Match Game 73 (Episode 82) ("Our Pets")

Funny opening with Patti Deutsch, Richard Dawson, and Betty White. Today's Panel: Jim Backus, Brett Somers, Nipsey Russell, Patti Deutsch, Richard Dawson, and Betty White

[@sergtchannel]

Love how Jim Backus kills it every time with his Mr Maggo voice. Love that character and cartoon!

[@annika_panicka]

And don't forget him as millionaire Thurston Howell on Gilligan's Island

[@Tre404]

Magoo

[@Tre404]

@@annika_panicka ... or as Judge Bradley Stevens on "I Married Joan."

[@katherynemero9355]

"if at first you don't succeed, give up. Don't keep trying to be silly about it." Richard Dawson kills me.

[@zephyr2731]

Ah, Jim Backus! Love it!

[@charlesdianekelley5465]

I really love Betty Whites' 'John Sultan" attempt.

[@mlchc9004]

She got loads of laugh there ... lol

[@randydellinger2996]

Gene’s tie: count up how many times you see it over the next few years.

[@peekaboots01]

Betty white is so adorable.

[@bannedheretic2971]

Love Betty White's blouse.

[@dakotareeves3939]

Original airdate: November 6, 1973 on CBS Daytime

[@todddepue681]

8:00 after "dog" is revealed in top spot, Betty White sits there adorably puzzled by the fact she didn't say it! LOL animal lover that she is!

[@elizabethvasquez3618]

I've never seen Jean backus so cool! Elizabeth 😇

[@elizabethvasquez3618]

Jim I meant

[@robg5209]

Emmy looked like she could star in a Hitchcock film.. so cute!

[@williamhackett3736]

We love you Mr Magoo

[@casplundk]

This is the last episode in the Buzzr package of Match Game 73.

[@MatchGameProductions]

No it's not. It's Episode 56. That's all they go up to.

[@ShortyGirl63]

What’s a buzzr package??

[@storylass9071]

wow. clear picture, thanks

[@scdevon]

This whole library is in an amazing state of preservation after nearly 50 years or whenever the tapes were transferred. Priceless footage from the vaults.

[@mittens4kittens435]

"Kermit" - this must be pre-Muppet Show?

[@amysmith2265]

Have you ever counted how many times Gene asks 'are you ready? ' Must have been a nervous gesture.

[@geneburn5769]

Just trying to make sure he has their undivided attention to hear the question since so getting talking to each other or of course Brett who doesn't listen the first time anyway so Gene has to said the question again for her..

[@kevansf]

There are times when he asks the same contestant *twice* if they're ready.

[@johnblossom8447]

Myron looks like he could be related to Rutger Hauer or Mads Mikkelson.

[@jjryan1352]

So odd, who would ever wonder if King Kong or the Jolly Green Giant is sexier?

[@40bpaula]

Exactly.

[@stellarjay3314]

"Betsy Ross?" Back into your bottle, Brett.

[@annika_panicka]

Lol. Was she throwing another barb at American treasure Betty White? I wasn't really paying attention, but I know Brett is jealous of the Golden Girl-to-be who has now gone platinum.

[@annika_panicka]

Oh - she said it twice in this episode, or perhaps once in the previous one, then in the HAIRCUT round. Again, I wasn't really paying attention. I should probably rewind but I'm too lazy.

[@geneburn5769]

@@annika_panicka Don't know why they are friends..

[@mlchc9004]

@@annika_panicka Brett’s is very jealous , she’s got plenty to be envious about. Betty is a gem

[@annika_panicka]

@@mlchc9004 Totes, and it's blatant and sad. Long live the beautiful and brainy Betty White! Have you seen that semi-recent documentary on her? She was one of the first female producers in TV and much, much more.

[@tomitstube]

"king kong is much {sexier} than the jolly green giant". whaaaa? an ape is sexier than a green man... i could understand if it was shrek, but what would a deep psycho analysis reveal about this revelation?

[@annika_panicka]

Lol - it's The Match Game - it all happens very quickly and in varying states of inebriation. Here's a fun factoid from an article I found online: (I'll paste the link to the whole thing below it.) " THE EPISODES WERE FILMED MARATHON-STYLE, OVER A SINGLE WEEKEND. No wonder the panelists often seemed a bit tipsy as their answers grew more outrageous-they frequently were. Rayburn lived on Cape Cod, Massachusetts and flew to Los Angeles every two weeks on Friday, and then the cast and crew proceeded to tape 12 shows over the weekend. With such an exhaustive schedule, the panelists (and host) tended to imbibe a bit during the lunch break … and the dinner break. (Depending upon what time of day the episode was taped, the Styrofoam cup a cast member was seen sipping from was frequently filled with vodka instead of water.) Despite his onscreen demeanor, however, Dawson did not indulge; his beverage of choice was always coffee. The cast never appeared to be outright bombed, but they were decidedly “looser” in some episodes…" (Side note: I'm pretty sure Dawson was legit sloshed [or high] quite a few times. Even the finest actors have a hard time portraying drunkenness convincingly. Either and any way, he was probably my favorite panelist, if I were forced to choose. He was my $500 choice. That leaves me two more.) mentalfloss.com/article/82089/11-fun-facts-about-match-game

[@geneburn5769]

@@annika_panicka Some of the female actress on the panel have said that Richard did drink and had some in the styrofoam cup during tapings.. Probably not alot but I have read that..

