Fannie Flagg - a fantastic panelist with a great sense of humour and a heart of gold to match.

I love when she says bomb then crooks her finger at him, then Ron does that little kid 'aww shucks' move....very funny

this is why this show was so much fun!...Gene and the "gang" just had fun with it...and got away with alot!...miss it!

Those were the days. I loved that show. Humor without vulgarity. The comebacks. The camaraderie. Classic. Thank you for posting.

I bet filming this show was A LOT of fun! How could you not kinda fall in love with Fannie?!

Fannie Flagg was not only beautiful but she was very generous, a very giving kind human being ✨

I think what tickled me was Ethel Merman's laughing. You could tell she was really having a great time on the show.

Man, this is good stuff. They don't make shows like this anymore. You can tell they were genuinely having a good time.

The young guy taking off his coat was hilarious. He certainly looked to be up for it.😂

I just happened upon this jewel and have watched in a dozen times, laughing hysterically each time. What a moment in time and Gene Rayburn was absolutely hysterical.

"COMMERCIAL! COMMERCIAL! GO TO BLACK! GO TO BLAAAAAAAAAAAACK! FADE! FADE! FAAAAAAAAAAADE!" Hahaha! This is epic!

This show was so much damn fun!

Fannie Flagg was BANGIN back in the day.....and her sense of humor on MG was smart and sexy too

I always thought Fannie was so beautiful.

One of the best Match Game moments ever!

I love watching Match Game and your Dad was so sweet to Fannie.

I just watched this on Buzzr and i can't blame Fannie at all. Ron was a real cutie pie!

LOVE hearing Ethel Merman's great laugh in this clip!

One of my favorite Match Game moments. Fannie (& Betty White) are always amusing when they're on, but this clip is more than hilarious.

I loved her "c'mere, big boy" finger gesture. :)

Fannie was actually my favorite panelist in that spot, even over Betty White. I thought she was hilarious. This clip is a good example of it. Actually several examples!

This was my laugh of the week! Absolutely brilliant and its humor is still relevant 48 years later.

From Wikipedia: In the mid 1970s, Flagg had a relationship with American writer Rita Mae Brown, whom she met at a party in the Hollywood Hills hosted by Marlo Thomas. The couple briefly shared a house together in Charlottesville, Virginia, before splitting. According to Brown, Flagg also lived for eight years with former The Bold and the Beautiful actress Susan Flannery.

Gotta love when the contestants get in on the fun.

Classic moments. What a great era for TV. Those shows are needed today. Bring games shows back to daytime TV.

I love Fannie and she's one of the only regulars still alive

He was my gym teacher!! You shoulda seen him in gym shorts!!!

Just saw this episode tonight, so much fun. Fannie was adorable and that contestant was very handsome. I miss how tv shows used to be!

I LOVED this show when I was a kid. I still catch it on Game Show Network. I wish it was out on DVD.

This clip was gold! Fannie had those eyes going. That next kiss was going to be some kind of special.

As a child of the '70s I had a huge crush on Fannie...here it is almost 2014 and nothing has changed.

I love this clip with Fannie Flagg. It makes my day. I couldn't stop laughing.

He was gorgeous. I watched those episodes recently

He is smoking Hot and Fannie was so ready to jump him. I was laughing out loud hilarious!!

A lot better than today's version.

Oh how much I love this clip. It's only superseded by how much I love this show!

This is one of my favorite scenes on the show

Probably one of the funniest moments in game show history.

I can watch this episode over and over again. So funny!!

This was one of the funniest things ever on tv. I wish shows were still this good.

The real truth is there are great shows that are exciting, and smart on today! Match Game was always silly fun, and great to play along with!

Ethyl Merman was cracking up, this is so precious.

LOL Ethel Merman laughing hysterically.

"OK if I put my arm around you?" Shakes head no. Something about that just made me laugh, I don't know why.

Damn, he's gorgeous!

that was incredibly hilarious. i love how the contestant played along with it too!

I remember watching this episode with my grandmother when it first aired. Then I found out recently that Fannie liked women.

They don't make 'em like this anymore. What a friggin' shame.

This is still one of my all-time favorite show. It's a game and variety show at the same time. I could not wait to go home from school and watch it on my small color TV back in the 1970's, when I was growing up in Chicago. I still miss it and those wonderful celebrities. It is just so sad, so may of them have passed away. ;)

I sure would have loved trying to make Fannie switch teams.

