"Match Game"-Brett (R.I.P.) and Charles'(R.I.P.) First show

[MileyPuggy]

I always thought that Richard had mind reading powers and x-ray vision that he uses to match people and see the board.

[vladimir998]

I can't believe this is 37 years old!!!

[weatherboi]

I still watch these reruns on GSN everyday. They still make me laugh.  Wonder if that is Brett's real hair? This was before she got her permant spot on the top row with Charles. Richard Dawson did a lot of appearances on this game show too.

[ManekiNeko1972]

Bert Convy (R.I.P)

Jaye P. Morgan (78 years old)

Charles Nelson Reilly (R.I.P.)

Brett Somers (R.I.P.)

Richard Dawson (77 years old)

and Betty White (88 years old)

I love the old school of game show hosts, but sooner or later the torch will need to be passed. Time to let some new hosts get good, I think.

[cartoongameshowfan76]

Hard to believe several are no longer with us anymore, Bert, Charles, Brett, Gene and even Johnny! Love em all!

[KoraggRules]

there both dead...

[travis7310]

Which is why I put R.I.P. in the title.

[KoraggRules]

when did they die? i thought one of them was still alive

[tvtimetravel]

@KoraggRules Charles died in May 2007, and Brett the following September.

[weatherboi]

@KoraggRules I think you meant "they're" both dead. 

[MissSuffering]

Brett is not next to Charles!!

It's really weird!!

[AshiteruNeji]

Brett used to be on the Bottome Tear?! I was not aware of that! I love to watch Match Game, but now i never really see it on GSN! Brett and Charles were always my favs, along with Fannie and Richard ^.^

[travis7310]

Yes, it is weird a little weird not seeing Brett next to Charles. It takes a lot away from the show for some reason. They're not fighting when they're not next to each other.

[somewhatlongdong]

how come betty white still looks the same 36 years later?

[ericandy88]

She is ageless!

[eydie57]

i loved match game when i was young and now my son has discovered it via the game show network. the 70's were simply sublime.

[travis7310]

Thanks for your comment! I too, discovered from GSN. This clip if from the "Best of Match Game" DVD collection.

[bunnyJumpsuit]

My parents both LOATHED Betty White because she played what they considered to be really vulgar women, I.e. women who acknowledged sex in an era when that was really taboo.

And yeah, I like the comment about queens and boobs. They were shocking 40 years ago, not so much now. watching "Match game" and understanding the jokes was the height of sophistication when I was 13; it's hard to imagine now.

[MammaMia19]

What about that crappy movie where she raises giant man eating gators? Lots of people hate that.

[dovegrey1]

wow, brett looks kind of pretty here...and chas isn't wearing his signature hats yet (shades of lidsville?), the hair wasn't going yet, i guess. ;D

[bearguySF]

2008 - we'll have Regis doing a remake of this show. Today's celebs aren't nearly as funny as they were back then.

[travis7310]

Actually, it's going to be a remake of Password, and it will be called Million Dollar Password. I don't think I'll like it, because in one of the promos, it had Rosie O'Donnell. I can't stand her. I don't mean to be offensive, just in case you're a fan of hers.

[bearguySF]

U R correct. Rosie will be GOOD at this show...don't know how she & Regis will get on. I think the old shows, like this video, were more entertaining because everything was "FRESH" = new. By now, we've seen queeny gays, we've heard boob jokes.... IT'S OLD NEWS.

[MsTexas73]

Also it might be more scripted today...but maybe not...if we get the RIGHT celebs as regualrs and still keep say two spots for non regulars...

I think Rosie would be good also *and Iam not really a fan of hers*...but also maybe someone like Kat Williams or Joe Torry, Elaine Boozler would be FUNNAY...and Miss Betty she's still around as is Vicki Lawrence *a regular on MG 90* There are PLENTY of poeple who would definitely work on a show like this and make it good.

[Doza130]

JP Morgan! FOXXY.

[coolmack24]

RIP Brett and charles. We shall miss U.

[Poe397]

its not the first episode you morons...the game had been on since at least 1964....

[Jamescs007]

this is the first Episode that Charles and Brett were on together

[ryanschroer]

It was also the first ep that either of them had been on. Kind of fitting.

[smashwhammy]

this is not supposed to be the first episode

[um6xr]

they will all mist(R.I.P.) and Charles'(R.I.P.) and grein as will

[ryanronaldmceachern]

awesome vid i always wanted to see the first epasode

[travis7310]

This isn't really the first episode, it's just the first one with Brett and Charles.

[prausch65]

Travis73120, I recall Charles being on the top tier, left where Burt is in the video, do you know how many episodes he appeared there, and have any videos of it?

[travis7310]

Those are the episodes w/Don Addams. I remember seeing those on GSN many times, but unfortunately, I don't have any videos of them at this time. I'm sure they will show them again very soon! Glad you enjoyed this!

[prausch65]

Thank you.

[travis7310]

You're welcome!

[barber747]

Didn't know Brett died...or maybe i forgot about it

[travis7310]

Yep, she died. She's always lookded dead, though! Come to think of it, so has Charles, and half the other people on the panel!

[barber747]

hahahahaha!

[Poe397]

Its not a "pilot" you morons,..the game had been on since 1964.

[queercat]

"Its not a "pilot" you morons,..the game had been on since 1964."

Actually Poe, This is the pilot! The pilot for the second version of Matchgame. The first version ended in 1969.

[PsYcHoFaB]

No queercat, this is NOT the pilot. The Pilot had: Bert Convy, Arlene Francis, Jack Klugman, Joanne Phlug, Richard Dawson, and Betty White on the panel. All in that order too.

Also, it was not called "Match Game 73" just "Match Game".

[WhiteHorseInn]

my word, they are dying rapidly, huh? time is getting away from us. thanks for posting this. this was kind of a sleazy show, but it does bring back memories of a simpler time.

[travis7310]

You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[BestKacFan]

Grow up AH

[prausch65]

Wow, was this Jay P. Morgan's only appearance on Match Game? I never remember seeing her on it. I do remember her three years later, with her stealing the show with her foul mouth on The Gong Show!

[travis7310]

I think it was.

[paktype]

Bert Convy was a sleazoid.

[raiders1967]

Just curious. What made Burt a sleazoid?

[Beetlejuice1988]

was betty white ever young.?

[smoothpants]

Wow, it's weird not seeing Brett in the top row middle chair.

[travis7310]

I was thinking the same thing when I first saw this episode!

[Billygo10]

The movie will be coming out. It's completed.

[travis7310]

I didn't know!  Maybe I can get it when it comes on DVD!

[Dannymac82]

May Charles Nelson Reilly Rest in peace 1931-2007

[travis7310]

Yes, he may!  I was very shocked to have received as MySpace bulletin telling about his death! He was going to soon be doing a movie about his career in acting, titled, "The Life of Reilly".

[heine71]

Was this filmed with a video camera at the TV set sometime in mid-late Summer 1973?

[travis7310]

Very funny!  No, I filmed it from the TV w/ my video camera!

[paktype]

Isn't that called a kinescope?

[localhbci]

No.

[gothickari]

yay richard dawson! lol

[travis7310]

IDK why you like him so much!

[WileyCoyote69]

Wow. Brett looks almost young here. (well actually simple math tells you she was 49, but she's got a significantly fresher look than a mere year or two later...)

[MistressElvira96]

Does anyone know when Charles and Brett started sitting next each other??? It seems weird to see them apart lol

[travis7310]

I think in late 1973 or early 1974.