Match Game 76 (Episode 665) ("Guinea Pigs and Friends?") (American BLANK?)

[@aia1229]

Greg seemed like a wonderful person. I hope life has been good to him.

[@jamesr1703]

I loved Avery in those Doritos commercials!

[@eddieafterburner]

I didn’t even know what his voice sounded like until I found these Match Game videos. He had no lines in any of the Doritos commercials except for maybe “cheeeeseeee”.

[@edwardlozano8807]

8:23-Richard doing the "fra-gee-lay" a few years before "A Christmas Story" came out (1983)...

[@noeeric9325]

Sorry to be so offtopic but does someone know of a trick to get back into an instagram account? I was dumb forgot the login password. I would love any tips you can give me.

[@ralpharon5523]

@Noe Eric Instablaster :)

[@KQwest98]

No he ghee lay not g-lay like christmas story. Gene shepard definitely didnt get it from this

[@KQwest98]

@@noeeric9325 google🎉

[@40bpaula]

Yay!! Greg!!! Such a cutie. Hope he wins a few more games. Greggy needs a new car!

[@nuwavedave]

That "new car" has been rusting in an auto graveyard for the past 35 years.

[@KQwest98]

Seriously? Mental health issues perhaps? Cutie?! Wow

[@kevansf]

End-of-week H/H match recap: ... Today's action: Our champion rides a "wave" to his third victory. Today's audience match question: "American ________ " -- I would say American Pie (1971 song) or American Graffiti (1973 film) The celebs: Brett (Flag), Jo Ann (Legion), and Richard (Graffiti) The choice: Flag The answers: Beauty, Flag, Graffiti (Brett gave the top answer the last two days in a row, but the contestant didn't take her suggestion those times. He takes it today and scores $250. Such is life.) Well, our champ gets to play for another $2,500, and that's not bad (in 1976). Since he matched Brett in the H/H the last two days, does he keep going with her, or maybe try another celeb? Richard did contribute the $500 suggestion this time... It's a three-peat with Brett! She lets out her little gasp and prepares to write. Brett has matched on her last three attempts (641, 663, and 664), so four in a row may be pushing it. But on the other hand, she and the champ definitely seem to be on the same wavelength when it comes to the head-to-head match... Today's H/H question: "_______ Oats" Good grief. That sounds hard to me. Quaker Oats? I feel like there's something even more obvious that I'm forgetting. Good luck to the contestant and Brett! Brett is really agonizing (she always seems to pour her heart and soul into these H/H matches, all the way back to the very one she played), but it doesn't take long before she's writing. It looks like a long answer, long enough to be the one I thought of. (Like the contestant, I tend to match Brett at home, and if I were on the show I would choose her or Charles or Betty if I had a chance to win money!) The contestant answers "Quaker." Maybe that really was the best answer and I didn't realize it? Once again, Brett has that Mona Lisa smile which I think bodes well for our contestant's bank account... ... and oh my goodness, she did it again! Quaker (with that same capital Q I learned to write in grade school that looks like the numeral 2). And then comes that wonderful hug! Brett scores her 23rd H/H match! (Note: Brett now moves back above Richard in overall accuracy for the eighth or ninth time -- I've lost count of how many times they've traded places in the rankings. They have always been very close when it comes to accuracy score, but Richard pulled ahead roughly 15 or so weeks ago, for what I had assumed was for the last time, since he seemed to be slightly improving in accuracy, and because Brett wasn't being selected often enough to gain ground. I actually expect that Richard may eventually pull back ahead of Brett again. We'll see!) So we close out the week with 5 H/H matches (4 successful ones!): Richard 1/2, Brett 3/3 Brett broke Richard's monopoly on the H/H match this week the same way Isabel Sanford did with her 3 consecutive H/H matches back in episodes 624 and 625. Brett now has a streak of 4 consecutive matches and a better overall matching score than Richard once again. But both Brett and Richard are well below Jo Ann Plug (not to mention Fannie and Charles), none of whom got an opportunity to play this week. Speaking of Jo Ann, she only has two more weeks on the panel. (We won't see her again until episodes 911-916 and 1131-1135.) Avery completed his sixth week of 14 still without seeing any H/H action. Looking ahead to next week, our three regulars will be joined by: --Semi-regular Betty White who returns after a five-week absence. (Gene better watch his pant legs!) You may recall that Betty scored back-to-back H/H matches that week (in 643 and 644, and I suspect in the missing episode 645 as well). --Lee Meriwether who returns for her fourth week (of 12 total). She made her MG debut way back in 1973 (116-120) and last visited in episodes 631-635. She's had one chance to play the H/H, but without matching. --Last but not least, we have a new kid on the block: George Kennedy will sit on the Match Game '7x panel for 5 weeks before "retiring" the week of episodes 1166-1170. Finally, here's the updated 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 - 52.6% (10 wins in 19 attempts). Betty - 50% (17 wins in 34 attempts). Charles - 47.7% (21 wins in 44 attempts). Jo Ann Pflug - 44.4% (8 wins in 18 attempts). Brett - 41.8% (23 wins in 55 attempts). Richard - 41.0% (157 wins in 383 attempts). Bert Convy - 33.3% (5 wins in 15 attempts). *These stats include every head-to-head match from episode 1 through 665, excluding the lost/missing/damaged episodes: 31, 32, 33, 311, 312, 313, 324, 325, and 645. (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!")

