Match Game 76 (Episode 750) ("Watch Out For Man In Red Coat") (Panel Walkout!) (GOLD STAR)

[@Paul71H]

In my opinion, Mary Wickes' answer to the lion tamer question is one of the most memorable Match Game answers ever. I would give this episode a gold star for that answer alone (and for Richard's and Joyce's reactions)!

[@skipmoto3438]

Yes, that was one of the best answers ever!! Laughed hysterically

[@thebrinksf69]

Is everyone thinking of his dick head?

[@mrnmrsifl]

Dick Martin would have been proud of that one getting past S&P.

[@sheristewart3940]

Reminded me of Cary Grant's movie debut with Mae West.

[@MatchGameProductions]

Episode 755 is coming up next! It will have full end credits.

[@gerryu21220]

Any reason for skipping 751-754?

[@JRIJR75]

Mary Wickes is cracking me up! I love seeing her in a natural environment - not scripted.

[@kwdrm1]

Joey: "Red jacket and the white pants, and you blew/blue the opening!"

[@pencils812]

👍

[@sheristewart3940]

Joey is quick with the quips and they're hysterical.

[@paulbalares2307]

Gene is wearing a blue shirt, what about that?

[@MatchGameProductions]

Match Game 76 continues on, but what episode do you think is next? List what you think is next right here!

[@MatchGameProductions]

You will see in about an hour!

[@MatchGameProductions]

The Game Show Channel there wasn’t an episode 849. 846-850 only consisted of 4 episodes that week since they taped an extra MGPM

[@brandiegger8808]

Mary’s answer is my favorite Match Game answer of all time.

[@deanstrand4260]

Joyce: "Try the other one!"

[@janejayne8152]

Those cuff links were cool. Neat idea.

[@eddieafterburner]

7:39 The audience reacted to Mary’s clever (albeit suggestive) answer with more shaming shock, gasps, and disapproval than laughter. But give them infantile potty humor like “tinkle”, “boobs”, and “fannie”, and they’re falling out of their seats, unable to contain themselves. America in a nutshell.

[@pamhowden8161]

What a snappy dresser gene

[@tomitstube]

hilarious show, one of the funniest, we finally get to see earl.

[@deanstrand4260]

Earl looked somewhat like the contestant's husband, who they showed in the audience.

[@jjryan1352]

Legend has it Earl joined Richard to Family Feud and was behind the sign turning the matches. 🤣

[@pencils812]

@@jjryan1352 that would be something.

[@wmkyle1]

Gene brought Earl out a couple of years back. Earlier episodes of another year.

[@eddieafterburner]

@@wmkyle1 In EARLier episodes? Good one.

[@kevansf]

