Match Game 75 (Episode 551) (Gene's Turtleneck Suit?) (Who Needs Socks?) (GOLD STAR EPISODE)

Bobby Van, Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Sarah Kennedy, Richard Dawson, and Betty White

[@CousinOresama]

Match Game was so much more than a game show. This episode proves it. Wonderful!

[@houstondante777]

Thank you for these oldies but goodies Match game shows I grew up in the 70s I was a kid in newyork loved hearing these back then & now

[@rhyancoleman6462]

Richard Dawson. Thank You.

[@kristabrewer6736]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA for WHAT?! losing, yet AGAIN!

[@jeannehall6546]

How many people picked up on that?

[@barbarapaton4005]

Richard Dawson was so arrogant

[@biatchp2553]

A man in a turtleneck always looks nice. The polyester suit though lol

[@jeffclement2979]

Sarah's so darn cute! And I love her voice

[@Videogameboy1989]

I just realized something. The game show back when it was still running at CBS Television City, the studio where they record the show is the same studio that aired the Price is Right. Studio 33 aka the Bob Barker Studio. I didn't realize it until I saw Gene Rayburn on the floor with a missing shoe.

[@rhyancoleman6462]

A lot of great shows were shot in that studio. Jack Benny Red Skelton Carol Burnett and so many classic game shows.

[@edwardlozano8807]

Gene looks so different with the turtleneck instead of the shirt and tie...

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Jean suit was perfectly designed and tailored from top to bottom that type of craftsmanship nowadays to be about a $5,000 suit

[@pencils812]

I wonder what his socks cost.

[@paulapayne7940]

Gotta luv the fashions of the 70s. They all thought they looked good.

[@ShortyGirl63]

Paula Payne So did I!

[@NonnasNursery00]

Julie Overright me too 🤣

[@wh4193]

They do look good!

[@maharayaindira1972]

They did!!!

[@LynxSouth]

Most of us did, and you'd have tried to look the same if you'd been around then.

[@kevansf]

H/H match update: ... Our stalwart regulars Richard, Brett, and Charles are joined by all familiar faces for this 111th week of Match Game which originally aired in late September 1975. Bobby Van (aka Mr. Elaine Joyce) returns for his fifth (and sadly, final) week on the program. He's been chosen for the H/H 3 times and matched once. It'd be nice to see him get another chance before he "retires" from the show. Sarah Kennedy is back as well, for her third of six total weeks. She hasn't had a shot at the H/H yet. Maybe this will be her week? And joining our regulars in the sixth seat is none other than Betty White! When it comes to the H/H match, she has the best track record of this week's panel, with CNR close behind. But as we see week after week, the contestants generally don't choose celebs based on how well they have actually performed in the head-to-head match. We'll see who the winning contestants choose... ... but not today! Just like the start of last week (episode 541), the contestant takes Richard's suggestion and strikes out on the audience match board... Better luck tomorrow! Meanwhile, here's the current leader board showing the 11 celebs with at least 3 H/H matches, ranked by accuracy: Orson Bean - 100% (4 wins in 4 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). Fannie - 50% (9 wins in 18 attempts). Betty - 48.4% (15 wins in 31 attempts). Charles - 45.2% (19 wins in 42 attempts). Jo Ann Pflug - 44.4% (8 wins in 18 attempts). Richard - 38.7% (117 wins in 302 attempts). Brett - 38.3% (18 wins in 47 attempts). Bert Convy - 33.3% (5 wins in 15 attempts). *These stats include every head-to-head match from episode 1 through 551, 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!")

[@Iluv2crochet]

Gene is extra crazy in this episode

[@pencils812]

Too much caffeine?

[@williameichner7177]

Knuckle sandwich and I haven't even seen the rest of it.

[@sallykohorst8803]

Another funny show! Yes Gene looks great!

[@JamesJohnson-re9zw]

Quit your job because you won $5,000 ? Must be nice

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

That was a Year's pay for the average American back then and don't forget gas was about $0.50 a gallon

[@sharcrum]

We use that in a month now days!

[@storylass9071]

$5,000 worth $25,000 today, enough money to hold you over while you find a job you like.

[@LynxSouth]

It was fairly common then for women to work until the couple had a good down payment on a house, maybe bought a better car, then she could quit and focus on raising a family.

[@garfield2439]

@@TruckTaxiMoveIt the good old days

[@elizabethvasquez3618]

Gene's out fit looks very handsome on him he looks younger

[@grigorb.5221]

My favorite episode

[@qualqui]

🤣Bobby Van and Brett Somers saying Hi to Bubbles, Bubbles is Elaine Joyce? 😂

[@adamfox9245]

Yes

[@wcwindom56]

easiest questions in a while and they screw them up

[@MensAsses33]

Betty didn't want to kiss Gene.

[@deanstrand4260]

Maybe she had a cold or something, I've never seen her turn down a kiss, even in front of Allen!

[@kristabrewer6736]

Since WHEN?

[@nohandle62]

Saw then. He is repulsive.

[@ts.elliot5870]

​@@kristabrewer6736Pay ATTENTION!

[@dalej42]

Obviously this era is before subway, firehouse and jimmy john’s were franchises you could find everywhere. Submarine sandwich would have been an easy match for all 6.

