Match Game 76 (Episode 736) (Cecil's Big Kiss?)

Dick Martin, Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Juliet Prowse, Richard Dawson, and Fannie Flagg

[@noampitlik2332]

Smooth move, Cecil. That was slick.

[@kevansf]

H/H match update and preview of the week ahead: ... This is week 148 (of 291) for our favorite classic game show. These episodes were taped on May 2, 1976 and first aired in late June of 1976. Once again, our three stalwart regulars are all in their places with bright, shiny faces, and this time they're joined by: ~~~Semi-regular Fannie Flagg, whose last appearance was 3 weeks ago. This is now her 41st week (of 90). This time she's the panelist with the best head-to-head track record (52.4% matching accuracy). Brava Fannie! ~~~Dick Martin, whose timely appearance saves the MG crew the bother of changing the name in front of the first seat after Dick Gautier's visit last week. It's the third week (of 22) for this Dick, his most recent appearance being episodes 616-620. Dick hasn't had a shot at the H/H yet. ~~~Juliet Prowse, making her Match Game debut. (Pucker up, Juliet! Gene's headed your way!) She'll return once for episodes 1111-1115. Well, I always root for the semi-regulars to have a chance at the head-to-head, and this week is no exception. Fannie last played (and matched) in 722. Dick Martin hasn't been selected yet. I don't keep stats on panelists' performance in the regular game, but my impression is that he hasn't been that great at matching. Obviously, the head-to-head is entirely different from the regular game, so it would be interesting to see how he would perform if chosen. (Edit: Dick matched a lot today!) I always enjoy seeing regulars Brett and Charles participating in the H/H. Charles had an opportunity to shine recently (he played nine times between 707 and 717), but Brett now hasn't played since three in a row back in 690-692, so I'd love to see her have another turn this week. Anyway, here's hoping that this week Match Game serves up plenty of ___________! ~~~Today's action: Another champion is defeated after winning only $100. Still, what a wonderful experience it must have been to be on TV back then! I'm sure many contestants treasured their memories of the show (and some lucky ones got to treasure a winning H/H card with Richard's autograph). Our newest champion steps up to center stage. Today's audience match question: "_________Rogers" (My thoughts: Buck, Ginger, Mister) The celebs: Brett (Roy), Fannie (Ginger), and Richard (Buck) The choice: Roy The answers: Ginger, Will, Roy The contestant scores $500, but with all the kissing going on (he apparently got so excited he didn't recall who he'd gotten the winning suggestion from and goes up to smooch Fannie before making a second trip up to hug and kiss Brett), time ran out before the head-to-head. Talk about a cliffhanger! I have to think he'll call on Fannie or Brett for the head-to-head, but I can't rule out Richard either. Oh, the suspense! Stay tuned! ~~~Here's our standing leader board showing the 11 celebs with at least 3 H/H matches, ranked by accuracy: (Note: An asterisk before a celebrity's name signifies that she has "retired" from the show and her H/H stats are now complete.) (Note: For tied scores, I consider the one with the greater number of matches to be higher; if the matches are equal, the celeb who first achieved that score goes on top.) 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 - 52.4% (11 wins in 21 attempts). Charles - 51.0% (27 wins in 53 attempts). Betty - 50.0% (18 wins in 36 attempts). Jo Ann Pflug - 44.4% (8 wins in 18 attempts). Brett - 41.4% (24 wins in 58 attempts). Richard - 40.9% (175 wins in 428 attempts). Bert Convy - 33.3% (5 wins in 15 attempts). *These stats include every head-to-head match from episode 1 through 736, 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!")

[@StLawrencePlace]

Brett gave Cecil the $500 answer and kissed Fannie 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cubbi2789]

Harrison Brown probably just wanted to kiss Fannie 😆😆😆

[@ShortyGirl63]

Do you blame him?!

[@marvinmeeker5765]

Regardless of what anyone thinks of Brett, that was still a cheap shot. Fannie didn't seem to be too enthusiastic either. I imagine she was wondering just how confused that jerk really was.

[@CousinOresama]

Who wouldn't rather kiss Fannie over an old hag?

