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1979 Bart Braverman Bill Daily Brett Somers Charles Nelson Reilly Eva Gabor Fannie Flagg Gene Rayburn Johnny Olson Match Game

MATCH GAME (syndicated)-September 13, 1979

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Host: Gene Rayburn
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Bart Braverman “Vega$”Brett SomersCharles Nelson Reilly
Eva GaborBill DailyFannie Flagg

GAME 2-Round 2:

Karen Curtis (West L.A., married for 7 mon., works for property management company) ($10,500)
John Wilson (Townsville, NC, after teaching for 7 years, has done traveling to Europe with a friend)

Both tied at 0-0

If you missed it, this match was painful. But John can end it with just one match.

B

If you can’t get that right…

Gene realizing B was played already.


John A: Nick said, “I could tell this was Popeye’s restaurant. When I walked it, ________ was on the table.”

John: SPINACH

  • Bart: SPINACH WIN!
  • Fannie spelled it “Spinich”, Brett and Bill said Olive Oyl

Despite the rough performance this time, Karen still has $10,500.

SUPER MATCH
________ THE CAR

Brett: My Mother
Bart: Start
Charles: Park
John: START

$100DRIVE
$250PARK
$500MY MOTHER

Brett gets the last laugh, while John gets stuck with parting gifts. We hope a better fate awaits our next two players

Jack Daniels (Providence RI, country radio DJ on vacation)
Isetta Seberhagen (Mt. Prospect, IL, flight attendant, married to “Super Man” Fred, 11 m.o. son Brett and another on the way)

GAME 1-Round 1:

Jack A: Nancy said, “When I go out in the sun, I really like to roast. That’s why before I go to the beach, instead of suntan oil, I put ________ all over my body.

Jack: Cooking Oil

GravyBarbecue Sauce!Gravy
CriscoButterBarbque Sause

Isetta B: Wally the Wise Guy said to Herbie “Your girlfriend is like a car in the slums. Everybody wants to ________ her.”

Isetta; Steal

STRIPFlatten Her TiresSTRIP
Fix Her UpSTRIP (Her Gears)Steal Her Hubcaps
Charles gives Brett the “Pathetic Answer Award-1979”

Round 2
John B: One nurse said to the other, “I think that new surgeon used to be a butcher. After he took out that patient’s liver, he ________ it.”

A quick country song from Fannie then…
Jack: Sliced

Chopped(Wrong Answer)* RIGHT!**
Chopped Cut it up
*Cooked it in chicken fat, chopped it, mixed in a little hard-boiled egg and put it on crackers
**Sliced it , weighed it, put it in a cardboard moisture-resistant tray and put cellophane over it and marked the price

Isetta A: Tom said, “This coffee is really terrible. It tastes like Joe DiMaggio cleaned his ________ in it.”

Isetta: Baseballs

Baseball GloveBaseball MittGLOVE
baseball batballs Baseball Glove

Back to the showers for Isetta until Jack’s Super Match first thing tomorrow. Another musical number from Fannie:

I’m getting old,
Sitting on this log,
Because my cat’s growing up
to be a dog.

Match Game is owned by Fremantle.

2002 2003 Meredith Vieira Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?(syndicated)-Date Unknown #3

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Host: Meredith Vieira

Comes right after a $32,000 Winner

HOT SEAT: David Yang (San Francisco, CA)

He’s an Associated Vice President for an Internet company, not hurt by the Dotcom bust. Definitely could use that big money though.

$100

According to superstition, garlic worn around the neck protects a person from which of the following?

A: WerewolvesB: Bad weather
C: VampiresD: Lasting relationships

D seems right but Dennis makes C his final answer…GOT IT!

$200

Which of these insects is closely related to the grasshopper?

A: LadybugB: Wasp
C: ButterflyD: Cricket

Final answer is D…RIGHT AGAIN!

$300

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong famously said, “The Eagle has” what?

A: FlownB: Landed
C: TriumphedD: Arrived

Docking in with B…it’s one small step to a million.

$500

In the Bible, God reveals himself to Moses in the form of a what?

A: Fruit treeB: Snake
C: Burning bushD: Golden calf

Dennis says C…HE DOES! “Or she does, I don’t know” (Mere)

$1,000

What credit card’s classic ads featured celebrities asking “Do you know me?”?

A: American ExpressB: MasterCard
C: VisaD: Diner’s Club

He’s not sure enough right now. Let’s turn to the audience!