[@janejayne8152]

Would love to know if Richard ever really dated any of the contestants. Avery S. was so cute, he was one of my favorite guest celebs.

[@hardlines4]

He married one when he was hosting Family Feud

[@pencils812]

At this time he had a girlfriend named Jody who was a singer and they went on Tattletales together. I wonder if they split because of his constant fliirting.

[@pencils812]

Jayne, did you see Avery's show called Blarney cock?

[@KQwest98]

@@pencils812 🎉

[@kevinfitzmaurice4072]

Dick Clark must've been disappointed; no mention of "American Bandstand."

[@KQwest98]

Rival station

[@walkerbrown8591]

“Wide load” was an A+ answer from Avery 💀

[@JRIJR75]

The ladies from The B-52s at 14:48!

[@estimatedleighton6389]

somewhere to park your bicycle...LMAO, dang Richard

[@jjryan1352]

That was so vulgar and in poor taste. Made him sound like a letch.

[@pencils812]

I wonder how his girlfriend Jody felt.

[@kellykonoske91]

Love these! Thanks so much. Made me remember what a crush I had on Fannie back then!

[@GarretGrayCamera]

The Old Man Perrywinkle question, the rare instance the contestant said the "correct" answer and the panel did not. Aside from Jo Ann.

[@sdlively27]

Well I guess he could still be in rigor mortis is what Gene was referring to.. ;0)

[@lesburns7395]

he was stiff

[@redwingfan9393]

That lady couldn't sound more like she's from Duluth.

[@Floymin]

Kathy Mel = Joyce DeWitt?

[@KQwest98]

No

[@kevansf]

Every time an attractive female contestant comes on and states her marital status, the camera always seems to cut to a certain panelist who sits front and center. Hmm...

[@eddieafterburner]

0:31 Very interesting-and telling-body language from Richard and Charles as Gene makes his entrance

[@donnakeferlis1649]

Charles was always talking to someone off stage and not paying attention until the question. As far as Richard, yes, probably deliberate. Perhaps a little alpha male rivalry between him and Gene. Not a big deal. Love em both. Love the whole panel❤

[@brendadion7868]

... because old man Periwinkle was STIFF😆

[@beckydutra6543]

Two times he picks Richard and its in the lower slots, and Brett's answers are in the 500 slot, finally he picks Brett's and it's in the lower slot and Richard's is in the 500. 😮☺

[@jamesr1703]

She stamped her bum with "This end up".

[@pencils812]

Oh Charles!

[@rodmagee7895]

the decade of obscure pictures on shirts

[@KQwest98]

Like today?

