BRIAN’S DATA BANK – VIDEO COLLECTION
GAME
SHOWS: (THE) MATCH GAME
Gene Rayburn:
(NBC, 1962-69)
- Unaired
(VTR: 1962) - pilot; Peggy Cass & Peter Lind Hayes;
Arthur & Ronni vs. Rick & Mary (studio master) {21}
(CBS,
1973-79)
- Unaired
(VTR: 5/19/73) - pilot A: Bert Convy, Arlene Francis, Jack
Klugman, JoAnn Pflug, Richard Dawson (RD), and Betty White
(BW); Susan vs. Wendy (studio master) {27} [1.1244]
(Syndicated,
1979-82, daily; “Match Game”)
- 1979
(VTR: 8/79) - 2nd ep. of the 6th week; Robert Walden, Brett
Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Elaine Joyce, Bill Daly, and
Joyce Bulifant (who’s wearing a VERY different hairdo);
Adrianne vs. Ginger game 1 (has the infamous "Cuckoo,
Friend, and Ollie" moment in the Super Match) (GSN repeat;
no end credits) {20}
- 1982 (VTR: 1/15/82) - last ep. (though not
mentioned); Skip Stephenson, BS, Charles Nelson Reilly,
Melinda Fee, McLean Stevenson, and BW; starts w/Beth at the
Super Match (Game Show Network's “Y2Play” airing from
12/31/99 w/commercials) [BD1.0H-2]
(ABC,
1990-91)-Ross Shafer:
- Jul
16 1990 - premiere ep; Joe Alaskey, Ilene Graff, CNR, Sally
Struthers, Chris Lemmon, and Daphne Maxwell-Reid; Michelle
vs. Kelly (GSN repeat from 2004 w/commercials; has credit
crunch) {30}
- Sep
25 1990 - Brad Garrett, Shelley Taylor-Morgan, Charles
Nelson Reilly, Phyllis Diller, Ronn Lucas & Chuck Roast,
and Dana Fleming; Guy vs. Valerie (original broadcast
w/commercials) {29} [1.1178]
- Oct
31-Nov 01 1990 (VTR: 10/6/90) - 2 consecutive "All My
Children Week" eps; Walt Willey, Brett Somers, Charles
Nelson Reilly, Vicki Lawrence, Ronn Lucas, and Jill Larson
(both GSN repeats from 2004 w/commercials):
- Wed
"Halloween" ep. (w/everyone in costume); Vicki vs. David
(no end credits) {30}
- Thu
ep; Vicki vs. Sean (has partial crunched credits) {28)
- Mar
29 1991 - Chistopher Hewitt, Pam Stone, Charles Nelson
Reilly, Diana Jordan, Roger Behr, and Marcia Wallace;
Christopher vs. Tracey (a contestant scores over $1,100 in
the main game) (original broadcast w/commercials from WABC)
{30}