Baby Boomers vs. Millennials
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- Welcome to the show.
- I'm Ellen and like many of you, I am a baby boomer.
- We are the generation that grew up drinking from garden hoses and
- drinking orange Tang and drinking from our parent's liquor cabinet.
- [LAUGH] Baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964.
- They call us that because after the World War II,
- there was a boom of babies being born.
- People were like, we lived through the war, let's make whoopee.
- And- >> [LAUGHING]
- >> For you millennials,
- making whoopee is like Netflix and chill.
- >> [LAUGHING] [APPLAUSE] >> That's what it is.
- [APPLAUSE] But they were married.
- >> [LAUGH] >> That's the difference.
- [APPLAUSE] So, millennials were born between 1982 and 2004.
- These are people who will never know the joy of using
- the end of a pencil to dial the phone.
- Do you remember that?
- >> [LAUGH] >> You would actually
- >> [APPLAUSE] We're back.
- I have some news for baby boomers, we are not the majority any more.
- A new census says that millennials have over taken us, and
- I know this because a 20 year old staff member read it to me form the internet.
- [APPLAUSE] >> So, I want to play a little game.
- I am gonna test the knowledge between baby boomers and millennials and
- see how well they know each other.
- Tracy Woods and Chantelle Miller, where are you two?
- [APPLAUSE] All right, so I'm gonna ask you questions about the other generation and
- we'll see how well y'all know each other, okay?
- >> Okay.
- >> All right, we're gonna start with the baby boomer.
- What does, and don't help, anybody, because we want to see how much she knows.
- Okay. >> What does yolo mean?
- >> Yolo. [LAUGH]
- >> What do you think it means?
- >> It's an icon on the text messaging.
- [LAUGH] >> No.
- [LAUGH] >> No, no.
- >> No.
- >> Okay, all right, >> You only live once.
- >> Okay. >> Yolo, yeah.
- >> I knew that.
- >> Yeah, I know you know it.
- >> Yeah [LAUGH] >> You're just getting started.
- >> That's right.
- >> Yeah.
- What is your name?
- >> Shantel.
- >> And you are?
- >> Tracey.
- >> All right.
- So Shantel name all four Beatles.
- [LAUGH] >> Actually, Paul McCartney.
- >> That's one.
- [LAUGH] John Lennon?
- >> Yes. >> Really?
- >> Yes.
- >> Yes. >> I didn't know that.
- >> Yeah.
- >> Boy, clearly I did.
- >> Yeah, you did.
- Two others.
- >> My gosh.
- >> No clue.
- >> No, Michael?
- No, not Michael Jackson.
- I don't know.
- [INAUDIBLE] But he did a song with Paul McCartney.
- He did Ebony and Ivory, remember that.
- >> I do remember that, no i dont.
- I dont think so.
- >> [LAUGH] >> Alright, so there was Ringo.
- And then there was George Harrison.
- >> Okay, ill have to go.
- >> [LAUGH] >> I'll go look them up.
- >> [APPLAUSE] >> Yeah, they were a good band.
- >> They were, they were.
- >> They wrote a lot of songs, they were really really
- >> They were great.
- >> All right Tracey on tender what would you do if you really, really, really,
- really like someone?
- >> If I really, really, really like someone.
- Mm, I'd send them a great picture of my face.
- [LAUGH] [SOUND] Sign it Tinder, let me see.
- >> [LAUGH] >> Do you know what Tinder is?
- >> Not really.
- [LAUGH] >> [LAUGH]
- >> It's a dating app.
- Okay.
- >> Okay! >> What would she do if she really,
- really, really?
- >> Super like.
- Swipe up.
- >> Yeah.
- >> Okay. >> You can only super like, but
- you can only do it once every 24 hours or something.
- >> That's it? Okay.
- >> You can't like too many people.
- >> [LAUGH] >> All right.
- Who can turn on the world on with a smile?
- >> You can. >> Yes I can.
- [APPLAUSE] You do!
- >> [APPLAUSE] >> Come on everybody, sing it with me.
- [MUSIC] Who can turn the world on with a smile?
- >> See, I know the song.
- >> Yeah, all right.
- >> [LAUGH] >> Mary Tyler Moore.
- Mary Tyler Moore.
- >> Yes! Okay.
- [LAUGH] >> All right.
- What show had the character Aunt Bee?
- Andy?
- Andy?
- I'm high.
- [LAUGH] >> No.
- >> Andy Griffith Show.
- Have you ever heard of that?
- >> Yeah.
- Yes.
- >> It's hard to whistle.
- We were so patient.
- We would listen to a theme song that was a whistle.
- That's how.
- Yes.
- That's how we work.
- All right. And that's all.
- But you know what, you're gonna win something.
- You have 55 inch TCL 4K Roku TV.
- [APPLAUSE]
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Ellen put different generations to the test with a pop culture quiz!
