Just discovered this - Marlena Crews is my mom! Happy to report she is alive and well in Los Angeles - turning 70 this year. She is exactly the same now as she was then, and loves the fact that her Match Game episodes are on UA-cam! Love seeing this - thanks for posting! We read the comments from ya'll and she was so flattered!
Mary Evans, I just discovered these match game episodes a few days ago and I think your mom was the most excited contestant ever. She just brought a great feeling to the show while she was on it. Better than any other contestant I'd ever seen. And if I may add, very pretty
Funny, I thought it was Cruz. "Match Game '74 - Marlena Cruz's first appearance (10 January 1974). Match Game '74 - Marlena Cruz final appearance (15 January 1974). Match Game '74 - Marlena Cruz 2 (with Dodger Al Ferrara) (11 ... Match Game '74 - Marlena Cruz 3 (14 January 1974) - UA-cam"
I hope Marlena never lost that childlike exuberance that was so readily on display here. Her joy was so pure and unaffected, you can't help but be happy for her even all these years later.
He was the most funny comedian of the era, he kept the show going when it became drab . i sure hope he's never forgotten because he was quite a man in any room.
@@joeambrose3260 5 months later, I might have rushed to judgment on that one. I've been watching all the episodes in order and there are some great contestants ahead.
@@kneedeepinbluegrass3086 Her hair style *_originated_* in the mid-1960s, and that's when it was most popular. It's not a hair style that is typically associated with the 1970s.
@@LynxSouth Yet it is being worn in the 70's...as evidenced by this episode. As well as by my family's many photo albums. Sooooo pleased to be NOT typical
A terribly sweet interracial, inter-sexual-orientation, non PC show full of delightful innuendo, playful "sexual harassment" and harmless "racism" before the days of humorless hell
Marlene was very hyper, but she was so cute!!! They had another contestant that was hyper, but she wasn't cute. Marlene was very cute!!! I loved watching her!!! She had the looks, and looks make a difference. I'm glad to hear that she is alive and well. Here's to you, Marlene!
Morey Amsterdam becomes the 20th MG celebrity to score a head-to-head match. This was his second attempt. The other 19 are the regulars (Richard, Brett, Charles) plus (in alphabetical order): Jack Carter, Bert Convey, Bill Daily, Ann Elder, Fannie Flagg, Stu Gilliam, Carolyn Jones, Jack Klugman, Michael Landon, June Lockhart, Jo Ann Pflug, Madlyn Rhue, Loretta Switt, Richard Thomas, Bobby Van, and Betty White.)
This version of MatchGame is the best! Not sure if a 1960s version was successful? the 1990s version was a showcase of the growing imperial feelings of American! Celebrities laughing at their insider jokes, why Charles agreed to this I do not understand:so bring-worthy it's crazy?
Wow, that is the most downbeat I've ever seen Fannie on the show. She was clearly upset at the gay jokes on the last question. You can see her reaction to Richard throwing a limp wrist in her face after she gives her answer.
Ok. This episode (on this channel lineup at least) following the episodes with Dorothy Zinni in the previous two episodes sort of makes up for not having the next episode that Dorothy would have been in. Marlena's also a wonderful, animated, cute gal with a great personality.
First Super Match, part 2: HORSE Cruz-Goldberg, round 1, question B: "A tradition that could have saved Henry VIII a lot of hassle: he THROWS THE QUEEN into the great volcano." (Bzzt!) Question A: "I'm going to have ask the judges about this one; I said BRAIN." (?) Round 2, question B: "Well, I figured our schoolteacher had confiscated a few comic books in her time, so I said IRON MAN." (Bzzt!) Second Super Match, part 1: WITCH Part 2: STATES Cruz-Meriwether, round 1, question B: "You people have no respect for the honorable calling of interior design, do you?… Neither do I; I said he was hiding in her CURTAINS." (Bzzt!)
@@joeambrose3260 ...sorry to see you are trapt in the match game sinkhole of youtube. you will next have to struggle through the family feud quick sand to reach the safety of kitten videos....good luck
ROFL! Another fine episode! :0) ROFL! Love ya Gene! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Fannie! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Marlena.. ;0) Rusted pipes.. nails.. Poor Gene being attacked.. ;0) ROFL! Gene's celebration.. ;0) Camera in shot.. ;0) Love the silliness Gene.. ;0)
Just discovered this - Marlena Crews is my mom! Happy to report she is alive and well in Los Angeles - turning 70 this year. She is exactly the same now as she was then, and loves the fact that her Match Game episodes are on UA-cam! Love seeing this - thanks for posting! We read the comments from ya'll and she was so flattered!
