Match Game 75 (Episode 496) (Ethel Merman First Show)

[@davidc.pierce9631]

Ethel Merman was a treasure! Great guest lineup! Of course, I always love seeing, Gene! 👏

[@rhyancoleman6462]

There's No Business Like Show Business like no business I know!!!!!!!!

[@filmcashew]

Pp

[@grigorb.5221]

Thanks Match game productions keep up the good work.

[@mariemarchesani1595]

Recently saw an repeal of Love Boat a great show with Ethel Merman and Gene Rayburn they were great together!

[@brookehanley3659]

Love seeing all the great old stars on that show!!! So nostalgic!!

[@brettmiddleton7949]

I was pretty indifferent to Love Boat back when it was on, but now I'd certainly watch it for the nostalgia of seeing all those performers again.

[@davidarmitage289]

@@brettmiddleton7949me too

[@pencils812]

Did you see the episode with Gene and Fannie? It's cute. It's on KZbin.

[@filmcashew]

Still the best game show ever!..even better than squares!!

[@mariemarchesani1595]

Ethel Merman was a great guest and should have become a permanent! Great show,!!

[@proud_brettsomersfanclub8687]

Yes, instead of Kaye Stevens.

[@garfield2439]

I think Brett would have driven her crazy

[@kevansf]

H/H match update: Ethel Merman makes her Match Game debut, joining regulars Richard, Brett and Charles, and semi-regular Fannie Flagg who remains tied with Betty White - both have an incredible 50% success rate in the H/H match. Bill Daily also returns and has a shot at moving to the big board, having already matched twice in the head-to-head (out of only 2 attempts). The question is: Will any contestant choose Fannie or Bill this week, or will they all go the more traditional Richard Dawson route? Or, like last week, will the other regulars have an oppurtunity to try to award some big money in the H/H match? The week gets off to a slow start with no H/H match today because the contestant struck out with the audience match board... Meanwhile, here's the current 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 - 83.3% (5 wins in 6 attempts). TIE: Jo Anne Worley - 75% (3 wins in 4 attempts). TIE: Joyce Bulifant - 75% (3 wins in 4 attempts). TIE: Betty - 50% (15 wins in 30 attempts). TIE: Fannie - 50% (8 wins in 16 attempts). Charles - 45.9% (17 wins in 37 attempts). Jo Ann Pflug - 44.4% (8 wins in 18 attempts). Richard - 37.1% (98 wins in 264 attempts). Brett - 36.6% (15 wins in 41 attempts). Bert - 33.3% (5 wins in 15 attempts). *These stats include every head-to-head match from episode 1 through 496, 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!")

[@SuperC888]

15:23 I said General Mills (cereal)

[@sergtchannel]

Anyone notice a piece of paper or a what looked like a leaf fall at 16:38. Gene notices but doesn't say anything, lol!

[@pencils812]

I saw it.

[@Landrew1208]

I saw it too, too. It looks like something fell outa the pocket of a lighting guy/gal

[@richardberger4529]

I love Ethel!

[@rhyancoleman6462]

RIP Bill

[@jimmypearce9323]

The robust voice of Ethel Murmur.....

[@rhyancoleman6462]

Merman

[@markkonzerowsky8871]

To think that America's ultimate diva of stage and screen was only four years away from crowning her career with the epochal "Ethel Merman Disco Album", still available on all reputable streaming services.

[@rhyancoleman6462]

There's No Business Like Show Business like no Business I know!!!!!!!!

[@SuperC888]

Athletes Foot! General Mills.

[@kevansf]

OMG -- for today's first question, I thought of "concrete" and "sharks" -- then the contestant said "tinkle"! I love this show! And then Bill said tinkle too (he misspelled it, but spelling doesn't count)! -- I think Fannie's "cement" would count as a match with my "concrete"!

[@davelinn32115]

Green credits at the end. Egad!

[@igchef_boyarufat5649]

Could anyone in Hollywood spell in the 70s sheesh

[@pencils812]

Yes.

[@wattsjetton3027]

Panelists: 1. Bill Daily 2. Brett Somers 3. Charles Nelson Reilly 4. Ethel Merman 5. Richard Dawson 6. Fannie Flagg

[@craigfoye6674]

17:29 Look at Fannie’s face!!!

[@SuperC888]

She’s cute!!

[@chrisarseneault5617]

Bill Daily and Ethel Merman .... Classic.

[@cndvd]

What did she say at 8:20 ?

[@robertmarten7222]

"How dumb was she?"

