Match Game 76 (Episode 789) (Family Support)

Today's contestant brings his very loud, supporting family to cheer him on!
Joey Bishop, Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Lynn Deerfield, Richard Dawson, and Betty White

[@greglauer]

HAHAHAHA...about 1:00, Gene says, "Shall we have a go at it?" to which Betty White says, "Should we do the show first?" Betty was (and still is) so quick and clever.

[@james5460]

It seemed it took Gene a moment to get that joke, Betty is a very quick wit.

[@mlchc9004]

Never misses a beat, I love Betty

[@brendacameron4827]

She's the one and only! ♥

[@musicloverme3993]

I was waiting for Joey Bishop to answer "making love to" poison ivy. Now THAT would give you a TERRIBLE RASH!!!

[@dan2007kohn]

I never heard of Lynn before these episodes but she was a real cutie.

[@ladybear1103ify]

That contest reminds me of SNL's One Up Lady, Penelope, played by Kristen Wiig

[@fedupwithfedforever4151]

Dammit....Thats what I was going to say !

[@pencils812]

Or a character done by Kids in the Hall many years ago where a the character is half woman half chicken and tries to date men.

[@aracelyguerrero360]

Hahha yes

[@SecretSquirrelDunDun]

HAHAHA EXACTLY

[@DJRitty]

Joey could have said making love to poison ivy and he'd have been right! LMAO

[@jjryan1352]

This show had contestants and panelists from all walks of life, and it was not because of any gender/minority quotas, political correctness or identity politics. Keep in mind racial segregation had ended less than a decade earlier, and this show comes across as being very positive, more than the sitcoms of the 1970s.

[@MitchelleMangine]

He reminds me a little of Eddie Murphy too!!

[@sharcrum]

I've often wondered if Muriel ever pulled a Yolanda Saldivar. She strikes me as scary and supper weird!!!

[@amberola1b]

DAMN, Al Walker is gorgeous!

[@kathyodom5372]

He looks like Denzel Washington.

[@kevansf]

H/H match update: ... Today's action: For the fourth day in a row we start right off with the Super-Match. (In the final moments of yesterday's game, our one-game champion was defeated ($600), and a new champion had a moment to exchange some banter with Gene up on center stage, but there wasn't enough time to start the Super-Match.) After some more banter and an appeal to Robert Redford to "call me," we return to the game! Today's audience match question: "Sore ________ " (My thoughts: Throat, Loser, Thumb) The celebs: Richard (Loser), Betty (Throat), and Charles (Head) The choice: Loser The answers: Head, Loser, Throat Well our new champion got the middle answer with Richard's suggestion. Betty had the top response. Now who will she choose for the head-to-head? We know she's a fan of Robert Redford and Eddie Fisher before that, but they're not on the panel. She did call on Richard for the first suggestion... Not deterred by the fact that Richard has missed the last seven questions in a row (his longest streak of consecutive losses is eight), she chooses him to help her win $2,500. An argument could be made that he's overdue for a win, making him a good choice today. I wonder if the contestant knew the track records of Charles and Betty compared to that of Richard, would it make any difference in her choice? Today's H/H question: "Table _______ " (My first thought is "cloth." I'll go with that. "Manners" would be my number two choice.) Richard glances Betty's way before writing a fairly short answer (maybe 4 or 5 letters). He seems to hesitate just a moment before filing it. The champion is smiling and says "cloth." She receives a medium round of applause. Well, I think it's the best answer. Let's see what Richard says... Richard breaks his losing streak with "Cloth"! Richard scores his 196th H/H match today. *As predicted yesterday, Richard's cumulative accuracy score has already retaken the lead over Brett's, after only one day!* 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 - 48.0% (12 wins in 25 attempts). Jo Ann Pflug - 44.4% (8 wins in 18 attempts). Richard - 41.4% (196 wins in 474 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 789, 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!")

[@johnperry4572]

I guess the writers on Match Game never saw The Godfather....every time they mention The Godfather...it's The Godfather said to Vito....in the original film Vito WAS The Godfather....Michael took over at the end!

[@donaldleroy6502]

Yes that's right I've been saying that from the very beginning, if I were in the audience I woulda shouted that out

[@donaldleroy6502]

Since"weird Willie" is a man I woulda said he tried to bag the WAITRESS

[@deanyardas7182]

I think Al Walker is Denzel Washington's dad!

[@filmgirlLisa]

I came on here to say exactly that! haha no wonder the women in the audience from an entirely different state went bananas.

[@beckydutra6543]

He does sound alot like Denzel. And looks like him, uncanny. I love Denzel !