End-of-week H/H match recap: ... ~~~Today's action: Our champion's "cup" runneth over when it comes to the panel's answers to the tie breaker, and so she returns to the Super Match for her sophomore attempt at "over five thousand dollars." Today's audience match question: "The Three _________" (My thoughts: Bears, Musketeers, Blind Mice) The celebs: Joey (Bears), Charles (Little Pigs), and Brett (Sisters) The choice: Musketeers The answers: Stooges, Bears, Musketeers Our champ goes it alone and scores the top answer on the board! Last time she called on Richard for the H/H, but they didn't match. This time??? (It would be great if they did let Earl play the H/H!) Richard redux. He's matched three of his ten most recent attempts. Today's H/H question: "Sweat _______" (Yikes. The first thing that came to my mind was "Sweat hogs," which isn't too weird considering "sweathog" actor Ron Pallilo was recently on the panel (706-710), and the show ("Welcome Back, Kotter") was popular at the time. But, I think it may be too quirky a response. The trouble is, I can't think of a super-generic answer. Sweat stains? Sweat band? I give up. I'll just say sweat hogs and roll the video...) Richard writes quickly, and it looks like his answer has too many letters to be "hogs." He glances at Joyce as he files his card. Back to the champion. "Shirt," she says. Now that I hear it, it sounds obvious. I'm hoping she matches today, and it sounds like she has a good chance! ... Oh, wow! The audience only gives a lukewarm response to "shirt," and when Gene asks what they would say, "hog/s" seems to be the overwhelming answer! So maybe I wasn't so far off after all. Still, I think our champion has a better chance of matching Richard with "shirt." Let's see... It's "Shirt"! Richard scores his 180th H/H match today. ~~~ End-of-week H/H match recap: An ordinary week when it comes to the number of H/H rounds - 5 - but only two matches this time: Brett 1/3, Richard 1/2 Brett played two weeks in a row, and with two consecutive contestants, and matched with each of them, so a noteworthy achievement in her H/H stats, and she ends the week holding a respectable full-percentage-point lead over Richard in the H/H accuracy department. Speaking of Richard, his accuracy score has been hovering around 41% for weeks and weeks now, and I'm wondering if we've gotten to the point that he's played so much that his score will basically stop fluctuating (in other words, his stats have matured to the point that additional data won't significantly affect the result). Looking back over many weeks, it seems pretty typical of him to match 2 out of 5 times a week, which is 40%, so I don't see him suddenly moving higher, unless the H/H questions become simpler in the future. Looking at the remainder of the panel, by sitting out this week, Charles obviously maintains his (roughly) 10-percentage-point lead over his two co-regulars. Joey Bishop completed his third week (leaving 2 to go). Still no H/H action for him, although I have to say he's beginning to feel more like part of the panel, and has been called on for audience match suggestions a few times now. He's also matching a lot in the regular game. Mary Wickes ends her debut week already feeling like an old friend. She really gels with the panel and with Gene and with the whole vibe of the show, and her quirkiness doesn't interfere with her good game playing. No head-to-head experience yet, but she did get her first call to contribute a suggestion for the audience match. I can't wait to see her again. ~~~Looking ahead to next week, our three regulars will be joined by: -----Semi-regular Fannie Flagg, back after a 3-week "vacation." This will be her 42nd week (of 90). She retains a slight edge over Charles for the highest H/H accuracy rate of next week's panelists. -----Bill Daily, returning for his 5th week (of 15). He last visited in episodes 631-635 and he's matched in 2 out of 3 head-to-head questions - one more match and he moves up to the big leader board! (And yes, I realize that his accuracy score of 66.7% is technically higher than Fannie's, but I don't count scores based on fewer than 3 matches.) -----Rounding out the panel, we have the Match Game debut and farewell of Bennye Gatteys, another one-week-only celebrity guest panelist. ~~~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). 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). Fannie - 52.4% (11 wins in 21 attempts). Charles - 51.0% (27 wins in 53 attempts). Betty - 50.0% (18 wins in 36 attempts). Jo Ann Pflug - 44.4% (8 wins in 18 attempts). Brett - 41.9% (26 wins in 62 attempts). Richard - 40.9% (180 wins in 440 attempts). Bert Convy - 33.3% (5 wins in 15 attempts). *These stats include every head-to-head match from episode 1 through 750, 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!")

[@arielledavisson8172]

Delightful to see Brett (?) let some excellent comediennes have air time. Funny not barbed humor!

[@MatchGameProductions]

Anybody want to take a guess which episode is coming next now?

[@patryan3989]

Is it episode 7 from 73?

[@MatchGameProductions]

Pat Ryan sticking with 76 for right now :)

[@StLawrencePlace]

Match Game PM 2nd season?

[@StLawrencePlace]

...or Richard announcing he’s hosting family feud?

[@patryan3989]

@@StLawrencePlace I like your guess better.

[@briansk8362]

Heard Charles say, “Navel I guess” into the mic

[@XMLarry]

I just saw a flying saucer and it was really strange. On top the flying saucer was a flying nun

[@deanstrand4260]

I'm surprised that Mary Wickes didn't turn as red as Gene's coat, after what she said. The only thing I can possibly guess is that she didn't realize how much innuendo that remark had. I'm also surprised that the censors left it alone.

[@jjryan1352]

I think she understood. She wasn't a prude. I remember her character well from MASH.

[@pencils812]

She knew. Her facial expressions said it all.

[@nuwavedave]

@@jjryan1352 Check out Mary as Nurse Preen in 1942's "The Man Who Came To DInner" - a fabulously-barbed Christmas comedy, and her first film role.

[@brandiegger8808]

Mary knew exactly what she was saying. Hysterical

[@jenniferrichards9841]

Love that Richard came through for her, after chasing Earl back into his box.

[@jebronlames7789]

This was how great america was before obama started racism and set it back 200 years. Nipsey Russel, Red Fox, Sydney Poiteir, Sammy Davis Jr, Caseus Clay, Leu Allcinder, Lamont Sanferd. Great days back then

[@JWRogersPS]

President Obama did not start racism. His election brought all the hidden and festering racism in the right-wing out.

[@idlertire]

President Obama never started any racism. The racist just came out from under their rocks because he was black.

[@susanbezio1529]

She heard the panel say musketeers. That's not fair, the panel needs to shut up.

