Charles Nelson Reilly

MATCH GAME STATS:

Season 1
Week 1 (September 10-14)

MAIN GAME:

Matched

  • Bart Braverman: 8
  • Brett Somers: 8
  • Charles Nelson Reilly: 5
  • Eva Gabor: 5
  • Bill Daily: 5
  • Fannie Flagg: 7

Wins

  • 4
  • 2

Matched whole panel: 2 (Both 9/10)

SUPER MATCH

PickedChosen$500$250$1000
Bart410112
Brett543110
Charles500220
Eva0
Bill0
Fannie412101

Winnings

  • $500: 3
  • $250: 1
  • $100: 1
  • $0: 1

HEAD-TO-HEAD

PickedRecord
Bart1 ($5,000)11-0
Brett2 ($5,000 and $2,500)21-1
Charles0
Eva1 ($5,000)00-1
Bill0
Fannie1 ($1,000)01-0

Record

  • $10,000: 2-0
  • $5,000: 0-2
  • $1,000: 1-0

Biggest Winners: Rose Welch (9/10-11) and Karen Curtis (9/11-13) ($10,500)

Players who won nothing: Isetta Seberhagen (9/13-14)

Week 2 (September 17-21)

MAIN GAME:

Matched

  • David Doyle: 9
  • Brett Somers: 8
  • Charles Nelson Reilly: 6
  • Debralee Scott: 6
  • Dick Martin: 8
  • Patty Duke Astin: 8

Wins

  • 4
  • 2

Matched whole panel: 3 (9/17*, 19 and 20)
*-IMO

SUPER MATCH

PickedChosen$500$250$1000
David200002
Brett432002
Charles210002
Debralee211100
Dick312001
Patty501112

Winnings

  • $500: 3
  • $250: 1
  • $100: 0
  • $0: 2

HEAD-TO-HEAD

PickedRecord
David1 ($5,000)00-1
Brett0
Charles0
Debralee1 ($5,000)00-1
Dick1 ($2,500)00-1
Patty1 ($1,000)01-0

Record

  • $5,000: 1-2
  • $2,500: 0-1

Biggest Winner: Sheryl Svensen (9/20-21) ($10,500)

Players who won nothing: Frank Lockett (9/19-20) and Annie Dale (9/20-21)

Week 1: $16,100
Week 2: $6,750

TOTAL WINNINGS: $22,850

Match Game is owned by Fremantle.

MATCH GAME(syndicated)-September 14, 1979

Host: Gene Rayburn
Announcer: Johnny Olson

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

Jack Daniels (Providence RI, country radio DJ on vacation)

Jack is about to play the Super Match, but he’s got a story to tell. About 8-9 years ago, he was stuck in traffic for over an hour (felt like a year). When he and his wife finally got home, they hear that Gene’s car had caught on fire! So thanks for “Spending an hour on 95”.

SUPER MATCH #1
YES SIR ________

Brett: That’s My Baby
Charles: Your Honor (not amused)
Bill: “You’re not picking on me”
Changes to Bart: Arafat

Jack: THAT’S MY BABY

$100RIGHT AWAY
$250NO SIR
$500THAT’S MY BABY
TIME FOR SONG!

HEAD-TO-HEAD: Eva
________ OF DIAMONDS

Eva has the confidence to trust the panel’s opinions before putting the car in the slot.

Jack: Ace
Eva: JACK

Go on your own next time, Eva. Onto Game #2

Isetta Seberhagen (Mt. Prospect, IL, flight attendant, married to “Super Man” Fred, 11 m.o. son Brett and another on the way)

Isetta A: The bank personnel officer said, “I’ll tell you why I’m not hiring that weirdo. he put down ________’s name as a reference.”

Isetta: Bert Lance
Charles is sick of the Nixon jokes, which Bart answers “This is the Carter Error, not a Nixon Error”

Bert Lance Bert Lance*Al Capone
My NameJohn HancockNixion
*-Mr. Let the Chips fall Where they Lay Lance

Jack B: Gloria said to the psychiatrist, “Doc, you’ve got to help me. My husband thinks he’s a dog. Every night in bed, he ________”

Jack: After a long thought…”He Whines”

Pushes his wet nose in my earPlays DeadRolls Over and Plays Dead
barksBuries My BonesRolls Over & Plays Dead

Round 2

Isetta A: Did you hear that there is a new stock market for babies? At the close, diapers were ________.

Isetta: Down

wet
dry Down dropping*
*Buzzed first but a booing from the audience changed his mind.

John B: The psychiatrist says, “My next patient thinks he’s a refrigerator, and I’m beginning to believe him. Whenever he opens his mouth, I see a ________ in it.”

John: A lightbulb

Piece fruitLight A 25 watt appliance bulb
ice cubeLight Bulb Little Light

TIE-BREAKER:

Since we’re pressed for time, we going to do a sudden death tie-breaker. Both players and panel will write down their answers. The first player to match wins.

