I believe there was another Gaff by judge Ira over somethin match with clean are wash in a Game on show....I may be wrong but i believe was another miss
The general rule, as I understood it, is that you can't match a general "school" with a specific, "Finishing School" and "Night School". They should NOT have accepted "Scuba Diving School". "College" on the other hand, being a general answer in itself, is an acceptable answer. The judges fouled up. I'm glad to hear they invited him back for another shot.
If I'm not mistaken, they invited the guy back on a later show, and admitted that it was a gaf not giving him credit for the three other points eh should have had
Gene Rayburn was cool, but he never seemed to support the contestants very much. He took the "corporate" viewpoint more often when it came to matching.
Come to think of it, how do the answers given relate to the mention of cultured pearls in the question? I guess "scuba diving school" (or "lessons") is the best answer.
@Kinoakim Yes. I watched a lot of TV game shows back in the day. That makes me an expert. And this show did this type of thing ALL the time. That's my analysis. Live with it.....or die!
@Kinoakim So if listening from an expert isn't considered proof, then no one can give you proof except making something up to match your opinion. How sad for you.
@Gnillob802 I am sorry but just because you watched a lot of game shows does not make you an expert. A lot of people can claim such a thing. Proof would be quotes from people in the industry or old articles that talked about the show being fixed. If Match Game was so notorious for being "fixed" I am sure there would be something out there talking about this. This has nothing to do with opinion. It's either true or it's not.
@hallpriest9 Sometimes the answers had to be exact & sometimes they could be very broad. This caused some contestants to protest that the judges would require more exact answers from contestants they deemed less attractive as a contestant & were offered to appear again on the PM version or another of the producer's shows. Eventually Match Game became more broad as far as excepting answers. Short answer for limited space.
@Gnillob802 Agree. I remember reading about Match Game favoring certain contestants and the producers making sure certain contestants would get certain questions based on if they were male or female, young or old, etc. Since there were no right answers it was a situation where one could expect most answers to be the same and how they were judged seem to vary. I think they were trying to make the game more entertaining not necessarily favoring a particular contestant. But it was unfair.
All six answers should have matched. This was not the prototypical MG situation of not allowing a general-to-specific. The key element here is that the celebs were just trying to color their answers up to be clever...I mean seriously, did Charles really think the contestant was going to say "scuba diving school?" The judge was just dead wrong here.
I think the judge accepted Charles' answer "scuba diving school" and not "finishing school" or "night school" because the word "School" was boxed on the card indicating it was the real answer and "scuba diving" was an added joke. The real error was appearing to be biased when the judge accepted the first finishing school answer and then reversed it.
1) After the show was taped the contestant was given $10,000 after threatening legal action claiming the show was fixed. Not the nicest way to do it but he won out in the end. Just thought I'd share that with anyone pissed about this vid ^^"
Well, since it was the 70's, the judge might have been high when this was taped. I mean seriously, he accepts college and scuba diving school, but not finishing school? It has school in the title, what more do you need for a match?
It was nice to see this clip in its entirety as opposed to bits and pieces that was shown on a game show special a few years back. This was classic, and Match Game is FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!
What's funny about that too was that the contestant's triangle was lit up after Debralee gave her answer and stayed lit until Richard gave the same answer and then it was taken back. When Patty was denied with "Night School", thats when the audience should have forcibly removed the judge from the studio.
"No general to specific rule" maybe, but anyone that watches Match Game knows that Brett's answers sometimes got really crazy and long and would still match.
Unfortunately, not they should not have. The rule was used multiple times throughout the series. No general to specific matches - so CNR's answer should have been disallowed as well, despite the stress on the term itself. College is a synonym of school, and is therefore acceptable. Rough, but it is consistent.
As I recall this was the BIGGEST bone of contention between the judges, the panelists and the contests-trying to match a general answer with one that wasmore specific.
The dude playing said SCHOOL! NOT COLLEGE, Okay I'll contend that college is like School but every answer with the word SCHOOL SHOULD'VE been accepted!
HERE`S my summary on it he (the contestant) said school, school could mean any type of school doesn`t matter thus he should of got all 6. Maybe the judge should go to judge school LOL
According to Webster's Dictionary, "finishing school
Function: noun
Date: 1832
: a private school for girls that emphasizes cultural studies and prepares students especially for social activities" He should have got all 6. Night school is classes at night.
