Dorothy's so EXCITED to be here! - Match Game 74

[@billyshepard5514]

As of 2023 Dorothy is still with us! Dorothy Zinni lives in Rancho Mirage, CA at age 77.

[@michaelwyatt1088]

My mom would be Dorothy’s age if she was alive.

[@jeanthibodeau8686]

Thanks for the info! And if Dorothy happens to see this, Thanks for being you❤

[@trustmetrusty3169]

Yay Dorothy!!

[@ShawnBaldwin88]

Dorothy Zinni Fan Club 🪪

[@paularc1899]

Give her a hug!!!!!

[@buffalopatriot]

I met Gene Rayburn on the New York City subway once. He was a really nice man.

[@dagmarkiontke]

I'm german and watching this channel for 10 months. I didn't know most of these celebreties and the host before. But watching for a few days I was right away friends with all of them. They all must have been very nice people.

[@buffalopatriot]

Yes Dagmar. They were famous celebrities at the time and had great chemistry and fun together. There is a German show from years ago I like to watch to brush up on my 'Deutschsprache'. "Der Fahnder" mit Klaus Wennemann ist ein grossen fernsehern Zeigt.

[@dagmarkiontke]

@@buffalopatriot I watched that show at that time on TV, too. Maybe you speak better german than I speak english. I don't think, many Americans learn german. KZbin can help us. 🙋🇩🇪

[@bellarose8642]

I wonder how Dorothy is today

[@waylonmccrae3546]

I remember being 10 yrs. Old laying on orange shag carpet , drinking Ovaltine , & watching this on a 250 lb. 32 inch Zenith Big Screen Console T.V. !! 🤣👍🏻

[@pamelafulks582]

@ Waylon Mccrae and you were the remote!

[@waylonmccrae3546]

@@pamelafulks582 I think the cheap plastic knob broke & I had to use pliers !! 🤔

[@littlebird3022]

Don’t forget the Tang!😎

[@AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

In 74 I was 18. Loved this show.

[@joswanell9672]

When I was growing up in the 60's & 70's, we had a color RCA Bigscreen console TV, also. Great TV's!

[@jimfalcione1554]

Absolutely the best game ever conceived. Sad that most are no longer with us.

[@Oh_I_Will]

Most???? Who still is

[@Skyesoceaneyes]

​​@@Oh_I_WillGary Burghoff and Fannie Flagg, not that they are in this episode.

[@fob1xxl]

Love her !!! THIS is what made television ! One of the BEST GAME SHOWS ever !

[@bebebrez-kal9136]

Lol poor Harry ❤ gotta love him for just sitting next to Dorothy😅

[@nicoleancell6860]

Dorothy had the Dorothy Hamil haircut. So did I. I looked just like that in 1974 only I was 6 years old. I loooooved this show growing up.

[@latinochico1988]

Harry's facial expressions and laughter are what cracks me up🤣🤣🤣 The way he laughs and takes Dorothy punching him kills me☠☠🤣🤣 He was the perfect counterbalance to Dorothy...he takes it like a champ

[@GrannyJB]

Harry said play dead so he could take his $650 and get the hell out of there. He was smarter than that answer! 😂😂😂

[@3dartistguy]

Lol

[@gregoryfreeman9073]

She was cute. Love that energy and not worrying about what people think.

[@williamgallucci9913]

Gene ray burn was perfect for this part

[@mjjm4999]

Love this show! Always get excited to see the ones I haven't seen yet!

[@anthonyaustin3370]

Just to let everyone asking about Dorothy know: She is still ALIVE. The lady named Dorothy Zinni who died in 2009 was NOT Dorothy from these episodes. Dorothy and her husband Vince still live in Southern Cal just as they did in 1974. Dorothy from Match Game was 28 in this episode; the deceased lady from Vegas was 42 in 1974.

[@jamestimer3560]

How did you find out?

[@anthonyaustin3370]

@@jamestimer3560 I know the family.

[@pattih7]

Thank you! Would love to have an update share from Dorothy, Vince and children, grandchildren! I suppose they’re on FB!

[@katalinad64]

Great show ! We used to watch this after school!

[@melvawages7143]

Me too!

[@user-nn7us2jp3p]

I always enjoyed this show. The panel was always great and the moderator was also great plus everyone was always so happy and in a good mood.

[@kboyd3262]

I found the host Gene Rivers to be rude quite often to guests

[@tima.478]

life was so good back then!

