Thanks to Mark Goodson for providing these awesome game shows not only as a kid in the late 70’s early 80’s, but my whole life including now with all of these re-runs on YT
They where already dying. With NBC and ABC ending their blocks in 1991 (and NBC miserably failing to bring them back two years later), no more syndicated programs coming out each year and many of our favorite hosts either passing on or retiring, 1991 marked the end of the Golden Age of Game Shows.
Love watching Match game I don't turn it over. It reminds me of Graham Kenney Blankety Blanks this same as this show I loved watching him it was a great show. thank you.
Well, I guess 2 out of 4 ain't bad saint Richard certainly was NOT a great man (he's lost more on this game than ANYBODY). And the best host EVER was Allen Ludden.... and then Bert Convey (Gene, POSSIBLY the 3d best)
She continued to say such hateful things she deserved every bit. When Gene said the contestants might do better next round Brett- "I doubt it." Then "I hate people from Indonesia!" Not funny at all. Just stupid.
ROFL! Another fine episode! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Gene! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Charles! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Betty! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Arte! ;0) Love the entrances, silliness, voices, acting and the fun Gene! ;0) ROFL! I didn't notice the Where's Charlie? On the slate where the date would be for air date the first time around.. ;0) At least Mark had a smile on his face with Gene reaction to see him in CNR's spot.. ;0) At least they seem civil and got along on camera. Even Mark seem to joke around a bit the 3 times or so he has been on camera even thou Mark wanted the game played straight.. ;0) ROFL! Love ya Marc and cameraperson 2! ;0) Well the audience member yelled it out even thou Gene said that even rhyme.. ;0) Ira?? Ok, he threw.. ;0) There one casualty.. Who else will go down the... ;0) drain.. Got little lions on you.. no but on my jacket.. ;0) Your former boss Charles.. ;0) He fired himself.. ;0) I think Charles looks great with that hair.. ;0) body.. hearse.. gun. Did Brett say they are all wrong??? Allen said you were a 500 dollar type rather than never found under the 100 or 250.. ;0) Sorry I took the time.. ;0) I don't understand it all either.. ;0) Brett.. hairdresser.. I didn't flint.. Dracula.. Now you know why her tigers are blue.. ;0) good fairy.. fire.. skunk.. ant.. What she sitting on if nothing is going on here.. I am sitting on my blank.. ;0)
I'm curious where they kept a camera view so the panel and the audience could see what the TV would show, like when they blurred Mark Goodson as a joke in this episode, or in later episodes like where Gary Burghoff had to duck the camera or they put Charles out of focus in revenge.
Well sometimes you can see a monitor at stage right, audience facing the stage, on camera from time to time, the camera caught it in a shot behind Fannie once during a head to head match in MG75 and then when the contestant goes over to hug her for the win. I think that is what Charles is looking at when he is looking to his left off stage when the camera catches him sometimes. Also Johnny had to look at a monitor when doing the intro the one time he subbed for Gary who was late.. There might be one on stage left because when Richard took off with Gene's shoe in MG75 Gene comes back on stage barefooted and seems to be blushed and is embarrassed that they are showing his bare foot on camera, Gene is looking to his right like he is looking at something, he also hide his foot when his shoe came off a little while ago during beginning of the show as you can see him hide behind his other.. ;0) But this is me watching WAY too much Match Game and noticing things.. ;0) Also I think there are monitors that the audience can see to see what is going on because I am guessing the set/panel/host looked kind of small in person and then the cameras trying to get their shots blocking the view. But I don't know, never have gotten to go to a taping of any kind.. ;0) Also I believe Charles has mentioned it later on as a director he looks for the shot in the monitor and said it was a pretty shot.. ;0)
@@sexysergeant123 I don't think so. Do you remember how many zillion Betty Crocker advertisements there were back then? It's the first thing I thought of.
