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October 2024

1979 Brett Somers Charles Nelson Reilly Gene Rayburn George Kennedy Johnny Olson Joyce Bulifant Judy Landers Match Game Richard Paul

MATCH GAME(syndicated)-September 26, 1979

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Host: Gene Rayburn
Announcer: Johnny Olson

George KennedyBrett SomersCharles Nelson Reilly
Judy LandersRichard Paul “Carter Country”Joyce Bulifant

SHO BINNIS MY LIFE

Richard’s shirt

While we’re on fashion, Judy is wearing bright red (looks magenta). As a newcomer, Gene says she doesn’t need it to attract attention.

Denise von Speigel (Santa Rosa, CA, long distance operator, last name means House of Mirrors) 0

Gypsy Gilliam (Raleigh, NC, originally from Middlesex (HE! HE!), married with 12 y.o. son Tony, works for an airline) 0

GAME #1-ROUND 2

Gypsy B: Albert invented a carpet made out of human hair. It’s wonderful to walk on, but after a few years, the carpet gets ________.

Gypsy: Gray (Bald was her other choice and she’s regretting it based on the audience)

DandruffDandruffDandruff
Split EndsDandruffDandruff

Nope! Wouldn’t’ve mattered. What matters now is whether Denise can sink a 1 in. putt.

Denise A: Barry said “My wife told me that she was born again, and I believe her. That explains why she has two ________s.”

Denise: Belly Buttons

HeartsHeadsBirth Certificates*
Baby TeethForceps Scars Running Down Her Cheek Belly Buttons
Charles has a message, “If you see Max at the Atlantic City Pier behind the shooting ducks, he’ll make any kind of document you want.”

A whole lot of work for just one match! Gypsy’s time for resurrection will come later.

SUPER MATCH
SAVE ________

Joyce “the smart one”: Your Breath
Charles: A Soul
Brett: The Seals (Charles: “so she can have a fur coat in October”
Denise: MONEY

$100GAS
$250TIME
$500MONEY

Hey Brett, no hugging! You didn’t help!

HEAD-TO-HEAD: Richard
KEVIN ________

Denise: Kline (she meant Calvin Klein)
Richard: McCarthy

(Note: Actor Kevin Kline had only appeared in small TV parts at this time.)

GAME #2-ROUND 1

Gypsy B: The Hollywood Producer said, “There’s something wrong with the casting of this movie. It’s the Life Story of Lawrence Welk and in the starring role they’ve got ________.”

Brett was asleep with her feet up in the desk. Gene took the time to write on the heels. Richard gives his answer to the last Super Match “Save Energy”.

Gypsy: The Incredible Hulk

David BowieRod StewartSylvester Stallone
Bubbles*Alice CooperPope Paul
Judy explains it’s the “Little Guy” from cartoons, and Welk often had bubbles around him.

Brett “As definitive as a kick in the head”. Cue the Nationality jokes.

Denise A: At the restaurant, Harry said “This steak must be made out of dog meat. Take a look! It has a ________ on it.”

Denise: Flea

Flea CollarName tagflea
Flea Tailflea

Denise chooses A…too bad time’s out. Will she change her mind tomorrow? And will we EVER FIND MAX? The suspense is killing me.

Match Game is owned by Fremantle.

2003 Meredith Vieira Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?-2003-ish

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Host: Meredith Vieira

HOT SEAT: Quinn Roberts (Salt Lake City, UT)

This Mighty Quinn is a married student with a five-month old son (Miles). He’s also done traveling for 12 years with…a rubber ducky. The ducky gone from a mascot, to sidekick and now a friend. Sorry, this is not a plus one game.

$100

“You’re a nut” Watch it, Mere!

A sweet-toothed vampire is the mascot of what popular breakfast cereal?

A: Count ChoculaB: Alpha-Bits
C: Corn PopsD: Bloody Bunches of Oats

Final answer is a bowl of A…YEP!

$200

In the children’s song “I’m a Little Teapot.” the teapot describes itself as what?

A: Big and proudB: Small and clean
C: Short and stoutD: Shiny and tall

Anyone thinking of Pinky and the Brain right now? Don’t know about Quinn, but he goes with C…HIS CUP RUNNETH OVER!

$300

Dungarees are a kind of pants that are usually made from what kind of fabric?

A: CorduroyB: Tweed
C: FlannelD: Denim

Just because Dungarees starts with D? Well, that’s Quinn’s final answer anyway…IT’S RIGHT AGAIN!