[@lisabass7584]

I think these guys had a little happy hour before they went on

[@rmhartman]

the secret was the drinks in the green room before taking the stage

[@MrXminus1]

Yes, there was always a happy, positive vibe coming from the show until Richard was unhappy and wanted off the show and wouldn't smile. I was glad he left. He was a great player but very self centered.

[@dorothylewis4185]

Watching these old game shows just bring back GOOD memories makes me want to just cry

[@kati1017]

Yes, they were just fun!

[@yochimevaseret4878]

Crying right there with you

[@Fishouta]

"Tub" should have been a match to "bathroom", since the judges allowed "toilet" to match "bathroom". They are both equal fixtures found in a bathroom.

[@lindaarnold8321]

One of the best game shows ever!

[@randycoger2525]

This Match Game fanatic says Dorothy made this episode the best of all. I sure hope she had all her dreams come true. I wish I could have known her because we are about the same age. I would have chased her around in a loving way.

[@nightynightshade]

That’s so sweet 🥰

[@999manman]

ahhh, those wide-eyed innocent days of my youth when I had no idea what anyone meant when they said Charles Nelson Reilley was 'gay'.

[@CaryMGVR]

*I think the celebs were all-in on Dorothy at the beginning,* *then as things wore on, it started to grow a tad thin .... lol* *Not impossible that the producers saw the great feedback she was getting,* *and told her to really ham it up in later episodes.* *Lastly, let me add my voice to the choir: Gene is the CONSUMMATE host,* *knows exactly when to go with something, and exactly when to pull back the reins a little.* 🙂👍🏻

[@PlanetRockJesus]

CHARLES: "I'm avoiding the best answer." LOL!

[@nicoleancell6860]

Yes that was definitely the funniest moment of that show!

[@dmontes133]

Match Game is still funnier than most of the shows on tv today.

[@dagmarkiontke]

So are the shows here in Germany. Why do you think I'm watching Match Game?

[@valeriemcbride8026]

I think Match game is the funniest game show of all. I really love Gene Rayburn Brett, Charles Nelson Riley, and Richard. 🤣

[@mikel8367]

so much more fun without commercials. Thank you. My Buzzer channel plays same old jazz music for a commercial.

[@Miss_Camel]

Gawd, Dorothy….I honestly don’t think I’ve been that enthusiastic or excited about anything in my entire life. We have home videos of us as kids on Christmas morning begging to have more sleep. lol I love it, I hope someday I get that happy about something!

[@rickhinojosa5455]

Dorothy was super gorgeous and cool. Hope she flips through the comments sometime and see this!😁🙏

[@laurasmith2603]

Sweet Dorothy is probably 75 now and still as cute and perky!!!

[@Greenie007]

I used to tape the shows off Game Show Network in the late 90s and had this whole week which included these two contestants. She was probably at the top of my silliest contestants list. Glad to see it again here. My copies of these shows are packed away on VHS somewhere. LOL

[@nazdardashti5791]

Harry has so much class!

[@903thestadium]

You know that's Reynaldo Rey, right...

[@nazdardashti5791]

@@903thestadium yes I know. Someone mentioned it in the comments below. How amazing to see him on this game show! And the way he counter-balanced the other contestant's exuberant energy with calm and reserve was pure gold 😍

[@millionsofrecordsernieb7587]

You nailed it..very classy

[@VanGoWanderlust]

I can’t believe I watched the whole thing (and loved it!). :)

[@jakobs.family.computer]

Harry be like "this is some bull. shit." 😂

[@alfjgist]

I loved this game. The panel and the host had more fun than the contestants

[@theronstanford5644]

That's what distinguished Match Game from the others, it was more about the celebrities, the contestants just came along for the ride.

[@susanb2015]

Except for the guy from Maine.

[@flowertrue]

She's like 70 now, if she's still around. Probably a fun grandma.

[@mariasmetana5542]

I enjoyed her so very much. What A cutie. God bless her wherever she is.

[@dtra1n582]

She died in 2009 :(

[@cyntmacz]

@@dtra1n582 I think that was someone else with the same name as the deceased Dorothy has a daughter who is now 66.

[@peterwalsh2470]

what a star, she reminds me of the heart patient kid in Airplane.

[@aquarianguy]

Dorothy's got the Nicholas Bradford Eight is Enough haircut from 1978.

