Match Game '78 - Hope Lange -

Episode #1231
Celebrities: Gary Burghoff, Brett Sommers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Hope Lange, Richard Dawson, Patii Deutsch

[@ericsamuelson5656]

The Hope Lange connection here. Charles Nelson Reilly co-starred with her in The Ghost & Mrs Muir as he held the card "Welcome Mrs Muir". Hope Lange was an assistant when Gene Rayburn hosted The Sky's the Limit on WRCA-TV in the mid 50s.

[@ChrisBakerauthor]

Hope and Charles were both on _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_.

[@C_Muir]

They were both great on The Ghost & Mrs. Muir!

[@bethbartlett5692]

This was one of the best gameshows, adored Gene Rayburn, and the energy of the group was special.

[@hendersonchap6725]

Gene seems slurry and buzzed here. I loved this show. I remember watching these with my mother in the 70's. They were all so friggin' crazy and funny!

[@ricobhi]

Was this taping before or after dinner? 😂

[@jk1138]

It looks like Brett gives the finger at 5:21.

[@C_Muir]

Ha! I didn't even notice that. It certainly does.

[@cynthiaennis3107]

Oh yeah she did! Lol!

[@kevinjdoherty2940]

Yup.

[@jennygreen3994]

there is no San Francisco Bridge.. it's the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge

[@freddyfurrah3789]

Whoever directed this should have been FIRED.

[@mukbangsareawesome6335]

Holy olive green fridge in an orange kitchen, Batman! This is the most 70s show in the history of the 70s! Haha

[@chumbersdee]

Gene Rayburn was frickin awesome!

[@C_Muir]

He was!

[@johnmrenko9907]

C. Muir you right

[@bethbartlett5692]

Agreed

[@kristabrewer9363]

of course she chose to go with saint Richard lol. Sanfrancisco earthquake? SERIOUSLY

[@LarryTaint-qn8pd]

That was such a crock. The panel didn't give one good answer and neither did the audience that gave those stupid answers. What about "The San Francisco Treat"? "The San Francisco Giants"? "The San Francisco 49er's"? Come on! The San Francisco Bay and Bay Bridge? I call bullshit. Their audience polls are as skewed as political polls.

[@tomjones7089]

Gene was excellent. 👨 👍

[@cheyennemauritz9911]

Cmon Brett closet really

[@cheyennemauritz9911]

Brett is annoying

[@FanofBewitched]

Thanks for posting this and you posted it on my birthday! :D

[@C_Muir]

Happy Birthday!! Be on the lookout for the other episodes from this same week. I was able to upload 2 today. I should have the other 3 up later in the week.

[@FanofBewitched]

Thank you :) Okay, can't wait to see them! I also hope to have a new chapter posted for my fanfiction....I just have to write it first lol.

[@trevorpanno5371]

If Marge had said bed, she would have achieved another tie.

[@C_Muir]

True

[@trevorpanno5371]

I heard Brett talk before Gene did @ 8:44.

[@bannedheretic2971]

I realize that this was a totally different long ago era...however, Gene's "tradition" of greeting new female celebrity panelists by taking out his Binaca breath spray and kissing them on the lips comes across as disrespectful at best, assaultive at worst. I wonder how many of those women went along with the "tradition" but inside their minds they were really uncomfortable, even disgusted? And Gene's wife, I wonder how she felt about it.

[@C_Muir]

It was a different era, but even so, it is uncomfortable to watch this kind of behavior in light of how things are now.

[@rah62]

Gene's wife was married to Gene for 56 years. I'm sure she was fine with his schtick - it paid the bills!

[@thomasmagnum3588]

The women contestants almost always kissed Richard too. Sexism goes both ways.

[@AD-yi3qz]

I can't stand gary burghoff, but it was nice to see Hope Lange here. Like Charles said welcome Mrs. Muir.

[@kristabrewer9363]

He may not have been great on Match Game, but he seems like a really nice guy

[@donnaschatz3063]

Why don't you like Gary Burghoff?

[@LarryTaint-qn8pd]

The cast of M*A*S*H didn't much care for him either. They called him "The Bulldog" and were happy to see him go. He's a lot like Brett Somers, a very abrasive person that tries too hard to be funny.

[@epaddon]

And nice how the camera then catches her reacting to the card.

[@blitzburghbilly7813]

SEXXXY PATTI DEUTSCH 🙋‍ and [ Hometown Pittsburgh Native ] .... CHANGED IT UP HERE ON THIS EPISODE, FROM: ( UPPER FRONTALS ) TO ( CHESTAL AREA ) Hahah ! .....

[@LarryTaint-qn8pd]

The object of the celebrities is to match the contestants and vice versa. But these people's egos are so gimungous they need to get the big laughs, fuck the contestant.

[@chuckfrost5624]

People use to watch this crap.

[@bethbartlett5692]

Oh yes and enjoyed it immensely, the Stars had such a quick witt. Richard Dawson was particularly stellar.

[@ricobhi]

It was the #1 show for like 3 years. Every people used to watch this!