Match Game 76 (Episode 769) (Earl Falls Asleep)

[@vilstef6988]

I hadn't thought of Robert Hedges in forever, and he only missed one match in this episode! Well done!

[@kimberley-xu8ff]

Who doesn't love Fannie Flagg? I have 6 of her books,she is a wonderful author.

[@thomasbryant6512]

What's even more amazing is that she struggled for years to overcome dyslexia.

[@randilevson9547]

She wrote the book, "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe." It became a wonderful film. "Fried Green Tomatoes."

[@patford8488]

LOL at Ethel: “We’ll, it’s better than log!” HAHAHA

[@SweptAway529]

I love Fannie Flagg and love her even more for saying "Hello New Jersey" (my home state) at the beginning of the show!

[@fuckyanunyas488]

I'm from old sweater and that hello from Dicky Dawson really touched my heart!

[@darielhayes5547]

You probably dont care but does someone know of a way to log back into an Instagram account? I was dumb lost the account password. I love any help you can offer me!

[@emmettmatthias6397]

@Dariel Hayes instablaster :)

[@brettgb1314]

Thanks for leaving in the music during the end credits. :)

[@thomasbryant6512]

Patty is one of the most delightful and energetic contestants the show has ever had.

[@wh4193]

Gene: Bing, Bing, Bing. Richard: Crosby, Crosby, Crosby. Richard was on Hogan's Heroes, which was Bing Crosby Productions

[@robertmesk6310]

"You'll never get away from me. If you climb the tallest tree!"

[@silentscreenvamp]

Thank you so much for these new posts. I've been laughing my blank off!

[@davidrbecken]

Ass?

[@markkonzerowsky8871]

You can definitely tell it's 1976. All the women had those neat little Dorothy Hamill bob cuts!

[@MensAsses33]

And Helen's afro.

[@kimberley-xu8ff]

It was called "The Wedge".

[@sdlively27]

Fannie was perfect today, 4 attempts to 4 matches, plus a match to the audience.

[@Iluv2crochet]

I love Robert’s smile 😊

[@ts.elliot5870]

Not everyone can wear white shoes, pants with a blue shirt and tie with a red coat. Obviously before Labor Day. Gene didnt mind being the butt of a joke. God love him, RIP.

[@BBQFanNo1]

Only Fannie Flagg is still alive today.

[@supaanimegal4894]

No, Betty White, Joyce Bulifant, Jo Ann Pflug, Bob Barker and a very few others are still alive, as of today

[@rondmc44]

Joyce Bulifant was and still beautiful! And I love her voice!

[@MensAsses33]

Just checked Wikipedia, she's still alive.

[@vilstef6988]

Double whammy reason for Ethel Merman to object to Ernie. Ernie Borgnine is her ex, and FWIW, Sophie Tucker's named BF in her stories was Ernie.

[@brockreynolds870]

Robert Heyges' chest hair is EPIC

[@julieanderson-smith1692]

He was pretty sexy back in the day.

[@vilstef6988]

That orange blazer Gene is wearing is so 70s!

[@ts.elliot5870]

Adjust your set as they used to say. I'd say it's bright red.

[@danareynolds1786]

I didn't even hesitate to think "trouser" trout 🙄🤪, but that's not of that era, then I thought "rainbow".

[@susanbezio1529]

I can't believe he called Robert dumb!

[@lisadiconti]

I know. Gene could be very insensitive. I think he was joking, but Robert looked hurt by it.

[@pencils812]

How about when the contestant said she wanted to choose Robert for the super match and Gene said "we don't have any Robert here."

[@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii]

I came up with Moby Duck instantly

[@jimwilloughby]

So did I. What surprised me was none of the celebs did. How they missed that play on words is unbelievable.

[@CousinOresama]

I came up with the rhyming scheme and thought Moby Chick.

[@kevansf]

I was astounded that no one said duck. I was expecting Richard at least to get it, but no. And poor Ethel really didn't get the question at all.

[@tigristhelynx7224]

No "Love Me Do"? I guess the Beatles early songs were a distant memory by 1976.

[@wattsjetton3027]

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

[@beckydutra6543]

The answer was Moby Duck, she got very lucky with Bird! 😊 yay!

[@ts.elliot5870]

Wouldnt be awesome if all the answers to the same questions could be posted together. So it'd be kinda like a thread?

[@ericahutchinson3081]

Moby CHICK!

[@sheristewart3940]

Yes, that's the definitive answer!

[@BNatoAk]

Moby Duck

[@donaldleroy6502]

I thought for sure Ethel woulda said that the surgeon SHRUNK his brain

[@LynxSouth]

I went for a rhyming answer, Moby Chick.

[@CousinOresama]

Me, too.

[@jennygreen3994]

there is a lovely That Girl episode on KZbin with Ethel Merman and it is well worth watching-first season

[@alvilla9659]

Your right thanks for remembering that girl I watch it too.

