Match Game 76 (Episode 865) (Ira Skutch Gives the New Question)

[@dagdogg]

A year after this episode of Match Game aired, Susan Sullivan co-starred in the pilot for the live-action series version of "The Incredible Hulk" with Bill Bixby.

[@markjamesmeli2520]

"John Wayne" has been the punchline of that joke since he was ALIVE!!

[@mikehunt4986]

I love how disorganized this show was! The wrong panelists answering the question, the slots with the questions getting stuck, Gene's microphone mishaps, Betty White complaining about a dirty booth once, what a mess!

[@pencils812]

Remember Richard catching a fly. Today there was a moth!

[@mikehunt4986]

@@pencils812 Public access TV show production values lol

[@pencils812]

@@mikehunt4986 😀

[@patcrites5274]

That is why this show so fun to watch

[@kimkearney5419]

None of the panelists who were supposed to answer, said toilet. They said bed. So it should have been a tie.

[@hellomynameishello2159]

Here are the results from this week: Richard won giving away the most money at a total of $8,000. Charles came in second giving away $5,750, Gary gave away $1,000, and Brett gave away $500 i. an audience match. Richard also won for the most matches, matching a total of 13 times, Brett and Charles matched 10 times, Gary matched 9 times, Susan matched 7 times, and Joyce matched 3 times.

[@amandajstar]

Unforgettable was mine. And untouchable.

[@XMLarry]

Bernie is such a super salesman he once sold a frilly lace dress to Lassie

[@kevansf]

H/H match update and End-of-Week Recap: ... ~~~Today's action: After a technical mix-up requiring Ira Skutch's personal intervention, Gary's "toidy" propels our champion to her second win. Today's audience match question: "Un ________" (My thoughts: Cola*, -icycle, Unforgiven) -- *The 7-Up "Uncola" ads began in 1968... The celebs: Richard (dress), Gary (Cola), Charles (American) The choice: Cola The answers: American, Decided, Cola Our new champion scores the top answer with Gary's suggestion this time. For the H/H, she picked Richard last time, but they didn't match. Who will she choose This time? My guesses: Richard 75%, Gary 15%, Charles 5%, someone else 5%. She Sticks with Richard. He has matched 19 of his 56 most recent attempts (33.9%). More recently, he has matched twice in his last 13 attempts. Today's H/H question: "Pinball _______ " (My first thought is Pinball Wizard, but I'm not sure if that's an anachronism or not. Pinball machine might be more generic. -- edit: "Pinball Wizard" appeared on the Who's 1969 rock opera album "Tommy." The Elton John version came out in 1975. -- I'll stick with Wizard.) Richard comes up with an answer right away. Watching him write doesn't provide much in the way of clues, as both wizard and machine are similar in length anyway. He glances at Joyce as he files his card. The contestant says "Machine." That's probably the best answer. She gets a decent round of applause. Richard does his fakeout, talking about "Wizard," but he reveals "Machine"! Richard scores his 218th H/H match today. ~~~The Week that Was: A pretty decent H/H week overall! We again had six question (two on "Tuesday"), but this time we had three winners. The bright spot was seeing three different stars having a chance to play this week. --- Richard 2/4, Gary 0/1, Charles 1/1 Quickly recapping this week's panelists: Richard's overall score ended the week at 40.8% for the third consecutive time. Charles scored a win, bumping his accuracy score up from 51.6% to 52.4%, which is the highest score of all celebs with "mature" stats. (Orson Bean, Gary Burghoff, Jo Anne Worley, and Joyce Bulifant all currently have higher accuracy scores, but those scores are based on very limited data.) Speaking of Gary, he finally got to add to his data by playing again, but his miss brings his score to 71.4% (5 wins in 7 attempts). Brett sat idle with her slim lead (41.2%) over Richard. Joyce didn't get a chance to play either, and so ends the week still locked in a seemingly forever tie with Jo Anne Worley (retired from the program) at 75% (3 wins in 4 attempts). Susan Sullivan also didn't play the H/H. She will return for two more weeks down the road. ~~~Looking ahead to next week, it's all familiar faces as our trusty regulars are joined by: -----Semi-regular Betty White, returning after two weeks off for her 44th week (of 75). Betty has a 50% success rate in the head-to-head (tied with Fannie). -----Orson Bean, finally back after too long an absence. We last saw him in 686-690, and this will be his 12th week (of 16). Orson rules the H/H leader board with an amazing 100% success rate in the head-to-head, but he has only played 4 times... -----And rounding out next week's panel is Mary Wickes, making her fifth week of Match Game appearances (of 14 total). She last played in 846-849, and has yet to be chosen for the head-to-head. ~~~Finally, 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). TIE: (*)Jo Anne Worley - 75% (3 wins in 4 attempts). TIE: Joyce Bulifant - 75% (3 wins in 4 attempts). Gary Burghoff - 71.4% (5 wins in 7 attempts). Charles - 52.4% (33 wins in 63 attempts). TIE: Betty - 50.0% (19 wins in 38 attempts). TIE: Fannie - 50.0% (13 wins in 26 attempts). Jo Ann Pflug - 44.4% (8 wins in 18 attempts). Brett - 41.2% (28 wins in 68 attempts). Richard - 40.8% (218 wins in 534 attempts). Bert Convy - 33.3% (5 wins in 15 attempts). *These stats include every head-to-head match from episode 1 through 865, 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!") -- Also, note that episode 849 was never produced.

