Richard Dawson left to host Family Feud. He was a phenomenal panelist. I love Gene Rayburn, Brett, Charles, Richard & Betty. They all had a chemistry that no other game show had. Till this day December 26 2020 no show can every be compared to Match Game. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Brings back awesome memories. Gene is the perfect host for this game and Richard was just awesome.

I think the pre Family Feud years were Richard Dawson's best years on Match Game

Once this episode ended, Match Game was never the same again.

They should’ve shown Richard more respect. He was a huge part of the show and it was never the same after he left. They did him dirty 😟

Richard on Match Game was like Paul Linde on the center of Hollywood Squares. People expect to see them there as if the show was built around them.

Richard's last words on Match Game...."thanks for the memories"

I think he was exhausted. Taping 6 shows of Match Game, 5 daytime shows of Family Feud and 1 or 2 nighttime Feud's, plus other things he might have been doing, would make anyone totally wiped out.

After Dawson left match game wasn’t the same anymore. Richard made the show better

My favorite was Charles Nelson Reilly. He was hilarious. I have a station that plays the old Match game and I can't stop watching it.

Richard is very quiet during this episode wearing dark gradient sunglasses. I think he knew it was his last episode. I’m not sure about anyone else on the stage.

Richard Dawson absolutely positively made this show. Richard Dawson went on to do better things. He was a great host on Family Feud.

Grumpy or not, egomanic or no egomaniac Richard Dawson was and always will be my favorite MG panelist!!

Sad to see Richard go. The show lost a lot of the fun and banter ;) Thanks for the memories! Charles "You should know" :D

I really miss Richard, he was good at whatever he did ! RIP

I I love Richard Dawson such a great host

Love match game my favorite game show. Richard Dawson was the most popular star on the panel most contestants would pick him for the audience match and for the super match

Match Game really shows you which celebrities are truly talented and witty, and how rarely the players are.

As much as I loved the Match Game as a kid growing up in the 70's, I thought it would have been poetic justice to have the star wheel land on Dawson's slot on the wheel on his last day on the show and as a double money hit. The first time they used that wheel it did land on Richards section of the wheel and I can only imagine the sound of screams from the producers of MG that it landed on Richard. Richard Dawson was the best on match game and Family Fued and he is missed. RIP Richard Dawson.

Handsome Man,, RIP never to be forgotten, you made Family Fued !

If you watch Match Game from 73, you will see the humor from Dawson go from very happy to a disgruntled man from when he quits.

Richard was the best player because he tried to really match the players and most often did.

He thought the new "wheel" was a direct shot at him, since the contestants would usually pick him for the super match.

How fitting that Richard's final words were 'Thanks For The Memories."

Great show watched it a lot thru the years. Good ol days. Miss them ❤️❤️🙏💯👍👌

The only reason I watched match game is because of Richard Dawson, without him the show just wasn’t the same. R. I. P. to a wonderful and funny man! You’ll always be missed!

Richard Dawson was THE BEST star on match game

When he asked to be let out of his contract... If they would've just let him go... A lot of heartache could've been avoided.

Match Game sent Richard a message with Thanks for the memories.

I watched this the first time around but as I’m randomly watching them on KZfaq I think one of the reasons it was so possible is it’s one game show you can pretty much play along with 100%. You can make your own answers and keep track of what your score would be, unlike other shows.

Very fitting that Richard gave the contestant two $500 responses (although he only chose one of them).

Richard was the best ...💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

No Mr . Dawson thank you for the memories . 🇺🇸😘💕🇬🇧

Wow, you could see that Richard is not his usual jovial self in this one. It's palpable.

You can tell he checked out. Obviously didn’t want to be there anymore. Plus, he already had a hit tv show of his own - I totally understand.

Thanks very much for the videos. Match Game was a great game show.

Great show growing up as a kid.

What a difference from his behavior on the show in the early/mid 70's. He really looked like he didn't want to be there.

He wasn't making fun of Richard, Gene would regularly call the celebrities 'the weirdos' or 'the loonies' or something of that nature

First the "can't pick Richard two times in row" rule (call it what you want) and then "the wheel". "Family Feud" had the better ratings and when that happened, I would have jumped ship. Richard, you WERE the man. Match Game's 70's reboot would not have made it without you. Your version of "Family Feud" is the gold standard that no other host can attain.

I would've thought that Gene would mention that it was Richard's last show on Match Game. Richard made the show...

My favorites were Richard Dawson & Charles Nelson Riley!

This show needs to come back! I used to watch it when I was a kid and I miss these colourful celebrities from a bygone era, the 70’s!

Match game was the best. Also loved tattletails and Hollywood squares. Thanks for the fun .

Charles Nelson Rileys Suit is Tops! and the Cigar! hahaha

It was always disappointing to me when the "celebrity's' would give dopey answers as if to deny the contestant any chance of matching. It was not fair.

The clue was "Thanks for", and Brett just said "thanks a million"; I'm surprised that they didn't tell her to change her answer, since it didn't actually fit the clue. Anyway, when Richard says "thanks for the memories", it was appropriate for him to say that since this was his final show, I wonder if Richard intended it that way, like a way of saying goodbye or something.

Gene’s wardrobe was incomparable. 💛🙏🏼

Most of those celebs were not even trying or understood the goal.

I know its been discussed many times here but this is really the short end of it. Family Feud at this point was the number one rated daytime TV show, the former of which Match Game was. Call it ego if you'd like but Richard was more focussed in being the star of his show then being a mere panelist on another show. Some birds are just too big for the nest especially when they got a bigger nest elsewhere. Also MG's ratings started gradually slipping in 1977 after MG changed time slots. I don't know for sure if that had an effect on Richard wanting to leave but its possible. No sense remaining on a show thats losing viewers when you're the star of a show that has the most viewers. And yes Richard himself has admitted he felt slighted by the Star Wheel and who could blame him? Richard had very good ESP with the contestants and played for the logic of the game most times but much of that was taken away when the wheel was added. He also later remarked he grew disenchanted with the shows questions and honestly how many years can you take in writing 'boobs', 'tinkle', 'rear end', 'toidy', etc. and its still funny??

He was burned out. He gave his all to this show, though. RIP.

Well Richard Dawson thank you for the memories you were the best and the match game producers didn't appreciate that

Sorry, super arrogant diva or not lol...Richard was the man/ sh*t!!! :D

@5:23...lol, Joyce really didn't get it did she?!😂

I used to skip school to watch this back in the 70s

The best game show ever!

Not one word that it was his final episode? That kind of sums up his experience on the show. He displayed not just boredom but clinical depression on many of the shows in the latter years. I'm glad that he got his own show to better fit his life.

This was the best, Richard Dawson was the best.

Gene Rayburn on playing Old Man Periwinkle,whenever theirs a caption on him,Gene did it well,and hilarious,feet shuffling ,slow voice.

That's a damn good show, I think they should bring it back Match Game show.

The good old days when we had prime time game shows. Hell I don’t even know if we have any game shows anymore.

Dawson cracked no jokes, spoke no words besides his answers. What a sad day.

Dawson was getting tired of Match Game and was hosting Family Feud. He mainly felt very snubbed by the use of the Star wheel which took the contestants choice of who to pick away. Many contestants picked Dawson.

He was an icon , I miss him so much

Kind of ironic that the last words Richard Dawson said on this show were, "Thanks for the memories."

I remember watching this game when I came home from school because my father was watching it. I remember it was match game 74 and the next year it was called match game 75.

I mentioned this on another Match Game video where Dawson went ballistic. As time went on from about '76 to '78, Dawson became more and more intent on getting out of his Match Game day and PM contract. He felt his time was being overstretched with his other TV series Family Feud. This might have something to do with his attitude and the annoyed tone of voice.

Gene comments on nitrates in hot dogs while Charles blows cigar smoke in his face

RIP Gene Rayburn and Richard Dawson :-(

Richard's last answer was "Thanks for the Memories".

The best ever game show celebrity or host. Rayburn a close second

It's funny to see how much they win on the older game shows compare to now !

Richard Dawson was a very smart guy he did get some questions wrong but no one is perfect and on family feud he was the best host they every had he seemed like a very nice guy and he was funny too rip Richard Dawson you will live on foreever🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘maiden manic

R.I.P. Richard Dawson

Dawson used to smoke almost four packs of cigarettes per day, and was seen smoking on some episodes of Match Game, Family Feud and multiple episodes of Hogan's Heroes. R.I.P.

Richard seems so removed...like he would rather be anywhere else but there.

i'm kinda glad i matched Dawson with big macs

He had to do 5 Match Games and 1 syndicated MG PM a week as well as 5 syndicated Family Feuds a week so most accounts of him being tired are most likely true.

True,he was smart! And played the best💟💟 and cared for all contestant So!

Crossing his fingers was something he usually if not always did whenever a contest chose his response for the audience match.

Was never the same show after Richard left.

Rip Gene and company. Only match game episodes I will watch.

I miss him so much. One of a kind. Rip❤️🙏❤️

eve though richard didnt want to be there still i think richard stood should have gotten a proper sendoff after al he gave match game 5 years

If only their was a lot of good hearted men/women like Richard where the skin color didn't make a different it would be a better world. Particular nationality think they are God but you are not. Your time will come on judgement day, you won't have a dam thing to say. Rest in peace for all who had that good 💓 heart.

Richard Dawson not only oozed with Class but was highly Intelligent. We Love him.

He would have undoubtedly been wiped out,but it had more to do with losing his spotlight after they implemented the Star Wheel because that meant he would have only been selected if the wheel landed on his name.To be honest with you,I'm surprised CBS even let Richard Dawson be on a competing network at the same time he was doing Match Game.

dawson should of received a good send off after he left the show

I've been watching all of the match game episodes again on Buzzr. Richard started decreasing his banter with Gene and the other cast members in 1977, and by early 1978 had became emotionless and eliminated all banter except for a few words with Gene and quietly speaking to whoever was sitting next to him. He mostly stopped engaging the camera during the episode openings in 78, usually covering his face or looking down when they called his name. Wagging his finger (as he did in this episode) was the most you could get out of him. In the last month or two Gene stopped trying to engage him at all and he hardly if ever spoke out loud other than to repeat whatever he wrote on his card. However, throughout all of this he always tried his best to match the contestants, so he deserves credit for that. I'm surprised they kept him on as long as they did, he didn't really contribute anything to the entertainment value of the show for the last year or so.

This has always been my favorite game show, and Richard Dawson was my all time favorite panelist, and game show Host. Dicky was looking Sexy 😎🔥🔥🔥🥰

McLean Stevenson took over Dawson's spot in the syndication version in 1981 or 82.

I just watched the one where Burt Reynolds was on and they asked the same question about the revolving door.

It is hard to pick, because I grew up watching this show. I was very young now 64. This is hard to believe it was only 2012? I would say older, but not my video LOL

Lorrie Mahaffey....she was Potsie's GF onHappy Days. MMMMM she was a cutie.

Dawson was being a spoiled brat, but he WAS the only celeb who played the game well and genuinely wanted the contestants to win.

Damn...Richard Dawson's last Match Game showed little love for anyone...it's telling that the ONLY real luck found was when he went WITH Richard Dawson's answer in Super Match...but then he went with CNR's answer on the second Super Match and $250...😑

Yes he did. That's because he wanted the contestants to win. It doesn't fit with "not giving a ****."

Love Richard Dawson in Hogan's Heroes.

One could tell Richard was not in the mood for playing his last game with his panel friends and co host!

Wearing the sunglasses was Richards way of protesting