Talkin' 'Bout Your Gen (previously known as Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation) is an Australian television game show produced by Granada Productions. The first four seasons aired on Network Ten (2009–2012), before moving to the Nine Network (2018–2019) for two seasons. The show was originally hosted by Shaun Micallef.
The series returned to Network 10 in September 2025, under the name Talkin' 'Bout Your Gen, hosted by Anne Edmonds.
History Original run
The first series ran on Network Ten for 18 episodes. The first run generation team captains were Amanda Keller (Baby Boomers), Charlie Pickering (Generation X) and Josh Thomas (Generation Y). 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.
The third series of the show 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.
Nine Network run
In September 2017, it was announced that the show would be revived on the Nine Network for 8 episodes with Micallef returning as host. 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 was led by Robyn Butler, Generation Y was led by Andy Lee and Generation Z was led by Laurence Boxhall. It has a new set and it also changed its graphics including new logo and as well as fonts, sets and theme song and primary colours. The primary colours are red (Generation X), yellow (Generation Y) and blue (Generation Z). The show was once again filmed at Docklands Studios in Melbourne. It is recorded in front of a live audience of 500 people.
In October 2018, the series was renewed for a sixth season at Nine's upfronts with Micallef returning as host with Lee, Butler and Boxhall returning as series captains. The series premiered on 1 May 2019.
Return to 10 On 16 September 2024 at Paramount's 2025 upfronts, it was announced the series would be returning to Network 10 in 2025, with new host and new captains to be announced and simply titled "Talkin' 'Bout Your Gen". The generations will include Gen X, the Millennials and the Zoomers. In April 2025, it was announced that comedian Anne Edmonds will host the series, replacing Micallef. In May 2025, Dave Hughes, Tommy Little and Anisa Nandaula were announced as team captains for Gen X, Gen Y & Gen Z, respectively. The series premiered on 16 September 2025.
Format
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (also known as TAYG) is an hour-long quiz show testing the popular culture knowledge of teams from three different cultural generations. 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. (For example, Ian Smith and George Negus have featured as Baby Boomers but are actually members of the older Silent Generation.) For the original run, the guests up to 30 are placed in the Generation Y team, guests aged 30–45 in the Generation X team and guests aged 45 and over in the Baby Boomer team. During the second run, guests aged 25 and under are placed in the Generation Z team, guests aged 25–40 in the Generation Y team, and guests aged 40–55 in the Generation X team.
Typically, each episode features six rounds (five rounds in series 5 & 6)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. From 2018, it was used in the third round.
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. In 2018, the fourth round was used. In 2019, it was part of the magic window.
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 awarded is random but almost certainly allows for any team to win; therefore the winner of the End Game is the winner of the episode.
The winning team is presented with a secondhand trophy donated by Shaun (first series), viewers (third, fourth and fifth 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. In the sixth series (2019), Pete Smith provided the voiceover with the winning prize and an announcer sign-off at the end of the show, for example "This is Pete Smith speaking."
Series 7 changes Each episode features five rounds with the three teams competing. The first round is various themed games such as "Mullet Over". One point is awarded for each correct answer, though in practice points can be awarded or deducted at Anne's own discretion.
The second round sees teams choosing from four categories was now from the big screen replacing magic window. All categories were returned such as Film & TV, Music, Celebrities, Lifestyle, News & Current Affairs and Sport. New categories are including History and Technology.
The third round now seeing all teams that guessing for example "Pit Happens".
The fourth round also now seeing themed choices such as "Wiki-Oke", as it shares between a team captain and a team guest.
End Game replaced by As Quick As for the final round.
