"Match Game 73" (1973) TV series 1973-1982

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | unknown

Release Date:

25 June 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Game-Show

Tagline:

Get ready to match the stars...

Plot:

The five-day-a-week syndicated successor to the popular CBS game show, where two contestants compete to match fill-in-the-blank phrases with those of the celebrities.

Plot Keywords:

Non Fiction

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations

Cast

Brett Somers	...	Herself / ... (70 episodes, 1973-1982)
Richard Dawson	...	Himself / ... (57 episodes, 1973-1977)
Gene Rayburn	...	Host / ... (55 episodes, 1973-1982)
Charles Nelson Reilly	...	Himself / ... (50 episodes, 1973-1982)
Fannie Flagg	...	Herself / ... (31 episodes, 1973-1982)

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Series Directed by
Marc Breslow		(21 episodes, 1973-1976)
Ira Skutch		(4 episodes, 1976)

Series Writing credits
Dick DeBartolo		(17 episodes, 1973-1976)

Series Produced by
Mark Goodson	....	executive producer (26 episodes, 1973-1976)
Bill Todman	....	executive producer (26 episodes, 1973-1976)
Robert Sherman	....	associate producer / executive producer (17 episodes, 1973-1976)
Ira Skutch	....	associate producer / producer / ... (17 episodes, 1973-1976)
Joel Hecht	....	associate producer (4 episodes, 1976)
Mark Sherman	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1976)
Jake Tauber	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1976)

Series Art Direction by
James J. Agazzi		(1 episode, 1974)
Peter Clemens		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Verne Langdon	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Andrew J. Selig	....	production manager (1 episode, 1974)
Rita Burton	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Bruce Chamberlin	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Carl Ginex	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
Michael McDaniel	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Tom Richmond	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)
James W. Ripple	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Nancy Bradley Ward	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Roxie Wenk Evans	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Janice Bendiksen	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Larry Eaton	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Don Helvey	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Bob Marencovich	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Jerry Martz	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Joseph McNeil	....	sound (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
V. Dale Palmer	....	lighting director (1 episode, 1974)
Tom Barnes	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)
Ed S. Hill	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)
Rick Hiner	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)
Bruce Nielsen	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)
Pat Stine	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Dick DeBartolo	....	editorial staff (1 episode, 1974)
R. Patrick Neary	....	editorial staff (1 episode, 1974)
Joseph Neustein	....	editorial staff (1 episode, 1974)
Elliot Feldman	....	editorial staff (unknown episodes)
Joel Hecht	....	editorial staff (unknown episodes)
Jake Tauber	....	editorial staff (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Michael J. Malone	....	music supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Ted Cooper	....	creative consultant: Goodson-Todman (1 episode, 1974)
Roger Dobkowitz	....	production assistant (1 episode, 1974)
Robert Gray	....	associate director (1 episode, 1974)
Kay Henley	....	celebrity coordinator (1 episode, 1974)
Diane Janaver	....	contestant coordinator (1 episode, 1974)
Stephanie Zilgitt	....	production assistant (1 episode, 1974)
Ray Angona	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Patricia Berlly	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Buddy Borgen	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Lee Brougham	....	video (unknown episodes)
Steve Cunningham	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Willie Dahl	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Audrey Davis	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Andrew Felsher	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Elin Frankel	....	program staff (unknown episodes)
Sandi Gough	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Sid Grosfield	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Dick Harwood	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Mary Lieberman	....	assistant to producer / production assistant (unknown episodes)
Bob Marencovich	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Giovanna Nigro	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Patricia Fass Palmer	....	assistant to producers (unknown episodes)
Teresa Pfiffner-Krebsbach	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Doug Quick	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Phil Ramuno	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Jim Rice	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Harry Rogue	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Karen Russak	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jim Smith	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Nancy Stevenson	....	video (unknown episodes)
Harry Tatarian	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
George Thompson	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Stephanie Voltz	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Fremantle Media North America (2002-)
• Celebrity Productions (1973-1982)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1973-1979)
• Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions
• The Match Game Company

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1973-1979)
• Jim Victory Television (1979-1982)
• Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions

Other Companies

• CBS Television City  taping location
• Rubin Brothers International  gene rayburn's wardrobe
• Score Productions  music

Also Known As:

"Match Game 74" (USA) (second season title)
"Match Game 75" (USA) (third season title)
"Match Game 76" (USA) (fourth season title)
"Match Game 77" (USA) (fifth season title)
"Match Game 78" (USA) (sixth season title)
"Match Game 79" (USA) (seventh season title)
"Match Game" (USA) (syndication title)
"The 1973 Edition of Match Game" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (1970 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Fremantle Media North America

Trivia:

It may have been Richard Dawson's charm on "Match Game 73" that prompted its creators 'Mark Goodson' and Bill Todman to build him a game show all his own: ABC Television's "Family Feud" (1976). Dawson wound up doing double duty for "Feud" and "Match Game 76 (1976)" before leaving the "Match Game 78 (1978)" panel in 1978 to devote full time to "Feud" for the next 7 seasons to 1985-1986.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell (2002) (TV)

Soundtrack:

MATCH GAME 73

Very Funny!

Now that the Game Show Network is showing old episodes of the best incarnation of the Match Game, it allows a whole new generation to watch one of the most popular game shows of all time! The show was kind of silly: Fill in the blank of a story, poem, rhyme, etc and hope that you match famous people. But the way Gene Rayburn conducted the show with the celebrity panel, it made for excellent viewing. Many people felt like the "regulars" on the show were "has beens," but Charles Nelson Riley would never fail to make people laugh and have a good time on the show. This show is worth catching night after night! I give this program an A.