History Trivia / MatchGame

** ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "Bart Gets Famous" (Season 5, Ep. 12), Bart imagines he's one of the panelists on "Match Game 2034" with Creator/BillyCrystal, Creator/FarrahFawcett-[[OverlyLongName Majors-O'Neal-Varney]], Loni Anderson, Creator/SpikeLee, and he crushes Kitty Carlisle's head, uttering his catchphrase "I didn't do it!"

** The Alec Baldwin ABC version was hit with this hard during its final years. The final season was recorded in 2019, but didn't air until '''two years later''', despite much of ABC's schedule being reliant on game shows in the wake of COVID. And then, the show was unceremoniously pulled after only a few weeks, one of which was a repeat of an older episode. Most of that final season ''still'' hasn't aired as of late 2021... and after a shooting incident on the set of Baldwin's movie ''Rust'', it likely never will.

** While it only airs for an hour on weekdays, this is still the only pre-1999 game show to still air on Creator/{{GSN}}.

** While it only airs for an hour on weekdays, this is still the only pre-2000 game show to still air on Creator/{{GSN}}.

** Creator/{{TBS}} [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKkz1PDOP5c tried their hand]] in 2008, taping two pilots which included [[Series/TheSarahSilvermanProgram Sarah Silverman]] and [[Series/TheKidsInTheHall Scott Thompson]] on the panel. Basing its set and gameplay after the 1973-78 versions (albeit with an altered Super-Match- and not for the better), it was rejected in favor of ''Lopez Tonight''. Thompson would later be a panelist on the [[Creator/TheComedyNetwork Comedy Network]] version in Canada.

** Creator/{{Buzzr}} absolutely ''adores'' this series. The show airs repeatedly at all times of the day, whether it be the '70s version, ''PM'', or ''Series/TheMatchGameHollywoodSquaresHour''.

* EditedForSyndication:
** As of 2022, Buzzr airings edit out Johnny Olson's "stay tuned for ''Series/{{Tattletales}}''" announcement during the credits; this is indicated by a jump in the music.
** Buzzr also removes the sponsor plugs at the end of ''PM'' episodes, skipping directly to the credits.

* NamesTheSame:
** On a ''Match Game 78'' week where Betty White was a panelist, a contestant appeared on the show also named Betty White.
** ''Match Game PM'' featured a contestant named Jack Webb, who was an Air Force mechanic. He was greeted by the panel with good-natured 'dum-da-dum-dum's'. On top of that, his Air Force rank was SERGEANT!
** And then there was the game featuring Maggie Smith vs. Ed Sullivan...

* FollowTheLeader: Creator/JackBarry-Dan Enright productions copied the format pretty blatantly with ''Hollywood Connection'' (1977-78), which was pretty much ''Match Game'' but with questions about the celebrities instead of fill-in-the-blank. ''Yahtzee'' (1988) was basically ''Match Game'' [[RecycledInSpace WITH DICE!]]

* HostilityOnTheSet: In 1976, Richard Dawson landed a hosting gig on ''Series/FamilyFeud''. Initially he was content to be doing both series simultaneously. However by 1978, Richard started experiencing burnout, and became detached in his role as panelist, often giving blunt one-word answers (at least once, he notably refused to smile even when Rayburn all but demanded him to). Part of this appears to have stemmed from his inability (unlike on the ''Feud'', where he had sweeping powers to overrule the judges and the timekeepers) to contest rulings he disliked, which most famously resulted in the "School Riot" (where his answer of "finishing school" was ruled not a match by the judges, who ''did'' accept "college" and "''scuba diving'' school" - the contestant had said simply "school"). The addition of the 'Star Wheel', in June [[FromBadtoWorse eliminated his specialty spot as the panelist most chosen for the Head-to-head Match, which further disillusioned him]]. By August, he was gone, never to return.