Family Feud 1981 - Johnson v. McGhee

WTXF-DT4 Allentown/Philadelphia (UHF Channel 38)
A Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production
Courtesy: FremantleMedia North America
Original Air Date: May 15th, 1981
Part of BUZZR's "Love is on the Air" Valentine's Day special.
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[@karlfortuin5794]

The golden years of television such memories who's watching in 2022

[@mariarooney6262]

2024

[@kimmyhawk5612]

Golden years of television 1981??🤔

[@christineadams1284]

Richard is dressed Extra Nice tonight. 🥰 I just watched the first episode when he met The Johnson Family and the future Mrs. Dawson. ❤️ All these years and I never knew about their love story until tonight. This is really nice to see, two people falling in love before my eyes. Love is the meaning of life. 🙏❤️ Thank you for the upload, much appreciated.

[@cici-mama]

I’m just finding out today and it is super sweet❤️❤️❤️

[@brendaharrington2201]

Not a very funny guy!

[@elizabethschreffler9182]

I always loved and appreciated Richard for being a loving soul. I die not know of hid love story with his wife Gretchen until today. What a True Love story.

[@RuFi0000000]

I was part of the backstage crew during this era, and Gretchen always throated Rich really good and deep backstage -- Rich said Gretchen's gag reflex was basically nonexistent, and he said he decided to marry her the second she made his hog completely disappear down her gullet; she would do it regularly and the whole crew had to pretend like nothing was happening while we all could hear the loud, sloppy sounds of a sausage squelching around in her throat as he thrusted as deep as he could push it. He always kept a bib around the crotch area because she would ooze spit, and it would spill out of her mouth, drip over her chin, and then fall onto his pants. She always took it with ease and never complained. They were the cutest couple.

[@DonnaL-xv6tu]

​@@RuFi0000000liar

[@sotrue5413]

I love how the older sister is clearly interested in him, flirting and eyeing him seductively, yet he ended up head over heels for her younger sister. I wonder how disappointed she was when he asked if he could call her sister instead.

[@markworkman6544]

she had some ugly - ass shoes on.............

[@dennymartin18]

He was interested in the younger sister because she was camping him Marilyn Monroe style with her answers. He must have been a little loaded, kissing these women in front of their spouses and siblings the way he did He was a notorious womanizer in his day, always on the make.

[@frankmains5698]

Think positive, he nailed all 3 and the momma.

[@alansenzaki4148]

@@markworkman6544 😂

[@rachelfaith3578]

@@dennymartin18 jealous????

[@wschmrdr]

That little extra wave to Gretchen at the beginning. You just knew at that point.

[@TigerzLionzPistonzWingz]

Sooooooooooooooooo romantic. See the video where he explains how he asked to see her on the last day and their courtship and child and wonderful story!

[@notsunnydaysahead]

Wait what?

[@Heidishereandthere]

@@notsunnydaysahead KZbin: Richard Dawson tells about how he met Gretchen. 🤗❤️

[@dorarobertson3608]

Its a beautiful story because I love Richard.

[@Andrea_Solusek]

@@notsunnydaysahead kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGHSno1tZ7Ccm68&ab_channel=FoundationINTERVIEWS

[@ruthstephens655]

I heard varnish

[@mushmorant9253]

The green ribbon is in memory of the victims of the Atlanta Child Murders of 1979-1981.

[@gojackets4894]

May that POS Wayne Williams burn in hell for eternity.

[@AngelOuttaFocus]

Wish I had come to comments before researching it for half an hour.

[@kevinfan726]

@@gojackets4894 I'm sure he will. Those poor families.

[@jackhammer3878]

@@kevinfan726 Wayne Williams will have his Krama to deal with just like Anyone else.

[@MoonbeamBear61]

They've been trauma-bonding us with these 'mass casualty events' for decades. Wake the hell up, 'murika!

[@cndvd]

He was all on her in this show. And she loved it.

[@littleme3597]

I didnt' see that at all. lol

[@jojoxo1209]

I love the way he changed her answer. You'd never get away with it now

[@googoo-gjoob]

ba lo gna.....Steve bends rules quite frequently

[@cherylross2718]

Or would you. Trump does

[@rhamiemanuelmoura-yameen8416]

@ Jojo xo Exactly there was no way she said brush. That is why they question him. And the girl was smart , crafty or nervous to say : "yes I said brush." Mr. Dawson still had his Match Game ways in his blood. Always looking out for the contestants to get them more 💰. A celebrity who wanted to share the wealth.