[@steveyounker7897]

I'm not sure what the writers were after on the "pirate" question. The new pirate's dog is "weird," but none of those things are strange for a dog to do, bury it, tinkle on it, chew it. "Saw" would certainly be weird, as most dogs can't operate hand tools, but it didn't match. Lousy question, guys.

[@eddieafterburner]

5:00 Joyce isn’t normally my cup of tea, but even I have to give it to her on that one

[@donaldleroy6502]

Although it's not pluralized, rear rhymes with ears

[@sdlively27]

Kind of a slow week this week but Richard pulled it out at the last moment to keep his title giving away 5,000 dollars in a head to head match for the regulars. Brett won with 12 matches and giving away 2,500 dollars in a head to head and audience match match for the regulars. Joy won for the semi regulars with 11 matches and giving away 600 dollars in audience match matches.

[@jerradriggs2884]

Wes is adorable!

[@sdlively27]

I am surprised no one comment about Charles saying navel before Gene went to get Linda's answer.. ;0) Well no one on stage heard either.. ;0) Does Gloria come back? ;0) nevermind.. ;0)

[@ddruxman3579]

I think people heard. There was an awkward silence for a split second and somebody tried to change the subject. And definitely the contestant heard it subliminally. How do I know? Because I was thinking nostrils, lolol :)

[@lja64]

I know it was a different time, but if you want to skip the cringe worthy creepy predatory Gene chasing skirts - skip to 1.5 minutes

[@randydellinger2996]

Three Blind Mice.

[@lesburns7395]

Three Amigos

[@hellomynameishello2159]

Here’s the results from this week: Richard won again at the last second giving away a total of $5,000. Brett came in second giving away $2,500. Joey came in third giving away $100 in an audience match. Brett won for the most matches at a total of 11, Joey and Charles each matched 10 times, Mary matched 8 times, Richard had 6, and Joyce had 5.

[@edwardlozano8807]

Actually there was no "The" in the title....en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(play)

[@DJRitty]

love the suit but the tie's a bit much

[@deanstrand4260]

He should have worn a nice blue tie. That would have really made Gene's suit stand out.

[@pencils812]

Flamboyant.

[@donaldleroy6502]

That IS fugly

[@patcrites5274]

If he on a plain white tie with the jacket and shirt it wouldn't be that bad

[@noampitlik2332]

Was that Brett who blabbed out the extra winning answer? Shameless.

[@sdlively27]

Yes, but Joey said it first I believe.. ;0)

[@kristabrewer6736]

@@sdlively27 Yes, but come-on now, you knew they couldn't go without blaming Brett

[@sdlively27]

Free red, white and blue spirit flying! ;0) ROFL! Another fine after dinner episode! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Gene! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Charles! ;0) ROFL! Love the entrances, silliness, voices, acting and the fun Gene! ;0) ROFL! Camera 1 moved too early in the intros.. ;0) But stay away from the bull ring! ;0) That smile and laugh.. ;0) Did Charles just say navel as his answer and the contestant said it as her answer.. Moss will get you for that and he is dead as a doornail, but he'll come back and haunt you! ;0) Navel! ;0) Hmm Did she get that answer from Charles? ;0) There are only 2 type of people who wear a coat like that and one is a bull fighter.. ;0) Well I was thinking that she was so attactive that you had to turn the knobs up so she could hear. boobs! ;0) Try the other one! ;0) I know that is why I sitting back Gene.. ;0) How are the rest of you put together? ;0) roar! ;0) Put his head in her mouth! ;0) OHH Mary! ;0) bury! ;0) pidle! ;0) It looked like a fire plug! :0) saw! ;0) cup! ;0) Well we aren't going to play with her so call Earl out! ;0) How are the mushrooms coming along? Be about 5 more minutes! ;0) camera in shot! :0)

[@sdlively27]

ROFL!! The beginning intro remind me of episode 80 where the plaid suit made it first appearance. The panelist did the same thing but say don't laugh at Gene.. ;0) Yup FREE SPIRIT REALLY FLYING AGAIN! ;0) Love ya Gene, not afraid to be different.. ;0) Yea just a week late thou.. ;0) 3 free spirit flying this week.. ;0) ROFL! Another good after dinner tapping episode but Gene be careful, you are going to get yourself in trouble again and you have been doing so well all season so far.. ;0) I believe, at this point, was the first time that Richard did a panel walkout, the other times he just sat there and watched.. ;0) Also I don't think they had a panel walkout since MG74.. ;0) The comedy team of Dawson and Rayburn ride again.. ;0) Hmm are those magic mushrooms Richard??? ;0)

[@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

[@richardwhite5633]

That is Mary Wickes