Match Game 76 Episode 772 (Brett and Charles Fight)

Soupy Sales BS CNR Madlyn Rhue RD BW

[@sydney13ism]

What makes this show so funny was the fact that they ad libbed as opposed to scripted stuff today. Watched this every day as a kid after school. (family was still at work) I even set up a card table in front of the TV, cut out those cards they write on, as well as bought two of those "pens." In those days they were widely known as Magic Markers. I would set up all that stuff and pretend that I was one of the celebrities while it was on from 3:30 to 4:00.The specific brand is called El Marko. And I never got what they put them in after they were done writing their answers. If not closed those things dry up quickly.

[@jasonbeard4713]

Great memory!! In the late 70s, I received a glossy folded riddle card from a cereal box which, when opened, revealed the answer. I pretended it was a Match Game question card and placed it in the crick of the couch and removed it and pretended I was Gene.

[@GrandPunkTrainwreck]

Match Game has not only been my favourite game show since it was first on, but it has been--and will always be--one of my fave shows, period. There was a joy among the panelists and the contestants, too. The wit & humour on this show hasn't ever been equaled, I still watch the reruns & I still laugh. In fact, I'm such a huge fan that my husband and I named our cat Bret Charles Rayburn :) Thanks so much for uploading these to KZbin, Love watching them whenever I want to and being able to share them with friends, too.

[@richardwright8189]

Wish I could go back to that era of entertainment

[@gluecement]

Gene was very prophetic at 19:20 when he said "Betty, do you know you're the last one?"

[@puppiesrlife]

And her retort, "and I'm the best" lol

[@jocelyndickman1374]

Oh sure....that cup was filled with water. This is Match Game.

[@jeffeastwood15]

Exactly what I was thinking lol

[@michaels6396]

Jeff Eastwood I

[@davidbezer5011]

Actually that was water in that container. But not in his glasses

[@martybass7376]

Water from Russia

[@AstralPixie]

Love Charles' shirt today - bicentennial! Good episode.

[@AD-yi3qz]

I love Brett and Charles.

[@kirby711]

Brett and Charles make a great team.

[@robinstewart6422]

They are both best friends like me and Brian were are both best friends like them

[@steveblaugh2180]

I've made up my mind-after many years and many choices, I think Richard Dawson was the coolest guy I've ever seen on television. Gene's right up there-can't help but think after they have so much fun with the word "blank" on Match Game what a blast they would have had with the modern word "blog."

[@benedicte9211]

Betty looks great! Charles and Brett are so funny :-D I love this gameshow. It is a shame that they dont make shows like this anymore...

[@DA90027]

Sad Madlyn Rhue died after years of suffering from MS

[@kevansf]

H/H match update: ... Today's action: Our champion needs five "baldies" (as Gene says) to tie, six to win. When Soupy reveals his "dandruff," it doesn't look good for our champion. Will Brett be the "villainess" today? Yes, Brett has "lice"! (But in the end, it didn't matter - everyone else had dandruff.) So our champion spins off with $6,050 dollars and a new champion makes his way to center stage. Today's audience match question: "I got you _________ " (My thoughts: Babe, Under my skin, Now) The celebs: Richard (Covered), Brett (Under my Skin), and Charles (Where I want you) The choice: Under My Skin The answers: Covered, Under My Skin, Babe (I love how the contestant fits right in with the "Match Game" vibe: When Sonny & Cher are mentioned, he asks (it sounded sarcastic) "Who are they?" That question of course reflects Brett's (and other panelists') frequent response when popular singers and musicians come up.) Okay. A new contestant. Let's see: He called on Richard first, but took Brett's answer (he said that was the first thing he had thought of too) and won $250. Richard's answer was at the bottom of the list. Logically, he might take Brett since they seem to think along the same lines. But I have a feeling he's going to pick Richard... "Quelle surprise" once again! Richard prepares to write. This will be his tenth consecutive time playing the head-to-head. He's matched three of those times so far. I looked back a bit further, to episode 731 (8 full weeks plus yesterday). He's played 33 H/H questions between then and now, and he's matched 16, so that's 48.5%, which is a truly impressive track record. Today's H/H question: "_______ Basket" (I'll say "Picnic" basket. Laundry would be my second choice.) Richard thinks for a moment, but doesn't seem too conflicted as he files his answer. The champion says "Gift" basket. I initially thought that it wasn't likely to match, but as I type this with the video on pause, I'm thinking it's actually a decent answer, and there's hope for a match. I unpause the video and hear the audience moan. But the audience has been wrong before. It's up to Richard now... (The contestant says his second choice was Easter basket - another one I didn't think of, but now that I hear it, I like it a lot! Even so, I'll stick with picnic basket.) Richard mentions laundry and wicker and then reveals "Bread." Yikes. Way more answers than I'd imagined. 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% (190 wins in 459 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 772, 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!")