[@marilynjohnson5007]

He always looked nice wearing turtleneck

[@beckydutra6543]

Wow Richard gets so mad and yet he was wrong for the Knuckle blank. I can't believe no one thought of knuckle sandwich.

[@elizabethvasquez3618]

I love Richards jacket he should wear more jackets like this one ! Elizabeth Vasquez 😇

[@beckydutra6543]

It's nice, but can't beat the suit and tie. 😊

[@pencils812]

Leisure wear!

[@ts.elliot5870]

It's California laid back by the beach.

[@mlchc9004]

Betty is gorgeous

[@ts.elliot5870]

Betty looks like someone's Grandma.

[@SuperC888]

1.Submarine sandwich was the obvious answer. 🙄 2.Dumb Dora questions are taken literally so post office = stamp 3.Knucklehead

[@robinstewart6422]

Gene honey where is your shoe

[@ilovealaska2000]

Is Gene Rayburn wearing Richard Dawson's blue turtleneck shirt?

[@wattsjetton3027]

Panelists: 1. Bobby Van 2. Brett Somers 3. Charles Nelson Reilly 4. Sarah Kennedy 5. Richard Dawson 6. Betty White

[@tannerrichards8287]

Where do I get a jacket like that

[@thomaswashburn3513]

We don’t just have six dummies this episode… The are all dummies lol. Only one point scored for the first two rounds (There was at least one other match, but only one point was needed to win)… I Think that may be a first. On the audience match, after watching the first two rounds, the only answer was: Knuckle Head!

[@pg4603]

what the hell did they serve at lunch that day???

[@lesburns7395]

knuckle submarines

[@pencils812]

This was the first show of the day. He must've had too much coffee.

[@garfield2439]

Knuckle sandwich 🥪

[@mj6962]

Every time I hear the last name Latimore, I immediately think of Raspuscia from “Norbit.”

[@MensAsses33]

Knuckle sandwich

[@amirbagheri6471]

How Gene and Richard were wrong about Knuckle Ball

[@brettmiddleton7949]

I wouldn't have expected it as the $500 response, but it should have been on the list. Certainly better than "knuckle down"! My thoughts in order were knuckle sandwich, knuckle head, and knuckle ball.

[@pencils812]

Wow

[@donaldleroy6502]

Since Sarah wasn't a regular I think every episode featuring her is gold star. Not only is she sweet as 🍯 she's also smart. Deanza just chose knuckle ball because she wanted to 💋 dawson again

[@steveyounker7897]

Okay, so Mary works in the school system, she's obviously intelligent, but as soon as I heard her talk, I thought "Uh oh." She sounded too prim, too proper. Weirdly, intelligence doesn't always work on this show, in fact, sometimes it works against you. You have to catch the ribald vibe, and smart people don't always get it.

[@steveyounker7897]

Now, see? But she was close, she was really close with "torpedo," but most of the panelists didn't get it either! A Fay Wray sandwich, please! Why would he have to go to a naval base to do that? Anyway, King Kong didn't eat people. Not even sailors, Brett.

[@kristabrewer6736]

I had to cheer again when saint Richard gave the FIRST answer in the money round and it wasn't even UP there lol (he did the exact same thing just "the other day") :)

[@mittens4kittens435]

And Gene defended him saying, "He's right 98% of the time!"

[@whitespider99]

Sounds like you really need to get a life.

[@caitm.193]

15:21 "Joey-riding," anyone? :]

[@barbarapaton4005]

Gene And Richard seemed to be competing to be in spotlight.

[@ts.elliot5870]

I didn't see or hear any competition between them. They complemented each other very well IMHO.

[@barbarapaton4005]

@@ts.elliot5870 everyone has a different perspective and opinion. That was mine.

[@sdlively27]

ROFL! Another fine episode! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Gene! ;0) ROF! Love ya Charles! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Betty! ;0) ROFL! Love the entrances, silliness, voices, acting and the fun Gene! ;0) mic troubles.. ;0) They are so busy with their own shows they forget the rules.. ;0) kiss! :0) stamped! ;0) Has Allen been out of town? Been over seas too long.. ;0) beard! ;0) pants! ;0) He never be the same again, no one knows what he wore.. a beard, a dress, a hat... ;0) toga! ;0) hut! ;0) boo! ;0) I thought the gecha was the river they all jumped into. ;0) turan! ;0) ROFL! Gene and his socks! :0) topedo! ;0) Fay Wray! ;0) boo! ;0) boo! ;0) Keeping Gene and other panelis with the seas theme that I am so recongized as I said battleship! ;0) Boo! ;0) No socks and turtleneck.. ;0) submarine! ;0) wetting! ;0) I thought they won't supposed to use that word? WeWe

[@LynxSouth]

Richard's rather rude about the non-submarine sandwich answers. In many areas of the country, other (older) names such as hoagie, poor boy, and hero sandwich were still very much used.

[@kevansf]

In defense of Richard, I think "submarine" had to be the definitive answer here (although Brett's sailor sandwich wasn't bad). But then I grew up in a part of the country that called them subs long before the Subway Sandwiches fast food chain came along.

[@pencils812]

Has anyone seen the episode that Betty is talking about at the end of the video at 2:50? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHa9nHakibB6jZY