  • A: 56%
  • B: 12%
  • C: 9%
  • D: 23%

His gut was telling him Visa, but he follows the crowd. They’re not always right…but they are this time.

$2,000

In 2001, Andre Agassi married what women’s tennis star in a private Las Vegas ceremony?

A: Lindsay DavenportB: Jennifer Capriati
C: Martina HingisD: Steffi Graf

Dennis remembers hearing this. He goes with D…”Love Love” IT’S RIGHT!

DAY 2-FRIDAY

It’s been the biggest week so far, with winnings of over $596,000! If Dennis gets his share, he hopes to open “The Perfect Bar”, where all his buds can drink free all the time.

$4,000

The historic Ford’s Theatre is located in what U.S. city?

A: Washington, D.C.B: Chicago
C: PhiladelphiaD: Richmond

Dennis took a field trip and can see Ford’s Theatre in D.C.. Final answer is A…GOT IT!

$8,000

American tycoon Andrew Carnegie made his fortune in what industry?

A: OilB: Fur
C: SteelD: Real Estate

Must be Carnegie Steel. C is locked in…HE’S SHINING!

$16,000

What John Waters movie was adapted into a hit Broadway musical that opened in 2002?

A: HairsprayB: Cry Baby
C: PolyesterD: Pink Flamingos

Eileen (up to date with musicals and movies)

After a quick check, she goes with A. So does Dennis…NO DOUBT!

$32,000

A: SudraB: Kshatriya
C: VaisyaD: Brahman

Brahman is standing out somehow. But to be sure…

It leaves Kshatriya with Brahman.
David likes his guess more. D is his final answer…he must like WINNING!

$64,000

What type of animal is a snook?

A: BirdB: Fish
C: LizardD: Insect

“In school, they always said, when in doubt guess C” C it is…NOPE! B was the answer.

Still a lot of drinks he can buy with $32K

Who Wants to be a Millionaire? is owned by Embassy Row, a division of Sony Pictures Television.

2002 Meredith Vieira Uncategorized Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?(daytime)-Date Unknown #2

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Host: Meredith Vieira

HOT SEAT: Dave Kuschel (Minot, ND)

Meredith and Dave talk about the last contestant “a tough act to follow”. He was excited having been staying at the same hotel. Is there magic in the air?

$100

According to a popular nursery rhyme, who was “eating her curds and whey”?

A: Old Mother HubbardB; Little Bo-Peep
C: Little Miss MuffetD: Jenny Craig

Goes straight to C FINAL ANSWER…RIGHT!

$200

“Grease monkey” is slang for a person who works as a what?

A: MechanicB: Barber
C: Short-order cookD: Coal Miner

Dave went with a “grease monkey” moving his daughter and they went to audition for “Millionaire”. It’s A…”Thank goodness“

$300

Founded in Hawaii in 1851, the Dole Food Company began as a grower of what fruit?

A: PeachB; Watermelon
C: OrangeD: Pineapple

Final answer is D…THREE DOWN

$500

Which of these is an example of an oxymoron?

A: Golden opportunityB: Downward spiral
C: Living deadD; Change of heart

Dave locks in C…RIGHT AGAIN

$1,000

What 1970s TV series’ title character has the last name Morgenstern?

A: AliceB: Rhoda
C: MaudeD: Phyllis

Rhoda is his next final answer…ONE-THOUSAND SAFE!

A little more about Dave: He’s a bankruptcy lawyer and nicknamed “Koosh.”

$2,000

What sci-fi author wrote “Journey to the Center of the Earth” and “Around the World in Eighty Days”?

A: H.G. WellsB: Edgar Rice Burroughs
C: Jules VerneD: Ray Bradbury

His wife, Margaret, is a bookworm. To bad she’s in the audience. Can’t ask her directly but…

  • A: 25%
  • B: 10%
  • C: 63%
  • D: 2%

Dave was thinking Verne but needed some support. Now he makes it his final answer…THANK YOU AUDIENCE!

$4,000

Due to a controversy over nude photos, what state initially sent two women to the 2002 Miss America pageant?

A: TexasB: Colorado
C: IowaD: North Carolina

Not picking a favorite, Dave says it was D…FOUR GRAND

ONTO DAY 2

Backstage with the other contestants getting briefed, a little confetti fell. The group figured one of them must be going to win the million. Hester, the last contestant made it to $125,000.

$8,000

What animal is mentioned in the opening lines of the classic song “Mack the Knife”?

