"Ron, you are the only one on this planet who could host the remake of "Match Game" and actually make it work. You are SO funny. Are you sure you're not really Gene Rayburn? Am I on Candid Camera?"I don't think he was too far off. When I heard Gene once say he had built a roller skating rink in his house, I just laughed. I had a 12' round x 3' deep swimming pool in my 4th floor artists' loft in downtown Los Angeles. The trampoline was too expensive.I knew Ira Skutch. My best friend at the time, Leslie Price, now Leslie DeMoraes was an assistant contestant coordinator for Goodson-Todman, insisting I meet Ira Skutch, who I interviewed with personally. That, and I watched every episode of "Match Game '73 forward, and can recall any of it. "Cuckoo blank""Fran and Ollie"Hysterical. Gene's reaction would have been mine. It's uncanny. Then years later I met Charles when I helped Richard Reid develop "Sweethearts". Charles' response to me while we were taking a break shocked the living daylights out of me, but surprised me none. You see, I put on game shows in my bedroom for all the neighborhood kids and "Match Game" was our resounding favorite. I was all of 13 when the show debuted. I even wrote Goodson-Todman with the idea for "Children's Match Game". It was only when I met Ira Skutch that he confided in me they loved the idea, but didn't want to dilute "Match Game" It did however spark them to do "Child's Play" starring Bill Cullen some time later. Maybe those royalty checks I should've received will pay off someday when I can host the remake of "Match Game". All I ask is for the audition and let the powers that be decide, and no, I don't do impersonations. I'm always just me.www.ronS.ROCKS

even though this game show is from the early seventies,i still really enjoy it.it's not boring at all.in fact it is quite funny at times.there's a lot of things they say that are funny,but they would not get away with today,in this time of political correctness.it's also amusing to see what people wore back then and their hairstyles.man,that's some crazy sh*t.if you grew up in that era,it certainly is an interesting trip down memory lane,especially if you're the nostalgic type.people were definitely less inhibited back then,and happier,i think.nowadays,any time you wanna do something that goes against convention,it's as if a committee has to study every little detail to make sure no one or their dog(or cat,or hamster etc.)gets offended.to me,watching Match game is a very entertaining experience.

The Match Game shows of the 70's were a huge favorite of mine as a kid. Like "The Gong Show", I was allowed to watch this program as a kid despite the content of it being a little too "adult" at times, although I think it's much tamer than the crap that airs on FOX. It was a time, the 1970's, when everyone was much looser and there wasn't the hypocrisy and falsehoods of political correctness.Match Game was similar to games like "What's My Line". The contestant was given a phrase with a blank in it and he/she would give a response and try to see if they could get matches from the celebrities. Whoever won the game would then go into a bonus round where they could win various amounts of money (depending on the version of Match Game) where they just had to match the response of the celebrity they chose.Match Game was famous for their regular panelists. Richard Dawson wasn't just a comedian, he brought moments of arrogance, cockiness, and dry British wit that was so intriguing to watch. He may have not been a favorite of the regulars but the female contestants were in love with him. He was the guy who most of them chose as the one to match answers with in the bonus round before the celebrity wheel showed up. Of course, Brett Somers and Charles Nelson Reilly were awesome, too. Those two were a hoot. I also like Fannie Flagg; she was so out there.The real star of the show was always Gene Rayburn. The Master of Ceremonies; he always played it cool and collected. He was a gracious, friendly, entertaining, non-overbearing host. I liked his rich tone of voice and charm to make the contestants feel comfortable. I always enjoy watching Match Game on the Game Show Network; I kind of wish they'd dump most of their homegrown game shows like Cram, Lingo, and others (except Whammy) and show more 70's and 80's classics like Match Game. I think re-showing stuff like "Regis' Gig" and "The Weakest Link" isn't a good idea.

GET READY TO MATCH THE STARS......................."Match Game" was without a doubt a grand staple of the game shows that were produced in the 1970's. When the show made its premiere on CBS-TV in the summer of 1973,the show quickly became a surprised hit and it was very successful against another celebrity oriented game show as well,"The Hollywood Squares",which was on a rival network. But the show will always be one of the classic game shows from that decade. The late announcer Johnny Olson and the perfect show host,the late Gene Rayburn were simply marvelous. Each episode will have contestants attempting to match six-well knowns to fill in the "blank" that was based on a mildly provocative question often with hilarious results from the panel of celebrity guests.The show made household names out of Brett Somers,Betty White,Charles Nelson-Reilly,Bill Daily,Fanny Flagg,Richard Dawson,and Bob Barker. The show also had contestants on the show as well who will make names for themselves as well including earlier segments which featured future talk-show host Jenny Jones and future actresses Marliu Henner,Joyce DeWitt, and Kristie Alley. The show also had some walk-ons to add a bit of spice to the show and help the contestants along as well including cast members from various CBS shows at the time appeared on Match Game when the show aired including the cast of "The Carol Burnett Show", "All In The Family" "MASH",and one that included the cast of "The Waltons",and "Good Times".Recently,The Game Show Network did a day-long marathon of this series and it brought back some grand memories. It amazes me to this day,that they don't make great game shows that this anymore since the only daytime game show still on network television today is "The Price Is Right",which has been on CBS for over 30 years and still going strong with Bob Barker!!! Gone are the those great game shows of the past which included "Gambit", "The Jokers Wild","Press Your Luck","Tattletales","Tic,Tac Dough". But still Match Game will always be a grand staple of which game shows were based from the golden age of the 1970's. Kudos to Gene Rayburn and Johnny Olson.