[@crazyfan740]

"You really think the hat is too small?" Love CNR.

[@COWScankill2]

I can't believe no one said babe the first time around at about 14 min. I kept yelling it as if they would hear me haha. He had a great answer anyway! :D

[@MWood-ry8uu]

I thought the same thing until I realized that everyone including Gene were over 40, they just weren't mod enough to know Sonny and Cher songs. Gene and Brett and the others always made references to things from the really early 20th century.

[@kevinnelson66]

I think Richard was more hip than Gene, Brett, or Charles. He's the one who brought up I Got You Babe.

[@MWood-ry8uu]

@@kevinnelson66 yes, he was more hip, more pop, quite liberal too.

[@ts.elliot5870]

The Sonny and Cher Show and MG overlapped by a year. They tapped in the same complex. They must've had some awareness of the show.

[@hardlines4]

I miss GOOD entertainment like this!!!

[@beverlysomerville6838]

Oh say what it said a Puerto Rican back then there would have been all this racist stuff there's nothing wrong with that I think it was honoring his nationality

[@ts.elliot5870]

​@@beverlysomerville6838His nationality is American. Puerto Rico is part of the United States.

[@jhall2593]

Madlyn Rhue was best know as Lt. Marla McGivers, the historian who helped Khan take over the Enterprise in the Star Trek episode "Space Seed." She later died of MS. Rhue probably already had it by the time "Match Game" aired.

[@if6was929]

Try to get a pic of her about 10 years earlier than this show and you'll really think so. Girls/women who put it all out there for attention can be overshadowed by someone like Betty who's REALLY got it.

[@daviddriver2692]

Grand,you are so right..Match Game,Gene,brett,Charles,Richard, Betty..They are Soooo missed😪

[@porkytheplayfulpig]

with someone who wears those rubies you shouldnt throw that word around.... lol

[@deborahwestendorf9486]

I love watching Match Game! It was a wonderful program.

[@robinstewart6422]

Me too i keeping my eye on gene Rayburn he better not tell Brett to shut up or I’m going to his daughter’s garden and talk to him

[@timothyball7502]

I love the Afro! Happy to see her with a Afro. 10-11-2021

[@terivizinau9080]

I still love all of the reruns.😊

[@ts.elliot5870]

I was only 5 when MG first came on. Somehow I have memories of the show. I'm glad the show came up in my KZbin feed.

[@barbarajohnson3781]

Rip Richard Dawson very good actor on hogan heroes

[@trumancapote9097]

I would have matched her at the end of the show. My first thought was JAIL.

[@kevinnelson66]

I was thinking Hell.

[@Radman1889]

To be fair, my first thought was 'jail' as well for that question. If it were asked today, the best answer would be 'Newark'. :P

[@KiddBloo86]

No, Ferguson, MO. LOL

[@andyleal6982]

I think the perfect answer would be Amarillo, TX lol, even though that would be a rotten answer too

[@kevansf]

When the challenger said she watched the show all the time, I thought she might say "Encino."

[@9262XYZ]

Wow. Who knew that Richard Dawson spoke "Puerto Rican"?

