There must have been a joke or a Laurel & Hardy sketch or something about this, because 'lion's cage' came to my mind right after elephant. The cage floors were/are wooden boards, which are not waterproof, and lion pee is infamously smelly.
End-of-week H/H match recap: ... Today's action: A new champion earns the right to stand on that little piece of tape beside Gene and play the Super Match. Today's audience match question: "The _______ Queen" The celebs: Richard (African), Gary (Rose), and Susan (Virgin) (Susan came up with the answer that popped into my head first, but after hearing all the suggestions, I think I'd go with Richard this time.) The choice: African The answers: Virgin, King and, African So far so good for our new champ. I have a strong feeling she's going to turn this into the first all-Richard H/H week in six weeks. In fact, it was all Richard all the time from episode 602 all the way to 624 when Isabel Sanford broke his streak, and since then we haven't had another all-Richard week until this one, that is, if I'm right about this contestant's choice today. But given the way she's kissing and hugging Richard after the audience match win, I can't imaging her selecting anyone else. Indeed: "Oh, Richard's a good kisser. I'll pick Richard again." Today's H/H question: "State ________" I think this is one of the classic harder H/H questions. The first thing I thought of was State Dinner, but State of the Union comes to mind too. But I'm sure there must be other, possibly better, possibilities out there... State of mind? Richard didn't seem puzzled at all. He didn't do his typical scratching, rubbing, looking to his left, pursing his lips. Instead, he began writing almost immediately. Ding. The contestant looks about as conflicted as I am. Without much conviction, she says "State Capital," earning a rousing round of applause from the studio audience. Well, maybe. It's certainly a logical answer. Fingers crossed. (She said she rejected State Trooper.) Richard, however, thought of "Fair." No match this time. Reviewing Richard's past 14 attempts (back to 627, his first shot after Isabel Sanford's three in a row), Richard has matched 5 out of 14 attempts -- 35.7% -- so well below his current average. Although for the week, he's been excellent at 50%. Well, there were 6 H/H matches this week (two on Thursday) and 3 wins: Richard 3/6 Yes, as I noted above, we're back to an all-Richard H/H week after 5 weeks with some surprises and excitement. During those past five weeks: Isabel Sanford 1/3, CNR 2/2, Lee Meriwether 0/1, Bill Daily 0/1, Brett 1/2, Betty 2/2, plus someone else scored a H/H match win for $1000 in the missing episode 645, but I have no idea who (although I suspect it was Betty)... Oh, and Richard of course was 5/14 over the past 6 weeks as noted above... Gary ends this two-week gig with his incredible 83.3% accuracy rating intact. Since that's only based on 6 attempts, it's less indicative than say Betty at 50% based on 34 attempts, so I'd really love to see Gary play some more to get a broader sample size of data. Fannie likewise spent another week without having been chosen for the H/H match despite her superior 52.6% accuracy score. (Again, based on only 19 attempts, but that's enough to clearly demonstrate she can sure match with the best of them in the H/H!) Susan Howard ended her first week without getting a chance to help a contestant win big in the H/H. Her last shot will be her second and final week coming up in episodes 681-685. She did fine this week and seemed to fit in well. It's a shame her MG career is so short. (And Jimmie's two impromptu fill-in days in seat #3 didn't result in any H/H matches, leaving him 0 for 1 so far.) Looking ahead: --Our three regulars are present and accounted for next week. --Joyce Bulifant is our sixth-seat semi-regular next week. She last appeared 611-615, and she's 3 for 4 in the H/H match (not bad!). --Arlene Francis returns for her fourth week (of six total). We haven't seen her since 561-565, and she's played the H/H once, but didn't match. --Joey Bishop makes his first appearance. He will spend a total of 5 weeks on the Match Game panel, all of them in 1976. Here's the updated leader board showing the 11 celebs with at least 3 H/H matches, ranked by accuracy: Orson Bean - 100% (4 wins in 4 attempts). Gary Burghoff - 83.3% (5 wins in 6 attempts). TIE: Jo Anne Worley - 75% (3 wins in 4 attempts). TIE: Joyce Bulifant - 75% (3 wins in 4 attempts). Fannie - 52.6% (10 wins in 19 attempts). Betty - 50% (17 wins in 34 attempts). Charles - 47.7% (21 wins in 44 attempts). Jo Ann Pflug - 44.4% (8 wins in 18 attempts). Richard - 40.4% (150 wins in 371 attempts). Brett - 38.5% (20 wins in 52 attempts). Bert Convy - 33.3% (5 wins in 15 attempts). *These stats include every head-to-head match from episode 1 through 650, excluding the lost/missing/damaged episodes: 31, 32, 33, 311, 312, 313, 324, 325, and 645. (As per MatchGameProductions, these episodes "are nowhere to be found and also aren't in the Goodson/Todman Library. Sadly, looks like they are lost forever!")