A: FoxB: Tiger
C: SharkD: Snake

Even though he’s weak in music, Dave remembers from college days a “Shark Bite”. C it is…”Hurry Up”…ALRIGHT ALREADY!

“I can imagine what you’d be like if we get higher”

$16,000

What retailer is known for its flexible work program aimed at Olympic Hopefuls?

A: Home DepotB: Wal-Mart
C: TargetD: Barnes & Noble

Now Meredith is pushing, so Dave quickly says A…GOT IT!

$32,000

What father and son won Academy Awards for the same movie?

A: Henry & Peter FondaB: Jason & Sam Robards
C: Walter & John HustonD: Kirk & Michael Douglas

Not wasting anytime…

Frank (Dave is sure he’ll know this)

“I was hoping it was a telemarketer”

But Frank is 100% sure. The Hustons for “Treasure of the Sierra Madre”. “I’m buying tonight”. C it is…AND IT’S 32K!

$64,000

“Nanuq” is the Inuit word for what animal?

A: SealB: Polar Bear
C: WolfD: Whale

He has a thought but…

Down to B or C.
Whew! He thought it was Whale. Now his final answer will be C…IT’S B

So Dave wasn’t the one on destiny’s side. At least he still has $32,000.

Who Wants to be a Millionaire? is owned by Embassy Row, a division of Sony Pictures Television.

1986 Hollywood Squares John Davidson

HOLLYWOOD SQUARES CORRECTION

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I forgot to check the rules from the first month of Hollywood Squares ’86. The third round wasn’t worth $1,000 at the time; it was $500. All posts have been updated.

1986 Charlotte Rae Heidi Bohay Hollywood Squares Jan-Michael Vincent John Davidson Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Little Richard Louie Anderson Lynn Redgrave Mike Connors Milton Berle Shadoe Stevens

THE NEW HOLLYWOOD SQUARES-September 23, 1986

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Host: John Davidson
Announcer: Shadoe Stevens

O DD Alton (2-Day Total: $2,500+Trip to Bahamas)
X Denny Despar (sales manager for a wine company, sorry he didn’t bring samples)

ROUND 1-Denny starts

1 Louie (appearing in Nashville and St. Louis at airtime): The big man is going to be cooking. We’ve provided him the ingredients and a bowl. Here’s the recipe:

  • 1 lb. Sugar
  • 1 lb. Butter
  • 1 lb. Flour
  • 1 lb. Eggs

This is a traditional recipe for What?
“Nell Carter”
Guess: Sugar Cookies
Denny agrees O (Pound Cake)
2 Little Richard “My Idol”: Controversy, Delirious, Let’s Go Crazy, Soft and Wet and I Wanna Be Your Lover are all hits from who?
“Pat Boone” (who does a bad “Tutti Frutti”)
Guess: Prince
DD agrees O
3 Milton to block: In addition to designing the Eiffel Tower, architect Gustav Eiffel also designed the framework for what other massive undertaking?
“Dom DeLuise’s Jockey Shorts”
Guess: The Statue of Liberty
Denny disagrees WRONG!
4 People used to consider it a sin, but today four times as many men and women are doing it than they did in 1970. Doing what?
“Eating a hot pastrami on white bread with mayonnaise.”
Guess: Living together without being Married
DD agrees WIN!

Secret Square: Trip to Ft. Lauderdale (Eastern; @ Diplomat)-Denny again

1 Louie “Pound Cake”: According to Ann Landers, it’s the one thing in life that never ever seems to work. What?
“A battery from K-Mart”
Guess: A Trial Marriage
Denny Agrees O (Diets)
2 Charlotte SECRET SQUARE: Julie Andrews starred in The Sound of Music. Who originated the part on Broadway? Is it Julie Andrews, Mary Martin or Mitzi Gainer?
Guess: Mary
DD agrees PACK YOUR BAGS AGAIN! (Value: $3,311)
Note: DeeDee starts 3-0 against an 0-3 again
3 Lynn to block: After 23 years, Merv Griffin says he’s going to stop doing it. Doing what?
“Eating for two” “Picking His Nose”
Guess: Smoking
Denny disagrees X (Ending his talk show)
4 Kareem (running Cranberry MCA Records): Some people think professional athletes are greatly overpaid,* but who do we consider to be more overpaid. Baseball or basketball players?
“Basketball coaches“
Guess: Baseball
DD Agrees O (two ways to win)
5 Heidi to block: Many hotels these days are moving away from the use of room keys in an effort to avoid thefts.  How are people getting into their rooms?
“Usually without the wife finding out.”
Guess: By voice-activated door locks
Denny disagrees X (Magnetic Cards)
6 Milton to win again: Soft, semi-soft, blue vein, ripened and processed are used to describe what?
“My body”
Guess: Cheese
DD Agrees 2ND WIN!