[@TheScouser1234]

How did he change her answer..PITY I was on matchgame and he and I clicked both being British but after the show I had to run so we never had a chance to talk..But I just saw a foto of Richard online HOLDING UP MY ANSWER tinkle..which he thought was cute..am i jealous of course ...we would have made a great pair.ahhh memorias and all my seriously romances were Scorpios like HIM oh well maybe ib heaven we can cancha up..I did not get the love vibes for him from Gretchen..and why did the marriage take so long...ahhh memorias.. He did tell me say TINKLE AGAIN..YEP WE HAD THE VIBE...PITY SWEETIE

[@BunnySlippers82]

@@TheScouser1234 She was with him until he died and they had lovely children, so I'm sure they both loved each other deeply.

[@StephenPaulTroup]

At 18:09 she totally said 'varnish'. Richard knew what he was doing, he felt bad for her and maybe a combination he had a crush on her sister.

[@JB-zo7ln]

Slick dickie dawson they used to call him. He was a good man for helping out his future sister in law. He also knew someday he was going to ask out her sister, Gretchen.

[@steve2474]

If Dawson hadn't done that, she would have gotten goose eggs on 4 out of the 5 questions and only scoring 19 points on the fifth one. He totally bailed her out. If Gretchen had just answered Football instead of baseball, they would have gotten the 200 points they needed.

[@mubd1234]

@@steve2474 He had the top answers written on the card, so he totally knew what he was doing.

[@RR-mp7hw]

@Mason Gilbert They had to have had the answer already prepared for the board. Not likely to have been as spontaneous as you are making it out to be.

[@heyheyhey40]

I don’t think he lied. But she DEFINITELY did. Maybe he heard it wrong.

[@thebanon]

This is vintage nostalgia in its prime.

[@ruthstephens655]

Love all these shows,times should go back to this

[@supergamer7473]

No, times are greater and better now!

[@fad1969]

@@supergamer7473 Not really.

[@kylemmoyer]

i know i love him so much so freaking smart and loving. crazy watching videos of him shortly before he passed.

[@suneyeintuition4315]

You can sense his feelings and attraction, but also his slight melancholy, because he was probably wondering how possible this was going to be, with their age difference, living in different places, his celebrity.....he was old and wise enough to realize the obstacles.

[@bassioelmucho]

Funny you should say melancholy. I always sensed a slight sadness in him.

[@elizadoolittle7647]

@@bassioelmucho his divorce from the first wife must have been very difficult for a man in the mid 60s to end up with full custody.

[@searose777]

Lmao. The fact that he was a millionaire was what made him so confident in kissing all of these women. He knew no one would say anything due to his fame and wealth. This man was a complete POS and it’s crazy how people supported his disgusting actions.

[@Emantis81]

@@searose777 What was disgusting?

[@juanlambda27]

@@searose777 stop hating, aren't women strong and independent? Any of these women could have chosen to not kiss him. They weren't toddlers. They were grown women with minds of their own. Stop trolling.

[@ImSPOTon]

That made me break down and cry. What a dear man he was--- I thought he was funny & always liked him but even more so now

[@jonburrows2684]

Dawson was a Pimp

[@survivingthejourney7292]

They had some great looking families this episode !

[@QueenAlexis556]

I agree!

[@foxmccloud7055]

Richard Dawson- "Name something that can kill a lively party?" Contestant- "A gun."

[@troysummers9277]

ha ha ha look how dapper he looks coming onto stage today for his future bride

[@tabashrafi9373]

Richard Dawson really was a good host. Just reminded me of southern hospitality & he was kind to everyone.

[@darrinbaker00]

Southern hospitality from an Englishman.

[@tabashrafi9373]

He must’ve been here a long time to lose his British accent.

[@wendynichols6946]

@@darrinbaker00 When my family was on Family Feud back in the 1980"s he was very rude to my 15 year old son. When we leaving one of the camera men came out and said how sorry he was for Richard behavior to my son - he said Richard was always very rude to the crew.

[@rgreene152]

@@tabashrafi9373 he still had somewhat of an accent!

[@tabashrafi9373]

He sounds like the folks on Dukes of Hazzard to me

[@nickvitale6024]

I read in an interview he knew right away about Gretchen. Amazing story.

[@Mbaldwin437]

No wonder Richard was into Gretchen,she was a sweetheart!

[@phillipgeorge4278]

Her sister was hotter

[@scottm.franklinnc7942]

I just watch the interview with Richard about meeting her on the show... Good taste👍

[@karenryan6654]

@@phillipgeorge4278 which sister?

[@jewelstuck2773]

Feely joe

[@jewelstuck2773]

Total Covid 19 passing lol those were the days!!

[@nmahangu]

11:30 ..I love how he just went for it even though the cameras were rollin’

[@bettyhancock9599]

This is the show where he chose his wife, Gretchen. She is the youngest Johnson daughter.

[@Saracinderallasushis]

Betty Hancock Great that they stayed together, instead of so many other relationships that only last a few years.

