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Match Game

Show Summary

Aired: 1962 - 1999
Show Type: Live Action
Country of Origin: US

Contestants tried to match a panel of six celebrities in answering fill-in-the-blank questions. Host Gene Rayburn asks a series of comedic questions (each featuring the characters Dumb Dora/Donald, Ugly Edna, Old Man Perriwinkle, etc.) , and the panel writes down their answers each on a little blue card. Then the contestant guesses the answer. Each match is a point. When the contestant wins 2 out of 3 games, he or she goes on to play the big money Super Match which can pay off up to $500, then the head-to-head match which can multiply the winning dollar amount 10 times to $5,000 ($10,000 on nighttime run). As of 1978, the famous Star Wheel made it's debut. After the contestant wins the Super Match, he or she has the opportunity to spin the wheel to randomly select the celebrity he or she is playing against. With the wheel's debut, contestant can double his or her winnings as per the golden stars on the wheel's circumference. Contestant can win as much as $10,000 ($20,000 in nighttime). Match Game had a great slew of celebrity panelists, including the unforgetable Charles Nelson Reilly, Brett Somers, Richard Dawson (who later hosted Family Feud on ABC in 1976, and left MG in 1978), Fannie Flagg, Betty White, Patty Duke Astin, Elaine Joyce, Joyce Bulifant, Nipsey Russell, Dick Martin, Debralee Scott, and more. Match Game was later revived on ABC from 1990 to 1991 hosted by Ross Shaffer, and some old-time panelists played along with the later stars. Then the ill-fated 1998-99 revival hosted by Michael Burger started.

The Match Game originally aired on NBC from 1962 to 1969 and pitted two teams in trying to match answers for 25 points per match. The winning team vied for $50 per match in the Audience Match. The uk version "BLANKETY BLANK" was hosted by terry wogan,les dawson,and paul o grady".MATCH GAME" IS NOW OUT ON DVD

Comments

Posted: 12/17/2005

Thank god for the game show network! I was born in 82 but I LOVE this show and all the old ones they play on there. Gene Rayburn is so great on this.

80sGuruPosted: 03/12/2006

I watch this show too, it is funny how the jokes are still funny in the 21st century!

EarthwormJim_GuhroovyPosted: 05/09/2006

OMG. This game show was hilarious! Gene Rayburn can kick Bob Barker's ass anyday!

JamesAnthonyGreenPosted: 02/13/2008

To be honest, I enjoyed watching the 1998-99 version of Match Game hosted by Michael Burger.

Benhallums1Posted: 10/01/2008

The Broadcast Report of "The MATCH GamE"
12/31/1962-9/26/1969 NBC-TV Mon-Fri. at 4:00-4:25 PM (COLOR)
"MATCH GAME 73 (1973)"
6/25-12/31/1973 CBS-TV Mon-Fri. at 3:30-4:00 PM
"MATCH GAME 74 (1974)"
1/2-12/31/1974 CBS-TV Mon-Fri. at 3:30-4:00 PM
"MATCH GAME 75 (1975)"
1/2-8/15/1975 CBS-TV Mon-Fri. at 3:30-4:00 PM
8/18-11/28/1975 CBS-TV Mon-Fri. at 3:00-3:30 PM
12/1-31/1975 CBS-TV Mon-Fri. at 3:30-4:00 PM
"MATCH GAME 76 (1976)"
1/2-12/31/1976 CBS-TV Mon-Fri. at 3:30-4:00 PM
"MATCH GAME 77 (1977)"
1/3-11/4/1977 CBS-TV Mon-Fri. at 3:30-4:00 PM
11/7-12/16/1977 CBS-TV Mon-Fri. at 11:00-11:30 AM
12/19/1977-12/30/1977 CBS-TV Mon-Fri. at 4:00-4:30 PM
"MATCH GAME 78 (1978)"
1/4/1978-1/2/1979 CBS-TV Mon-Fri. at 4:00-4:30 PM
"MATCH GAME 79 (1979)"
1/3-4/20/1979 CBS-TV Mon-Fri. at 4:00-4:30 PM
"The All-New Star-Studded MATCH GAME"
7/16/1990-7/12/1991 ABC-TV Mon-Fri. at 12 NOON-12:30 PM.
{In 1st-Run Weekly-to-Daily Syndicated from September 8, 1975 to September 10, 1999.}
On TBS "The All-New MATCH GAME" aired on June 30, 2008-Present Mon-Fri. (Tue-Sat.) at 12 MIDNIGHT-12:30 AM.

Distributed by
1. Jim Victory Television, Inc. (1975-1982)
2. Viacom International (and now CBS-TV Network Distribution) (1985-1986)
3. Pearson Television (1998-1999).

"The MATCH GamE" is A MARK GOODSON-BILL TODMAN PRODUCTION (1962-1982).
A MARK GOODSON TELEVISION PRODUCTION (1982-1999)
FREMANTLE MEDIA (2008-Present).

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