[@peterwalsh2470]

so did I, in fact I used to get called "Nicholas" around 1980 at 11 years old.

[@joelewing4498]

Also skater Dorothy Hamill.....Dean Martin's son Dean Jr.'s either wife of steady when he was killed in his military jet.

[@ProjectDevilEye]

What a ball of lightning, she had to be a lot of fun to be around.

[@jamezkpal2361]

This is the best game show I never heard of. It's the best.

[@ibassnote]

Harry is so damn chill

[@williamgallucci9913]

I totally loved this show still do

[@fabio40]

It only seems like yesterday this incarnation of Match Game was on the air. I find it hard to believe that every single celebrity on this episode, including Gene, is now dead. All of them.

[@stantheman9072]

Most of the guest contestants too, no doubt.

[@dross0411]

We are old now......

[@bonniek2929]

Lee Meriwether is still with us; she's in her 80's and still gorgeous

[@MrMustangMan]

are you serious.????? 😭

[@fabio40]

@@MrMustangMan One correction. Lee Meriwether is still alive, but in her late 80's.

[@AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

Dorthy is a natural. To be so nervous she acted like she was at home with friends blurting out comments.

[@psychedalek]

26:25 the moment the panel realises Dorothy is 4 REAL

[@melvingeloneck3344]

Who else was crushing on Dorothy while watching a rerun that's almost 50 years old?!?!

[@breakfastsurreal5650]

Me for sure!!

[@robertbowman984]

Me!

[@itsknotmagic]

Remember the days where a brothel was the worst thing they could think pf

[@tammycosby4495]

I hated this show when my parents watched it back in the day. A few years ago, I found reruns on a Game Show channel and it’s hilarious. Back then, I didn’t get any of the jokes and double entendres. Now I binge watch it, even the episodes I’ve already seen.

[@julieswlife]

Its funnier because Harry is so calm, lol

[@tomy5868]

can never get enough of Patti Duetch.

[@Brush19138]

19:29 you're welcome. Nobody has ever gotten this excited over a tie. Dorothy is a gem.

[@BinSaed34]

She is young for having 3 kids.But she really made my day also I liked little Kathy she has gorgeous smile.

[@deer105]

The average age of a first time mother was only 21 in 1970, younger than other 20th century decades

[@amazinggrace5692]

Married much younger and had kids much younger then.

[@debbiemcbride3422]

She was born in 1931 so she was 43 yrs old

[@abundantYOUniverse]

My haircut bowl is exactly that size.

[@tippedhalo11]

Dorothy sounded like she’d be an SNL skit 😂

[@kathyroberts3238]

CNR was so funny. I miss him.

[@CowGirlKat8691]

I feel like Dorothy 98% of the time. I remember my mother watching 'secret storm' on the b&w tv. all I remember is that opening scene where the ocean swept over the rocks.

[@TheNewTerrific20]

That's the second time I've seen a super match answer mispelled. There was Suop and here we got Huose.

[@leslietig4]

That looks like dyslexia

[@heretohear8662]

@@leslietig4 lysdexia

[@youknowbetter1509]

As CNReilly said " It's Scottish". Try it out (ooot)..it's true!

[@youknowbetter1509]

@@heretohear8662 😂 Good one!

[@russellpowell6634]

Dorothy is my all time favorite matchgame contestant.

[@georgepotter353]

If baffles me how one question can be "ring around the _________" and the other is teach a mouse to "_____________" . It's almost like asking "4+4 = ___" and then asking "2+X = _____"

[@l.a.gothro3999]

That Toni-Tennille-haircut!

[@juliewhite7469]

I was thinking "Dorothy Hamill".

[@amazinggrace5692]

Yup ... Dorothy Hamil cut .. wanted it, but my hair is wavy/curly.

[@libertubey2199]

This was the turning point for "Match Game 7*". , for the better.

[@maryellenmariaelenarides581]

Sharp witted comedian. He was the best and that laugh! Unforgettable!

[@merryprewitt1002]

That was brilliant!!! Richard Dawson saw his life pass before his eyes!!!! ROFL!!!!

[@miccal99]

I can't get the obit to load, but she passed on in 2009 at the age of 77.

[@bobc2960]

do you have her name?

[@klytus42]

I thought I was a big fan of this show. I've never seen Gail Fisher. She's outstanding!