[@IPlayOneOnT.V.]

How times have changed.

[@Gamble661]

Richard Dawson spent years on Match Game sitting next to one gorgeous actress after another on the set (Jo Ann Harris and Linda Day George immediately come to mind!) and yet he met the love of his life when she was a contestant on Family Feud, who was also very pretty btw....life is funny sometimes.

[@joncheskin]

He flirted with Wendy big time on both this episode the and the previous, but if you watch the closing credits he is definitely chatting Gretchen up about something.

[@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043]

I watched an interview with Richard before he died and he said he was seriously asking her if he could call her and he’d like to see her again. She had said she never expected him to call but she did give him her number. The rest is history❤️

[@alberthamel6039]

He is a flirt Dirty ole man he was

[@patbrown2699]

@@alberthamel6039yeah and he was 25 years older than her, if he would have been Richard Smith same age not rich and famous, it would not have turned out that way, he seemed to like really young ones, Diana Dorr was his first wife, she looked like Marilyn Monroe, but she was famous she did not have to put up with his chain smoking and who knows what else that marriage lasted 6 years.

[@led.zepper]

@ 0:52 {his face & body expression}, you can tell he was shaken. It was love at first sight for him.

[@NOV123]

I can tell he was breathing hard.

[@citigirlcountrified1927]

So sweet! She had the head tilt.

[@Tom-ok2rh]

You got to hand it to him, Gretchen’s smile would make any man melt in her presence. A true beauty and I bet she still is all these years later

[@brendak.bumgart6743]

Did he really marry Gretchen from the show

[@Tom-ok2rh]

@@brendak.bumgart6743 yes and I believe they had at least one child together too

[@bethe192]

She is definitely still a pretty lady, tho in a more blonde, made up way. Still lovely, tho. All her life, she was good looking. Good for her. 😊

[@TheScouser1234]

are you serious ? Have you seen the dowdy photos of her ??he could have had a more mature ,more intelligent, prettier real woman.. The older sister would make more sense . Gretchen was naive, not too worldly , weird in taste , Did not like food that began with letter A which he lovingly tried to feed her with his fancy cooking..a waste of time she never ate his fancy food LMAO... i used to like him, as a fellow countryman.loved him on Matchgame when I was a contestant.but watching this made me agree with the adorable Gene Rayburn..who said they used to be friends but after he got FAMILY FEUD with much brown nosing, he changed..and became an an egomaniac .and semi recluse.. I could no longer watch him strutting around with High Heels fake tan etc,,Lots heavier and so very full of himself PITY he was so different ..maybe real women were no longer enthralled by him... Did he have a thing for child like females who turned him on by saying 'making love" ugh ? With Gretchen..i think it would be like making love with a child . Sorry Richard only you know the truth ..R.I.P. i would have said the same if you were still alive,,sad thing in his interview he said she returned to San Diego to return to study..Does that mean she dumped him?so sad....Funny how ones own show changes a person's ego so much... I knew him and wondered if he was hiding a dark secret ....???young young girls ? only God knows. if it was love WHY did she have to be pregnant and why wait so many years before he married her ?

[@QueenAlexis556]

@@TheScouser1234 I agree with you 100 percent! Why did he wait 10 years to marry her upon finding out she was pregnant with his daughter? I've questioned that for years now 🤔

[@B-ROYalty]

Did my guy really just growl seductively at 6:10 ?! 😭🤣 How can I not find a comment about that lmfao

[@yunekavondetta183]

😂😂

[@michaelnivens6267]

yes he did and I don't blame him

[@QueenAlexis556]

I don't blame him at all! Kim is gorgeous 😍

[@freedomofspeech2238]

Back when people had some class and good manners :)

[@sscot720]

except for the kissing

[@Schlomothebest]

Even black people

[@bassioelmucho]

second that!, ...and kindness

[@bobbyadkins6983]

Definitely a much better time in American history than now!

[@kimberlybeeson3613]

True

[@mikenkc7953]

At the end during the closing credits he is all about her. He is completely oblivious HIS game show is happening. Gretchen slays the dragon. Most of us have had that one moment when it’s just the two of you and there is that mutual, mental acknowledgment of attraction to each other. Imagine that moment happening on one of the most popular game shows on tv! And Richard Dawson gives zero F*^%s about anything but Gretchen. The dude is a legend!