$500

The mayflower is the official flower of what U.S. state?

A: KentuckyB: Massachusetts
C: FloridaD: California

Quinn’s just gonna go for it. Final answer B…then he explains Massachusetts is where the Mayflower ship landed. Oh, I guess you weren’t just guessing…YOU’RE JUST RIGHT!

$1,000

Students in “ESL” classes are typically learning what subject?

A: EconomicsB: Ecology
C: EnglishD: Etiquette

He says the “E” is for C…FIRST FIVE COMPLETE!

The ducky takes a moment to chat with Mere. He says she looks even better in person. KISS! KISS! Before she gets too attached…

$2,000

In the movie “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” what dwarf is beardless?

A: BashfulB: Grumpy
C: HappyD: Dopey

Quinn’s favorite, it would be D…SQUEAK! SQUEAK!
Translation: You’re Right

$4,000

A famous 1855 poem by Walt Whitman begins, “I sing the body” what?

A: ElectricB: Mystic
C: FantasticD: Specific

We hope the audience knows their Whitman.

  • A: 35%
  • B: 35%
  • C: 28%
  • D: 2%

YEESH!

A survives along with C. Quinn was leaning towards those two. Ducky can’t give enough of a push.

He’s calling his sister Leslie, a busy reader.
95% positive about her guess, much better than 35. Final answer is A…no shocker, IT’S CORRECT!

DAY TWO

Sadly, Ducky is his only lifeline left. And no amount of kisses or bribes will help him now. Still, Meredith appreciate Quinn’s present: Finger puppets of her and the rest of “The View” crew.

Why do they all look Asian?

$8,000

Established in 1941, the United Service Organizations provides entertainment to what group?

A: Political refugeesB: Senior citizens
C: U.S. militaryD: Hospital patients

“Thanks for the Memories” Bob Hope. The USO works with C…YOU GOT IT WIGHT! (Used the Mere doll)

Sounded more like Baba Wawa.

$16,000

What retailer’s original store in Freeport, Maine has been open 24 hours a day for almost 50 years?

A: J. CrewB: L.L. Bean
C: Eddie BauerD: Lands’ End

Quinn believes more than one of these is in the New England area. That’s all he’s got. $8,000 and a Ducky is all he needs. (Answer: B)

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

1977 Jack Barry Jay Stewart Joker's Wild

THE JOKER’S WILD (syndicated) 1977

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Host: Jack Barry
Announcer: Jay Stewart

Champion: Beverly Wink (Brandenburg, KY, housewife and mother) (One Win, $500)

BEAT THE DEVIL:
* Max Factor Fragrances
* World Book Encyclopedia
* Trip to Vienna (@ Wien Hilton)
* Total: $3,300+

$75$100THAT WAS QUICK!

That hurt Jack, and he had nothing to gain. Beverly can only think about planning another game. Reminder, if she wins four more games, this is hers!

Chevrolet Chevette 4 dr. Hatchback

As for that 2nd game

Challenger: Scott Greene (cashier, interested in theater and writing)

Scott’s also been hypnotized on stage by a professional. Under the influence, he became an opera singer, did Romeo & Juliet and danced the Pagan Dance of the Goddess of Love. Jack tries it but almost puts himself to sleep.

CATEGORIES:

  • Pot Luck
  • The Kennedys
  • Plays & Playwrights
  • Songs About Places
  • The Body

Scott: Plays/JOKER/Plays $200
In 1957, the Putlizer Prize for Drama was won by the author of “A Long Day’s Journey Into Night”. Name the American playwright who wrote the drama.
Guess: Eugene O’Neill $200

Beverly: Kennedys/Songs/Pot Luck $50
Palm Sunday commemorates the day when Jesus rode a donkey into one ancient city as a sign of humility. Which ancient city was that?
Guess: Nazareth NO!
Scott: Jerusalem $250

Scott: JOKER/Pot Luck/JOKER $200
Jackie Gleason has created several comic characters. Perhaps his most famous is the bus driving hero of “The Honeymooners”. Give me the full name of the Gleason character.
Guess: Johnny NO!
Beverly: Ralph Kramden $200

Beverly: Plays/Body/Pot Luck $50
Pearl S. Buck won the 1932 Pulitzer Prize for her novel “The Good Earth” which depicted life in a foreign country. Name the country.
Guess: Africa NO!
Scott: Sweden NO! (China)

Scott: JOKER/Plays/JOKER $200
Zero Mostel starred in a Eugenie Unesco play whose one word title is the name of a giant pachyderm. What’s the title of the play?
Guess: Rhinoceros $450

Beverly: Songs/JOKER/Pot Luck $100
The Mamas and (the) Papas recorded this song that began:
All the Leaves are Brown
And the Sky is Gray
Name the song
Guess: A Sunny Day NO!
Scott (to win): California Dreamin’ WIN!