The judge probably did it that way because Charles added on Scuba as a joke while thinking of the answer school. Thusly the reason school is boxed in. Where as the other three were meant to be a bit more specific. But yes that DEFINATELY should have been 6/6.
I think it's because in the question Dumb Dora send her Cultured Pearls... Pearls are found in the ocean so SCUBA Diving School, follows the question, but they should of also counted the other three becasuse they said "School".
I loved it when gene said shut up and i loved it when patti was so afraid but her answer should have been taking but charles shoulded have been but i don't know what finishing school is
What an amazing clip. That show was completely out of control and insane and amazing. I really like Richard Dawson. He seemed like he would get seriously angry at the judge when he thought something was unfair. He also made the best point--how can college be better than school? It is insane that they matched Charles's. However, in one of these other clips, the judge explains the rule that you can't match a general with a specific. The celebs should have all just said school.
So did they ever give him the points for the answers? He should have gotten a match for all of the stars. Heck...at least NIGHT School should have answered. That's not near as specific as FINISHING school. But I still say they should have all matched since "Scuba Diving School" was given the match...
Seems to me the last four answers all contained the word school. So he should have ended up with 4 correct. (Buzzing the college answers). Interestingly, the next contestant answered lady of the night and was matched with "party girl"...
He should have matched all 6. This was in 78 and one of the reasons Richard left the show not too long afterwards and with them having the star wheel too plus he was I think tired of the show too. They reversed buzzing Charles answer and then made it a match they should have done the same with Richard, Debra Lee and Patti's answer too. The judge did not a vacation like Gene said earlier.
I think the problem resulted from the judge allowing such a general answer from the contestant. The question should have been "sent to BLANK school" instead of "sent to BLANK". If the contestant said something really general such as "someplace" then just about every response would have matched. It was a bad question.
Finishing school is the same thing as college, and scuba diving + night school are both types of school. School is very general so every varient should be there.
Richard is flipping off the judge at 2:59. Whether it was intentional or not, it fit the situation. It's obvious that they said "scuba diving" "finishing" and "night" just to be silly, not to be specific.
Don't know what the judge was thinking. The bottom three all had school. I wonder if this is what caused Richard to leave the show. This was in 78 the same year he left. I also like how he switches fingers from the 1st to the middle "bad" finger. It looks like he is flipping off the judge with a sideways bad finger. Hee hee.
Actually, Richard left Match Game to pursue hosting Family Feud full-time. Good catch with the middle finger, though. It definetely looks deliberate...and the censors missed it.
college and school are synonymous, so the first two were correct as the judge found, scuba diving school fit the implied them of the question about PEARLS, the night school was too specific and not related to the question. Finishing was specific and not related to pearls. What the judge did was probably the best decision.
also, the one specific school answer by Charles.. he put a rectangle to specify school. What is strange is that he did put a rectangle around it. He didn't have a habit of doing that.
But, playing devil's advocate - "cultured" would be misunderstood by Dumb Dora, so would send them to a finishing school. That's a school for debutants. It teaches young ladies to be cultured. Ergo, finishing school fits, too.
But, it doesn't matter...30 years later, and we still debate it. How surreal is that?
The other factor that Ira forgot is that some of the panel use the play on words in the question, considering if you listen to the clip that Gene emphasized "Cultured pearls" hence Finishing School, Scuba Diving school, College which are play on words and fits his answer for Dumb Dora.
I wish we had more gameshows like this. They should consider revitalizing the Match Game, maybe put people like Regis Philbin, Bob Saget, all I can think of right now.
WoW. I'm with Richard when he said he couldn't believe it! If they allowed Scuba diving school, they should of allowed any kind of school. finishing school, night school, dance school, art school, charm school, the list could go on forever!! either the judges were idiots, or they really didnt want that guy to win!!
they allowed one "school" answer, why didn't they allow the other 4? So how is scuba diving school like college??? which is what?????????? If the judges wanted to be picky, then they should have demanded a precise answer
now that i've stopped rolling on the floor in laughter and nearly peed my pants i can say...."holy mistake batman!" Ira blew that call big time! all stars (in my opinion) matched the poor contestant. All those answers were "school" in one form or another!
I luve this one too, the lower teir should have gotten the matches. Ole Principal Ira Skucth didn't care. Gene, Brett, and Charles RIP along with Debralee. :(
That damned Ira Skutch, he could haven given the lower teirs answers to Craig or either took it ALL away and did another question. And Prinipal Rayburn didn't make it no better! (I can tell he was trying to rush a tad bit.)
