed sheet	Generation X	791,000	11
16	7 September 2011	Francis Greenslade	Robyn Butler	Katie 'Monty' Diamond	Preparing for a military inspection	Baby Boomers	754,000	12
17	11 September 2011	Peter Berner	Darren Hayes	Maude Garrett	Fixing a space shuttle	Generation X	825,000	12
18	18 September 2011	Lorraine Bayly	Craig McLachlan	Jay Ryan	Sculpting a bust (of Max Walker)	Generation Y	855,000	11

Season 4 (2012)

On 27 October 2011, Network Ten confirmed Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation would return in 2012 for a fourth series. On 22 January 2012, it was announced that the show would begin airing on 1 February 2012 in an 8pm timeslot.

No. overall	No. in season	End Game	Baby Boomers guest	Generation X guest	Generation Y guest	Original air date	Viewers
63	1	"Gluing together a smashed vase"	Mary Coustas	Stephen K. Amos	Jodi Gordon	1 February 2012 (2012-02-01)	678,000
64	2	"Preparing high tea"	Johnny Young	Tina Arena	Rob Mills	8 February 2012 (2012-02-08)	758,000
65	3	"Typing out the complete works of Shakespeare"	HG Nelson	Claudia Karvan	Josh Lawson	15 February 2012 (2012-02-15)	593,000
66	4	"Panel van art"	Barry Crocker	Chris Cheney	Felicity Ward	22 February 2012 (2012-02-22)	627,000
67	5	"Catching yabbies"	Peter Rowsthorn	Myf Warhurst	Timomatic	29 February 2012 (2012-02-29)	633,000
68	6	"Giant origami"	Rachel Berger	Craig Lowndes	Caitlin Stasey	7 March 2012 (2012-03-07)	664,000
69	7	"Finding a needle in a hay stack"	Matt Preston	Kate Langbroek	Josh Earl	14 March 2012 (2012-03-14)	609,000
70	8	"Preparing a horse for dressage"	Maggie Kirkpatrick	Dave O'Neil	Ella Hooper	21 March 2012 (2012-03-21)	<495,000
71	9	"Building a grand staircase"	Deborah Hutton	Matt Lucas	Christie Whelan	28 March 2012 (2012-03-28)	820,000
72	10	"Shoveling ectoplasm into a toilet"	Carl Cox	Bob Franklin	Veronica Milsom	29 March 2012 (2012-03-29)	583,000

Season 5 (2018)

The fifth series premiered on Nine Network on Monday, 21 May 2018 at 7:30pm. It is the first time that the show has aired on another network, following its cancellation from Network Ten in 2012.

In May 2017, it was rumoured the show may be revived on an unknown network but without the former host and panellists. In September 2017, it was confirmed the series would be returning, switching from Network Ten to the Nine Network, with Shaun Micallef to again host the series. Tickets for the audience became available at the end of September 2017 with filming for the series to take place between 7 and 29 October at Docklands Studios Melbourne. In October 2017, the series was officially confirmed for revival set to air in 2018, as well as the announcement of the series captains. Generation X will be led by Robyn Butler, Generation Y will be led by Andy Lee and Generation Z will be led by Laurence Boxhall.

The team captains for the 2018 series are Robyn Butler (Generation X), Andy Lee (Generation Y) and Laurence Boxhall (Generation Z).

No. overall	No. in season	End Game	Generation X guest	Generation Y guest	Generation Z guest	Original air date	Viewers
73	1	"Washing a tractor"	Eddie Perfect	Kate McLennan	Brenna Harding	21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)	720,000
74	2	"Running a hipster cafe"	Dave Hughes	Madeleine West	Jayden Hunt	28 May 2018 (2018-05-28)	637,000
75	3	"Erecting a statue"	Sonia Kruger	Hamish Blake	Molly Daniels	4 June 2018 (2018-06-04)	720,000
76	4	"Building a tower of jelly"	Wayne Hope (Robyn's husband)	Alex Miles (Andy's sister)	Eve Boxhall (Laurence's mother)	11 June 2018 (2018-06-11)	653,000
77	5	"Artistic fruit and vegetable arrangement"	Helen Dallimore	Nick Cody	Bernadina Van Tiel	18 June 2018 (2018-06-18)	623,000
78	6	"Building a nest"	Claudia Karvan	Rhys Nicholson	Liv Hewson	25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)	621,000
79	7	"Building a billy cart"	Sam Simmons	Georgia Flood	Morgan Baker	2 July 2018 (2018-07-02)	543,000
80	8	"Going Back to the Future"	Tim Rogers	Kate Jenkinson	Aaron Chen	9 July 2018 (2018-07-09)	444,000

