Well this week, auctions speak louder than words as Josh stole Shaun’s opening monologue. This week guests were Glynn Nicholas for the Baby Boomers, Claudia Karvan for Generation X and Rai Thistlethwayte (from Thirsty Merc) for Gen Y.

The first game was Accessory Before The Fact, with Shaun remarking on the similarity of Angela Lansbury to Josh Thomas. Next, Bride of the Fly, where the groom in each photo had been replaced with a fly. The kettle was pulled out again for a round of As Quick As.

The four button options were Kim (Kardashian), Pencils, Breakfast Cereals and Ears.

• Gen Y picked Ears – playing “Name That Tune”, all songs from musicals. Josh had a copy of Preincarnate on display, but it wasn’t mentioned.
• The BB went for Pencils, which was “Draw That Movie!” Glynn drew for Amanda and all the titles had numbers in them.
• Gen X chose Breakfast Cereals, with the game “What Am I Eating?”, during which Shaun ate a banana.

The Your Gen round topic was Weather. The end game envelope was delivered by Napoleon on a Segway – “Which Generation is Best at – Body Art?” A models had to be painted to suit a scene by each team – just a regular, every day activity! In the end, Gen X won with their Tarzan model, winning the 1934 Trophy for Best Novice Toy Dog, donated by Pepper in Gawler SA.

Charlie and Amanda began with a game of Snakes and Ladders before Shaun introduced the guests: HG Nelson for the Baby Boomers, Chrissie Swan for Gen X and Tim Blackwell for Gen Y.

The games played were:

• Name That Tee
• Going Somewhere Solo (Gotto Bollo Solo?!) – where solo artists had to be identified, along with the band that made them famous
• Chicken or Egg? – determining which came first, such as KFC or McDonalds

Did you know 2010 was International Deadly Snake Month? So was the 4 button options: Jules Lund, Indian Taipan, Godman’s Pitviper and The Banded Krait.

• The Baby Boomers picked The Banded Krait, which was Who Said That?
• Next was Gen X, with Chrissie choosing the Indian Taipan and playing Third Drawer Down.
• Gen Y went for the Pitviper, which was 7 Degrees.

The YourGen round was “Dust and Dirt”. Mr Spock, being attacked by a woodpecker, delivered the end game envelope – proclaiming the challenge as “Which is the Best Generation at Coming Home Late”. The teams had to complete a number of “before bed” challenges in a pitch-black house, being as quiet and quick as possible. Shaun watched, then walked in as they popped into bed.

Gen Y won the 1956 Bank Officials Association Table Tennis Trophy, donated by Shaun’s mother!

As a side note, the home viewer question was inaccurate – The Titanic was found in 1985. Yes, I’m also a Titanic nerd!

It was a Halloween special this week, with Shaun dressed as Frankenstein’s Monster. For the Baby Boomers, Amanda was dressed as Morticia and Kathy Lette as Catwoman. Both Charlie and Angus Sampson dressed as Michael Keaton characters, Beetlejuice and Batman. Gen Y had Josh dressed as Casanova (which Shaun mocked) and Camile Keenan as a She-Devil.

First up was Befuddled, where movie posters were scrambled like Puzzle pieces. Who Goes There? Name That Tune.

The four buttons were all actors who played werewolves, plus ‘Trust Me’:

• Gen Y chose Lon Chaney Jnr, playing Noises Off. While in the ‘haunted bed’, it dropped and a hand raised up to scare them.
• The Baby Boomers decided on Benicio Del Toro which was Chronoloco! A timeline of aliens had to be sorted chronologically, including Marvin the Martian and Dr Zoidberg.
• Gen X picked Trust Me rather than Jason Bateman – with Human Lamington the game. Angus graciously put Charlie forward to be the victim, and with two questions wrong – Charlie got covered in Pumpkin Soup AND Sour Cream.

The Your Gen topic was particularly scary: Algebra… actually it was Monsters. In the end game, the teams had to bob for fruits and vegetables – one of each. Gen X was quickest, claiming the ‘Card Game Trophy’ (actually the 1992 Marsen Prize Fokker Trophy) donated by Gary Childs.