I was talking about the regulars (Gene, Richard before he left to host Family Feud, Brett, and Charles). Betty wasn't a regular, but she showed up a lot of times.
TV Guide and TV Land ranked this particular episode among its Top 100 Unexpected TV Moments, at #82. (Just got back from Wikipedia to verify that for ya.)
I'm amazed at how they accepted some but rejected others which weren't really all that different. How weird. Anyway, I had loved the show as a kid but forgotten how it worked. I think it was pretty tough!
I think college was an appropriate answer but scuba diving school was too specific and should have been rejected, but had the word school in it and was a type of school. Finishing and Night school should have also been accepted. I've never seen a judge on a game show screw up that bad
If I was Goodson, I would've been there that day and Ira would've been out of his MG job.
dagdogg 5 months ago
3:00 from Richard HAS to be on purpose
64Artemis 5 months ago 3
The judge needs to go to "judge school.
michellesupport89 6 months ago
I believe there was another Gaff by judge Ira over somethin match with clean are wash in a Game on show....I may be wrong but i believe was another miss
MrLehnerd 6 months ago
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MrLehnerd 6 months ago
The general rule, as I understood it, is that you can't match a general "school" with a specific, "Finishing School" and "Night School". They should NOT have accepted "Scuba Diving School". "College" on the other hand, being a general answer in itself, is an acceptable answer. The judges fouled up. I'm glad to hear they invited him back for another shot.
cicholdebannan 8 months ago
Charles was onto something with "Scuba diving school," if you recall the cultured pearls in the question.
hallpriest9 8 months ago
If I'm not mistaken, they invited the guy back on a later show, and admitted that it was a gaf not giving him credit for the three other points eh should have had
quietriotfan1976 8 months ago
I think the judge did that on purpose just to see how everyone reacts to that.
Because it was damn funny.
Best moment ever.
goonies3000 9 months ago
Debralee is HOT
johnalang 11 months ago
FIX!
karkovice10 1 year ago
Note how Richard points out "school" with his middle finger. 3:00
AnnacondaVice 1 year ago 5
@AnnacondaVice LOL!!!! I caught that!!!! That was funny! I don't blame him though, that wasn't a fair call
LtSeth242 1 year ago
He should have gotten all six matches!
DaBearFan715 1 year ago 6
I'm sure Charles LIKED him!
carlaird 1 year ago
2:21 What does S-C-H-O-O-L spell? lol and a HUGE LOL at
4:25 Richard: School! I CAN'T believe THAT!
fanofangela89 1 year ago
lol
kooldude1120 1 year ago
Gene Rayburn was cool, but he never seemed to support the contestants very much. He took the "corporate" viewpoint more often when it came to matching.
maynardsmoreland 1 year ago
@maynardsmoreland: That's the purpose of a host; to uphold the rules.
colBoh 1 year ago
remember Hairy vs Harry on Password
and Marcia Wallace.
Must have been the same judges!
Mascro1977 1 year ago
Come to think of it, how do the answers given relate to the mention of cultured pearls in the question? I guess "scuba diving school" (or "lessons") is the best answer.
hallpriest9 1 year ago
Expert, no expert, favoritism...who cares. This was hilarious. No game show like it!!!
cagepondroad 1 year ago
How does college match but not school when the guy said school
CJSmith8793 1 year ago
Match Game was notorious for being one of the most fixed shows since the late-50's scandals. This shouldn't surprise anyone.
Gnillob802 1 year ago
@Gnillob802 just curious do you have any proof to back up this statement?
Kinoakim 1 year ago
@Kinoakim Yes. I watched a lot of TV game shows back in the day. That makes me an expert. And this show did this type of thing ALL the time. That's my analysis. Live with it.....or die!
Gnillob802 1 year ago
@Gnillob802 thanks so you actually have no proof. :)
Kinoakim 1 year ago
@Kinoakim So if listening from an expert isn't considered proof, then no one can give you proof except making something up to match your opinion. How sad for you.
Gnillob802 1 year ago
@Gnillob802 I am sorry but just because you watched a lot of game shows does not make you an expert. A lot of people can claim such a thing. Proof would be quotes from people in the industry or old articles that talked about the show being fixed. If Match Game was so notorious for being "fixed" I am sure there would be something out there talking about this. This has nothing to do with opinion. It's either true or it's not.