Season 6 (2019)

In October 2018, The series was renewed for a sixth season at Nine's upfronts with Micallef returning as host and Lee, Butler & Boxhall returning as series captains. The series premiered on 1 May 2019.

No. overall	No. in season	End Game	Generation X guest	Generation Y guest	Generation Z guest	Original air date	Viewers
81	1	"Running a nuclear power plant"	Christian O'Connell	The Veronicas	Angourie Rice	1 May 2019 (2019-05-01)	676,000
82	2	"Being a caveman"	Arj Barker	Sophie Monk	Tayla Harris	8 May 2019 (2019-05-08)	663,000
83	3	"Cooking during a blackout"	Michala Banas	Brendan Fevola	Ciaran Lyons	15 May 2019 (2019-05-15)	560,000
84	4	"Doing household chores in the 1960s"	Red Symons	Tina Bursill	Peter Rowsthorn	22 May 2019 (2019-05-22)	560,000
85	5	"Escaping from a high-security prison"	Jimeoin	Joel Creasey	Tayla Damir	29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)	528,000
86	6	"Restoring the roof of the Sistine Chapel"	Georgie Carroll	Miranda Tapsell	Liam Stapleton	12 June 2019 (2019-06-12)	503,000
87	7	"Making an omelette without cracking a few eggs"	Justine Clarke	Luke McGregor	Alli Simpson	19 June 2019 (2019-06-19)	508,000
88	8	"Making a wedding cake"	Stephen K. Amos	Jess Harris	Aaron Chen	26 June 2019 (2019-06-26)	505,000

Reception

Ratings

The first series of the show, which aired at 7:30 pm Tuesday night, was very successful ratings-wise with the show considered a surprise hit. The premiere episode of the show debuted with an average of 1,648,000 viewers, coming in first for the night and fourth for the week. The subsequent episode drew in 1,599,000 viewers, coming both first for the night and the week. The highest rating episode was the eighth, which averaged 1,754,000 viewers. The 2009 Christmas special aired at a 6:30 pm Sunday night timeslot. In comparison, it drew in only 1,060,000 viewers.

The second series of the show debuted in the 7:30 pm Sunday night timeslot, with the series premiere drawing in 1,323,000 viewers. After sixteen episodes the show returned to the 7:30 pm Tuesday night slot to make way for the broadcast of Junior MasterChef Australia on Sunday nights. The ratings figures for the second season were generally behind the high figures set during the first series. The season finale, which also doubled as the 2010 Christmas special, drew in 1,450,000 viewers.

Awards

The show was nominated for both the Most Popular and Most Outstanding Light Entertainment awards at the 2010 Logie Awards. In addition Shaun Micallef was nominated for both the Gold Logie and the Most Popular Presenter awards for his work on the show. The show won in both categories it was nominated for with Shaun Micallef winning the logie for Most Popular Presenter alongside. He did not win the gold logie. Team captains Josh Thomas and Charlie Pickering were also nominated for the Most Popular New Male Talent logie.

Year	Nominee	Award	Result
2010	Shaun Micallef	Most Popular Presenter	Won
	Talkin 'Bout Your Generation	Most Popular Light Entertainment	Won
	Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation	Most Outstanding Light Entertainment	Won
	Shaun Micallef	Gold Logie	Nominated
	Charlie Pickering	Most Popular New Male Talent	Nominated
	Josh Thomas	Most Popular New Male Talent	Nominated
2011
	Shaun Micallef	Silver Logie Award for Most Popular TV Presenter	Nominated
	Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation	Most Popular Light Entertainment Program	Nominated
	Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation	Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program	Nominated

External links

• Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation at IMDb