[@PV-pu5iu]

Greg is adorable.

[@DiscoMatty79]

I agree. I hope he survived San Francisco in the 80's😢

[@sailorbychoice1]

1:15 to put his car purchase into perspective; I bought my first _used car_ in 1977, it was a 1974 Toyota Corona in near perfect condition with 45,000 miles on it. I paid $1600 for it, and may have overpaid {being young at the time}.

[@nuwavedave]

My first car was a "creampuff" 1970 Ford Mustang with under 30,000 miles on it - and it had a great am/fm/cassette stereo. Paid $2,000 in 1974.

[@CousinOresama]

Old Man Perriwinkle was STILL ALIVE (one match)

[@randydellinger2996]

Greg is really a gay and happy person.

[@jamesr1703]

Is that what you told him when you went out on a date?

[@storylass9071]

@@jamesr1703 You are so rude, why do you bother? Don't answer I really done 't want to know.

[@mlg1948]

@@storylass9071 ditto ditto ditto - what’s the point of even responding?

[@jjryan1352]

Lando Calrissian!

[@garfield2439]

Go Greg!👍👍👍🤗🤗🤗

[@aracelyguerrero360]

Greg is adorable. I'm glad he's having luck with Brett. Good to see someone else besides Richard 😃 I hope you had a good life Greg. ❤️

[@sdlively27]

Well there was a fight tonight but Brett managed to wrestle the title away from Richard at the last moment to win the week giving away 6,250 dollars in head to head and audience match matches with 15 matches for the regulars. Richard gave away 3,000 dollars in head to head and audience match matches. Fannie won for the semi regulars giving away 500 dollars in an audience match match with 10 matches.

[@wcwindom56]

cant believe he won again

[@wmkyle1]

16:32 All right graffiti, "Let's see it Earl."

[@janeporter818]

Thanks for posting!!!❤❤❤

[@imnmbrone1492]

CNR has completely captured my

[@estimatedleighton6389]

American Bauty was Grateful Dead album released 1970>wonder if thats what the poll reflected

[@LynxSouth]

The American Beauty is a very famous type of deep red rose, besides being a common expression to refer to a particular type of beautiful woman.

[@CousinOresama]

QUAKER oats (match!)

[@pencils812]

Can you believe that a container of generic oats now costs over $5 in Chicago? I can't afford Quaker.

[@CousinOresama]

Shipping instruction: HANDLE WITH CARE (1 match 4 if Ira matches with Fragile)

[@CousinOresama]

A SEAGULL comes in (After hearing it I like WAVE better, nonetheless, zero matches)

[@CousinOresama]

American EAGLE (before help) American FLAG after help ($250 match)

[@sdlively27]

ROFL! Another fine after dinner episode! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Gene! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Charles! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Avery! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Fannie! ;0) ROFL! Love the entrances, silliness, voices, acting and the fun Gene! ;0) Fannie and Brett beat Richard! ;0) alive! ;0) ROFL! Gene! ;0) fat! ;0) totaling expire is like saying she is a little pregre! ;0) sitting up! ;0) Well I guess he could still be in rigor mortis is what Gene was referring to.. ;0) Do not forward! ;0) wide load! ;0) ROFL! Avery! ;0) there is that laugh and smile.. sigh.. ;0) This end up! ;0) fragile! ;0) Handle With Care! ;0) ROFL! Audience lady! ;0) What was that madam? ROFL! Camera man and Marc! ;0) I said tonight this audience is strange. What's that? You are bunch of weirdos! You really are. ;0) feets! ;0) You really are, you really are.. ;0) lips! ;0) Not only is Kathy correct, this lady is the founder member of the standing O.. ;0) ears! ;0) Look on the 3 row to the left.. ;0) wave! ;0) Well he wouldn't have won anyway even with Ira not accepting sitting up.. ;0)

[@sdlively27]

ROFL!! Another good episodes, this season is looking good at the moment.. ;0)

[@marilynjohnson5007]

American bandstand?

[@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