[@sdlively27]

@@annika_panicka Richard has said he didn't drink so he had coffee in his cup. It says in MG101 that they had a one cocktail at the lunch break after taping 3 shows to looser them up but I don't think anyone was drunk but were professional who wouldn't want to be seen as drunk on film while looking for other work in the business that that what Patti D said as well. Patti said they were a walking party sober already.. I had read that Gene didn't drink, and told Bret in 702 that he didn't because of a ongoing med condition but in TMGR said he cut back on drinking the 80's so I don't know as the book was written way after Gene had past. After so long and most of the them have gone wouldn't they not tell the truth but who knows.. ;0)

[@Zebrails]

Did "Half-Baked" mean the same back then as it does now, Betty?

[@staciebonner4919]

What does "Our pets" have to do with this episode? BTW, LOVE Jim Backus, may he Rest in peace.

[@jools01]

at the start/intro Patti, richard, and betty’s cards.

[@devinsymonds1602]

Serious question: was The Muppet Show on the air in 1973? Because that Kermit question made me think about that.

[@dannyboyy8465]

The Muppet Show did not begin until Jan 1974.

[@LynxSouth]

I thought of Kermit the Frog, too. The Muppet Show wasn't on TV yet, but Kermit had already been around a long time and was a star on _Sesame Street_ (since 1969) to the point that, by 1973, there were jokes about him.

[@scdevon]

Kermit was very well known from Sesame Street by 1973.

[@40bpaula]

Under Da Sea!!! half assed (My Mama's favorite saying.) Huh! King Kong is more sexier than The Jolly Green Giant!?! Whatever.

[@skylite5329]

bigger or better looking than the jolly green giant

[@katherynemero9355]

I prefer it with just the blank. He's blanker than. My friend is blanker than yours. That's funny.

[@bannedheretic2971]

Gene Rayburn was so cute.

[@mickeymouse2able]

And seemed like a really nice person

[@jools01]

17:33 oh betty 😂

[@ShortyGirl63]

He looks like a Myron.

[@rafaelsolorzano700]

I like the teacher,she's pretty.

[@JT-lt5gr]

She seems like one of the best players I've seen, on a consistent basis. She did have one bad answer, but she is usually on it with the best answer. She would make a good panelist.

[@ScaryPsychobabble]

I thought of her as timeless. No different hairstyle or clothes than might be seen today.

[@lisadiconti]

Thanks for the upload. Could you change the thumbnails so they don't show the contestants who won? It takes away the fun of watching when you already know who won.

[@sdlively27]

On this date in 1918, Joey Bishop was born..

[@mlchc9004]

Good job MG for moving Brett’s to the upper tier.

[@Sheee211]

John Sultan? Will you buy that?

[@skylite5329]

watch the movie

[@leadcloud8290]

Husbands, or bathrooms ... which they love equally.

[@mittens4kittens435]

Is this the first time Gene kisses the woman in the lower tier seat closest to him?

[@jamesage24]

He kissed Fanny Flagg sitting in that spot on an earlier episode.

[@Echognomics101]

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[@skylite5329]

empty

[@l.a.gothro3999]

Brett Somers is my spirit guide.

[@katherynemero9355]

"I never would have thought a nice lady like that would have said that answer, so I thought I would." That's what you get for deciding someone looks like they wouldn't say a certain thing.... She's married. Even if she wasn't, she knows what's going on. It feels almost logical to me: get drunk, tango in the nude. Actually, this lady has a great skill for this game.

[@annika_panicka]

Lol - I think it's because she's an elementary school music teacher more than that she looks prim and speaks softly

[@sdlively27]

Free spirit buttlefly flying.. ;0) ROFL! Another fine episode! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Gene! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Patti! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Betty! ;0) Hand mic not on stand again.. ;0) Son just going on.. ;0) ROFL! Love ya Jim! I love Mr Mugur.. ;0) bowling.. Dancing.. John..Bett and Brett beat Richard! ;0)

[@kentetalman9008]

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[@ifiwereamatchgamepanelist6779]

Rick-Williams, round 2, question B: "Pretty soon they'll be tangoing *with* the TOILET, but right now they're trying to tango *in* it." Question A: (just holding up the card, probably) HECKLE Super Match, part 1: GOD Part 2: NELSON Williams-Nissley, round 1, question A: "I went a little more general: GLAND TREATMENT." (Bzzt!) Question B: "Well, you see, she shouted so loudly when they were ARGUING…" (Bzzt!) Round 2, question B: "You ever see fifty women all competitively primping at once? You've got to have more than one COMB." (Bzzt!) Question A: "And here I thought I finally had a Josephine Williams answer I didn't mind giving. SEXIER, of course!" (Bzzt!)

[@pencils812]

Brett gets nasty to Betty. And I'm surprised they didn't match shave and haircut after what was allowed in the last episode.

[@kristabrewer6736]

A Haircut and a shave is EXTEMELY different. I get a haircuts, but you'd never catch me getting a shave. And Brett and Betty are really good friends

[@jamesage24]

@@kristabrewer6736 "A haircut and shave is EXTREMELY different." Then from last episode, whale and fish same. Krista Brewer logic.

[@kristabrewer6736]

@@jamesage24 what?

[@jamesage24]

@@kristabrewer6736 I have a theory. I think you were once a contestant on Family Feud and for whatever reason Richard Dawson did NOT kiss you. And you've been upset with him ever since.

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