@@beatlequeen06 Well Ira was part of the show til the end and to almost the beginning of the MG/HS hour which when Ira left Goodson and Toddman I read.. ;0)
@@kristabrewer6736 You can not like someone and still employ them. For the most part, he was good at his job. You've obviously seen very few of these shows, because there were plenty of times that the panel and the audience expressed their dislike for him. He really pissed off Richard Dawson in a couple of infamous episodes.
The panelists did not know the answers provided by the audience. That being said, “Crocker” was not a good answer, considering Betty White was the obvious choice
Mark Goodson, IRA, Charles ,Gene etc....this show/cast can NEVER be " Matched"(pardon the pun,lol) There are shows that should NEVER attempted to be "replaced, updated, copied etc" because you canNOT do that with "Master pieces"
@@sexysergeant123 I thought she said drain.. but then if it was rain then that explain why Gene said that didn't even rhyme.. I thought she said drain, maybe it was rain.. ;0)
Lee began her career on Broadway in Vintage 60 (1960) and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961). She made her movie debut in the film version of the latter in 1967. Her other film appearances include the Disney film The Love Bug (1968), The Comic (1969) and Along Came Polly (2004).[1] She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1974 for Seesaw,[2] and for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 2001 for The Tale of the Allergist's Wife. She also played the title role in the 1998 TV film Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story, and Madame Morrible in the Broadway musical Wicked in 2015.
Richard Dawson is so obnoxious. He holds out in giving his answer every single time whether he's right or wrong just so he can tell a terrible joke that dies 99% of the time and then he still tries to revive it and it dies again.
Stop assuming that their act is who is they are. Betty White and Brett Somers were friends. Haven't you seen Betty get a good zinger in on Brett, and Brett puts her down and laughs and laughs . . .
Oh please. 🙄 Brett is not catty or jealous you clearly don't understand Brett's sense of humour and the fun of the show. I feel sorry for you if you feel that way. Brett and Betty were good friends and it's fun banter.
Brett was NOT jealous of Betty White!!!!! They were the BEST of friends. How long have you people been WATCHING this show now??? Please STOP making assumptions about Brett that aren't even TRUE!
Thanks to Mark Goodson for providing these awesome game shows not only as a kid in the late 70’s early 80’s, but my whole life including now with all of these re-runs on YT
Mark Goodson was a genius even before I was born (and that’s in the 50’s!)
As a kid in the 1970's I loved this show! I am now in my fifties and I still love it!
Blue Victory same
Same here TV was so much better then. I would love it if they were able to keep the commercials in from the 70s
Me too!
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Same here 🙋♀️
I love Richard.
We usually introduced the new kid on the block. Now let me introduced the kid who owns the block. LOL.
These shows are comforting for some reason.
Because of nostalgia, good laughs, no violence, just pure fun. Helps us forget horrible 2023.
@@MensAsses33 2023 was fine
I love how after Gene goes "No fuzzy shots," they blur the camera as they zoom in on Goodson. 😂
That means he's probably a boss that's kind to the crew.
Mark must have been fun to work for. Nice Guy!
Gene, Brett, Richard, and Charles were the nucleus of the atom, with the others being electrons, buzzing around.
How are you leaving out Fannie?
@@JoshuaLomeo True- she was really funny, but maybe because she was in fewer shows. Not as much of a regular on the show.
EstateSaleFinder @wallace callow is correct, Fannie wasn’t a regular per say.
Such a cute show. Charles Nelson Riley is so cute.
Not choosing the answer "Betty White" as the Super Match answer was not very bright.
Mark Goodson...so missed
Wow, Charles is really tall. I never realized.
Beautiful Charles 😍❤️
Game Shows died when Mark Goodson did
Must have since they keep bringing the old ones back, well outside of WOF, TPIR and J, I think are the only ones still running??
@@sdlively27 WOF and J were not Goodson-Todman productions.