BEAT THE DEVIL #2

$75$75$50$200
$200$75$25$500 QUITS!

How can a nice guy like Scott be broke? “I’m not willing to sell my body” At least he’s earned $1,050 without any shame. We have another potential buyer…er, opponent.

Ellen Kerstein (secretary, interests are drama and cruel stitchery)

Jack knows cruel stitchery, his wife knitted him a sock that fit cruelly. Ellen also has performed in the local Glendale Community Theater and on a float in the Rose Parade. Jack says she could also pass as a Liza Minelli impersonator…and he can be her father.

CATEGORIES:

  • Slang
  • Currency
  • Aviation History
  • American Indians
  • Old T.V.

Ellen Currency/JOKER/JOKER $200
Italy and Turkey share the same name for their monetary unit. Name Italy and Turkey’s unit of currency.
Guess: Lira $200

Scott: Aviation/JOKER/Slang $100
Which supernatural term describes a person who writes an article under someone else’s name.
Scott: Ghostwriter $100

Ellen: Aviation/JOKER/TV $100
E.G. Marshall and Robert Reed starred for four years on this successful courtroom drama filmed entirely in New York. Name the show.
Guess: The Defenders $300

Scott: JOKER/Slang/Aviation $100
A type of breakfast food is also a slang term for the kind of landing an airplane might make when its landing gear is damaged. What is that term?
Guess: Crash NO!
Ellen: No Guess (Pancake)

Ellen: Indians/JOKER/JOKER $200 and the goal
The west’s last major gold rush, which brought prospectors to the Black Hills was a direct cause of a great Indian uprising. Which Indian nation led that uprising.
Guess: The Sioux $500

Scott: JOKER/TV/Indians GAME OVER!

FACE THE DEVIL #3

Ellen’s Mom and Grandma are watching.

$150$25$75$250
$200$75$75*$600
$150$50
* Window froze before a quick spin

Walter Clanhard (writer, man of many vocations)

Along with writing, Walter’s been a cab driver, St. Bernard breeder, and a traveler. He’ll settle down after he’s visited every continent.

CATEGORIES:

  • Mystery (?)
  • The Beatles
  • War Headlines
  • Sports Terms
  • Food & Drink

Walter: Mystery/Beatles/Sports $50
A popular Beatles hit of 1967 contains the line “I am the Eggman, I am the Eggman”. What is the title of that Beatle hit?
Guess: I Am the Walrus $50

Ellen: Sports/JOKER/Sports $200
Minnesota Fats applies reverse english on his bank shot. What sport is he playing?
Guess: Pool $200

Walter: Beatles/War/JOKER $100
A best-selling Beatles album of 1969 features such songs as “Come Together”, “Carry the Weight” and “Here Comes the Sun”. Name that best-selling Beatles album.
Guess: Abbey Road $150

Ellen: War/Beatles/JOKER $100
A controversial song hit of late 1974 was written by Hoyt Axton and sung by one of those Beatles. It was entitled “The No No Song” Name the Beatle who sang it.
Guess: John Lennon NO!
Walter: Ringo Starr $250

Walter: Food/Beatles/Beatles $100
Which Beatle recorded the 1970 best-selling album “All Things Must Pass”
Guess: George Harrison $350

Ellen: Sports/Beatles/Sports $100
Which sports such events as Side Horse, Vaulting and Parallel Bars?
Guess: Gymnastics $300

Walter JOKER/Beatles/JOKER $200 (There’s no $150)
Which city in England was credited with being the birthplace of the Beatles?
Guess: Liverpool $550

Ellen: Food/Beatles/War THE END!

Will the Devil get his due? We’ll have to wait until next time.

The Joker’s Wild is owned by Sony Pictures Television.

