The Generation Game

The Generation Game was a British game show produced by the BBC in which two teams of two (usually people from the same family, but different generations) compete to win prizes. Based on the format of the Dutch TV show Een van de acht ("One of the Eight"), it was first broadcast in 1971 under the title Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game and ran until 1981 and again from 1990 until 2002. The show has been hosted by Bruce Forsyth, Larry Grayson and Jim Davidson. From 1975 to 1981 Isla St Clair was Larry's assistant. The competition tasks usually involved first seeing a skilled professional (such as a dancer or a potter) construct something or do a performance. The contestants would then attempt to do the same thing, and a score would be given by the professional afterwards. At the end of the show, one member of the victorious team watched prizes pass by on a conveyor belt and then won as many of them as he or she could recall. A trademark of the show was that a cuddly toy was always included among the prizes. The show also introduced a number of catchphrases into British culture, most notably Bruce Forsyth's "Didn't they do well?".

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