[@kevansf]

H/H match update: ... Today's action: Our four-time champ didn't get enough "clothes" from the panel and was defeated. But she spins off with $4,650, and a new champion prepares for the Super-Match. (But first, we need to wake up Earl!) Today's audience match question: "Love me _________ " (My thoughts: Tender, Do, Forever) The celebs: Brett (Love my wife), Richard (or leave me), and Fannie (Tender) The choice: Or leave me The answers: Love me not, Or leave me, Tender -- Kudos to Fannie for coming up with top answer in the third position! Okay, we have a brand-new champion, and so it's time to guess who she might choose for the head-to-head. She called on Brett first, but got a lousy answer from Brett, so doubtful. She didn't take Fannie's answer, but it was great, so maybe. She didn't choose Richard first, but she did "trust" him (like he always says "Why didn't you trust me?"), so maybe she'll just stick with him. (Plus, I know that if I bet on a contestant choosing Richard, I'll be right about 75-80% of the time.) She says, "I'm going to try Robert." (It appears she's looking at the lower tier, however.) Gene says, "Robert, we don't have a Robert here." -- Yikes, Gene! He's the guy you called "dumb" not five minutes ago! (Note: Robert never returned to "Match Game" after this week.) The poor contestant said she was "nervous" and apparently tongue-tied. She says she meant to call on Richard (it did appear she was looking in his direction when she said "Robert"). So it will be Mr. Dawson playing today. This is his eighth consecutive go at the head-to-head. He's matched two of them so far. Today's H/H question: "_______ Trout" (I'll say "Rainbow" trout. Second choice: Freshwater trout.) Richard thinks for a moment, then writes what appears to be long answer, at least six letters. But then he looks at it skeptically, shaking his head. He glances at Fannie, then back at his card, and finally sticks it in the slot. The champion says "Blue" trout. That's something I've never heard of, but I'm certainly no expert in trout or any other fish. Plus, this was nearly 50 years ago, so who knows what sort of terminology or possibly brand names may have been around back then... But by the way the audience is groaning, they hadn't heard of blue trout either. Someone from the audience clearly yells out "rainbow." Huh. Richard wrote "Brook." (When he was writing, it sure looked like a longer answer than that.) No match today. Here's our updated 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). Charles - 51.0% (27 wins in 53 attempts). Betty - 50.0% (18 wins in 36 attempts). Fannie - 47.8% (11 wins in 23 attempts). Jo Ann Pflug - 44.4% (8 wins in 18 attempts). Richard - 41.4% (189 wins in 457 attempts). Brett - 41.3% (26 wins in 63 attempts). Bert Convy - 33.3% (5 wins in 15 attempts). *These stats include every head-to-head match from episode 1 through 769, 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!")

[@noampitlik2332]

"Blue trout!" Haha! I bet the 5 year-olds really razzed her about that one.

[@wh4193]

My first thought was Mike Trout 😂😂 Baseball

[@wmkyle1]

15:27 Slide it Earl. Earl? Yay, My charm must have worked on him. He's sleeping. Earl, are you in there? Yeah, I'm here. Oh! Huh . I need a thing Earl. Thank you. You don't have to get angry with me. 17:40 "OK, Slide it Earl,Please ? "

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

...Who could ask for anything more?

[@Smokr]

Moby Duck!

[@JRIJR75]

He’s finished… and he’s dumb! Ouch. 😳🤔

[@oak6845]

Why in the Hell, Gene Rayburn and the directors allow Brett Somers to be on this show being nearly completely inebriated?

[@zfilms4858]

For the comedy

[@kerifesmire4347]

Even when she wasn’t inebriated she was irritating sometime. She would say things about Charles and you could tell he was kind of hurt by the statement and she would just go on trying to say something else about Charles and Gene would have to step in and stop her. Not saying Gene was any better because he would say things that were kind of mean too but I think it’s pretty bad when the host has to step in and stop her from talking

[@mehmetokay7073]

Robert is hot.

[@greglauer]

Wowza...Gene Rayburn, rude as heck at 11:08, calling Robert Heyges dumb. Just can't imagine...

[@shalimar1657]

He's called them all dumb at one point or another. (except maybe Richard)

[@earlegavin5931]

Ron,robert,Debra Lee Scott did well when playing match game. Ron was very smart and Debra Lee was great at password.

[@earlegavin5931]

@@shalimar1657 Brett mostly she was always stalling and copying charles.,she would always say what an unfortunate I'm not playing this round I have an excellent answer. And would always say something about Richard taking the focus off the person and putting on her.

[@sdlively27]

Being silly..

[@MooncricketsInc]

Might want to watch more than one episode of this show and you'll see gene has called numerous people on the panel dumb. Nice try though.

[@wcwindom56]

cant believe no one said Moby DUCK

[@sheristewart3940]

Ethel did!

[@kevansf]

@@sheristewart3940 No, she said Moby "Dick." (Gene even commented that a whale has no feathers.)

[@OkMaRcOs11]

you coud tell gene was not feeling todays episode . he needed a vacation from the dumb answers everyone was giving :D

[@feudfan55]

I hate when the judges are stupid like that. “Chicken” isn’t a bird and “pants” are not clothing.

