I 'dig' Brett now. I'm 69, but when I first started watching MG, I was 20, and hated that stupid old bag with her rotten answers. After seeing her in earlier films, I see what Jack Klugman saw in her, and she's funny too!
Brett grew on me over time. I think she cut back on her drinking and she became much more under control and funny. Her chemistry with with Charles and the people in the #1 seat were great. It's too bad she couldn't have mended fences with Richard. As a group the show was amazing!
Makes me wonder what Nipsey might have thought about Colin Kapernick, who inks a $7 million endorsement deal from Nike complaining about “systemic racism” in the US.
Yes. The good old days of the 1980's when you could unmercifully harass the employees on the job with them calling a law firm who later have you writing the plaintiff a check for $4,500,000.00.
No (successful) head-to-head matches yet this week... I was rooting for Nipsey -- this was his sixth time chosen, but he has yet to score a match. Meanwhile, a string of misses by Richard has him dropping back to the bottom of the leader board. Here's the updated accuracy stats on the 7 celebs to have scored 3 or more matches so far: Orson - 100% (3 wins in 3 attempts). Betty - 46.7% (7 wins in 15 attempts). Charles - 42.9% (6 wins in 14 attempts). Jo Ann - 36.4% (4 out of 11 attempts). Bert - 33.3% (5 wins in 15 attempts). Brett - 28.6% (4 wins in 14 attempts). Richard - 27.9% (17 wins in 61 attempts). *These stats include every head-to-head match from episode 1 through 174, excluding the lost/missing episodes 31, 32, 33.
@@keithhyttinen8275I saw an interview he did very late in his life. I had to watch for a couple of minutes to recognize him. The didn't mention any illness but he bore little resemblance to his former self.
Not really. It was a toned-down version of the "ethnic" pattern mixing that was promoted during the late 60s. The way Richard's doing it was actually fairly common in the 70s. I noticed it a lot because many people didn't get it right, looked as though they'd gotten dressed in the dark, so I was glad when it went out of fashion.
Even more than now, black pepper was referred to simply as "pepper". The name of every other kind of pepper had a "blank" that must be specified first, but black pepper was just pepper. It was really not a good response from the contestant, akin to replying "white" to "blank salt".
U should hear Elaine Joyce n Kay Stevens they are 100 times more annoying than Brett laugh will ever b I don't watch Elaine n Kay anymore I really can't take their laugh all
Anybody have an idea what JoAnn says to Nipsey after showing her "Broke" card? It's hard to hear (since Pat and Brett are talking in the background). I don't know what was so funny.
I keep wondering if Gene had a certain amount of questions or rounds he tried to get in per episodes when he seemed to rush the last one or two questions at the end.. I know he tries to keep it moving along and not drag in parts..
The director kept track of the time between commercials. They would hold up a sign to SPEED UP when they needed to get to commercial. When that happened Gene rushed the responses.
@@jim8858 That was a little bit of cheating to give the contestant a couple more choices to think about than the three allowed panelist suggestions. Brett used that trick a few times too.
Steve Harvey always grabbed attention for himself on Family Feud. Mugging for the camera, overacting, and dancing around. The contestants were pushed aside, to feed Steve Harvey's ego. Hard to watch.
ROFL! Another fine after dinner episode! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Gene! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Fannie! ;0 Well accident happens.. ;0) Pat and Fannie beat Richard.. ;0) Thank you Pat! ;0) my leg.. A chair.. Running.. Sleeping..
@@katherynemero4118 I agree. Nipsey was really bad with contestants he was teamed with on Dick Clark's Pyramid shows. He berated them for not getting answers right. On NATIONAL TV!!! I would have duck-taped his ass.
We're still watching 40 some years later. How much "more popular" do you mean? But watch one the pre-Brett episodes and you'll see the difference. The panel was amusing but terribly polite to one another. The addition of someone like Brett helped loosen everybody up and broke down boundaries they wouldn't normally have crossed. And Brett had legions of fans. She was probably super relatable for all those housewives watching. She was honest, outspoken and not afraid to put herself out there as a target for the others to hurl jokes at. And she was the butt of much of the humor over the years. She brought that element of unpredictability that set MG apart.
One can only imagine how sad the bold fashionistas of the 70s would find the lack of personality in today's ubiquitous denim, athleisure, and general apathy toward actually dressing for an occasion.
I keep wondering if Gene had a certain amount of questions or rounds he tried to get in per episodes when he seemed to rush the last one or two questions at the end.. I know he tries to keep it moving along and not drag in parts..
I think I’m the only one who watches this that actually loves Brett.
I LOVE HER TOO!! SHE MADE THE SHOW FUN!
I 'dig' Brett now. I'm 69, but when I first started watching MG, I was 20, and hated that stupid old bag with her rotten answers. After seeing her in earlier films, I see what Jack Klugman saw in her, and she's funny too!
What the hell is that THING on Joanne Worley's head?