[@rayoko_tube]

In regards to the Kissing thing everyone keeps freaking out about: It all started when Richard Dawson had a nervous contestant on his show (who just so happened to be a woman). He gave her a kiss expressing that his mom used to do that to him whenever he was anxious/nervous/ etc. So, his only intentions of a kiss was to help the contestants, like the nervous woman, relax and breathe a little. Ik it sounds weird, but it’s not like he did it out of their consent for long. The families, specifically the women, would be asked if they wanted to be kissed by Richard or not, and surprisingly, no one really cared about that and allowed him to do so. Of course Nowadays, we’d think it’s creepy, but back then it was just a little friendly gesture of his that almost everyone overlooked and allowed. - Plus, after he got married to his second wife and they had a daughter together, he promised his daughter that he’d stop kissing other women and only kiss her mother (his wife.)

[@deletedaccount505]

Rachel Lor kissing does nothing but spread herpes especially if someone is nervous

[@deletedaccount505]

Rachel Lor oh and that’s disgusting and sick...sexist and inappropriate

[@deletedaccount505]

Rachel Lor what a great way to catch herpes keep it up 👍🏽

[@Visiondrivenllc]

Good info. We actually played on the show and won the biggest amount ever

[@torquewisdomgarage]

I agree. Some people make an issue out of things worse than they are. A peck on the lips is different from a locked in romantic kiss. I am more concerned about the people who complained about it than the person they are complaining about.

[@Mister8224]

See how Gretchen jumped to #1 SPOT at the end to be near Rich? She knew what she was doing!

[@daisydukes8252]

I thought maybe he requested that she move to the end to be near him?

[@BudSchnelker]

Gretchen has a sweetness that any man would find alluring.

[@AllenMQuinn]

And it was so genuine too, which is even more alluring.

[@lpjcyngomiller5719]

mwoelfle Bhmjus

[@Angelotube5000]

I love feminine women, sadly most women have a bitch behaviour nowadays. :(

[@ArkOmen1]

Yes correct she seems like she was very loving which is why he liked her

[@ArkOmen1]

@@Angelotube5000 Correct. Women now should take lessons from women back then.

[@kzimmerman2211]

I only just recently learned about the Atlanta murders for which they are wearing the green ribbons. So sad!

[@notsunnydaysahead]

Wdym?

[@kathykatherine874]

Sylvester Stallone nd quite a few others gave millions to help catch the murder. He was caught

[@yeahnoonecaresifyouarefirst]

This person means they just learned about the Atlanta murders for which they are wearing the green ribbons

[@shrapnel77]

I cannot blame Richard at all. Gretchen is adorable!

[@searose777]

Obviously she was beautiful, she was only 24!! He was the old, ugly one.

[@sirgator2099]

gretchen basic bro, the 2 sistas where it's at Kimberly and sis

[@macdaddy1149]

Richard is the greatest game show host ever. If you get a chance he gets interviewed before he passed away. It shows how classy a guy he was.

[@jonlanier_]

Well, no he is not. The greatest would also be some that did a variety of shows and could do a variety of shows.

[@painin2teeth]

I agree. He was the greatest

[@mkitty5333]

Yessss…to me no other like him. Everyone felt so comfortable, he smiled at everyone and made everyone feel like a winner even if lost the game cause he made it nice to b there

[@bobbythehandsomeguyjohnson6882]

I agree

[@citigirlcountrified1927]

I think the back in 2 and 2 guy was

[@dlm8763]

I wonder how the older sister Wendy felt that he went for her baby sister. She was hitting on him so hard. To be a fly on the wall lol

[@Montyhugo]

I never knew until last night! I watched a Richard Dawson interview while doing some research👍✌❤🙏

[@2005dave]

Gretchen, the future Mrs. Dawson. Can you feel the chemistry?

[@AllenMQuinn]

Oh yeah, I mean I've seen Dawson flirting with tons of women, but this is the first time I've ever seen him like this.

[@niapor]

in their first show in the fast money he looked at her and almost felt like "WOW, she is pretty"

[@dianagruver5767]

❤️

[@lvelez1999]

Just the way Gretchen said hi to Richard, it looked like she had a crush on him for years :) aww

[@neeneec5394]

Lisa Velez she didn't. watch Richards interview.

[@jdstep97]

Wow! that lady's baby is almost 40 now.

[@ilttpvvm]

Actually, Shannon Nicole Dawson turns 30 this year.

[@nanoskaparker1579]

@ilttpvvm I believe jdstep97 was talking about the black pregnant contestant

[@verawallace9055]

I thought so too

[@rachybaby72]

Um,. no, the child was born in the early 90s. Still a kid in my eyes...

[@rachybaby72]

@@rsmith8434 If my parents had me when they "met", I'd be 10 years older than I am now... What matters is when they got married and had their child. They got married in the 90s and had their daughter in the 90s...

[@lissalives1]

I’m glad Richard found love toward the end of his life. 💕

[@joshm1660]

He lived for 41 more years! LOL

[@God_is_good_]

Jesus is King!

[@syst3mwolf]

I'm not. He's a predator.