[@beckydutra6543]

I love that Al. He's so handsome and a lot of class!! ❤️. And a sense of humor to boot. 🌺🌻

[@aidadador8383]

Did Mr. Rayburn ever carry a handkerchief, so he can use it when he sneezed???????

[@aracelyguerrero360]

Hearse is exactly what I thought. Why would she say machine gun? 😂

[@boltneck1705]

She just might be a thing we call "blank" [STUPID] for the win.

[@alforgione5560]

I think this is Denzel Washington..

[@debt6430]

I thought so too! The voice!

[@beckydutra6543]

Sounds just like him also, and his mannerisms. 😍 What a great personality.

[@FEEBO2025]

WOW, Al Walker is incredibly handsome!

[@feudfan55]

How many times does a person have to lose because they reject their first answer?

[@noampitlik2332]

I hope I'm not the only to know that but many people have fallen victim poison ivy/oak by tinkling in it.

[@storylass9071]

no you can't. there used be a myth that you could cure poison ivy rash by tinkling on it, but that is false. You have to come in contact with the oil in the plant to get poison ivy, and unless you wiped yourself with a poison ivy leaf you can't catch it just by tinkling on it.

[@40bpaula]

Shoot. It never even crossed my mind.

[@noampitlik2332]

@@storylass9071 In, not "on."

[@deanstrand4260]

Be afraid... be very afraid.

[@sdlively27]

Marc speaks! ;0)

[@beckydutra6543]

Sometimes fate is the best. 😊 I'm glad she won some money tho.

[@eddieafterburner]

15:17 Found Muriel’s husband

[@qualqui]

Al's an IRIE Dude!

[@brettgb1314]

I thought that contestant was going to have a meltdown a few times there. Lol And she didn't want to listen to Gene about the "no saying hi" thing. What was her deal? Thanks for posting! :)

[@dannyhill8797]

GR doesn't always tell contestants what they can't say, so why, in the previous ep, did he try to stop Muriel?..she went on like a house-of-fire - and hasn't slowed down!!!..she wore me out and scared hell out of me!!.....

[@mlg1948]

BossBass7o7 and you look like a thrill a minute - at least she doesn’t look like a slob!!!

[@lvelez1999]

The no saying hi thing, I think was just a joke. I think she was nervous because she couldn't stay still. Sweet lady. God bless her

[@lvelez1999]

@@dannyhill8797 Gene jokes when he says u can't say hi

[@sdlively27]

@@lvelez1999 Yea, been saying that for years but they still managed to say hi. I think it is all for laughs..

[@storylass9071]

Muriel has more drama than Brett

[@pencils812]

She was groaning in the spirit.

[@randydellinger2996]

Muriel went to Happy Hour before the show and the audience did also.

[@wattsjetton3027]

Panelists: 1. Joey Bishop 2. Brett Somers 3. Charles Nelson Reilly 4. Lynn Deerfield 5. Richard Dawson 6. Betty White

[@nativevirginian8344]

Lord, that woman....

[@dianebaugher3919]

Dam that woman giggles too much

[@2Majesties]

Muriel is dizzy.

[@dannyhill8797]

did crack exist back in those days??????????..this woman acts like she's on something - or so horny she can't sit still.......

[@katherynemero9355]

She's different. I think she's pretty cool. I bet she's awesome to hang around with.

[@Ladywolf-du9lw]

Maybe she was just nervous. Wow such haters

[@retrochick9993]

@@dannyhill8797 yeah, horny for Robert Redford!

[@jools01]

i think she must have been the weirdest contestant they ever had…

[@Infinityplus1111]

@ 5:00 haha

[@NMC21887]

Muriel needs a Valium.

[@jacobestevez7570]

no, the problem is she more than likely already took a Valium

[@JAHinHK]

I thought she was coked up.

[@MikeSebastianVideos]

Lynn Deerfield. Arnold Horshack's sister??

[@pencils812]

I kept hearing her laugh. It was annoying.

[@Bobalicious]

The bible? Eh.

[@kaleidoscopeeyes1184]

Soupy gets snippy!

[@Ladywolf-du9lw]

Kaleidoscope Eyes soupy who ? He’s not on this show

[@kadel300]

Muriel is dangerous. Very unstable.

[@amberola1b]

yea, like at the end of the previous episode she said she wears her name around her neck in case she forgets it. I know she could have been kidding, but she just seems a little weird.

[@noampitlik2332]

Yea, what a nut!

[@pencils812]

She's probably the weirdest contestant ever.

[@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

[@sdlively27]

Marc speaks! ;0)