I would have seriously given the booze/beer thing. That's all alcohol, and close e-freakin'-nough. Geez, judge, even the stars were iffy on that one! That's kinda crappy... @_@
I love this Match Game stuff! Takes me back to childhood! Thanks for uploading!
That guy in the blue jacket looks like Tony Danza!
I would've said "dribbled" to that first question, too!
The first thing I thought of for the Super Match question was "Living On The Edge", after the Aerosmith song. But Aerosmith was never even heard of at that time, so I don't know what I would've said to THAT one.
For the "Buick" question, wasn't there a model called the "Skylark" back then?
For the Super Match, I was thinking "Living On A Prayer", but I believe that song may not have been out yet either. A shame, since that'd have been pretty awesome, heh.
I love all the innuendo when Gene read the questions to the contestant. I used to watch this show right after school at my friends house and we would just fall out laughing. Gene still has that same effect today. I sure do miss him.
I am old enough I even watched the original "The Match Game" out of New York. Gene was the host, but two horizontal tiers, each with two celebrities and a guest player, instead of the "stacked" tiers of celebrities facing the guest players..
But no inuendoes, no "dumb Doras" or "Old Man Periwinkles," usually "John & Mary" or "John & Marsha." The "blank" was there, though.
@gymnastix Yeah. I knew Match Game was on originally in New York, but I only found out that info on YT. YouTube for now has the pilot show from NY. They were pretty straight laced then. I only started watch the show in 1973, I think. We had such a good time watching the shows. Gene was hilarious and had such a look on his face as he read the questions out.
@reneecalling One thing I liked better about the original version, though, was it had a better theme song, the whistling "Swingin' Safari." You can easily find it, maybe even here on You Tube. It's catchy as hell.
If not, do a Google search for an .mp3 or a .wav file of "Swingin' Safari."
Actually, if I'm not mistaken, some episodes of the original version are also on You Tube, or at least on the Web--try Blip TV. Rayburn's good no matter what he does.
@reneecalling On the episode of "Saturday Night Live" hosted by Susan Lucci, Gene showed up, unannounced, for what must have been his last TV appearance, in a sketch where Lucci played a game show contestant who kept winning over a better player, just because she was La Lucci or maybe "Erica Kane" (her role on the ABC soap "All My Children").
@reneecalling It was before Lucci finaly won her long-denied Daytime Emmy, and the opening monologue and sketch poked fun at that. But it was great to see Rayburn. looking a little "long in the tooth," but still impeccably dressed and good as ever.
I know I taped that "SNL" at the time. But darned if I can find it now.
@reneecalling I, too, miss those good old days of daytime TV, when the networks and affiliates had about 20 soaps at their peak, plus a half dozen good game shows, and good, real talk shows hosted by Merv Griffin and Mike Douglas, instead of all these crappy judge shows and pseudo-talk shows on daytime TV today.
"Millionaire" with Meredith Veira is the only show I may watch on daytime TV today. I can't afford cable anymore. So I get a lot of my "TV" from the Web--You Tube, Hulu, and TV4U.
@gymnastix You know, it's just not the same anymore, not that I'm against change but most shows today with the exception of documentaries and the news the shows today I don't have too much interest in them. I've literally don't watch TV anymore and I use my set now mainly to watch my old VHS tapes or DVDs. I used to watch Merv Griffin, and Mike Douglas, and Dinal Shore. I tell you one thing I like YTube up to a point. Well, that's another story.
@reneecalling I got rid of my cable years ago, and that was simply because the bill kept going up and up and I just got fed up with it. I can tell you one thing. I read more now than I ever had and I'm even starting to write stories. I guess television today are more into catering to a target market and leave people like me out of the picture. Well, thanks for writing. Take care.
The game shows were so much better ,funny and natural,today its all card games and no fun.
Crockerish 2 months ago
I would have seriously given the booze/beer thing. That's all alcohol, and close e-freakin'-nough. Geez, judge, even the stars were iffy on that one! That's kinda crappy... @_@
BohepansTheThird 4 months ago 2
Is it just me or does that contestant look like Jim Henson?
married2ed 5 months ago
Oh come on..she got robbed on the booze/beer!
jrbburg 10 months ago 2
(cont'd)
"Even the cockroaches have..." I would've said "condos".
Natural blond??? If it was a girl, maybe they wouldn't've booed. They would've said "Awwww....Poor dumb blonde....." :P
tough Teddy??? hmm... Teddy bears??? Chews his own stuffing???
Rotten butcher??? Pink and tender??? Uhhh... his "rumps"???