[@9patriko]

The name of the film.was not Pinball Wizard it was Tommy. The song in it was Pinball Wizard

[@dagdogg]

AND The Who did the song.

[@aidadador8383]

The Sargeant should be asked to return 👍🤞👏😇🤗👍

[@scottm.franklinnc7942]

Joyce Bulifant ... ❤ your so beautiful, even today and silly as ever. 9mm

[@FlamingoKicker]

How ironic that Gene thought Rock Hudson was a he-man? If he only knew.

[@dannyhill8797]

not many people did - at least not for another nine years...

[@ccbsnyc]

Oh, I don't know. It sounded like a throwaway comment. Gene Rayburn was not in the film industry and not a Hollywood person at all - his roots were back east.

[@jacobestevez7570]

Gene knew as did most of Hollywood

[@garfield2439]

They all knew

[@LVSignChick]

The interchanges here suggest that if they didn't know, they suspected...

[@threed75]

Ahh the 70s with all the cute chicks wearing Farrahs big fluffy hair style!

[@ts.elliot5870]

And the dudes said chicks!

[@7b7BenGazing]

I would’ve said Superman too.

[@donaldleroy6502]

This musta been when 7-up started their uncola ad campaign. I 💘 Joyce, wish she woulda written down one chin

[@donaldleroy6502]

@@jackiwheeler6963 it sounds vaguely familiar, but after forty five years it's a bit fuzzy

[@donaldleroy6502]

@@jackiwheeler6963 never actually saw one, which is kinda odd considering I practically lived in a novelty store at the local mall. The store is actually still in business but as you know NOTHING is anywhere near as good as it was, don't mean to be negative though, take care Jacki

[@patcrites5274]

I thought they had the wrong celebrities playing to start the show

[@noampitlik2332]

"One facelift."

[@markkonzerowsky8871]

8:03 Gene hands down a Brett-smack!

[@greglauer]

I hate to admit, but this made me laugh...about time he did this.

[@mikehunt4986]

Seriously! What the hell was her problem? She was like a child on Match Game! Constantly starving for attention!

[@proud_brettsomersfanclub8687]

They were good friends. Good grief you people are so dumb.

[@kristabrewer6736]

@@mikehunt4986 We know you guys still do this just to get a thumbs up 🙄 At least most of us in these comments LIKE Brett; that's all I care about :)

[@mikehunt4986]

@@kristabrewer6736 You need psychiatric help.

[@ts.elliot5870]

Gene Ratburn proved the laugh track for his own show.

[@Golbez1991]

8:42 She looks awfully similar to the belly dancer who won 5 grand in '75.

[@beckydutra6543]

It is her. That's totally her. Her and her sister are totally different

[@beckydutra6543]

I was trying to remember if her sister came on before this one or after, because Gene and the others don't seem to remember her at all.

[@feudfan55]

That’s her in the flesh.

[@rockaway2k]

Goodnight, Joyce! Get some rest. You and the bad answers are tired!!

[@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii]

Is it bad that I would have got a match with Zsa?

[@grapplergirl10]

thetony458 that was my first thought too

[@Imnotyourmamaluke]

thetony458, Zsa was my first thought, too. Then I figured no one would say it and went with husband.

[@danstone8783]

They made a film about the life of Joyce Bulifant. It was titled "A ________Mind".

[@jjryan1352]

I can't think of anything.