[@markjamesmeli2520]

@@marvinmeeker5765 - AND he didn't even attempt to fix the situation until Gene pretty much MADE him.

[@donovanw.2943]

That was great! I would have kissed Fannie too :)

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

Cecil is planting them on ALL the ladies!

[@kevinvanmeter2264]

Juliet Prowse was a doll.

[@XMLarry]

"On our honeymoon I discovered he was broke."

[@daverice2426]

Go Cecil!!

[@briansk8362]

Dick Martin best answer Sterile hahaha

[@markjamesmeli2520]

Leisure Suit Cecil.

[@pencils812]

That's a suit you wouldn't see today!

[@ts.elliot5870]

Leisure and white shoes, doesn't get much better than that!

[@sdlively27]

On this date in 1985, the tv show Riptide episode Games People Play with Gene Rayburn as himself aired.

[@sdlively27]

Charles was perfect today, 4 attempts to 4 matches.. ;0)

[@franciszkajanuszewski3982]

Gold Star Moment

[@Bobalicious]

On our honeymoon, I discovered he was Jewish.

[@CousinOresama]

Jewish is a bad thing?

[@Bobalicious]

@@CousinOresama No, it's certainly not. The implication is to how she found out.

[@aracelyguerrero360]

I discovered he was gay

[@ts.elliot5870]

​@@CousinOresamaIt's a visual joke.

[@sdlively27]

ROFL! Another fine episode! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Gene! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Charles! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Fannie! ;0) ROFL! Love the entrances, silliness, voices, acting and the fun Gene! ;0) I matched Mary Ann Mobley, that what worried me.. ;0) married! ;0) sterile! ;0) Now the big bomb have been reveal, lets get back to the plot! ;0) bald! ;0) glues! ;0) Not in my neighorhood, we beat up kids with names like that.. ;0) ROFL! Gene! :0) Since Cecil, cecil or better known as Si is in the construction business I hope he doesn't use glue on the buildings.. ;0) No, we got to keep the audience alive.. We don't want them to go to sleep. ;0) belly button! ;0) Do you know when the 3 O' clock bus is? ;0) She needs one more Fannie.. She needs one more what? She needs one more navel not Fannie.. ;0) No one realizes that I am expert on nudist camps, I wrote a book titled table manners for nudist. Scales! ;0) hives! ;0) wife! ;0) doctor! ;0) I am sorry, I gave him Ginger but I loved the kissing anyway.. ;0) He is loose again! ;0)

[@richardwhite5633]

Both Fannie and Richard are ?

[@sdlively27]

ROFL!! Another good old fashion Match Game episode of old..;0) Love see Gene laughing, I know I am sick.. ;0)

[@sharondaniels5912]

Brett has young children, but she looks so old. She must have been in her fifties when these shows aired

[@deanstrand4260]

Let's just say that heavy alcohol consumption tends to age people prematurely.

[@Imnotyourmamaluke]

Wikipedia says she would be going on 52 in this episode. Doing the math she had her third and final child when she was 37. It said he was actually born on her birthday 7/11/63. All of this is more information than I ever really wanted to know, but I figured I'd Google her just for shits and googles. Get it? Lol! Take care.

[@lynskyrd78]

@@Imnotyourmamaluke That still dont explain why Bretts looks like a old hag.

[@garfield2439]

@@Imnotyourmamaluke thankyou for the information

[@garfield2439]

@@Imnotyourmamaluke thankyou for the information

[@edsmith7962]

EVEN BRETT MIGHT GET THIS RIGHT ...GLUES,...

[@kristabrewer6736]

BRETT gets a TON of them right so NaNaNaNaNa

[@ts.elliot5870]

​@@kristabrewer6736You've got issues girl!

[@georgiethumbs2438]

Every last person in this video is dead except for Fannie Flagg

[@ts.elliot5870]

Buzzkill

[@sdlively27]

Kenny Rogers! ;0) too soon? ;0)

[@DENo1MatchGameFan]

Yes, as Kenny didn't break out as a solo artist until 1977.

[@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