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Match Game PM

  • TV Series
  • 1975–1981
  • TV-PG
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Richard Dawson, Fannie Flagg, Johnny Olson, Gene Rayburn, Charles Nelson Reilly, Brett Somers, and Betty White in Match Game PM (1975)
ComedyFamilyGame Show

A group of celebrities would be given a sentence with a missing word, which they would then have to fill in. The contestants would then give their own answer, and scored points according to ... Read allA group of celebrities would be given a sentence with a missing word, which they would then have to fill in. The contestants would then give their own answer, and scored points according to how many celebrities gave the same answer.A group of celebrities would be given a sentence with a missing word, which they would then have to fill in. The contestants would then give their own answer, and scored points according to how many celebrities gave the same answer.

  • Stars
    • Gene Rayburn
    • Johnny Olson
    • Brett Somers
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    7.9/10
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    • Stars
      • Gene Rayburn
      • Johnny Olson
      • Brett Somers
    • 7User reviews
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    Gene Rayburn
    Gene Rayburn
    • Self - Host
    • 1975–1981
    Johnny Olson
    • Self - Announcer
    • 1975–1981
    Brett Somers
    Brett Somers
    • Self - Panelist
    • 1975–1981
    Charles Nelson Reilly
    Charles Nelson Reilly
    • Self - Panelist
    • 1975–1981
    Richard Dawson
    Richard Dawson
    • Self - Panelist
    • 1975–1978
    Fannie Flagg
    Fannie Flagg
    • Self - Panelist
    • 1975–1981
    Betty White
    Betty White
    • Self - Panelist
    • 1975–1981
    Joyce Bulifant
    Joyce Bulifant
    • Self - Panelist
    • 1975–1981
    Bill Daily
    Bill Daily
    • Self - Panelist
    • 1975–1981
    Dick Martin
    Dick Martin
    • Self - Panelist
    • 1976–1981
    Marcia Wallace
    Marcia Wallace
    • Self - Panelist
    • 1975–1981
    Patti Deutsch
    Patti Deutsch
    • Self - Panelist
    • 1975–1980
    Elaine Joyce
    Elaine Joyce
    • Self - Panelist
    • 1975–1981
    Debralee Scott
    Debralee Scott
    • Self - Panelist
    • 1976–1981
    Gary Burghoff
    Gary Burghoff
    • Self - Panelist
    • 1975–1981
    Bart Braverman
    Bart Braverman
    • Self - Panelist
    • 1978–1981
    Patty Duke
    Patty Duke
    • Self - Panelist
    • 1975–1980
    David Doyle
    David Doyle
    • Self - Panelist
    • 1978–1981
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    10Catherine_Grace_Zeh

    Fun game show

    First off, I must say that this is a fun game show. Also, since I'm 24, I haven't seen every episode. However, I do know the show very well. Every time I've watched it, I've had a lot of fun playing along and watching. Despite the fact that it's finished its run, this makes me long to be a contestant. The thing I like most about it are the questions. Despite the fact that I can't think of an answer for every question, I still have fun playing along. I hope the Game Show Network keeps it on so I can play along and watch again. If that happens, I will be really happy. Before I wrap this up, I'd like to say that I'll always remember this show in my memory forever. Now, in conclusion, I hope that you catch it one day before it goes off the air for good.
    dru690

    Quite possibly the best game show ever

    Matchgame PM is quite possibly the best game show ever. Gene's informal hosting along with the six panelists refusal to do anything that could be considered serious makes it so fun to watch. It takes you straight back to the seventies with wacky outfits, onstage smoking, huge glasses and words that were only used in that decade. The shows real strength lies in the sentences that the shows producers came up with. While some of them have definative answers and others do not, all are funny yet still give you some chance of matching a member of the panel. If you've never seen Matchgame PM and you get the Gameshow Network I would advise you to give it a try, I'm sure you'll love it.
    marcusmontgomery-93526

    Get ready to match the stars... in primetime!

    With the wild successfulness of Match Game on CBS daytime, it wasn't long before it expanded to nighttime syndication with more money, more glamor and more time for the hilarity from the celebrity panel and host Gene Rayburn!

    The objection is the same: trying to match the celebrity panel to a fill-in-the-blank question/statement and whoever match the most will go to the Super Match.

    There is a slight difference to it, with them playing audience match rounds for a chance up to $20,000 in the Super Match round.

    Gene was still Gene, and the celebrity panel, including regulars Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly and Richard Dawson, are wackier, and the outfits for the panel were now more glamorous on here than the daytime run!

    So, if you've seen the daytime run on CBS, then check out this weekly syndicated run as everyone is crazier here.
    HailMary

    An even more star-studded, big-money Match Game!

    In this nightime version of the Match Game, Gene Rayburn and panelists seemed to dress more formal. Fannie Flagg no longer wore her infamous t-shirts with "Danger-Curves Ahead" on them. Brett Somers and Charles Nelson Reilly converted from their usual attire and changed into suits and dresses, (you decided what CNR was wearing).

    Some questions were new, but also some came from older versions of the Match Game. Also, two audience matches were given with a jackpot of 20,000 dollars if a contestant landed on a double space.

    Overall, this show was an excellent version, probably the best, except for the absence of Dicky Dawson.
    14jade

    Loved this, too!

    I loved this version of "The Match Game," too...especially since it came on after school! Yes, the rules were better, and the star wheel sucked, but it was still funny!

    However, to beat all irony of ironies, in my hometown, "The Match Game PM" and "Family Feud" were aired back to back!

    I'm sure Richard Dawson was thrilled...

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    • Trivia
      A high-stakes version of the classic game show, hosted by Gene Rayburn.
    • Connections
      Followed by Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (1983)

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    • Release date
      • September 8, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Buzzr
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Studio 33, CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA(studio 33)
    • Production companies
      • Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions
      • Celebrity Productions
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      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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