Easy! BEEEEEEER!!! :D
karkovice10 1 year ago
I love this Match Game stuff! Takes me back to childhood! Thanks for uploading!
That guy in the blue jacket looks like Tony Danza!
I would've said "dribbled" to that first question, too!
The first thing I thought of for the Super Match question was "Living On The Edge", after the Aerosmith song. But Aerosmith was never even heard of at that time, so I don't know what I would've said to THAT one.
For the "Buick" question, wasn't there a model called the "Skylark" back then?
karkovice10 1 year ago
@karkovice10
For the Super Match, I was thinking "Living On A Prayer", but I believe that song may not have been out yet either. A shame, since that'd have been pretty awesome, heh.
BohepansTheThird 4 months ago
Thanks for the upload! I wish they would release more than the same handful over and over again on DVD. Keep them coming!
Nd179 1 year ago
From Match Game Brett Somers, From Match Game Charles Nelson Reilley
DarthTaz 1 year ago
We're going to get letters!
66hourenergy 1 year ago
I love all the innuendo when Gene read the questions to the contestant. I used to watch this show right after school at my friends house and we would just fall out laughing. Gene still has that same effect today. I sure do miss him.
reneecalling 1 year ago
@reneecalling Me too. Gene was a class act.
I am old enough I even watched the original "The Match Game" out of New York. Gene was the host, but two horizontal tiers, each with two celebrities and a guest player, instead of the "stacked" tiers of celebrities facing the guest players..
But no inuendoes, no "dumb Doras" or "Old Man Periwinkles," usually "John & Mary" or "John & Marsha." The "blank" was there, though.
gymnastix 4 months ago
@gymnastix Yeah. I knew Match Game was on originally in New York, but I only found out that info on YT. YouTube for now has the pilot show from NY. They were pretty straight laced then. I only started watch the show in 1973, I think. We had such a good time watching the shows. Gene was hilarious and had such a look on his face as he read the questions out.
reneecalling 4 months ago
@reneecalling One thing I liked better about the original version, though, was it had a better theme song, the whistling "Swingin' Safari." You can easily find it, maybe even here on You Tube. It's catchy as hell.
If not, do a Google search for an .mp3 or a .wav file of "Swingin' Safari."
Actually, if I'm not mistaken, some episodes of the original version are also on You Tube, or at least on the Web--try Blip TV. Rayburn's good no matter what he does.
gymnastix 4 months ago
@reneecalling On the episode of "Saturday Night Live" hosted by Susan Lucci, Gene showed up, unannounced, for what must have been his last TV appearance, in a sketch where Lucci played a game show contestant who kept winning over a better player, just because she was La Lucci or maybe "Erica Kane" (her role on the ABC soap "All My Children").
gymnastix 4 months ago
@gymnastix I sure wish I could have seen that SNL sketch. lol!!
reneecalling 4 months ago
@reneecalling It was before Lucci finaly won her long-denied Daytime Emmy, and the opening monologue and sketch poked fun at that. But it was great to see Rayburn. looking a little "long in the tooth," but still impeccably dressed and good as ever.
I know I taped that "SNL" at the time. But darned if I can find it now.
gymnastix 4 months ago
@reneecalling I, too, miss those good old days of daytime TV, when the networks and affiliates had about 20 soaps at their peak, plus a half dozen good game shows, and good, real talk shows hosted by Merv Griffin and Mike Douglas, instead of all these crappy judge shows and pseudo-talk shows on daytime TV today.
"Millionaire" with Meredith Veira is the only show I may watch on daytime TV today. I can't afford cable anymore. So I get a lot of my "TV" from the Web--You Tube, Hulu, and TV4U.
gymnastix 4 months ago
@gymnastix You know, it's just not the same anymore, not that I'm against change but most shows today with the exception of documentaries and the news the shows today I don't have too much interest in them. I've literally don't watch TV anymore and I use my set now mainly to watch my old VHS tapes or DVDs. I used to watch Merv Griffin, and Mike Douglas, and Dinal Shore. I tell you one thing I like YTube up to a point. Well, that's another story.
reneecalling 4 months ago
@reneecalling I got rid of my cable years ago, and that was simply because the bill kept going up and up and I just got fed up with it. I can tell you one thing. I read more now than I ever had and I'm even starting to write stories. I guess television today are more into catering to a target market and leave people like me out of the picture. Well, thanks for writing. Take care.
reneecalling 4 months ago
At the end, she was PISSED!!!
torchkit 1 year ago
Classic Match Moment: Beverly Hills Brett, and Bill Yolkum looks like Christopher Lee.
SignalsOverTheAir 1 year ago
I love Charles!
cherryberry2 1 year ago