THE GENERATION GAME
1971-2018, BBC1
MAD UK #189, c. 1977
w: Les Lilley
a: Clive Collins
The Generation Game was a game shoe that was a combination of Breat the Clock and Family Feud. Teams competed in physical activities to win prizes, but each team was a member of the same family. The original host was Bruce Forsyth, and his co-host was Anthea Redfern.
Certain racism was acceptable in the seventies, particularly overseas and particularly when it applied to martial arts. Sessue Hayakawa was an actor in Japan.
Fun fact: cartoonist Clive Collins was the older brother of Phil Collins.
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