[@anglophils645]

He lived for thirty more years, not forty. But, yes, he didn't exactly meet Gretchen "toward the end of his life".

[@debbiejohnson7758]

​@@syst3mwolfHow is he a predator?

[@gragrn]

No wonder he fell head over heals in love with her, Gretchen was totally adorable.

[@Crockerish]

Cute yes,but way too old for her,he robbed the cradle.

[@SaucyWench7]

Well, they were together until he died, so there's that.

[@QueenAlexis556]

@@SaucyWench7 No doubt. Something worked out there!

[@searose777]

@@QueenAlexis556 Yeah he had money and that’s why a lot of women stay. Man didn’t even stop kissing his female contestants until his young daughter told him to stop kissing other women other than her mommy. The nerve! He had no respect for her or anyone.

[@jeepgurl1379]

Gretchen is very pretty. They make a cute couple.

[@patrickjulian4442]

They definitely were! Richard Dawson, and Gretchen Johnson eventually got married sometime later, and they have a daughter by the name of Shannon. Unfortunately, Richard Dawson passed away a long time ago.

[@patbrown2699]

he was old enough to be her father, her father Bob died a year before Richard did. He was an old creepy chain smoker but had a TV show and was rich. I think it is kind of sad that more than likely she was just enamored with him because he was famous and rich.

[@patbrown2699]

some fun facts. Bob Johnson died in 2011 a year before Richard Dawson. June Johnson died in 2018, 7 years after Richard. Gretchen Dawson is now 67, she stayed in the Beverly Hills home she shared with Richard for about 4 years after he died, and now lives in Manhattan Beach where she grew up. Richard was 25 years older than her when they started dating in 1981, they did not marry for ten years in 1991, they already had a daughter Shannon Nicole Dawson who was born in 1990. Gretchen has not remarried in the 11 since Richard passed. Gretchen and Heidi who is now 71, are both on Facebook but are not friends on Facebook. Wendy is 78 and lives in a condo in Redondo Beach.

[@oscarmasias5896]

Neat...I Just learned too that after they got together officially he vowed never to kiss another female contestant and held true to his word. I never knew that, but I was watching an interview where he describes their first date- he cooked her dinner, beef wellington, like a proper gentleman lol . Always liked him, and still watch him on TV, match game especially 😂. Of course I wish he were still here, but I was just talking about the fact that I'm glad he wasn't living in these times bc he would be widely misunderstood, ppl seem to forget what it meant to be a man back then, and a gentleman. The court of public opinion would destroy his character like they do so many. He really did genuinely root for people, and we like that about him too in our house ! Great guy, delightful spirit

[@brookesmith1819]

+BUZZRPlus+ I love this channel

[@LeemWills]

I love the old barn yard music for the intro

[@YankeePat94]

Gretchen is beautiful. Richard picked the right girl to marry

[@dyingwaffle95]

Omg she looks half his age lol

[@saintquinn0078]

@@dyingwaffle95 He's on TV, he was a nice looking guy and he had money....NO PROBLEM!!!! Good for Richard....

[@dyingwaffle95]

@@saintquinn0078 no yea I actually support the relationship, it inspired me actually, I ended up making a music video about them by clipping together their interactions:)

[@lighthouse8890]

No NOT really. YET SHE WAS smart TO GRAB THAT OPPORTUNITY. SHE KNEW THAT SHE BE SPOILED.

[@jonathanashbeck3740]

Richard was a lot older though

[@saintquinn0078]

If anyone is wondering what attracted Richard to this girl it's that she's cute, is petite but curvy, she's not scary, she doesn't look like a whore and her parents look normal....What's not to like? Nice to know that worked out for Richard for the rest of his life....

[@nongthip]

Countdown to Gretchen... So many answers right/wrong kept the Richard/Gretchen connection at bay, until... Come on angel!

[@chuckcornelius194]

Gretchen reminds me of Deborah Foreman, from Valley Girl.

[@mountainguyed67]

You mean That Seventies Show?

[@zenfan1098]

Chuck Cornelius yes, exactly!!!!! love that movie 💋

[@laurabarr2464]

Me too........ like TOTALLY FER SURE ! Tripindicular ! :) :)

[@citigirlcountrified1927]

Yes. I see it too

[@luguy8347]

Such a beautiful man, lucky woman.

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

Lu Guy And vice versa!

[@bobbyadkins6983]

Both families had some very pretty and very sweet women. One of my favorite game shows of all time. Richard was one of if not its best hosts. Definitely a much better time in American history than now.