I think the same thing. The show would have been SO different without her.
Brett grew on me over time. I think she cut back on her drinking and she became much more under control and funny. Her chemistry with with Charles and the people in the #1 seat were great. It's too bad she couldn't have mended fences with Richard. As a group the show was amazing!
The only reason they made that wheel up to spin is because everybody was picking Richard 90% of the time!
Thursday was always the best show of the week, Mid afternoon, everyone was lit up, half drunk, and having a great time. "A social engagement!" Indeed.
Ohhhh Nipsy, Nipsy, Nipsy. i miss the days when people didn't take things so seriously. The blackbird comments were hilarious.
He was joking like always. Not serious at all.
@@joycepriest8510 I believe that's what the person is trying to say.
If you notice, the audience, Gene, and the panelists kind of held their breath to see if Nipsy was going to be offended or not.
Makes me wonder what Nipsey might have thought about Colin Kapernick, who inks a $7 million endorsement deal from Nike complaining about “systemic racism” in the US.
Yes. The good old days of the 1980's when you could unmercifully harass the employees on the job with them calling a law firm who later have you writing the plaintiff a check for $4,500,000.00.
No (successful) head-to-head matches yet this week...
I was rooting for Nipsey -- this was his sixth time chosen, but he has yet to score a match.
Meanwhile, a string of misses by Richard has him dropping back to the bottom of the leader board.
Here's the updated accuracy stats on the 7 celebs to have scored 3 or more matches so far:
Orson - 100% (3 wins in 3 attempts).
Betty - 46.7% (7 wins in 15 attempts).
Charles - 42.9% (6 wins in 14 attempts).
Jo Ann - 36.4% (4 out of 11 attempts).
Bert - 33.3% (5 wins in 15 attempts).
Brett - 28.6% (4 wins in 14 attempts).
Richard - 27.9% (17 wins in 61 attempts).
*These stats include every head-to-head match from episode 1 through 174, excluding the lost/missing episodes 31, 32, 33.
On this date in 1956, The tv kids game show Choose up sides with host Gene Rayburn aired its final episode.
Rip Richard Dawson very good actor on hogan heroes
I didn't care for hogans hero's or family feud didn't matter who the host was I just never cared for it
I saw a photo of Dawson in his later years. White hair, and he was very obese and bloated. A sad ending for him.
@@keithhyttinen8275I saw an interview he did very late in his life. I had to watch for a couple of minutes to recognize him. The didn't mention any illness but he bore little resemblance to his former self.
You have to take care of yourself
I love Richards pattern mixing, way ahead of his time.
Not really. It was a toned-down version of the "ethnic" pattern mixing that was promoted during the late 60s. The way Richard's doing it was actually fairly common in the 70s. I noticed it a lot because many people didn't get it right, looked as though they'd gotten dressed in the dark, so I was glad when it went out of fashion.
I do like his style.
We got a bonus with two quick wits on Match Game at the same time: Nipsey and Richard were priceless!
What was up with Johnny Olson repeating that he was ready at the beginning? Weird.
I can't believe Nipsey blanked on "black" for pepper.
Even more than now, black pepper was referred to simply as "pepper". The name of every other kind of pepper had a "blank" that must be specified first, but black pepper was just pepper. It was really not a good response from the contestant, akin to replying "white" to "blank salt".
you're an ass
My wife and I play along with the shows and try to guess the answers and make a game of it as well. So fun! I did say Hot pepper...
I was a Chef for 30 years and the first thing I thought of was Black Pepper, I thought Nipsey being Nipsey would say White Pepper. 🤣
My first thought was Dr. Pepper. The soda was pretty big back then.
Panelists:
1. Pat Harrington
2. Brett Somers
3. Nipsey Russell
4. Fannie Flagg
5. Richard Dawson
6. Jo Anne Worley
Bruh why didn't they match trimmed and snipped with cut off? That's dumb
Unbelievable, not ONE praying in the aisle
I love Nipseys reaction to Brett’s antics 😅
mike's plaid pants killin the game
Telephone pole as a toothpick.
Within a few months the top answer would be President Ford.
Brett Sommer's laugh would drive me nuts.
dapper dog Don’t even know they’re drivable ... XD
U should hear Elaine Joyce n Kay Stevens they are 100 times more annoying than Brett laugh will ever b I don't watch Elaine n Kay anymore I really can't take their laugh all
I like her laugh. 😊 Brett's that is.
That is what I thought until Kay Stevens started as a guest
Feathers!
I thought DOCTOR Pepper.
And I thought, to help Humpty Dumpty, he'd be more resilient if he were BOILED.
Anybody have an idea what JoAnn says to Nipsey after showing her "Broke" card? It's hard to hear (since Pat and Brett are talking in the background). I don't know what was so funny.
She asked if he said "broke" too. I think they were laughing because she didn't realize that she'd matched.
I couldn't hear it but the audience sure did. They really cracked up.