1976 Concentration Jack Narz Johnny Olson

CONCENTRATION(syndicated)-#985

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Host: Jack Narz
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Rose Goss (married to a Scientology minister, student and expecting)

Jim Frazer (University of Mississippi graduate, now heading to law school)

ROUND 1

HEAD STARTS:

  • 21 MICRO-OVEN(Amana Radarange)
  • 9 CANDY (Chick-o-Sticks)
  • 30 HAIR SPRAY (Adorn)
  • 18 PATIO FURN. (Samsonite Body Glove)

It’s a Call 3 game, so each player has a Bonus Number every turn.

Rose 11 (Take) and 10 LUCKY!
3 (Micro-Oven) and 21 MATCH!
1 (Child’s Toys) and 19 (Stone-Ware) and 27 (Love Stories)
Jim 17 (Take) and 20 WILD!
1 and 29 (Take) and 12 WILD! (Toys are matched automatically)
27 and 22 (Candy) and 18 OOPS!

Why is everyone “Awwing” when Jim doesn’t match the first time? He gets a 3rd pick. Didn’t work this time, unless Jim doesn’t have a sweet tooth?

Rose 9 and 22 SWEET!
25 (Recliner) and 14 (Artist’s Kit) and Back to 27
Jim 5 (Patio Furn.) and 19 and 24 (Child’s Toys)
Rose 18 and 5 MATCH!
Thank goodness someone got it right.
8 (Stone-Ware) and 19 MATCH!
2 (Recliner) and 25 MATCH!
7 (Luggage) and 4 (Lamps) and Back to 14
Jim 23 (Garden Tools) and 26 (Lamps) and 4 MATCH!
28 (Luggage) and 29 and 15 (Garden Tools)
Rose 7 and 28 BAGGED (Over $1,600)
Guess: Keep Your Eyes on the Ball NO!
6 (Love Stories) and 27 SIX-UP!
Guess: Keep Your Eyes on the Road WIN! ($1,734)

Key + P Y + Oar Ice On THE Row + D

A guy was putting on a jacket

DOUBLE PLAY: Chevrolet Chevette

$100 Puzzle: Won-deer-half I-door-ful Co-penny UGH!
1 + Deer + Full 1 + Door + FUL K + Hoe + Pen + Hay + Gun
WONDERFUL WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN

ROUND 2: Back to Normal

HEAD STARTS

  • 6 DINING-ROOM (Broyhill)
  • 20 HOME WAVE (Toni)
  • 13 CAT FOOD (Tabby)
  • 22 DISH-WASHER (Kelvinator)

Jim 7 (Sheets, Spreads) and 23 (Carpet Prods.)
Rose 5 (Take) and 21 (Dining Room)
Jim 24 (Sheets, Spreads) and 27 (Hair Dryer)

Rose 20 and 6 MATCH!
27 (She Gasps, Jack: “Surprise!”) and 15 (Dish-washer)
Jim 19 (Mattress Set) oops! and 30 WILD!
3 (Hair Dryer) and 27 MATCH!
It’s a turning point
12 (Carpet Prods.) and 29 (Bonus Number)
Then again…
Rose 22 and 15 MATCH!
13 and 1 (Bonus)
Jim 25 (Cat Food) and 13 MATCH!
At least he’s getting lucky
29 and 1 NOW YOU’RE GETTING IT!
16 (Bonus) and 10 (Elec. Bar-B-Q) and 7 WASTED!
Rose 4 WILD! and 26 (Take, for the Mattress)
Really, not the Cat Food?
9 (C.B. Radio) and 16
Jim 17 (Elec. Bar-B-Q) and 5 (Take)

Rose 10 and 17 MATCH! ($1,600 Again)
11 (Mattress Set) and nothing
Jim 16 and 2 (Take)
Rose 28 (C. B. Radio) and 9 MATCH!
Guess: The Hattan’s Table NO!
7 and 20
Jim 23 and 12 MATCH!
Of all the things you remember!
No guess from Jim
TIMES UP!
We reveal everything and Rose can’t buzz-in soon enough!
The Captain’s Table WIN! ($1,893)

THE Cap + Tons T + Hay + Bull

DOUBLE PLAY #2

$100 Puzzle: Yellowstone Nipsey All Park, Euriphsilling, Yosemite SHE’S LOST!
The lips threw her off. It was the arrows on the cigarette ash.
YEL + Hose + Toe +N N + Ash + Shin + Awl P + Ark
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

Jim gets nothing but parting gifts.
Rose’s total: $3,627

Concentration is owned by NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast.