ROUND 3-Denny again

1 Mike: According to the book, What’s the Difference, men are most interested in sex in September. When are women the most interested?
“Before marriage”
Guess: October
Denny disagrees X (July)
2 Jan-Michael: According to travel experts, for maximum comfort, what should you never remove during a long flight?
“If I were the pilot, it would be my glasses.”
Guess: Seat Belt
DD disagrees O (Your Shoes because your feet can swell up)
3 Charlotte: Surprisingly, elephants spend much less time than humans doing this. What is it?
“Watching Wild Kingdom”
Guess: Sleeping
Denny agrees X
4 Little Richard to block: You are a doctor of otolaryngology. What is your specialty?
“Pronouncing tough words”
Guess: The vocal cords
DD disagrees WRONG! (Record: 6-1)
5 For the Win: True or false? When mating, storks produce a high ear-piercing squeal that can be heard for hundreds of yards away.
John: “Like on your early records.”
Guess: False
Denny disagrees O
6 Lynn (last question): According to a survey by Purina Dog Chow, what is a dog’s favorite people food.
“It’s called leg of postman”
Guess: Cheese (Her dog loves peaches)
DD disagrees O (Hot Dogs)

Denny leaves with $200
DD wins with $1,300 (Total: $7,111+Bahamas)

On to the remaining Mazdas:

  • 626 Four Door
  • 323 Sedan
  • 626 Sport Coupe

She picks the 626 Coupe. Joined by Charlotte Jan-Michael and Lynn

1…2…3…

Still no good. If DD is willing, we’ll bring her back

Images of game board based on original by FromEquestria2LA on Deviantart.

Hollywood Squares is owned by King World Productions a part of CBS Media Ventures.

1976 Concentration Jack Narz Johnny Olson

CONCENTRATION-September 14, 1976

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Host: Jack Narz
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Teri (Orange County, married and children’s librarian)
Ronnie Torso (originally NYC, musician and married)

ROUND 1

And Jack tells us there’ll be a twist to this round. Our contestants will find our later.

HEAD STARTS:

  • 14 Color TV (Sharp 13″)
  • 21 Household Lube (CRC)
  • 5 Plant Food (Mrs. Myers)
  • 29 Outdoor Furn. (John Hancock Redwood)

Teri 2 (Elec. Caddy) and 17 (Guitar)
Ronnie 6 (Bonus Number) and 24 (Elec. Caddy)
Teri 2 & 24 MATCH!
9 (Bonus Number) and 6 MATCH!
15 (Take 1 Gift) and 25 (Pinball Machine) and 22 (Color TV)
Ronnie 14 and 22 MATCH!
25 and 11 (Free Look)
Now we come to the twist. The Free Look is revealed right away and Ronnie can have a guess.
It doesn’t help, so back to matching the pinball machine.
7 (Kitchen Ware)
Teri 27 (Wild Card!) and 15 (Claims TV)
16 (Bonus Number) and 29
Ronnie 4 (Pinball Machine) and 25 MATCH!
1 (Guitar) and 17 MATCH!
10 (Outdoor Furn.) and 29 THREE IN A ROW!
21 and 13 (Take 1 Gift)
Teri 8 (H’hold Lube) & 21
19 (Golf Clubs) and 12 LUCKY!
Wait, Jack remembers Teri still has a take to use. She’ll steal the Outdoor Furniture.
28 (Take 1 Gift) and 26 (Bonus Number)
Ronnie 16 and 26

Now Ronnie has a guess: RISING TO THE OCCASION WIN!

R + Eyes + Sink Tooth + “E” Hoe + “K” + Shin

DOUBLE PLAY: Chevrolet Chevette 3 Dr.

$100 Puzzle: PREISDENT JOHN ADAMS (Half the Time)
Press + Head + Ant Jaw + N Atoms

Car Puzzle: Mighty Casey Has Svun Out? SO CLOSE!
M + Eye + Tee Case + “E” H + Ass S + Truck Out
Mighty Casey Has Struck Out (and he knew where he goofed up)

Speaking of which, you may have realized this. Teri didn’t have a take to use when she took the Furniture. It’s going back to Ronnie.