[@byte01010101me]

neither could she

[@rockaway2k]

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[@danstone8783]

@@rockaway2k Circle gets the square

[@rockaway2k]

@@danstone8783 LOL

[@XMLarry]

They just invented a living bra made out of cowhide. Touch it and it gives milk

[@Imnotyourmamaluke]

Lol, great answer! I didn't even think about that one. In fact, I thought moo is the only answer then the chick on the end said chews, which is stupid, straight up! Whoever sits on the end is a subversive player. At this point I think they were "encouraged" to be. Patti was the worst. I can't stand her. Not even a little bit.

[@johnalang]

A very rare mistake

[@jjryan1352]

Not from the technical side. The show was riddled with technical problems.

[@CousinOresama]

Most shows would have edited it out.

[@Okiedokie595]

Brett! Hate!

[@amandajstar]

Only one ex-husband was mine.

[@rockaway2k]

Ditto. I said/thought the same thing.

[@amandajstar]

'Gives milk' was my answer.

[@beckydutra6543]

They should bring Sgt. contestant back. She may have tied with her other question

[@ericsloss3963]

I came here because of the Rock Hudson line. I would be curious if Gene knew or not. Seems like it was well known fact in Hollywood. Just like I am sure Brett knew that Fannie was gay, but insisted on playing the game that she was very straight. Fascinating times.

[@sdlively27]

Tee hee, happy birthday Gene.. ;0)

[@georgemaster1838]

Would 've loved to get a CNR impersonation from Gary.

[@kristabrewer6736]

He was good at those!

[@branagain]

It seems like people don’t like Joyce. The other panelists are mean to her and they never let her plug her show “Big John, Little John.”

[@pencils812]

I watched an episode of her show. They are on KZbin. It was not very interesting.

[@briansk8362]

Sandy had nice teeth

[@ts.elliot5870]

Gorgeous smile!

[@ronmoser1967]

The champ looks just like my HS girlfriend.

[@cantalope67]

Is Gary Burghoff was half as fun as he thought it was he still wouldn't be funny

[@noampitlik2332]

Well, he was on top of the world in those days.

[@pencils812]

During an episode while he was covering for Charles, he said he was doing a benefit show for a friend in need. That was nice.

[@kristabrewer6736]

Yea, Gary was great!

[@donaldleroy6502]

@@pencils812 I've only seen a couple of episodes where I thought he was a little hard to take, at least he wasn't mean spirited as mclean stevenson

[@pencils812]

@Donald Leroy oh I agree. When Gary first took over for Charles, he acted like a 5 year old. It was annoying. But McLean is a total ass. He actually made fun of the young man who was called The Elephant Man in one episode. Not one shred of decency.

[@musicloverme3993]

They just invented a living bra made out of cowhide. Touch it and it MOO-VES.

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

They had a BIG skip in the middle. I guess this was to compensate for the time taken to redo the question.

[@KevinPare]

For the cow-hide bra question, I expected someone to say, 'gives milk.'

[@MollieFrieWeevilGenius]

It took me watching several episodes and wracking my brain, but I finally figured out who she reminded me of! Is it just me, or does contestant Sandy look an awful lot like actress Amy Rosoff? www.imdb.com/name/nm1339850/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t19

[@jessechristian8665]

Brett was running her mouth so much Gene FINALLY told her to shut up (in so many words). I've watched almost all of these shows and I've really started to hate these people. Gene is cool, but the rest are bunch of obnoxious peacocks vying for the stupidest answers (Joyce Bulifant). Why do our great military men *ALWAYS* lose? Something ain't *kosher* if you know what I mean.

[@kristabrewer6736]

Most of love Brett, so I'm ok with the haters :)

[@dorinriki]

They lose because they don't play the game well.

[@lynskyrd78]

😂😃😄😅😆

[@janejayne8152]

Does Joyce purposefully give those dumb answers ? or . . .?

[@randydellinger2996]

She’s a blond.

[@jjryan1352]

Chair 6 is the silly/goofy position.

[@pencils812]

She does.

[@kristabrewer6736]

Patti's an airhead (I mean a red head); what's her excuse?

[@patcrites5274]

Do you have any proof that she gives the answers on purpose

[@adamfox9245]

Stop showing the winner's in the preview windows! Thanks

[@patcrites5274]

And yet you are still watching & commenting on these shows

[@garfield2439]

Lost because of Joyce