1973 Dennis James Johnny Olson The Price is Right

THE PRICE IS RIGHT (nighttime) #062N (Taped: 12/11/73)

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Host: Dennis James
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Audio only, once again.

MARLENE MAGITA,
VIVICA BOYD,
BONNIE MCGOVERN,
and ALICE HICKMAN, come on down

“How I Love, How I Love, How I Love to Hear That Every Week.”

First Item Up for Bids!

Zinman Davino Suede/Possum Pantsuit

  • ALICE 250
  • BONNIE 475
  • VIVICA 700
  • MARLENE 400

The actual retail price is…$550. Bonnie wins!

ANY NUMBER

  • Amana 25 cu. ft. Side-by-Side Fridge/Freezer
  • Chevrolet Caprice Classic Coupe (power locks, power seat, power windows, A/C, deluxe bumpers and guards, tinted glass, remote rear view mirror, edge guards, AM/FM, tilt steering wheel, white stripe tires) AND painted green to match Bonnie’s eyes
  • That Piggy Bank
GUESSCARRANGE
55 _ _ _
9_ _ 9
8_ 8 9
77 8 9 WIN!

The Caprice was $5,401
Bonnie’s husband gave her signals with the first number. The rest were her hunches, did she only want the fridge?

LOUISE ANTANAZIO, come on down!

She’s been waiting a long time to get here, but only had to come from the front row. Dennis suggests she running back to the top of the studio and back to Contestant’s Row.

Second Item Up for Bids!

Hobie 12″ Catamaran W/Supply of Blistex

  • LOUISE 750
  • Vivica 485
  • Marlene 425
  • Alice 750 795

Dennis says it’s the first repeat in contestant’s row and he didn’t even notice it.

The actual retail price is…$800. Alice wins!

Dennis was so excited, he ripped a brass button off his coat.

BONUS GAME

“A Room Full of Things for your Enjoyment”

  • Dacorian Seating and Bean Bag Furniture
  • Jolly Time Popcorn
  • K Park Quadrophonic Stereo
  • Kimball Crest Console Piano
  • Jorges Games People Play Carpeting
  • Glamorene Rug Shampoo (5 gal.)
  • TOTAL: $3,079

Alice is popping buttons now, she’s having her third child.

1st Window: PAINT-Lucite (5gal.) ($30)
Guess: Higher RIGHT!
2nd: FONDUE-Hoover Fondue Pan ($43)
Guess: Lower RIGHT!
3rd: BBQ-Arkla Town & Country ($50)
Guess: Higher RIGHT!
4th: LINENS-St. Mary’s Patchwork (2 sets) ($22)
Guess (for the sweep): HIGHER…WIN!

Once Dennis gets buttoned up again we can proceed.

BETTY HARMON, come on down!

Final Item Up for Bids

Zenith Advanced Chromacolor 25″ TV

  • BETTY 575
  • Louise 600
  • Vivica 725
  • Marlene 750

The actual retail price is…$775. Marlene wins!

Dennis’s job is supposed to keep the show moving, but right now, he’s gonna have to calm Marlene down. This game is all about time.

CLOCK GAME

Our two prizes: A Modern Maid Cook and Clean Range and Dishwasher Combo and a Seth Thomas Southbury Grandfather Clock.

APPLIANCE: 700 800 750 725 710 711 712 (22 secs. left)
CLOCK: 500 600 700 800 900 1000 950 925 (12 secs. left)

RECAP

ALICE$3,879+ (Top Winner)
MARLENE$2,412 (Runner-Up)
BONNIE$1,339+

SHOWCASE

First Showcase: SALUTE TO LADY LUCK
$1,000 in 1st National City Travelers Cheques
Trips to Las Vegas, NV (1 wk. @ MGM Grand)
and Puerto Rico (1 wk. @ Hyatt)
Samsonite His/Her Silhouette Luggage
Maybelline Great Lash Kit
Trip to Monte Carlo (Pan Am; 1 wk. @ Holiday Inn)
Zinman Davino Mink Stroller

“Are you going to be Alice in Another Land” She’ll try. Her bid: $5,700

Marlene’s (AKA: Captain Queeg) showcase:
New Orleans Canopy Bedroom
Futura Surveyor Motorhome
Turtle Wax Gift Pack
Castrol GTX (33 gal.)

Marlene’s bid: $9,000

ALICEMARLENE
Bid: $5,700Bid: $9,000
ARP: $7,747ARP: $8,517
Difference: $2,047OVER

“Don’t jump up” How can she not? Alice in Wonderland has a total of $11,788. (Bonus Game items totaled $162)

The Price is Right is owned by Fremantle.