Kinoakim 1 year ago 2
@Kinoakim You're wrong. I am an expert. And Match Game was fixed. That's why they had to change the way they judged answers half way through its run.
Gnillob802 1 year ago
@Gnillob802 What are you talking about?
hallpriest9 1 year ago
@hallpriest9 Sometimes the answers had to be exact & sometimes they could be very broad. This caused some contestants to protest that the judges would require more exact answers from contestants they deemed less attractive as a contestant & were offered to appear again on the PM version or another of the producer's shows. Eventually Match Game became more broad as far as excepting answers. Short answer for limited space.
Gnillob802 1 year ago
@Gnillob802 Agree. I remember reading about Match Game favoring certain contestants and the producers making sure certain contestants would get certain questions based on if they were male or female, young or old, etc. Since there were no right answers it was a situation where one could expect most answers to be the same and how they were judged seem to vary. I think they were trying to make the game more entertaining not necessarily favoring a particular contestant. But it was unfair.
MalubaySyecado 1 year ago
All six answers should have matched. This was not the prototypical MG situation of not allowing a general-to-specific. The key element here is that the celebs were just trying to color their answers up to be clever...I mean seriously, did Charles really think the contestant was going to say "scuba diving school?" The judge was just dead wrong here.
soaphunks 1 year ago 3
The judging was really FUBAR on this show, wasn't it?
dnm728part3 1 year ago
sometimes the judge could be a real douche bag
FlamingoKicker 1 year ago
I love it when Richard Dawson 4:16 basically flips the bird by refusing to take his card down.
s0undch4ser 1 year ago 3
I think the judge accepted Charles' answer "scuba diving school" and not "finishing school" or "night school" because the word "School" was boxed on the card indicating it was the real answer and "scuba diving" was an added joke. The real error was appearing to be biased when the judge accepted the first finishing school answer and then reversed it.
plotkinj 1 year ago
Two things about this whole incident:
1) After the show was taped the contestant was given $10,000 after threatening legal action claiming the show was fixed. Not the nicest way to do it but he won out in the end. Just thought I'd share that with anyone pissed about this vid ^^"
2) 3:00.... classic Richard XD
PsychoB32 1 year ago 10
Holy crap O.O
thank u for sharing that nifty info^^
SakuraAvalonBleac25 1 year ago
@PsychoB32 yeah i caught that the first time around i was like no u didnt give them the bird!!!
mrgaines 1 year ago
This was unfair. Nobody said the contestant had to be specific! They should have given him all of the points, just because of that inconsistancy.
blueangel0925 2 years ago 2
The fix was in XD
PsychoB32 2 years ago
They accepted College...they even accepted scuba diving school...but they would not take finishing or night school??? I call bullshit!
GreenDeathFlavor 2 years ago 44
big time bull shit
SakuraAvalonBleac25 1 year ago
@GreenDeathFlavor Well, the reason for accepting "College" could stem from the use of "school" to sometimes mean "college".
hallpriest9 1 year ago
Actually, there was ONE judge on "Match Game" - producer Ira Skutch, and this was probably the BIGGEST mistake during his time on the show!
DENo1MatchGameFan 2 years ago 5
Notice that they still counted Charles's SCUBA DIVING School answer. The judges were not consistent.
stargate121 2 years ago 4
frickin judges
moneybags1972 2 years ago
"I think you gotta take the 'College' from 'em as well, then we'll REALLY have a riot!"
quizmaster85 2 years ago 5
Well, since it was the 70's, the judge might have been high when this was taped. I mean seriously, he accepts college and scuba diving school, but not finishing school? It has school in the title, what more do you need for a match?
2rrkd 2 years ago 5
It was nice to see this clip in its entirety as opposed to bits and pieces that was shown on a game show special a few years back. This was classic, and Match Game is FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!!!
eskiewolf76 2 years ago
What's funny about that too was that the contestant's triangle was lit up after Debralee gave her answer and stayed lit until Richard gave the same answer and then it was taken back. When Patty was denied with "Night School", thats when the audience should have forcibly removed the judge from the studio.
wolverineland 2 years ago 4
The 700th Level has arrived at "Match Game '7x."
rwboa22 2 years ago
So what happened? Did they eventually give him all 6? All the answers were schools. That was not fair at all.
funkeekatt 2 years ago
In the immortal words of Vicki Lawrence, "the judge is an asshole..."