[@maureengilligo1960]

She was extremely funny

[@jspud10]

I love her too. I’m familiar only with her work on Mannix. Love her sultry voice.

[@thomashagan8693]

L+

[@brendamorris7882]

Look closely and you'll recognize Harry Reynolds. He grew up to be actor Reynaldo Rey.

[@alphasixty1316]

I thought I recognized that face, great catch.

[@scottcped]

Great catch!

[@delesa08]

I thought I recognized that face! Thanks for the confirmation!

[@Callmenobody174]

I THOUGHT I recognized him!

[@millietunstall8616]

Don't know who Rey is but when I checked him out I thought he looked a lot like Morgan Freeman. Could be a relation.

[@spockboy]

Larry Hovis was extremely likable.

[@psychedalek]

Richard missing at 2:47 with "Morgue" is the best thing ever 🤣

[@christinebrown7934]

Gosh brings me back. What a corn ball hysterically funny show!

[@youtold7727]

Another show that came on same era is Gong Show. You think this is crazy check it out

[@chrischeshire6528]

About a week before she was a contestant she was in the audience and a friend was the contestant. Her friend won and Dorothy jumped up and yelled "I get a free dinner tonight".

[@chaynebutler9572]

Holy crap; I just about can't stop laughing!!!

[@laurenhazlett6327]

Have you watched the episode with Evie yet? I was crying from laughing so hard!

[@chaynebutler9572]

@@laurenhazlett6327 Yeah, I actually watched that one, first! That was hilarious, too, though I felt sorry for Evie because she seemed such a nervous wreck!

[@laurenhazlett6327]

@@chaynebutler9572 I saw that one first too then watched this one! I'm loving this channel

[@chona2103]

Dorothy why do you remind me of Kelly Clarkson? 😂

[@rhalld]

i remember watching this show when i was a kid 1974 I was seven years old. Dorothy is my favorite contestant.

[@davidlsmith3864]

"Mars Bar" was the correct answer, but I thought of "TANG"

[@dirtywashedupsparkle]

'Gosh I can't think of an answer, so I'll just choose 'pass the buck' - how did everyone miss that pun??? Hoping Dorothy was the template for any animated adaptation of a game show.

[@DameDarcy999]

I remember watching this show in the afternoon on TV when I was 5. I’m 50 now and I haven’t seen it since then. When I first saw it I remember observing the strange behaviors, fashion, and music like I was an alien going through an anthropology course. I thought, “Where is Burbank California.” And it still looks exactly as weird to me now. They had glitter yellow stucco on the set, everyone was wearing polyester, you can tell the guitar player was live, and some of the women still have that weird 60s flip do in 1975. The only celebrity I know is Charles Nelson Riley. The wide ties and the plaid, the afros and the big collars. The red headed lady’s bangs are so long, you can’t even see her eyes! And all the women contestants say they are housewives. I especially remember the orange twirling lights at the end that reveal the faces. It’s still like a weird deja vu dream where I’d totally forgotten what I remember from half a century ago.

[@Racer997]

Excellent synopsis. I concur…

[@miccal99]

Same think happened to me. I remember watching this when I was 4-5, but all I remembered was the red circle, green triangle, and the star wheel. 20 years later, I'm very...loaded, and watching GSN one late night. I jumped up and screaming "OMG this is the show!" while my friends were wondering what the hell was wrong with me.

[@TwoRiversFarm707]

It’s back on with Alec Baldwin.

[@noampitlik2332]

Ah, that mid-70s dome hair we are all waiting to come back in style.

[@AB-uh3qe]

Will be looking for your picture on social media haha

[@bonnieroggensees6003]

Dorothy Hamill cut

[@cassandraqcassandraq5510]

Ih oh! You mean I'm out of style?

[@novaska69]

No idea how I got here..lol but love her enthusiasm !! Harry reminds me of my elementary school Principal, Mr. Moody.

[@Palo_Duro]

Gail take my advice, don't answer it. That cracked me up.

[@bicpapermate]

I love Dorothy!

[@RichardBrown-bs5pg]

Dorothy is defiantly over the rainbow.

[@fezzik7619]

“Defiantly”? Were you going for “definitely” and that’s as close as you got? 😂

[@AB-uh3qe]

I know she's got some nerves going on but I think it's kind of Awesome showing some enthusiasm like you're on the sidelines of a football game slapping the person next to you when they score or they don't score just saying

[@AllenJones-w3p]

Nice to see Lee Meriwether on MATCH GAME! I liked seeing her on THE TIME TUNNEL.

