Match Game 76 (Episode 782) (Give Us A Answer!)

[@AlliSam54]

Great hair and look for Patty Duke!

[@musicloverme3993]

You can always tell a lady by the way she "powders" her nose

[@mlg1948]

Musicloverme I was thinking exactly the same…….

[@pencils812]

They missed that one.

[@SuperC888]

I’ve never seen that before where a contestant couldn’t come up with any answer at all. But in fairness to her it took Richard an awfully long time to write something down also.

[@kevansf]

H/H match update: ... Today's action: Three games was the limit for our reigning champion, but at least she matched in the head-to-head yesterday with Fannie before being defeated. She departs with a smile and $6,800. A brand-new champion takes her place beside Gene in center stage, with visions of winning "over $5,000." Today's audience match question: "Glen________ " (My thoughts: Canyon, Campbell?? -- Names, yuck) The celebs: Richard (Campbell), Patty (Ford), and Brett (Miller) The choice: Campbell The answers: Miller, Ford, Campbell -- The celebs got them all, and in the right order too! It seems pretty clear that our new champion is an enthusiastic member of the Richard Dawson fan club. Let's see... After one day off from his head-to-head duties, Richard finds himself back in play. In fact, he's played all but four of the past 35 H/H questions. And, he's matched five of his ten most recent attempts, so he's still on hot streak too. Today's H/H question: "_______ Cap" (A few good answers come to mind. Bottle cap. Baseball cap. Thinking cap. Salary cap. I'm going to say bottle cap because I remember collecting them as a kid.) It looks like the contestant doesn't have an immediate answer in mind. The camera cuts to Richard who likewise is pondering instead of writing. When he finally writes his answer, it looks like several letters, at least six. When Gene calls on the contestant, she's fidgeting and has no answer yet. Gene stalls with a lot of prattle, and shows her the card. She still doesn't have an answer. She's talking about cap guns. Gene sits down on the stage to give her a little extra time. She asks for a commercial. "I'm really sorry," she finally says, without giving an answer. Oh my gosh, I feel so bad for her. I've said it before several times, how difficult it must be to think up there in front of the cameras, the audience, the celebs, the lights... Wow. They finally sound the "time's up" buzzer. I've been watching every episode from the start and that has never happened before. Richard mentions "dunce" cap (yikes!) and Gene mentions "night" cap. (There really were a lot of possible answers.) Richard wrote "Baseball." 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). TIE: Betty - 50.0% (18 wins in 36 attempts). TIE: Fannie - 50.0% (12 wins in 24 attempts). Jo Ann Pflug - 44.4% (8 wins in 18 attempts). Richard - 41.6% (195 wins in 469 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 782, 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!")

[@CinemaDemocratica]

Charles literally didn't have a gag to go with that newspaper -- he was actually just looking at it!

[@pencils812]

Looking for reviews of his play!

[@beckydutra6543]

😄

[@pencils812]

Gene never did explain Earl's vacation.

[@noampitlik2332]

This confirms they tested contestants for those who gave bad answers.

[@pencils812]

I figured they were looking for who would give the funniest answers. They probably liked people to look dumb, thinking that was funny.

[@manofmanyinterests]

The King of Swing was Benny Goidman, Brett.

[@ShamrockParticle]

18:48 Brett cracks me up! 😏 😅

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

Why do I love this show so much?

[@mikehunt4986]

Cause you probably love the 70s as much as I do lol

[@pencils812]

Why didn't Gene explain Earl's vacation?

[@mikehunt4986]

@@pencils812 Greatest mystery of the 1970s!

[@pencils812]

@@mikehunt4986 😄

[@CinemaDemocratica]

It hits the perfect sweet-spot of having been edgy and experimental for its day, and yet is now locked in its time. I watched the Late Night With David Letterman Anniversary Special from whichever year that he did it at Radio City (I think it was his eighth) and it strummed that same chord in me so effectively that it choked me up a little. Here's totally-dark-edgy-Dave, proving to us how dark and edgy he was by having three boarder collies herd a bunch of sheep into a taxi cab.