Cast Hosts
Shaun Micallef (Host, 2009–2012, 2018–2019) Anne Edmonds (Host, 2025–present)
Network Ten original cast
Amanda Keller (Team Captain, Baby Boomers, 2009–2012) Charlie Pickering (Team Captain, Generation X, 2009–2012) Josh Thomas (Team Captain, Generation Y, 2009–2012)
Nine Network iteration cast
Robyn Butler (Team Captain, Generation X, 2018–2019) Andy Lee (Team Captain, Generation Y, 2018–2019) Laurence Boxhall (Team Captain, Generation Z, 2018–2019)
Network 10 reboot cast
Dave Hughes (Team Captain, Gen X, 2025–present) Tommy Little (Team Captain, Gen Y, 2025–present) Anisa Nandaula (Team Captain, Gen Z, 2025–present)
List of games First Network Ten iteration These are some of the games that are featured in the show from 2009 to 2012. Not all of them are mentioned. Accessory Before the Fact - Teams are shown an item which is famously owned by a film or television character and must identify the character to which it belongs. Ad Hoc - Teams are shown a still image from a famous television commercial and receive a point for correctly identifying the product being advertised. As Quick As - Teams answer a series of rapid-fire questions before a novelty timer runs out, typically the boiling of an electric kettle. Sometimes the kettle would be replaced with other timers such as a professional woodchopper. Befuddled - Teams are shown a series of movie posters which have been mixed up by the "Befuddlo-Mesh" screen. The poster is progressively defuddled and teams get points inverse to the number of times it has been defuddled. Better Read Than Dead - Shaun reads a series of first lines from famous books and teams must identify the book it belongs to. Charlie Was Wrong - Teams were shown a doctored video of Charlie answering a question incorrectly from a previous series. The team to correctly answer the question was awarded 15 points. The twist was that given Charlie had previously "answered" the question, he was locked out (his teammate wad allowed to answer the question). Chicken or Egg? (Originally called What Came First?) - Teams are shown two products, events, or businesses and must decide which one of them came first. Chinese Internet - Teams are shown series of facts in which one of the words has been "censored by the Chinese Government". Teams write down the word on a chalkboard and get a point if they correctly identify the missing word. Fad-tastic - Teams are shown a series of images depicting items or activities which were popular across different generations. Teams received one point for identifying the fad, and another point for identifying the decade in which it reached peak popularity. Franken-Face (originally called Gen Modified) - Teams are shown a composite image of a person with the features of 3 famous people, one from each of the generations. Teams get a point for each person identified. Going Somewhere Solo - Teams are shown a series of images of singers who famously split from a band or group and became solo acts. Teams get a point for identifying the band or group they split from. Human Fly - Teams are shown a series of celebrities whose heads have been replaced with that of a fly. Teams receive a point for correctly identifying the celebrity. A variation of the game called Bride of the Fly involved teams identifying the male half of couples on their wedding day. Is She Really Going Out With Him? - Teams are shown images of the female half of famous television couples and must identify the boyfriend or husband of the character shown. Look What They Have Done to my Album Cover - Teams are shown a series of famous album covers with something added to it, and they must identify the element that does not appear on the regular cover. Name That Tee - Teams are presented with a series of t-shirts featuring designs that relate to an element of popular culture. Teams get a point for identifying the popular culture reference. Name That Tune - Teams hear a series of songs and must identify the name of each. Nobody's Business - Teams are shown a series of fictional business or product names from television shows and must identify the show it comes from. Original or Sequel? - Teams are shown sill images from movies and must identify whether the scene occurred in the original film or a sequel. Pandamonium - Teams are shown a series of historical photographs in which a key figure has been replaced with a panda. Teams get one point for identifying the figure replaced, and one point for identifying thr historical event. Pals at the Pictures - Teams are shown the image of one half of a famous movie duo. Teams must identify the member of the duo not pictured. Partners in Primetime - Teams are shown the image of one half of a famous television couple. Teams are awarded one point for correctly identifying the other half of the couple, and one point for identifying the series in which they appeared. A variation of this game involved teams naming the character from television or film based on an image of their mode of transport. Poli-Waffle - Shaun reads out a series of sentences made up of two halves of famous political quotes. Teams must identify the two politicians who made the original quotes, receiving a point for each correctly identified.