You never know what your going to get when they have "new kids on the block" celebrities. Just didn't know how Susan Howard would fit in. But really, I was pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed her. She matched a lot, and when she didn't match, she still gave good answers. Disappointing that this was her only week, if I'm not mistaken. Of course, in just a few short years, after Petrocelli ended, she would join Dallas where she played the popular character Donna Krebbs.
Pretty good week this week with almost everyone giving away some money but Richard wrestle his title back from Betty to win the week giving away 14,000 dollars in head to head and audience match matches with 16 matches for the regulars. Gary won for the semi regulars giving away 500 dollars in an audience match match with 11 matches. Charles gave away 500 dollars and Susan gave away 250 dollars in audience match matches.
I don't care anything about saint Richard, I am so TIRED of Gene doing that! He's always joking but it got SOOOO annoying, he ceased being funny a long time ago!
I know this is all in fun, and we shouldn't get too bogged down in details, but how, exactly, does one sleep under the lion's cage? Are they like hamster cages, where they have a tray underneath to collect the waste? I'm sorry, I don't get it.
ROFL! Another fine after dinner episode! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Gene! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Charles! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Fannie! ;0) ROFL! Love the entrances, silliness, voices, acting and the fun Gene! ;0) Fannie is flounder! ;0) knife! ;0) boo! ;0) heart! ;0) appendix! ;0) gall stones! ;0) I know to fill in the blank, I have been doing that for 3 years.. ;0) elephant! ;0) boo! ;0) lion's cage! ;0) This is a second answer question? Oh please, I have a girl scout group. ;0) bottom! ;0) Somewhat response to Gene's answer.. ;0) nose! ;0) ears! ;0) staying awake! ;0) boo! ;0) living! ;0) saluting! ;0) I see you guys outside! ;0) standing up! ;0) job! ;0) boo! ;0) limo! ;0) I say what mommy and I had in our cold water flat in Hartford.. driver! ;0) Rolls Royce! ;0) Cadie! ;0) drawers! ;0) leg! ;0) water on the knee! ;0) shirt! ;0)
Never liked Fannie Flagg. She never tried to match anyone and just came up with dumb answers. She made weird sexual jokes too that I never found funny.
Oh he's the worst, like most game show hosts back in the day he fancied himself a legitimate actor. It's hilarious cause every play they mention on the show, he's appeared in somewhere; Gene was the King of dinner theater! ;)
@@EVzipper48 Nothing wrong with that either.. ;0) I know other actors who just did small theaters and were happy as a pear.. Not to mention his Love Boat, and other episode he did..
15:45
3 guys put on Groucho glasses just to get on camera!
That's pretty cute, actually.
And it worked
"Lions Cage," Richard's worst answer ever. But Fannie also had Lion's Cage too? One of them must've looked on the other's card!
You can tell when Fannie cheats because it's the only time she spells the answer correctly!
There must have been a joke or a Laurel & Hardy sketch or something about this, because 'lion's cage' came to my mind right after elephant. The cage floors were/are wooden boards, which are not waterproof, and lion pee is infamously smelly.
Funny, "Lion's cage" was the first thing that popped into my head. "Elephants" really is better, though
I thought Fat Lady.
That is what Brett and Charles do they look down below.Watch it is so obvious!!
4:56 When Chris did that "Elephant" in Gene's old-man voice, I was thinking, give her the game right now.
End-of-week H/H match recap:
...
Today's action:
A new champion earns the right to stand on that little piece of tape beside Gene and play the Super Match.
Today's audience match question: "The _______ Queen"
The celebs: Richard (African), Gary (Rose), and Susan (Virgin)
(Susan came up with the answer that popped into my head first, but after hearing all the suggestions, I think I'd go with Richard this time.)