1979 Brett Somers Charles Nelson Reilly Gene Rayburn George Kennedy Joyce Bulifant Judy Landers Match Game Richard Paul Uncategorized

MATCH GAME(syndicated)-September 25, 1979

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Host: Gene Rayburn
Announcer: Johnny Olson

George KennedyBrett SomersCharles Nelson Reilly
Judy LandersRichard Paul “Carter Country”Joyce Bulifant

Brett “Oh, you’re having a good time this week, aren’t you?”
Gene “No, I’m very depressed about the whole thing”

GAME #2-Round 1

Michael Mathison (Santa Anna, former stock broker now a solar consultant, working on projects with the Major) 1
Forrisy Hogan (Harbor City, L.A., named after her Dad, Forris, fashion designer, earning degree in business administration, and studied in Paris) ($5,500) 0

Forrisy B: Have you heard that Abdul the Arab has developed a new perfume? It’s called “Eau du ________”.

Forrisy: Oil

Oil Oil Camel
CamelCamel*Oil
*Dromedary specifically

Round 2

Forissy A: Jim said, “I’ll never fly on Colonel Sanders’s airline again! I couldn’t believe it! The wings on the plane were ________.”

Forissy: Fried

Flapping
Fried Extra Crispie Chicken WingsOil

Michael B: Freddy said, “I went to the world’s meanest eye doctor. (how mean was he)

Let’s try this again.

Freddy said, “I went to the world’s meanest eye doctor. (HOW MEAN WAS HE?!!!) He put my contact lenses in with ________.”

That’s better
Michael: A fork (Sorry, no do over this time)

Contac CementThumb Tacks
Crazy GlueA HammerWhiskey

Sorry, Mike, it’s back to installing panels. He’ll just get parting gifts.

SUPER MATCH #2
________ JUMP

Richard: Parachute
Charles: Hop, Skip and a
George: Broad
Forrisy: HOP, SKIP AND A

$100HOP, SKIP AND A
$250BROAD
$500HIGH
Too bad we can’t ask this audience

HEAD-TO-HEAD: Judy ($2,000)
________ GRAVY

Forrisy: Brown
Judy: “Are You Proud of Your Answer” Yep BROWN ($7,600)
And what a crowd to celebrate with: Forissy’s brother & his girlfriend, mom, sister and second-grade teacher.

While they find a money manager, two new folks are coming up.

Denise von Speigel (North Cali, long distance operator, last name means House of Mirrors)

Gypsy Gilliam (Raleigh, NC, originally from Middlesex (HE! HE!), married with 12 y.o. son Tony, works for an airline)

GAME #1-Round 1

Denise B: Mugsy said, “I come from a neighborhood that’s so sleazy, at the neighborhood Playboy Club the girls don’t dress like bunnies, they dress like ________.”

Denise: “The animal with a stripe, Skunk”

CopsMiceRodents*
RatsRatsAlley Cats
Brett added “Another member of the Rodent Family” When Charles revealed his answer, a ding went off. Don’t make Gene mad! Charles is also certain the dell has changed around here (Not really!)

Gypsy A: Match Game Words of Wisdom (w/Organ Music): Friends, you know you’re broke when the only thing supporting you is ________.

Judy needed strong prompting to hum along
Gypsy: Social Security

ArchesJock StrapSup-pose
BraJockey ShortsChin Strap

No time for the ladies to redeem themselves, but there’s still game to play. Gene’s in the audience, Richard Paul is playing.

________ LANTERN

Linda Beatty (Philadelphia) gets the call.
Jack O’ NOPE!

Next is Pat Hope (Prosperity, SC)
Chinese NOPE!

Alamae Leonard (Pasadena)
Red OH, THANK GOODNESS!

Match Game is owned by Fremantle.

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1975 Anne Meara Bill Cullen The Pyramid Tony Roberts

$25,000 PYRAMID(nighttime)-February 27, 1975

1979 Brett Somers Charles Nelson Reilly Gene Rayburn George Kennedy Johnny Olson Joyce Bulifant Judy Landers Match Game Richard Paul

MATCH GAME(syndicated)-September 26, 1979

2003 Meredith Vieira Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?-2003-ish

1977 Jack Barry Jay Stewart Joker's Wild

THE JOKER’S WILD (syndicated) 1977