Judge = EPIC fail...
gameshowluvr86 2 years ago 4
Yes, Richard is giving them the finger.
sageofsuccess 2 years ago 3
"First victim of school riot. Man with shirt inside out. Found on school steps"
johnalang 2 years ago 5
"No general to specific rule" maybe, but anyone that watches Match Game knows that Brett's answers sometimes got really crazy and long and would still match.
The judge was being a prick here.
sissyguitar 2 years ago
This contestant was ripped off.
School is school...no matter what type of school it is
johnalang 2 years ago 6
I'm with Richard and the other 2! They should have given it to him!!!
carterfrvr 2 years ago 6
I love how Richard gives the finger at 3:02,
stargate121 2 years ago 3
@stargate121 Very subtle when doing so, don't you think? No one else caught it apparently.
travis7310 2 years ago
well, heres my two cents:
he said SCHOOL which can apply to ANY variety of school, which can serve as function to ANY typre of school: college, scuba, night, or finishing.
and i dont get how he was too specific.
if they allowed scuba diving school, they SHOULD allow finishing.
(frankly, i thought charles's answer was the better on and made more sense. its VERY original)
Stephanie3189 2 years ago
They all should of counted. The panel were trying to be funny with their specific types of schools. that is their job.
md4bush 2 years ago 5
Unfortunately, not they should not have. The rule was used multiple times throughout the series. No general to specific matches - so CNR's answer should have been disallowed as well, despite the stress on the term itself. College is a synonym of school, and is therefore acceptable. Rough, but it is consistent.
calhoun24 2 years ago
That's the problem. College is a specific term too, it does not mean any school.
On these game shows, the cast would tape 3 shows then break for dinner and get smashed, Then go back and tape the Thursday and Friday shows
md4bush 2 years ago
Plus MG PM
BestMusicExpert 2 years ago
What was the final decision.
CoreyD1086 2 years ago
Yeah, really. They don't give the conclusion. From what I read, Dawson walked off the show because of this incident.
stargate121 2 years ago
They asked him back a few weeks later. He lost that time too.
BestMusicExpert 2 years ago
As I recall this was the BIGGEST bone of contention between the judges, the panelists and the contests-trying to match a general answer with one that wasmore specific.
baarbear 2 years ago
S C H O O L spells College?
NY4Life 2 years ago
no but they are the same things
ineeddrugs135 2 years ago
The dude playing said SCHOOL! NOT COLLEGE, Okay I'll contend that college is like School but every answer with the word SCHOOL SHOULD'VE been accepted!
NY4Life 2 years ago
agreed.
ineeddrugs135 2 years ago
HERE`S my summary on it he (the contestant) said school, school could mean any type of school doesn`t matter thus he should of got all 6. Maybe the judge should go to judge school LOL
ryeinc 2 years ago
All the school awnsers where GOOD the judge was a prick,the girl before richard was MATCHED then richard was not but BOTH said the same thing.
newman20072008 2 years ago
All of the 'school' answers should've been allowed! March Game is classic. Thx!
funnygal200 2 years ago
That should say "Match"
funnygal200 2 years ago
What the hell was that judge smoking?
vinnv226 2 years ago 8
When Debra gave her answer everyone heard the ding but not the buzzer afterwards.
Love how Richard gave the judge the bird by doing it sideways!
Should have been 6 out 6!
cartoongameshowfan76 3 years ago 3
I saw it, but I don't think he was doing it intentionally.
Though it'd be funny if he was.
thomasca 2 years ago 2
Love this show
Richard, Bret, Charles = CLASSIC TV
Ilovelucyclassics 3 years ago
According to Webster's Dictionary, "finishing school
Function: noun
Date: 1832
: a private school for girls that emphasizes cultural studies and prepares students especially for social activities" He should have got all 6. Night school is classes at night.
Hawqis1 3 years ago 5
Haha I love how Richard gives the finger at 3:00
Juppyter555 3 years ago 7
Sweet :) I don't think he did that deliberately, some people point with the middle finger. Nice job noticing
Hawqis1 3 years ago 3
<3richard dawson!
btw this was added on my birthday! hooray :D
ThatDevilishOne 3 years ago 2
mine too
MrViDwAtChEr 3 years ago
I think the judge just wanted one word for the blank. He accepted scuba diving school b/c Charles put a box around the word.
jp3813 3 years ago 2
guy got robbed. Hopefully it didn't affect the result of the game.
skchen831 3 years ago
Match Game is more than just a game show. That's truth.
