Series synopsis
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation is an Australian comedy reality television series that premiered on Nine Network on May 6, 2009. It stars Laurence Boxhall, Shaun Micallef, Amanda Keller and Charlie Pickering.
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.
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Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Laurence Boxhall as Himself - Generation Z Team Captain
- Shaun Micallef as Himself - Host
- Amanda Keller as Herself - Baby Boomer Team Captain
- Charlie Pickering as Himself - Generation X Team Captain
- Josh Thomas as Himself - Generation Y Team Captain
- Anne Edmonds as Self - Host
- Tommy Little as Self - Gen Y Team Captain
- Anisa Nandaula as Self - Gen Z Team Captain
Guest cast
- Robyn Butler as Herself - Generation X Team Captain
- Andy Lee as Himself - Generation Y Team Captain
- Dave Hughes as Self - Gen X Team Captain
- Stephen Curry
- Ian Smith
- Kat Stewart
- Marcia Hines
- Sophie Lee
- Gracie Otto
- Cassie Davis
- Tony Martin
- Samuel Johnson
Episodes
This series spans 8 seasons with 97 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | April 4, 2010 | April 4, 2010 |
| Season 1 | 18 | May 5, 2009 | November 22, 2009 |
| Season 2 | 26 | February 7, 2010 | November 23, 2010 |
| Season 3 | 18 | February 8, 2011 | September 18, 2011 |
| Season 4 | 10 | February 1, 2012 | March 29, 2012 |
| Season 5 | 8 | May 21, 2018 | July 9, 2018 |
| Season 6 | 8 | May 1, 2019 | June 26, 2019 |
| Season 7 | 8 | September 16, 2025 | November 4, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Family Assortment Highlights show, featuring clips from past episodes |
April 4, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 End Game: Wallpapering. Winners: Generation X. Prize: Shaun's ARIA |
May 5, 2009 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 End Game: Making a Sand Castle. Winners: Baby Boomers. Prize: Shaun's 'Thank God You're Here' Trophy. |
May 12, 2009 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 End Game: Building a Dog House. Winners: Generation Y. Prize: A Book of science fiction stories given to Shaun Micallef. |
May 19, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 19 | February 7, 2010 |
| 2 | Episode 20 | February 14, 2010 |
| 3 | Episode 21 | February 21, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Hold on to your rib cages as much-loved comic Shaun Micallef hosts this hilarious, inter-generational quiz show. Each week, his regular team of GENerals, Amanda Keller, Charlie Pickering and Josh Thomas, will be joined by three celebrity guests across the generations. Guests: Kevin Harrington, Julia Zemiro and Leisel Jones. |
February 8, 2011 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Hold on to your rib cages as much-loved comic Shaun Micallef hosts this hilarious, inter-generational quiz show. Each week, his regular team of GENerals, Amanda Keller, Charlie Pickering and Josh Thomas, will be joined by three celebrity guests across the generations. Guests: Ita Buttrose, Robyn Butler and Rob Mills |
February 15, 2011 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Hold on to your rib cages as much-loved comic Shaun Micallef hosts this hilarious, inter-generational quiz show. Each week, his regular team of GENerals, Amanda Keller, Charlie Pickering and Josh Thomas, will be joined by three celebrity guests across the generations. Guests: Judith McGrath, Todd Woodbridge, Danny Clayton. |
February 22, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | February 1, 2012 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | February 8, 2012 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | February 15, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | May 21, 2018 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | May 28, 2018 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | June 4, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | May 1, 2019 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | May 8, 2019 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | May 15, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 3 generations are pitted against each other to find out which is best this week. Gen X: Dave Hughes with Todd McKenney. Gen Y: Tommy Little with Carrie Bickmore. Gen Z: Anisa Nandaula with Will Gibb. |
September 16, 2025 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Host Anne Edmonds pits 3 generations against each other. Gen X: Dave Hughes & Rove, Gen Y: Tommy Little & Miranda Tapsell, Gen Z: Anisa Nandaula & Callum Hole. Who's best this week? |
September 23, 2025 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Host Anne Edmonds pits 3 generations against each other. Gen X: Dave Hughes & Julia Morris, Gen Y: Tommy Little & Nath Valvo, Gen Z: Anisa Nandaula & Tyrone Pynor. Who's best this week? |
September 30, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nine Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 6, 2009 |
| Last aired | November 4, 2025 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |