I know. Can you believe they booed when she picked Elaine... And then, of course they cheered when she won (even back then, people were two-faced)

And with the blue jacket! She's so forward thinking, she's supporting Ukraine 45 years early!

He's an adult, his choice.

@@ts.elliot5870, Yes, I know... Just meant that it doesn't look too professional on TV and that maybe some of the surrounding panelists, some contestants, or even some audience members wouldn't like it, like I'm allergic to it.

@Jess Hanks actually I named Charlie's Angel's and he said "that's one of them." I was slow but I got it. I was never into Charlie's Angel's, but yes, he was really cool!

Well, wasn’t he just a voice on Charlie’s Angels?

@@joanrosseel5111 nice catch!

@@joanrosseel5111 No, that was John Forsythe, David play Bosley..

I also recall Mr. Doyle on "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" and "Bridget Loves Bernie."

They've matched singular and plural many times in the past for Richard in the H/H. The biggest stretch of all (so far) was in episode 470. The contestant answered the H/H: "A thousand and one." - Richard answered: "Arabian". And it was a match! - And yet, Gene persists in saying that "it must be an exact match" even though that's clearly not the case.

And she was wearing flat shoes! They sure did have a lot of tall women on this show.

Not sure how much you paid attention, but did you notice that Elaine Joyce started to speak and act differently after having her child? She dropped the ditzy act and baby voice.

@@pencils812 actually no I hadn't, I always knew she wasn't dumb because I also watch alot of password plus, she was very good at it, as was Joyce Bulifant

I think I recall a documentary where they talked about being stubborn. There was some change in the game where the contestants could pick him for the bonus road and he was irked. Don't take it to the bank, working from memory

You’re thinking of Behind the Blank. It aired on GSN back in 2006. And yes there was discussion of the ‘Star Wheel’ which was eventually added so all the panelists had a fair chance of being picked for the big money round. Dawson commented that he took the wheel as a ‘direct slight’. However, the wheel was not the only thorn in Dawson’s side by that point. The wheel isn’t even in this episode yet he seems very uninterested. Family Feud was a hit by now and he simply just wanted off this show. Match Game got him on the map but the ratings were slipping, he had no control over the rules of this game, doing two shows probably got exhausting after a while, and he was hosting a more popular show. Things had run their course.

Another case of, which the same thing that happen with FF, the show is a hit, not at this point but he had been wanting out of his contacts for years by now, but what really made the show a hit, the comedy, the host and/or Richard. They just really didn't want to mess with the formula but it came back to bite them in the end.

5 years of MG, and 2 or 3 by 78 of FF, start wearing down doing so many shows a week. It sucks he left, but don't really blame him. I'm surprised he lasted this long.

Well he looked very happy on several occasions for the older contestant named Mary who was recently on and won $14,000.

They abused his talent. They should have let him go.

Yes it does

A Gold Star episode is like a "Top 10 All Time Best or Most Memorable" episode.

Mark Konzerowsky exactly correct! You matched me for the super match win!

My question is, who decides which episodes make gold star status?

@@CousinOresama I think it's the person uploading. I don't know who that is.

@@MatchGameProductions Thank you! 🧡 I've been wondering that myself here lately, and I even asked it in a comment on an earlier episode not too long ago, but nobody replied back with an answer...

revinevan87 I get it now.. sorry about the misunderstanding a few months back..

Hate you Charles!🤮🤮🤮

He was tired from burning the candle at both ends. At least he's a real man and not like RuPal and today's "men".

Really he had to have burn out. I felt sorry for him - he always won money for the contestants - at least most of the time. It’s as if he were disrespected. He deserved a break.

What seems strange to me is the fact that both MG and "Feud" were produced by Goodson/Todman !! The story I heard most often was that Richard and the so-called "producer" of MG had a "case of the ass" for each other, (i.e. were constantly mad at each other), and that was the reason for all the discontent, which led to Richard leaving MG.

john stewart you have to understand. Richard was hired on Match Game to be part of the panel. He had no control over how the game or show was conducted. His job was to give responses and be a funny man. After a while this likely irritated him because you have moments like the School riot incident where clearly the contestants are getting screwed out of correct matches. Richard would argue his case and get overruled unlike on Family Feud where being the host he had more authority to make corrections over certain responses. Having that freedom I’m sure added more to his desire and get off of Match Game and focus on Feud full time.

@@crissrudd4554 oh it got worse later. The star wheel was the last draw, for everyone picked on Richard because he got the definitive answer 97% of the time on the Audience and H2H matches. I think they wanted other ones to get involved BUT it’s not even funny. Charles is a distant second, and Brett is a long 3rd. Other celebs like Gary, Betty and Fannie might be also candidates for giving good answers in them, but more on the 50/50 range. The rest: good luck. The focus to be on, and the main purpose of, the Match Game, was to match, and to win. If Richard is the one, Richard is the one. I do agree, he wanted out to focus on Feud, and they said no. So they were not on good terms. He got through it until now after years of taping and he didn’t get a lot of rest. If they had said yes, they would have had a plethora of other celebs to go for, and Richard could have came back with a better attitude.

As long as that RACISM & INJUSTICE ISNT DIRECTED TOWARDS YOU

We're watching a 45-year-old game show. Why are you trying to make this political? That was uncalled-for. Let's just enjoy the show without political commentary.