[@jeffholladay933]

MATCH GAME WAS THE BEST SHOW ON TV! WITH GENE RAYBURN! ITS TIMELESS!

[@marylhere]

Just from Harry’s voice I thought that was comedian Renaldo Ray….looks like him, too. Younger but then again this is probably early to mid seventies.

[@abbyisom7259]

I thought the same

[@chrisutley2859]

Yeah, it’s him.

[@Edelweiss-w7w]

That is Renaldo Ray!! Apparently, game shows were a segue into "show business" back then as I read Dorothy (the young lady) was also on previous game shows

[@chuckdieselkicksdisks2380]

cool finally a comment that's noticed!

[@CCW-wg8ds]

She's a mother of 3 in the 70s. Now she's a grandmother of at least 6 now .

[@BubbleFizz]

Depending on if her children ever had kids.

[@centhiabruder8067]

Anyone think Dorothy was the influence for SNL’s Target lady? LOL

[@maureengilligo1960]

Love these shows....Dorothy needs some coffee lol....she's awesome

[@thetreasurehouse1742]

8:43 Charles: "UNBELIEVABLE!!"

[@charlottedickson9203]

I just had to google her after I saw her first show, I love her

[@CCW-wg8ds]

Ok who has more wigs Brett or Charles

[@shoeshooey5464]

They have the same amount as they share wigs

[@nicoleancell6860]

Dolly

[@karensheline5183]

Dorothy is like the female version of Radar O’Reilly

[@chrischeshire6528]

Dorothy Zinni, Bertha Lester and Efie Phinis were the funniest contestants of all time.

[@RachelDavisMatthews]

bingo

[@youknowbetter1509]

I can't remember her name, but one of those women was hysterically funny. Very nervous and a very expressive face. Audience favorite.

[@chrischeshire6528]

@@youknowbetter1509 Efie... extremely nervous!

[@ScottDaddyMac]

Harry was a perfect Ying to her Yell. lol He is a cool dude.

[@AllenJones-w3p]

Dorothy Zinni is one of the most memorable contestants in the history of MATCH GAME!!!!!

[@joydunn2109]

❤❤ I Loooove Gail Fisher, She played Peggy on "Mannix" She was Joe Mannix"s Secretary. ❤❤

[@AllenJones-w3p]

Kathy's tenure was brief, but she got a parting gift!

[@johndii2194]

I was waiting for her to disappear when she woke up from her dream.

[@TammyPerazza]

I can’t stop laughing I’m in so much pain from a recent knee replacement but she’s so hyper I can’t stop laughing.

[@pegtooth2006]

I still need a cigarette after watching Dorothy. She is so amazingly honest and a cutie. She's awesome to watch.

[@tommyboy6494]

Do you Bogart❓

[@wrdlmbrt1956]

I agree with Gregory .... but I add that's she's "Very Cute" ... and I agree with another comment the if she is still around she would be a fun grandma! I was in my Jr. year of high school when this episode aired and and watched Match Game every chance I could but from what I remember of married women ( with children) they didn't have the energy she had ... because they spent so much time and energy being a mother and wife. Glad I have gotten to watch episodes of Match Game that I missed back then because I would have remembered this lady! Very entertaining to watch how excited she would get. I don't remember where she was from but I'm thinking she's from the South because Southern women will give someone a friendly "punch" on the shoulder when they get excited about something! I had a friend's Mom that did that when she would get excited about something... LOL ! 😄

[@BillyAlabama]

I’m crazy about Dorothy! ♥️♥️

[@paultierneydontshootme_imj4713]

me too

[@imnotabotrlyimnot]

That doesn't make sense, a tub is more synonymous with a bath room than a toilet. She was robbed.

[@juanitacarrollyoung2979]

Agreed 🤔

[@t.b.a.r.r.o.]

As I said above, Kathy got ripped off.

[@VioletJoy]

Yeah, that didn't seem fair. If toilet was correct, then tub should have been. It would have been a tie.

[@pocho689]

A lot of bathrooms or washrooms ONLY have a sink and toilet.

[@AllieAngel]

Holy cow! The first one was the best!!

[@chuckdieselkicksdisks2380]

oh wow @4:16 Comeidan / Actor Reynaldo Rey going by his birth name Harry Reynolds! i thought that was him! I had to look it up!