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Originally on: NBC (25 min.)
Status: Ended    Premiered: December 31, 1962    Last Aired: September 26, 1969
Show Category: Game Shows
You mean there was a Match Game back in the 1960s? Yes sure was. But this original incarnation of what became one of the most popular wild game shows ever was a quite different creature to say the least. Y'see, this version of The Match Game employed a staid but reliable format that earned the show a 7-season run and guaranteed host of The MATCH GamE Gene Rayburn a permanent place in...
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Last episode: Betty White & Brian Keith (The Last MATCH GamE)
No. 1756-1760 SEPTEMBER 22-26, 1969.
Aired: September 22, 1969
351. Burt Reynolds & Don Meredith September 15, 1969 0 Reviews 10.00
350. Brenda Vaccaro & Tom Kennedy September 8, 1969 0 Reviews 10.00
349. Chelsea Brown & Robert Morse September 1, 1969 0 Reviews 9.70
348. Helen O'Connell & Nipsey Russell August 25, 1969 0 Reviews 10.00

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Cast

 
Johnny Olson - Announcer (1962-1969)
Wayne Howell - Sub-Announcer (1963)
Gene Rayburn - Host
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9.0
Superb
"Absolutely fabulous"
A classic game show that started seriously.
Continue » Posted Jun 4, 2006 8:50 pm PST
9.8
Superb
"Classic"
What is there not to love???
Continue » Posted Feb 4, 2006 10:33 am PST
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Show: The Match Game
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