[@dennymartin18]

One of my buddies' families were on Family Feud and we're very popular . He was the 'Captain' of the team. The Valentino's. (David)

[@carolpeyton1579]

This is where he met his wife Gretchen she's the one in the blue and white dress

[@assmaster09]

what a sleeze

[@jacobcoreas720]

Ur tweakin

[@EdWeibe]

great example of a human being he was. You can tell in this episode the relationship was there.

[@jonburrows2684]

Dawson was a Pimp! #Metoo movement would fry his ass nowadays

[@sassyd8738]

Awww Richard had it bad lol by the 3th show with them you could tell he really liked her how sweet

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

Kesha Pri 3rd Not 3th Sorry, I try not to be the grammar Nazi, but that one was hurting my eyeballs...

[@DubstepInFeCtIoN494]

Everytime he kissed them I exploded. how did he get away with it hahahahahahahhaha. I love it.

[@strangemachines_]

Sean Dearth you exploded? Lmao

[@dereklangley8582]

Sean Dearth What do you mean by exploded

[@saintquinn0078]

Kissing them probably wasn't a good idea....As many bad as good ones.... Today deranged feminism has run amok and he couldn't do it even once.....

[@MrWayne-wq5ep]

he would kiss ALL ages too. husbands right next to them. pregnant? no prob 😁

[@overthehilldill3626]

@@dereklangley8582 In his pants i guess?

[@inmate4077]

~ Dickie Dawson gives Gretchen a subtle wave at 00:40 and "Come on Angel" at 11:27. ~

[@changinglanes869]

I saw Gretchen on Game Changers, a special on game show hosts. It was taken about 2 years ago. She talked about Richard and said he was just like he seemed....charming and sweet.

[@lighthouse8890]

LOL.$

[@rosiedebevc1952]

Yes you can see the chemistry between the two.

[@bernadetteperrett8282]

Chemistry he’s to old for her

[@QueenAlexis556]

@@bernadetteperrett8282 *too* lol

[@sall4090roughcuts]

Richard kissed the contestants for luck that's all it was about -- nothing behind it -- he was kissing the female contestants on match game when they won the super match and no one had a problem with it -- when he married gretchen it stopped -- you can tell he was smitten by her and they had a happy marriage till he passed -- he took care of her, the daughter he created -- he seemed like a good man --

[@shrapnel77]

@@sweety2376 Why don't you report him to the police then?

[@overthehilldill3626]

Sweet Y oh no you to? Me to, me to! Get a grip snowflake.

[@DM-px9ip]

@@sweety2376 They did not complain and looks like they were ok with it...different time and different situation...and different people...

[@hamilcross]

@@overthehilldill3626 i sincerely hope you reach your final destination over the hill sooner rather than later. nobody needs creeps like you still around.

[@paco_lord87]

Why he don't kiss the males for luck ....

[@fabulusdiva4mga70]

BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOMEN😍🍫🍯💖

[@ellenosbourne431]

Fabulusdiva 4mga they are gorgeous model type

[@christinenewhouse1264]

Love the rainbow colors...Now thats beautiful.

[@pandapower5902]

sad they had to kiss him

[@gerberbernstein7360]

Those sistas be hot, yo !!!!!!!

[@robp9995]

Richard was ahead of his time here. He didn’t treat the black families any differently than the white ones. It was nice to see.

[@MolotovWithLux]

#beststuff *Now here is the star of the family feud* *Come on let's play the feud*

[@Shayneet]

She definitely said varnish. He helped her with brush and they still lost 😂

[@marymontano8227]

He was kissing the sisters more. See the clip how many times he kissed them

[@tuchehstone]

Right off the bat, this one is definitely different with Johnny Gilbert handling the announcer duties, instead of the usual Gene Wood. 👍🏽

[@dvinedzine]

The lady with the nails is gorgeous, love her style.

[@AestheticFunk]

Dvine Dzine Classy and beautiful, a hard combo to find in any woman.

[@xtravert2012]

Love the growl he did when he first kissed her....

[@RCB504]

He was a gentlemen with the ladies old school style before people were offended by everything

[@bonniedenouden2725]

i can't believe Richard flirted with Gretchen in front of her parents!

[@michaelangst6078]

Richard flirted with every woman. Even the teen girls. I would have no clue he was more interetsed in gretchen than the others just by wathcing the episodes she was on

[@HappyCat3096]

Didn't he marry Gretchen Johnson? Met her on the show, happy together for decades until he passed.

[@margiemasih982]

This is so romantic

[@AGreen-ug9oi]

He was so cool and suave. With his future wife there he was just as calm and still mackin all the ladies.

[@liltrixie2281]

thanx, Thumbs Up !!

[@Mitzi73]

He couldn’t stop kissing Gretchen. He was like a Hoover vacuum.