I keep wondering if Gene had a certain amount of questions or rounds he tried to get in per episodes when he seemed to rush the last one or two questions at the end.. I know he tries to keep it moving along and not drag in parts..
The director kept track of the time between commercials. They would hold up a sign to SPEED UP when they needed to get to commercial. When that happened Gene rushed the responses.
Michael has more hair than Michael Landon!
Nobody said Gerald Ford 🤷🏻♂️
Actually Nipsey did. He said "I'm not going to talk about the Vice President"
@@jim8858 Funny to think that in less than six months from the taping he would become President.
A few years later Harrison Ford probably would have been the top answer.
@@jim8858 That was a little bit of cheating to give the contestant a couple more choices to think about than the three allowed panelist suggestions. Brett used that trick a few times too.
That blonde in the audience at 14:04 was awesome! 😍
Jack Klugman finally smartened up.
They really did love each other, just couldn't live together. (Imagine that.) That is why they never divorced.
@@tomrobertson7443 They actually got divorced in 1977
A black man not saying "black pepper" is proof that these celebrities try not to match.
love me some nipsey!
15:49 The audience groaning
Scorchio 😊
this was my 5th birthday🎂
Schwingin' with Susan.
I am surprised no one has commented when Richard told brett to shut her mouth at 10:30
Actually it almost sounds , or looks, like she's saying it to him. But the synch could be off ...
I missed that
Bret was rude, uncouth (eating on the show) ilmanored, unladylike, . And I absolutely hate it when she grabs someone’s card.
I agree
Man is Brett annoying ….needs to be the center of attention all the time
Totally unrelated. But Steve Harvey ruined Family Feud.
Well, not totally unrelated, since most people still associate Family Feud with its first host, Richard Dawson.
Totally disagree. Only two hosts I will watch Family Feud with is, first Richard Dawson, then Steve Harvey.
Steve is too nasty
Steve Harvey always grabbed attention for himself on Family Feud. Mugging for the camera, overacting, and dancing around. The contestants were pushed aside, to feed Steve Harvey's ego. Hard to watch.
Brett sure was an attention hog. I just wish she had stayed quiet once in a while.
I love her but I agree. Lol
@@mj6962 You love attention hogs?
She's practically a wallflower this week compared to Pat!
@@mj6962 I love her too…I wish I saw more people on here actually enjoying her brashness lol
Every single thing under the sun is "black" with Nipsey!!!!!!! -- -- then he deliberately says "hot" pepper -- REALLY!?!?
ROFL! Another fine after dinner episode! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Gene! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Fannie! ;0 Well accident happens.. ;0) Pat and Fannie beat Richard.. ;0) Thank you Pat! ;0) my leg.. A chair.. Running.. Sleeping..
you can saw without cutting off and you could just cut off the tip, even less than trimming which didn't match
Those look like Madras pants, the tall guy contestant was wearing. It was a late fad of the time.
Men's mid-seventies hairstyles were ridiculous, mine included.
They were way better than all of the lumpy, ugly shaved-bald heads.
@@LynxSouth: True.
❤them
I can’t watch this anymore…Nrett has taken over
Should have said straddled Pinocchio’s nose
No way they would have been able to air that in 1974.
How much more popular would the show would have been if Brett wasn't on the panel???
As a child I thought it was neat that a woman was loud and funny. I still think its great.
You would not have had the great banter between her and Charles Nelson Reilly...With his sweet self 😏 😏 😏
@@JAWrightonline It is way more fun when Charles is there. Pat Harrington isn't that funny and Nipsey does his own thing.
@@katherynemero4118 I agree. Nipsey was really bad with contestants he was teamed with on Dick Clark's Pyramid shows. He berated them for not getting answers right. On NATIONAL TV!!! I would have duck-taped his ass.
We're still watching 40 some years later. How much "more popular" do you mean?
But watch one the pre-Brett episodes and you'll see the difference. The panel was amusing but terribly polite to one another. The addition of someone like Brett helped loosen everybody up and broke down boundaries they wouldn't normally have crossed.
And Brett had legions of fans. She was probably super relatable for all those housewives watching. She was honest, outspoken and not afraid to put herself out there as a target for the others to hurl jokes at. And she was the butt of much of the humor over the years. She brought that element of unpredictability that set MG apart.
Shut up Brett !
RIP beside a loudmouth
Pat Harrington is the male version of Brett. Has 2 b the centre of attention, thinks he’s funny, and never shuts up.
Ugh
Brett sucks
They sure wore a lot of ugly clothes.
One can only imagine how sad the bold fashionistas of the 70s would find the lack of personality in today's ubiquitous denim, athleisure, and general apathy toward actually dressing for an occasion.
❤them
I keep wondering if Gene had a certain amount of questions or rounds he tried to get in per episodes when he seemed to rush the last one or two questions at the end.. I know he tries to keep it moving along and not drag in parts..
The director would post cue cards for everyone to "speed up" if they were getting close to a commercial break.