They where already dying. With NBC and ABC ending their blocks in 1991 (and NBC miserably failing to bring them back two years later), no more syndicated programs coming out each year and many of our favorite hosts either passing on or retiring, 1991 marked the end of the Golden Age of Game Shows.
Ta gueule ducon ! Parle de ce que tu connais !!!
Any game show produced by Mark Goodson was the Gold Standard.
Love watching Match game I don't turn it over. It reminds me of Graham Kenney Blankety Blanks this same as this show I loved watching him it was a great show. thank you.
Charles was a sweet man Richard was a great man and Gene was the best host ever and just love Betty.
Well, I guess 2 out of 4 ain't bad
saint Richard certainly was NOT a great man (he's lost more on this game than ANYBODY). And the best host EVER was Allen Ludden.... and then Bert Convey (Gene, POSSIBLY the 3d best)
@@kristabrewer6736 Yar but Gene made match game better and Richard really cared about the the people that played it was shown in His eyes.
Richard Dawson was a clever and charming man. I guess you match the contestants every time? Right?
@@kristabrewer6736 Why don’t you tell us what you really think..
Awwww Betty didn't want to say White. Love her.
I would have paid big bucks to get Paul Lynde as a regular, too.
Wallace Callow absofreakinglutely!
I don't recall Lynde ever being on
Should have been:
Top row permanent lineup: (Guest), Paul Lynde, Charles
Bottom row permanent lineup: (Guest) Richard, (guest).
There was no way Paul Lynde was leaving his permanent gig as the center square on Hollywood Squares.
@@dmnemaine true. Plus that would've been too many eccentric personalities all in one small place.
Kudos to Brett for being a regular and taking all the jokes and slams from the other regulars..
She continued to say such hateful things she deserved every bit. When Gene said the contestants might do better next round Brett- "I doubt it." Then "I hate people from Indonesia!"
Not funny at all. Just stupid.
A rarity when The Boss sits in for an absent player.
How is this not a Gold Star episode!
Sarah Kinsey just fixed that! It’s definitely a gold star episode!
@@MatchGameProductions what is the criteria to be a Gold Star episode?
I wish Mark Goodson actually got to sit there for the whole show
Sweet Charles.💕
"Who else will go down the- ?" Hehe, Gene checked himself when he nearly gave a very plausible answer to the blank at hand.
Yeah, I noticed that. The way Arte keeps yapping, it's a wonder he doesn't.
The good ole 70s 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
So the boss had to fill in?
I know riiieet. I work in the hotel business and damn hotel managers are too stuck up to do this.
Mark Goodson filled in for people lots of times on these gameshows
Brett threw her hail earrings at Richard, and Richard threw hers at Betty by accident! Hahaha
Wasn't it a ice cube from what Arte said.. ;0) I could be wrong thou. ;0)
I wish Mark Goodson would of stayed on for the entire episode!
It would have been interesting to have him fill in for a day or even a whole week. But not in place of Charles!
Panelists:
1. Arte Johnson
2. Brett Somers
3. Mark Goodson
4. Michelle Lee
5. Richard Dawson
6. Betty White
7. Charles Nelson Reilly
15:18 "...i didn't flinch at all...."
ROFL! Another fine episode! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Gene! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Charles! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Betty! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Arte! ;0) Love the entrances, silliness, voices, acting and the fun Gene! ;0) ROFL! I didn't notice the Where's Charlie? On
the slate where the date would be for air date the first time around.. ;0) At least Mark had a smile on his face with Gene reaction to see him in CNR's spot.. ;0) At least they seem civil and got along on camera. Even Mark seem to joke around a bit the 3 times or so he has been on camera even thou Mark wanted the game played straight.. ;0) ROFL! Love ya Marc and cameraperson 2! ;0) Well the audience member yelled it out even thou Gene said that even rhyme.. ;0) Ira?? Ok, he threw.. ;0) There one casualty.. Who else will go down the... ;0) drain.. Got little lions on you.. no but on my jacket.. ;0) Your former boss Charles.. ;0) He fired himself.. ;0) I think Charles looks great with that hair.. ;0) body.. hearse.. gun. Did Brett say they are all wrong??? Allen said you were a 500 dollar type rather than never found under the 100 or 250.. ;0) Sorry I took the time.. ;0) I don't understand it all either.. ;0) Brett.. hairdresser.. I didn't flint.. Dracula.. Now you know why her tigers are blue.. ;0) good fairy.. fire.. skunk.. ant.. What she sitting on if nothing is going on here.. I am sitting on my blank.. ;0)
I’m surprised they didn’t throw out the first question after someone in the audience shouted out “drain”.