That's so cool! Marlena, you're a peach!
Mary Evans, I just discovered these match game episodes a few days ago and I think your mom was the most excited contestant ever. She just brought a great feeling to the show while she was on it. Better than any other contestant I'd ever seen. And if I may add, very pretty
@@dannywebb8718 thank you! i will tell her you said that!
Funny, I thought it was Cruz.
"Match Game '74 - Marlena Cruz's first appearance (10 January 1974).
Match Game '74 - Marlena Cruz final appearance (15 January 1974).
Match Game '74 - Marlena Cruz 2 (with Dodger Al Ferrara) (11 ...
Match Game '74 - Marlena Cruz 3 (14 January 1974) - UA-cam"
@@armybeef68 whoever uploaded the videos misspelled!
I hope Marlena never lost that childlike exuberance that was so readily on display here. Her joy was so pure and unaffected, you can't help but be happy for her even all these years later.
i am enjoying this game with Marlena.. She is a lot of fun and laughs plus I am about 1 year younger than her...She has beautiful hair also..
Fannie looked wonderful in that dress!
I’m glad Marlena finally got a match and won some money, she was a ton of fun!!
Morey Amsterdam.... never disappoints! Every episode he's one, he comes up with something hilarious!
He was the most funny comedian of the era, he kept the show going when it became drab . i sure hope he's never forgotten because he was quite a man in any room.
Morey Amsterdam was annoying!
@@kristabrewer6736 That is your opinion
@@kristabrewer6736Be nice for once in your life.
Too often, he went for humor while costing the contestant money.
Marlena is so nice. I like her excitement, it is so pure.
She's probably one of the best Match Game contestants of all time. There are other ones but definitely on my top 10.
Marlena is just adorable! Glad to hear she is doing well! I doubt if there was ever a dull moment around her!👍💝🙏🦂
It's official, Marlena is my all-time favorite contestant.
She's in my top 3
@@joeambrose3260 5 months later, I might have rushed to judgment on that one. I've been watching all the episodes in order and there are some great contestants ahead.
@@joeambrose3260 Evie?
She beats Dorothy, that's for sure!
And both of them beat the set to pieces. Same piece, in fact.
Marlena must have been the inspiration for Chrissy Snow on Three’s Company. She is a hoot!
Luv those JOhnny Olsen Slate Boards 😁👍🏻
I LOVE Marlena! She's so sweet!!
She was adorable. Not really a big fan of 70's hair styles, but it suited her.
@@KnowYoutheDukeofArgyll1841 Her hairstyle was from the mid-60s, not the 1970s.
@@LynxSouth This was taped 23 December 1973
0:01
@@kneedeepinbluegrass3086 Her hair style *_originated_* in the mid-1960s, and that's when it was most popular. It's not a hair style that is typically associated with the 1970s.
@@LynxSouth Yet it is being worn in the 70's...as evidenced by this episode. As well as by my family's many photo albums.
Sooooo pleased to be NOT typical
Marlena is drop dead gorgeous and tons of fun
@@dogcowrph She got a gray headed pussy now.
@@floydfletcher4313 uncool.
Marlena gives me perma-grin. I hope she had a happy life. I also love how they said Morey was the dumbest one there, then she chose him and won :)
Thanks for posting. She is a character.
I watched the priviousepisodes with marlena. Love how she says whatever comes to mind
At a time in life that we were 100% better off than we today in 2021.
Maybe not 100% (Vietnam, Watergate) but the music was certainly better.
Oh my goodness is she CUTE!!!! Wonder what she looks like now, she must be near 70 😍
I'd say about 75, trying to find some info about her
let's start a go fund me and find her lol
Her daughter subsequently posted upthread she was turning 70 in 2021, meaning she likely is now 71.
Wonder where she is today.... What a sweetie..... If I had a time machine, I would go back and bring her back.....
