Match Game 75 (Episode 455) (Meet Gary Dawson) (With Fee Plugs)

Avery Schreiber, Brett Somers, Gary Burghoff, Arlene Francis, Richard Dawson, and Betty White

[@HaleTheTrev]

7:51 I love how well Richard and Betty seemed to get on.

[@pencils812]

I wonder if her husband minded her flirtatiousness. Was he the same way on his show.

[@jools01]

@@pencils812 in betty’s biography she told a story about when they were newly married and they had a house party. One of the guests was flirting with allen and betty got jealous, when betty told allen why she was annoyed he told her about how flirtatious she could be without intending to be. Betty said at first he was jealous/annoyed but once allen realised it wasn’t intentional and didn’t mean anything he didn’t mind as much.

[@helenlogsdon7822]

Hm, be careful

[@mckeek8115]

The "Allen Ludden just died" comment was akwarrd.

[@UberLummox]

Good god, that was ghastly. I like sick humor, but that wasn't even funny to me.

[@roccoand2612]

Yeah, but they just kept going, sorta ignoring it. Not a biggie IMO.

[@kellyfields5872]

Super akward

[@todddepue681]

They ignored a lot of Gary's awkward comments. And there were many.

[@mckeek8115]

@Julian Kaison too soon

[@shugahcaine4137]

GOOD GRAVY, MARIE!! 🤣😂

[@kevansf]

Rough week for contestants in the H/H match this week. Richard tried 3 times and Brett twice, but no one matched all week. Brett's misses caused her accuracy score to slip back below Richard's... ...and Betty White gets ignored for her third full week in a row... Here's the updated leader board showing the 11 celebs with at least 3 H/H matches, ranked by accuracy: Orson Bean - 100% (3 wins in 3 attempts). Gary Burghoff - 80% (4 wins in 5 attempts). TIE: Jo Anne Worley - 75% (3 wins in 4 attempts). TIE: Joyce Bulifant - 75% (3 wins in 4 attempts). Betty - 50% (15 wins in 30 attempts). Fannie - 46.7% (7 wins in 15 attempts). Charles - 45.7% (16 wins in 35 attempts). Jo Ann Pflug - 44.4% (8 wins in 18 attempts). Richard - 36.2% (85 wins in 235 attempts). Brett - 35.3% (12 wins in 34 attempts). Bert - 33.3% (5 wins in 15 attempts). *These stats include every head-to-head match from episode 1 through 455, excluding the lost/missing episodes: 31, 32, 33, 311, 312, 313, 324, 325. (As per MatchGameProductions, these episodes "are nowhere to be found and also aren't in the Goodson/Todman Library. Sadly, looks like they are lost forever!")

[@beckydutra6543]

And poor Brett loses her confidence. 😔

[@georgepenaloza1770]

Alway thought this show was so funny and very entertaining!

[@earlegavin5931]

Richard putting mirrors in Brett's room hilarous....wow Richard Dawson was classic..

[@angelan2764]

You can say that again.

[@retrochick9993]

The camera guy must have liked John's wife. She's been shown more over the last two episodes than some of the celebrities! 😉

[@garfield2439]

Very pretty lady

[@Boothead6734]

Too bad she chews with her mouth open. Gross

[@MikeSebastianVideos]

I'm always happy for Arlene when she matches; it doesn't happen often.

[@m.e.d.7997]

She excelled at What's My Line; other Game shows she was not as good, although she was pretty good at Password.

[@kevansf]

There have been many celebs who matched once or even zero times during their entire week. It's happened from time to time with male celebs in the #1 chair. I'd have to go back and rewatch, but I think Anson Williams and Jim Backus fall into this category, or close, and I'm sure there are others too that I don't recall right now. That said, it doesn't mean they weren't good panelists if they bring some humor and entertainment to the game. (Personally, I enjoyed Anson and Jim and if they reappear in a future week, I'd be happy.) I've read comments that criticize celebs who never match because "they cost players money" which is a ridiculous argument --- if a celeb is really bad at the game and *never* matches, then it's a draw for both contestants. I mean, they don't win money based on the number of matches they score, they just need to score the most. In other words, if a contestant wins 1 to 0, they earn the same amount as if they scored 6 - 5. (And obviously the contestant isn't obliged to choose them for the head-to-head match where a bad player conceivably could cost a contestant some money.) PS: Arlene brought a lot of class and gravitas to the show and helped balance out the week's cast of celebrities. I don't think she'd be good as a permanent panelist (I think the show needs at least a couple loud, wacky panelists each week, and I miss Kaye!), but as an occasional fill-in, I think she's wonderful!