TommyBNSF 3 years ago 27
The judge probably did it that way because Charles added on Scuba as a joke while thinking of the answer school. Thusly the reason school is boxed in. Where as the other three were meant to be a bit more specific. But yes that DEFINATELY should have been 6/6.
CrosbyNu 3 years ago
I think it's because in the question Dumb Dora send her Cultured Pearls... Pearls are found in the ocean so SCUBA Diving School, follows the question, but they should of also counted the other three becasuse they said "School".
gsn93 3 years ago
The judge buzzed Charles and then called it a match. They matched Debra Lee then buzzed it but no one heard it.
I do believe Richard is flipping off the judge if you notice how he switches fingers.
The judge should have also matched Patti's answer too. Should have gotten all 6 out of 6.
I think the judge was on something that day.
tommy76tx 3 years ago 7
Richard Dawson's got your back.
cestkoko 3 years ago 10
Richard was flipping him off!! Flipping off the Judge when he wouldn't take his answer! look at 2:58 to 3:02!
MissEricaGirl 3 years ago 7
I loved it when gene said shut up and i loved it when patti was so afraid but her answer should have been taking but charles shoulded have been but i don't know what finishing school is
uhejnjd 3 years ago
What an amazing clip. That show was completely out of control and insane and amazing. I really like Richard Dawson. He seemed like he would get seriously angry at the judge when he thought something was unfair. He also made the best point--how can college be better than school? It is insane that they matched Charles's. However, in one of these other clips, the judge explains the rule that you can't match a general with a specific. The celebs should have all just said school.
greg5566 3 years ago 6
Charles's sailor shirt is incredibly gay. :)
greg5566 3 years ago 8
WTF?! How could they accept SCUBA Diving school, but not finishing school or night school? That's favoritism towards Charles Nelson Reilly...
TyVulpine 3 years ago 5
Gene: Patti will you show us your answer?
Patti: I'm afraid!
LOL, this is probably the funniest thing ever. Debralee and Richard made me laugh so hard, as did Charles. LOVE THEM ALL!!!!
estupido7490 3 years ago 2
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southpark1101 3 years ago
So did they ever give him the points for the answers? He should have gotten a match for all of the stars. Heck...at least NIGHT School should have answered. That's not near as specific as FINISHING school. But I still say they should have all matched since "Scuba Diving School" was given the match...
PrinceMarth85 3 years ago
Seems to me the last four answers all contained the word school. So he should have ended up with 4 correct. (Buzzing the college answers). Interestingly, the next contestant answered lady of the night and was matched with "party girl"...
formerweatherman 3 years ago
He should have matched all 6. This was in 78 and one of the reasons Richard left the show not too long afterwards and with them having the star wheel too plus he was I think tired of the show too. They reversed buzzing Charles answer and then made it a match they should have done the same with Richard, Debra Lee and Patti's answer too. The judge did not a vacation like Gene said earlier.
tommy76tx 3 years ago
Did Richard start hosting "Family Feud" after that?
FlamingoKicker 3 years ago
Family Feud started in '76 two years before he left Match Game
1981BSAlpha 3 years ago
Was the contestant brought back because of this?
Julius121081 3 years ago
I think Richard was getting genuinely pissed off at the judge there. It certainly seemed like it.
Bluetailvappy 3 years ago 6
HOW DUMB IS SHE!?!?!
Bladewing10 3 years ago
The judges were VERY unfair
jlcv00 3 years ago 8
I think the problem resulted from the judge allowing such a general answer from the contestant. The question should have been "sent to BLANK school" instead of "sent to BLANK". If the contestant said something really general such as "someplace" then just about every response would have matched. It was a bad question.
jdohe 3 years ago 6
I love how the player was waving his hands to get the audience to start booing (around 3:41, 3:49, 4:33). I just LOLed there.
And then Patti saying "I'm afraid" (to show her answer)...
Seriously-- you can't write this stuff.
TackyRackyComix 3 years ago 5
Finishing school is the same thing as college, and scuba diving + night school are both types of school. School is very general so every varient should be there.
