Match Game 74 (Episode 133) (With Slate)

[@bbqking7410]

McHale's Navy, Petticoat Junction, Hogan's Heroes and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, all represented on the Match Game '74 panel, right here!!!

[@LynxSouth]

And The Ghost & Mrs. Muir!

[@zacharydunlap-tunnage2220]

@@LynxSouth And out of all those shows, only MTM was still airing new material.

[@Ladywolf-du9lw]

Wasn’t Brett on the Odd couple ?

[@dmnemaine]

@@LynxSouth And The Odd Couple.

[@Gkanary]

@@Ladywolf-du9lw Yes, she played Blanch Jefferson Madison, Oscar Madison’s ex wife. She appeared on around 5 episodes. And she was also married to Jack Klugman (Oscar Madison), in real life. Many people don’t know that. They had a son together who appeared twice on the “Odd Couple”, playing a young Oscar Madison in a couple of flashback episodes.

[@kevansf]

Today Richard scored his 9th head-to-head match, moving well into the lead for total matches, which isn't terribly surprising since he's appeared in every episode since the start and has been chosen so many times. This improves his accuracy % slightly, bringing him almost up even with Brett now! Here's an update on all 5 celebs to have scored 3 or more matches so far, along with their current accuracy %: Betty - 42.9% (6 wins in 14 attempts). Charles - 41.7% (5 wins in 12 attempts). Bert - 30.8% (4 wins in 13 attempts). Brett - 28.6% (4 wins in 14 attempts). Richard - 27.3% (9 wins in 33 attempts). *These stats include every head-to-head match from episode 1 through 133, excluding the lost/missing episodes 31, 32, 33.

[@sdlively27]

On this date in 1979, The Love Boat episode Love Me, Love My Dog episode aired with Gene Rayburn as Mason Randolph and Fannie Flagg as his soon to be wife.. ;0) This was Gene's first Love Boat episode of 3..

[@MrXminus1]

Listen carefully to Johnny Olson's into. He calls Betty, Betty White's

[@kentetalman9008]

He did the same thing to Loretta Swit. Swits.

[@ItsAlwaysRusty]

Looks like Les Medall stayed in Rochester NY. Has runs a Financial Company now. He looks very much the same. (more grey hair)

[@youknowwho1962]

Donna has that long hair, parted in the middle look that is so sweet! Love those 70's girls.

[@tammyodonnell5306]

Actually, it was on the side:)

[@MrTonaluv]

@@tammyodonnell5306 what we can see of her hair is parted in the middle? Where is it parted on the side?

[@priscillalopez7480]

I LOVED the quiz bits about Gene Rayburn!!

[@zacharydunlap-tunnage2220]

Me too. Also, I think he mentioned in an earlier show that he started out as an NBC page. And @ 16:03, "He went from showing people to their seats to making them laugh out of their chair." Me: Really? *Cue audience groans*

[@sdlively27]

@@zacharydunlap-tunnage2220 Yup! He did.. ;0)

[@aracelyguerrero360]

The announcer laughed when he names Charles 🤣

[@RobertBowman-j7c]

Johnny Olson did that every now and then. He did have a monitor in front of him.

[@deboragustin9980]

Never did like that Joe. He always gave stupid answers. But Richard Dawson always tried to match the person. May he RIP.

[@mclenachan]

Richard was great!

[@sdlively27]

With that first head to head win, Richard has now giving away his 1st 50,000 dollars. ;0)

[@deaniemack]

Stephanie Lively Seems like Brett never matches. Wonder what her numbers are?

[@sdlively27]

@@deaniemack I have only tracked MG73-76, MGPM, MGSynd 1-2, half of season 3 but so far have found this. Brett has matched 2,181 times with a 35 percent match rate, she has matched in the H2H 47 times with a 38 percent match rate and giving away 443,400 dollars.

[@deaniemack]

@@sdlively27 I’m so impressed Stephanie! Thanks for checking & sharing- you’ve made watching MG more fun! 🤩

[@sdlively27]

@@deaniemack You welcome! I try and help out if I can here.. ;0)

[@perniciousagenda]

Gene is in rare form this episode lol

[@zacharydunlap-tunnage2220]

Rare how?

[@BlackHatTy]

I wonder what happened to Les.

[@Saviene3]

It seems that there are never two male contestants paired together but mainly male/female or two females.

[@MensAsses33]

I think there is one episode where two male contestants appeared together...it was so rare, many commenters pointed it out.

[@MrTonaluv]

My theory on this is that A. Most men weren't interested in game shows back then and certainly were not at home during the day watching them. B. They were busy working supporting their family. So there were very few male contestants. When prime time game shows started.... different story.

[@RobertBowman-j7c]

@@MrTonaluvThe original Hollywood Squares always had A man playing X and a woman playing O.

[@jamesbonnen]

14:11 Grass Roots who once featured Creed Bratton from the Office

[@myworms]

“Hello Sue, you know our current champion Les?” “Unfortunately yes”

[@priscillalopez7480]

Is that what she said?

[@LynxSouth]

@@priscillalopez7480 @4:12, yes.

[@JanetLC69]

look ii

[@dianefarley37]

👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@earlofopsis1307]

Great catch! I didn't believe you and went back and verified. Can't believe she said that and Gene didn't react to it.

[@barbarapaton4005]

Richard Dawson loved to be in the spotlight. Always trying to overshadow Gene Rayburn and everyone else.

[@haroldvillard7590]

don.t forget tax man at 35 per cent

[@kellykonoske91]

Your in LA. The land of the male hairdressers c'mon now!

[@ts.elliot5870]

Got a problem with that?

[@sdlively27]

ROFL! Another fine episode! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Gene! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Charles! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Betty! ;0) Dancing.. drinking.. Wasn't that the one that Orson messes up later in the season? Love your slips up Gene.. You are so silly.. ;0)

[@jamesbonnen]

15:22 20 years later in 1994 it would have been TIRE IRON.... look it up!

[@Pinkblueflowerlady]

Doesn't Linda kinda looked like Catherine Bach?

[@dianefarley37]

Whom did this Les guy know? Just asking.

[@patcrites5274]

I don"t get your question

[@bribabytt]

Several of the panelists seemed to be tipsy and sleepy.

[@boydrcoleman3590]

They multiple shows daily.

[@MrTonaluv]

What did Les say 'And Iron'? What the heck is that?

[@jacquesbrunelle9352]

End iron

[@Echognomics101]

Fireplace pokers are called _andirons._

[@donaldleroy6502]

I'm glad gene didn't give it away by spelling evel. 104yr old Sam woke every hour on the hour. I say cannon eats his clientele

[@filmgirlLisa]

If feel bad for that girl that Les just threw away her shot. I wonder if the rule of no people in media or advertising for contestants came as a result of people like Les who sometimes it almost seems like he got a little bit of an extra hand in winning some of the rounds.

[@patcrites5274]

You have no proof of your statement

[@amandajstar]

Evil eye was my answer. But of course, it was the 70s -- I should have remembered their weird obsession with that dreadful man (who nearly killed someone and maimed him for life because he said that Knievel was -- a batterer. After a risibly and offensively short sentence, Knievel was once again free. The bastard).

[@Echognomics101]

I had never heard that.

[@jasonmars3192]

Too many blank ing ads !

[@revinevan87]

Evil? wrong spelling

[@berniehobabykat]

Pick a winner 👃👈 😜😜😜