Match Game 73 (Episode 46) (Elaine Joyce First Appearance)

[@billmalec]

Those of you thinking $6550 isn't that much, that's enough to buy two nice cars in 1973!

[@dorendelight]

Elaine’s face at the end of each question makes me laugh every time. No wonder they start the camera on her lol

[@timothyball7502]

Her first episode, so why not. Plus she's real pretty at that age. 9-2-2021

[@dorendelight]

@@timothyball7502 Oh I meant the utter bewilderment at t he questions. It's hilarious!

[@ts.elliot5870]

She's look8ng spooky here. Not a good look for her.

[@jeffclement2468]

​@@ts.elliot5870She does look rather gaunt and pale as well.

[@donnamorrison4837]

l watch Elaine on Tattletales as well and she reminds me of a blow up doll...may be intentional who knows....nobody knew at the time what a head case she was...just google it...not nice !!!

[@9patriko]

The reason they put Brett on the lower tier is so Bobby Van and Elaine Joyce can sit next to one another since they are married

[@joeambrose3260]

Then why no phuckin' ring on Bob?

[@markymark903]

@@joeambrose3260 Not all men wore a ring..... They were married from 1968 to 1980

[@joeambrose3260]

@@markymark903 Thanks for the history lesson, Professor

[@markymark903]

@@joeambrose3260 👍

[@KelliViti]

Watching these, you can see the difference that real food makes. Every contestant on the show is much thinner / healthier looking. Than our current overall population.

[@jjryan1352]

Have you seen the shots of the audiences?

[@randilevson9547]

They might have been smokers. Much more acceptable back then. There were self-serve cigarette machines in (pretty much) every restaurant entrance. Also outdoor plazas, hotel lobbies, and theatre lobbies. Some people might have preferred cigarettes over food. Along with all the other health risks, cigarettes were thought to dull the tastebuds, making food not as appealing.

[@randilevson9547]

Metrical, Tab, Fresca, saccharine. All very popular sugar substitutes back then.

[@simonwaffleman]

Really in their stride now. Interesting to see the early, early episodes.

[@tomitstube]

noticed that too, the questions are now longer and funnier than "john and mary went to _____."

[@joeambrose3260]

@@tomitstube No shit, Sherlock

[@neversaygoodbye4]

19:20 that was so sweet. She was trying so hard to think of a clean enough for tv answer! Lots of ambiguous prompts on this one! 😂😂

[@antster1983]

Another week, another married couple. We've had Brett and Jack Klugman, Dick Gautier and Barbara Stuart, and now we have Bobby Van and Elaine Joyce! This was the first of five weeks for Bobby, an actor and singer who honed his skills in the Catskills, initially as a trumpeter in a band, before being asked to fill in for a song-and-dance man. A star was born, and he soon found himself appearing in Broadway musicals and eventually onto film and television. In terms of other game shows, he hosted the flop that was Show-Offs (another Goodson-Todman production) and a series of Make Me Laugh. Sadly a brain tumour would cut his life short in 1980 at the age of 51. I've been dying to write about Elaine for ages, because she's a fan favourite who would appear in many more weeks of Match Game. It's not hard to see why - as well as having such a fun and bubbly personality (and a very creative mind), she's also bloody gorgeous too! Elaine made her film debut as an extra in West Side Story, she soon carved a niche in musical films before moving into television, having recurring roles in soap operas and TV dramas and sitcoms, which is where we are at the time of this episode. She would have her first starring role in the 1976 private eye drama series City of Angels alongside former MASH star Wayne Rogers. Game show-wise, she also appeared on Tattle Tales with her husband, and also appeared on Password Plus and its successor, Super Password. She finally got her own show in 1986 when she took the Jim Lange role (or should that be the Cilla Black role for us Brits?) as the presenter of the first season of The All New Dating Game. Elaine's final Match Game-related appearance was in 1984 in the ill-advised Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour. As of February 2018 Elaine Joyce is the last surviving panelist from this week. Fourth week for Charles. Not quite a regular yet. But we'll get there. Brett demoted to the fourth seat again. Second and final week of Nanette Fabray. I've already written at length about her so I won't repeat myself here.

