Match Game 78 (Episode 1188) (Upset BLANK for $2500) (With Prize/Ticket Plug)

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

I had no idea that Johnny Olson was the announcer for the Jackie Gleason Show but now that I know that, I can hear him saying, "From the sun and fun capital of the world, Miami Beach, we bring you... The Jackie Gleason Show starring Jackie Gleason!"

[@kwdrm1]

"And awaaaaaaay we go!"

[@40bpaula]

No fair. Brett's throat should have counted. I've seen them do something like that before...just can't think of it right now. Boooo Boooooo

[@TreadwellJay]

While the contestants weren't the brightest, to be fair we are on a multi-episode run of rather poorly written questions.

[@leondillon8723]

Some questions are close to give-aways.

[@trevorpanno5371]

Richard Dawson changed from writing John Dean to Haldeman.

[@Maskatronn]

If anyone's curious about the Evel Knievel baseball bat thing en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelly_Saltman#Evel_Knievel_attack

[@josebro352]

I was. Thank you!

[@laurenewittmer2511]

Thanks! I was, too! 🏏😏

[@MensAsses33]

I very vaguely remember this. I was in high school

[@kevansf]

The MG writers sure thought about that story a lot-this is the third or fourth recent Evel Kneivel question where bat is the implied definitive answer.

[@kevansf]

H/H match update: ... ~~~Today's action: Such drama! Yesterday's program ended right in the middle of the second tie-breaker, so we start today with with our champion's question, and it's Ethel's odd-ball answer that saves our champion! On to the third tie-breaker! And the challenger draws a blank and strikes out with the entire panel. So our champion finally wins her fifth game thanks to Nipsey's "Nixon." *Today's audience match question: "________We Go"* (My thoughts: Here, It's off to work, And away) The celebs: Richard (and away), Fannie (here), Brett (off) The choice: Here The answers: Off, Here, And Away Ironically, after taking Richards's suggestions the last two times and scoring first zilch and then $100, today his suggestion is on top of the board. To recap, this is our champion's fifth Super-Match, but only her fourth H/H (due to the AM fail in 1186). She's chosen Richard all three times so far, and they matched on their second attempt. Of course she'll choose him again. Yawn. This is now King Richard's 60th consecutive H/H attempt. (No other celeb has played a head-to-head question since Fannie in 1132.) Stats: Richard has matched 150 of his 348 most recent attempts (43.1%), 89 of his last 208 attempts (42.8%), 42 of his past 100 attempts (42.0%), 28 of his past 73 attempts (38.4%), and 11 of his past 31 attempts (35.5%). His overall success rate is *42.2%* and this is his 826th attempt so far. For the sake of comparison: Charles has matched 34 of his 70 attempts (48.6%), Fannie has matched 16 of her 33 attempts (48.5%), Brett has matched 30 of her 71 attempts (42.3%), and Richard has matched 348 of his 825 attempts (42.2%). Nipsey has had 8 attempts without a match, and Ethel Merman has never played a H/H question. *Today's H/H question: "Upset________"* (Stomach. We should have the first H/H match of the week today!) The contestant looks happy with that question, and Richard quickly files his card without checking in with Fannie today. The champion comes up with the predicted answer. (I honestly can't think of anything else that's good.) Again, as predicted: "Stomach." Richard scores his 349th H/H match today. ~~~Here's our updated leader board showing the 11 celebs with at least 3 H/H matches, ranked by accuracy: (An asterisk before a celebrity's name signifies that she has "retired" from the show and her H/H stats are now complete.) (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). Betty - 50.0% (19 wins in 38 attempts). Charles - 48.6% (34 wins in 70 attempts). Fannie - 48.5% (16 wins in 33 attempts). (*)Jo Ann Pflug - 44.4% (8 wins in 18 attempts). Brett - 42.3% (30 wins in 71 attempts). (42.2535%) Richard - 42.3% (349 wins in 826 attempts). (42.2518%) Bert Convy - 33.3% (5 wins in 15 attempts). *These stats include every head-to-head match from episode 1 through 1188, excluding the missing/damaged/unavailable episodes: 31, 32, 33, 311, 312, 313, 324, 325, 645, 910, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, and 1030. *Also, note that episode 849 was never produced. (These stats do, however, include the H/H results of missing episode 968 as those results were revealed in episode 969. Note: There was no H/H in missing episode 1035, as we learn in 1036.)

[@davidbartel3795]

This episode was done when the film Superman which is now on DVD.

[@edwardlozano8807]

could be worse...he could have called her "Patty O'Furniture"...

[@laurenewittmer2511]

Lol... 😁😉😏

[@ottojones3162]

Anybody remember the '70s Honda motorcycle, the Scrambler?

[@laurenewittmer2511]

I LIKE your YELLOW 💛, Charles!

[@laurenewittmer2511]

Those "Ticket Plugs" always seem to show WOMEN... 🎫👩🤔

[@sdlively27]

Thank you Charles! ;0) I was hoping for no singing this week Brett.. grrr.. No response to Gene's answer this time.. ;0)

[@proud_brettsomersfanclub8687]

It was a joke. They were best friends and Brett and Ethel were best friends too. See first episode of this week.

[@kimandrews7186]

@@proud_brettsomersfanclub8687 Yeah but Ethyl could sing and of course Brett sucks!!!

[@lynskyrd78]

Does Brett know noboby likes her?

[@kristabrewer6736]

@@lynskyrd78 That is super HILLARIOUS since it's a well known FACT that most people on here LIKE her lol I just can't, for the LIFE of me figure out why you guys haven't grown up yet (oh well.... maybe someday)

[@abrahammorrison6374]

Upset was the name of a racehorse.

[@trainrecked]

If this was 2021 Match game edition, the star of the liars club (political edition) would had been DJT hands down

[@brendadion7868]

...they had to have been screening for empty-headed contestants

[@pencils812]

I wonder what the process was. Many people came from out of state. Maybe they did it over the phone.

[@laurenewittmer2511]

Meat Thermometer 🤷‍♀️

[@leondillon8723]

20:07)What is a TROAT? My answer was the stern quarters.

[@Golbez1991]

6:03 Sadly, Brett was wrong. :(

[@tomwills3801]

At this point, Gene was starting to get condescending towards the contestants..

[@joanrosseel5111]

Tom wills he was always that way

[@40bpaula]

I don't know. I've seen earlier eps when he was not just condiscending but down right rude.

[@pencils812]

He did that off and on.

[@sharondaniels5912]

Probably why he never won the Emmy that he wanted so badly

[@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]

Thank you Charles! ;0) I was hoping for no singing this week Brett.. grrr.. No response to Gene's answer this time.. ;0)