Fannie Flagg was never straight or bisexual. She's a lesbian. But she's also a comedienne so she was just acting up on this show.

Fannie's got it going on.

I tell ya those were the best times on Match game in the seventies. Don't make em like that anymore. Match game was the best game show on.

Oh my god - I love Fannie!

He is quite the hunk & a definite cutie. I can see the why the ladies would melt.

This is my favorite Match Game clip!

Funny--this was on a couple of weeks ago. Effin' priceless!

The best Game Show in history. Period.

classic match game is the bestest

Gene Rayburn one of the great game show hosts. Watch the original MG on NBC in the 60’s with GR as host.

One of my favorite game shows since they had so much fun.

This show was the best!

This clip was very entertaining. I should come to it whenever I need a good laugh! Charles and Brett must have enjoyed it, too, for someone else was carrying the show.

As Allen Ludden said, this show's bananas!

the original was never serious about any topic except winning some money. No politics. No religion. Just fun and laughs. I was too young to understand some of the humor or innuendos, but yrs later the show was just that more hilarious and Gene Rayburn was a class act.

This show was so fun!

this was the best show EVAR!!! peace, lardo.

Fannie is a national treasure. ❤

I saw this clip for the first time ever loved it❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😊😊😊😊😊

HILARIOUS!!!! This was the BEST game show!

One of my all time favorite moments in TV back in the 1970's growing up !! LOL!!

I can't blame Fannie for that at all he was handsome and charming I'm sure had to be a little smitten with him and fannie is a beautiful girl she has aged well she still looks lovely

wow,,,,,i miss this show....

@rickhatch1 Fannie used to be involved with author Rita Mae Browne, who outed her. Fannie also wrote Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, which was made into the movie Fried Green Tomatoes. The movie toned down the lesbian affair to appeal the the mainstream audience. I've heard Fannie interviewed and she seems like a very down-to-earth person.

She had a secondary role in "Five Easy Pieces" with Jack Nicholon. Great movie!

I was a teenager in the 70s and miss this type programming. Times were simpler

Oh the 70’s! That was hilarious when it happened. Glad to see it again!

THAT WAS GOOD "Fannie has always been my crush, even to this day every time she's on MATCH GAME I fantasize bout her" SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL👍👍👍👍👍

This one is the best i watch it over and over fannie flagg is my favorite he is very good looking too wish i could see him today

She's an accomplished author of many, many books. She also had a little "doodle" with Rita Mae Brown.

Classic clip and I choked on my soda laughing so hard....

You couldnt get chemistry like this easily! This was such a 1 of a kind show . my favoritw part was when the box broke and gene had to hit it to switch questions... You can't plan things like that lol

I'm pretty sure Fannie squeaked her magic marker extra LOUD SO HE COULD HEAR IT and if you listened to it you knew her answer was 4 letters and the "B" was very obviously repeated twice interesting if it was not so funny they might have DQ'd his win but it was comedy gold so the judges probably said, "screw it" it was worth $5000 to make one of the funniest moments on the whole show ever.

Fannie's real name is Patricia Neal. Brett's is Audrey Johnston, Richards is Colin Emm. One time Brett calle her Pat.

what a great show ....ron and fannie were great in this....those were great days back then...tv was great music and movies...today 2022 suks ass...

I loved this game show when I was growing up in the 70's. Fannie Flagg was my favorite. I don't care if she is lesbian. I thought she was hot stuff. Loved her on this show. Thanks for posting this gem from the past.

Fannie is in heat! Hahaha!!

You can tell he's built like a tank under that suit!

I LOVE IT!!!! THIS IS GREAT!!! GOTTA LOVE FANNY!!!!

Ron had such a pretty face, and all that muscle that coat jacket must have been hiding! 😭😍

Great stuff....just found out about this show the other day and now I watch it before bed...helps me relax and have a good night sleep...

I LOVED this show! We need more like this ... this is when TV was great.

Loved watching when school was closed for snow day, Holidaze, teachers strike, summer vacation, etc.

The best episode bar none.

That kid was cute.....lol

Love this show!❤️

Ron is absolutely Mr.Kool...no doubt

Now that was funny toward the end

Fannie was actually gay and had a few girlfriends back in the day specifically a long term relationship with Susan Flannery who was an actress on the Bold and the Beautiful.

LOL, Fannie was always funny, and you never knew what she would do. She worked on candid camera and in one skit she was dressed as a man to fool a victim, She walked around puffing a really big cigar.