ROUND 2

HEAD STARTS:

  • 12 Rec. Sofa (La-Z-Boy)
  • 30 Cat Food (Tabby)
  • 22 Hair Spray (Adorn)
  • 4 Electric Range (Kelvinator)

Ronnie 6 (Take 1 Gift) and 19 (Asst. Clocks)
Teri 5 (Treas’re Finder) and 20 (Take 1 Gift)
Ronnie 6 & 20 NOTHING TO TAKE!
21 (Mini Camera) and 14 LUCKY MATCH!
1 (Hair Spray) and 22 ANOTHER 3-PEAT!
3 (Chain Saw) and 26 (Rec. Sofa)
Teri 12 and 26 MATCH!
24 (Chain Saw) and 3 MATCH!
22 (WILD CARD!) and The Range at 4
28 (Mini Library) & 11 (Asst. Clocks)
Ronnie 22 (Electric Range) & 17 (WILD CARD!)

Guess: FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE WIN!

4 HEH + Van + Z S + Hay + K

This time is WAS a Van!

DOUBLE PLAY #2

$100 Puzzle: CLAUDIA CARDINALE (6 seconds left)
Claw + “D” + A Car + DIN + Alley

Car Puzzle: ALAN ARKIN STARRED IN CATCH-22 (2 sec. to spare)
AL + Hen Ark + Can Star + D Inn Cat + CH TW + Hen + Tee +T + Hoo

BONUS DOUBLE PLAY

It’s just one puzzle, 10 seconds for $50. Teri is first

Teri: JANE FONDA (2 sec.)
Chain F + On + Da

Ronnie: JOHN LENNON (barely 2 sec.)
J + On L + Hen + “N”

Teri leaves with $50
Ronnie has $1,756 in cash and prizes NOT counting the car.

Concentration is owned by NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast.

1979 Bart Braverman Bill Daily Brett Somers Charles Nelson Reilly Eva Gabor Fannie Flagg Gene Rayburn Johnny Olson Match Game

MATCH GAME(syndicated)-September 12, 1979

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Host: Gene Rayburn
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Bart Braverman “Vega$”Brett SomersCharles Nelson Reilly
Eva GaborBill DailyFannie Flagg

Game 1-Round 2

Karen Curtis (West L.A., married for 7 mon., works for property management company) 0
John Wilson (Townsville, NC, after teaching for 7 years, has done traveling to Europe with a friend) 2

A: While Ben the glassblower was blowing a glass bottle, Ben blew so hard he blew his ________ into the bottle.

John: His Lips

DenturesTongue
Jeannie False TeethFalse Teeth
Brett said Ben is Old Man Periwinkle’s Older Brother

B: The delicastessen owner said, “People keep stealing my food. It’s gotten so bad, I had to take all my bagels and put ________s on them.”

Karen: Locks

LOX LOXLOX
Chains

SUPER-MATCH
LULLABY________

Fannie: Of Broadway
Charles: And Goodnight
Brett: Baby
Karen’s Choice: Baby

$100& GOODNIGHT
$250OF BROADWAY
$500BABY

HEAD-TO-HEAD: Brett ($10,000!)
________-IN-LAW

Karen: Mother
Brett: She had two choices. It could’ve been father but she wrote…MOTHER ($10,500)

Second perfect Super-Match in a row! Maybe John will be the third?

GAME 2: John first

A: The pirate said “I’ll never make it as an athlete.  I almost got killed trying to use my peg leg as a ________.

John: Basketball

Pogo StickBaseball BatVaulting Pole
SwordJavelinBaseball Bat

Karen B: Nerdocrombezia is the world’s sleaziest country. Just try to imagine 40 million people with ________.

Karen: Slime

Bad BreathRuns in their HosePimple
Alethets FeetHairy LegsPolyester Formal Wear

Round 2
Karen B: Mrs. Dumb Donald said “My husband is so dumb, I found him in the closet trying to _________ a shoe tree.”

Karen: Pick

When one face palm isn’t enough.

WaterPlantPrune
WearPlantWater

Mercifully, this show is over. All John needs is one answer, first thing tomorrow to win. Can’t be too hard, can it?

Gene decides to calm the place down by leading the “choir” into a performance of “Adeste Fideles.”

Match Game is owned by Fremantle.

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