Match Game 73 Episode 12

[@crystalheart9]

Love Charles Nelson Reilly. Thanks so much for uploading this show I am watching a marathon and enjoying every minute of it.

[@LynxSouth]

I agree. Charles Nelson Reilly was one of the two players who really "made" the game for me, whose absence always left the panel lacking.

[@louistenore3876]

the good ole days of daytime television

[@dorothy1]

I liked Bert Convoy. Nice smile good host of tattle tales.

[@nestorsuan2182]

Bert is a very good celebrity! Always enjoyable Bert in every game...

[@janejayne8152]

Fern's slacks could give Gene's plaid suits a run for their money ! Bell-bottoms, wowza.

[@jamesage24]

Those were the loudest slacks I've ever seen!

[@Johnthemusicguy]

I think this is the episode that marks the true beginning of the match game we know and love.

[@mapleleaf0]

Interesting how the show was getting its sea legs at this point. Questions aren't as "cute" in their wording, and the panel is still figuring out how naughty to be and what kinds of answers are likely to make matches. And no one knew how good Richard was. He seems to still be figuring out the game, too.

[@mapleleaf0]

And were they afraid of insulting real people so they just used "John" and "Mary" for every question?! Glad they didn't stick with that too long.

[@christopherdunne7848]

As someone who actually viewed the old 1960s version of Match Game, John & Mary (along with little Johnny) were pretty much the only names! Also back then were Family Feud-esque questions...see the 1964 Match Game videos on KZbin for an example.

[@snowden67]

I wish Gong Show Jaye P. would have said something befitting that persona in reply to Charles "going deeper than a friend".

[@MatthewTheMattam]

Actually, Betty White appeared on the 1973 pilot(s) of that Match Game version.

[@tomitstube]

7:16 gene talks contestant dinah out of her answer, one that jaye p. matched. (you can hear jaye p. in the background go "ohhhhhh" when she changes her answer) probably led to the rule that whatever is said first is the answer. lol, you hear also brett in the background, "oh my god."

[@LynxSouth]

She said, " *He* didn't have *his* pants on," when the question was about Mary putting *her* (blank) on. It was proper for Gene to tell her that her answer didn't match the question. She could still have said "her pants".

[@deknight1965]

If I could have been a contestant as a child, I would have chosen Jaye P. Morgan instead of Richard Dawson for the Super Match, even though I liked Richard as a comedian. Jaye P. was a hunk of woman who launched me into puberty...

[@michaelnivens6267]

Jaye P. instead of Brett

[@ritanigaglioni6925]

Dewayne E Knight y

[@dmnemaine]

The show livened up when Charles and Brett came in. The first two weeks of the show were a bit dull.

[@der22672]

I agree with Brett. I thought "age" was a shoo-in. And the sergeant was right about mother-n-law. I said that to. Surprised at least one of the guys didn't say that.

[@der22672]

So I'm looking through the list of '73 episodes, and it looks like there are no more from this week? Darn. And it looks like there are several more that were skipped as well. That's unfortunate.

[@ricki21225]

der22672 I've been watching a lot of these match game shows lately & it seems like they've only been showing only 2 consecutive shows, then you have to jump to another show.

[@der22672]

That's what I've discovered as well ricki. Unfortunately the week that was coming up, had Bert Convy, Brett, Nipsey, Jo Ann Pflug, Richard, and Ann Elder was skipped entirely. I do believe that was Brett's first time in what would be her regular seat.

[@dannyhill8797]

more consistency can be found under other posters - such as Sam Mitchell..i usually type the year (along with the show's name) and episode number i'm looking for..that reveals a lot more --- sometimes, but it's worth the effort....

[@Smokr]

I see it only took two weeks for the question writers to catch on to the gutter comedy leaning. The first two weeks were pretty clean.

[@pressureworks]

Dinah !!!! WOWAH WEEEWAHHHHH!!!!

[@wolfyhound]

When you upload these, could you tell what is written on the cards any of the celebrities hold up in the beginning? Can't read them usually. Thanks for uploading them either way!

[@alexkotas7486]

Sure! Although I am not the uploader. In this one Richard Dawson holds up his own version of the CBS logo at the time.

[@wattsjetton3027]

Panelists: 1. Bert Convy 2. Jaye P. Morgan 3. Charles Nelson Reilly 4. Brett Somers 5. Richard Dawson 6. Betty White

[@770WT]

Upper Crust

[@alexkotas7486]

Where's episode 7? Broken tape,MatchGameProductions?

[@dannyhill8797]

musta drove GR *nucking futts* having to say the same thing through every single MG episode, AND maintain those levels of enthusiasm....

[@LynxSouth]

*driven That was his job. In interviews, he said it was lots of fun.

[@770WT]

The amazing JP Morgan .

[@nohandle62]

The resolution was terrible on this one.

[@user-xb1lm7wl5w]

I would have said pants for the last Dinah answer.

[@FlamingoKicker]

I was surprised to hear them using gay way back in 1973. I suppose it was common usage even then but I thought it was a term that came into use alittle later.

[@brookehanley3659]

Phil Adams No

[@jenniferclark9842]

+Phil Adams Way-back-when, "gay" and "queer" had different meanings. The former meant "happy" and the latter meant "peculiar" or "strange".

[@brookehanley3659]

Yes, at that time the word was starting to be more openly used to refer to a homosexual. It definitely was a known term for them in the seventies. And yes gay back then could still mean very happy.

[@alexkotas7486]

I thought gay meant both at some point.

[@LynxSouth]

It was just starting at this time, to the best of my recollection. California and the entertainment industry used the term earlier than others. It really upset the women who were named Gay(e).

[@jadenmuniz8817]

Ident: Conveyor Belt (8 seconds)

[@pressureworks]

SAM still Liked to........ BLANK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@soulfourger]

It’s disappointing that Richard Dawson chose to be homophobic after the “Gay” answers given. On Family Feud, there was a celebrity Black man whose turn it was and he said jokingly(I paraphrase), “Don’t kiss me, people might talk.” Richard Dawson leaned in and gave him a peck on the lips and said, “Let them talk.” So his homophobic response takes me aback. Gay is “ill”, but you’ll kiss a man on national television at your choice? And they say /we’re/ confused lol

[@alexkotas7486]

Michael Jackson should've been on this show when he had a chance.

[@ge484]

haha, all these people taping show illegally...not me...

[@willg4802]

horrible video quality

[@nancytunis7472]

What's with the non-constant light? Can't stand it. I'll listen from the other room. Somebody is trying to ruin this episode. I've seen it before, and it was fine before!

[@nohandle62]

Jaye is as obnoxious with that laugh as Kaye.