[@timothyball4906]

HAIR, Ethel what a do you had! Wig? Or natural.

[@timothyball4906]

Yellow equals Sunny!

[@timothyball4906]

Match Game had more women than it did men. I think.

[@timothyball4906]

Dove bird equals peace. Opposite of peace is war. The Dove had to start a War!

[@mariemarchesani1595]

That was Ethel Merman’s Real hair!

[@5thdimension625]

That’s called “ratting the hair” there.

[@BBQFanNo1]

July 3, 1975

[@sdlively27]

ROFL! Another fine episode! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Gene! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Charles! :0) ROFL! Love ya Fannie! ;0) Love the entrances, silliness, voices, acting and the fun Gene! ;0) Bus made a stop so you decided to do it? I am with a group.. ;0) Don't must my lipstick.. I don't remember my kiss, I was hurt you didn't kiss me agree.. ;0) Do she mean me or gasoline? ;0) With a voice like Ethel you don't need any lights at all.. ;0) tinkle?! ;0) It saves on water and it is heated all of the time.. ;0) I tell what she said America, she say tinkle.. ;0) boo! ;0) sand! ;0) gals! :0) Nothing, do we have time? ;0) I like to take the moment to tell my doctor to call me because I am sure he isn't feeling well.. ;0) clement or nothing! ;0) I am Dumb Dora, don't argue.. ;0) band! ;0) cool! ;0) I only know how to spell two words.. ;0) forgien! ;0) I was asked if I believe in it and I said yes, when are we going to get some.. ;0) athlete's foot! ;0) Red tongues or a rare German laces! ;0) corns! :0) So did Fannie Fox.. ;0) Never cross the windmills of my mind.. ;0) You lieing to me.. ;0) You can here to play? Ok follow me.. ;0) She didn't know where I live, she came into my hotel to use the lady's room but she didn't know I lived there.. ;0) Have I lost control of this whole show? Died! ;0) bird dropped! ;0) Ethel you only laugh when the audience laughs.. ;0) My flower was so beautiful when I came in but Brett breathed on it and it died.. ;0) Got dirty! ;0)

[@sdlively27]

Dumb question, have I missed the episode with the new all time money champ?

[@pencils812]

I think that was a while back.

[@kristabrewer6736]

@@pencils812 No! the heading will tell you when it's the all time money champ

[@pencils812]

@@kristabrewer6736 ok.

[@MattWeisherComposer]

Forgien Aid. The best kind.

[@charlesrothera6623]

Did anyone really think EMs hair didn't look ridiculous ?

[@markkonzerowsky8871]

The magic of the 70's, America's golden fashion decade.

[@HaleTheTrev]

Well who the hell is General Mills?

[@pencils812]

Lol

[@rhyancoleman6462]

He ain't nobody!!

[@helenlogsdon7822]

Cereal company

[@nunosoares2329]

Glad that the show was revived. First with Darrin Rose (Canada) and now with Alec Baldwin (USA) :-)

[@storylass9071]

have you seen the show? ? ? it's awful, totally awful. for one thing, the head to head is done in a group, how stupid is that, where is dumb dora when you need her.

[@kellykonoske91]

I would have liked to be in Fanny"s drawers!

[@Floymin]

So, around 495 is when the Dumb Dora audience responses became a regular thing.

[@brookehanley3659]

Thanks for the trivia!

[@pencils812]

I think they did it before.

[@davidshepard3485]

Cheryl is hot, Sunny is not.

[@joeambrose3260]

Yes , we know. Merman was married to Borgnine for 20 minutes

[@lacylee6544]

Sunny looks like E.T. when they tried to disguise him with a wig.

[@donaldleroy6502]

I'm so glad that sunny got burned for choosing Wilbur mills just because dawson said it

[@kevansf]

It's ironic considering all the times (at least a dozen so far) Richard has scolded a contestant for not taking his suggestion when it turns out to be the $500 match: "You should have trusted me!"

[@joeambrose3260]

Gotta throw Bill in the mix for all-time worst panelist joining Scoey, Pat Harrington and Johnny Brown

[@brookehanley3659]

No

[@danielplatts9446]

No. Bill was hilarious. Maybe his answers didn't match, but he was quite the personality.

[@proud_brettsomersfanclub8687]

No, Bill was HILARIOUS.

[@Quartzquiz333]

Alex Karras was pretty lousy.

[@garfield2439]

@@danielplatts9446 no he doesn't

[@brookehanley3659]

July 21 1975