I did not anybody in the audience say drain
Cracks me up how Gene totally gave it away @3:42
Then @4:00 I can't tell if she missed it or was helping to cover up Gene's obvious clue.
Uncle Chuck looks gorgeous 😍
This reminds me of when Donald Ross partially filled in for a running late Bert Convy on Tattletales.
I'm curious where they kept a camera view so the panel and the audience could see what the TV would show, like when they blurred Mark Goodson as a joke in this episode, or in later episodes like where Gary Burghoff had to duck the camera or they put Charles out of focus in revenge.
Well sometimes you can see a monitor at stage right, audience facing the stage, on camera from time to time, the camera caught it in a shot behind Fannie once during a head to head match in MG75 and then when the contestant goes over to hug her for the win. I think that is what Charles is looking at when he is looking to his left off stage when the camera catches him sometimes. Also Johnny had to look at a monitor when doing the intro the one time he subbed for Gary who was late.. There might be one on stage left because when Richard took off with Gene's shoe in MG75 Gene comes back on stage barefooted and seems to be blushed and is embarrassed that they are showing his bare foot on camera, Gene is looking to his right like he is looking at something, he also hide his foot when his shoe came off a little while ago during beginning of the show as you can see him hide behind his other.. ;0) But this is me watching WAY too much Match Game and noticing things.. ;0) Also I think there are monitors that the audience can see to see what is going on because I am guessing the set/panel/host looked kind of small in person and then the cameras trying to get their shots blocking the view. But I don't know, never have gotten to go to a taping of any kind.. ;0) Also I believe Charles has mentioned it later on as a director he looks for the shot in the monitor and said it was a pretty shot.. ;0)
It’s not to often I’ve seen them fail at the first part of the super match
Emo Bassist she was cocky going with her own answer imo.
@@sexysergeant123 How could she blow off Betty ? She deserved it
@@sexysergeant123 I don't think so. Do you remember how many zillion Betty Crocker advertisements there were back then? It's the first thing I thought of.
Thw godfather question: the answer is HORSE
The Rain in Spain flows mainly against the grain.
Hm, Mr. Goodson wasn't too fond of Ira either. How odd.
I thinking he was joking about Ira.. ;0)
Well, let's hope for Ira's sake it was a joke. lol
@@beatlequeen06 Well Ira was part of the show til the end and to almost the beginning of the MG/HS hour which when Ira left Goodson and Toddman I read.. ;0)
Um, I'm pretty sure if Mark didn't like Ira, he wouldn't be on the show!
@@kristabrewer6736 You can not like someone and still employ them. For the most part, he was good at his job. You've obviously seen very few of these shows, because there were plenty of times that the panel and the audience expressed their dislike for him. He really pissed off Richard Dawson in a couple of infamous episodes.
Betty Davis spelled it _Bette_.
props to betty for being there the whole week with that cold! she sounds terrible:(
If the celebrities didn't pick Betty Croker; why would the audience members?
The panelists did not know the answers provided by the audience. That being said, “Crocker” was not a good answer, considering Betty White was the obvious choice
@@jamesweigh3178 she was to me
Edith Noble is awesome...