[@sgnmath1234]

Holywood "stars" always have been and still are so hypocritical about Latinos because they ( non Latin stars) never make any attempt to learn the language as if it's some mysterious click language in Africa. How can anyone in the US not no some basic Spanish??

[@randilevson9547]

Not a language. You mean Spanish.

[@9262XYZ]

@@randilevson9547 Watch the video. Then comment.

[@tomitstube]

throwing some shade on sonny and cher. the number one answer.

[@Doug41160]

10:16 "i'm finished charles" "you're telling me!" 1:01 "...she said my hat looked cheap...."

[@simonwaffleman]

It's not a fight unless there's blood.

[@wmkyle1]

14:32 Allright, " Slide it Earl "

[@jpr1845]

Awwwwseme Game Show, Was Definitely My Favorite. I'm from & still Reside in San Diego Cali, it came on at 2:30pm, my Elementary & Jr High let out at 2:40pm. With Foifball & Baseball Practice, I would get home & it would be Long Over. I would Definitely watch it when I stayed home from School sick. Seemed like a Rare time when Richard Did Not waer a Suit💙🩵✌️👏😁

[@tomitstube]

brett; "you've (gene) got to quit drinking on the air". apparently drinking between shows was encouraged. 23:15 lol, charles was the funniest.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Lots and lotsa belly laughs in this one.

[@Imamonarchist]

Taped June 26th, 1976. Aired August 12th, 1976.

[@jamesbonnen]

It's I've got you under my skin

[@halffasthaiku7526]

How many times must Gene say it's so unusual to score in the first round???? If he says it so often how unusual can it be???

[@willg4802]

you got to love the guy "...Sonny and Cher's Theme song"- "Whoever"--- LOL

[@ginahenley3694]

It’s the microphone 🎤 for me, and how everyone is probably lit 🔥… especially Richard

[@ts.elliot5870]

Richard said many times he didn't drink. Gene was a teetotaler also.

[@dannyhill8797]

today's sensibilities would see mocking Luis' accent as racist......

[@teresapflaumer5717]

Who cares!!!!!!! Fuck PC!

[@cross3052]

Yet Luis thought it was funny... because it was.

[@colin72]

Maybe it’s because 45% of the country supports a racist lying dumb fuck president who says people seeking asylum from Mexico are rapists, murderers and some are good people.

[@tomitstube]

you said it right, "mocking".

[@GreatDarkWing0491]

@Hotwings andbeer Think for yourself for once in your life

[@cardiac711]

LOL, I just watched this episode on buzzr yesterday.

[@johnnycash578]

everybodys dad so sad life is too fast

[@anthonyfeller3718]

i said picnic basket

[@jeffeastwood15]

Gene not a fan of Sonny & Cher?

[@tomdumb6937]

At 19:30 the correct answer is... Paris. Think about it...

[@EeveeLetsPlays]

I would've said "Six weeks in Burbank"

[@healilngoddess]

I would have said Encino!

[@UberLummox]

Surprised no one said Cleveland.

[@TJ-kk5zf]

God loves gays. He made one Charles Nelson Reilly.

[@scdevon]

His tantrums and tizzies were funny.

[@amberola1b]

I hate all the cheezy Puerto Rican accents from all the celebrities. I`ll bet it made Luis feel real uncomfortable

[@DavidLEzell]

Thank you for saying that. A lot of people on here are nostalgic for a time when it was okay to make fun of someone for essentially being themselves.

[@martybass7376]

We acknowledged and celebrated are differences

[@moonpawooe7134]

Boring

[@lvct203]

Bowflex...

[@alworkedup]

She was Officer Schwartz in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World :)

[@770WT]

Why did Gene give a hard time regarding Sonny and Cher ?

[@ts.elliot5870]

Sonny and Cher had a very successful TV show from 1971 to 1974. They had a messy public breakup after that. They made national headlines for the show and breakup. The jokes could be about either the show or them breaking up.

[@moonpawooe7134]

Scorchio 😊

[@ethanburns8995]

my thought for the six weeks was hell

[@9094nancyj]

I thought that too!

