Gene Rayburn's last "Old Man Periwinkle" Question

On The Match Game Hollywood Squares hour last episode, Gene reads a question and does his impersonation of the lovable MG character.

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[mylesspike119]

i love Gene Rayburn's Old Man Periwinkle impersonator. I love CNR say "Yo, Gene." By the way, where's BRETT

[mrmatchgame]

Brett Never appeared on this version of Match Game

[WhatsAYak]

The problem was that, despite the high ratings, MG-HS was never intended to be more than a stopgap until Santa Barbara was ready...it's a shame.

[mrmatchgame]

High Ratings?!?!

[mrmatchgame]

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[mrmatchgame]

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[fatman50000]

'84.

I'm surprised you didn't know...it was on your network, after all...

[mittdawson]

Wow, I've never seen this incarnation!....Sorry if this has been asked and answered, but what year was this aired?, I'm guessing 1982-ish....many thanks!

[morbius109]

Aw man...I loved Gene doing his Old Man Periwinkle impression it was always classic. God bless ya Gene, thanks from the bottom of my heart for all the laughs you, Brett, Charles, Betty, and everyone else brought me all those years.

[NDW85]

Another answer I would have thought of would be asprin since Old Man Periwinkle probably had a headache from being on that waterbed.

[NDW85]

My answer to that would have been either CPR, an ambulance or a lifeguard.

[dnm728]

The NBC affiliate in St. Louis (KSDK, Channel 5) never showed the MGHS Hour due to its commitment to the noontime news show. The MGHS Hour wound up on another St. Louis station (KDNL, Channel 30 - then independent, now an ABC affiliate).

[Jaybird1103]

The NBC station that I got on my cable system, WLBT-TV Channel 3 out of Jackson, MS did not show this program, instead showing reruns of "Dallas". I was disappointed but the way MG-HS turned out, it was just as well.

[mylesspike119]

Brett must be retired from Match Game after the show off the air in 1982, but in the early 90's, Brett return Match Game as a guest panel. CNR is the regular panel of The Match Game in early 90's.

[patrickballoonman]

I actually met Jon Bauman at the New York State Fair, and as he autographed a photo for me, and said it would make me happy, I said to him, "I don't know about you, Mr. Bauman. But another thing that would make be happy would be if GSN added "MG-HS Hour" to its line-up." Then Bowzer chuckled and replied, "We'll see."

[okiesteveus81]

I used to watch this everyday, on NBC TV. Interesting how NBC f*cked 'the match game'. Even the music, while the celebrites are writng their answers.