________ IRELAND

Bart: The Hills of X
Brett: Dublin John Wins (Isetta: Jill)
Nothing for Isetta but the parting gifts.

SUPER-MATCH #2
NOTHING BUT ________

Charles: The Truth
Brett: The Best
Fannie: Trouble
John: THE BEST

$100THE TRUTH
$250THE BEST
$500TROUBLE

HEAD-TO-HEAD: Brett ($5,000)
STATE YOUR ________

John: Point (Audience soundly supported Name)
Brett: Case X

John’s Final Total: $750

Say goodbye to Brett, who Charles announces has a bridal veil on for her new show. “The Virgin Bride”.

Match Game is owned by Fremantle.

MATCH GAME (syndicated)-September 13, 1979

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.

MATCH GAME(syndicated)-September 12, 1979

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.”

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MATCH GAME (syndicated)-September 11, 1979

Host: Gene Rayburn
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Bart Braverman “Vega$”Brett SomersCharles Nelson Reilly
Eva GaborBill DailyFannie 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 CooperRoman PolanskyRichard Boone
Warren BeattyFess ParkerSammy 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 PoolKennel

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

ShoesBaseball Socks and Golf ShoesAthletic Rash
Nails SneakersKosher 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

$100O’BRIAN
$250DOWNS
$500HEFNER

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
FreudDr. FrankensteinPepper
PeperSpookPepper
Charles is showing off his jewelry again, now a Rubiak Tiara (value of $2.8 Million)

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 MorticianSchool Nurse
Jail Gas ChamberGong Show

Karen will have to play catch-up next time.
Match Game is owned by Fremantle.

MATCH GAME (syndicated)-September 10, 1979 (daily premiere)

Host: Gene Rayburn
Announcer: Johnny Olson

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

“As George Bernard Shaw said, “Over on my left, we have the open air lunatic asylum”

And over on the right…

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)

These ladies will play two full games. The first one starts now!

Rose B: The zookeeper said, “Ugly Edna is SOOOOO UGLY, when she walked through the zoo, I’d thought a ________ had escaped!”

Bill needs the most help with spelling and keeping quiet.

Rose: GORILLA

Monkey (Ape)… Oranga Tang an orangatan
gorilla oranguta!!! Gorrillia

Patty A: Rodney Rich is really rich. Rodney Rich is the only man in the world who keeps his waterbed filled with ________.

Patty; CHAMPAGNE

Champagne Dom Perignon Champagne a Vintage Year Champagne
champagne (Hungarian spelling) Perrier Champane
Charles had gas, but that wasn’t his answer. Got buzzed too soon.

Round 2
Patty B: Ralph said “I’ve got a terrible fear of close spaces, because when I was a baby, instead of a crib my parents kept me in a ________.”

Patty: DRESSER DRAWER
Bill: First kept in the Dark (not funny) so…Drawer (Tie Game)

TIE-BREAKER

Rose B: Dumb Dora is REALLY DUMB! She thinks the Happy Hooker is someone who enjoying ________ing!

Rose: FISHING

FishingMaking RugsRug Making
dancing FishingMaking Rugs

Patty A: Roy Rogers treats his car just like he treats his horses. Today, after he car wouldn’t start, he ________ed it.

Patty: HE KICKED IT

Kicked Kicked (WRONG)*
Kicked it Saddled itSpurred it
* Sat on the hood and spurred it while Dale made chicken salad sandwiches on the range.

PATTY WINS! We’ll see Rose in the rematch.

SUPER MATCH
I THINK I’M ________

The three most popular answers are on the board. #1 $500 #2 $250 and #3 $100. Patty only has one choice, and she can get help from three of our panelist.

Brett: Pregnant
Bart: In Love
Fannie: Sick

It’s Patty’s Choice: One of those or something else?
Patty: PREGNANT

$100PREGNANT
$250IN LOVE
$500CRAZY
The audience knew it

Now to spin the Star Wheel. Whichever celeb Patty spins, she try to match head-to-head. A right match will win her 10x her Super Match winnings ($1,000). Get a star and it’s double the stakes.

HEAD-TO HEAD: Fannie ($1,000)
SUNSET ________

Patty: Boulevard
Fannie: She remembers the song “Sunrise, Sunset” and she HATES it. Instead she wrote…BLVD! ($1,100)

GAME 2-ROUND 1

Rose A: The funeral director said, “The deceased might’ve owned an Italian restaurant. Instead of flowers, the relatives are dropping ________(s) into his grave.”

Rose: MEATBALLS

Pepperonis Meatballs* Meatballs
SpaghettiPasta Meat balls
* And Spaghetti with a red sauce

Patty’s next question will be first thing on tomorrow’s show.

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