[@sokagirlmariab2433]

Anthony Hobson But she was on numerous times during its run, incl the 1978 shows.

[@jeffclement2979]

You've certainly done your homework I've tried to find every episode with Elaine...she's cute and sexy

[@joeambrose3260]

Thanks for the bedtime story. It worked great

[@antster1983]

@@joeambrose3260 Do you get paid to be a dickhead?

[@ts.elliot5870]

​@@joeambrose3260You're a ray of sunshine!

[@tomitstube]

8:49 gene and charles like the theme song, they would soon grow tired of it, gene constantly complaining about it. 8:58 hilarious exchange between nanette and gene.

[@joeambrose3260]

Wow. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@tomitstube]

@@joeambrose3260 most people just move on, you apparently seem triggered. get a life?

[@joeambrose3260]

@@tomitstube No time to decipher your riddle. You're an enema to me. Sorry, I meant enigma

[@ts.elliot5870]

​@@joeambrose3260Be nice!

[@sokagirlmariab2433]

Condolences to Elaine Joyce, on the loss of her current husband, Neil Simon.

[@georgefeist8190]

AND BOBBY TOO.

[@kristabrewer6736]

You mean she actually married after Bobby? I never thought THAT would happen! anymore than I thought Betty would marry after Allen

[@ts.elliot5870]

​@@kristabrewer6736she married 4 or 5 times Losing Bobby didn't slow her down for a second.

[@erichaynes7502]

Wow! Hard to believe that once upon a time there was some semblance of class and civility in the U.S.

[@joeambrose3260]

Respectfully, don't give a snot what you think

[@rah62]

LOL at someone calling Match Game "class and civility".

[@BX138]

Weird to see Brett on the bottom row.

[@joeambrose3260]

I don't give a snot

[@pencils812]

Seems they did that because Bobby and Elaine are married. M

[@Randsurfer]

Before people knew what Tai Chi was.

[@LynxSouth]

I'd guess that was one of the first instances of it coming to the public's attention. I didn't care for that contestant's rudeness in laughing at Nanette's question, which was not ridiculous, especially since tai chi isn't really dancing.

[@joeambrose3260]

Baloney

[@johnblossom8447]

It wasn’t tai chi. It was a type of Chinese dance.

[@hydrorix1]

God love 'em all! What a bunch!👍

[@JakeMabe1]

"Stay tuned for 'The Secret Storm' over most of these CBS stations..."

[@matthewcampbell7985]

That's including my fox affiliate kdfw

[@zq9m3xh8]

Boy the cameraman sure focused on Elaine! And I can't blame him! Seems like after every question was read they went right to her for her reaction!

[@timothyball7502]

Her first episode, so why not! Plus she's a real pretty at this age. 9-2-2021

[@floris.927]

No Dear Diary?

[@neversaygoodbye4]

Nanette changed her mind twice and it didn’t even matter 😂

[@ericsloss3963]

I will never get why Gene had to explain why they let the contestants choose the questions.

[@joeambrose3260]

Don't give a squat

[@kristabrewer6736]

Me either. That was ANNOYING!!!

[@patcrites5274]

@@joeambrose3260 You cared because commented on this pist

[@patcrites5274]

@@kristabrewer6736 Have you ever realized that their might be new people at that time have never seen Match Game back then

[@ts.elliot5870]

People take a breath. It's a little speech Gene was in the habit of saying. It didn't mean one was harder than the other. Can we all just get along?

[@wickedmuffin76]

They sure wanted to get rid of the first woman, I’ve never seen the turntable move so fast

[@LynxSouth]

The technician must have had a liquid breakfast.