[@edwardlozano8807]

The episodes that Patty was talking about was a two-parter that started the 5th season of "The Streets of San Francisco" called "The Thrill Killers" (www.imdb.com/title/tt0711590/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_92 and www.imdb.com/title/tt0711591/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_92)

[@Julie-sl8ul]

Gaye could have thought of something her kids would say 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@sdlively27]

ROFL! Another good episode! ;0)

[@lynskyrd78]

2:56 more of brett being Jealous feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements. Brett was Jealous of everybodys success.

[@ts.elliot5870]

So normal behavior for Brett...

[@Bobalicious]

Hopefully, the rabbit doesn't mistake Schmendrake's equipment for a carrot.

[@mlg1948]

Bob that was hysterical

[@alanwattscardigan965]

20 07 Gene Rayburn.... Genius

[@davidbartel3795]

This episode was done before Star Wars :New Hope, Superman ,& Empire Strikes Back [1980].

[@770WT]

Bert Convy has the Robert Reed fluff up do .

[@Doug41160]

How in the hell can't you come up with an answer for _____cap!!? This is unfrickin' believable! Having brain cells must not had been a requirement for this show.

[@susanbezio1529]

To much sun, fried her brain.

[@MooncricketsInc]

That was pretty damn bad. Definitely not the brightest crayon in the box.

[@brenyou9574]

She was simple

[@MarqusW1]

It's quite easy to say this without having the pressure of performing on national TV...Come back with the same statement - and a BUNCH more credibility - once you've done that...

[@mlg1948]

Doug41160 how much time did you have to think up '41160' 😁😁😁😁😁And no pressure of tv lights or celebrities!?!?!

[@wattsjetton3027]

Panelists: 1. Bert Convy 2. Brett Somers 3. Charles Nelson Reilly 4. Patty Duke Astin 5. Richard Dawson 6. Fannie Flagg

[@musicloverme3993]

pulls a rabbit out of his "bottom"

[@SuperC888]

Pulls a rabbit 🐇 out of his ass

[@jacobestevez7570]

... stage fright ...

[@pencils812]

After Gene threatened to hit her in the mouth.

[@musicfanhawk4523]

The contestant gaye was a real ditz but sure was naturally pretty.

[@kristabrewer6736]

LOOOOOOOL( I guess that's why she matched all 6 Panelists)

[@sickheadache9903]

Was this the first time a contestant Could Not Come Up with a Answer%? At All?

[@cometcatcher2216]

I thought of shower cap.

[@Julie-sl8ul]

IN his pants, dear 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mikehunt4986]

Was Earl "on vacation" or was he suspended because he hooked up his underage relative to be on Match Game a few episodes before this? LOL (No proof, just a conspiracy theory lol)

[@pencils812]

Lol! Silly.

[@pencils812]

And Gene said he was going to explain Earl's vacation and never did. Now I am suspicious.

[@beckydutra6543]

My thoughts exactly

[@pencils812]

@@beckydutra6543 well, Earl did come back. But he leaves again. I'm not sure if its permanent though. I have to keep watching.

[@beckydutra6543]

@@pencils812 yah he leaves and doesn't return

[@robinstewart6422]

Do Brett have any long wigs or short wigs

[@sharcrum]

The stick of "blank" vs "blanks" her nose wasnt a fair set of questions. Sometimes this show was not fairly balanced.

[@mlg1948]

But they’re all random. No ' fairness' involved.

[@770WT]

By 76 Charles was getting too comfortable and not engaged in the show act or not .

[@wcwindom56]

Guy vs Gaye lol

[@beckydutra6543]

Lol

[@PV-pu5iu]

What did Guy say he sprayed his mouth with?

[@branagain]

Gaye was annoying

[@craigmorris4730]

Chair #4 was always for eye candy. What do you think?

[@MensAsses33]

Patty Duke wasn't bad looking, but I wouldn't call her eye candy. One of the best in that chair was that blonde Cuban American ditzy chick with nice rack.

[@byte01010101me]

Chair #4 was for girls Gene wanted to kiss. Maybe that's why in episode 780 Joyce Bulifant was moved from her usual seat 6 to seat 4, and Mary Wickes was put in seat 6.

[@ts.elliot5870]

Ethel Merrman and Mary Wickes blow that theory out of the water.

[@pencils812]

That contestant Patty had an annoying laugh.

[@ts.elliot5870]

Judge much?

[@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]

Stop posting this question for fuck’s sake!