The choice: African
The answers: Virgin, King and, African
So far so good for our new champ. I have a strong feeling she's going to turn this into the first all-Richard H/H week in six weeks. In fact, it was all Richard all the time from episode 602 all the way to 624 when Isabel Sanford broke his streak, and since then we haven't had another all-Richard week until this one, that is, if I'm right about this contestant's choice today. But given the way she's kissing and hugging Richard after the audience match win, I can't imaging her selecting anyone else.
Indeed: "Oh, Richard's a good kisser. I'll pick Richard again."
Today's H/H question: "State ________"
I think this is one of the classic harder H/H questions. The first thing I thought of was State Dinner, but State of the Union comes to mind too. But I'm sure there must be other, possibly better, possibilities out there... State of mind?
Richard didn't seem puzzled at all. He didn't do his typical scratching, rubbing, looking to his left, pursing his lips. Instead, he began writing almost immediately. Ding.
The contestant looks about as conflicted as I am. Without much conviction, she says "State Capital," earning a rousing round of applause from the studio audience. Well, maybe. It's certainly a logical answer. Fingers crossed. (She said she rejected State Trooper.)
Richard, however, thought of "Fair."
No match this time.
Reviewing Richard's past 14 attempts (back to 627, his first shot after Isabel Sanford's three in a row), Richard has matched 5 out of 14 attempts -- 35.7% -- so well below his current average. Although for the week, he's been excellent at 50%.
Well, there were 6 H/H matches this week (two on Thursday) and 3 wins: Richard 3/6
Yes, as I noted above, we're back to an all-Richard H/H week after 5 weeks with some surprises and excitement. During those past five weeks: Isabel Sanford 1/3, CNR 2/2, Lee Meriwether 0/1, Bill Daily 0/1, Brett 1/2, Betty 2/2, plus someone else scored a H/H match win for $1000 in the missing episode 645, but I have no idea who (although I suspect it was Betty)... Oh, and Richard of course was 5/14 over the past 6 weeks as noted above...
Gary ends this two-week gig with his incredible 83.3% accuracy rating intact. Since that's only based on 6 attempts, it's less indicative than say Betty at 50% based on 34 attempts, so I'd really love to see Gary play some more to get a broader sample size of data.
Fannie likewise spent another week without having been chosen for the H/H match despite her superior 52.6% accuracy score. (Again, based on only 19 attempts, but that's enough to clearly demonstrate she can sure match with the best of them in the H/H!)
Susan Howard ended her first week without getting a chance to help a contestant win big in the H/H. Her last shot will be her second and final week coming up in episodes 681-685. She did fine this week and seemed to fit in well. It's a shame her MG career is so short.
(And Jimmie's two impromptu fill-in days in seat #3 didn't result in any H/H matches, leaving him 0 for 1 so far.)
Looking ahead:
--Our three regulars are present and accounted for next week.
--Joyce Bulifant is our sixth-seat semi-regular next week. She last appeared 611-615, and she's 3 for 4 in the H/H match (not bad!).
--Arlene Francis returns for her fourth week (of six total). We haven't seen her since 561-565, and she's played the H/H once, but didn't match.
--Joey Bishop makes his first appearance. He will spend a total of 5 weeks on the Match Game panel, all of them in 1976.
Here's the updated leader board showing the 11 celebs with at least 3 H/H matches, ranked by accuracy:
Orson Bean - 100% (4 wins in 4 attempts).
Gary Burghoff - 83.3% (5 wins in 6 attempts).
TIE: Jo Anne Worley - 75% (3 wins in 4 attempts).
TIE: Joyce Bulifant - 75% (3 wins in 4 attempts).
Fannie - 52.6% (10 wins in 19 attempts).
Betty - 50% (17 wins in 34 attempts).
Charles - 47.7% (21 wins in 44 attempts).
Jo Ann Pflug - 44.4% (8 wins in 18 attempts).
Richard - 40.4% (150 wins in 371 attempts).
Brett - 38.5% (20 wins in 52 attempts).
Bert Convy - 33.3% (5 wins in 15 attempts).
*These stats include every head-to-head match from episode 1 through 650, excluding the lost/missing/damaged episodes: 31, 32, 33, 311, 312, 313, 324, 325, and 645. (As per MatchGameProductions, these episodes "are nowhere to be found and also aren't in the Goodson/Todman Library. Sadly, looks like they are lost forever!")