[@gleepythehen]

I thought of Barstow. I think that was an old Johnny Carson bit.

[@matthewrettenmund8358]

It's fascinating how it used to be totally commonplace, and not coming from a mean-spirited place (but still obviously embarrassing) to mock accents. Gene was so into accents and speech he would also mock black contestants like if they answered "head" he'd say "hayd" and often slipped into "jive" talk. It's just an observation of a different time, not a criticism.

[@sgnmath1234]

Noted and agreed. Not meanspirited!!

[@puppiesrlife]

Yeah there's definitely things that have been said on there as well that wouldn't fly today lol

[@lokahi27]

True story. As kids we did that to each other in fun. We never viewed as racist or insulting. Lol.

[@robmoir7524]

what about that 3 said world war two and three SAID password

[@musicloverme3993]

What about Prohibition?!

[@zalebee9556]

called it "I got you babe"

[@noampitlik2332]

They sure sabotaged that "6 weeks" one.

[@CodeBleu724]

The winner gets a week in Paris. The loser gets 6 weeks in Cleveland.

[@moonpawooe7134]

Today I have been mostly eating spuds 😊

[@sunilsemwal8581]

I wonder if there still alive

[@newsveteran4466]

"they're".. not "there."

[@JZKnights]

inexpensive

[@lokahi27]

I watched this show from 1973 to 1977. I just realized watching this right now on how it was a bit racist, but it was all in fun. I grew up when it was common and it didn't even occur to us it was sorta racist. But hey, we teased each other as kids to adulthood. Lol.

[@DavidLEzell]

Yes, "all in fun" for the people not being mocked. They had no choice but to play along.

[@poetcomic1]

At 8:20 that ad bothered my conscience, I should take my bowflex out of the box and use it.

[@jamesmarconi7502]

I hate it when Gene Rivers tries to imitate people you can't understand a damn word he says but I still like the show

[@karenenderle532]

who the hell is Gene Rivers?

[@michaelangst6078]

Was fruit basket not a thing in the 70's?

[@kenadams3951]

dimples he said nipples

[@UberLummox]

What does Richard say about Sonny & Cher? "Rejects from the ______" ???? @14:30

[@MMB18abel]

DATING GAME.

[@UberLummox]

@@MMB18abel Thanks!

[@joannerousseau1610]

I love my girl bettu

[@Dizzyfingers2]

@10:10 save you the time (click bait)

[@barbarapaton4005]

Richard Dawson was so disrespectful and obnoxious on this game show. I read his biography and now understand why.

[@r81557]

my skin

[@phillipchoate550]

that "thinking about it" 🎶 🎵 👌👌

[@tomy5868]

fight?

[@jadenmuniz8817]

Ident: Conveyor Belt (9 seconds)

[@dominicpiscopo7915]

WHY DO THEY PERSIST ON AIRING COMMERCIALS THAT ARE OBSOLETE??ITS TOTALLY RIDICULESS JUST SAYING

[@UberLummox]

If you can show a better example of this video, please feel free.

[@stanpatterson5033]

Just his luck... the toupee has gotten - - - - herpes ?

[@musicloverme3993]

gotten----Lost!

[@alexpulidogomez2996]

22:54 What is the game show at the beginning

[@GarryGriffy]

millionaire

[@TIPTON340]

Simi Valley is very repressive.

[@martybass7376]

The right people live there

[@zalebee9556]

shoulda been embarrassed

[@iknowuare4716]

Easter basket is the most obvious answer. Even more than bread basket.

[@btdtagain]

gene was totally mocking jose

[@ts.elliot5870]

He was doing Jose accent. Not mocking.

[@moonpawooe7134]

Boring

[@MemphisTiger]

This is before "I Got You Babe" was even a thing! lol

[@puppiesrlife]

That song was released in 1965 according to online. This show was about 10 years later. It was definitely a thing by then lol.

[@MMB18abel]

Sonny Bono said the inspiration for his song was IT AIN'T ME BABE by Bob Dylan.

[@jameskrumanocker4558]

Shame about madlyn, she was gorgeous