[@YouCantHoldOnTooLong]

I would have thought the number one answer for a sport where people get hit would have been boxing! Think about it! The series of repeated blows to the head by fists. I would have believed football was probably the highest runner up though. Richard Dawson finally found his soulmate on this episode. Gretchen was so beautiful, she was the perfect woman for Richard! ~Dutch

[@harles5000]

I don't think Richards kisses and growls would be considered PC in today's day and age.

[@vanhalen5625]

Nope.. But it was awesome. Lol

[@tifvaughn1]

This is when men were still leaders in business, schools, government and households. Now we have the beta-males, passive and weak. The Obama generation . Not rapist but leaders and the women that loved them.

[@rabooey]

Nope they sure wouldn't, and the network would certainly give him the ultimatum. Honestly, though, the growls were as disturbing to hear then as they are to hear again now in the archives. I mean, he always attached perfect innocence to his kissings, but the growls are another subject and I'm sure his mother didn't growl at him for good luck like she did with the kisses. I think that in today's world of virus/infection/germ-a-phobia, even Dawson wouldn't partake in any soft-tissue exchanges, not to mention the contestants.

[@DanishViking]

harles5000 Chembetrayals it was a different era, even cars have changed over the years

[@brookehanley3659]

When it first started it was okay but as years went on people started commenting on it.

[@nicknack8866]

Loved watching this.

[@grandwonder5858]

He’s the bad guy in “The Running Man!”

[@georgeklimes7604]

He was in Hogan's Heroes in the 1960s and on Match Game, too.

[@DaxXadify]

The green ribbon signified remembrance of Atlanta murders. I'm suddenly missing Netflix Mindhunter

[@RF1972.]

That is so precious

[@johncoctoston3059]

Nice to see Richard kissing the black women also.

[@michaelangst6078]

He never refused to kiss other races or older women in episodes.. Dunno why people said that.

[@craigsmith157]

Huh? Why wouldn't he?

[@kutestsnails7331]

The studio got mad that he did. Dawson didn’t care. He was about it.

[@chriso6278]

What??!?

[@wendellmonster6179]

Why wouldn’t he. ?

[@bdawg2592]

Richard just dripped charm and wit. He was always clever with a joke without slowing down the flow of the show, and always wanted to see the contestants do well. There was an obvious, genuine kindness in his heart, and all you nimrods focus on is the fact that he would give girls a peck on the lips. World would be a better place with more people like him, and less like his haters.

[@Heidishereandthere]

What are you talking about? This episode is his future wife (Gretchen) and you can see the chemistry between them on the show. He kissed women for good luck, nothing more! The men, he shook hands with!

[@bdawg2592]

@@Heidishereandthere you're agreeing with everything I said, but still somehow upset that I said it?

[@lmboyd3]

Richard seemed to be a notorious flirt and most of the women had no problem with kissing him on the lips as well as flirting back! I don’t care what era it is the contestants were and are full of charm, personality, and humor just like the host(s).

[@Mike-wt7jq]

When I was five and watching this show in the 1980s, I found the gap of darkness behind the rotating scoreboard very unsettling and creepy. 😂😂 17:40

[@shrapnel77]

It was a 4th dimension tesseract. Many a poor contestant was lost.

[@diannbajewicz8952]

You know the older sister on the end kept leaning on richard she liked him and was flirting with him but he liked Gretchen I'll bet she was mad when she found out about richard liking Gretchen

[@patbrown2699]

Wendy the oldest one is 78 now, Gretchen is 67 and Heidi is 71. It is interesting Heidi Johnson and Gretchen Dawson are both on Facebook and not friends on Facebook. Seems like they became estranged from her, probably a little jealous of her!

[@lisaluckett5546]

She said varnish, not brush. Anyone else, the mom, would have done better. She must know but it had to be so nerve wracking to be there. I would still like the back story. Gretchen is adorable. I'm sure Shannon is as lovely as her mom. Nice family. I know Richard Dawson loved his wife, Gretchen and their daughter, Shannon Nicole. Richard Dawson was a great guy. He had sons. I would want to stay out of the the spotlight, for sure. To the family, you had a great man. We loved him so much, too.

[@kenjacobus9526]

I like how the dad looks exactly like George Costanza's fiancee Susan’s dad. lol

[@donnadreyer2580]

Could You imagine being a Contestant and The Host has the hots for You, He's thinking, I'm going to marry that Girl. I must say Richard did keep His Composure though.

[@harborchick778]

He’s holding a #Muncheechee😁❤️! 😂

[@susiewithrow1626]

Moncheechee

[@njn3]

Never knew Johnny Gilbert ever did a Goodson-Todman show. He must have been filling in for Gene Wood.

[@DENo1MatchGameFan]

Gene was recouping from a chain saw accident at the time.

[@devares2006]

He also sub announced for Child's Play and Eubanks Card Sharks near the end of its run.