You never know what your going to get when they have "new kids on the block" celebrities. Just didn't know how Susan Howard would fit in. But really, I was pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed her. She matched a lot, and when she didn't match, she still gave good answers. Disappointing that this was her only week, if I'm not mistaken. Of course, in just a few short years, after Petrocelli ended, she would join Dallas where she played the popular character Donna Krebbs.
No, MG76 Ep 681-685, MGSynd Ep 281-285, MGPM ep 29, 36, 217 as well then that is it for this series..
@@sdlively27 Good- I look forward to seeing her in upcoming episodes.
I always liked this game, especially those with Dawson, Charles Nelson Riley, and Radar O'Reilly.
4:41-Dawson takes a draw off of a cigarette. 36 years later he died from a heart attack after his first radiation treatment for esophageal cancer.
Gary and Susan picked the right organ for the question concerning the surgeon's son, the ❤ actually looks like an 🍎
Pretty good week this week with almost everyone giving away some money but Richard wrestle his title back from Betty to win the week giving away 14,000 dollars in head to head and audience match matches with 16 matches for the regulars. Gary won for the semi regulars giving away 500 dollars in an audience match match with 11 matches. Charles gave away 500 dollars and Susan gave away 250 dollars in audience match matches.
State fair?? That never occurred to me
I thought State Department. Bzzt.
It always makes me sad when Gene says, "remember, it's my show!" He even says it to Richard in this episode and Richard's face kind of falls.
I know. He wouldn't have it without the panel.
I don't care anything about saint Richard, I am so TIRED of Gene doing that! He's always joking but it got SOOOO annoying, he ceased being funny a long time ago!
@@kristabrewer6736Same with your repetitive tired comments just Grow Up!
Meh. "Reservation" was the definitive answer for the unemployment question, says I!
Richard had a nice smile. Rip
Gosh, I've lived down there, and I couldn't get into the unemployment office without a reservation. But that's just me, I guess.
Are the top-trier celebrities hard of hearing???!
I'm not sure about Charles, but Brett sure seemed to be. I still think she must have had ADD / ADHD.
There is at least one huge fan above them. Several on the top tier have complained about it, and Gene has mentioned it.
The two brunettes are the two cutest women to ever compete against each other on Match Game 76. Look at those smiles!
I know this is all in fun, and we shouldn't get too bogged down in details, but how, exactly, does one sleep under the lion's cage? Are they like hamster cages, where they have a tray underneath to collect the waste? I'm sorry, I don't get it.
3:25 I would have said Adam's Apple
apple ... scalpel (almost rhymes)
That was what I thought, and for the same reason.
Chris was so cute but those pockets are unfortunately placed lol
Did she forget she’s married?
ROFL! Another fine after dinner episode! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Gene! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Charles! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Fannie! ;0) ROFL! Love the entrances, silliness, voices, acting and the fun Gene! ;0) Fannie is flounder! ;0) knife! ;0) boo! ;0) heart! ;0) appendix! ;0) gall stones! ;0) I know to fill in the blank, I have been doing that for 3 years.. ;0) elephant! ;0) boo! ;0) lion's cage! ;0) This is a second answer question? Oh please, I have a girl scout group. ;0) bottom! ;0) Somewhat response to Gene's answer.. ;0) nose! ;0) ears! ;0) staying awake! ;0) boo! ;0) living! ;0) saluting! ;0) I see you guys outside! ;0) standing up! ;0) job! ;0) boo! ;0) limo! ;0) I say what mommy and I had in our cold water flat in Hartford.. driver! ;0) Rolls Royce! ;0) Cadie! ;0) drawers! ;0) leg! ;0) water on the knee! ;0) shirt! ;0)
Never liked Fannie Flagg. She never tried to match anyone and just came up with dumb answers. She made weird sexual jokes too that I never found funny.
Not really funny
What a great show this was ,Im still watching, obviously 😊
Blech, why does Gene even bother with impressions? He's just no good at them!
Oh he's the worst, like most game show hosts back in the day he fancied himself a legitimate actor. It's hilarious cause every play they mention on the show, he's appeared in somewhere; Gene was the King of dinner theater! ;)
For comedy purposes..
@@EVzipper48 Nothing wrong with that either.. ;0) I know other actors who just did small theaters and were happy as a pear.. Not to mention his Love Boat, and other episode he did..
@@sdlively27 I think you mean "comedy" purposes. lol
I thought his Columbo was quite good.
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Has anyone seen the episode that Betty is talking about at the end of the video at 2:50?
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