[@SetoKaiba342]

Most of the jokes go way over my head lol

[@todddepue681]

It seems like Gary has started deprecating his own answers just in hopes someone would say "no, Gary, that's a great answer"

[@sdlively27]

Well a really slow week this week but Brett won giving away 1,250 dollars in audience matches with 10 matches for the regulars. Richard gave away 750 dollars in audience match matches. Betty won for the semi regulars with 6 matches this week.. ;0)

[@jools01]

9:53 sounds like gary says “i shouldn’t have said that” 4:50 😂

[@DonnaLRC]

Not to begrudge the vulture it's day; there is a celebration in early March each year in the Township of Hinckley Ohio noting "Buzzard Day". You can check the township's web page - it's on it.

[@LynxSouth]

Used to live in the area, and actually went one year before work and saw the buzzards (turkey vultures) fly in.

[@HorneATL]

I think this episode aired on the day I was born: Friday, May 2, 1975.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Ty for that. The dates are important and I wish they were included.

[@thomaswashburn3513]

I was born in Dec 1974… I began watching Match Game 74 on this channel with the episodes starting in March 74… I wanted to see if I remembered anything from my in utero days 😂

[@TheRAH14]

What Gary said at around 9:45 wasn't very funny and it's especially not funny in hindsight

[@davidshepard3485]

@MAC I cant figure out what he said

[@southpark1029384756]

He said, “and Allen Luden had just died”.

[@hellomynameishello2159]

MAC thats why i like brett. she can be a bit h but she’ll stand up for her friends in the end. she was probably thinking “nobody can tease betty but me” or something along those lines

[@tericivitello9618]

He just tries way too hard to be funny and competes with Richard Dawson. Too bad he didn’t act more like Radar, he’d be likable.

[@cinthiacharles1987]

@@tericivitello9618 i agree i love this show but am always disapointed when he is there he is such an attention seeker it gets annoying..but he is a good actor and i do love mash

[@sdlively27]

ROFL! Another after dinner fine episode! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Gene! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Betty! ;0) Love the entrances, silliness, voices, acting and the fun Gene! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Arlene! ;0) She has too many shallows.. ;0) San Quin! ;0) Swallow! ;0) Washington! ;0) We are proud of yours but we not necessary want to see it.. They is what they all say.. ;0) Get the swallows! ;0) They get eaten by the bats.. ;0) Burbank! ;0) That's possible.. ;0) bagel.. ;0) armer! ;0) guards! :0) Chasity belt! ;0) I can tell you never wore a chasity belt.. ;0) Brought along the round table.. ;0) burp! ;0) I think Rita would be a gas.. ;0) Don't try to sneak those in now.. ;0) walk away! ;0) run! ;0) Love the celebrations! ;0) Richard seemed surprised to be called on this time.. ;0)

[@IvoryM1986]

So this is the first '75 episode Buzzr aired with mid-episode fee plugs. It won't be long before CNR's return and the first appearance of the vane numbers display where Gene enters. There is a pre-emption somewhere between this week of episodes and the next week of episodes. I believe this episode aired on May 6, 1975 but check on the episode guide though to see if I'm right.

[@nohandle62]

Brett has no manners. She doesn't cover her mouth when she coughs. Disgusting.

[@Boothead6734]

Agree

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

Oh good! I love the little Rice-A-Roni type intermissions.

[@craigfoye6674]

“When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano”

[@helenlogsdon7822]

That’s the day you promised you’d come back to me

[@roccoand2612]

I want John's mustache and Sandy's hair!

[@ifiwereamatchgamepanelist6779]

Sclementi-Roth, round 1, question A: "I was thinking battlefields, and LITTLE BIGHORN was the first one that scanned." (Bzzt!) Question B: "His GOOD FRIEND MERLIN, to cast a spell and calm her down." (Bzzt!) Round 2, question B: "He was *such* a slow eater that the Second Coming came before he was finished, and his missionary sandwich started to RISE FROM THE GRAVE." (Bzzt!) Super Match, part 1: BECK Part 2: POWER

[@donaldleroy6502]

That is one snazzy jacket John is wearing, it just screams mid 70s, very 😎

[@sdlively27]

Will call! ;0)

[@georgemaster4225]

Gary Burghoff is hilarious as Charles Nelson Reilly 🤣🤣🤣

[@barbarapaton4005]

Brett was so nasty to Betty. Wasn’t funny at all.

[@BonJody]

Gary reminds me of Steve Zahn

[@helenlogsdon7822]

But can he play guitar?

[@KeltoiMagus]

Who is Gary Dawson?

[@wh4193]

Richard's son

[@dredd1761]

His mother was Diana Dors and he really looks like her.

[@georgemaster4225]

@@wh4193 Richard has another son,Mark and a daughter Shannon Nicole.Mark and Gary even appeared on Family Feud (their father 's show)in 1980 for his birthday.The video is available on KZbin.

[@hizgrase]

This guy and Richard Dawson always wanting to kiss people on the lips.

[@pencils812]

It's a bit much.

[@pencils812]

Did you see that Pat Sajak is currently in hot water for a comment to Vanna White?

[@kristabrewer6736]

It's DISGUSTING!

[@UberLummox]

Looks to me like the contestants are always running up wanting to kiss him (& them) on the lips.