[@redivider6430]

Every time I pull up one of these old episodes, I realize just how maligned these people would be today due to their lack of wokeness. Gene reading a question in a stereotypical Native American accent would have him in celebrity prison today.

[@sheristewart3940]

And saying right to Robert Hedges, "He's dumb."

[@steveyounker7897]

This was almost 50 years ago, it's unfair to hold them to today's standards. If it makes you uncomfortable, you should watch something more recent, like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Match Game was from another time.

[@randilevson9547]

I love Earl!!!

[@vilstef6988]

Cab Calloway disagrees. Chicken ain't nothing but a bird!

[@AstralPixie]

Ethel just had no sense of humor about herself.

[@poetcomic1]

She looked TERRIBLE in this format and certainly didn't need the money.

[@Julie-sl8ul]

Moby Duck or Moby Chick

[@sdlively27]

ROFL! Another good after dinner tapping episode! ;0) Free Spirit Flying again! ;0)

[@evalu3260]

Hello Fanny. Love from New Jersey.

[@thegreatdominion949]

"Moby Tick" (as in a tick mattress) is the smartest answer.

[@ajmittendorf]

Moby Duck, Moby Chick and Moby Stork were the ones I thought of before the contestant responded.

[@frankswisher6342]

I was glad Helen won

[@pamhowden8161]

Good answer!

[@dianebaugher3919]

Ethel just didn't get this game lol.

[@ckohne]

United States is just one of 35 countries in America

[@annika_panicka]

Good Gravy Marie, Robert Hegyes was gorgeous. Heg, Yes-I'd [have] hit that! He's cousins with another hottie: Jon Bon Jovi (and apparently Mario Lanza).

[@lisadiconti]

Moby Chick!

[@gilbertmartinez1504]

Ethel Merman doesn't seem to get how the game is played.

[@sdlively27]

She did play a little bit better the first time she was on.. ;0)

[@CousinOresama]

Do you have to comment the same thing to everyone?

[@vilstef6988]

Blue Coelecanth. You Tube video comment from someone who ate it said it tastes like ass!

[@miraclay]

Gene wasn't very nice to Robert Heyges.

[@sdlively27]

Being silly.. ;0)

[@lisadiconti]

I think he was joking, but his jokes don't always seem like jokes.

[@randydellinger2996]

Ethyl got over-served at Happy Hour.

[@musicloverme3993]

Ethel was served ethyl alcohol!!!

[@pencils812]

She didn't seem overly inebriated.

[@kristabrewer6736]

What is WRONG with Robert!!! He lost MY vote for cuteness with those STUPID open shirts. I genuinely would think an actor was good looking until they would wear those open shirts, and then because their ego's got the best of them, no WAY did I find them attractive

[@ts.elliot5870]

kristabrewer6736 You've got issues honey. No need to take it out on the rest of us.

[@Tubewings]

ERROR! ERROR!!

[@davidrbecken]

Ethel Merman wasnt very bright.

[@sdlively27]

She did play a little bit better the first time she was on.. ;0)

[@manofmanyinterests]

Patty is cute!!

[@kristabrewer6736]

If you say so

[@kellykonoske91]

I think Ethel drank her lunch!

[@sdlively27]

Love Me Do! ;0) Too late?? ;0)

[@storylass9071]

1962

[@wh4193]

That what I thought!! The Beatles :)

[@3John-Bishop]

Love____ me long time.

[@CousinOresama]

I thought either Love Me Tender or Love Me Do depending on the age of the audience. Must have been a slightly older crowd.

[@BNatoAk]

Moby duck

[@BNatoAk]

He'll ya! I knew it 🤣💪

[@ifiwereamatchgamepanelist6779]

Bradford-Dillon, round 1, question B: "With this classy bunch, I never expected to be the only person to say SILVER-CHIPS." (Bzzt!) Question A: "Isn't that why they call it the Peekaboo Lounge? EYES!" (Ding!) Round 2, question A: "No, see, he saw it was all wrinkled, so he IRONED it." (Bzzt!) Question B: (lay out) Tie-breaker (no, of course that wouldn't happen, but work with me here), question B: "A whale calf, anyway: Moby CHICK." (Bzzt!) Question A: "His SHIRT, and he never uses deodorant." (Bzzt!) Super Match, part 1: TENDER Part 2: BROOK

[@MollieFrieWeevilGenius]

IfIWereA MatchGamePanelist, I love that you post these on most episodes. They are too funny!

[@CousinOresama]

@@MollieFrieWeevilGenius But without context, they make no sense. Post the question and answer or it means nothing. Especially for the earlier questions.

[@MollieFrieWeevilGenius]

@@CousinOresama He's answering the questions as if he were on the show

[@CousinOresama]

I realize that, but after reading the answer to say, the first question, I forgot what the context was, so SILVER CHIPS means nothing to me. I'm not going to go back and watch the whole thing while reading IfIWereaMatchGamePanelist's answers.

[@shalimar1657]

Thank God Patty's gone!! 😃😃

[@kristabrewer6736]

It's about TIME!

[@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

[@angelokontogonis871]

I did and it was boring