MATCH GAME (syndicated)-September 11, 1979
gamespeopleplayed 
Host: Gene Rayburn
Announcer: Johnny Olson
| Bart Braverman “Vega$” | Brett Somers | Charles Nelson Reilly |
| Eva Gabor | Bill Daily | Fannie Flagg |
So this is the Star-Studded Big Money Match Game. Fannie hasn’t seen much big money and Bill hasn’t seen much stars.
GAME 2-Round 1:
Rose Welch (San Diego, CA, married w/two kids, just fixing up the house right now)
Patty Olson (married with 2 1/2 y.o. daughter, another child due in Jan., loves golf) ($1,100)
Rose leads 3-0
B: The Hollywood producer said, “There’s something wrong with the casting of this movie. It’s the life story of Pat Boone, and in the starring role, they’ve got ________ .”
Gene shows off Eva’s HUGE ring, (a costume ring). But Charles has that beat, showing off Brett’s gifts from her husband. Gene asks for Patty’s answer, not realizing Charles got distracted.
Patty: “Who is the role of Baretta?” That’d be Robert Blake.
| Alice Cooper | Roman Polansky | Richard Boone |
| Warren Beatty | Fess Parker | Sammy Davis Jr. |
Round 2
Rose B: Howard said, “The girls in our office look like dogs, so instead of a steno pool, we have a steno ________ .”
Eva needs SERIOUS help explaining what a steno pool is.
Rose: Dog House
| Kennel |  |  |
| Kennel Pool | Kennel | |
Patty A: Jim said “I went to the world’s strangest butcher shop. (HOW STRANGE WAS IT???!!!) They’re selling pigs’ feet with ________ .”
Patty: Toenails
| Shoes | Baseball Socks and Golf Shoes | Athletic Rash |
Nails  | Sneakers | Kosher Wennies |
ROSE WINS! Patty still has $1,100.
SUPER MATCH
HUGH ________
Fannie: Hefner
Charles: Downs
Bart: O’Brian (Remember Wyatt Earp)
Rose’s Choice: HEFNER
| $100 | O’BRIAN |
| $250 | DOWNS |
| $500 | HEFNER |
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Bart 
($10,000!)
________ AND CAKE
Rose: Ice Cream
Bart: He had coffee on his mind but wrote…ICE CREAM ($10,500)
And with that, two new players begin their first match.
Karen Curtis (West L.A., married for 7 mon., works for property management company)
John Wilson (Townsville, NC, after teaching for 7 years, has done traveling to Europe with a friend)
Karen B: Fred said, “My parents raised me on Dr. Spock” and Weird Willie said, “That’s nothing. My parents raised me on Dr. ________.”
Karen: Dolittle
She came up with a very cute answer, very clever and sophisticated and smart, and you expect these people to say the same thing.
Gene’s response
| Freud | Dr. Frankenstein | Pepper |
| Peper | Spook | Pepper |
John A: Mugsy said, “My school is so tough! (HOW TOUGH IS IT ???!!!) The first time you’re bad, you’re sent to the principal’s office. The second time, you’re sent to the ________.”
John: Jail
| Jail | Local Mortician | School Nurse |
| Jail | Gas Chamber | Gong Show |
Karen will have to play catch-up next time.
Match Game is owned by Fremantle.