User:Daniel Benfield/Talk About Video Archive

Syndicated, Daily: September 18, 1989 - March 16 [September], 1990 (also aired on CBC in Canada)

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Talk About was kind of an adaptation of the board game Outburst. The show debuted October 21, 1988 on CBC, with the second season also airing in the United States.

Repeats aired on USA from June 28 through December 31, 1993, with GameTV (basically a Canadian equivalent to GSN) airing repeats from 2011-15.

Big thanks to TVarchive.ca for what little Season 1 info I have.

LEGAL STUFF SO I DON'T GET SUED: I'm only linking to these videos, none of which were uploaded by me, for the purposes of research and as a public record. Footage ©1988-96 Comedia Productions/CBC and associated entities.

Talk About
Note that while most of these have a 1989 copyright date, including the Finale, some of these may actually be from Season 1.

From what I've read, some Season 1 shows aired in American markets between March-September 1990, presumably with the intro spiel altered (it originally used "all of Canada" instead of "everybody").

Five-time champs won a Grand Game Jackpot of prizes, which began at $1,000 and added a prize or two each time a new team became champs.

A home game was produced in 1989, and all players got a copy. Originally, Wayne plugged the game after each match; later on, announcer Dean Hill would plug it at the start of Segment 2.


 * September 20, 1989 (Barb & Stripes {Game 5 - $3,300} vs. Dee Dee & Garry, continued from yesterday {4-0 in the challengers' favor} with Shannon & Shannon {yes, really} playing later; original broadcast, intro missing, audio/video freezes from 3:42-47 {alternate copy of second segment from a GameTV repeat, in much better quality})
 * [Grand Game Jackpot is at $1,000.]


 * 1989 (Tracey & Casey {$600} vs. Glyn & Melody, with Dee & Sue playing later {Part 2}; GameTV repeat with a few partial commercials, end of bonus round segment missing {per the uploader, "that was the feed's fault"})
 * [This and the below episode are consecutive. Melody Davies was later a regular guest on Acting Crazy, also hosted by Wayne Cox. Uploader lists this as being from "week two".]

Home game now also plugged at start of Segment 2
 * 1989 (Glyn & Melody vs. Dee & Sue, continued from last time {Part 2}; GameTV repeat, begins during champs' introduction)

Subject choices now appear onscreen in a "vertical trilon" or "pulldown shades" sort of effect

Celebrity Talk About
A spinoff version with celebs playing for charity, which aired on CBC's primetime schedule from January 10, 1989 through at least August 8 of that year.

As far as I know, only one Celebrity show was done in Season 2, airing on September 15 as a "sneak preview" for American viewers.


 * July 11, 1989 (Chris Charlesworth & Stefan Brogren vs. Karen Campbell & Martin Cummins; montage, including intro)


 * July 1989 (Promo for the next episode, with Sylvia Tyson & Wayne Rostad vs. Rosemary Dunsmore & Peter Dvorsky)
 * [Said show aired 7/18/89.]

Ireland (1990s)
''RTE: 1991? - 1996?''

The show was originally hosted by Ian Dempsey, with Alan Hughes taking over later on. At least early on, no commercials were aired during the show.

Ian Dempsey
 * December 1991 (Renata & Maria vs. Rachel & Pascal, then Carol & Robbie vs. Kathy Durkin & Mary; has commercials before the show {which begins at 3:52}, tracking line present throughout)

Alan Hughes
 * 199? (Promo)
 * December 199? (Clip of Peter & Lorraine talking about the subject "hot whiskeys"; "shaky-cam" upload, kinda-low audio)
 * [Set decorated for Christmas.]


 * December 26, 1996 ("Cinderella" & "Zoe" vs. John & Rachel; ends just into third subject)

Sweden (1990s)
TV4: 1990s

Prata på! (or "Speaking of!"), hosted by Lars Gustafsson.

United Kingdom (1990-93)
Yorkshire Television for ITV: October 30, 1990 - July 23, 1993 (81 episodes in 3 series)

Hosted by Andrew O'Connor. Used a more basic logo, at least early on.


 * October 1990 (Debut promo)