Get to the back of the line, chappie. I'm going in first.
yeah, Lincoln, Jesus, Mozart, Joan of Arc... bring back a goofy game show contestant😛
mark shaw don’t you have a highway to play on ?
T J yeah, she’d be more fun than your list
@@Ladywolf-du9lw you're quite an intellectual
Marlena is a fun contestant! Yay, Marlena! :)
Resembles Barbara Streisand
marlena is so much fun! i hope she never loses🎉
A terribly sweet interracial, inter-sexual-orientation, non PC show full of delightful innuendo, playful "sexual harassment" and harmless "racism" before the days of humorless hell
Marlene was very hyper, but she was so cute!!! They had another contestant that was hyper, but she wasn't cute. Marlene was very cute!!! I loved watching her!!! She had the looks, and looks make a difference. I'm glad to hear that she is alive and well. Here's to you, Marlene!
Marlena is so cute! Such a sweetheart! I'm glad she hit the big one!
I'm surprised Family doctor didn't make the list, considering they were still a bigger thing in the 1970s than they are today.
I wish Marlena could have been on every episode! She's just a doll! So much fun to watch!
That girl is hilarious! It's so great to see normal people acting naturally when they win, and getting excited.
Now THAT'S excitement
One of those then-popular platform shoes.
This was the disco era. It was common for women to wear
sandalfoot hose with platform sandals.
Morey Amsterdam becomes the 20th MG celebrity to score a head-to-head match. This was his second attempt.
The other 19 are the regulars (Richard, Brett, Charles) plus (in alphabetical order):
Jack Carter, Bert Convey, Bill Daily, Ann Elder, Fannie Flagg, Stu Gilliam, Carolyn Jones, Jack Klugman, Michael Landon, June Lockhart, Jo Ann Pflug, Madlyn Rhue, Loretta Switt, Richard Thomas, Bobby Van, and Betty White.)
Marlene was very sweet. One of the best
wow marlena
Goldie Hawn's lesser known sister, Marlena.
Marlena has tons of energy!
LOLOLOL the take card guy at the beginning couldn't sound more bored!!!!
I believe that's Johnny Olsen, who seconds later introduces the show in a much more excited voice. It sounds like him anyway.
Brad Filippone That is indeed him.
Brenda is gorgeous. What perfect teeth!
Her hairstyle looks like Donnie Osmonds!
Marlena is soo cool, beautiful person
Marlena is smoking hot here! A real gem!
Is it just me, or did it seem like no one was feeling Brett in this episode? Everyone was ignoring her lol
Already tired of her lol?
Greg Morris looks great in that shirt!
Boudoir was same if you ask me ...Greg was spot on
That was a fun and crazy episode!
It's rare contestants like Marlena Crews that are the real stars of the Match Game and helped to make it the great show that it was.
8:30 Brett, please don’t take and rip up your neighbor’s answer cards without their permission!
I think the people that yelled out Witch Doctor should get half of that $5,000.
One of those was my grandma, she never got a dime
well those are the rules of the game, the audience aren't there to win anything.
Marlena was hot and humorous......
Is it just me or is Marlena adorable?
Marlena must have ate 3 bowls of fruity pebbles today
thats just to sweet, and you know it
This version of MatchGame is the best! Not sure if a 1960s version was successful? the 1990s version was a showcase of the growing imperial feelings of American! Celebrities laughing at their insider jokes, why Charles agreed to this I do not understand:so bring-worthy it's crazy?
The original version (New Year's Eve 1962-'69) had a successful run on NBC, but that version was tame compared to this one.
What did Richard say that they bleeped out? "Was she ever in the ____ marines?" The whole audience cracked up but I want to know what he said?
They said Brett went ape ka-ka and uttered a no-no
Brenda Lee Merriwether... the name of two celebrities that were guests on the show. Brenda Lee and Lee Merriwether.
Nice looking lady, too.
I've never seen the Brenda Lee shows
Three heads and a Fannie 😛
Marlena's gorgeous teeth........Be still my beating heart.
What are you, a horse doctor?
It is Y’all !
Marlene contestant acts like Chrissie Snow, threes company
what a fun show to be on!
This show is 51 years old so it’s likely that most of the contestants are no longer with us. Weird to think about.
Marlena is the best contestant Ive seen on Match Game......
s..