RnB12 3 years ago 4
Richard is flipping off the judge at 2:59. Whether it was intentional or not, it fit the situation. It's obvious that they said "scuba diving" "finishing" and "night" just to be silly, not to be specific.
stormybryant 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
dumb dora is so dumb
how dumb was she
ill tell you how dube she was she puts a condom in a blank
dim432 3 years ago
Don't know what the judge was thinking. The bottom three all had school. I wonder if this is what caused Richard to leave the show. This was in 78 the same year he left. I also like how he switches fingers from the 1st to the middle "bad" finger. It looks like he is flipping off the judge with a sideways bad finger. Hee hee.
tomgene1976 3 years ago 3
Actually, Richard left Match Game to pursue hosting Family Feud full-time. Good catch with the middle finger, though. It definetely looks deliberate...and the censors missed it.
DanPat121 3 years ago
"First victim of the Match Game School Riot" LOL!
And to my knowledge, the contestant involved was brought back to compensate for this question.
KoopaKid17 3 years ago
To see how inconsistent the judging was, do a youtube search on match game fairy
In that clip, the contestant says fairy and that is judged to be a match for strange
jdohe 4 years ago 2
college and school are synonymous, so the first two were correct as the judge found, scuba diving school fit the implied them of the question about PEARLS, the night school was too specific and not related to the question. Finishing was specific and not related to pearls. What the judge did was probably the best decision.
jdohe 4 years ago
also, the one specific school answer by Charles.. he put a rectangle to specify school. What is strange is that he did put a rectangle around it. He didn't have a habit of doing that.
jdohe 4 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Richard got a bit too upset about this. It's just a game.
jdohe 4 years ago
It was warranted. They said various forms of school, and yet, they marked a lot of those answers as wrong. That player should have swept the board.
calhoun24 4 years ago 2
But, playing devil's advocate - "cultured" would be misunderstood by Dumb Dora, so would send them to a finishing school. That's a school for debutants. It teaches young ladies to be cultured. Ergo, finishing school fits, too.
But, it doesn't matter...30 years later, and we still debate it. How surreal is that?
kellingc 3 years ago 4
The other factor that Ira forgot is that some of the panel use the play on words in the question, considering if you listen to the clip that Gene emphasized "Cultured pearls" hence Finishing School, Scuba Diving school, College which are play on words and fits his answer for Dumb Dora.
deric8 3 years ago
I would have liked to known what happened during that commercial break.
sanfordandson65 4 years ago 6
there was no need for patti to show her answer, (if she was afraid then i think we all had a feeling as to what she said.:)
Wheeloffortunefan999 4 years ago
"QUIET!" LOL!
Wheeloffortunefan999 4 years ago
I wish we had more gameshows like this. They should consider revitalizing the Match Game, maybe put people like Regis Philbin, Bob Saget, all I can think of right now.
captpan6 4 years ago
@captpan6 with all the rules and regulations and PC police a show like Match Game wouldn't work these days...it would be way too watered down.
HypnoticPhantom 1 year ago
Classic hilarity on Match Game! The famous (or infamous) Match Game 77 School Riot!
AlbieGray 4 years ago 4
These guys are great, thanks for sharing so many great moments and memories.
JLAPOINTL 4 years ago 2
WoW. I'm with Richard when he said he couldn't believe it! If they allowed Scuba diving school, they should of allowed any kind of school. finishing school, night school, dance school, art school, charm school, the list could go on forever!! either the judges were idiots, or they really didnt want that guy to win!!
shemightbedani 4 years ago 2
they allowed one "school" answer, why didn't they allow the other 4? So how is scuba diving school like college??? which is what?????????? If the judges wanted to be picky, then they should have demanded a precise answer
beaverpitt 4 years ago
If the judge gave him Scuba Diving School he should have gave him both finishing and night school as well. Either that or take away the colleges.
Mileenasman 4 years ago
newman20072008 (1 week ago)
its a DAMM school it could be f***ing school its aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa (schoooooooooooool)
Keep the language clean here folks.
SuperPAC 4 years ago
i missed the old game schools..the new one's are more improved but somewhat not as interesting as teh old ones.
xxlalaskip 4 years ago
now that i've stopped rolling on the floor in laughter and nearly peed my pants i can say...."holy mistake batman!" Ira blew that call big time! all stars (in my opinion) matched the poor contestant. All those answers were "school" in one form or another!
snpshtgy 4 years ago
Did anyone notice when Richard Dawson was reveling his answers to the judges, he was giving them the bird (flippin em off??)
