Sadly much of TV went downhill during the late 70's and early 80's. Many of the "Stars" didn't have much talent, but had backing of 'special effects' and latex jumpsuits to get the sex sells vote. Thankfully most of the match game stars had talent, but when the 80's started full force? Things went down hill.
@missnauticaqueen1000 Same here - he really was an underrated host and panelist on game shows, and he was one of the celebrities that made "Match Game" a success in the very beginning before "Tattletales" came on the air in early 1974. He was great on "Tattletales", and his goofs on "Super Password" really added to his likeability, as he wasn't afraid to laugh at himself!
my favorite croatian is my father, but gene's my second favorite.
jimmysudar 2 months ago
Sadly much of TV went downhill during the late 70's and early 80's. Many of the "Stars" didn't have much talent, but had backing of 'special effects' and latex jumpsuits to get the sex sells vote. Thankfully most of the match game stars had talent, but when the 80's started full force? Things went down hill.
Tedybear315 1 year ago
match game!!!!!
foste328 1 year ago
Thank you for posting this. I always love seeing new MG clips. Disagree with Wiley, though, I love Bert Convy!
missnauticaqueen1000 1 year ago 3
@missnauticaqueen1000 I agree - I'd take him over Bob Barker any day!
DENo1MatchGameFan 1 year ago
@missnauticaqueen1000 Same here - he really was an underrated host and panelist on game shows, and he was one of the celebrities that made "Match Game" a success in the very beginning before "Tattletales" came on the air in early 1974. He was great on "Tattletales", and his goofs on "Super Password" really added to his likeability, as he wasn't afraid to laugh at himself!
DENo1MatchGameFan 1 month ago
Look at the size of this guy,makes Gene look small.
Crockerish 1 year ago
I don't think they were allowed to say "condoms" on TV back in those days; so I would've answered "socks" to that question as well. :)
karkovice10 1 year ago
@karkovice10 Same here. But in this case I would have said "white hats" just to keep the comedy going. LOL!
reneecalling 1 month ago
Eh. '79 wasn't one of the better MG years. Even so its great to see new clips. Well, except for Bert Convy--never enjoyed him much.
WileyCoyote69 1 year ago 2