There are better ones to come. Hang on.
Adorable
Yes, she was incredible and a great girl. I believe if she would have relaxed she could have won big money.
Wouldnt it be amazing if all the similar comments could be in one single thread? Wouldnt that be nice?
I love Marlena. So much of her has a good time.
Wow, that is the most downbeat I've ever seen Fannie on the show. She was clearly upset at the gay jokes on the last question. You can see her reaction to Richard throwing a limp wrist in her face after she gives her answer.
Although I detest using the answer tinkle, that's all I could think of for the King kamalamala question. Marlena was really awesome,
I thought of “ throws a virgin” in the volcano
@@suefeige3531 hey that's a good one too
GSN should make a doc about where are they now for match game lol
true, they can make money by doing so.
They are all dead it wouodnt be much of a documentary
I had a crush on Marlena when I saw this as a kid, then again decades ago watching it on GSN, then again right now in 2022.
Really mangled the pronunciation of "Kamehameha" there.
Sad to think the best bits of this episode were edited out.
Marlena reminds me of Jennifer Love Hewitt in appearance except her hair color.
Ok. This episode (on this channel lineup at least) following the episodes with Dorothy Zinni in the previous two episodes sort of makes up for not having the next episode that Dorothy would have been in. Marlena's also a wonderful, animated, cute gal with a great personality.
Marlena is adorable
Had Gregg Morris ever matched anyone, ever?
Yes watch all the other episodes that he was in
Marlena is so entertaining lol
Hmm, I think something was censored at about 6:34.
For sure
I vote Marlena second best guest so far after Dorthy.
They all pronounced King Kamehameha wrong. It's Mehameha, not Myamya.
we should start a go fund me to find Marlena lol.
First Super Match, part 2: HORSE
Cruz-Goldberg, round 1, question B: "A tradition that could have saved Henry VIII a lot of hassle: he THROWS THE QUEEN into the great volcano." (Bzzt!)
Question A: "I'm going to have ask the judges about this one; I said BRAIN." (?)
Round 2, question B: "Well, I figured our schoolteacher had confiscated a few comic books in her time, so I said IRON MAN." (Bzzt!)
Second Super Match, part 1: WITCH
Part 2: STATES
Cruz-Meriwether, round 1, question B: "You people have no respect for the honorable calling of interior design, do you?… Neither do I; I said he was hiding in her CURTAINS." (Bzzt!)
Not many "kid junkies" around today..................
So. Very. Cute.
greg said a coffin for Frankenstein and no one said anything
Actually, Gene said " that's where he slept every nite" which is total BS
@@joeambrose3260 ...sorry to see you are trapt in the match game sinkhole of youtube. you will next have to struggle through the family feud quick sand to reach the safety of kitten videos....good luck
@@butchkeenan2257 FF - been there, done that. Next is Password
Greg was cool. He ended up down and out in Vegas
I feel like I've seen her, Marlena, on a tv show, besides this of course.
ROFL! Another fine episode! :0) ROFL! Love ya Gene! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Fannie! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Marlena.. ;0) Rusted pipes.. nails.. Poor Gene being attacked.. ;0) ROFL! Gene's celebration.. ;0) Camera in shot.. ;0) Love the silliness Gene.. ;0)
Ooooooooooh....daggers. Brett really does hate Jack klugman when she said she wished he would jump into the volcano
she was so sour all the time.
15:03
8-9-2022, the king is a very poor king "if" he did jump in an active volcano. He will die after his jump.
Wow Greg Morris was a sexy guy
agree
I read he ended up down and out in Las Vegas
Fannie did not approve of the stereotype lol ;)
And she was absolutely right.
Marlena reminds me a bit of Deb (and Flo) from the fish tank portion of "Finding Nemo."
when did she loes her shoe
Around 14:49
WTF is up with Morey's comb over?
Wow. That Marlena is way too laid back...lol. She needs to perk up a little.
So sweet !🌺
Kamehameha is pronounced may-ha may-ha, not my-ha my-ha.
Maury that was funny as shit
Marlena like Goldie Hawn's cousin.
Maury enjoyed thst make out session with Marlene!
Marlene who?
What the heck is a quarterhorse??
Google is your friend.
I LOOOVE MARLINA !!!