The Generation Game
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The Generation Game is a classic British television game show, most famously hosted by entertainer Bruce Forsyth, in which families competed in humorous challenges and variety-style tasks.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television game show
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game show ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
BBC Saturday night television
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Bruce Forsyth’s television career ⓘ |
| basedOn | Dutch game show Eén van de acht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | BBC Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catchphrase |
Didn’t they do well?
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Nice to see you, to see you nice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Alan Boyd
NERFINISHED
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David Croft NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Huntriss NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | well-known British light entertainment format ⓘ |
| features |
families competing in games
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humorous challenges ⓘ variety-style tasks ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1971 ⓘ |
| format | family game show ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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game show ⓘ |
| hasRevivals | yes ⓘ |
| hasSegment | conveyor belt prize round ⓘ |
| hostedBy |
Bruce Forsyth
NERFINISHED
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Jim Davidson NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Grayson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mel Giedroyc NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul O’Grady NERFINISHED ⓘ Sue Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableElement |
intergenerational family teams
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live studio audience ⓘ |
| notableHost | Bruce Forsyth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | The Generation Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prizes |
household goods
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novelty items ⓘ |
| producedBy | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionLocation | United Kingdom television studios ⓘ |
| revivalPeriod |
1990s
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2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family audience ⓘ |
| theme | competition between generations in a family ⓘ |
| typicalRound | conveyor belt memory game GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalTone |
humorous
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light-hearted ⓘ |
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