So hillarious!
a0320 4 years ago
You're right. I wonder if that's on purpose. My pastor points with his middle finger. My dad does, too.
wydok 4 years ago
I luve this one too, the lower teir should have gotten the matches. Ole Principal Ira Skucth didn't care. Gene, Brett, and Charles RIP along with Debralee. :(
mbmjacksonvillefl 4 years ago
This is the greatest injustice in the history of the world.
Masaka8 4 years ago 3
I Love this show. Never would you ever see anything this funny. God bless them all. Gene, Brett, Charles. Ed Asner was great.
vincedog3 4 years ago
Gene, Brett, Charles, and Debaralee RIP :(
startrekkin58 4 years ago
I can NEVER get tired of watching this show over and over. Never seen this one. He should have got ALL 6!
Phundaze 4 years ago
Finishing School, "match".
Finishing School, "not a match".
Say what?
mccannisdown 4 years ago 2
I love this clip! Charles and Brett were sooo awesome! I love the last 30 seconds or so. This video made my day!
Eryc001 4 years ago
For those who don't know, I have found out that one of the panelists in this, Brett Somers, has passed away just recently. She was 83. RIP, Brett.
bluebear1985 4 years ago
That damned Ira Skutch, he could haven given the lower teirs answers to Craig or either took it ALL away and did another question. And Prinipal Rayburn didn't make it no better! (I can tell he was trying to rush a tad bit.)
TheMatchGameClub 4 years ago
I think the guy should have gotten all 6 matches. How the judge could decide "college" is the same as "school" but "school" is not, is beyond me.
Jeff98177 4 years ago 3
Folks remember people mess up he was allowed on show later in season it happens
Lehnerd57 4 years ago
Wild clip! And that guy should've gotten 6 for 6!
shinigami518 4 years ago 2
love the glasses.
Beetlejuice1988 4 years ago
the judge had a 'bad day'.
okiesteveus81 4 years ago
Hey! Teacher, leave those kids alone!
timdaughte 4 years ago 2
Deboralee Scott! rip
razddd 4 years ago 2
That guy should have been 6 for 6!
jimmytheclutch 4 years ago
I envy Richard. Those girls on the second row were HOT!!!!!!
meatmarket 4 years ago 4
And I envy the girls... RICHARD is HOT!!! :P
rushfan729 4 years ago 3
One of the most wildest reactions to wrong answers. Loved it!
shinigami518 4 years ago
The only Match Game regulars that are still alive are Brett and Richard. Charles has died.
TKnHappyNess 4 years ago
Yes, the news of Charles just came out. So sad.
delayedricochet 4 years ago
Dont forget Betty White, she was an original.
monoxide21 4 years ago
I was talking about the regulars (Gene, Richard before he left to host Family Feud, Brett, and Charles). Betty wasn't a regular, but she showed up a lot of times.
TKnHappyNess 4 years ago
Betty was a semi-regular, along with the late Debralee Scott and Patti Deutsch on this clip.
DENo1MatchGameFan 3 years ago
Not anymore. Now that Brett is gone (God rest her soul!), Richard is the only one alive!
TVLubber 4 years ago
Sadly, Brett passed away in Sept. of 2007 - only Richard is now left.
DENo1MatchGameFan 3 years ago
TV Guide and TV Land ranked this particular episode among its Top 100 Unexpected TV Moments, at #82. (Just got back from Wikipedia to verify that for ya.)
meesterfonnyboy 4 years ago
I'm amazed at how they accepted some but rejected others which weren't really all that different. How weird. Anyway, I had loved the show as a kid but forgotten how it worked. I think it was pretty tough!
34airflow 4 years ago
after that, I would have invited that guy back.
okiesteveus81 4 years ago
The judge on the show was a complete idiot and total moron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DennyAlbert 4 years ago
I think college was an appropriate answer but scuba diving school was too specific and should have been rejected, but had the word school in it and was a type of school. Finishing and Night school should have also been accepted. I've never seen a judge on a game show screw up that bad
Pgalaga 4 years ago
ok, that was a bad day at the office. College should have NOT been a match.
okiesteveus81 4 years ago
It's a type of school. The judge was being too anal about it.
JokaPlaya 4 years ago
They should have at least brought him back for another chance. That would have been the fair thing to do.
brickmanonj 4 years ago