Mark Goodson, IRA, Charles ,Gene etc....this show/cast can NEVER be " Matched"(pardon the pun,lol) There are shows that should NEVER attempted to be "replaced, updated, copied etc" because you canNOT do that with "Master pieces"
Betty Crocker??? Has the woman ever seen the show?
awww poor Mark, he only got to do one game
So what does Mark do anyway? He created all these gameshows, but what does he actually do on them?
My answers are the following....
Gene kinda gave it away. He said down the....
Shaped like a horses head.
Betty White
As a LADY
Or as a MAN!!! HAHA
Gene pretty much gave the drain answer away. Of course she said drain.
Yup.
In front of the big boss, no less!
Someone in the audience said rain which probably should have resulted in the question being thrown out entirely.
@@sexysergeant123 I thought she said drain.. but then if it was rain then that explain why Gene said that didn't even rhyme.. I thought she said drain, maybe it was rain.. ;0)
@@dannyboyy8465 I guessing Mark attended more tapings, saw more of the finished episodes, then we think.. ;0) Could be wrong thou.. ;0)
People really used to be obsessed with gay men. They just have to go on about it constantly.
What is Michele Lee famous for besides starring in a well known nighttime soap?
Lee began her career on Broadway in Vintage 60 (1960) and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961). She made her movie debut in the film version of the latter in 1967. Her other film appearances include the Disney film The Love Bug (1968), The Comic (1969) and Along Came Polly (2004).[1] She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1974 for Seesaw,[2] and for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 2001 for The Tale of the Allergist's Wife. She also played the title role in the 1998 TV film Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story, and Madame Morrible in the Broadway musical Wicked in 2015.
I remember her great performance as Dottie West!
She also recorded one of the worst songs ever, "L. David Sloane".
@@manofmanyinterests I saw Michelle in the Catskills, she's got a great voice
More than Brett
Richard Dawson is so obnoxious. He holds out in giving his answer every single time whether he's right or wrong just so he can tell a terrible joke that dies 99% of the time and then he still tries to revive it and it dies again.
Gosh I love Betty and Richard! Brett seems so catty to and jealous of Betty White.
Stop assuming that their act is who is they are. Betty White and Brett Somers were friends. Haven't you seen Betty get a good zinger in on Brett, and Brett puts her down and laughs and laughs . . .
Oh please. 🙄 Brett is not catty or jealous you clearly don't understand Brett's sense of humour and the fun of the show. I feel sorry for you if you feel that way. Brett and Betty were good friends and it's fun banter.
Even though these people were appearing as "themselves", they were still playing characters. There's a reason it's called show business.
Brett was NOT jealous of Betty White!!!!! They were the BEST of friends. How long have you people been WATCHING this show now??? Please STOP making assumptions about Brett that aren't even TRUE!
Boy, CNR looks really old in this episode, huh? Almost looks like a completely different person.
I know later in her life, Brett became more sensitive to others, and I'm glad she did.
Some of those homophobic comments really make me cringe.
341?
She didn't vote for Betty White l hope she loses
Dawson was such a big show off
If that was a real hair transplant it didn't last cause before Charles passed he was bald again.
It was a hair piece. They would weave them in place.
Gene mentioned that it had to be sewn in. As the natural hair grows the hair piece gets loose and needs to be tightened up.
It looked bad
I don't know how Brett lasted so long, she isn't funny or clever. She tries way too hard to get a laugh
because Gene liked her - politics
well i like her? she's really funny to me
And she screwed the contestants out of a lot of money by writing ridiculous answers.
I love Brett. She is hilarious and is a great balance to the others.
@@sexysergeant123 That's probably why Goodson kept her
"Get ready to match the stars?!!?" What stars?!?? Who are these people and what are they supposed to be famous for??!?
Google there names, it might help troll
1:43 *_"Doesn't anybody care that it's Halloween?!"_*
For a moment I thought Rose Nylund was filling in for Betty White.
11:22 I love seeing displays of Richard and Betty's friendship.🤍
Game Shows died when Mark Goodson did
Exactly. Class died with him.