Match Game (1990), pt. a1

[romleys]

Bruce Baum looks like Ron Jeremy!

[Jessyleppert]

@romleys No David Crosby.

[tpir1972]

@chicagofrank3 that's syndicated, not network.

[cuttock]

Good god, how soul-less.

Bland, weak, and...EYUCK Ross Schafer!!

[allanshawn]

match game in the 70's was must better

[DENo1MatchGameFan]

@allanshawn But even at it's worst, it was still a hellva lot better than "Match Game '98!"

[Fyuzseion]

i would have said what charles said in question 2.

[bluebear1985]

I'm not sure if people had started saying it yet by the early 90s, but Charles could have as well said, "I've worked for Mark Goodson for 30 years and all I got was this lousy sweatshirt", or something like that.

[landrykkb]

I don't like this Match-Up concept that was played in the preliminary round.

[HarlemHyena]

Spinach and Whipped Cream? Where's Brett to rip up those cards when you need her?!

[bhilcu1]

R.I.P Gene Wood!

[CartoonsAndGameShows]

I love old game shows....

[whewfan]

As some know Bert Convy hosted the pilot and would've ended up hosting the series, but he collapsed and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. I think Bert would've definitely added a Rayburn-esque flavor to the show, if you watch any of the later Super Password eps. where there was a lot of schtick and banter between Bert and the celebs. Ross does a decent job but isn't a manic, spontaneous guy like Gene was.

[WheelWatcher12345]

I want that sweatshirt...

[Kate8790]

I'm sorry but remakes can not stand up against the originals! Match Game in the 70s was better, will always be THE best game show.

[TroyOi]

@Kate8790 You're absolutely right in this case, but I wouldn't express that as a general rule. The Match Game that was reborn in 1973 was head-over-heels better than the original Match Game of the 60's.

[danbarker39]

ABC is gone 20 years w/o a network game show

[chicagofrank2010]

@danbarker39 Did you ever hear of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?? They have a daytime version on during weekday afternoons.

[b223647]

MetalPharoah: I verified at IMDB.com that Gene was still alive when this version of Match Game aired.(and, might have still been when the Micheal Burger version came on.) But somebody supposedly leaked his real age, and, allegedly either ABC, or, MG Productions rejected him as host of this version because of his age.

[b223647]

I always thought the problem was that Schafer wasn't given enough time to get comfortable being the successor to Gene Rayburn. But if what happened at the beginning of of the clip happened often, it obvious that Schafer lost control of the game.

[argentak]

lmao. as soon as he said acid i nearly died laughing.

[intelcore2duo43]

Match Game just was not the same with out Gene.

[MetalPharoah]

@intelcore2duo43 This is a joke :( If Gene was not alive during the time it would have been cool but that was CRUEL of ABC!

[kgrkid]

Acid, spinach, and whipped cream??!

[EdwardoisKing]

this guy is not near as good as Gene

[DENo1MatchGameFan]

@EdwardoisKing But he IS better than Michael Burger on the 1998 version!

[nswms992000]

I remember seeing Susan Hoffman in two movies a long time ago. The first was in Clint Eastwood's 1993 thriller "In the Line of Fire", playing a woman in a bank; and the other was the 1995 thriller "Outbreak" with Dustin Hoffman. To my understanding, I can't help but think that Susan and Dustin Hoffman are somehow related to each other, seeing as how they were in the movie "Outbreak" together...

[Fartingbellybutton]

ABC last game show until Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

[Mech1360]

Mark Goodson was still living at the time. There was no Person or Fremantle, it was Mark Goodson, darn it!

[BMANBLAKNBLU]

Anyone likes to see this more on here? What happen to Ross Schaffer?

[nowhammies10]

He did "Love Me Love Me Not" up here in Canada a couple years back.

[dijeinyje]

Last I heard, he became a corporate motivational speaker.

[Nickle98499]

With Seattle's own Ross Shaefer; he worked in both radio and television in the Emerald City in the late 80's; in radio for KJR 950 AM and I believe in television for KING 5.

[c3section]

Ah, I remember when this was on all the time on GSN. (When we still called Game Show Network) Couldn't understand it due to age, but the music was catchy.

Concidering this was from the welfare prizes network (ABC) this was a good show.

[tbone24100]

ABC was was desperate 4 a game show!!

[DENo1MatchGameFan]

@tbone24100 Would you rather of had "Match Game '98" instead? This version wasn't really that bad compared to that dreck!

[tpirjunky]

CNR sure has the right sweatshirt on.

[BlackwoodCompany]

Sure he is wearing the right one. We better hope that Fremantle was not involved.

[gamshwfan]

Fremantle didn't exist at the time!

[johnnyafairbanks]

@gamshwfan I remember one contestant on TPIR who came on down wearing an "American Idol" t-shirt...which is ironic that both shows are Fremantle properties and they happen to tape at CBS!!!

[Wheeloffortunefan999]

@tpirjunky i'll say he does LOL

[megamanj2004X]

Another episode of MG '90! YES!!!

[BMANBLAKNBLU]

YES indeed!

[Fartingbellybutton]

Bruce Baum looks like David Crosby.