[@zq9m3xh8]

@@LynxSouth they really greased the rails with that one! lol

[@littlelisaluna]

They had to cut to commercial.

[@lcfflc3887]

Yeap someone fucked up, that was awkward and probably the only time this ever happened in the history of the TV show.

[@jeffclement2468]

Caught Gene off guard. Notice the flying mic! Lol

[@kentclark6420]

When the lion tamer put his head in the lion's mouth, the lion threw up.

[@joeambrose3260]

Hilarious. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@rascal211]

Looks like Bobby Mercer

[@hardlines4]

Brett was uncomfortable sitting next to Richard lol

[@ItsAlwaysRusty]

Dawn did up her hair for this episode. Very nice..

[@nohandle62]

Wig.

[@vikings844]

Elaine is hot! She and Bobby were good looking couple!

[@joeambrose3260]

Grow up, Einsteins

[@vikings844]

@@joeambrose3260 You don't like to compliment beautiful woman? Weird

[@joeambrose3260]

@@vikings844 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Mr Erikson

[@tripjet999]

"Her"...what?

[@clayz1]

Joan got a perm between this and the previous show. She was pretty, now just meh. Imho. Please keep in mind that my opinion is ALWAYS humble.

[@joeambrose3260]

Respectfully, don't give a squat

[@nohandle62]

Wig.

[@kevinpyne5808]

Never saw Brett anywhere else but top middle!

[@UberLummox]

Maine, huh? Aparently she grew up near Portland. Wicked decent!

[@joeambrose3260]

Don't give a squat

[@amandawalsh3641]

10:17 turntable going bye bye for Dawn

[@georgefeist8190]

ELAINE WAS MARRIED TO BOBBY VAN AS I RECALL.

[@MichaelSIngle-gn9qz]

Yes. He was so funny in this show. Left us way too soon.

[@Dan-nt2yb]

Still waiting for the ‘stars’ to show up.😮

[@carmelamiller9508]

I’m a girl and thought of strike out!

[@jayterry8536]

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[@pencils812]

I don't like Richard's mustache.

[@ifiwereamatchgamepanelist6779]

Blakeney-Spreaker, round 1, question A: "Tell me this counts, judges: SKINNY-DIP." (Ding!) "Thank you." Question B: "Naturally, they feed the lions pretty well before doing this trick - a little *too* well, in this one's case. LOST HIS LUNCH." (Bzzt!) Round 2, question B: (lay out) Question A: (just holding up the card, probably) BABY Super Match, part 1: ABBY Part 2: WIPE Spreaker-King, round 1, question B: "Of course, in Galahad's day they used chain mail, and that makes it hard to SNEAK UP ON PEOPLE." (Bzzt!) Question A: "Raquel was in 'Fantastic Voyage', wasn't she? So the doll SHRINKS." (Bzzt!)

[@Echognomics101]

*Richard Dawson Tracker* _(46)_ Episode: 1/5 (.200) TOTAL: 58/204 (.284) _Not Shown: 0 (24 tot)_ All Celebrities Matches: 8 *Super Match* $500: 7 given / 4 W $250: 9 given / 3 W $100: 4 given / 0 W Miss: 0 (11 tot) _Not Selected: _*_1_*_ (32)_ *Head-to-Head* 0 wins, 6 att ("Wall Street") *Cash Winnings: $2,750*

[@sunnybizz4857]

the show would have been so much better without Dawdon.

[@pencils812]

Brett needs to be next to Charles.

[@patcrites5274]

I think the reason why they did that is because Bobby & Elaine were married

[@vitodanelli]

Brett needs to be removed from the panel.

[@vikings844]

That lady contestant was a Dud! No personality!

[@joeambrose3260]

Which one, Mr Vivacious ?

[@vikings844]

@@joeambrose3260 You're mamma.

[@joeambrose3260]

@@vikings844 You sound like you smell like piss

[@vitodanelli]

Br was so annoying.