[@manofmanyinterests]

@@DENo1MatchGameFan Accident? Did he juggle chainsaws?

[@DENo1MatchGameFan]

@@manofmanyinterests I'm not sure exactly what happened, but he was in a wheelchair when he returned to "Family Feud" later on, as Richard had him onstage welcoming him back.

[@manofmanyinterests]

@@DENo1MatchGameFan Thank you. I'm really enjoying revisiting the Dawson era, which was the best.

[@vargas218]

Gretchen Johnson was 26 and Richard Dawson was 49 at the time !! Wow 😯

[@patbrown2699]

she was 25 not 26 he died in 2012, she is 67 now

[@RobertoLopez-xb1mj]

Love Is On the Air--wasn't it also a movie that starred a man named Ronald Reagan? But you know, that voice sounds so familiar. I bet you it's Johnny Gilbert speaking for the Family Feud during that particular time in television history.

[@candykendricks365]

Love Richard Dawson the best host for the family feud

[@yonihales9133]

Gretchen does not like foods that start with A and she has an appointment with the dentist the next day that will keep her from a telephone call for the few days :)

[@henrystrauss168]

Nah, you have to schedule wisdom teeth extraction way in advance, and the dentist doesn't remove them, a specialist does.

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

Henri ShihTzu You know nothing... dentists pulled them in the 80s... and she did in fact have them removed the next day, Richard discusses it in the video where he discusses meeting her n this show/episode. His wife, I think he would know.

[@BBunch9]

Henry Strauss our dentist removes wisdom teeth..

[@ZedxFour]

@@Rick_Sanchez_C137_ you know nothing. It wasn’t this episode when he “called” her it was another prior

[@carolpeyton1579]

Now he tried to call her to go out with her and she never answered him because she had her wisdom teeth out and she couldn't talk to him ...then they went out on their date actually he cooks for her and he made asparagus and she didn't eat it and she ended up telling him that she didn't like vegetables that started with the letter A such as asparagus

[@suzyzoom]

Top six answers on the board! Name the greatest host of "Family Feud": 6) Richard Karn. 5) John O'Hurley. 4) Louis Anderson. 3) Steve Harvey. 2) Ray Combs. 1) Richard Dawson! How do you rank them? S xo :)

[@BassFishing81]

Funny there was a son-in-law question. It would have been funny if they had went with “he’s too old.”

[@shaunte35]

Can you imagine Steve Harvey kissing contestants on the lips 👄 today😂😂

[@Angelotube5000]

Hey , if that is your pic, you look good Shaunte! Steve is a well-known playboy too. :D But now lots of women are insecure about it, it's not allowed now and feminists would cry sexism for that.

[@socalgurl01]

Angelotube5000 Its not women being insecure, it's called having respect for yourself. I wouldn't want some guy kissing me and I didn't know him.

[@michaelangst6078]

he is almost 60.. Dawson was about 44 when he started.. Huge difference.. When he came back in 94-95 he stopped.

[@tinaac1970]

Angelotube5000 especially if he’d already kissed the other contestants during that game!

[@henrystrauss168]

Harvey is a perv. It's well known. So, NO, I can't imagine kissing a big fat perv. Yuck! 😝😝😝😝

[@Swnsasy]

I love the story behind why he kissed his female contestants. Yes!! They gave permission before the show BUT, the producers didn't have a problem until he kissed a black woman.. That is when they had a problem and Richard told the to kiss his booty! So they did a poll and 15k to 700 said they didn't mind, even the husband's.. On another note.. Damn I'm old, I remember A couple of those commercials.. 😆😆😆

[@michaelangst6078]

I think he forced himself on some women who just wanted to be kissed on the cheek. I have seen plenty of examples of this watching the shows. Doesn't take away from the fact he is a legend and nobody will ever be like him again

[@OMARENGG22]

What a beautiful days

[@johnnyv.5142]

Can't blame Richard for falling head over heals for Gretchen, who became his loving wife until the day he passed!

[@howieloso]

I suspect many of the dad wanted to deck him..but went with it for the game.

[@lxzit]

Can we just talk about how he is kissing every female every 30 seconds

[@TheNoncritical1]

He had a high libido.

[@char-les9196]

It is so cringe and creepy...lol. People on here acting like this dude wasn't a creep

[@davidvincent2nd757]

He didn’t kiss any of the black girls . Believe me it was asked before the show and was part of a record that was kept track of .

[@urbanurchin5930]

@@davidvincent2nd757 ....??? ...What are you talking about ? He kissed ALL of them - even the pregnant one....better watch again....

[@jnm.624]

@@urbanurchin5930 everyone loved it. That was his trademark from the start. Contestants consented in writing.