History Funny / MatchGame

* On one of the Bert Convy pilots for the 1990's revival, Teri Copley becomes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzHF5tUcMIg hesitant to show her answer]] for something cannibals would bob for instead of apples, right after [[NightCourt Marsha Warfield]] answered the same question with "boobs".[[note]]{For the record, her answer was "balls", [[DontExplainTheJoke as in testicles]].}[[/note]] While this clip did end up getting into a blooper special, the entire pilot was played by GSN during a special Christmas Day marathon in 2012.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMbr_sGyuvg Rondell Sheridan's response]] to the topic card blank.

* UnfortunateImplications abound
-->'''Gene''': At Sir Irving's knighting, the queen slipped with her sword, so instead of being knighted, Sir Irving was blanked

** Dawson and BettyWhite had done the same thing about a year earlier, but Fannie's Charles impersonation was the highlight of the whole thing.

--->'''Contestant:''' I haven't tried Betty yet.
--->'''Gene:''' I've tried Betty.

* ** When a contestant was picking celebrities for the Audience Match:

* September 1980: A heated argument over the success of the Shogun miniseries results in Charles smacking Gene with an answer card. Gene puts on an act and can be heard mumbling, "That son of a bitch really hit me!" [=McLean=] Stevenson "takes over" as host and reads the next question while Gene sits in[=McLean's=] spot. Order is restored before the Super Match.

* September 1980: A heated argument over the success of the Shogun miniseries results in Charles smacking Gene with an answer card. Gene puts on an act and can be heard mumbling, "That son of a bitch really hit me!" McLean Stevenson "takes over" as host and reads the next question while Gene sits in McLean's spot. Order is restored before the Super Match.

* What happens when you know the show's nearing its conclusion? [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1DsfiS7H5Y Everyone loses their minds.]]

* On one of the Bert Convy pilots for the 1990's revival, Teri Copley becomes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzHF5tUcMIg hesitant to show her answer]] for something cannibals would bob for instead of apples, right after another panelist answered the same question with "boobs". While this clip did end up getting into a blooper special, the entire pilot was played by GSN during a special Christmas Day marathon in 2012.

* On one of the Bert Convy pilots for the 1990's revival, Teri becomes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzHF5tUcMIg hesitant to show her answer]] for something cannibals would bob for instead of apples (which ends up being "balls") right after another panelist answered the same question with "boobs". While this clip did end up getting into a blooper special, the entire pilot was played by GSN during a special Christmas Day marathon in 2012.

-->'''Brett''': Look at that ugly sweater. [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous If he's not going skiing, we're in a lot of trouble!]]

-->'''Ron Curry''': Uh, Bar-Mitzvahed

* There was once a question where Brett and Charles couldn't play because they had matched on the last question. As a result, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73W9xQnHsaw Richard Dawson impersonated Brett and Fannie Flagg impersonated Charles]], to much derision from the real Charles and Brett.
* Dawson and BettyWhite had done the same thing about a year earlier, but Fannie's Charles impersonation was the highlight of the whole thing.
* Gene Rayburn's occasional [[NoFourthWall mock fights with the cameramen]] are hilarious, especially in one January 1980 instance where one decided to whack Gene on the head with the camera!
* Almost everything involving Gene, especially his entrances (like running around the studio, or breaking down the doors). Also notable is when he climbed over the audience to reach Camera 5.
* On one occasion, Brett's answer obviously did not match the contestant's, but Brett barked at the offstage judge, "Don't you '''dare''' buzz me!" before revealing her answer. When she did, the judge didn't buzz her, but instead gave her answer a sound which resembled a raspberry. [[HilarityEnsues It cracked her up.]]
* Pretty much every go-between between Brett and Charles. In one instance, while Brett was complaining about Charles' ugly sweater...

** ...she absentmindedly wrote "Skiing" as her answer, which Charles was very quick to deride her for:

* 1977: An incident where Dawson insisted he said "Ate" instead of what he pulled out, which was '''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmJXaNasQ84 in the question.]]''' His protests eventually led to the judge pulling out something that was usually not heard on ''Match Game'' — the foghorn sound from ''ThePriceIsRight''.
* Mid-1978 (daytime): [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGYIRK6bMsI The first spin of the Star Wheel.]] Not only did it land on Dawson to the panel's dismay, but even ''Dawson himself'' got up and left with the rest of the panel.
* October 1979 (daytime): [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1avf8jlAsU Cuckoo, Friend, and Ollie.]]
* On one episode, Gene got fed up with Charles Nelson Reilly's snark and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCM-58J_3Ig forced him to take over as host.]]
* Charles Nelson Reilly makes his entrance [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK1LlxhaLIw by commandeering one of the contestant's seats]].
* Even the ''pilot'' had several of these. One that stands out in particular is a DeadpanSnarker moment from Dawson himself:
-->'''Gene''': ''[after Dawson said something in French]'' He speaks French! You spoke French!\\
'''Richard''': Yes, I was in Paris during [[WorldWarII the war]]. I was in the army.\\
'''Gene''': On our side?\\
'''Richard''': ''[{{beat}}]'' [[AskAStupidQuestion No, I was a Japanese nurse.]]

-->'''Charles''': This is a very sick lady! I think the nurse should come and take her!

-->'''Charles''': This is a very sick lady! [[GettingTooOldForThis I think the nurse should come and take her!]]

* On one occasion, Brett's answer obviously did not match the contestant's, but Brett barked at the offstage judge, "Don't you '''dare''' buzz me!" before revealing her answer. When she did, the judge didn't buzz her, but instead gave her answer a sound which resembled [[{{Squick}} a cross between a belch and a fart]]. [[HilarityEnsues It cracked her up.]]

* From the UK version, any time Kenny Everett was on the panel; most famously, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5bXhrZeHD4 bending Wogan's mic]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egEkhdRjufA taking shears to it and offering a replacement which made Wogan's voice sound like a chipmunk.]]

'''TONS'''.
* One included a question where Brett and Charles could not play because they had matched on the last question. As a result, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73W9xQnHsaw Richard Dawson impersonated Brett and Fannie Flagg impersonated Charles]], to much derision from the real Charles and Brett.

* Gene Rayburn's occasional [[NoFourthWall mock fights with the cameramen]] are hilarious, especially where one decides to whack Rayburn on the noggin with the camera!
* Heck, most everything involving Gene is a CMOF, especially his entrances (like running around the studio, or breaking down the doors). Also notable is when he climbed over the audience to reach Camera 5.

-->'''Brett:''' Look at that ugly sweater. [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous If he's not going skiing, we're in a lot of trouble!]]
* ...she absentmindedly wrote "Skiing" as her answer, which Charles was very quick to deride her for:
-->'''Charles:''' This is a very sick lady! [[GettingTooOldForThis I think the nurse should come and take her!]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmJXaNasQ84 This 1977 incident where Dawson insisted he said "Ate" instead of what he pulled out, which was IN THE QUESTION.]] His protests eventually led to the judge pulling out something that was usually not heard on ''Match Game'' — the foghorn sound from ''ThePriceIsRight''.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGYIRK6bMsI The first use of the Star Wheel.]] Not only did it land on Dawson to the panel's dismay, but even ''Dawson himself'' got up and left with the rest of the panel.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1avf8jlAsU Cuckoo, Friend, and Ollie.]]

* From the UK version, any time Kenny Everett was on the panel; most famously, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5bXhrZeHD4 bending Wogan's mic]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egEkhdRjufA taking shears to it and offering a replacement which made Wogan's voice sound like a chipmunk.]]